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

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Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
Poasting on xo, assuming you're of interest to the GlowNigge...
beta athletic conference
  12/16/25
So you can funnel all your data to israel
amber stage
  12/16/25
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Heady transparent cruise ship
  12/16/25
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Rough-skinned Vibrant Space Goal In Life
  12/16/25
wait having a VPN = data to israel? or not having a VP...
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
Both.
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
Yeah but in one you pay extra
amber stage
  12/16/25
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Comical Chad
  12/16/25
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bateful tanning salon
  12/16/25
Hiding your ip address from greedy data pigs like doubleclic...
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
dont care about datapigs
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
I personally just use my own to connect to my home network f...
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
why do u need to connect to your home network? i dont lea...
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
As stated in the other thread, I can use my pi hole etc from...
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
link to thread on pi hole? this seems intriguing. does i...
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-for-dummies/59749 ...
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
Ty. What exactly does it do? Does it filter ads from the rou...
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
Yes. It literally blocks the requests at the DNS level and r...
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
DBG is far too stupid to figure this out
amber stage
  12/16/25
what do I know. I scored a 168 and went to a TTT.
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
If a device requests content from a blacklisted domain, like...
exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt
  12/16/25
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adulterous corner
  12/16/25
It requires Linux and a computer that can run 24/7.
exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt
  12/16/25
That's why it's called a pi hole. The intent is to run it on...
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
I run it in a Proxmox container, fuck having a dedicated dev...
exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt
  12/16/25
I just have a dedicated device because I have so many of the...
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
it's overkill. It consumes no resources on any server: ht...
exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt
  12/16/25
Eh I can show you my stats when I get home. I also do some a...
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
If it becomes CPU intensive to resolve DNS queries I assume ...
exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt
  12/16/25
It's also a raspberry pi 3
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
I love using microUSB power connectors in 2025
exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt
  12/16/25
Oh I dont even care anymore. I have at least 20 of each USB ...
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
There’s stuff online saying you can run it on windows ...
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
ljl, no.
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
Is there any way to do DNS level ad blocking on windows?
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
fyi https://www.andrewdenty.com/blog/2022/03/13/installin...
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
It's an IQ test. There are idiots to pay to route their traf...
exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt
  12/16/25
it is a pretty good IQ test. People who don't use a VPN are ...
light wrinkle travel guidebook
  12/16/25
There are many objective reasons to use one like hiding traf...
light wrinkle travel guidebook
  12/16/25
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adulterous corner
  12/16/25
I don’t travel so I’m not using untrusted networ...
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
no. You say you don't travel, but "traveling" here...
adulterous corner
  12/16/25
No I never use public WiFi. Who uses public WiFi unless they...
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
Posting on gamefaqs even when banned
yapping state
  12/16/25
So you can still visit porn sites if you live in a state tha...
gaped cuck gaming laptop
  12/16/25
motherless works everywhere
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
is using adguard DNS servers safe?
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25
now using them locally. works like a charm. did a test with ...
Cerebral Philosopher-king
  12/16/25


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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: beta athletic conference

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: amber stage

So you can funnel all your data to israel

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Heady transparent cruise ship



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:03 PM
Author: Rough-skinned Vibrant Space Goal In Life



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:03 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

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=2most#49514789)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:05 PM
Author: adulterous corner

Both.

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: amber stage

Yeah but in one you pay extra

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:04 PM
Author: Comical Chad



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: bateful tanning salon



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: adulterous corner

Hiding your ip address from greedy data pigs like doubleclick

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:02 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

dont care about datapigs

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:04 PM
Author: adulterous corner

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=2most#49514794)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:13 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

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=2most#49514829)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:17 PM
Author: adulterous corner

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=2most#49514840)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:24 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

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=2most#49514869)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:31 PM
Author: adulterous corner

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=2most#49514896)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:14 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

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=2most#49514999)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:17 PM
Author: adulterous corner

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=2most#49515009)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:18 PM
Author: amber stage

DBG is far too stupid to figure this out

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:13 PM
Author: adulterous corner

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:18 PM
Author: exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt

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=2most#49515016)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:11 PM
Author: adulterous corner



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:19 PM
Author: adulterous corner

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=2most#49515022)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:21 PM
Author: exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt

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=2most#49515024)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:22 PM
Author: adulterous corner

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=2most#49515027)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:32 PM
Author: exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt

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=2most#49515041)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:35 PM
Author: adulterous corner

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=2most#49515050)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:37 PM
Author: exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt

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=2most#49515058)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:38 PM
Author: adulterous corner

It's also a raspberry pi 3

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt

I love using microUSB power connectors in 2025

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:40 PM
Author: adulterous corner

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=2most#49515070)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:55 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

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=2most#49515299)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:59 PM
Author: adulterous corner

ljl, no.

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 8:43 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:34 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

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=2most#49515549)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:07 PM
Author: exhilarant fear-inspiring multi-billionaire people who are hurt

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=2most#49514807)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:41 PM
Author: light wrinkle travel guidebook

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=2most#49515076)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:44 PM
Author: light wrinkle travel guidebook

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=2most#49515084)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:46 PM
Author: adulterous corner



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:53 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

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=2most#49515296)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:55 PM
Author: adulterous corner

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=2most#49515300)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 8:45 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

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=2most#49515454)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:58 PM
Author: yapping state

Posting on gamefaqs even when banned



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: gaped cuck gaming laptop

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=2most#49515578)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:50 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

motherless works everywhere



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:55 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

is using adguard DNS servers safe?

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 10:08 PM
Author: Cerebral Philosopher-king

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=2most#49515626)