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Screenshot of robertheaton.com: Wacom drawing tablets track the name of every application you open (2020)

Wacom drawing tablets track the name of every application you open (2020)(robertheaton.com)

76 points by dvrp 1 year ago | 35 comments

Screenshot of robertheaton.com: MinorMiner: We turn your kid's maths homework into Bitcoin

MinorMiner: We turn your kid's maths homework into Bitcoin (robertheaton.com)

20 points by pimterry 1 year ago | 5 comments

Screenshot of robertheaton.com: PySkyWiFi: Free stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights

PySkyWiFi: Free stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights (robertheaton.com)

790 points by oumua_don17 2 years ago | 377 comments

Robert Heaton's blog post describing PySkyWiFi, a hack that tunnels internet traffic through an airline airmiles profile field to get free in-flight wi-fi.

in-flight-wifi captive-portal python tunneling

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Wacom drawing tablets track the name of every application you open (2020)(robertheaton.com)

MinorMiner: We turn your kid's maths homework into Bitcoin(robertheaton.com)

PySkyWiFi: Free stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights(robertheaton.com)

MinorMiner: We turn your kid's maths homework into Bitcoin (robertheaton.com)

PySkyWiFi: Free stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights (robertheaton.com)