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

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violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
Poasting on xo, assuming you're of interest to the GlowNigge...
fighting hateful persian shrine
  12/16/25
So you can funnel all your data to israel
bright range
  12/16/25
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contagious indirect expression
  12/16/25
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sepia jet-lagged brunch knife
  12/16/25
wait having a VPN = data to israel? or not having a VP...
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
Both.
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
Yeah but in one you pay extra
bright range
  12/16/25
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Arousing splenetic abode
  12/16/25
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naked philosopher-king ceo
  12/16/25
Hiding your ip address from greedy data pigs like doubleclic...
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
dont care about datapigs
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
I personally just use my own to connect to my home network f...
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
why do u need to connect to your home network? i dont lea...
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
As stated in the other thread, I can use my pi hole etc from...
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
link to thread on pi hole? this seems intriguing. does i...
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-for-dummies/59749 ...
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
Ty. What exactly does it do? Does it filter ads from the rou...
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
Yes. It literally blocks the requests at the DNS level and r...
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
DBG is far too stupid to figure this out
bright range
  12/16/25
what do I know. I scored a 168 and went to a TTT.
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
If a device requests content from a blacklisted domain, like...
avocado insecure hell
  12/16/25
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Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
It requires Linux and a computer that can run 24/7.
avocado insecure hell
  12/16/25
That's why it's called a pi hole. The intent is to run it on...
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
I run it in a Proxmox container, fuck having a dedicated dev...
avocado insecure hell
  12/16/25
I just have a dedicated device because I have so many of the...
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
it's overkill. It consumes no resources on any server: ht...
avocado insecure hell
  12/16/25
Eh I can show you my stats when I get home. I also do some a...
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
If it becomes CPU intensive to resolve DNS queries I assume ...
avocado insecure hell
  12/16/25
It's also a raspberry pi 3
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
I love using microUSB power connectors in 2025
avocado insecure hell
  12/16/25
Oh I dont even care anymore. I have at least 20 of each USB ...
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
There’s stuff online saying you can run it on windows ...
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
ljl, no.
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
Is there any way to do DNS level ad blocking on windows?
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
fyi https://www.andrewdenty.com/blog/2022/03/13/installin...
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
It's an IQ test. There are idiots to pay to route their traf...
avocado insecure hell
  12/16/25
it is a pretty good IQ test. People who don't use a VPN are ...
french marvelous parlor
  12/16/25
There are many objective reasons to use one like hiding traf...
french marvelous parlor
  12/16/25
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Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
I don’t travel so I’m not using untrusted networ...
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
no. You say you don't travel, but "traveling" here...
Alcoholic box office
  12/16/25
No I never use public WiFi. Who uses public WiFi unless they...
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
Posting on gamefaqs even when banned
Claret fragrant idiot place of business
  12/16/25
So you can still visit porn sites if you live in a state tha...
fluffy purple french chef
  12/16/25
motherless works everywhere
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
is using adguard DNS servers safe?
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25
now using them locally. works like a charm. did a test with ...
violet thriller international law enforcement agency
  12/16/25


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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: fighting hateful persian shrine

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: bright range

So you can funnel all your data to israel

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: contagious indirect expression



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:03 PM
Author: sepia jet-lagged brunch knife



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:03 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

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#49514789)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:05 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

Both.

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: bright range

Yeah but in one you pay extra

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:04 PM
Author: Arousing splenetic abode



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: naked philosopher-king ceo



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

Hiding your ip address from greedy data pigs like doubleclick

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:02 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

dont care about datapigs

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:04 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

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#49514794)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:13 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

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#49514829)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:17 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

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#49514840)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:24 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

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#49514869)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:31 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

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#49514896)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:14 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

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#49514999)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:17 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

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#49515009)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:18 PM
Author: bright range

DBG is far too stupid to figure this out

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:13 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

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#49515160)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:18 PM
Author: avocado insecure hell

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#49515016)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:11 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: avocado insecure hell

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:19 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

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#49515022)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:21 PM
Author: avocado insecure hell

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#49515024)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:22 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

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#49515027)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:32 PM
Author: avocado insecure hell

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#49515041)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:35 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

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#49515050)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:37 PM
Author: avocado insecure hell

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#49515058)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:38 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

It's also a raspberry pi 3

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: avocado insecure hell

I love using microUSB power connectors in 2025

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:40 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

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#49515070)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:55 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

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#49515299)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:59 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

ljl, no.

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 8:43 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:34 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

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#49515549)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:07 PM
Author: avocado insecure hell

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#49514807)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:41 PM
Author: french marvelous parlor

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#49515076)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:44 PM
Author: french marvelous parlor

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#49515084)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:46 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:53 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

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#49515296)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:55 PM
Author: Alcoholic box office

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#49515300)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 8:45 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

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#49515454)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:58 PM
Author: Claret fragrant idiot place of business

Posting on gamefaqs even when banned



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: fluffy purple french chef

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#49515578)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:50 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

motherless works everywhere



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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:55 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

is using adguard DNS servers safe?

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



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Date: December 16th, 2025 10:08 PM
Author: violet thriller international law enforcement agency

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#49515626)