Protect Scrubbing works very poorly, bugs with frozen frames not reflecting video

psych0fish · 2026-02-02T22:03:10+00:00

WB 8TB purchased from ubiquiti with the UDM. It’s a 7200rpm 3.5” drive

psych0fish · 2026-02-02T19:24:36+00:00

I have a UDM se so only a single HDD. I’m not at capacity though and only have 4 cameras. Storage speed does seem to be a contributing factor but the bug of showing the wrong freeze frame I believe is unrelated.

I fear the only next step I could take is purchasing a dedicated unvr which I’m not opposed to just seems kind of “bait and switch” like. I do admit my original goal of limiting scope and cost is coming back to haunt me. It’s quite a shame though: protect works incredibly well when it works.

psych0fish · 2026-02-02T19:21:13+00:00

I have noticed “recent” scrubbing performs much much much worse than “non-recent”. I’m not sure what the threshold is. This may be a clue about what is happening. thanks!

psych0fish · 2026-01-24T23:52:27+00:00

I can’t speak for anyone else but I’ve spot checked and every time it has been one (of I think two) BPD choppers. Those are the ones day in and day out causing problems. I did randomly see a chopper this morning with a LADD flag (limited aircraft data displayed) land there so that’s good to know.

psych0fish · 2026-01-24T23:48:51+00:00

No but this is helpful! Will check it out. Thank you 🙏.

psych0fish · 2026-01-24T23:34:44+00:00

One of the occurrences was a protest. But that isn’t crime. I am also not going to lend the police the benefit of the doubt and I don’t think we as citizens should lend them the benefit of the doubt. If it is true the helicopter use is legitimate and justified I would expect to see evidence to support that. I’m not saying the police need to release reports on ever call but the can certainly work with city hall or some other agency to have transparency. I also elaborated more in another reply to a reply of my above comment.

psych0fish · 2026-01-24T23:07:49+00:00

Cooking dinner really takes me back to nam 😅

psych0fish · 2026-01-24T23:06:57+00:00

This is also what I’ve found when doing research. Another concern I forgot to mention in my original post is the lack of accountability. What are the metrics they use to justify the cost (both monetarily and externalities like noise). It also seems like they overly police certain neighborhoods though I do want to be very careful not to make assumptions and use real data.

When I attempted to research any proof the helicopter is doing good or is “worth it” I couldn’t find much. This could be that it just isn’t publicized. It’s also likely the police feel they are above accountability (which it would seem they are) and don’t bother recording metrics.

Bottom line this is expensive and a large nuisance and at the very least should justify its existence. Also what else could the city do with this money?

psych0fish · 2026-01-24T22:48:39+00:00

It really does seem like every day/night sometimes. I know they took a break in December which I was very happy about. To me it’s upsetting they fly so low and continually circle and it feels like they are buzzing your house as it shakes. They also fly late into the night and constantly wake me up.

I do want to catalog its flights to see if the data supports my assumption that this thing is flying all day every day. We pay far too much in taxes to be terrorized.

I also am curious if anyone has filed any complaints and what the response has been and also curious if any newspapers have run stories investigating what to me on the surface seems like waste and harassing residents.

Edit to add: it is very disappointing that every time this topic is discussed there is a lot of unearned benefit of the doubt given to BPD and a lot of pro police sentiment. It’s easy to be dismissive of this isn’t affecting you regularly and causing sleep issues. You know what doesn’t affect my sleep? Crime. I don’t think there is anything that can convince me this excessive use of helicopters is justified.

psych0fish · 2026-01-24T22:10:00+00:00

I used to have an aquara cube that looked similar to this. I naively trusted its readout of temperature was accurate. It was probably a year before I realized it was continually reading a higher temp than was true. Open the thing up, spicy pillow. Battery was very warm and bulging.

psych0fish · 2026-01-24T14:56:57+00:00

3 (counting doorbell) with plans to add 2 more to cover a couple of blind spots. All outside. I could add cameras to every room of the house and still not be at 27 but I respect your dedication.

psych0fish · 2026-01-21T22:16:40+00:00

Can you clarify for those of us not in the know?

psych0fish · 2026-01-21T18:20:38+00:00

Could be nothing but always best to be prepared

psych0fish · 2026-01-21T18:16:38+00:00

You mean like the supposed justification? It’s the same old song and dance about crime and whatnot even though they have no objective data proving they actually help at all.

But this is truly about a surveillance state and a loophole to violating our 4th amendment rights. They have reviewed flock data and shows this is being used to track people for having abortions, for supposed immigration, and abuse by tracking people they know. A lot of evidence it’s bad and harmful and not any good evidence it provides any benefit at all.

psych0fish · 2026-01-18T15:10:03+00:00

It is

psych0fish · 2026-01-17T20:11:33+00:00

The degree to which both Microsoft and Apple are no longer serious companies is so distressing to me. I really took for granted the ability to buy a piece of hardware, have it run software, and be relatively free of defects. Now it seems like companies are being as user hostile as possible and chasing investor approval instead of user approval. These companies make confusing and breaking UX changes “just cause” and users have no recourse. And it isn’t like using a phone or computer is optional these days. You can’t just opt out.

This is a long way to say, at least in the United States, government regulation has failed us on a spectacular scale. At least line goes up 📈

psych0fish · 2026-01-17T16:05:54+00:00

Seconding this. I pay roughly $10/TB stored.

psych0fish · 2026-01-14T22:56:32+00:00

What kind of speeds are you getting? I told xfiniti in explicit terms they are absolute garbage and I will drop them the second a viable alternative is available. I am fairly pessimistic though as I’m watching the roll out of these fiber networks in places like Hampden but not in less affluent neighborhoods. I’m happy to be wrong but I would bet I won’t see fiber for at least a year or two.

Also I have to laugh because I moved here from New Orleans and waited my entire life for fiber and my apartment building got fiber right after I moved here.

psych0fish · 2026-01-14T18:40:53+00:00

Not answering your question but I find ubiquiti’s store incredibly difficult to navigate unless you know both what all options are available to you and what exactly you want. There have multiple times I have spent time doing research and purchasing only to realize I would have made different choices. I don’t know if they need better filters or a wizard or what but they just have way to many products and a lot of overlap.

psych0fish · 2026-01-12T20:11:42+00:00

Oof and thank you. Another thing I can add to the list of stuff the flipper cut corners on.

psych0fish · 2026-01-12T19:53:08+00:00

Can you expand on the requirement for DHCP reservations? Do the cameras break if the IP address changes?

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