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XO Tech Dorks: Why Do I Need A VPN Other Than Pirating Shit?

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Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
Poasting on xo, assuming you're of interest to the GlowNigge...
Dark filthy sanctuary azn
  12/16/25
So you can funnel all your data to israel
stimulating partner
  12/16/25
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fishy milk
  12/16/25
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Shimmering Legal Warrant Gas Station
  12/16/25
wait having a VPN = data to israel? or not having a VP...
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
Both.
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
Yeah but in one you pay extra
stimulating partner
  12/16/25
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Brilliant quadroon
  12/16/25
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Chrome Marvelous Meetinghouse Police Squad
  12/16/25
Hiding your ip address from greedy data pigs like doubleclic...
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
dont care about datapigs
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
I personally just use my own to connect to my home network f...
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
why do u need to connect to your home network? i dont lea...
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
As stated in the other thread, I can use my pi hole etc from...
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
link to thread on pi hole? this seems intriguing. does i...
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-for-dummies/59749 ...
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
Ty. What exactly does it do? Does it filter ads from the rou...
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
Yes. It literally blocks the requests at the DNS level and r...
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
DBG is far too stupid to figure this out
stimulating partner
  12/16/25
what do I know. I scored a 168 and went to a TTT.
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
If a device requests content from a blacklisted domain, like...
Sapphire geriatric halford
  12/16/25
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Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
It requires Linux and a computer that can run 24/7.
Sapphire geriatric halford
  12/16/25
That's why it's called a pi hole. The intent is to run it on...
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
I run it in a Proxmox container, fuck having a dedicated dev...
Sapphire geriatric halford
  12/16/25
I just have a dedicated device because I have so many of the...
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
it's overkill. It consumes no resources on any server: ht...
Sapphire geriatric halford
  12/16/25
Eh I can show you my stats when I get home. I also do some a...
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
If it becomes CPU intensive to resolve DNS queries I assume ...
Sapphire geriatric halford
  12/16/25
It's also a raspberry pi 3
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
I love using microUSB power connectors in 2025
Sapphire geriatric halford
  12/16/25
Oh I dont even care anymore. I have at least 20 of each USB ...
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
There’s stuff online saying you can run it on windows ...
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
ljl, no.
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
Is there any way to do DNS level ad blocking on windows?
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
fyi https://www.andrewdenty.com/blog/2022/03/13/installin...
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
It's an IQ test. There are idiots to pay to route their traf...
Sapphire geriatric halford
  12/16/25
it is a pretty good IQ test. People who don't use a VPN are ...
godawful address
  12/16/25
There are many objective reasons to use one like hiding traf...
godawful address
  12/16/25
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Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
I don’t travel so I’m not using untrusted networ...
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
no. You say you don't travel, but "traveling" here...
Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater
  12/16/25
No I never use public WiFi. Who uses public WiFi unless they...
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
Posting on gamefaqs even when banned
Onyx arrogant boiling water
  12/16/25
So you can still visit porn sites if you live in a state tha...
appetizing deer antler
  12/16/25
motherless works everywhere
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
is using adguard DNS servers safe?
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25
now using them locally. works like a charm. did a test with ...
Boyish brethren
  12/16/25


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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Boyish brethren



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514762)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Dark filthy sanctuary azn

Poasting on xo, assuming you're of interest to the GlowNiggers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514766)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: stimulating partner

So you can funnel all your data to israel

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514768)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: fishy milk



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514769)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:03 PM
Author: Shimmering Legal Warrant Gas Station



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514788)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:03 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

wait

having a VPN = data to israel?

or not having a VPN = data to israel?

my guess is both

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514789)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:05 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

Both.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514797)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: stimulating partner

Yeah but in one you pay extra

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514817)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:04 PM
Author: Brilliant quadroon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514796)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: Chrome Marvelous Meetinghouse Police Squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515061)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

Hiding your ip address from greedy data pigs like doubleclick

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514770)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:02 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

dont care about datapigs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514787)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:04 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

I personally just use my own to connect to my home network from outside of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514794)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:13 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

why do u need to connect to your home network?

i dont leave the house much anyway

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514829)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:17 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

As stated in the other thread, I can use my pi hole etc from hotel rooms, i.e., no ads anywhere and faster browsing in general. Also, I can get around just about all corporate restrictions

Another feature is that I have a network file server running sonarr and radarr-- i just connect my laptop to the TV via hdmi and let it do what it do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514840)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:24 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

link to thread on pi hole? this seems intriguing.

does it work on windows?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514869)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:31 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-for-dummies/59749

https://www.crosstalksolutions.com/the-worlds-greatest-pi-hole-and-unbound-tutorial-2023/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514896)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:14 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

Ty. What exactly does it do? Does it filter ads from the router level?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514999)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:17 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

Yes. It literally blocks the requests at the DNS level and returns a 404 error just for the external content hosted on sites, making the internet "feel" about 25% faster in my experience.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515009)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:18 PM
Author: stimulating partner

DBG is far too stupid to figure this out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515013)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:13 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

what do I know. I scored a 168 and went to a TTT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515160)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:18 PM
Author: Sapphire geriatric halford

If a device requests content from a blacklisted domain, like any ad server, the pihole LIES and tells the device the server is down. It won't block YouTube ads because those are pulled straight off Google, but it blocks enough other shit that I can immediately tell when I'm not using it. News sites are much easier to read because 80% of the ads aren't there. Having a DNS server can theoretically help you access sites that are under DDOS attacks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515016)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:11 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515152)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: Sapphire geriatric halford

It requires Linux and a computer that can run 24/7.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514899)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:19 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

That's why it's called a pi hole. The intent is to run it on a raspberry pi, which is what I do. I have multiple raspberries pi that run a variety of IoT chinkshit, like cameras and other sensors. Did you ever check out my thread on my home automation system named Angel?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515022)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:21 PM
Author: Sapphire geriatric halford

I run it in a Proxmox container, fuck having a dedicated device. Unraid let's me run it in Docker on my NAS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515024)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:22 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

I just have a dedicated device because I have so many of them laying around. Seems wasteful not to use.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515027)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:32 PM
Author: Sapphire geriatric halford

it's overkill. It consumes no resources on any server:

https://imgur.com/a/bGRk3BQ

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515041)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:35 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

Eh I can show you my stats when I get home. I also do some aggressive blocking.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515050)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:37 PM
Author: Sapphire geriatric halford

If it becomes CPU intensive to resolve DNS queries I assume you're running the Great Wall of China or some shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515058)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:38 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

It's also a raspberry pi 3

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515060)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: Sapphire geriatric halford

I love using microUSB power connectors in 2025

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515063)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:40 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

Oh I dont even care anymore. I have at least 20 of each USB cable produced in the past 25 years. I've even nigger-rigged my own connectors using bare wires.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515070)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:55 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

There’s stuff online saying you can run it on windows through some development module. Is that safe?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515299)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:59 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

ljl, no.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515308)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 8:43 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

Is there any way to do DNS level ad blocking on windows?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515451)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:34 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

fyi

https://www.andrewdenty.com/blog/2022/03/13/installing-pi-hole-on-windows-11.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515549)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:07 PM
Author: Sapphire geriatric halford

It's an IQ test. There are idiots to pay to route their traffic to Switzerland. Like that helps.

That said, using a VPN like Wireguard to connect to your home network is cr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49514807)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:41 PM
Author: godawful address

it is a pretty good IQ test. People who don't use a VPN are generally low iq.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515076)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:44 PM
Author: godawful address

There are many objective reasons to use one like hiding traffic from your IP, masking your IP from websites, encrypting your traffic. But probably the most important one is enabling secure use of untrusted networks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515084)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:46 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515090)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:53 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

I don’t travel so I’m not using untrusted networks ever.

I understand those objective reasons you mention. But is piracy the main benefit associated with those reasons?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515296)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:55 PM
Author: Sooty Excitant Gaping Theater

no. You say you don't travel, but "traveling" here means leaving your home. Have you ever used public wifi?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515300)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 8:45 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

No I never use public WiFi. Who uses public WiFi unless they’re sitting in a coffee shop?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515454)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:58 PM
Author: Onyx arrogant boiling water

Posting on gamefaqs even when banned



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515307)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: appetizing deer antler

So you can still visit porn sites if you live in a state that has ID laws.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515578)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:50 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

motherless works everywhere



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515586)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:55 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

is using adguard DNS servers safe?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515603)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 10:08 PM
Author: Boyish brethren

now using them locally. works like a charm. did a test with some porn sites. way better. will consider them router-wide

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515626)