I run a proxmox server at my house running several containers, one of which is a Gitea server. Any repositories that I find useful or interesting on Github, I mirror them down to my Gitea server. However, I'm up a creek if the power goes out. I need to set up a solar backup plan like I have for my radios. Great video, Gaston.
I feel your pain! I had this same reaction back when Adobe stopped selling software and went to the cloud membership model. I'm old school (got my comp sci degree before there was Windows). This Adobe decision made them lose me as a customer, then MS followed suit with the Office Suite. Does anyone remember buying the software you needed and getting the new version when there was a feature you needed. 90% of the user base uses 10% of the features. God bless open source!! Borland had some amazing compilers and the market crushed them. Sorry to get long winded on you! Happy New Year!
Boxed software needs to come back. In fact, once I work through the licensing issues, I will be distributing as much of my software as good-old shrink wrapped box sets.
@@billloveless6869 I started out as a coder in the mainframe world, moved to coding in the client server realm, then migrated into the land of database administration, wrapping up my career as a SQL Server DBA contractor for 20yrs. I'm 61 now and took an early retirement from tech in 2018. Ms and uncle Bill treated my career pretty well (I even went 3 rounds of interviews with MS at one point to be on their SQL swat team however I didn't want to relocate) but I had enough of climbing on planes etc.. HOWEVER >>>>>> every machine I run at home is Linux based. Ham radio forces me to keep 1 machine dual boot with Windows because of radio programming software (DMR mostly).
You're starting to sound like Louis Rossman... which isn't a bad thing. But it just goes to show that old tech is sometimes better, because it can't be bricked by the mothership when you don't install their software and/or they decide to no longer offer a service.
I need to look up this "Louis Rossman" person. I was about to send back this $700 brick. It's patched and will never connect to the Internet again. Cheers, buddy. It's nice to see you back in the comments. Old "simple" tech for the win.
@ he’s got a channel here on UA-cam. Very big on right to repair but also calling out the issues with the modern version of “ownership”. You’d like him!
With 43 years of IT experience I worked many years without the internet. We kept everything on premise... BBS, FTP, etc... When ISPs came around we were able to get rid of the modems. I still hold the position that if you can't hold it you don't own it and prefer to have systems where I can physically get to them and not rely on outside providers. I've stepped down from day-to-day decisions and my replacement is big on getting services in the cloud. It's his show... Not my circus, not my monkeys. Don't dislike the idea of the internet but too many points of failure/attack.
It seems that only those embedded in the industry really see the cost of "convenience". I would prefer to go back to more in-face, person-to-person interactions. We need to get back on cash. I don't want to be an alarmist, but all the "tapping" to transact at point of sale systems is going to come to head if (and when) there is an outage impacting these transaction-based services. Take care and thanks for the view.
SAME HERE..... IT on night weekend data center operator for a medium size inter Continental trucking company .... for regions United States, Canada, and Mexico /-) Programmers and Vender would have to schedule offsite OFFSITE logon's and call-in at there time and pass-code for me to turn-on DUAL FIREWALL routers and T-1 line modems /-)
@@TheTechPrepper Read a quote once to the effect of: "We always intended to surveil everyone 24/7, but we didn't expect them to buy the cameras themselves."
Oh yea, I am right with you. After 33 years with HP & IBM I know how much trouble expecting the Internet "..will always be there.." . We all should follow you earlier advice, "..plan to operate without the grid/internet.". Keep on leaving us bread crumbs to follow on our own travels to being connected to our neighbors without technology standing in our way. Thanks for all you do.
It's ridiculous that we are forced into creating user accounts/profiles for everything these days. I'll wanted to do was use my camera and I'll only have 3 more attempts before I lose the ability to capture video on what should be a standard device. It's time to move to remote location and build a cabin.
So far haven't been able to find any local community. Seems like I'm the only person I know that's interested in any type of self preservation. How does someone like myself even find community? Great video as always man.
What Gaston is doing is pretty esoteric among preppers, even more so among those into ham. I enjoy watching and learning but I seriously doubt I would ever actually participate in it.
@nicke.3011 of course, but he's always been helpful with any questions I've had. Solid dude. As a ham myself I love the super niche stuff. But like you said, super niche. I can't even get my friends to get their gmrs license, let alone their ham licenses lmao
Well, the good news is that we have the ability to connect over longer distances using HF radio. I have guys in my group that are spread across the state, southwest and across the country. All of this is made possible by good old ham radio on HF (high frequency). If you're not a licensed ham, consider getting your Technician class license, followed by your General. There are like minded people on the air.
I am pro no anti big tech. this is why I am driving to build a home lab to self host and to learn more, this is why i support endeavors such as TTP. I look forward whats to come with your platform. Excellent video, valid point and I so agree!!
Great stuff as always, Gaston@ I'm with you on taking a step back with tech. Literally 30 minutes before I watched this video I was setting up a bluetooth thermometer / hydrometer I just purchased for monitoring my egg incubator. It wanted me to set up an online account... and I just want to keep tabs on my quail eggs while at work. Really like your BBS system. We are need to look in this direction IMO. Old school user made tech that others don't have backdoor access to.
Hey, Shane. Thanks for sharing another perfect example. We're up to 14 users on the BBS in 51 days! I'll do my part to make these systems easier to access and setup. 73s
I agree man, took working in the cloud professionally for a few years just to see how fragile these systems are. I bought some decommed data center hardware and began self hosting nearly everything. Unfortunately ISPs control public IPs so there's only so much you can cut out, but it's a step in the right direction. Starlink it's very promising on that front but it's got a little more to go IMO.
What ever you can do regain ownership over your data, systems and services is a step forward. We live in a rural area and were an early adopter of StarLink RV. It's a great service even if there is a grid.
Big tech loves having the ability to brick your devices and control how you use them, and guarantee that they can keep squeezing you for money. I run Linux on my computers, and use only software that can't be taken from me by some 3rd party. I have found open-source alternatives and my life is much better without having to rely on companies like Microsoft and Adobe to get my work done. Any product that states "online activation required" to use is not for me, other than my cellphone or similar things. They aren't going to stop robbing us unless we simply stop buying what they are selling.
I despise to have a DEVICE I OWN try to force me to do an activity I don't want to do, such as install and app that forces even more surveillance of me and my family. Why do we not have surveillance of the presidents of these companies private devices like they do ours? You know why!
Ive been in cyber security for the past 5 years and I can completely agree, i hate it now the military forced me in a lot of ways to not be dependent and just away from the Internet and it's stayed with me, I'll go camping/hiking for longer and I'll use the reserves as an excuse to get away from work and be outside more. Funny enough one of the only things I use my phone for other than talking to friends and family is UA-cam
Same military-to-cybersecurity trajectory for me, 15 years into my second career now. Despite working with cutting-edge IT at work, nearly all our home electronics are 2010s-era or older that we own and control, segmented off and watched closely. Shotgun kept loaded in case the devices try anything.
I bought a thermal monocular and when I took it into the woods it decided it needed a firmware update and was basically useless until it was connected registered and plugged into the matrix.
Glad to hear it. We're finding it very valuable for our local communications work even though we're only 50 days into testing the service. More on the way.
It forces you to create an account with DJI. Then, once logged in, you can connect to the camera directly using it's built-in wifi via the app. There's no getting around connecting it to the Internet at least once. I've gone through all of this one-time setup, upgraded the firmware and have deleted the DJI Mimo.
Have you tried downloading the app on a device that you own that's only job is to connect to the internet for this purpose and then disconnect from the internet? I have an android tablet that I do this with. It's only connected when I need it to be and then it sits in a Faraday bag when I'm not using it.
Great tip. I actually do the exact same thing. I use an older Android with no SIM and with WiFi and Bluetooth disabled by default. I only turn it on when needed.
@TheTechPrepper For what it's worth, I also connect that tablet through the hotspot on my phone rather than my home network. It's not as fast but it does what I need it to.
The app just connects to the phone. Controls the camera and you use it edit your videos/files. It “networks” with your phone. You don’t have to use the app other than to activate the camera. You can delete the app after activation.
The app as promptly deleted after the setup and firmware update. If the damn camera ever asks to go online again, I am going to smash with a sledge hammer on UA-cam.
Hahaha I am so glad I am not the only technologist that hates the internet and everything being connected to it. The longer I stay in the industry the more I hate it and i am ready to retire to my farm. It is one reason I don't want to own any tractors newer than early 1980s.
Sadly, we know the state of things being embedded in the industry. It's the average consumer that has no idea what they are giving up. Good move on the tractor. I have no plans on selling my 10-year old Jeep for the same reason.
One of my programs at work is a tablet cloud based program that works great indoors, however their color choices wash out badly outdoors. I work on catastrophe teams, responding to major weather events, usually where they have lost cell power. I still use a clipboard and paper in the field Maybe having a high contrast mode for working in sunlight in the field would be useful?
Having everything connected can be great to a certain point. However I don't believe everything needs to have a connection to the internet. A friend of mine has a wireless capable trail camera. The only time you need an internet connection for it is to download the mobile app used to view pictures and videos on your mobile device. You can also adjust camera settings and delete pictures through the mobile app. The only time you need cellular service is if you want to share a picture directly from the camera using your phone.
I agree. Just bought a dishwasher and noticed it does not have a rinse only button on the unit like my original dishwasher had. I have to connect my dishwasher to the internet and use an app to run a rinse only cycle. Why would I want to do that? So sick and tired of everything new I buy has to be connected to the Internet if I want to use all the functions available. Corporate control and data collection.
This is me not surprised. If you truly need these features, consider getting a separate wireless router just from them. I have a separate and isolated network for the"Internet of Things" (IoT) devices. They never interact with my main work computers.
It's the same thing with smart batteries that require creating an account and having location services turned on. All just to see the status of my battery via bluetooth.
"Download our App" is one of the most hated phrases I have heard. I walked into my bank one day to ask a question and the young lady said "You need to download the app and you can do that." When I told her I would not be downloading a banking app she repeated it. I looked her in the eye and said "If you say App again I will withdraw all my money from your bank and close all the accounts." She scurried away and the manager rushed over. She caught herself before she asked why I didn't want the app and asked how she could help me. I explained what I wanted and they had to call over one of the girls that has worked there since they opened to explain.
Good man, wise too. I've never installed a banking app in my life. I have threatened that same line a few times. I still make it a habit to go in person and speak with a human, but it seems that every few years they close another branch.
I agree this is a good was to use a BBS for me getting higher speeds mater and for now that is 9600baud. PS that faster than anything else with out going to ARDEN.
I am thinking about it. We'll see how the audio works with the wind next time I record a field video. I have everything up and running now and deleted the app after all the mandatory setup. If that damn things asks to get back online, I am going to smash it on camera as a statement.
I picked up a Zoom H1 audio recorder to do stand alone add in audio for my videos.... much harder to sync up, no cloud. I own it 100% records to MP3 files....
The Internet in and of itself is morally neutral. That said, it is what you do with it is the determinervof good-evil. For example, vids like this are morally good! But companies tracking you and your habits could be considered evil. Privatized Big Brother!
Although they have their problems as well, GoPros don't seem to care where they are; we have had them way out the wilderness in nasty condition, and they just keep working. By the way, if you think using DJI cameras are a pain in the butt, try flying their drones 🤣
I know you have done some work on this. It is terribly frustrating for us novice old guys. Currently I'm trying to load Linux for the first time, rather than continue ANY further with Microsoft. Personally, like the idea of memory sticks to load all needed programs from scratch [redo system, or new system]...or at least as near as possible to this idea. It seems EVERYTHING wants to "connect"...which screams they have additional crap in their software that was probably NEVER needed.
Not a bad idea, but some of the action shots are tough. Also the phone usually will shut off when recording during the summer. The GoPro will too, but only a few degree warmer than the cut-off for most phones.
Self host. Host for your non-techie friends. Bring back user groups. Tons of little decentralized "pods" all running slightly different services. Not a million users or a thousand, not even a hundred. Maybe 25. Within the "yeah just call me or come over if you need something" threshold.
It doesn't need to be connected to the internet. There is no integral function of that camera, TVs, or plenty of other devices that would not work if not connected. Companies do this so that they can sell the analytical data collected and serve ads on the devices. This is so critical to companies because it serves to both increase their profits and subsidize the cost of the device. TVs are super bad about this because of the huge potential for data collection and ad serves. All the apps on TVs like netflix and youtube pay so much to be integrated that you cannot compete in the TV market without them and non "smart" TVs are basically a thing of the past.
If I was complaining about the internet I would stay off the computer and go work on something tangible, like a truck! Life was better before AOL dial up and 1999 for me. I was more productive and collected fewer things. 😬
R3 was released on Thanksgiving. R4 will be released the first week of April. I'll hold a "TTP Nerd Hour" before then to do some deep dives for the members.
@@kevinsnyder9203 Nope. The base platform is free. It's on community.emcommtools.com. However, I do a lot of behind the scenes content about it with the members.
Thats my issue with ham radio as well thre requiring you to be connected online to talk, everything is pretty much cloud based. Which is why i perfer Linux, Freebsd and Haiku os as well. I just wished everything shouldn't be online and shouldn't have lame AI
Gitea is more or less an open source clone of github. I have all my repos, public/private, on gitea on my own vps, but it would be trivial to run it on intranet like raspberry pi. I doubt the interface is very 1200bps friendly without some work, though.
Exactly. This is why I bought one of the last available dumb tvs and dumb dvd players. Re stocking up dvds of old good tv shows and movies. Screw the matrix. They can have it. Now HTs are coming out with bt connectivity and soon wont work till you update their software too. ie, download all gathered intel to the mothership haha...
Great move on your part. We've been RVing since 2018 and learned this lesson. If you can't hold it, you don't own it. We routinely buy old DVDs at the Goodwill for viewing library when we're on the road.
Fair point. The Internet has value. I should rephrase this... I miss the early days of the Internet (mid 90s through early 2000s) where it was more like the wild west. I also miss the early days of applications on smartphones where it was more about providing value to the user rather than a vehicle to track and monetize the user's personal information.
GitHub is owned by Microsoft. 🤣 I "won" a Yaesu radio in a drawing about 6 years ago. Darn thing had 4 BIOSes that required a Windows computer to update. I sold it.
Good call; only personal internet and run Linux OS from a USB stick when online :-) I got a internet bug through a friends visit 'droid phone /-) The computer I have was attacked .... I have daily restore on it ..... two clicks and computer was restored :-) I load ALL APPs from a SD card on 'droid phone ..... called side-loading /-)
JS8Call is a great and entirely a different tool. There is a place for both. Definitely not one or the other. We've used for just under two years with great success daily. It's limitation is speed and long form data transfer. We still use it, but it's part of the emergency mode in the PACE plan when nothing else will make it through.
@aerodicus nope. I think it was intended for short QSOs. I really enjoy js8call it's just not the right tool for the job of accessing a BBS to download big chunks of text or arbitrary data. It takes a few seconds at best to move ?14? ASCII characters with js8 so downloading a few paragraphs of text will take a several minutes even at the fastest speed possible.
I've had a several GoPros over the years. I've lost 30% of my footage over this time. The real reason that I looked at something new was that I needed better audio in the field that was not as bulky. I was using the GoPro Hero 9 and 10 with MediaMod and Rode WirelessGo. It's a bulk mess when rocking crawling with the e-bike or running up a mountain.
The reason everything goes to the internet is because AI wants access to everything everybody does, they want to monitor everything you do, why do you think 🤔 they want to do that, 😂😂😂😂, have a nice day Gaston.😊
Liar, liar pants on fire! You know exactly why everything has to connect to the Internet. Klaus Schwab said, "You'll own nothing and be happy!" Most people took that to mean big ticket items like homes and cars. More importantly there is the "Internet of THINGS." You and I, my friend, are a marketable "thangs," but we need to stay connected to the whole Internet of "thangs," if we are going to be marketable and trackable.
The irony of making a UA-cam video about hating the Internet. Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that you hate the way manufacturers are forcing this on you, rather that than the medium you need to use?
I have other issues with the level of connectedness via the Internet. I would happy never to record and share another video if it meant we can go-back to the pre-Internet days that I grew up in. Person-to-person interaction is at all-time low. Mental health issues are on the rise. Online banking and financial transactions are taking hard currency away from us. Small brick and mortar business are going under due to Amazon and 1-day shipping. I would give it all up.
I'd give up this UA-cam channel in a second if it meant we could go back to the pre-Internet days. Actually, the early Internet was amazing. I'd give it up if we could go back to the pre-Apple/Google smartphone era.
@ work. It showed 23 seconds. I usually watch my crappy videos a few times before I upload them. I listen to see how many times I say 'uh' or 'um'! Thanks for the video.
I am guilty of um, too. For the last year, I only have time for one take, otherwise there would be no video. It's a slow process to correct a lifetime of the uh's and um's.
This is not a personal dig at anyone, but something you should consider when you have a reasonable to by Chinese or non-chinese goods. Let's just say, "China is not pro freedom, nor pro American." ua-cam.com/video/GFP3XlHkmm0/v-deo.htmlsi=-t7_c42bnX9GbsTA
Glad to hear that I am not the only one. Since making this short video, I finally am able to access the camera on its own. It only took registering an account, installing the DJI Mimo on two Android phones, searching the Internet for help, then finally getting it to work with an iPhone. What a process! 73 de KT7RUN
I run a proxmox server at my house running several containers, one of which is a Gitea server. Any repositories that I find useful or interesting on Github, I mirror them down to my Gitea server. However, I'm up a creek if the power goes out. I need to set up a solar backup plan like I have for my radios. Great video, Gaston.
I feel your pain! I had this same reaction back when Adobe stopped selling software and went to the cloud membership model. I'm old school (got my comp sci degree before there was Windows). This Adobe decision made them lose me as a customer, then MS followed suit with the Office Suite.
Does anyone remember buying the software you needed and getting the new version when there was a feature you needed. 90% of the user base uses 10% of the features.
God bless open source!!
Borland had some amazing compilers and the market crushed them.
Sorry to get long winded on you! Happy New Year!
Boxed software needs to come back. In fact, once I work through the licensing issues, I will be distributing as much of my software as good-old shrink wrapped box sets.
This is why I'm switch to Linux.
@@billloveless6869 I started out as a coder in the mainframe world, moved to coding in the client server realm, then migrated into the land of database administration, wrapping up my career as a SQL Server DBA contractor for 20yrs. I'm 61 now and took an early retirement from tech in 2018. Ms and uncle Bill treated my career pretty well (I even went 3 rounds of interviews with MS at one point to be on their SQL swat team however I didn't want to relocate) but I had enough of climbing on planes etc.. HOWEVER >>>>>> every machine I run at home is Linux based.
Ham radio forces me to keep 1 machine dual boot with Windows because of radio programming software (DMR mostly).
"You will own nothing and be happy." -World Economic Forum
Und you vill eat zee bugs! Don’t foget about zee bugs!! JA WOHL!
Harr Doktor Klaus
Von-anal Schwab!!!!
wait until all the new Cars with their 'security' features show up. We are F*.
You're starting to sound like Louis Rossman... which isn't a bad thing. But it just goes to show that old tech is sometimes better, because it can't be bricked by the mothership when you don't install their software and/or they decide to no longer offer a service.
I need to look up this "Louis Rossman" person. I was about to send back this $700 brick. It's patched and will never connect to the Internet again. Cheers, buddy. It's nice to see you back in the comments. Old "simple" tech for the win.
@ he’s got a channel here on UA-cam. Very big on right to repair but also calling out the issues with the modern version of “ownership”. You’d like him!
With 43 years of IT experience I worked many years without the internet. We kept everything on premise... BBS, FTP, etc... When ISPs came around we were able to get rid of the modems. I still hold the position that if you can't hold it you don't own it and prefer to have systems where I can physically get to them and not rely on outside providers. I've stepped down from day-to-day decisions and my replacement is big on getting services in the cloud. It's his show... Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Don't dislike the idea of the internet but too many points of failure/attack.
It seems that only those embedded in the industry really see the cost of "convenience". I would prefer to go back to more in-face, person-to-person interactions. We need to get back on cash. I don't want to be an alarmist, but all the "tapping" to transact at point of sale systems is going to come to head if (and when) there is an outage impacting these transaction-based services. Take care and thanks for the view.
SAME HERE..... IT on night weekend data center operator for a medium size inter Continental trucking company .... for regions United States, Canada, and Mexico /-)
Programmers and Vender would have to schedule offsite OFFSITE logon's and call-in at there time and pass-code for me to turn-on DUAL FIREWALL routers and T-1 line modems /-)
I’m with you on simpler times bro. This era is built for surveillance.
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@@TheTechPrepper Read a quote once to the effect of: "We always intended to surveil everyone 24/7, but we didn't expect them to buy the cameras themselves."
Oh yea, I am right with you. After 33 years with HP & IBM I know how much trouble expecting the Internet "..will always be there.." . We all should follow you earlier advice, "..plan to operate without the grid/internet.". Keep on leaving us bread crumbs to follow on our own travels to being connected to our neighbors without technology standing in our way. Thanks for all you do.
Thank You and agree with you! Have a great day.
It's ridiculous that we are forced into creating user accounts/profiles for everything these days. I'll wanted to do was use my camera and I'll only have 3 more attempts before I lose the ability to capture video on what should be a standard device. It's time to move to remote location and build a cabin.
So far haven't been able to find any local community. Seems like I'm the only person I know that's interested in any type of self preservation. How does someone like myself even find community? Great video as always man.
What Gaston is doing is pretty esoteric among preppers, even more so among those into ham. I enjoy watching and learning but I seriously doubt I would ever actually participate in it.
@nicke.3011 of course, but he's always been helpful with any questions I've had. Solid dude. As a ham myself I love the super niche stuff. But like you said, super niche. I can't even get my friends to get their gmrs license, let alone their ham licenses lmao
Well, the good news is that we have the ability to connect over longer distances using HF radio. I have guys in my group that are spread across the state, southwest and across the country. All of this is made possible by good old ham radio on HF (high frequency). If you're not a licensed ham, consider getting your Technician class license, followed by your General. There are like minded people on the air.
I am pro no anti big tech. this is why I am driving to build a home lab to self host and to learn more, this is why i support endeavors such as TTP. I look forward whats to come with your platform. Excellent video, valid point and I so agree!!
Great stuff as always, Gaston@ I'm with you on taking a step back with tech.
Literally 30 minutes before I watched this video I was setting up a bluetooth thermometer / hydrometer I just purchased for monitoring my egg incubator. It wanted me to set up an online account... and I just want to keep tabs on my quail eggs while at work. Really like your BBS system. We are need to look in this direction IMO. Old school user made tech that others don't have backdoor access to.
Hey, Shane. Thanks for sharing another perfect example. We're up to 14 users on the BBS in 51 days! I'll do my part to make these systems easier to access and setup. 73s
I agree man, took working in the cloud professionally for a few years just to see how fragile these systems are. I bought some decommed data center hardware and began self hosting nearly everything. Unfortunately ISPs control public IPs so there's only so much you can cut out, but it's a step in the right direction. Starlink it's very promising on that front but it's got a little more to go IMO.
What ever you can do regain ownership over your data, systems and services is a step forward. We live in a rural area and were an early adopter of StarLink RV. It's a great service even if there is a grid.
Big tech loves having the ability to brick your devices and control how you use them, and guarantee that they can keep squeezing you for money. I run Linux on my computers, and use only software that can't be taken from me by some 3rd party. I have found open-source alternatives and my life is much better without having to rely on companies like Microsoft and Adobe to get my work done. Any product that states "online activation required" to use is not for me, other than my cellphone or similar things. They aren't going to stop robbing us unless we simply stop buying what they are selling.
All your data is ours!
I despise to have a DEVICE I OWN try to force me to do an activity I don't want to do, such as install and app that forces even more surveillance of me and my family. Why do we not have surveillance of the presidents of these companies private devices like they do ours? You know why!
The enshitification of hardware devices is the worst.
Ive been in cyber security for the past 5 years and I can completely agree, i hate it now the military forced me in a lot of ways to not be dependent and just away from the Internet and it's stayed with me, I'll go camping/hiking for longer and I'll use the reserves as an excuse to get away from work and be outside more. Funny enough one of the only things I use my phone for other than talking to friends and family is UA-cam
Same military-to-cybersecurity trajectory for me, 15 years into my second career now. Despite working with cutting-edge IT at work, nearly all our home electronics are 2010s-era or older that we own and control, segmented off and watched closely. Shotgun kept loaded in case the devices try anything.
My Baofeng UV-5R never goes down and lets me "make contacts" with anonymous men whenever I need to!
How is it that you have time to troll the Internet with hilarious comments? I wish you success on your man hunt and boofwang.
When there is NO barrier to entry, the dregs ruin everything.
It’s that or upgrade, so I’m goin backwards.
Carrier pigeons are back.
I too am a radio enjoyer who paradoxically is a staunch Luddite at the same time.
Ditto.
I definitely have had a paradigm shift in my opinion of technology and the internet. I hate it too! et-user-backup is slick!
I bought a thermal monocular and when I took it into the woods it decided it needed a firmware update and was basically useless until it was connected registered and plugged into the matrix.
May we know what model for others to avoid
Just imagine this happening, but it's your truck, because you ignored the notification about going to the dealership for a software update
@@ronbaer67 sidekick 640. Works nice now.
I wish that I could say that I was surprise. That's very frustrating.
I'm down in Tucson now for a couple days, I took my thermal up Mt Lemmon and it was playing nice
Loving the BBS content looking forward to the full episode on it.
Glad to hear it. We're finding it very valuable for our local communications work even though we're only 50 days into testing the service. More on the way.
I wonder...Does the camera app connect to the camera over wifi? Does the app force Internet, or just a local connection to the camera?
It forces you to create an account with DJI. Then, once logged in, you can connect to the camera directly using it's built-in wifi via the app. There's no getting around connecting it to the Internet at least once. I've gone through all of this one-time setup, upgraded the firmware and have deleted the DJI Mimo.
Have you tried downloading the app on a device that you own that's only job is to connect to the internet for this purpose and then disconnect from the internet? I have an android tablet that I do this with. It's only connected when I need it to be and then it sits in a Faraday bag when I'm not using it.
Great tip. I actually do the exact same thing. I use an older Android with no SIM and with WiFi and Bluetooth disabled by default. I only turn it on when needed.
@TheTechPrepper For what it's worth, I also connect that tablet through the hotspot on my phone rather than my home network. It's not as fast but it does what I need it to.
Vid quality is fine. Wouldn't worry about it at all
The app just connects to the phone. Controls the camera and you use it edit your videos/files. It “networks” with your phone. You don’t have to use the app other than to activate the camera. You can delete the app after activation.
The app as promptly deleted after the setup and firmware update. If the damn camera ever asks to go online again, I am going to smash with a sledge hammer on UA-cam.
@@TheTechPrepper Sounds like Yosemite Sam and his dragon. Dragon gets hit on the head. When I say WHOA, I mean WHOA,!
Hahaha I am so glad I am not the only technologist that hates the internet and everything being connected to it. The longer I stay in the industry the more I hate it and i am ready to retire to my farm. It is one reason I don't want to own any tractors newer than early 1980s.
Sadly, we know the state of things being embedded in the industry. It's the average consumer that has no idea what they are giving up. Good move on the tractor. I have no plans on selling my 10-year old Jeep for the same reason.
Totally agree with you!
One of my programs at work is a tablet cloud based program that works great indoors, however their color choices wash out badly outdoors. I work on catastrophe teams, responding to major weather events, usually where they have lost cell power. I still use a clipboard and paper in the field
Maybe having a high contrast mode for working in sunlight in the field would be useful?
Having everything connected can be great to a certain point. However I don't believe everything needs to have a connection to the internet. A friend of mine has a wireless capable trail camera. The only time you need an internet connection for it is to download the mobile app used to view pictures and videos on your mobile device. You can also adjust camera settings and delete pictures through the mobile app. The only time you need cellular service is if you want to share a picture directly from the camera using your phone.
In the thrif season of PICARD, the ENTERPRISE D was taken out of mothballs because it had no Starfleet fleet connection!
Updates force you to connect the device so that they can retrieve data and clear the caches.
Preach it brother.
I must say-- the DJI osmo Action 5 is wonderful. I hope you enjoy it.
Reticulum ftw. Take our networks back.
I recently purchased the DJI Pocket 2 and I had to activate my account before it would work, frustrating.
This is why I run a GIT server locally on a raspberry pi :) Never loose my stuff.
Good move.
I agree. Just bought a dishwasher and noticed it does not have a rinse only button on the unit like my original dishwasher had. I have to connect my dishwasher to the internet and use an app to run a rinse only cycle. Why would I want to do that? So sick and tired of everything new I buy has to be connected to the Internet if I want to use all the functions available. Corporate control and data collection.
Yuck. I would be pissed about that too.
This is me not surprised. If you truly need these features, consider getting a separate wireless router just from them. I have a separate and isolated network for the"Internet of Things" (IoT) devices. They never interact with my main work computers.
Remember gents, if purchasing doesn't equal ownership, piracy doesnt equal theft.
So this code was shared via the UV Pro (bluetooth connection to FZM1, no digirig?) and can then be downloaded and run?
No DigiRig used here. Just the UV Pro and a laptop using the Bluetooth TNC.
You would think the people of Houston would be wanting no internet items considering the various storms we have had with no power.
Why would anyone complain about the phone audio? It seems perfectly fine. Plus I wouldnt want DJI to have any of your money anyway.
It's bad when I'm in the field. Half my videos are recorded in the backcountry will being active.
It's the same thing with smart batteries that require creating an account and having location services turned on. All just to see the status of my battery via bluetooth.
BTLE requires location services.
@@kc0ryz Why? What technical reason is there for that?
Don’t buy dji. They keep all their devices connected to the internet a phoning home to the mothership.
"Download our App" is one of the most hated phrases I have heard. I walked into my bank one day to ask a question and the young lady said "You need to download the app and you can do that." When I told her I would not be downloading a banking app she repeated it. I looked her in the eye and said "If you say App again I will withdraw all my money from your bank and close all the accounts." She scurried away and the manager rushed over. She caught herself before she asked why I didn't want the app and asked how she could help me. I explained what I wanted and they had to call over one of the girls that has worked there since they opened to explain.
Good man, wise too. I've never installed a banking app in my life. I have threatened that same line a few times. I still make it a habit to go in person and speak with a human, but it seems that every few years they close another branch.
There would be a second way... let her help you with the instllation on your Nokia 3210 ;)
@@mikevanright baaahahaha!
Cool!
You have to connect to the internet because you are the product
The question people should be asking themselves.. "why is this service free?"
@TheTechPrepper yes
I also dislike the trend of not owning things. But I also don’t hate the internet. Those two statements are not mutually exclusive
I agree this is a good was to use a BBS for me getting higher speeds mater and for now that is 9600baud. PS that faster than anything else with out going to ARDEN.
I am up to 14 users as of today ranging from 6 to 120 miles. So far, we're being productive. The BBS is worth bringing back for local comms.
the quality looks good on your phone. Just use it. It looks really good.
Send the cam back because there is some suspicious pixely picture. Its like a bluescreen on Win95...
I am thinking about it. We'll see how the audio works with the wind next time I record a field video. I have everything up and running now and deleted the app after all the mandatory setup. If that damn things asks to get back online, I am going to smash it on camera as a statement.
The ding in the background 😂
I think "they" were listening. All my videos are done in one take these days. Reality TV! ;-)
@ your work is always solid
It definitely seems like we own less and less of the things we buy as time goes on
I picked up a Zoom H1 audio recorder to do stand alone add in audio for my videos.... much harder to sync up, no cloud. I own it 100% records to MP3 files....
That's a good move.
China loves the fact that everything is connected to the web...it's a win win for them
And over reaching, user agreements!!! I keep old tech when I can, like music CD's etc.
The Internet in and of itself is morally neutral. That said, it is what you do with it is the determinervof good-evil. For example, vids like this are morally good! But companies tracking you and your habits could be considered evil. Privatized Big Brother!
Excellent point. Fully agree. Same is true for the 2A front.
@@TheTechPrepper Will not go into 2A stuff, which I agree with the Amendment as enumerated.
I miss analog…
From a Material World to a digital World.. The Silver lining here is that None of this is real anyway🤙🏻
The worst thing the internet ever did was getting people to spend more time online than reading books.
Fully agree. I just put down reading a paperback copy of 1984, to quickly check comments before shutting down StarLink
Because there is data collection with the things connected to the internet. That's why
Bro is turning into tech Wranglerstar
Although they have their problems as well, GoPros don't seem to care where they are; we have had them way out the wilderness in nasty condition, and they just keep working. By the way, if you think using DJI cameras are a pain in the butt, try flying their drones 🤣
I know you have done some work on this. It is terribly frustrating for us novice old guys. Currently I'm trying to load Linux for the first time, rather than continue ANY further with Microsoft. Personally, like the idea of memory sticks to load all needed programs from scratch [redo system, or new system]...or at least as near as possible to this idea. It seems EVERYTHING wants to "connect"...which screams they have additional crap in their software that was probably NEVER needed.
Small phone gimbal and a Bluetooth mic might get you out of that. The phone video quality is awesome.
Not a bad idea, but some of the action shots are tough. Also the phone usually will shut off when recording during the summer. The GoPro will too, but only a few degree warmer than the cut-off for most phones.
DJI is constantly sending updates bro. I’ve got a drone and some other stuff and they are always updating their software man.
Self host. Host for your non-techie friends. Bring back user groups.
Tons of little decentralized "pods" all running slightly different services. Not a million users or a thousand, not even a hundred. Maybe 25. Within the "yeah just call me or come over if you need something" threshold.
It doesn't need to be connected to the internet. There is no integral function of that camera, TVs, or plenty of other devices that would not work if not connected. Companies do this so that they can sell the analytical data collected and serve ads on the devices. This is so critical to companies because it serves to both increase their profits and subsidize the cost of the device. TVs are super bad about this because of the huge potential for data collection and ad serves. All the apps on TVs like netflix and youtube pay so much to be integrated that you cannot compete in the TV market without them and non "smart" TVs are basically a thing of the past.
This is why all of our TV's are from 2012 or earlier.
If I was complaining about the internet I would stay off the computer and go work on something tangible, like a truck! Life was better before AOL dial up and 1999 for me. I was more productive and collected fewer things. 😬
They want your data.
ETA on software release.
R3 was released on Thanksgiving. R4 will be released the first week of April. I'll hold a "TTP Nerd Hour" before then to do some deep dives for the members.
Do you need to be a member to get access to emcomm tools?
@@kevinsnyder9203 Nope. The base platform is free. It's on community.emcommtools.com. However, I do a lot of behind the scenes content about it with the members.
@@TheTechPrepper that is fantastic! I will definitely be setting that up soon then. Very interested too play with it and learn more radio this year.
Thats my issue with ham radio as well thre requiring you to be connected online to talk, everything is pretty much cloud based. Which is why i perfer Linux, Freebsd and Haiku os as well. I just wished everything shouldn't be online and shouldn't have lame AI
Gitea is more or less an open source clone of github. I have all my repos, public/private, on gitea on my own vps, but it would be trivial to run it on intranet like raspberry pi. I doubt the interface is very 1200bps friendly without some work, though.
Good move.
Exactly. This is why I bought one of the last available dumb tvs and dumb dvd players. Re stocking up dvds of old good tv shows and movies. Screw the matrix. They can have it. Now HTs are coming out with bt connectivity and soon wont work till you update their software too. ie, download all gathered intel to the mothership haha...
Great move on your part. We've been RVing since 2018 and learned this lesson. If you can't hold it, you don't own it. We routinely buy old DVDs at the Goodwill for viewing library when we're on the road.
I don't know what i would do if i didn't have my Internet connected toaster. I can even download digital toast. Lol!😂
Without the internet, we wouldn't be able to hear you rant about the internet. 😊
Fair point. The Internet has value. I should rephrase this... I miss the early days of the Internet (mid 90s through early 2000s) where it was more like the wild west. I also miss the early days of applications on smartphones where it was more about providing value to the user rather than a vehicle to track and monetize the user's personal information.
GitHub is owned by Microsoft. 🤣
I "won" a Yaesu radio in a drawing about 6 years ago. Darn thing had 4 BIOSes that required a Windows computer to update. I sold it.
I'm prepared to go back to sneakernet.
Yes! Actually, I am doing a lot of that these days with our group on larger SSD thumb drives that we ship around or hand-off when we met.
Good call; only personal internet and run Linux OS from a USB stick when online :-) I got a internet bug through a friends visit 'droid phone /-) The computer I have was attacked .... I have daily restore on it ..... two clicks and computer was restored :-)
I load ALL APPs from a SD card on 'droid phone ..... called side-loading /-)
Yep; we lease and or quality control tester that paid full price to try it out for them /-)
"Why not js8call?" Because it's slower than molasses.... I love it but bulk data transfer is not it's strong suit.
JS8Call is a great and entirely a different tool. There is a place for both. Definitely not one or the other. We've used for just under two years with great success daily. It's limitation is speed and long form data transfer. We still use it, but it's part of the emergency mode in the PACE plan when nothing else will make it through.
Was it intended for bulk transfers?
@aerodicus nope. I think it was intended for short QSOs. I really enjoy js8call it's just not the right tool for the job of accessing a BBS to download big chunks of text or arbitrary data. It takes a few seconds at best to move ?14? ASCII characters with js8 so downloading a few paragraphs of text will take a several minutes even at the fastest speed possible.
Why in the world would you NOT just buy Go-Pro?
I've had a several GoPros over the years. I've lost 30% of my footage over this time. The real reason that I looked at something new was that I needed better audio in the field that was not as bulky. I was using the GoPro Hero 9 and 10 with MediaMod and Rode WirelessGo. It's a bulk mess when rocking crawling with the e-bike or running up a mountain.
DJI is a Chinese company. Why would they want to access every that you do?
DJI isn't a company I would trust with much of anything. Chinese to the core.
The reason everything goes to the internet is because AI wants access to everything everybody does, they want to monitor everything you do, why do you think 🤔 they want to do that, 😂😂😂😂, have a nice day Gaston.😊
Morning
Good morning to another early bird. It's 0430 here in Arizona. Have a good one.
Liar, liar pants on fire! You know exactly why everything has to connect to the Internet.
Klaus Schwab said, "You'll own nothing and be happy!" Most people took that to mean big ticket items like homes and cars.
More importantly there is the "Internet of THINGS." You and I, my friend, are a marketable "thangs," but we need to stay connected to the whole Internet of "thangs," if we are going to be marketable and trackable.
Hard to type with one hand…. Dude really doesn’t internet. J/k
The irony of making a UA-cam video about hating the Internet. Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that you hate the way manufacturers are forcing this on you, rather that than the medium you need to use?
I have other issues with the level of connectedness via the Internet. I would happy never to record and share another video if it meant we can go-back to the pre-Internet days that I grew up in. Person-to-person interaction is at all-time low. Mental health issues are on the rise. Online banking and financial transactions are taking hard currency away from us. Small brick and mortar business are going under due to Amazon and 1-day shipping. I would give it all up.
I hate the micro transactions.
Doesn't like the internet. Post on UA-cam on the internet LOL :)
I'd give up this UA-cam channel in a second if it meant we could go back to the pre-Internet days. Actually, the early Internet was amazing. I'd give it up if we could go back to the pre-Apple/Google smartphone era.
1st!
You got here before I even finished watching it after it was uploaded. 73
@ work. It showed 23 seconds. I usually watch my crappy videos a few times before I upload them. I listen to see how many times I say 'uh' or 'um'!
Thanks for the video.
I am guilty of um, too. For the last year, I only have time for one take, otherwise there would be no video. It's a slow process to correct a lifetime of the uh's and um's.
As I used to be in IT you’d think I was OK with all this but as I get older I’m less so. Also, AI scares the hell out of me.
AI will be a disruptive technology. I agree, it's terrifying. We are losing a bit of humanity.
Old is Gold.
Very interesting info.
73,
Gene N3XUS
"PREPARE DAILY!"
This is not a personal dig at anyone, but something you should consider when you have a reasonable to by Chinese or non-chinese goods. Let's just say, "China is not pro freedom, nor pro American."
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I'm with you on this point why does it really need to be on the internet that GRINDS MY GEARS!!! Morning de W9US
Glad to hear that I am not the only one. Since making this short video, I finally am able to access the camera on its own. It only took registering an account, installing the DJI Mimo on two Android phones, searching the Internet for help, then finally getting it to work with an iPhone. What a process! 73 de KT7RUN