Fail and then fail... fool me how many times??

[susandennis]

A few weeks ago, I made a swimsuit. I used the same pattern I've used a bajillion times successfully. But I sewed it using the serger. It was a disaster. The give left in the elastic after serging it on was not enough to enable me to get in the damn thing.

Yesterday I made another suit. Same pattern. This time I only serged the seams. I used the sewing machine to add the elastic. Fail. I can easily step into the suit. But when I try to pull it up and put my arms through so the straps are on my shoulders, not enough give.

There is a way to set up the serger so the stitch has more give but fuck it. I made a bajillion suits before I ever met the serger. I'm going back to the old fashioned way. I think I can salvage today's fail. I'm going to try anyway.

Today's swim was a bit of a slog. It took a while to get into the rhythm and I never really did. Yesterday I sailed away and finished the hour in less than 60 minutes or so it seemed. Today it felt like it was taking me twice as long. Still a good swim. And saw yet another swim regular from before. Also the pool was pretty packed today. Weird. It used to be Mondays that were crowded. Now it seems that Fridays maybe in the running.

I got a new Nest Cam. They announced yesterday some reorg changes for the whole Nest operation. After mine died, I discovered that there really isn't a replacement for what it does - stream high quality video 24/7 directly to a URL (not an app) that can be made publicly available on any browser anywhere with no intervention (settings selection).

Lots of cams stream to apps, or stream only when motion is detected or have low quality or require security credentials. The only one that meets all of my requirements and is less $500 is Nest. So while they are still available.

I fear they will change or eliminate one of my requirements and/or raise the price again so I bought one. So I'm covered for two years (warranty) anyway. I haven't figured out where to put it and I might just rove it for a while. It can actually go wherever there is an electrical outlet so no telling where I might put it.

https://video.nest.com/live/jqhlCj6DfV

(One of the things that died with the old Drop Cam was the lovely ability to assign a friendly URL. I set up a domain for it but it's not live yet.)

Today will be swimsuit fix or figure out why not. And I have an errand to run... maybe two. I need gas but the only gas station near where I am going is known for credit card cloning so I think I probably won't be getting gas there... ever again.

My Garmin watch keeps vibrating periodically. Just short bursts. I finally remembered to look at it today to see what the deal was and, it turns out, it's a reminder to get up and move. Isn't that cute? Like I'm going to do that. Yeah, I'm playing your moving goals game so don't push it.

The one place I want to go this morning does not open for another hour. Guess I'll get all the little chores done while I wait.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I like this new webcam and it's current position! I'm always too lazy to calculate what time it is in Seattle, so it's very comfortable that I can see a clock. :)

Zita from Hungary

[susandennis]

hahahahaa!!! You have your own personal Seattle clock!

(I am horrible at calculating time in different countries so it's nice to know I'm not the only one.)

The new URL is live http://susandennis.rocks

Isn't that hilarious?

[(Anonymous)]

Hehe, it definitely rocks :D

Another good thing in this position that I can see Zoey up close when she's currently not bothering you during computering :)

[susandennis]

She's making me nuts right now. But is delighted to learn she's making someone happy, not cranky.

[zippybeta.livejournal.com]

Im a big Zoey fan, glad you are back on line! Must be the Grandmother in me but I do like to check in on you to make sure you are okay!!

[howeird]

Love the Nest cam. But am surprised you don't know that you can get almost any wi-fi cam to stream 24/7 through your existing router. No need for a separate URL. Mine are at http://www.howeird.com/webcams.html

You just need to set up port forwarding, usually in the WAN part of the router.

I need to update passwords on Frontcam and Guestcam, but Officecam is working.

[susandennis]

Yes you can get any stream BUT like yours, they need an app and/or a security credentials. Like the Axis cam at

http://susadennis.net

The Axis cam does exactly what I want and does it well. But they no longer make this camera and their current batch cost too much and don't have the same quality stream as the Nest anyway.

I'd love to find an IP camera, under $200 that can give me the high quality stream from any browser with a simple URL that requires no credentials. You know of any?

[howeird]

My foscam cameras do not need an app, their web page is built into them. All you need is a way to link their URL. Fo example, the URL for the office camera is http://71.198.4.73:8282. The login requirements are set by logging into the camera as administrator, but as for your second point, I think the camera requires a user name and a password.

[susandennis]

Yes, Foscams do not allow access without credentials. As do most IP cams these days. I want clear passthrough to the stream.