not trying to be combative, but this grumpy response over a 5min read does illustrate something and i hope its trolling tbh. the tldr summary that is triggering here is kinda a key point of the article - people looking for a quick interaction and then moving on.

wot? please explain, with diagrams!

its the point where people say "but a sneaky vpn will get around so we may as well do nothing" is equivalent to "my friend can buy me a sneaky drink so we may as well do nothing"... just because you can exploit a law doesn't make it invalid. enforcement concerns are valid, but it seems reasonable to start with "i agree there is a problem" and go for the 80% rule

i feel like i need more goob in my life. do you sell rulers?

nope nope nope.

i hear you, though being more open with hardware is more difficult because compat issues are real. the company does appear to be doing alright tho?

i've heard they like money?!!!

agree. i find the dns resolver in particular a dumpster fire of shitfuckery. name resolution was shitty, but a solution based on wrapper is just ugh.

good commentary, covered a lot of ground - appreciate the effort to write it up :)

if you secure debt against them, they should be taxed?

you need cm level accuracy?

does anyone actually want that? seems beyond the original use case

i've seen salt with high fructose corn syrup added to it... so technically less salt?

i feel like you could describe a human body that way also :)

this is exactly the question that needs answering... the PIR is bullshit

ferpectly cromulent!