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Every low level lanyard job person in DC: please don’t wear a campaign button in my house, someone could see it and I might get in trouble SCOTUS: first you take a loan from someone with business before the court and then you just don’t pay it back. Did you see my insurrection flag.
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True story, I watched a friend / anonymous Dept of (Redacted) civil servant refuse to eat from a buffet because it wasn't made clear who had paid for the food at the event.
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I work for my towns municipal broadband provider and we have to tell the entire government if someone brings us pizzas.
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I'd love to pick your brain about how foolhardy/hopeless it would be to get my town to build its own network to bring Comcrap down a few pegs.
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It’s… not an easy or fast road
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Yep, figured. Plus, I'd have to buck Tom Petty's advice and live like a refugee to avoid their goons who would be sent to destroy my life.
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If you can get a few relatively wealthy/ locally politically connected folks, a few tech folks, and someone that can write grants to commit time it’s totally feasible.
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I'd like to try. My town fancies itself becoming fancier, so there might be a path. TNX!
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Is there a workbook or a guide for doing it somewhere, or does everyone have to make it up for their own circumstances?
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I’m not sure! Vermont has done a pretty good job of building it out, as has Whip City Fiber in Mass. my town is doing it a little differently, with mostly wireless transmission to the premises. I think it’s “get the ball rolling and hold the momentum” more than a playbook
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Felt I should ask. I've seen municipal broadband be regulated to death in some areas by comcast and the like. You also hear about occasional small FTTH startups done by techies/communities.
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A competing company here in South Florida is Hotwire Communications. A buddy bought a house in Delray Beach served by Hotwire and he loves them. Check if they're in your area.
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Super small operations are really interesting! The best way to do it (I think) is to get after your selectboard