henrylaxen Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Hello friends and neighbors, I like to tinker in my spare time, and have come up with a fun little project that might be useful for some of the businesses around Lakeside. Using a low cost Raspberry Pi computer equipped with an inexpensive (but high resolution) camera, I can quickly upload a photo of your choosing to your website. The photo is taken every minute, so you can see the image in pretty much real time. Why would you want this? Well, if you offer a service that requires people to wait, it would be nice to know how long the waiting times are. Right now this is installed in Hector's vet office and Chrissy's hair salon. The URLs are below: http://ladron.mx http://christines.mx This might be handy for other places where people have to wait, like restaurants or doctor's offices. If you are interested in deploying something like this, please let me know. My email is nadine.and.henry@pobox.com Best wishes, Henry Laxen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Wow. Very impressive. I hope you get lots of subscribers. What a terrific idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothernewbie Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 On 2/10/2017 at 9:33 AM, henrylaxen said: Hello friends and neighbors, I like to tinker in my spare time, and have come up with a fun little project that might be useful for some of the businesses around Lakeside. Using a low cost Raspberry Pi computer equipped with an inexpensive (but high resolution) camera, I can quickly upload a photo of your choosing to your website. The photo is taken every minute, so you can see the image in pretty much real time. Why would you want this? Well, if you offer a service that requires people to wait, it would be nice to know how long the waiting times are. Right now this is installed in Hector's vet office and Chrissy's hair salon. The URLs are below: http://ladron.mx http://christines.mx This might be handy for other places where people have to wait, like restaurants or doctor's offices. If you are interested in deploying something like this, please let me know. My email is nadine.and.henry@pobox.com Best wishes, Henry Laxen Definitely will use it for Ladron. Great idea, Henry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 I think it is a brilliant concept. I worry, however, about privacy. We have eyes on us everywhere these days. A prominently displayed notice in each area would help to alleviate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrylaxen Posted February 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, ComputerGuy said: I think it is a brilliant concept. I worry, however, about privacy. We have eyes on us everywhere these days. A prominently displayed notice in each area would help to alleviate that. There is a sign in Hector's office. The camera is dangling on it. Here is what it looks like: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaponicsman Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Facial recognition spoofs are available for anyone concerned -- and the fashion would fit right in -- in Ajijic! https://www.liquidvpn.com/defeat-facial-recognition-software/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Henry, you've covered all the bases. Hope it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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