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Old 30th October 2003, 22:39     #41
Deff
I felt shocked
 
Haahaa funny as fuck, he's munching the frog as well!!!

Heehee
 
Old 30th October 2003, 22:50     #42
Rambeaux
 
Thumbs up

Nice one Oddity....but you should still kick the fucker out, that sort of invasion of privacy and trust is flat-out BAD.
I have a beautiful picture on my hard drive (no host sorry), made by a friend of mine, who had a similar problem.....flatmate busting into his room when he was away etc etc, looking thru all his stuff etc etc. My friend, who I'll call "Brendan" took a lovely series of motion-triggered pictures using a wee logitech camera, put them into a montage complete with witty captions, and then emailed the pics to everyone in his address book.
So the guy was totally busted, and pretty publicly humiliated, but the sneaky bitch kept coming in when Brendan was out at night.
He won't change, Od. Kick the fucker out and be done with him.
 
Old 30th October 2003, 23:00     #43
Simon
SHG
 
But Mr Melon's GF does have four breasts, right? Isn't that why Biggus tried to set her on fire? Or was he just trying to get the $2 of frogs for free?
 
Old 30th October 2003, 23:18     #44
chiquelet
Mrs Colin Farrell
 
Quote:
Originally posted by CCS

He probably puts on your clothes and then sits there eating a Freddo, saying "I am Oddity. I am eating a Freddo. Next I shall go to sleep. In my bed."
LOL for some reason at 11:17pm that is really cracking me up. Good work CCS, always helps to go to bed on a good note
 
Old 30th October 2003, 23:33     #45
CCS
Stunt Pants
 
Yes, well... that's what I used to do when Oddity lived here.







Doh.



...'write what you know' they say...
 
Old 31st October 2003, 00:06     #46
Boofhead
 
and now everyone wants Adapt's motion capture software ;D
 
Old 31st October 2003, 01:21     #47
Baron
 
It cant be as bad as my friends flatmate.

6 person flat and the flat account was under his name and this other girls name. One day they noticed that their wasnt enouhg money to buy groceries... everyone thought ok sweet put more money in.

Then my mate noticed that they wernt getting any bank statements. So he went to the bank and asked why they werent getting any... banks told him otherwise... he asked if their was any weird out going payments... quite a few... where are they going... i cant tell you sir... is it going to this persons named account?... whilst nodding... I cant tell you sir... ok can we get the last 3 months statements sent to the house... sure.

Time goes by... no statements... rings bank... where are my statements.. theyve been sent a while back...i havent got them and explains situation... ok sir different address this time... yes please... this costing like $2.50 a page.

Well ends up she had been using her phone banking and slowly removed $500 which she replied with... i didnt steal from you guys... but ill pay that money if you think i did... she moved straight out.
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Old 31st October 2003, 01:55     #48
Rabble
 
Get locks on the bedroom doors and give him his two weeks(?) notice.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 02:36     #49
Uncle Gus
 
Irony:

Buying a fifty dollar webcam to stop someones stealing a few bucks worth of chocolate....

But seriously, why didn't you just call a general flat "meeting" and say "someone's nicking my chocolate and it's not on."? I thought people living together could kind of, you know, be honest with each other? Like you said, he took it rather well, I don't see the need to set up a bleedin' camera on him.

However... PWNED.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 03:44     #50
Ishtar
 
Damn Greasy Flatmates from Hamilton

Well I have a similar tale to tell. I didn't get the guy on camera or anything I walked in on him.

I used to flat with Cevin and a guy who we named 'Hamilton', I won't post his alias as I think he is a member of this Forum. Anyway one day I came home from work and my door was shut with the light on. I was thinking hmm I didn't leave the light on. I opened the door and walked in.
Hamilton was sitting on the end of my bed watching one of the porn flicks I had rented. He turned around smiled and said "How Was Work?" Bewildered that this was happening I replied "Good". He got up, left the room and that was that.

Sneaky little ferrit. I couldn't find any discharge or anything but I was horrified at what I'd discovered.

My sanctuary was violated.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 05:39     #51
Mutton
 
Wacked

That's fucked up right there. Real fucked up.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 08:43     #52
BadNova
 
Cunning linguist

Quote:
Originally posted by Uncle Gus
Irony:

Buying a fifty dollar webcam to stop someones stealing a few bucks worth of chocolate....
Well, if you assume n froggies were being stolen from each bag at x dollars apiece, and now are no longer being stolen, once nx > $50 he's paid for the webcam in full.

Free webcam!
 
Old 31st October 2003, 09:25     #53
borland
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Biggus
Alcoholic flatmate stole my booze
you could have just locked the liquor cabinet, or better yet, not had one, could you not?
 
Old 31st October 2003, 09:31     #54
Trigger
Laserman
 
That's beside the point...
So your mentality for people stealing from others is "well, it's your fault for having something to steal in the first place!"
 
Old 31st October 2003, 09:46     #55
iNF
 
Web Cam Question

How did he determin if there was motion?
I was thinking about this last night since i've been playing around with directshow etc.
So far all i've been able to come up with is checking all the pixels for color change and give them a certain error % for changes in light.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 09:51     #56
borland
 
My point was that in normal circumstances sure they shouldn't be stealing it and you shouldn't have to lock it or anything, but if alcoholism etc is coming into the picture then it's not a normal circumstance.

But yeah, hope they turned out ok.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 09:52     #57
TnT
 
Thumbs up

Quote:
Originally posted by Trigger
That's beside the point...
So your mentality for people stealing from others is "well, it's your fault for having something to steal in the first place!"
Couldn't agree more, just because I have nice stuff, (be it chocolate frogs, booze, a nice car...whatever), doesn't give you the right to nick it. You want it? Go and fucking earn it like I did.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 09:53     #58
borland
 
Re: Web Cam Question

Quote:
Originally posted by iNF
How did he determin if there was motion?
I was thinking about this last night since i've been playing around with directshow etc.
So far all i've been able to come up with is checking all the pixels for color change and give them a certain error % for changes in light.
yeah that's how you'd do it.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 10:03     #59
iNF
 
If thats correct then it would be quite useless at night :/
 
Old 31st October 2003, 10:15     #60
StN
I have detailed files
 
I thought a better way was to split an image into say 16 or 64 areas, and average the RGB pixel values of these areas, then compare that with the next image, allowing for a degree of fuzziness?

Last edited by StN : 31st October 2003 at 10:16.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 10:25     #61
iNF
 
Think I'll try both
 
Old 31st October 2003, 10:27     #62
iNF
 
what i would like to know as well though is how you could get the shape or highligh the area with the change
 
Old 31st October 2003, 10:31     #63
riven
 
Quote:
Originally posted by iNF
If thats correct then it would be quite useless at night :/
it is crap at night.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 10:55     #64
Frouse
 


You flat with Kieran The Beige Hornet from Big Brother 2.

Ha
 
Old 31st October 2003, 10:57     #65
OdditY
Bad Hacker, No Biscuit
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Uncle Gus
Irony:

Buying a fifty dollar webcam to stop someones stealing a few bucks worth of chocolate....

But seriously, why didn't you just call a general flat "meeting" and say "someone's nicking my chocolate and it's not on."? I thought people living together could kind of, you know, be honest with each other? Like you said, he took it rather well, I don't see the need to set up a bleedin' camera on him.

However... PWNED.
Quote:
Originally posted by OdditY

Had a 'wee chat', and it took me **5 minutes** just to get him to own up and apologise... which to my mind fully justifies the use of a cam - if i'd takled to him about people stealing my stuff, I am now sure the thievery would have just stopped and there would have been no closure
Maybe i need to re-iterate this point for the Gusses out there
The guy would not have owned up without having cold hard proof shoved in his face. i now know this for a fact. So all that would have resulted from a flat meeting would have been everyone pleading ignorance and the thievery stopping... maybe. I dont know about you, but i can't live with that level of paranoia and uncertainty.

from me saying "Are you sure there isn't something you want to tell me?", it took 5 solid minutes of him being evasive and playing dumb "aaah i dont know what you mean man, help me out here", and he only owned up once i told him the cam was connected to The Internet. I haven't even shown him the footage. I have footage of him coming back in later that night and tracing the cam cable and discovering the pc under the bed, so he knew damn well what was going on :/

And it's not about the money. This guy was invading my private space. I put the candy in my wardrobe for a reason. Pantry i can kind of understand, but when he began raiding my bedroom he crossed a line. Everyone who has ever flatted or been flatting implicitly understand this.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 11:13     #66
TnT
 
Question

And you're not kicking him out why Oddity? I'm failing to see a good reason for this guy, whom is a liar and a thief, to be allowed to stay.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 11:15     #67
OdditY
Bad Hacker, No Biscuit
 
Note to all: I never said i wasn't kicking him out....
 
Old 31st October 2003, 11:34     #68
Cinclant
 
Tell the dumb klepto he's a filthy ass-face swine and that hundreds of people are laughing at him.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 11:40     #69
StN
I have detailed files
 
Quote:
Originally posted by OdditY
I have footage of him coming back in later that night and tracing the cam cable and discovering the pc under the bed, so he knew damn well what was going on :/
I do believe you are holding out on some more comedy gold...
 
Old 31st October 2003, 11:48     #70
OdditY
Bad Hacker, No Biscuit
 
Well ok, as soon as i (or someone else heh) get around to converting the BMPs to an mpeg or something i'll bust it up on the net.

Any takers? (read: i'm slack)
 
Old 31st October 2003, 11:49     #71
TnT
 
Sorry Oddity, did the ol' assume thing. Ban him!
 
Old 31st October 2003, 11:56     #72
riven
 
Bluewink

Quote:
Originally posted by StN
I do believe you are holding out on some more comedy gold...
Indeed it IS comedy gold =)
 
Old 31st October 2003, 11:57     #73
Mr M
 
It's funny when this type of topic pops up.
EVERYone knows the right way of going about it. And they'll argue till their blue in the face that you do it THIS way.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 14:06     #74
Uncle Gus
 
Thumbs up

Quote:
Originally posted by OdditY
Maybe i need to re-iterate this point for the Gusses out there
*snip*
Ahh, okay. That's a bit clearer now.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 17:15     #75
Biggus
Beaner!
 
Quote:
Originally posted by borland
you could have just locked the liquor cabinet, or better yet, not had one, could you not?
Nah, it was a room that had no door on it.
I know that keeping things away from temptation is a nice idea but at the end of the day you have to be comfortable with who you live with, her dishonesty combined with several other issues eventually caused an uncontrollable reaction with my boot.

I also didnt want to get to the stage where I had to lock everything away.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 17:22     #76
OdditY
Bad Hacker, No Biscuit
 
Agreed. IMO, flatting is about trust. If you get to the point where you have to lock everything up, you've lost.
 
Old 31st October 2003, 17:30     #77
SpaceCowboy
Here be dragons
 
Quote:
Originally posted by iNF
If thats correct then it would be quite useless at night :/
not that youd be able to record anything without night vision anyway!
 
Old 31st October 2003, 17:34     #78
Cyberbob
 
Quote:
Originally posted by OdditY
Agreed. IMO, flatting is about trust. If you get to the point where you have to lock everything up, you've lost.
Just before you lose, kick em out.
auto-win!
 
Old 31st October 2003, 17:49     #79
IceFox0r
 
Ehehe I met him the other week when I went to crash at fobski's.
THEIF =P
 
Old 31st October 2003, 17:56     #80
Native
I... err - F*ck It.
 
So.... how many other people have e-mailed this thread to everyone on their e-mail lists?
 
 


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