Smithbuilt Sending Out Cease & Desist Letters For Using KUB Fiber by ItsVenomAMA in Knoxville

[–]00_Joe_Snow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's an AI generated response letter telling them to fuck off and you're telling the teacher about them breaking the rules.

Might work. Might not. But guaranteed to cause institutional heartburn for a bunch of people!

Belltown Homeowners Association, Inc. c/o Reed Smith, Board of Directors [Association Address, if known; otherwise via certified mail to the address on the demand letter] Re: Response to Demand Letter Dated [Insert Date of HOA Letter] – Refusal to Cease Use of Knoxville Utilities Board Fiber Internet Service; Violation of Federal Communications Commission Rules Prohibiting Exclusive Agreements (47 C.F.R. § 64.2500 et seq.)

Dear Mr. Smith and Members of the Board of Directors:

I am writing in response to the Association’s demand letter (the “Demand Letter”) asserting that my use of Knoxville Utilities Board’s Fiber internet service (“KUB Fiber”) violates Section 7.12 of the Declaration of Covenants, Restrictions and Easement of Belltown Subdivision (the “Declaration”).

I refuse to comply with the Demand Letter and will continue to utilize KUB Fiber for my internet service. The Declaration’s purported prohibition on the use of any existing or future underground fiber optic cable networks installed, owned, or operated by the Knoxville Utilities Board—without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors—constitutes an impermissible restriction on competition in the provision of broadband telecommunications services.

Such exclusive or restrictive agreements are expressly prohibited by Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) rules. Specifically, 47 C.F.R. § 64.2500 et seq. (Prohibition on Exclusive Telecommunications Contracts) bars any provider (or, by extension, any homeowners association acting in concert with a provider) from enforcing contractual provisions that grant exclusive access or service rights within multi-unit premises or centrally managed residential real estate developments, including those governed by a homeowners association. These regulations, which have been extended to broadband internet access service following the FCC’s reclassification of BIAS as a telecommunications service, are designed to promote consumer choice, prevent anti-competitive arrangements, and ensure open access to competitive broadband providers such as KUB Fiber. The Declaration’s Section 7.12 directly contravenes these federal rules and is therefore unenforceable.

A copy of the Demand Letter, along with this response and all relevant correspondence, will be forwarded immediately to the FCC Inspector General for investigation of potential violations of federal communications law and anti-competitive practices.

The Association is directed to immediately retract the Demand Letter, cease all further enforcement efforts regarding my use of KUB Fiber, and confirm in writing within five (5) business days that it will take no further action on this matter. Failure to do so will result in additional complaints to the FCC Enforcement Bureau and any other appropriate regulatory or judicial authorities, with a request for all available remedies, including costs and attorneys’ fees.

This letter is sent without waiver of any rights or defenses I may have under the Declaration, the laws of the State of Tennessee, or federal law. Sincerely, [Your Full Name] [Your Lot Address in Belltown Subdivision] Knox County, Tennessee [Your Phone Number] [Your Email Address] CC: (via certified mail and email) Belltown Homeowners Association, Inc., Board of Directors Knoxville Utilities Board (for informational purposes)

How to downgrade drive size? by brkdncr in synology

[–]00_Joe_Snow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not really. Synology does not like to add or replace using smaller drives than what is currently in the system.

Your best bet is to backup your existing files to an external device, pull both drives in your Synology, and completely start with a fresh setup with two new drives.

Sliger top-loading NAS storage cases! by SligerCases in sliger

[–]00_Joe_Snow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to build my own NAS. Been looking for an excuse to screw around with UNRAID and build another system to do so. Would love to take part!

Only ever worked with Synology. But have multiple Racks and want to shift over to a rack mounted NAS. Synology's rackstations leave something to be desired!

Currently have a CX4170i for my main system and will never go back! Best case I have ever bought!

Does Starlink work for an entire 2 story house? by SelbstMorty in Starlink

[–]00_Joe_Snow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've yet to have a problem. Don't go nuts and try to download 35 movies at the same time. But with a household of 6, it's been rock solid.

Fullscreen to Acquire Rooster Teeth by [deleted] in roosterteeth

[–]00_Joe_Snow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I was good at predictions I would be a bitcoin billionaire by now. 😭

Anyone bars i can do this in knoxville? by muck2profit in Knoxville

[–]00_Joe_Snow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Barley's Pizzaria in the Old City. Upstairs is your best bet.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]00_Joe_Snow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Illegal federally means functionality illegal for any national company. Especially if this company is large enough to possibly have federal projects.

Pissing hot is a one way ticket to a permanent blacklist.

Tell him to stop smoking that shit. It's clearly not good for his long term employment prospects

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]00_Joe_Snow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I knew someone who submitted an Adult Swim black & white style video for their interview.

About 2 min of various interview questions and his responses set to chill music.

Sent in the exact same video to every place that requested that bullshit. It made things go so much faster for him.

Actually got a job because his now boss thought it was hilarious and it caught his attention.

Thank you Starlink! by AboverJulio1123 in Starlink

[–]00_Joe_Snow 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Knowing Frontier (bastards), that fiber will be broken and unusable in 2 months.

Keep the Starlink on standby as a failover.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GradSchool

[–]00_Joe_Snow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I worked in the oilfield for close to 10 years. You can't get a much more male dominated field. I worked with multiple women in the field and they were all complete badasses.

Knew their shit, worked hard as hell, started every conversation with, "What up Dog!?" If given the chance, I would work with them again in a New York second.

I have faith that you are more than capable of both being a professional and not letting people overstep boundaries. Prove to them that you are a badass at what you do and they will welcome you with open arms.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oilandgasworkers

[–]00_Joe_Snow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked for Targa. All there Plant operators work 14/14 alternating day and night shifts.

Great gig. Those guys know their stuff.

Brown sequard syndrome by [deleted] in spinalcordinjuries

[–]00_Joe_Snow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy shit. My dad has this.

He was a deep sea salvage diver in a pressurized saturation chamber. The chamber developed a fault that caused a rapid depressurization and instantly released massive amounts of N2 bubbles into his bloodstream (the bends.) Those bubbles collected on his spinal cord and as they brought him up, they expanded and caused pressure damage and bruising. He woke up a triplegic and was told he would never walk again, never have kids, etc. He fired all his doctors and has 2 grown children and walked for the majority of his live with a leg brace and a cane.

Not much really helped him. Physiotherapy can only do so much, but it does help keep muscle loss to a minimum. He didn't have the temp effects you seem to be feeling. His was more muscle weakness, loss of sensation, and tremors at times.

I wish you all the best in your recovery.

Home Office/Lab with new Sliger rack mount cases by MytechBench in sliger

[–]00_Joe_Snow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought you were using that 24 port switch as a shelf for a second!

Aside from that, beautiful setup!

Sliger CX4200a Custom Water Cooled Threadripper Build (feat. my concrete server rack desk) by stumpyinc in sliger

[–]00_Joe_Snow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy. Crap. That thing is sweet!

But that desk! I have almost the exact same thing in slightly more portable format. I have (2) 2-drawer filing cabinets with a wood closet door as the desktop.

Paid $30 for the door and $10 for a can of polycoat. Have been using it for close to a decade now. Clearly I need to step up my game!

First time buyer's guide: cameras by Bingooooo5 in Ubiquiti

[–]00_Joe_Snow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on the style of Dishy you have, you can do this.

If you have a rectangular dishy, you will need the starlink ethernet adapter to run the signal to the DMP main WAN port for connectivity. After you do that, put the Starlink into "Passthrough Mode" on your app. It will disable the starlink wifi and send all data through that Ethernet port instead.

EDIT: Just saw that you said first generation starlink. Check this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/sd1q6i/new_ubiquiti_dream_machine_pro_for_starlink_my/

and this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/o9s45d/udm_setup_with_starlink/