• TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    This is horrible! No one should definitely do this!

    I glad the word is getting out, finally we can see for ourselves exactly how this crime is committed so we know what not to do in the future. Knowledge is power.

  • Wilco@lemmy.zip
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    5 days ago

    The people taking down flock cameras are heroes not criminals.

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      5 days ago

      If you can’t taste the sarcasm in this video the tism is strong in you ❤️

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      5 days ago

      The people taking them dawn are heroes and criminals. “Criminal” just means they’re not aligned with the law, not that they’re in some way immoral. In a country as corrupt as this, it’s a title to be worn proudly.

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      5 days ago

      And slower. Great for plumbing, not so much a 3" aluminum post with 1/4" walls

      But hey, I might be wrong. 30yrs in the trades, but I’ve never tried cutting down an aluminum post with a pipe cutter

      Also if the method varies from person to person, or one person uses a unique method, it’s easier to get multiple vandalism charges to stick

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        5 days ago

        It’s only aluminium, you could probably chew through it if you wanted

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          5 days ago

          wet the post with gallium and put a piece of duct tape over it, i’ll fall over in an hour. no tools

          • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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            Where would get Gallium? I saw a youtubr video of some dude (mark something, I think) and he did this to aluminium cans. Always wanted to try that.

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              4 days ago

              Ahh, that’s not the hard part; the hard part is how to get gallium without being noticed.

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        5 days ago

        Hey, totally unrelated, but how does one cut copper pipes mounted close to the wall?

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            5 days ago

            Cool. I saw those at the store when buying drill bits. Didn’t know what they were. Thanks.

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          There’s a tool that attaches to your drill or impact driver. Kinda expensive, but when you NEED it, it’s worth every penny.

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              Its a big part of why plumbers cost money. Like the auto shop guys, a lot of money gets spent on tools that get used maybe once or twice a year, sometimes less. But you must own them to do the work.

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          Oh, I should clarify, “the trades” isn’t exclusively plumbing. I can sweat pipes and lay out a house but I’m no expert

          That being said I always used a little stubby cutter for pipes close to walls

          There’s other designs, including ratcheting ones that look so much easier than what I used

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      These things are a pain to use. Especially the cheap ones require more force than you’d expect and occasionally get stuck. They make a good clean cut but it’s so slow and awkward that if you were wanting to do vandalism they’re impractical relative to a reciprocating saw or better yet portable band saw.

      I also wouldn’t underestimate the power of spray paint, even though it’s simple to fix it’s still expensive when the contract specifics all the maintenance must be done by flock themselves.

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      5 days ago

      Would a straight cut be easier to add a union joint to and thus make the cost of repair slightly lower?

      I guess it would depend on priorities

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        Nah, they wouldn’t bother repairing the tube regardless of how it’s cut. If they did and the repair broke, hitting someone, they’d have to take the liability. For a company with their funding, a length of ally tube and the cost to dig it into the ground is fuck all.

        edit to add: but multiplied by hundreds of them being cut down, it’s not not fuck all. and it’s funny.

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    5 days ago

    Aren’t the criminals the one’s putting up the cameras? The heroes are actually the ones taking them down.

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    5 days ago

    Flock cameras are probably less than 1% of the total surveillance state (that needs to be dismantled)