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Take a Look at this Construction Site - and How do You Deal With Glitches?

Posted by Norski • 5/31/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: Computers, contingency plans, emergencies, webcams

I am delighted to announce that my webcam is back online, pointed in the right direction.

brendans-island.com/smalltownamerica/

Just in time for viewing the Ash Street Project, up close and personal.

A question for webcammers - how do you deal with major glitches? Like what I had last week, when the webcam's computer had a psychotic break.

I went to a backup in another room, with a (very unsatisfactory) view out another window, and lived with that until the main computer was back from therapy.

I'll bet there are other approaches.

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  1. Norski
    5/31/08
    Norski
    Here's the sort of picture I'm dealing with today:



    Not bad quality - or am I kidding myself?
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  2. clioandme
    5/31/08
    clioandme
    Not bad quality, but I still don't get it. What's the point, other than for your own amusement?

    By the way, you say you live in a small town, but this view could be of a city too. Only things missing are a sidewalk on your side of the street and cars parked on the road. But some more exclusive urban neighborhoods are missing those things too.
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    1. Norski
      5/31/08
      Norski
      Good questions.

      And, I don't have any answers. Yet. So far, I've been thinking more of technical quality than interest.

      Wait a month or two: There's a sidewalk coming, much to the dismay of some of my neighbors.

      Thanks for the thought-starters.
    2. Norski
      5/31/08
      Norski
      Good point, also, about the small town/city distinction. On the scale shown in this photo, there isn't all that much. Apart from air quality and some other factors that don't photograph well.

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