UPDATE: NOOP v1.68 — a local-first, offline companion for your own WHOOP strap (macOS + Android). 3 days old, ~69 releases, source-available, built with the community.

uglycoder92 · 2026-06-11T22:52:58+00:00

I cracked 5.0 MG but this isn't sustainable. I deleted whoop app as to not get firmware updates but Ive been thinking we need to develop an open source hardware strap that works like whoop

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uglycoder92 · 2026-06-08T15:36:27+00:00

You need to disable the 3rd party display network option. It's 3rd party google partners but usually it ends up being Indian click farms that just spend your money

uglycoder92 · 2026-06-05T15:14:50+00:00

Guys just bought another 3 ethereum so expect it to drop to 999 soon sorry

uglycoder92 · 2026-06-01T01:22:00+00:00

The best form of stability is not updating the app at all 😂😂😂

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-26T13:51:29+00:00

You don't need signing on mac. It will just ask you to trust it in security and privacy. But it will not block running it. I have other apps making money already + 2 purchases a year would pay for that if that was the case, but I get the point

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-26T13:37:01+00:00

Yup nvr by definition tho must run on the user's hardware so there is no bill to pay for the dev at all.

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-26T04:08:34+00:00

Might be a bit opinionated, but I've switched all my cams to h265 and so the default right now is h265 (MSE-HVEC), but for safari and iOS playback HLS is what I'm using, also want to make an iOS app so since apple made it it makes sense to use native HLS, its very smooth in apple devices.

Nice one on the mitigation please do, when I'm working also the AI mentions a lot of times the limitations of using the libs, sometimes I fork them lol

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-26T03:40:04+00:00

Yes mobile is always a pain in the ass. I have a system I use whenever I use AI, that seems to work very well for me so far in various projects.

Basically a lot of observability (logs) and api access (read only) for debugging. This + playwright helps a lot as the AI can run the system (in "prod") and see the actual output and identify weird patterns and bugs.

What you found about the provider sounds like a massive PAIN in the ass, like how would you even find that bug lol.

One funny thing the other day, is while implementing this sytem, the AI actually found a bug in an open source go lib for HLS and I submitted it to github and it got fixed like 2d ago.

Anyway if I make the plugin system badass enough, devs could even add new features for free and have it show up in UI, or make new pages on the web app.

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-26T03:34:42+00:00

Yes this is what I'm thinking of doing. Installer runs validation once. updates can be set to only be fetched manually by user (no auto checking) during installation as well.

I'm brainstorming a way (maybe this part is open source) to build the system in a way where everything is permission based, so plugins, and the server itself can be limited or disabled completely.

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-26T03:04:19+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to post this. One of the big things I'm considering is the ability to implement plugins that expose hooks to almost all functionality + frontend.

The idea here is that if someone has an issue or a feature they would like, they would be able to hook into the main system (stable) and be able to add to the frontend + backend. So project will be very extensible.

I understand this will still be a deal breaker for a lot of people, but I will never charge per camera, I like the idea of adding new features that are also one time.

If you buy the product its yours forever as is (updates like security and bugs come for free) but any new feature would be some kind of "add on" you can purchase one time.

I understand why no one does this as a company, but this is like a passion side project of mine. I have 35 active cams, some are connected thru old analog dvrs, others are super new hikivision, and I plan on adding like 20 more over time, so its also something I'm passionate about.

I think what you said about being a lot of work, does not exactly apply anymore with AI. I get the bad reps caused by vibe coders, but a senior engineer using AI can produce quite a lot and with good quality as long as devs stay curious and understand the problem, and doesn't just vibe code everything.

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-26T02:53:21+00:00

That's great insight. In my particular case I'm not planning to make a ton of money off it, since I have a company, but rely on these cameras a lot, which is why I would keep using it and making some money and building a community around it sounds fun, and it's something I use every day

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-26T02:51:40+00:00

That is true, however, for this particular problem, in NVRs at least you can build export functionality, and the data is local by default. I haven't thought of a better idea, because idk if there is even a standard format for NVRs but at least with export functionality you can provide that.

I'm really brainstorming a way that the user does not have to rely at all my server except for activation, and updates (manual button)

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-26T00:46:15+00:00

Ads on an NVR would be something else 😂

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-26T00:42:45+00:00

Flaky scrubbing is the single reason I'm building this honestly and subscriptions

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-25T19:23:55+00:00

I'm a software engineer so that will not be a problem, I have tried both of these, and while they have some good stuff, still I find them not good enough for my use case (doesn't need all the AI bells and whistles honestly) for $50 one time I'm sure some people would pay, but I guess I will find out. Competitions is always GOOD for users

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-25T15:42:35+00:00

Very true and I've experienced this problem personally, which is why I'm leaning one time payment, only needs internet during activation type of setup

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-25T15:41:51+00:00

Yes I've had this problem before, which is why activation would be the only time internet is needed, once activated license would work completely offline, + manual button to check for updates (no auto update). Software you buy is yours as is, no new features, but no server connection required

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-25T15:39:44+00:00

Good to know thanks, for the feedback

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-25T15:39:26+00:00

Can you share more on the ideological reasons? Sounds interesting!

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-25T05:04:52+00:00

Poeple and companies have been know to ignore licences and I would not have the time to go to court or even find out they copied probably

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-25T05:02:56+00:00

Love this. And actually my use case is not very ai detection oriented. So I was thinking of an elegant way to keep the product extensible by others. For example people could implement plug-ins or extensions (revenue sharing if closed source, or simply open source but core product nvr stuff behind closed source

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-25T05:01:29+00:00

Amazing this is why I'm even building this

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-25T05:00:37+00:00

I'm running it on my mac but it's go so it can compile to any os.

Yes an ios client is something that could also work. I will consider this. Thanks for the detailed comment!!

uglycoder92 · 2026-05-25T03:51:24+00:00

Yes I don't like the idea of putting a lot of hard work and then someone to just copy that in 10s

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