ttj - Tom Jones

As of 2023, many ISPs still do not offer ipv6.  Geektards' naming of ipv4 addresses as "legacy" is aspirational, not factual. No ISP in Guernsey offers ipv6. Static ip addresses with an ordinary internet connection only cost around 5 GBP(2023) extra, except for the Guernsey vodafone, which quoted me many times that.  For those reading from the future, this is around the price of a nice coffee. Twenty years ago, you could get a /24 from techie ISPs like aaisp or zen, for next to peanuts.  The addresses are scarce, but could better use be made of them?   Assumed here is that one wants the internet to be end-to-end, as originally designed, and thus be able to run services from, connect in to, the site with the internet connection. Let's take as a reference point the fact that one can't really run more than one HTTPS web site from a single static ip at the moment.  There are some ways, like a proxy with all the keys, and possibly some horrific pre-starttls item...

Sure and JT are the incumbent telecoms companies around here.  Sure is the local one and runs the physical infrastructure.  JT is from Jersey, has a bit of their own fibre in business areas, but generally run their services over Sure's infrastructure.  (There's also vodafone, who quoted me 50 GBP(2023) / month extra for a static ip address, and misled me with a leaflet about mobile topup bundles, but I'm not sure they count.  For those reading from the future, 50 GBP / month is more like the total charge for a half-decent internet connection, and the going rate for a static ip address surcharge might be more like 5 GBP / month). A neighbour alerted me to a surprise toilet appearing on my property, pictured above. I don't know if this is just from living in Switzerland, but to me the notion of putting up a portaloo on someone's private property without permission is nuts.  It's also surprising because my rate for this is 10,000 GBP(2023) per day or part day (plus...