You can always funnel all your VPN traffic through a more typical port, like 80, and there’s very little anyone can do to distinguish between your traffic and typical web traffic.

If your ISP causes issues with inbound traffic to your home network, just add another link to the chain to include a cloud-hosted server, or host it all entirely in the cloud (if you find a trustworthy one with a reasonable cost).

Is there some kind of alternativeto astroturfing going on today? I see they just rolled out a website redesign, but I literally only know them as a spammy SEO-bait site I wind up clicking accidentally when I look for software recs. Everything on the site is generic and AI-generated as hell. Tons of ads, AI generated images, and dark patterns.

Mods, take note.

Same. I should really learn to use a simpler one, but I love this model and it still seems rock-solid to me after years of use. The best part is not ending up with sharp, dangerous edges on the lid!