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VagabundoP
on July 9, 2024
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PySkyWiFi: Free stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights
Award for good IT citizen goes to you, sir or madam or <insert honorary>.
ryandrake
on July 9, 2024
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Except for setting a new password on the device. Now nobody else can perform the same public service next time the Internet goes down on that modem.
qup
on July 10, 2024
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Probably some kid working at the `All-Star Burger & Shake` stand wrote a script to reset the internet every 27 minutes and it "just worked" for 9 years until this guy came in...
banish-m4
on July 10, 2024
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IANAL, but it's probably also illegal (ie CFAA) by accessing other people's systems and denying their owners access to them by changing the password.
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