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Sunco 50W Ceiling Panel Flicker Free? LIES! But Let's Make It So

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Wendell dives into the nitty gritty of LED lighting and how to prevent flicker when you film it!

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Calling All Wizards: Let’s Build the Ultimate Data Org Guide

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Check out the forum thread, it splits into several other threads: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/the-ultimate-home-server-toward-an-amal…

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Level1 News January 25 2022: Google Gets the Gavel

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https://www.one-tab.com/page/o826uB9gR2SNafsoFYsYBg

0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Elon Musk's brain implant company is inching toward human trials
2:41 - Felony charges are 1st in a fatal crash involving Autopilot
4:17 - FedEx Asks FAA to Let It Install Anti-Missile Lasers on Planes
5:20 - FTC antitrust watchdogs reportedly investigating Meta’s VR division
6:00 - FSB arrests REvil ransomware gang members
7:25 - Democrats unveil bill to ban online ‘surveillance advertising’
10:10 - EU wants to build its own DNS infrastructure with built-in filtering capabilities
11:17 - Chinese regulator denies issuing guidelines on internet giants’ investments, fundraisings
12:00 - U.S. examining Alibaba's cloud unit for national security risks
12:48 - UK Gov't Plans Publicity Blitz to Undermine Chat Privacy
15:20 - WhatsApp Ordered To Help U.S. Agents Spy On Chinese Phones—No Explanation Required
16:30 - Winter Olympics: Athletes advised to use burner phones in Beijing
16:57 - Israeli citizens targeted by police using Pegasus spyware, report claims
18:05 - Biden to Expand National Security Agency Role in Government Cybersecurity
18:35 - Senate committee votes to advance major tech antitrust bill
20:29 - Cambodia’s Internet May Soon Be Like China’s: State-Controlled
21:02 - California judge rules Google’s confidentiality agreements break labor law
23:09 - Fed releases long-awaited study on a digital dollar but doesn't take a position yet on creating one
26:57 - Bank of Russia Calls for Full Ban on Crypto
27:21 - NYC Mayor Adams will convert his city paycheck to cryptocurrency via Coinbase
28:19 - ‘Havana syndrome’ unlikely caused by hostile foreign power, CIA says
29:38 - Rescuers Save Dog From Drowning With a Sausage and a Drone

#Level1News

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Level1 News January 19 2022: It Ain't Easy Being Green

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0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Google Had Secret Project to ‘Convince’ Employees ‘That Unions Suck’
3:07 - Canon Forced to Tell Printer Users How to Break DRM
4:27 - The PC market just had another big year thanks to pandemic demand
5:09 - PCI Express 6.0 Specification Finalized: x16 Slots to Reach 128GBps
6:38 - UltraRAM Breakthrough Brings New Memory and Storage Tech to Silicon
8:33 - Microsoft Hires Key Apple Engineer to Work on Custom Chips
10:44 - Linux Mint sells out for Mozilla money -- Google becomes default search in Firefox
13:58 - The GMC Hummer EV Could Pop Wheelies Before Engineers Intervened
15:05 - Prairie Tesla owners battle loss of heat amid extreme cold weather after software update
18:34 - Tesla delays Cybertruck to early 2023, says report
20:07 - Green texts in iMessages nudge teens to use iPhones
20:56 - After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful
22:32 - The Associated Press is starting its own NFT marketplace for photojournalism
25:15 - Xbox players are fed up with forced crossplay against PC gamers
26:49 - Wordle clones yanked from Apple’s App Store
28:27 - Game maker says Apple, Google selling rip-offs in new lawsuit
29:29 - Fortnite Finally Back On iOS Via Nvidia GeForce Now Streaming
30:36 - Bitcoin slips under the $40,000 mark
31:26 - Apple submits plans to allow alternative payment systems in S.Korea
33:33 - Panasonic to Offer Four-Day Workweek in Japan
37:20 - China Tutoring Cutdown Led New Oriental Education to Fire 60,000

#Level1News

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Better IoT: DIYing a Sonoff Wireless 433Mhz Bridge

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Guide: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/devices/Sonoff-RF-Bridge-433/

Better IoT Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL10NWKboioZQ8cUlli5x_HSsorjC7R_tz

Ryan's video on software defined radio: https://youtu.be/jrto7hc4rtg

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Better IoT: Sonoff S31 - Smart Plug Home Automation - Replace Firmware w/Tasmota

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+ Level1Techs Forum Article Guide - https://forum.level1techs.com/t/ha04-how-to-setup-home-automation-smart…

Hacking firmware in Sonoff smart plugs! It was very exciting, and fun to tinker with.
Wendell goes in-depth about security and safe home automation in this how-to!

+ Level1Series: Building a Better IoT - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL10NWKboioZQ8cUlli5x_HSsorjC7R_tz

~ Editor Amber

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Better IoT: DSC Alarms w/Home Assistant Home Automation

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This is part 5 of our IoT series. Wendell talks about how to not get grifted by alarm system manufacturers, as well as how it relates to custom home automation!

Hope you enjoy!

~ Editor Amber

+ https://forum.level1techs.com/t/ha04-how-to-setup-home-automation-smart…

+ https://forum.level1techs.com/t/ha05-adding-z-wave-to-home-assistant/16…

+ https://forum.level1techs.com/t/ha06-example-home-assistant-light-autom…

#IoT # DIY
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How To Run Your Own Personal Cloud With Nextcloud!

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https://www.linode.com/level1techs

https://nextcloud.com/

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Cyberpunk 2077 - Handheld Edition! (Raspberry PiBoy DMG)

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+ Level1Forum Thread Guide: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/cyberpunk-2077-handheld-edition/166264

Why play Cyberpunk 2077 handheld? Why not..??
L1 was very excited about this project!

We hope you enjoy it!
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Fixing Bricked Hikvision Cameras Made Easy!

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0:00 - Intro
6:26 - Tutorial
16:30 - Further Considerations

https://forum.level1techs.com/t/unbricking-hikvision-ip-cameras-repair-…

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