19 ms·

I don't have cameras in my home because I'm more afraid of privacy issues than thieves. But it is very common these days to have smart cameras in the home. I ha

I don't have cameras in my home because I'm more afraid of privacy issues than thieves. But it is very common these days to have smart cameras in the home. I have many colleagues who have them and use them to keep an eye on the kids and pets. Google Nest cameras, Alexa enabled cameras, third party smart cameras like Ring, the list goes on and on. Even Kodak has a smart camera these days. I wouldn't recommend it but you can get them for as low as $15 on sites like Wish.

OJFord 4y ago
Inside? Pointing at the oven? I know some people do but I can't believe that's that common. Compounded by the odds of your dog triggering your touch-button hob and starting a fat fire, I just thought it was funny.
- imtringued 4y ago
  People point cameras at their 3d printers for fire safety. A stove is far more dangerous.
  - OJFord 4y ago
    Well first of all, do they? My impression of 3D printers with cameras (you do realise what a niche of a niche that is right?) is that it's primarily used for supervising the print itself (quality etc.) remotely and timelapsing. Secondly, I don't fault your logic, I just think so extremely few people have set up cameras recording the most dangerous (and commonplace) items in their home that it's surprising one of them had such a thing occur to catch on camera, and that it went unremarked.
- bradknowles 4y ago
  I have cameras inside the house. Carefully aimed, with microphones disabled. We do this mostly to keep an eye on our cats. The worst you're going to see is an old fat white guy going downstairs in the middle of the night, in his underwear. If that turns you on, then you know where you need to go get a job. No, we don't have any cameras in the kitchen, because the kitchen/dining/breakfast room area is isolated from the rest of the house by doors, and we don't allow the cats into those areas. Yes, the doors have baby-resistant mechanisms for the door handles, otherwise one of the cats would open the doors himself -- he is long and smart enough that he can just reach up, wrap both front paws around the door handle, and pull down. We saw him do that once, which is why we have the baby locks in place. But, if there were a fire in the house, there might be a video record in the cloud of what started the fire.
- Karawebnetwork 4y ago
  > Pointing at the oven? The question "Did I left my oven on?" is one that has been said so often is has spawned an entire category of jokes and anecdotes. It's not hard for me to imagine someone having their kitchen camera point roughly in its direction!

OJFord 4y ago

Inside? Pointing at the oven? I know some people do but I can't believe that's that common. Compounded by the odds of your dog triggering your touch-button hob and starting a fat fire, I just thought it was funny.

imtringued 4y ago
People point cameras at their 3d printers for fire safety. A stove is far more dangerous.
- OJFord 4y ago
  Well first of all, do they? My impression of 3D printers with cameras (you do realise what a niche of a niche that is right?) is that it's primarily used for supervising the print itself (quality etc.) remotely and timelapsing. Secondly, I don't fault your logic, I just think so extremely few people have set up cameras recording the most dangerous (and commonplace) items in their home that it's surprising one of them had such a thing occur to catch on camera, and that it went unremarked.
bradknowles 4y ago
I have cameras inside the house. Carefully aimed, with microphones disabled. We do this mostly to keep an eye on our cats. The worst you're going to see is an old fat white guy going downstairs in the middle of the night, in his underwear. If that turns you on, then you know where you need to go get a job. No, we don't have any cameras in the kitchen, because the kitchen/dining/breakfast room area is isolated from the rest of the house by doors, and we don't allow the cats into those areas. Yes, the doors have baby-resistant mechanisms for the door handles, otherwise one of the cats would open the doors himself -- he is long and smart enough that he can just reach up, wrap both front paws around the door handle, and pull down. We saw him do that once, which is why we have the baby locks in place. But, if there were a fire in the house, there might be a video record in the cloud of what started the fire.
Karawebnetwork 4y ago
> Pointing at the oven? The question "Did I left my oven on?" is one that has been said so often is has spawned an entire category of jokes and anecdotes. It's not hard for me to imagine someone having their kitchen camera point roughly in its direction!