For my rather simple needs I've been using https://httptoolkit.com free edition, I like that it launches a independent Firefox window on its own for the intercepting so I don't have to touch my working browser or deal with configuring a proxy anywhere
Sanctioned individuals would have a hard time working anywhere for the simple fact they cannot open a bank account, practically all banks everywhere deny services to sanctioned individuals or face the wrath of OFAC
> a little IDS/IPS could help keep some nasty traffic off your home Internet pipe
the adblock package does a great job of blocking ads and other nasty stuff, it doesn't have fancy statistics or an interface like Pi-hole but it does its job without complaining
I love these sites. Presumably one author with a hobby, writes about things he has or finds, mix of facts and personal experiences, love it. Makes me wish I had a hobby and didn't care what others thought lol.
> Makes me wish I had a hobby and didn't care what others thought lol.
Consider that this isn't about not caring what people think, it is about not caring what certain people think.
As someone who certainly is a nerd but doesn't fit the traditional stereotype (good at sports, improvisational noiserock musician on stage, good with people and groups) my number one lesson for a happy life is: Don't surround yourself with people who dislike people who take an interest in obscure things, doesn't matter how obscure or nerdy it is. People who have no hobbies and are not interested in the intricacies of the world that surrounds them are sad, insecure creatures, especially if the only reason they don't do what they like is the fear of what other such people think. If a topic interests you and your first thought is what others might think if you dive into it too deep, that isn't exactly the sign of a happy, fulfilling existence. And by my book we got only one of those.
For example I don't care much what someone who doesn't understand the type of music I make thinks about it. But I deeply care about the opinion of people who like and understand the stuff I aim to do. This way I got to know many good friends.
See, now you get to choose between what the likes of me think about you not/having a weird hobby and what the afraid closet-nerds or boring normies think other people think they can or can't do. There will always be people who think you're weird, you just have to choose which ones. Be a punk and the business people think you're weird. Drive a lamborghini and the punks think you're an asshole. The difference between good weird and bad weird is whether you're aware of your own weirdness.
Been using OpenWRT on a Ubiquity EdgeRouter X for years and it runs great, using adblock directly on it as well, granted there are no nice statistics for adblock like on PiHole but the important thing is that it does the job. Have a separate dumb AP also running OpenWRT which needs upgrading and the next router must support OpenWRT it has practically become a required feature
The author has shared information that he had discovered the scammers are operating in Spain and Italy as well. So it is not specifically because of language similarity.
Had an experience recently where I tweeted at booking.com's profile @bookingcom
only to be tweeted back by 5-6 different lookalike profiles all pretending to be customer support and asking for my personal information and a WhatsApp phone number to resolve my issue. All the accounts were something like @Bookingcomx @BookingCom_44 @BookingCom__4
I'm thinking how hard can it be to automatically block this from Twitter's end? They were all using the official booking's profile image and had something in their profile info indicating they were "booking". It's just a few simple checks and then at the very least require extra validation of the account before allowing them any further.
