microcode

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   Show HN: Check if your IP has appeared in a residential proxy network(haveibeenproxied.com)

   71 points by microcode 2d ago|47 comments
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   by microcode 3mo ago

   An Xbox/PlayStation controller is cheap and high quality.
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   by microcode 3mo ago

   You don't necessarily have to flash a custom firmware. Rooting the TV and killing the ad processes is usually sufficient.
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   by microcode 3mo ago

   Indeed, many of these TVs serve ads by default on their screensavers and home screens.
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   by microcode 3mo ago

   The experience with this is so much better. Hacking most Tuya based devices has become extremely easy when you use https://docs.libretiny.eu/ Replacing MyQ with ratgdo was one of the best IoT decisions I have ever made.
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   by microcode 3mo ago

   The consent screens say that they "may continue running in the background after you close the app".
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   Nearly half of LG smart TV apps contain residential proxy SDKs(spur.us)

   274 points by microcode 3mo ago|176 comments
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   by microcode 5mo ago

   I am struggling to see how exactly this is even considered piracy. Nobody was going to stream music in low quality off a slow AA server anyway. It's archival.
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   by microcode 6mo ago

   If you spoof user agent, you will get more captchas because it won't match their other fingerprinting.