spaghettiwestern
@spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Google Has Decided My U.S. Spectrum IP Address is in Mexico 2 weeks ago:
¡Gracias, primo! Espero verte en el malecón.
- Comment on Google Has Decided My U.S. Spectrum IP Address is in Mexico 2 weeks ago:
Do you even know what network speed is? If I had the time and crayons I’d explain it to you.
- Comment on Google Has Decided My U.S. Spectrum IP Address is in Mexico 2 weeks ago:
Others report the same issue including someone commenting in this posting. From what I can tell Google is targeting private VPN servers on residential IPs.
I’ve used a different private VPN running on a commercial cloud server when traveling internationally. Google has never fucked with the location of that IP.
- Comment on Google Has Decided My U.S. Spectrum IP Address is in Mexico 2 weeks ago:
They were serving you pages in Spanish? That is really fucked up.
- Comment on Google Has Decided My U.S. Spectrum IP Address is in Mexico 2 weeks ago:
Are you asking that because you believe a multinational companies business polices target you specifically?
- Comment on Google Has Decided My U.S. Spectrum IP Address is in Mexico 2 weeks ago:
I believe Google specifically does this to discourage VPN use. It screws up their primary reason for existing: advertising revenue.
- Comment on Google Has Decided My U.S. Spectrum IP Address is in Mexico 2 weeks ago:
It’s already my primary search engine, but unfortunately it’s not a full Google replacement.
- Comment on Google Has Decided My U.S. Spectrum IP Address is in Mexico 2 weeks ago:
I avoid changing the MAC to pull a new address because family members actively use the VPN server via DNS and it can take a while for DDNS to update everywhere, but that’s what I’m going to have to do.
- Comment on Google Has Decided My U.S. Spectrum IP Address is in Mexico 2 weeks ago:
Whois correct returns Charter Communications and every single IP location service shows a U.S. location. This is strictly Google’s fuckery.
- Comment on Google Has Decided My U.S. Spectrum IP Address is in Mexico 2 weeks ago:
My neighbors (on the same Spectrum subnet) aren’t seeing this so it only affects my IP address. Google doesn’t give a crap about single user problems.
- Comment on Google Has Decided My U.S. Spectrum IP Address is in Mexico 2 weeks ago:
This happens on devices that have never been in Mexico. On those I took with me I’ve deleted cookies, cache, and used different browsers. Even allowing location on our phones and PCs and then updating the Google location on their website only is a temporary fix and as soon as cookies are cleared everything’s back in Mexico.
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world | 34 comments
- Comment on A nerd wanting to view docs for their mouse needs to sign an NDA. 3 months ago:
They’re not the only ones. Foscam demanded I fill out and sign an extensive multi-page developer’s agreement before providing 2 HTTP commands to control the siren and light.
- Comment on Push to eliminate sales tax on food and groceries in Missouri runs into resistance 3 months ago:
So the opposite must be true too right? When taxes go way up companies drop their prices to compensate because they only charge what consumers can pay. Oh wait, they didn’t drop their prices at all, did they.
What complete nonsense.
- Comment on Judges Grow Angry Over Trump Administration Violating Their Orders 3 months ago:
The dictator has instructed his minions to keep collecting tariffs and disregard the SCOTUS ruling. It should result in a sternly worded letter.
- Comment on Tom's Hardware now hijacks the back button. 5 months ago:
Never had it happen on Android, only on PC.
- Submitted 5 months ago to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world | 13 comments
- Comment on Pop-up Amazon TV ads despite charging people monthly fees for their ad-free plan. 8 months ago:
Well folks, the brainwashing’s complete on this one.
- Comment on Pop-up Amazon TV ads despite charging people monthly fees for their ad-free plan. 8 months ago:
So according to you an ad is not an ad when you or Amazon use the word “promotion”?
I’m curious, in your opinion when does something like this become an ad? Is it an ad if they they pop it up mid-show every hour? No? How about every 10 minutes, is it an ad then?
Marketing departments attempt to bend reality and public opinion to benefit their company. Their efforts have obviously been effective with at least one commenter on Lemmy.
- Comment on Pop-up Amazon TV ads despite charging people monthly fees for their ad-free plan. 8 months ago:
Gotta call BS. I didn’t go anywhere and happen across a promotion, Amazon pushed this ad into my home, despite charging me a monthly fee not to do so.
- Comment on Pop-up Amazon TV ads despite charging people monthly fees for their ad-free plan. 8 months ago:
Yup.
- Comment on Pop-up Amazon TV ads despite charging people monthly fees for their ad-free plan. 8 months ago:
Amazon: "Oh, we didn’t mean those ads. That’s clearly stated in line 684 of the user agreement.
- Submitted 8 months ago to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world | 63 comments
- Comment on Missouri voters expanded paid sick leave. The Missouri Legislature undid it, and the repeal just took effect 9 months ago:
No matter where it appears to be on a map, Missouri is in the deep south.
- Comment on Anon tries running live USB Linux on his dad's computer 10 months ago:
This happened to me when I booted a friend’s computer from a live USB Mint stick. It took well an hour to find the correct password for her account and get Windows running again.
Not too long ago Microsoft deleted my Linux ext2 directory when I booted to Windows and ran Windows Update.
At this point I’m convinced Microsoft primary business is selling malware.
- Comment on Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death 1 year ago:
No post about the Nazi is complete without this.
- Comment on Canon requires an account to transfer images from your camera. Forces you to sign up using Chrome. 1 year ago:
So Chrome is sharing way more than the user agent with Canon? That’s just ridiculous. I hope someone with the time will take a good look about what information is being sent.
- Comment on Canon requires an account to transfer images from your camera. Forces you to sign up using Chrome. 1 year ago:
I’ve been running across sites that demand I use Chrome on PC too, a non-starter since Google “upgraded” Chrome to prevent adblock use. I’ve occasionally used User Agent Switcher for Firefox: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/…/uaswitcher/. Works on both PC and phone.
- Comment on When I tell people I don't know the answer but where they can find it and they don't go and read where I told them to read. 1 year ago:
It was and I should have probably done the same.
- Comment on When I tell people I don't know the answer but where they can find it and they don't go and read where I told them to read. 1 year ago:
Who said anything about a debate?
