Myno 🐀fun fact: the uk tv license rules say im allowed to watch TV on my laptop when im at uni, but ONLY IF said laptop is not currently plugged into the wall
daisychaining 3 battery packs together so i can bingewatch taskmaster without having to stop to use the wall outlet
do the tv license people still patrol around looking for rule breakers, is it worth me investing in a magsafe cable so i can dramatically unbreak the law if it comes to it
Aria 🏳️⚧️ 
@mynotaurus *breaks through the door with a swat team* Stop right there, criminal scum! Your unlicensed tv watching days are over!
@indirectferret you joke but i think this is the exact vibe theyre trying to make thieves scared of lmao https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/detection-and-penalties-top5 "visiting officers" and "detector vans" sjcjxisizj
Cat Pandering@indirectferret @mynotaurus https://worldcat.org/title/317922618 I remember learning from this book that the first prosecution for radio piracy was a sham—the wife of an engineer working in the group supposedly making detector vans. Possibly misremembering the exact sham. The book is rather dry, but if you enjoyed the farce that is this battery vs. plug rule, you might like the book.