Recording, Building, Recuperating

You may recall that I discovered that it seemed like my two security dvrs at the house were being compromised, something I only was notified up after installing the Xfi gateway.  I closed the port forward when I discovered it but around the same time I noticed that the cameras on the house DVR were no longer functioning.  I had no idea if it was related to the compromise but I tried various things to troubleshoot the problem, including swapping in other cameras but still, I had no luck.  I had no idea if the compromise somehow f’d up the camera interface on the DVR so I decided to buy a used DVR off Ebay to swap it out with, which arrived yesterday.

Imagine my surprise when I hooked up the replacement DVR and STILL had no video feeds from the camera.  Ok this is weird.  Part of my troubleshooting originally was swapping in a camera, like I said.  When I attached the camera to the power connection I saw the infrared leds flash on momentarily which indicated to me the power was indeed working.  Well just for the hell of it I swapped in a spare camera power supply.  As soon as I did all three cameras came to life, son of a bitch.  This means that the original DVR is likely fine and it was the camera power supply that was bad the entire time.  Oh well, I configured the network on the new DVR and changed the passwords and ports to nonstandard values, reducing the risk of future compromises.

I also did a little bit of work on my Prusa MK3S build.  There are a TON of parts.  This will be a much more involved build than the Ender 2, the only other 3D printer kit that I put together.  The good news is the instructions and parts labeling is nothing short of incredible.  The detail and organization would allow a complete novice to get through the construction.  It may be the best and most complete instructions I have seen on anything in my life.  I am hoping by the end of the weekend I have a functioning printer.

My dad had his second replacement hip surgery yesterday which I actually did not realize until my step mom told me it went well.  I knew it was happening in mid-August but I did not recall the actual date.  This is his second surgery on the same hip, evidently the first procedure was not done well with there being a misalignment of components that grew into more problems over time.

Once he gets through the healing process for the hip he is targeting having his knees replaced as well, one at a time meaning he is potentially looking at two years or more of being in constant recovery/rehab.  At 72 years old that is not a great scenario as staying active is a crucial part of avoiding the physical disabilities that can come from old age.  I hope dad does whatever he can to maintain some sort of balance. At his age it’s extremely hard to reverse directions if physically things slide too far downhill. He wants to do these procedures to increase his quality of life, I just hope he gets through them without digging a huge hole to climb out of.

I feel fortunate that whatever cross wiring there is in my head, the end result is a tireless determination to be active, fit, and healthy, regardless of the number of years on the calendar.  If I ever reach a point that that is no longer the case I may as well check out, I’d be miserable otherwise.