Love the flair.

How stupid do you have to be to fuck with the USPS?

I like Caffe Vitttoria

Hopefully he will be denied bail, otherwise he can just get out and hide.

https://www.massbailfund.org/

> The charge of robbery of any person having lawful charge, control or custody of any mail matter or of any money or other property of the United States provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.

Pro-tip, don't fuck with the postal service. Really quick way to get the federal law enforcement involved which both makes getting caught way more likely AND massively increase the consequences when you do.

Does the joke "work" if the guys are white?

No.

It's a racist joke.

And what kind of etiquette is it to imply that a guy is a car thief when you're putting them on a stream/TV without asking them. Presumably that guy right now is having to deal with the fallout of being the lame end of this stupidity.

I think the quote is just for the mechanical pieces, no mention of duct work. House is a little over 1700 sqft

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Do you though? Because your solution to me has been well durr durr why don't you just threaten to go to RCN to get a cheaper rate with Comcast, works everytime. Except I can't

We are never getting a public option and based on your unwillingness to support the smaller provider you're probably gonna lose that too.

If M-W picked a "2023 Insult of the Year" this would doubtless be the winner.

Yes, I understand how monopolies work. The solution is making internet a public utility not more internet corporations. RCN and Comcast are both horrible. I happen to be in a place where I have access to both so my experience is slightly less horrible than when someone has access to only one.

Can we get a comment going to talk about non-Comcast options? I'm hoping they continue to stay afloat, but in case they don't, what other options are out there and what have people's experiences been like?

A business specifically for building fences on hills? I should call that guy. I've brought fence guys over and looked at the hill on my back yard and just said "I don't feel like doing this."

Again they are still the only reason you have a cheaper Comcast. If RCN stops existing expect your internet bill to at least triple.

I remember a few years ago when Musk visited Boston and it was clear he visited Starry. The idea at the time seemed like it should work out: Connect Starry devices to Starlink sats. Feel like that was forever ago but I probably waited around 6 months before I realized it wasn't going to happen. That was probably one of the few chances they had, but today CEO's seem to only want a $10B exit. Many such cases of missed opportunities.

I'm not surprised that many of the 2010s class of Boston based startups that haven't SPAC'd or M&A'd just aren't making it. I genuinely feel like that window is now closed since we have moved out of a ZIRP and you're probably going to end up in the dustbin. Datarobot, Bevi, Zipcar all come to mind. Some of them are genuinely great ideas but the iron was hot to at least SPAC by 2020, and if you missed it the train left.

On the floor of the orange line.

I had RCN for years and my experience with them was exponentially worse than comcast

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That lasted until 2000!? Holy shit!

Whalom Park

I can't get RCN. My building had no other option until starry and it was 90 dollars that got raised to 110. So I could just not have internet or pay them. It's still 60 dollars to get Comcast here. You are only in a good spot because of RCN and you won't even give them your bussiness.

That is what comcast is at now. I've had them for multiple years, am on a premium plan to get extra speed cause I am a dork, and have never paid 90 a month. When they do try and and do the it has been 24 months and we will increase your rate thing, you just call and threaten to go to RCN and they give you a good rate again.

The fuck are you talking about 30 a month? Last time I had Comcast it was 90 dollars a month for internet only and 5 years later it was raised to 110. I switched to starry to halve my bill. Fuck comcast.

Whole Foods. Not kidding.

I've been using T-Mobile Home Internet for almost 2 years because it is not Comcast and Starry was never an option. Can't say it is great. I can get decent speeds, but it seems I need to reset the modem on a fairly regular basis. Although I don't know how much my problems are my company VPN. I see problems on my personal computer and streaming audio has issues - although I don't know how much that is the streaming service.

A while back it totally stopped working, and tech support called me back and spent like 3 hours total on the phone until the issue was resolved.

They quoted us using preprinted prices listed in a three ring binder they brought to our house. Didn’t even look at our setup or situation before giving us a fixed price. We selected a different company