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Where To Start With DIY Home Security?

Posted by timothy on from the first-we'll-steal-your-cameras dept.

secretrobotron writes "I'm a recent university graduate from a co-op system which has kept me on the move every other semester, so I've never really had a permanent place to live, and I've never had the opportunity (or the capital) to buy expensive things. Now that I'm working, those restrictions on my life are gone and I'm living in an apartment with things I don't want stolen. I would love to build a DIY home security system, but I don't even know where to start since Google searches reveal things like diysecurityforum.com, which help only to an extent for a curious newcomer. Has anybody out there successfully built a home security system on a budget? If so, where did you start?" Related query: When similar questions have come up before, many readers have recommended Linux-based Zoneminder (last updated more than a year ago); is that still the state of the art?

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  1. a gun by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Funny

    and if that doesn't work: more gun.

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    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

    1. Re:a gun by SleazyRidr · · Score: 4, Funny

      If violence didn't work, it's because you didn't use enough of it!

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    2. Re:a gun by glueball · · Score: 4, Funny

      A sticker on your door with the weapon of choice and a message saying "We don't call 911"

    3. Re:a gun by peacefinder · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Screw a dog..."

      Umm. I think you want 4chan.

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    4. Re:a gun by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually, come to think of it, a well-trained dog is probably one of your better security options.

      Indeed ... especially if he's well-trained enough to use a gun.

    5. Re:a gun by Idarubicin · · Score: 4, Funny

      Actually, come to think of it, a well-trained dog is probably one of your better security options.

      Since when is an option that requires me to handle dog excrement on a daily basis a 'better' option?

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    6. Re:a gun by imakemusic · · Score: 4, Funny

      And if that's not true you just need to apply it more.

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  2. Dogs and Guns by bsDaemon · · Score: 5, Funny

    German Shepherds, and a 12-gauge shotgun. You can probably use the gun for other things, like killing noisy turkeys, and the dog will make an excellent addition to your family and/or good way to attract chicks if you take it for the occasional walk in the park (although, if the dog is out with you, its not home watching the house. Maybe get two and have them work on shifts).

  3. Re:What do you have by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's going to have a kickass security system that he doesn't want thieves to break in and steal.

  4. Re:What's that coming over the hill? Is it a monst by Rockoon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dogs are useful and all, but bear ..

    I totally agree. A bear is much better than even several dogs. Even in the case of several intruders, while the dogs could tackle them both simultaneously, the bear makes short work of even the largest thug.

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  5. Re:Sure... by jamesh · · Score: 4, Funny

    time travel

    time travel? Now that's going to require a lot of explosives!