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Re:Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just p... by bbarnett on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @12:14PM (#31412828)
Safety is easy.

I download remotely, then have local snag from remote. Local is a custom server, on Pi, on an isolated network (with its own cable modem).

Once the Pi receives a file, it transmits it over a modified optical link, where I cut the receive line on the sending nic board.

Checksums are simple, and sent via email back to the remote server, checked, and I am alerted of wrong.

My media PC is all that is connected to that local network.

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Re:Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just p... by NikolaNovak on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @01:44PM (#31414051)
Everything you're written makes perfect sense, and is completely contradictory to the first statement of "is easy" (edit: unless the post was intentionally exaggerated and humorous/sarcastic and I missed it: it's hacker news so I genuinely can't be certain - this could be a completely overblown ridiculous unrealistic imaginary workflow to make a point, or something a hacker news person genuinely setup and considers easy :)
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