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@deviantollam@defcon.social I doubt we can get permission, but a giant funeral pyre for the copilot logo in the parking lot at DEFCON might make us all feel better. Kind of like Burning Man, but much more cathartic.
Oh yay, some insane botnet has found 3 domains I control and is sending ~170K requests per second to them with this garbage:
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Has caused over 270GB of logs to be written in the last couple hours. FML
I guess Pandora has decided to decimate their remaining user base.... a whopping 26% increase in the annual rate.
Edit: To be clear, I am also grandfathered into an older annual tier rate. It is worse for anyone that isn't.
We are reaching out to let you know that starting October 22, 2026, the price of your Pandora subscription will increase from $47.88 to $60.39. We're making this update so we can continue investing in the personalized listening experience Pandora is known for, including better recommendations, improved reliability, and access to the music and podcasts you love.
https://help.pandora.com/s/article/2026-Pandora-Subscription-Rate-Change