{"id":26727,"date":"2020-04-24T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T17:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?p=26727"},"modified":"2020-04-23T02:06:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T06:06:42","slug":"what-home-security-cameras-for-impending-collapse-of-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/24\/what-home-security-cameras-for-impending-collapse-of-massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"What home security cameras for impending collapse of Massachusetts?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governor Baker has now announced that schools in Massachusetts will be closed through June (i.e., until September). There was a hint at the briefing that businesses would also be ordered closed through June in that the order to close daycare for non-essential workers would be closed through June was explained with&#8221;to align reopening of child care with the reopening of businesses.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have friends who say that Massachusetts has a reasonable chance of descending into looting, home invasions, ATM kidnappings, etc. They&#8217;re not very tech-savvy, but they want some outdoor home security cameras that will at least discourage the roaming criminal gangs. What&#8217;s a good solution to secure the four corners of a suburban house? It has to be something easy for non-technical people to set up themselves. (And do cameras actually discourage criminals enough to motivate them to move to the next house that doesn&#8217;t have them?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Are their fears justified? There are a lot of programs for government hand-outs, but the free cash is limited to people who are great at filling out paperwork. That could leave a substantial portion of the population in desperate straits. Venezuela went from pleasant to lawless after a severe economic downturn. Why not the U.S.? I guess that is why everyone was buying guns and ammo until the gun shops ran out.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wirecutter recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/thewirecutter.com\/reviews\/best-wireless-outdoor-home-security-camera\/\">the Google Nest Outdoor Security Camera<\/a>, but it doesn&#8217;t seem like it is intended for people who want to cover the entire perimeter of a suburban house (more like monitor the front door and driveway)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Baker has now announced that schools in Massachusetts will be closed through June (i.e., until September). 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