I Spy……a Mexican!
Now you, too, can be a virtual minuteman (or gal) by logging in at the Texas Border Watch test site. The welcome page explains….
As part of the Virtual Neighborhood Border Watch Program, the State of Texas has been testing video surveillance cameras in different environments along the 1240 miles of Texas/Mexico border using the internet to transmit the images. The last stage of the test is to stress the system by providing public access to numerous surveillance cameras.
Firefox users are out of luck but those of you with IE browsers could give it a spin. I suppose it will be like watching paint dry.
November 5th, 2006 at 2:12 am
According to this article, it’s a $100k site run by a company biding for a $5 million contract with the state of Texas. (I think, maybe DHS, it’s a little unclear.) I wonder what more they have planned for $5 million? I don’t–in theory–have moral objections to a border cam but I’m not sure if I’d rather see it run by the state or by indivduals.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/15929455.htm
(What have these guys got against Firefox? Isn’t it easier to put up Firefox friendly video streams than tangle with Active X? )
November 5th, 2006 at 5:13 pm
What of Safari? I’m not going to register to be told my browser is not supported.
November 5th, 2006 at 6:53 pm
This is better than punch buggie!