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[–] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 36 points 4 days ago (1 children)

every night they redo that video. … So, every night the video is reset

What is "redo that video"? What does "the video is reset" mean? Is this dummy-speak for "the recordings are rolled over into a new file at midnight"? Why would this cause a missing minute?

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

They physically remove the VHS tapes in order, and place another tape back in and hit the record button manually. Then write the dates on the box with a sharpie and put them in the rack to save for backups. The tapes only hold 8 hours so they have to swap them 3 times a day, which ends up losing about a minute a piece.

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 4 days ago

But that isn't what happened. This was a DVR system. So someone who didn't understand the new tech but was familiar with old school tapes came up with the lie. Or AI came up with the lie.

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I was joking, but the fact that it's questionably real that they are VHS tapes instead of digitally saved recordings is telling about or prison systems. Note, this is also a high end prison for the rich, haha

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yep - T-160 on SLP.