Blueservo.com - Virtual Border Patrol

[sachmo71]

Found this on Kotaku this morning...

Mexican Snap: Catch Real Mexicans In This Real Border Crossing "Game"

There's a new "project" running in Texas that sounds a lot more like a "game" to us. It involves cameras, the internet, people sitting at home and catching Mexicans. Fun fun fun!

At a cost of $2 million, the system - called a "Virtual Stakeout" - involves a series of webcams placed along the Texas-Mexico border. These webcams can be viewed online, by you, by me, by anyone, with the aim of making public viewers "Virtual Deputies".

You sit there, you can the horizon, and if you spot someone trying to make a run across the border, you notify the authorities. So it's like Pokemon Snap, then, only without the Pokemon. Mexican Snap, if you will.

They've been in operation for six weeks now, and the "Virtual Deputies" have already clocked up one arrest, helping Police nab three suspects alleged to have been lugging 540 pounds of marijuana across the border.

It's a joint operation between the Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition and BlueServo, BlueServo being a budding ...social networking site, who are helping foot the bill in exchange for the publicity.

Presumably so the virtual deputies can meet other agoraphobic, internet-obsessed, potentially Mexican-hatin' vigilante types from the safety and comfort of their own home. (Almost) Everybody wins!

$2 Million Texas Surveillance System Nets 500 Lbs of Pot [Wired, via Neatorama]

I think people might get bored with this after a while, but I wonder if the concept could gain momentum. There seems to be a pretty big segment of the population that is worried about border security, and this would be a chance for them to "do something about it".

[DaddyTorgo]

thats pretty cool

[Cringer]

Originally Posted by sachmo71

I think people might get bored with this after a while, but I wonder if the concept could gain momentum. There seems to be a pretty big segment of the population that is worried about border security, and this would be a chance for them to "do something about it".

People will get bored with it after a short time except a few obsessed people I would guess. Part of the reason being the problem with the last part of your comment. People want "something done about it" but most people don't want to actually put the effort in themselves. They just want someone else to do something.

[Mustang]

I'll be all over that when they install moats and sharks with remote controlled lasers that I can control.

[Young Drachma]

Who the hell thought naming their social networking startup BlueServo was a good idea?

[RendeR]

I hope it takes off, then I can set up my drug runners to feint in one area to draw the authorities there while I bring in my heroin and other drugs through safely while they're busy.

[sachmo71]

Originally Posted by RendeR

I hope it takes off, then I can set up my drug runners to feint in one area to draw the authorities there while I bring in my heroin and other drugs through safely while they're busy.

I was wondering about that. How easy are these cameras to reposition?

[albionmoonlight]

Not a bad idea in terms of bringing like-minded people together for social networking. Everyone will sign up in order to catch Mexicans. After a very very short time, they will get tired of looking at a webcam of the desert on their computer. But, if they stay for the social networking, then you have them and their hits on your site.

The trick will be to expose them to the social networking side of the site before they get bored by the cactus-cam.

[Mustang]

They should just turn it into a porn site also. Occassionally, just have some hot naked gal shake her titties at the camera and run away.... You'll have 50,000 guys watching those cams night and day and not so much as a mouse would cross the border without being seen.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Mustang

They should just turn it into a porn site also. Occassionally, just have some hot naked gal shake her titties at the camera and run away.... You'll have 50,000 guys watching those cams night and day and not so much as a mouse would cross the border without being seen.

haha - awesome idea!!!

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by Mustang

They should just turn it into a porn site also. Occassionally, just have some hot naked gal shake her titties at the camera and run away.... You'll have 50,000 guys watching those cams night and day and not so much as a mouse would cross the border without being seen.

Fun idea. But that assumes that the people behind this care a lick about stopping people from crossing the border. I don't think that they do. It's just a project that tends to attract a certain kind of . . . intense person who can then be steered toward the social network where he will proceed to spend an average of 10 hours a day talking about Mexicans.

Hey, if we can stop some human smuggling and weapons trafficking as a side benefit, then all to the good. But I think that that whole aspect of it is being used as bait, not as the point of the project.

[Mustang]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Fun idea. But that assumes that the people behind this care a lick about stopping people from crossing the border.

You're no fun.

When I setup my Norwegian border crossing cams to stop the influx of hot large breasted Swedish Blondes, you're not invited.

[BrianD]

Originally Posted by Mustang

You're no fun.

When I setup my Norwegian border crossing cams to stop the influx of hot large breasted Swedish Blondes, you're not invited.

Is this the new business you are setting up? If so, how can I invest?

[DaddyTorgo]

if you want a hot large breasted blonde to show off her tits i can give you lying-cheating-bitch's phone #...

[CamEdwards]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

if you want a hot large breasted blonde to show off her tits i can give you lying-cheating-bitch's phone #...

Did you ever pass around those pictures of her?

[RendeR]

She's quite the hottie, but she's apparently evil incarnate so...ick.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by CamEdwards

Did you ever pass around those pictures of her?

no. i must do that. i still have the list of people's email addresses sitting on my desktop.

[Mustang]

Originally Posted by BrianD

Is this the new business you are setting up? If so, how can I invest?

Eventually.

For now, I'm setting up a cam at the Mars Cheese Castle on the Wisconsin/Illinois border...

I don't have high hopes though..

[Karlifornia]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

if you want a hot large breasted blonde to show off her tits i can give you lying-cheating-bitch's phone #...

Jesus, dude...There comes a time where you have to let it go. You're losing by letting her seemingly infiltrate your mind 24 hours a day....and, by proxy, we're all losing

[Karlifornia]

Dola, back to the topic at hand, I don't care about this. Mexican weed is pretty bad.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

Jesus, dude...There comes a time where you have to let it go. You're losing by letting her seemingly infiltrate your mind 24 hours a day....and, by proxy, we're all losing

lol she's not infiltrating. i'm not dwelling on it, i just enjoy slamming on her whenever i get the opportunity

[RendeR]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

lol she's not infiltrating. i'm not dwelling on it, i just enjoy slamming on her whenever i get the opportunity

But he's not Bitter....

[DaddyTorgo]

lol