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On “Human vs. Squirrel: The Battle of Wits Is On”
"Militarizing Your Backyard With Python" - Perhaps the best presentation to a programming language conference in history. link to this video
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Militarizing Your Backyard with Python: Computer Vision and the Squirrel Hordes
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- Recommended by 3 people: 3 on Hacker News.
- A classic. People kept recommending it from 2014 to 2018.
- Presented by Kurt Grandis
- May be out of date. Uploaded 14 years ago, in an area where tools change fast.
Intermediate. Assumes working knowledge.
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Kurt Grandis explains how he built an automated, computer-vision-powered water turret to protect his bird feeder from squirrels.
Kurt Grandis Has your garden been ravaged by the marauding squirrel hordes? Has your bird feeder been pillaged? Tired of shaking your fist at the neighbor children? Learn how to use Python to tap into computer vision libraries and build an automatedWhy it's here
3 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended as one of the most entertaining and classic PyCon talks about a practical computer vision hobby project.
mpdehaan2on Hacker News • Recommends
On “Human vs. Squirrel: The Battle of Wits Is On”
In related squirrel news: The "Daylight Robbery" documentary has some very interesting squirrel obstacle courses. You can find it on youtube - link "Militarizing your Backyard with Python" shows how to build a water-hose-turret that automatically recognizes and blasts squirrels - link to this video
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On “Face recognition in images and video with Python”
I don't think you'll find a 'quick hack' but what you're asking is definitely possible as a project. Check this video out for ideas(guy used ML/servo controlled squirt gun to get rid of squirrels from his bird house) link to this video
sudonton Hacker News • Mentions
On “African firm is selling pepper-spray bullet firing drones”
Indeed. Here's something somewhat related, from PyCon 2012. It deals with using computer vision to fire a squirt gun at squirrels. The principle is basically the same. link to this video
pjmorrison Hacker News • Mentions
On “Why unprecedented birdflu outbreaks sweeping the world are concerning scientists”
Ten years ago, somebody built a squirrel detector/watergun combo to protect their bird feeders without harming the squirrels, 0 0 link to this video
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On “Less than 168 hours since Photoshop dropped the new “Generative Fill” feature”
Some Hobbyists still want to push the envelope. Think the artist equivalent of the guy building a AI controlled sentry gun for shooting squirrels with water. link to this video