Category Archives: Tech Bits

Adventures In DNS Land – Telco Blocking Ad-Blocking

Posted on 30 May 2022 by E.M.Smith

Today I had “Failure To Load” many times, along with slow loading and more. I’m pretty sure it was some kind of DDOS attack on DNS at the Telco. Along the way, ,found out that they appear to be blocking ad-blocking DNS servers (or they were under worse DDOS attack to the point of failure) Continue reading →

Posted in Tech Bits | 31 Comments

Does Satellite Internet + Femto-Cell Cellspot Give “anywhere phone”?

Posted on 15 February 2022 by E.M.Smith

Is this a relatively simple way to bypass local Cell Towers and governments that shut off internet and cell service in “problem areas”? Does it provide Cell Service in disaster areas with near zero material needed? Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Preparation and Risks, Political Current Events, Tech Bits | 31 Comments

How To Respond To Narrative Merchants

Posted on 15 January 2022 by E.M.Smith

GAB responds to a Media Whore Narrative Merchant request for comment. I like their style… Continue reading →

Posted in News Related, Political Current Events, Tech Bits | 1 Comment

xu4 Linux Performance Note & Personal Boat Note

Posted on 15 January 2022 by E.M.Smith

2 unrelated notes:
1) Performance Tuning Devuan XU4 uSD vs USB Disk partitions
2) Boat has closed escrow! Continue reading →

Posted in Human Interest, Tech Bits | 21 Comments