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ISP to Supreme Court: We shouldn’t have to disconnect users accused of piracy
  • I'm not sure how real companies handle this, but I can share what we did in a student organization at my university that provided internet to its members.

    Not only could we monitor who was downloading a lot of data, but we also received emails from legal organizations informing us that a specific IP in our network(All members had a public IP) had downloaded copyrighted content. They would ask us to disconnect that user. These emails typically came with an XML file attached, filled with legal information and details about the content being downloaded, often including the exact torrent filename.

    We built a system that would automatically parse the XML and forward the email to the user responsible. The subject line may or may not have been "Use a VPN, you idiot!" at some point.

    We also maintained a "high score" list to track what was trending. The last time I checked, Rick and Morty was in the top 3, but that was a while ago.

  • "Men are bad at picking up on women's hints." What are your actual thoughts on this sentiment?
  • Historically, I've been terrible at interpreting hints. These days, I often worry about whether these hints are genuine, leading me to assume they are simply being kind.

    Whenever I attempted to decipher these hints in the past, I was invariably rejected. Consequently, as an adult, my self-esteem has suffered greatly. So much so, that with the last woman who dropped hints, I merely wanted to be friends. Five years later, I still think about it.

    Needless to say, my job doesn't provide many opportunities to meet women.

  • [Question] Google play turned off my Wi-Fi?

    I just connected to my home Wi-Fi and got the notification, "Google play has switched off your Wi-Fi." It hasn't done this before, but after a while it connected again with no complaints.

    First question: Why?

    Second question: How to prevent it from doing that again?

    I don't like it that "Snoople" can choose that my home Wi-Fi should not be used. They have no right to making that decision.

    Network details.

    I have pi-hole running as a DNS with a lot of block-lists active (haven't added a new one since 2021) All are up to date.

    Wi-Fi uses WPA3, and up to date.

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