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Don't like this change one bit.
'Sapiens' & 'The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World'
Stuff You Should Know (podcast) has also been a gem for learning broadly about industrial and material topics.
I tested out most of the non-commercial NVR software and landed on Blue Iris (the most recommended on ipcamtalk.com). Zoneminder and others were not as stable nor feature complete. My dad has the Blue Iris app on his phone so he can monitor remotely.
Blue Iris has motion detection and other common features.
Hikvision and Amcrest are often recommended for IP cameras.
ipcamtalk.com is an great resource for troubleshooting.
It's been a rock solid setup for 3+ years.
Edit: Price list - Blue Iris 5 (~$50) + Blue Iris App (~$10) - 4 Hikvision IP Cams off eBay ($280) - T20 Desktop Server ($330) - Desktop Server Upgrades (~$160) - Ethernet Cables ($50)
I went through Crash Course Computer Science (from John Green / PBS...) and it really helped me feel grounded.
Maybe this is attempting the same, just starting at one end of the abstractions.
It spread like fire with Europeans being able to text across countries. Texting was free within country, but between was expensive.