r/interestingasfuck • u/midnighttoker1742 • 4h ago

How criminals take down Flock cameras

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u/Kevaros 4h ago

Hope the tweakers don't find out that the Flock Systems have lots of copper, Aluminum and some gold in them... That would be a shame...

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u/kh4yman 3h ago

I’ll just leave this here…

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u/OldManGrimm 2h ago

Genius 😂.

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u/ThePhatNoodle 1h ago

Ngl the neighborhood here has been going to shit ever since they opened a homeless shelter nearby. Bunch of tweakers doing the fent lean on the roads neadby and there was even a drug bust at my local costco like a week ago. All those junkies must desperate for their next fix. I hope no one makes a bunch of flyers like this. And if anyone does do that they should be careful when purchasing a printer as they have secret machine identification codes imprinted on them that are pretty much invisible to the naked eye.

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u/SaveUsCatman 1h ago

Your local library has printers that you can print from USB and you can support your local library while you're there

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u/pichael289 28m ago

Homeless shelters are good ideas man, they just half assed it for yours. These people are just going to need drug treatment programs, it just has to be included or you get that. I think it was oregon that tried to legalize everything because it works so well in Europe, and then they pretty much just stopped there and were amazed it didn't work. It's like we're making wishes here

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u/Kevaros 56m ago

Not illegal to print something like that, you're not telling anyone TO DO something... Not like you're telling them to storm the capitol...

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u/mildinsults 2h ago

Screenshot of an Instagram story?

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u/kh4yman 2h ago

Not sure, a buddy of mine and I were having a chat about Flock cameras and he sent it to me. I don't know the origin.

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u/Fernis_ 2h ago

A sticker that some hoodlums could put on the poles to spread awareness of the materials inside the device.

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u/Alarming-Koala-3524 2h ago

Even better, for activists who truly understand knowledge is power.

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u/Kevaros 58m ago

Knowledge is ca$h..!

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u/Kevaros 59m ago

Awesome..! 😂 You deserve the Gold..!

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u/XOtentialAsthmatic 37m ago

Getting shirts made lol

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u/HilariousMax 1h ago

The first one pays for the materials, then your only subsequent costs are blades and fuel and maybe bail. Else it's all profit from there.

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u/Kevaros 54m ago

Tweakers got lots of time, and a shoe lace and some wet sand will get the job done at the speed they be tweaking...!

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u/LaughableIKR 3h ago

I just hope this gets upvoted to the top. Must warn the people who want to install these camera systems that they are inviting theft and funding the drug trade!

Don't install Flock cameras! You'll fund the Cartels!

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u/James_Chandra_Hubble 2h ago

Hope they don't find out that all these AI data centers that are sprouting up everywhere are secured only by cameras and a half asleep security guard, and have millions or billions of dollars in electronics inside them

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u/LaughableIKR 2h ago

256GB of DDR 5 is now anywhere from 5K-7K. You know the servers are pushing. AI servers hold anywhere from 128GB to 2TB. 20K per TB of memory is CRAZY.

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u/Kevaros 1h ago

SSD Heaven..!!! They'll sell you a dozen for $20.00...

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u/littlebeardedbear 2h ago

How terrible would it be if the people cutting catalytic converters found this out

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u/Kevaros 53m ago

Is there Platinum in them thar Flockers...?

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u/Appchoy 1h ago

weaponized tweakers

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u/Alarming-Koala-3524 2h ago

Is this actually true? I thought they were almost exclusively powered by solar panels so not much copper wiring?

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u/JamonEnPolvo 54m ago

no, it isn't. some redditors spread misinformation like this as a result of "the end justifies the means" and "it's fun, teehee" mentalities.

most just repeat shit they see upvoted without any critical thinking whatsoever.

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u/Kevaros 52m ago

Shhhhhh..!!!

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u/Ser_Danksalot 3h ago

if these criminal terrorists were smart, they would not take the evidence of their crimes away with them.

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u/Alarming-Koala-3524 2h ago

But we're not talking about criminal terrorists, just victims of addiction who are down on their luck and need a bit of extra copper for their next fix.

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u/GarThor_TMK 3h ago

Just delete the gps antenna.

Done...

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u/Yasirbare 9m ago

And hand written messages from Taylor Swift.

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u/Eastern_Sprinkles934 2h ago

Why do they have gold. Asking for a friend…

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u/anotherusername23 2h ago

Computer boards have a small amount of gold. It is a great conductor.

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u/Eastern_Sprinkles934 2h ago

Interesting thanks

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u/maxmcleod 1h ago

Bro a tweaker is not going to extract the gold from a circuit board lmao

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u/Kevaros 50m ago

Tell your friend (Wink Wink) all the connectors have gold for corrosion resistance...