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Fantastic project. I have an itch to turn a fax machine into a "facts machine" by pairing it with Alexa and programming it to only print out factual statements.

I'm asking for a basic investigative inquiry. Not a full blown warrant. It's completely logical that the offender went to hide back at home.

Now, of course no one could have answered or they could have told the police to go away, but knocking on someone's door doesn't require a warrant.

Maybe he would have been dumb enough to open the door himself.

In any case, hope the $200 camera he stole was worth it. Almost cost him his life.

Here's a fact for you. I handed police the video evidence of the bonehead showing up earlier without a mask to case my house then came back 30 minutes later with a mask on but same clothes in full HD glory.

In a stroke of luck, I also saw him a few minutes after I arrived onsite (did a drive around the neighborhood) and he took off. I literally saw which apartment building he disappeared into.

Lets say there are 12 units in a building (it's a smaller complex built in the 90s) it would not take them long to catch this guy.

They did nothing. I gave them his face in HD and where he was located.

My experience with cameras is as follows.

Flipping a house in gentrifying neighborhood. House burglarized a total of 3 times.

After first time, installed cameras covering every possible angle.

Both 2nd and 3rd time - They wore masks and did so in the early morning hours (3am-5am) Had several people case the house without masks. Either they didn't notice the cameras or they didn't care.

3rd time I had some choice words for the foe through my Video doorbell and let him know I would be there before the police and suggested he be gone before I get there. I got there in 10 minutes flat ready to beat him to a pulp with a tire iron.

I wish we instituted harsher punishments for thieves when they get caught. It may be unpopular opinion, but I am glad I have the right to kill someone and defend my property if I see fit if they're in a ski mask ready to take my things.

I'm 39. I'm enrolled full-time. I'm taking (mostly) online classes.

However, I start a math course that meets two days a week in person soon.

I look relatively young with a hat on, that will keep me from feeling insecure about my appearance. I'm bald as Dwayne Johnson.

Remains to be seen but I won't let anything stand in my way of finishing. Just going to put my head down and do the work. Not socialize.

This post couldn't be any more timely. I dropped out of school years ago (16 years ago to be exact) to take care of my sick mother when she was dying.

I never went back. I just started working.

I am happy to report I am back in school and will be FINALLY finishing my Computer Science degree but I have a very long 4 years ahead of me. Math is going to be hard.

What is encouraging is the thrill of when I get the answer right and most importantly knowing HOW I got there. It's (almost) better than sex.

Good.

I've been reading "Cobalt Red" How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives and it is deplorable how the Congolese people are treated.

Maybe they'll discover or manufacture a material that can replace Cobalt that has the same thermal stability but by then it will be too late.

I am still going to go through the motions and earn my hours, criminal history be damned. I was under .15 at the time, which as I understand it, helps me significantly.

Also looking at helicopter/flight medic but for now I am starting back to school in January to finish my AAS in Cybersecurity followed by BS in CS.

I've been looking into getting my pilot's license and taking a serious look at the training required for quite some time. Talking with other pilots and students, asking a lot of questions.

They are starting to reduce some of the strict requirements and encumbrances placed on Pilots such as this because of the shortages.

I'm in the unfortunate position of having a DWI from 2009 and have been told by multiple people in the industry that would hinder my career prospects as a pilot. Essentially, I've got no shot at getting hired by American or any other major airline because of something stupid I did when I was in college 14 years ago.

I don't have a drinking problem and am a completely different person. It sucks.

I mean, I will preface this by saying I have a significant sum in the bank which allowed me to take the risk of leaving my job in the first place. I've got maybe a 3 year runway before things start getting scary. (As in homeless and eating ramen)

I have traveled for the past 6 months and haven't really found myself yet. I want the freedom so I could do what I want, but now I feel like I don't have a purpose.

I have been taking voice/acting classes and taking singing lessons, and reading alot.

I don't want to go back to a W2 job, unless I absolutely have to.