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You can order services online or over the phone. Not sure if one or the other could have a better deal. I highly recommend using your own modem and router.

This modem has been great for me: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B077BL65HS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Paired with this router: https://smile.amazon.com/ASUS-Dual-Band-AiMesh-Router-AC1900/dp/B00FB45SI4/ref=dp_fod_2?pd_rd_i=B00FB45SI4&psc=1

You can get that router and modem gently used on eBay for <$125 for both if you're open to the used option.

I pay $39.99 for my 200Mbps Xfinity plan, internet only with no equipment rental. It's an intro price so after a year it'll get jacked up.

Rather than spamming every university and major city subreddit in North America and China, may I suggest spending the $20 to buy it for yourself? If it’s crucial then I think it would be appropriate to financially support the author

https://www.amazon.com/%E9%9F%B3%E6%AD%A5%E5%92%8C%E9%87%8D%E9%9F%B3-%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E9%9F%B5%E5%BE%8B%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E4%B8%9B%E4%B9%A6-%E7%AB%AF%E6%9C%A8%E4%B8%89/dp/7561944136

Yep. I'm from Albuquerque. Check out the comparison in temperature swings: https://weatherspark.com/compare/y/3318~26202/Comparison-of-the-Average-Weather-in-Albuquerque-and-Cambridge

This modem has been great for me: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B077BL65HS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1

Paired with this router: https://smile.amazon.com/ASUS-Dual-Band-AiMesh-Router-AC1900/dp/B00FB45SI4/ref=dp_fod_2?pd_rd_i=B00FB45SI4&amp;psc=1

You can get that router and modem gently used on eBay for <$125 for both if you're open to the used option.

I pay $39.99 for my 200Mbps Xfinity plan, internet only with no equipment rental. It's an intro price so after a year it'll get jacked up.

ECPT is pretty typical of neighborhood groups in Greater Boston. These groups consist of busybodies who don't like outsiders nor change in "their" neighborhood. They wield enormous power at the city level.

Katherine Einstein at BU wrote a book about the damage these groups cause.

I hope Loren sticks it to them.

First, a feeder like this:

Squirrel Buster Standard Squirrel-proof Bird Feeder w/4 Metal Perches, 1.3-pound Seed Capacity, garden green

I'm in Harvard Sq and have about 10 different species looking for food. The largest that can use the actual feeder are Blue Jays. The Mourning Doves and Pigeons walk around underneath waiting for the Sparrows and Cardinals, etc., to toss them extras from pecking at the feeder. The rarest I've seen are red-wing blackbirds.

In Somerville, there's also the northwest corner of Prospect St &amp; Somerville Ave (Union Sq) (Bing Bird's Eye view is more up-to-date than Google).

I assume you are running windows. The newer windows versions (specifically windows 10) have very good built in free anti virus. Almost all antivurs is regarded as grossly intrusive anti virus (really slows down your system) and isn't as good as the built in windows antivirus in terms of detection rate.

https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/

Most importantly, as long as you have an up to date Brower (Firefox, Chrome, internet explorer, etc), up to date os (install all patches/updates) and don't go on sketchy sites or download sketchy stuff (don't be clicking on hot singles near me or pirating movies which are 1 MB large), then the built in anti virus is more than enough.

ok fella, I think you don't quite understand.

This is the part for teachers and parents to understand what this is all about:

"Transgender Affirming is the commitment to continue to make space for our trans siblings by encouraging leadership and recognizing trans-antagonistic violence while doing the work required to dismantle cisgender privilege and uplift Black trans folk."

And this is one of the books (which I have and have read to my child since she was tiny: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SDC6MS6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1

I don't say to my child that this is about "dismantling cisgender privilege" - I just read the damn book. They can take it in and realize that all people are valued and all people are different.

This is not confusing or blaming or shaming in any way for anyone.

If you grind your teeth at night GET A NIGHT GUARD that is comfortable enough to wear every night.

I have a $600 custom one from my dentist but honestly I think the cheap ones that you throw in boiling water before molding onto your teeth are just about as good, and they are only like $20. Here's one of the cheap ones I like:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008YEMVSI/

Seriously, night guards have saved what is left of my poor ground-down teeth.

For a local dentist I've been quite happy with Kappa Dental Group (Somerville, Washington St)

For Android users, I highly recommend Scanner Radio as it is very valuable when you want to know what's happening, and where.

Also handy to listen in around the country when there are breaking events.

I did a bit of research on this back in September, basically looking at The Wirecutter and eliminating any products that were too smart.

I ended up choosing this modem and this router, and they've been working fine.