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The overengineered solution to my pigeon problem
TL;DR: I built a wifi-equipped water gun to shoot the pigeons on my balcony, controlled over the internet by a python script running openCV reading the camera image of my old iPhone. Introduction The pigeons in my backyard find particular pleasures in voiding their excrements onto my balcony. Dissatisfied with this…
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Tools & ProductivitySoftware Engineering2022
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| May 14, 2022 | The overengineered solution to my pigeon problem by maxmunzel | 261 | 102 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | The overengineered solution to my pigeon problem (2022) by cyb0rg0 | 99 | 69 |
