U.S. Marshals Will Sell Pirate IPTV Owner’s House, ‘Only’ $99m Still to Pay
Some players in the pirate IPTV market view subscription sales as little more than a side hustle, one that brings in a few dollars here, and a few dollars there. No big deal. That may well be the case but elsewhere in the chain, people are making serious money. Bill Omar Carrasquillo, aka Omi in a Hellcat, openly admits that he made multiple tens of millions from his service, Gears TV. The operators of Nitro TV didn’t make that much,...
‘Strike 3’ Filed a Record Number of Piracy Lawsuits This Year
By now most BitTorrent users should be well aware that their IP-addresses and downloads can be easily monitored. This has resulted in hundreds of thousands of lawsuits against alleged video pirates, both in the U.S. and abroad. In the U.S., most of these cases are filed by Strike 3 Holdings. The company produces adult entertainment videos made available via the Blacked, Tushy, and Vixen websites. When the videos are shared on pirate...
11 tips for writing a good Git commit message
11 tips for writing a good Git commit message AmyJune Wed, 12/28/2022 – 03:00 Lately, I have been paying closer attention to the changelogs I get from products and services when updates are needed. Here are some examples: Fixed some bugs. Made some accessibility improvements. We’ve made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride. When I think about some of the first commit messages I made as a junior developer I...
5 open source ideas for being more inclusive through accessibility
5 open source ideas for being more inclusive through accessibility AmyJune Wed, 12/28/2022 – 03:00 As the internet opens the planet into a world stage, inclusion should be at the forefront of how we design, build, and implement our ideas. With 15% of people self-identifying as disabled worldwide, that is far too many people to leave behind due to lack of accessibility. This includes permanent, temporary, episodic, and...
