Myno 🐀Sep 23, 2023
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
Show threadMyno 🐀Sep 23, 2023
just an absolutely majestic rule lmao. so entertainingly arbitrary
Show threadSteve BellovinSep 23, 2023
@mynotaurus Imagining an iPad with rabbit ears… And what happens if your computer is plugged into an Ethernet cable instead of using WiFi? (In days of yore, when laptops used PCMCIA WiFi cards, some had jacks for external antennas…)
Show threadDr. D'nar
@SteveBellovin @mynotaurus In that case, due to a weird loophole in the electrical code, it's only a violation if the laptop ISN'T powered by Power Over Ethernet.
Sep 24, 2023 at 4:09amWeb
Show threadSteve BellovinSep 24, 2023
@drdnar @mynotaurus I'm not even going to ask…
Show threadDr. D'narSep 24, 2023
@SteveBellovin @mynotaurus 'Twas a joke, sir.
Show threadSteve BellovinSep 24, 2023
@drdnar @mynotaurus Ah. Given that the whole notion of TV licenses is so strange to an American, I couldn't be sure…