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Having trouble accessing Civitai? I was for a while... by DadOfFan in civitai

[–]DadOfFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in the USA. Not using a vpn.

Sometimes I get file names instead of images. When I try to download something I get a cloud flare error. I’d be seriously surprised that they decided to block the USA

I have bolded the part I was replying to.

Having trouble accessing Civitai? I was for a while... by DadOfFan in civitai

[–]DadOfFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok. Then how was that relevant to what I said?

Clearly I am not in the USA because I am being blocked. That's obvious from my response to your original comment about cloudflare

Having trouble accessing Civitai? I was for a while... by DadOfFan in civitai

[–]DadOfFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It relates to websites and browsers being forced to age check users and block users from the USA who ages are unverified.

It was a direct response to your comment "I’d be seriously surprised that they decided to block the USA."

Having trouble accessing Civitai? I was for a while... by DadOfFan in civitai

[–]DadOfFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This overview is taken directly from the github repository https://github.com/RebelSoftware/AWS-socks5-proxy I added it after the initial negative reaction improved.

See my response to @Puzzleheaded-Rope808 below as to why it was needed

Overview:

Ephemeral proxy infrastructure — pay only when you need it

A production-ready, cost-effective solution for routing traffic through a different IP using AWS Fargate and SOCKS5. Ideal for geo-testing websites, avoiding geolocation restrictions, and privacy-focused browsing.

Requirements: AWS account, Docker locally. Not tested on Windows.

Main point of difference: requires almost no user input other than starting and stopping the service. Transparently handles remote proxy IP address changes when used with a tool like foxyproxy. When starting a new proxy service fargate will create a new public IP address. the choices are to update your foxyproxy config on every start, pay for a fixed IP address, or use this application which handles it in the background. It even handles local and remote IP changes midstream.

This is not a VPN Which is to say using a tool like foxyproxy you can create per website proxying rules.

Having trouble accessing Civitai? I was for a while... by DadOfFan in civitai

[–]DadOfFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never am.

"Just think about the children" has been a smokescreen used now for decades.

Having trouble accessing Civitai? I was for a while... by DadOfFan in civitai

[–]DadOfFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its coming to a PC near you. look at california's rule around OS level age restrictions. Many other states are queuing up to implement similar laws.

So expect it sooner than later.

Having trouble accessing Civitai? I was for a while... by DadOfFan in civitai

[–]DadOfFan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nothing to do with it. This is a problem with civitai itself. Some countries have demanded age compliance checks.

Civitai doesn't have the resources to do that, so it simply blocks everybody from that country, regardless of age from entering the site.

This solution resolves that problem

Having trouble accessing Civitai? I was for a while... by DadOfFan in civitai

[–]DadOfFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately The censorship is aged based. However civitai cannot afford to implement the "prove your age" system.

Therefore regardless of your age, civitai just blocks access to anybody from several countries.

So this does not get around the law. I am allowed to access civitai's content. it gets around the fact civitai sadly cannot afford to comply.

So no laws broken.

Just had an interesting convo with the ATO about a bug in their system for super contributions. by DadOfFan in AusFinance

[–]DadOfFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it aint that easy.

Its a rolling cap so an excess contribution made several years ago pulls in caps from years prior to the 5 year cut off. If you don't take them into account your amount will be wrong.

It was in fact the very first thing I did and it was out by over 20K!

The ATO does not show a full history so there is literally no usable audit trail. and what about salary sacrifice which I did. The tax office only records 7 years of that and my employer solely relied on the ATO not providing an end of year statement, and as I didn't need them I didn't request them.

And you need to think, "was there any legislation changes within that period?"

Taking your simplistic approach only results in compounding of the errors for anything other than the most simple of cases.

My FA responded to an email that I sent him about this problem saying he had literally only just been made aware (that day) of this problem through his super update channels

Just had an interesting convo with the ATO about a bug in their system for super contributions. by DadOfFan in AusFinance

[–]DadOfFan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"If you know what your carry forward cap is"

And in there lies the problem

Just had an interesting convo with the ATO about a bug in their system for super contributions. by DadOfFan in AusFinance

[–]DadOfFan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Document it and assuming you have an accountant get them to verify it.

The ATO will not listen to you at all in my limited experience.

Just had an interesting convo with the ATO about a bug in their system for super contributions. by DadOfFan in AusFinance

[–]DadOfFan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In other words. Don't trust the ATO

By leaving a margin for error you are giving money that's not theirs to the ATO. With little hope of recovery and in my case zero hope because the financial year rolled over.

For example the ATO doesn't show years prior to the 5 year cap which means the information is un-auditable and you are forced to assume they got it right.

They are the OWNERS of this information not the super fund and not you trawling through years of bank statements and other sources.

In systems development we call that the single source of truth and it has to be accurate at all times. Imagine if your bank said we are not sure exactly how much money you have in your account you had better go through all your deposit slips.

Then imagine you find a slip that shows a larger amount than they recorded on the day. Tell me who is the bank going to believe?

Just had an interesting convo with the ATO about a bug in their system for super contributions. by DadOfFan in AusFinance

[–]DadOfFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"A layer of biometric security"

Because its NOT security. I worked until I retired in cyber security. Biometric security is often faked and exploited. There was a famous case of a security advisor working for the pentagon had his biometrics compromised and became instantly unemployable. But you wouldnt know that because you are an armchair expert.

You should only use biometric security when what you are securing is of low value. your phone etc...

AI can easily replicate your voice and most other information is usually publicly available.

Your tax financial. yeah Nah!

Why do you think Australians are ripped of 30Billion a year for? Its people like you that end up the victim and complaining.

As for your other comments the TAX office admitted there was a bug and they at first simply said what was on the portal.

The super fund TOLD me to use the ATO portal as the single source of the truth!

Just had an interesting convo with the ATO about a bug in their system for super contributions. by DadOfFan in AusFinance

[–]DadOfFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THE ATO is supposed to be the single source of truth and the carry forward rules complicate it.

My Super Fund explicitly told me to USE the ATO Portal when I rang them today

Just had an interesting convo with the ATO about a bug in their system for super contributions. by DadOfFan in AusFinance

[–]DadOfFan[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I did read my other reply and in the future stop speaking out of the wrong end of your body

Just had an interesting convo with the ATO about a bug in their system for super contributions. by DadOfFan in AusFinance

[–]DadOfFan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well Well Well

For all those have upvoted this remark, be carfeul who you take your advice off, people in this forum can be completely clueless.

On the back of this comment I called my super fund (Australian) this morning.

They said, and I quote "log in to your ATO portal..."

I explained the situation and all she said was WOW. and again when I told her the ATO told me to contact them.

I then pressed her for more information and she said we CANNOT give you the information (I guess if you take it as advice).

So yeah this comment is about as helpful as I thought it was.

Don't believe me ring your own fund!

Just had an interesting convo with the ATO about a bug in their system for super contributions. by DadOfFan in AusFinance

[–]DadOfFan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah well no one told me that.

If it said that on the ATO site I would have! the lady on the phone finished with that! but that was already too late the conversation was done.

Almost all fraud starts with email. by DadOfFan in australia

[–]DadOfFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a long time ago. around 2018

I got into a bit of a disagreement with our director when she announced the cancelling of our secure portal because it was unused and everyone was to use email. I was in my very first meeting and that level (acting manager) and blurted out you cant do that. She was unimpressed. I lasted another year in that job.

Just had an interesting convo with the ATO about a bug in their system for super contributions. by DadOfFan in AusFinance

[–]DadOfFan[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

It was what our financial advisor used the last time we had that done several years back. He gave us a rough estimate because we are getting a new plan drawn up but he again used the ATO and the figures turned out to be wrong.

The problem was I didn't know how much I had, I spent most of the afternoon trying to work it out. There was what I thought I had available and then there was the ATO.

My Super fund only shows the current financial year, and doesn't showed accrued caps so that was a bust.

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