This is a write up for those needing to get video off cheapo ICSee / XMEye video cameras. The camera doesn't use a standard partition or files and as such appears as RAW to Windows and unrecognized to Linux. Running DiskGenius did not detect any files. The mobile software does not make this easy and some of the desktop software defaults to Chinese Simplified.

1. Ensure the camera is online and connected to the network
2. Download and install the XMEye VMS Software (Windows Mega Link)
3. Access Home -> Device Manager
4. If you're using the Default Camera settings just use IPV4 scan, otherwise use Manual Add. ICSee cameras use XM Protocol.
5. Once added, access Home -> System Config
6. Set Playback Download Format from h265x to AVI
7. Set Download Path to somewhere with enough storage for the entire SD card
8. Click Apply
9. Relaunch VMS
10. Access Playback
11. Checkmark the device under Default Group
12. Select the Recording Types you want to download in the bottom right. I recommend All
13. Select the timeframe. A 128GB SD card should have about 2 weeks.
14. Select Search
15. Change Records Per Page to 100
16. Select the files to download (or Select All). NOTE: SELECTING ALL ONLY SELECTS ALL ON THE PAGE AND SELECTION IS LOST BETWEEN PAGES. YOU WILL HAVE TO SELECT ALL AND DOWNLOAD EACH PAGE.
17. Each clip should take about 30 seconds to download assuming an uncongested LAN Connection. 128GB of clips should take about 33 hours.

If I figure out how to export files from the SD card itself I'll update this post. If you have a .h265x and need to convert it, use Home -> Backup and there's a converter

This post is dedicated to my baby Indian Ringneck blueberry who was let out accidentally by my daughter sometime within the last couple days. I will never forget you.

Hi all,

I'm looking to reduce my electric bill.

Details

Electricity Usage

On average, I use about 1900kWh a month, with summer months being almost 3000kWh. Here's my usage graph:

Most of this appears to be HVAC usage. I understand an HVAC should be running only about 15 minutes an hour on average, but I'm looking at closer to 30-45 minutes with my HVAC running for about 12-14 hours total a day.

House Info

(Some info from original buying inspection)

My house has 2 above ground floors and 1 below ground floor, with a total sqft between them of 2500 sqft. It is a cape cod wood-framed structure with a Bedford stone and brick veneer. The exterior walls do not seem to have insulation based on spot checks but I haven't checked every room.

The roof is a gable design covered with asphalt/fiberglass shingles in the first half of their useful life. The attic above the living space is insulated with fiberglass batted insulation, approximately six to eight-inches in depth. Additionally, the knee walls of the attic are missing insulation.

The current HVAC system is a Trane 4TTR4036L1000AA AC Unit and TUH1B080A9421CB Furnace. There is 1 vent in the basement, 2 vents upstairs, and the rest of the vents on the main floor. The 3 return vents are on the main floor as well. Notable is that the upstairs vents are metal ducting until they hit the basement in which there's a 8-10ft section on each that is insulated flex duct.

Previous attempts

First thing I bought was a Nest Learning Thermostat and an additional temp sensor for upstairs so I could have usage statistics.

In 2022, I started Supercooling the house. This might have reduced the electric bill more if I was on a time of day rate, but I'm on a flat rate.

This year, I patched a vent sized hole in the ductwork that was dumping all the cool air downstairs that I didn't previously know existed and have stopped Supercooling.

Advice needed

I want to do more to reduce my HVAC and electricity usage. Currently, I'm considering the following 3 things:

1. Vinyl Siding - I don't think the exterior bricks were helpful when I was trying to supercool the house previously. I've been told they radiate captured heat after the sun goes down which likely wasn't making it as easy on the HVAC.

2. Insulation - An obvious choice. Although, I'd have to tear off all the existing drywall (and trim? I've never done this before). This will be a lot of work as I'll have to move a ton of furniture and likely have whatever room being down unusable during that time. On the plus side, I could some of the ungrounded outlets grounded and ethernet run while in there.

3. Mini-split upstairs - Between upstairs missing some insulation, not having a return vent, and well... being upstairs where heat rises to, the upstairs usually has a 10F or higher temperature difference. I've heard that doing this has halved some people's electricity bills but I'm skeptical

Any tips are appreciated. Thank you!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1860512

As we see more and more bots on Lemmy World every day, it’s about time we publish a set of rules for bots and bot-owners.

So here goes:

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• The owner of the bot and contact details must be mentioned in the bot’s bio.

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• Bots from other instances that post in Lemmy World communities must follow the same rules.

• Bots shall not just be posting Reddit content.

• Bots shall not be “spammy”, as in multiple posts per minute.

• Breaking any of these rules will result in a ban for the Bot and, if required, its owner.

• Commands must use the bots mention as prefix, and not a text prefix like !help

These rules will be updated when needed.

I didn't see anything against memes in the rules, but feel free to remove if not allowed :)

North East? South? Midwest? Something else?

North East? South? Midwest? Something else?

Maybe I never paid attention or maybe it's the first time we've had wildfire smoke in my city recently, but I had been so confused at the "fog" and "clouds" despite it not being fog or clouds but Haze.