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2026-03-21 16:31 UTC

@CppGuy @futurebird Very tempting! The rental was just €40 for the weekend. I know I can get one of the Flir modules that straps to my phone for about €150-200... But realistically it would lie around unused most of the time. It's a bit more than I like to spend for "buy it on a whim, just for fun." 🙂

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@CppGuy@infosec.space 2026-03-21 17:13

@sunpig Same, which is why I haven't gone out and bought a replacement. But it does have some unexpected uses, such as spotting wildlife in the garden at night or (they say) identifying damp patches of inside wall. Two problems: first, when I used mine, the software was a bit flaky, and it would often fail to see that the camera was plugged into the phone. Second, at least in the model I had, the camera had its own rechargeable but non-replaceable battery, and it wouldn't take power from the phone. Batteries only last so long, so that amounts to built-in obsolescence. When the battery fails, you have to replace the entire camera. I'd like to see a law forcing all manufacturers to use commodity (non-proprietary) batteries and make them replaceable, but we don't live in that world. @futurebird

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