Odd imagery from webcam.

I have no explanation for this image. I guess I'll know when I get to work tomorrow morning.



UPDATE: The cam had been moved to the top of my monitor. See the magnetism.

Hello Netherlands

Hello Netherlands!

Hell Canada!

Hello Canada!



The camera that I am using is from LEGO. It's actually a Logitech product. The gizmo that makes it move is also LEGO. The design is included with the cam (but you'll need more parts.)

The controlling software is Webrick (there's a link under the cams screens.) I did very little tweaking to get it all going.

Having a reasonably stable DSL line has helped me.

Anti-tip

Webcam is off

Web cams are off on a project. They'll be back tonight.

The longest-standing unfulfilled request for the cam is to add a function that will point the camera in some arbitrary direction. e.g., a button that says "lava lamp" and the camera will go directly, without pause to point at the lava lamp. I still haven't thought of a way to do it that is both easy and effective. It will involve at least one rotation counter and some programming.

There have also been suggestions that I get a cat. Maybe. Some day.

The bird-feeder cam will return. This I swear.

And I haven't forgotten about the project to allow a cam to be driven all over the house.

The regular webcam page is here and the interactive page is right here.

Trouble at the cam. It seems to be stuck looking at Blaster's outstretched arm.

Forearm?

My forearm hard at work.

Lots of changes to the webcam page. Pretty fussy, I'm afraid.

The current view is through the office door, toward the living room. Out of focus, as usual. The blob in the middle is the footrest for the infamous Pillow Chair. Rescued from oblivion when some friends moved out of their apartment, the Pillow Chair has been something of an albatross. It looks cool-ish, but is broken down and not all that comfortable. Merely adequate.

I came across a veritable throne in Madrona at another friend's house last night. A rolling pampas of a chair. A great chair. The Pillow Chair's reign as Only Lounger may soon be ended.