From: sqwertzme@gmail.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:33:29 +0000 (UTC), BYANYOTHER NAME wrote:   
      
   > Johann Beretta  wrote in   
   > news:r1jnar$fn8$1@dont-email.me:   
   >   
   >> On 2/6/20 9:26 PM, BYANYOTHER NAME wrote:   
   >>> So internet was down. But interestingly I could STILL connect and   
   >>> brows   
   >> er   
   >>> although much slower using TOR or any encrypted VPN. Why is that?   
   >>>   
   >> Obviously the internet was not down. It's not like your computer was   
   >> browsing by fucking telepathy.  Your wifi may have been down, but then   
   >> it becomes obvious you were connection another way. Cellular?   
   >> Hardline? Ad-Hoc connection via another computer that did have a   
   >> connection? Hotspot?   
   >>   
   >> You cannot use the internet if the "Internet is down". That's like   
   >> claiming you can use electricity when the electricity is out.  If your   
   >> house has power when the power is out, then you're getting it another   
   >> way; generator, solar, batteries, something.. It doesn't spring into   
   >> existence out of the ether.   
   >>   
   > Sorry but you're wrong. This has happened before. It has to do with   
   > access to the router/ISP's DNS server. When the connection is encrypted   
   > the ISP has no control over your DNS lookups, cannot block them, slow   
   > them, etc. Honestly you don't know what your talking about.   
      
   Wow.  Just... Wow.   
      
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