A lot of universities will subscribe to active blocklists that block such sites though. From my perspective as someone hired specifically to protect a very large scale network, if you want to steal content, pay for your own connection.

Schools can lose federal funding for not actively trying to block intellectual property violations.

Many of the games that utilize peer-seeded distribution also have alternatives. I work really hard to make sure students can update games and maintain very low pings via traffic prioritization - it just takes communication from them to the IT department. If a specific vendor *only* allows updates via a prohibited…

If the acceptable use policy explicitly states “use of the bittorrent protocol is prohibited”, then yes, any torrent traffic is prohibited. If it just says “illegal filesharing activity is prohibited” then the policy was written without consulting the school’s legal team.

Any school in the US that receives any sort of government funding is required to make a “best effort” at preventing intellectual property theft under HEOA and other guidelines. Our AUP prohibits (and I monitor/capture) all VPN, torrent, and other filesharing traffic. Rather than outright blocking things and letting…

could just tell people its part of a failed starscape painting

... on weed!

And adderall

I’m not sure if a blacklight in a dorm room is a good idea. 

What does this have to do with cars and technology. When did Gizmodolopnik become a celebrity gossip site?

it just reminded me of a dude that harassed me at a gas station in portland because my car was loud and turbo-y :P

Yeah I’m not a portlander, I saw the show and it just rang “avoid this area” alarm bells. It’s one of those areas (like new york, parts of los angeles, etc.) where either you love it or hate it. I’ve *been* there, several years ago, and it really wasn’t for me. I appreciate that some people like it, but I myself did…

somehow armisen is more punchable than shkreli

dangit that whole show makes me angry and uncomfortable lol - my wife loves it but I just... blech lol. I mean, that’s what they’re going for, so good job, but I hate it.

I dunno - in San Diego county (CA) we all used to go to Carlsbad raceway to hit the strip there. Once it closed, there was literally *nothing* unless you drove 2 hours inland into 110 degree heat to race at Fontana, which isn’t great. The police department started doing some “outlaw drags” in the parking lot of…

the way vegans react to my keto is insane - i show them my scars and say “shut up”. I don’t know why people have to get so up in arms about whatever their dietary decisions are.

yeah keto doesn’t work for everyone.

that thing with focus RS drivetrain might be fun :P

This is not necessary. Learn to type.