What's the point of risking your freedom to give away stuff for free pirated stuff? I understand uploading to the pirate bay but streaming is a different beast entirely.
I'm not going to lie, I've used some streaming sites. But I can't understand the people behind them.
Who's giving away 100s of TB of video decode and bandwidth for free. And why?
I'm so sorry that we live in this weird temporary state of humanity where some of us put others in cages over the copying of bytes - one of the most obvious proclivities of the internet we've invented.
The thing I found most interesting in these articles is the claim that he didn't pirate the broadcasts, which would have required his site to provide a large amount of bandwidth. Instead, he connected users directly to legitimate streams offered by sports broadcasters, using misappropriated login credentials.
Most impressive to me is that he implemented apps for every single platform around (like 20?) I wonder how much work that was. If he's not lying about the 11k customer amount, I guess he must really love hacking!
> Apple TV, Android, Android TV/Fire Stick, ChromeCast, fourth-generation game consoles and newer, Roku, smart TVs, smart fridges, Tesla, and the usual web platforms.
Edit: I'm still considered in-custody due to being on house arrest, and I have decided to take this site offline to prevent any potential confusion with my probation officer. It was never meant to be made public—at least, on the front page of HN. It was originally for perspective employers and passed along with my resume, and sometimes cited in casual internet conversations.
Wow, so this is what it feels like. Holy shit.
Author here, really didn’t expect this kind of attention. I have been told my tone/writing style can be misinterpreted. It’s important for me to emphasize accountability and responsibility, even if I disagree with certain elements.
This informational site was passed along with my resume for transparency. I never expected it to be here, or seen any anyone. I’m a little shy.
I’m happy to answer questions the best I can while respecting the the courts, the BOP, and the DOJ. The technical or financial aspects of the site and the case I’ll pass on, though.
(PS if anyone at GitHub can help me recover my account—I had it hijacked from me by a “friend” while I was incarcerated—that would be great)
If I understood correctly, he found bugs, informed the site that he'd found bugs, they asked how much bug bounty he wanted, he gave an amount, and that was enough to be charged with extortion?
I've never heard of this case or person. I went in interested in his story. But the information and writing makes it seem like he was reluctant to share anything at all. Why even start a website?
> My sentencing guidelines were so high because of the loss amount.
> The system incarcerates people for years and expects them to go back into society and do something with their life. The truth is that the programming that is offered is a world-class joke and 99% of inmates don’t really do all that well when they’re out.
Americans: Do you feel like this is justice? Do you feel like dealing with criminals this way is helping make your society healthier?
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[ 4.1 ms ] story [ 29.5 ms ] threadI'm not going to lie, I've used some streaming sites. But I can't understand the people behind them.
Who's giving away 100s of TB of video decode and bandwidth for free. And why?
Thank you for your work.
The thing I found most interesting in these articles is the claim that he didn't pirate the broadcasts, which would have required his site to provide a large amount of bandwidth. Instead, he connected users directly to legitimate streams offered by sports broadcasters, using misappropriated login credentials.
> Apple TV, Android, Android TV/Fire Stick, ChromeCast, fourth-generation game consoles and newer, Roku, smart TVs, smart fridges, Tesla, and the usual web platforms.
Wow, so this is what it feels like. Holy shit.
Author here, really didn’t expect this kind of attention. I have been told my tone/writing style can be misinterpreted. It’s important for me to emphasize accountability and responsibility, even if I disagree with certain elements.
This informational site was passed along with my resume for transparency. I never expected it to be here, or seen any anyone. I’m a little shy.
I’m happy to answer questions the best I can while respecting the the courts, the BOP, and the DOJ. The technical or financial aspects of the site and the case I’ll pass on, though.
(PS if anyone at GitHub can help me recover my account—I had it hijacked from me by a “friend” while I was incarcerated—that would be great)
EDIT: removed quoted text due to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45434355
> The system incarcerates people for years and expects them to go back into society and do something with their life. The truth is that the programming that is offered is a world-class joke and 99% of inmates don’t really do all that well when they’re out.
Americans: Do you feel like this is justice? Do you feel like dealing with criminals this way is helping make your society healthier?