"A friendly little coffee shop, with no coffee, and no shop."
 

Yeah, well I'm in a coffee shop, mooching off an 802.11b network somebody a few shops over has been so kind as to leave open.

Beats working at home, esp cuz my A/C is broken -- it's 90degF in my house! My cats have by now melted into furry little puddles...

802.11b is one of the greatest innovations in a long, long time. My home I love wireless networking.

No A/C needed today. It's currently 82 degrees on Independence Mall...bright and sunny, with 27% humidity. :cool:

(Sorry Sludge. ;) )

What the fuck am I at work for? Oh yeah...I forgot...

Actually, today is a <b>BEAUTIFUL</b> day here. Probably 80 out, a light breeze, low humidity. Lemme check Dulles' weather...

81 in Fairfax, 39 percent humdity, 13mph winds gusting to 21mph.

I didn't want to come to work this morning. It must have been 75 when I got in the car at 9AM. It was a perfect day for a hammock.

Man, I wish I was in Aptos. 68 outside. Nice.

<b><a href="http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/today/business_1.html">Free wireless at Schlotzsky's</a></b>

Many of you might (probably..?) don't know what Schlotzky's is, but it's been a grand place ever since they set up free internet access for all in most restaurants. ...and they have great sandwiches.

Man, that's a great idea. I'd definitely be more apt to go to a particular restaurant for lunch if I could sit and check email or whatever too. I hope this idea catches on.

Man, you didn't tell the whole story! They're putting up 4-foot antennas so anyone within a 1-mile range has free access! How cool would it be to live within a mile of any Schlotzsky's and have permanent free access??

Says it'll cost 'em $4000 per store plus another $800 a month. Will this really bring in $800 of business each month, or will people simply sit in McDonald's next door and mooch the bandwidth? I thought the days of companies giving away stuff for free were over..

But how long will it *be* free? Too Cheap To Meter by Simpson Garfinkle

This is only in 10 of their Austin, Texas stores.

I knew it was too good to be true. Nothing exciting ever happens in Arkansas.

"Schlotzsky's expects to wire 10 of its Austin restaurants in the next week. Eventually the company hopes to roll out the service at its 650 stores nationally."

Of course, they may realize it's not worth it before they get to the rest of their 640 stores!

In every market they do this they will benefit by positive media attention and viral marketing that couldn't be bought for many times that cost.

Well, they do make a mighty fine sandwich.

Yeah, I'm a big fan of filet-o-fish, but I always scrape off most of the tartar sauce.

Or were you talking about Schlotzsky's?

I meant Schlotzky's, although I do like the McChicken sandwich. :)