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not_bob
I'm getting around 350,000 hits to my hosts.txt a month!
not_bob
That's not a small number.
dr|z3d
!!!!!!!
not_bob
That works out to about 10k a day?
dr|z3d
servers' handling it all ok?
not_bob
Yep
dr|z3d
great.
not_bob
I could double that amount and never notice the load.
not_bob
Anyway, getting ready for bed and decided I'd check on how that was going.
not_bob
And was like "Well, then..."
not_bob
Java hits the hosts.txt file every 12 hours, right?
not_bob
I'm quite sure it does.
not_bob
So, that means 5000 actual users.
dr|z3d
something like that.
not_bob
But, not everyone just leaves it running, so it's hard to say.
dr|z3d
only new installs will get the hosts link by default. otherwise, it's a manual add.
not_bob
If needed I'll throw another instance of notbob online somewhere.
dr|z3d
sounds like you don't.
not_bob
Nope
not_bob
We are at what, 44,000 routers currently?
not_bob
Roughly?
dr|z3d
no idea.
not_bob
I think stats.i2p suggested a number like that before it went dark.
not_bob
It's hard to guage realy.
not_bob
Anyway, just thought I'd report my findings.
dr|z3d
great stuff. well done.
Hikari
eyedeekay: every GPU has very slight quirks that humans can't see but computers can, so you can actually have the GPU render a specially crafted image and then use the differences in the rendering to fingerprint individual laptops, even when you have two laptops manufactured at the same time
Hikari
eyedeekay: every GPU has very slight quirks that humans can't see but computers can, so you can actually have the GPU render a specially crafted image and then use the differences in the rendering to fingerprint individual laptops, even when you have two laptops manufactured at the same time
Hikari
also if you're gonna nym up with Google, you gotta use non-fictional names, or at least pull from more obscure things like the english localization of a game like Suikoden
eyedeekay
I have a lot to catch up on today and so don't want to get too drawn into a discussion of the ethics of pseudonymity, but an explanation: Using a realistic nym is what I would have done if I were distributing malware or trying to distribute a paid app without paying taxes, or something nefarious like that.
eyedeekay
To my mind it was a courtesy, "here's an obviously fake name on an obviously real account with 2FA enabled and zero malicious activity."
eyedeekay
Then I treat Google like a public toilet. Get in, do what I came for(Which is to release the Android app, that's what this account is for), get out.
eyedeekay
In a more sensible world, I think Google would be able to see "All this account ever does is check work email and log in every quarter to upload a signed aab, let's not bother."
not_bob
*nod*
not_bob
eyedeekay: Did you see my stats from above on hosts.txt?
eyedeekay
Yes I did, IIRC stats was getting thrown off badly by Prestium where everybody has an ephemeral routerInfo by default
not_bob
I never thought of tht.
eyedeekay
Prestium made it pretty much impossible to guess the network size accuratly while hot, so to speak, if stats saw a Prestium router, it would go into the chart and I think stay there
eyedeekay
Driving the total up artificially for a while
not_bob
Yes it would :(
eyedeekay
Yeah it's a mixed blessing IMO, the churn makes network enumeration harder, but well the churn makes network enumeration harder
not_bob
heh
not_bob
Both fiar points.
not_bob
Anyway, I need to attend to other things.
not_bob
Good luck in your tasks today!
eyedeekay
Thanks
eyedeekay
You too
not_bob_afk
*nod*
eyedeekay
That's why stats thought it was 114k routers in the last month it was up AFAICT, and why the week-stat was so different from the month-stat
not_bob_afk
Crazy, but yeah. I get it.