README: correct opentopia count, note seen-ring is RAM-only, site-neutral LED wording

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@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ it stays out of the way. The CC1101 board's BQ27220 gauge is not supported.
| blue dot running round | connecting to a camera |
| teal, draining | countdown to the next camera |
| amber, steady | paused |
| red blinking | camera offline / insecam unreachable, skipping |
| red blinking | camera offline / site unreachable, skipping |
| dim grey | menu open |
## How it works
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ it stays out of the way. The CC1101 board's BQ27220 gauge is not supported.
* `insecam.c` fetches one listing page (`/en/byrating/` or `/en/bynew/`, random
page) — six cameras per request, so insecam sees one hit every two minutes.
insecam's whole catalogue is only ~1,700 cameras (287 pages × 6) and
opentopia's rated list ~3,000, so Random keeps a ring of the last 1,200
cameras shown and skips them; without it the birthday effect makes repeats
common within an hour.
opentopia's rated list ~2,000, so Random keeps a ring of the last 1,200
cameras shown (in RAM, cleared on power-off) and skips them; without it the
birthday effect makes repeats common within an hour.
* `opentopia.c` does the same for opentopia (`hiddencam.php`, rated or newest),
then, just before a camera plays, reads its page in *Live Feed* mode for the
camera's own MJPEG URL (or *Current Still* when there is no video). The site is