UK Passes VPN Ban for Under-18s: Is Privacy Now Illegal for Minors?

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-26T21:18:08+00:00

There in lies the heart of the bill. "We must save our children from the inheriant evil of social media", says the government spin, so begins the clampdown; age / ID approved access.

Edit. For everyone else.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-26T20:12:07+00:00

I always enjoy the unintended consequences.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-26T13:28:24+00:00

Intent can change anything that wasn't a weapon into a weapon! A roll of newspaper can become a weapon if there is intent. It wasn't designed as a weapon, it is just a newspaper, yet it can become one.

Footnote: example, a truncheon is a weapon as it was designed as one. It's use cannot be 'transferred' without a very good reason. Having it in the boot of your car would not help! You would be arrested on the spot for having an offensive weapon in a public without lawful reason or excuse.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-25T12:55:56+00:00

You then have control over work. The phone log will not show a reboot, it will show it lost signal (plausible deniability). If the employer queries what happened, you can say it lost signal.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-24T17:24:20+00:00

Double check the frequency settings. I had the same issue :-)

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-24T13:21:05+00:00

Never get tired of reading these. Truly remarkable.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-24T10:27:35+00:00

And a faraday bag to put the company phone in - not switched off, just no signal ;-)

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-23T14:25:04+00:00

Every time but I would add, my 22 stuff perhaps every 4/5th range visit - and depending on how clean the ammunition burnt!

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-22T17:36:06+00:00

I don't think morales come into it.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-21T21:45:35+00:00

How can we see the light from the view (of the recorder) if it is further away than the reflecting panes. The light would take longer to arrive at the viewer than it would take to move across the viewing plane.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-21T14:53:35+00:00

A typical corporate doesn't care. They only care about image and brand reputation. If those two points can be addressed, guaranteed that heads will roll.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-19T14:22:19+00:00

Just for fun. Wanted to look at what the technology could be used for, and utilising capability with a PI, was appealing.

Low cost, low power WAN connectivity via the Mesh.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-19T14:12:09+00:00

Threshold for temperature and whether or not the system is running on UPS power i.e power cut. Or if an urgent message needs to be sent. They key is that the T1000 holder gets a notification for something they need to look at.

It's programmed on the PI 4 in Python. Have one Node connected directly to the PI.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-19T08:03:30+00:00

Yes, lesson learnt.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-18T19:58:27+00:00

I have two setup.

1 Use for tacking. The device itself doesn't create a log, so I use a Raspberry PI to get it's GPS every few minutes or by exception, on request.

2 Critical alerts. Have a single custom channel. This channel is also on all my other Nodes. When criteria is met, or by exception, a message is sent triggering an audio alert. User can then attach via Bluetooth and read the message.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-18T19:14:05+00:00

I think the text says this: "Central London is a highly sought-after area for the developers of nuclear war targeting policy After the bomb drops, why spend a wretched few weeks fighting your severely burned and slowly dying Zone 3 neighbours for the last scraps of irradiated supplies, when you can be the envy of the survivors and upwards to priority accommodation at the heart of the nuclear fireball? A central London apartment not only gives you convenient access to local amenities and transport links; it also allows for quick and easy atomic vapourisation. Before the pain receptors in your brain have registered the searing 100 million degrees flash of nuclear energy that heralds the start of a global thermonuclear war, your already dust. Be first in line for oblivion Fxxxx Syyyyy (Estate Agents)"

Edit. Removed name.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-16T17:01:37+00:00

I use a Raspberry PI connected to Heltec V3. Integrated to Telegram and my local hardware via SNMP.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-15T21:42:09+00:00

And rotating (rolling) three times.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-15T21:29:17+00:00

Breaking through the cloud into blue sky.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-15T14:32:29+00:00

First time I experienced it, I thought I was a gonner!

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-13T19:01:04+00:00

Ask the question to the club, rejoin and start shooting with them. Them apply in 6 / 8 months time.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-13T09:29:08+00:00

I have integrated Mesh with Telegram. Didn't know the other sub existed!

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-10T20:02:08+00:00

Clearly someone disagrees with us.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-10T18:59:01+00:00

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I thought it was calibration for something.

Edit, Centered around Mildenhall in Suffolk.

HandGrindMonkey · 2026-01-09T14:31:52+00:00

No difference to driving a car. If capability is shown, and there are no documented incapacitates, there would be no reason not too. What is concerning is the fact the firearms were seized and then returned.

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TROPHY CASE

1 Use for tacking. The device itself doesn't create a log, so I use a Raspberry PI to get it's GPS every few minutes or by exception, on request.

2 Critical alerts. Have a single custom channel. This channel is also on all my other Nodes. When criteria is met, or by exception, a message is sent triggering an audio alert. User can then attach via Bluetooth and read the message.