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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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I travel pretty regularly for work and where I'm at right now is beyond pathetic. It would be nice to compare users experience with internet speed when making a booking decision.

To add to that the overall internet "experience" could be a rating. Some places I stay have decent speed but they boot you off every 6 hours. Some make it extra difficult to log in. Some sneak access in as an optional extra. Some do all three.

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[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Am I the only one who would never trust hotel wifi with a device I actually care about?

[–] db2@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They don't care enough to monitor what you're doing. That's money they won't spend, generally they don't even want to spend on necessary things if nobody's going to sue and/or die from it. That said, treat it like an open network and take your own security precautions because theirs will be minimal.

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

That's what I meant, yeah.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

Good use for VPNs

[–] jode@pawb.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I use a travel router that feeds everything through a VPN.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 1 day ago

I wish I could do that but I need a special certificate.... So I bring an extra phone that does basically the same.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'd much rather just use a hotspot or something if I could. I don't trust the other guests, and I wouldn't trust the big hotel chains not to monetize your traffic in some way.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 days ago

When I traveled to Sri Lanka, one hotel didnt have isolated devices active.

Had some fun with another guest that used the android casting by remote controlling the volume ;)