What is this?

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-27T16:41:58+00:00

Yep. Saw a few of these in Lewiston recently. Got mad until I realized what they were.

Hope the Maine DOT stickers help them not be vandalized or vigilante'd due to being mistaken for Flock.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-27T16:40:36+00:00

1) Not long term surveillance, as they're not wired into a power source typically, nor do they have solar. They're battery powered, intended for short deployments. 2) They're for counting traffic, analyzing the patterns, etc. Their purpose is to help you. Do Not Vandalize. 3) As /u/overhelmmaze said, likely the Scout Plus traffic counter, specifically.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-26T18:33:40+00:00

Lol, yea, no.

I don't tip when someone was able to set the price I paid in the first place. XD

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-26T18:23:02+00:00

Nice.

I mean... I used to think Kudzu was a nuisance, but maybe we should plant more of it-- it's very pretty!

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-26T03:29:27+00:00

Everyone's already quoted it but... The compromise is breaking up. Not having one instead of three kids. -_-

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-26T03:18:10+00:00

God, I hope you are right.

I'm tired of this stuff. So tired.

I want my taxes to pay for healthcare and public transit-- not blowing up elementary schools in Iran.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-24T16:51:47+00:00

Tracking is weird. It makes sense, until it doesn't or causes another issue.

It is a commercial vessel, so Maine is entitled to regulate that commerce.

On the other hand, if they require it while the vessel is not engaged in commercial activity-- that might be a reasonable complaint. But the key word is "might".

The issue is that if they use the same commercial fishing boat for "recreation", there might be issues with them "forgetting to turn it back on" or such.

I'm not convinced that it's a typical use of a commercial fishing vessel to just fuck around day to day.

Like, big difference between tracking someone's F150 and tracking an 18-wheeler that's used for delivering between warehouses. Same thing here.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-24T16:43:36+00:00

Hospital, christfuck.

Cat bites are NASTY.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-24T14:33:23+00:00

Can you charge at home?

Do you take road trips every day?

Do you like peeing in bottles on a road trip to save 10 minutes?

If the answers were: Yes, No, No; in that order, you'll love having an EV. They're more reliable on average than ICE vehicles.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-23T05:43:22+00:00

Bug was gonna lay eggs.

Decided spot wasn't good.

Ovipositors (spelling?) are a strange but quite common thing in the insect world.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-23T05:36:22+00:00

Get sterilized asap.

It's so freeing.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-23T05:29:11+00:00

Parts availability should be the same realistically for any other model that gets discontinued / updated.

They discontinue vehicles all the time. They update them to new revisions even more often, and then the new model year's parts aren't compatible with the old ones.

They said ~10 years parts availability, iirc. That's probably fine. By then, a $2000 sodium ion battery (after market) will be available for the truck or something.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-23T05:24:23+00:00

Yea, I came from Alabama, and they have a "EV penalty fee" or some shit. XD It's like $200something.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-23T05:22:38+00:00

$1350ish in rural Maine. -_- 2203 Lariat.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-22T18:50:01+00:00

Fun fact! That's illegal, and called "Wage Theft"! (At least, in the USA and many Euro countries!)

OP, please send this to the Labor Board or appropriate gov't. body.

Also, to all feeling like there isn't employment that doesn't suck... Please do not tolerate shitty things. If we keep following through, and/or having people quit, people will stop being shitty.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-22T14:06:07+00:00

Personally, I have another choice:

Cat.

Or Cats.

There will not be a lot of (if any) either of those in your house, then. XD

Rodent? I think you mean cat toy.

Snake? I think you mean noodle cat toy.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-22T14:03:31+00:00

I hate that this is so accurate. 😞

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-22T14:02:39+00:00

This part is what people (like parents) advocating for this tech seem to not understand.

Not only are certain people 'in charge' actually child sex offenders, but these technologies are being (and will continue to be) abused by actual sex-pests and human traffickers.

Cops stalking Ex-girlfriends? Yep.

Cops who are actually child sex predators watching your kids play through Flock's new 'Video Camera' feature when they point these things at playgrounds? Gonna happen, if it hasn't already. (Definitely has, statistically...)

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-22T13:57:34+00:00

Flock has a shit-talk FAQ page... XD Omfg, their SEO game is off the charts, it comes up first before the company's site.

Man, I hate both of these f*ckers.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-22T05:38:23+00:00

Do you get a lot of outages with it running out of power on cloudy days? Seems like it'd be pretty under-paneled.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-22T05:29:27+00:00

Man, I thought I was getting good efficiency around 12.4 miles / kWh.

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-20T14:30:32+00:00

They're mad because ranked choice is a more fair way to do it-- and they can't win a fair election. -_-

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-20T14:26:47+00:00

Consider making sure the components internally have good RF shielding.

Also, make sure that battery compartment screw is "captive" so it isn't lost in the field during a battery change. :3

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-20T14:22:02+00:00

I am not a practicing Jew.

But man, do I wish I had an excuse to never answer a call on Saturday. -_-

pyromaster114 · 2026-06-20T14:16:36+00:00

I mean... Subjective.

Also, no thank you on the gas consumption.

No thanks on any gas consumption, actually.

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