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

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histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
Poasting on xo, assuming you're of interest to the GlowNigge...
black marvelous hall
  12/16/25
So you can funnel all your data to israel
cerise vengeful house
  12/16/25
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Awkward bateful roommate
  12/16/25
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Bat-shit-crazy alcoholic gunner box office
  12/16/25
wait having a VPN = data to israel? or not having a VP...
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
Both.
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
Yeah but in one you pay extra
cerise vengeful house
  12/16/25
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lascivious hilarious pistol theater
  12/16/25
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overrated arrogant dingle berry immigrant
  12/16/25
Hiding your ip address from greedy data pigs like doubleclic...
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
dont care about datapigs
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
I personally just use my own to connect to my home network f...
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
why do u need to connect to your home network? i dont lea...
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
As stated in the other thread, I can use my pi hole etc from...
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
link to thread on pi hole? this seems intriguing. does i...
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-for-dummies/59749 ...
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
Ty. What exactly does it do? Does it filter ads from the rou...
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
Yes. It literally blocks the requests at the DNS level and r...
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
DBG is far too stupid to figure this out
cerise vengeful house
  12/16/25
what do I know. I scored a 168 and went to a TTT.
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
If a device requests content from a blacklisted domain, like...
electric bbw rehab
  12/16/25
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appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
It requires Linux and a computer that can run 24/7.
electric bbw rehab
  12/16/25
That's why it's called a pi hole. The intent is to run it on...
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
I run it in a Proxmox container, fuck having a dedicated dev...
electric bbw rehab
  12/16/25
I just have a dedicated device because I have so many of the...
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
it's overkill. It consumes no resources on any server: ht...
electric bbw rehab
  12/16/25
Eh I can show you my stats when I get home. I also do some a...
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
If it becomes CPU intensive to resolve DNS queries I assume ...
electric bbw rehab
  12/16/25
It's also a raspberry pi 3
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
I love using microUSB power connectors in 2025
electric bbw rehab
  12/16/25
Oh I dont even care anymore. I have at least 20 of each USB ...
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
There’s stuff online saying you can run it on windows ...
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
ljl, no.
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
Is there any way to do DNS level ad blocking on windows?
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
fyi https://www.andrewdenty.com/blog/2022/03/13/installin...
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
It's an IQ test. There are idiots to pay to route their traf...
electric bbw rehab
  12/16/25
it is a pretty good IQ test. People who don't use a VPN are ...
Sable Coldplay Fan
  12/16/25
There are many objective reasons to use one like hiding traf...
Sable Coldplay Fan
  12/16/25
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appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
I don’t travel so I’m not using untrusted networ...
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
no. You say you don't travel, but "traveling" here...
appetizing stag film volcanic crater
  12/16/25
No I never use public WiFi. Who uses public WiFi unless they...
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
Posting on gamefaqs even when banned
federal dopamine mad-dog skullcap
  12/16/25
So you can still visit porn sites if you live in a state tha...
fear-inspiring genital piercing
  12/16/25
motherless works everywhere
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
is using adguard DNS servers safe?
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25
now using them locally. works like a charm. did a test with ...
histrionic stead brethren
  12/16/25


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



(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: black marvelous hall

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: cerise vengeful house

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: Awkward bateful roommate



(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: Bat-shit-crazy alcoholic gunner box office



(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: histrionic stead 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/#49514789)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:05 PM
Author: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: cerise vengeful house

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: lascivious hilarious pistol theater



(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: overrated arrogant dingle berry immigrant



(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: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: histrionic stead brethren

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: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: histrionic stead 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/#49514829)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:17 PM
Author: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: histrionic stead 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/#49514869)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:31 PM
Author: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: histrionic stead 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/#49514999)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:17 PM
Author: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: cerise vengeful house

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: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: electric bbw rehab

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: appetizing stag film volcanic crater



(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: electric bbw rehab

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: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: electric bbw rehab

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: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: electric bbw rehab

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: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: electric bbw rehab

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: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: electric bbw rehab

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: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: histrionic stead 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/#49515299)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:59 PM
Author: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: histrionic stead 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/#49515451)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:34 PM
Author: histrionic stead 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/#49515549)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:07 PM
Author: electric bbw rehab

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: Sable Coldplay Fan

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: Sable Coldplay Fan

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: appetizing stag film volcanic crater



(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: histrionic stead 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/#49515296)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:55 PM
Author: appetizing stag film volcanic crater

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: histrionic stead 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/#49515454)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:58 PM
Author: federal dopamine mad-dog skullcap

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: fear-inspiring genital piercing

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: histrionic stead brethren

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: histrionic stead brethren

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: histrionic stead 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/#49515626)