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   Michael Vilain, Nov 5th, 2008 @ 7:39pm

   
   

   Re: Buy another cup of coffee already

   The local coffee places here in Palo Alto have a SSID and 60 minute non-peak login on the receipt you get when you buy something. During peak hours when table space is nil, I think that goes down to 15 minutes. Starbucks is free if you use the AT&T WiFi. And Peet's (the progenitor of Starbucks) doesn't have hardly any sitting space in their shops here.
   
   Don't they dispense coffee with an eyedropper in Europe?

    

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   Paul, Nov 5th, 2008 @ 8:09pm

   
   

   Just the kind of professionalism I seek when scouting out a new coffee place. I enjoy the thrill of being seriously concerned that they may have pissed in the coffee vats

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 5th, 2008 @ 8:14pm

   
   

   regardless of its "professionalism", as paul put it, it does have a certain flair that im sure will appeal to the customer base, subtly alerting them "hey, were pretty laid back and enjoy a joke"
   
   if i lived anywhere near Holland id check this out myself

    

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   Paul M, Nov 5th, 2008 @ 8:34pm

   
   

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   Nothing personal, man, but I'm relatively certain you're not their target demographic. Seems like they're going for the people who have already had the stick removed.

    

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   Sos, Nov 5th, 2008 @ 9:05pm

   
   

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   Since when does coffee come from a vat?

    

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   Mogilny, Nov 5th, 2008 @ 9:12pm

   
   

   mmmmmmm

   I love the latte brownie combo...

    

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   IanK, Nov 5th, 2008 @ 9:33pm

   
   

   I don't mind them using the SSID to advertise specials, or for messages like "BuyCoffeeForCuteGirlOverThere?". If they're going to call someone a cheapskate, it's probably best to add a ;) to the end. Sarcasm gets lost in the text easily than through verbal communication, and you just know that 1 in 10 people are not going to get the joke.

    

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   DanK, Nov 5th, 2008 @ 11:36pm

   
   

   Coffee Shop

   Wait a minute... Coffee Shops in Holland have a special meaning. They sell coffee, juice and marijuana (think Amsterdam). I don't think they need any special advertising to get people to buy more coffee or cake since most customers will have the munchies anyway! That said, I think it's a clever idea though.

    

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   Zeecar, Nov 6th, 2008 @ 12:36am

   
   

   Its Holland!

   I'm surprised we haven't seen this in the US already!

    

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    Anonymous Coward, Nov 6th, 2008 @ 5:45am

    
    

    This is clearly the type of innovation that proves why IP doesn't work.

     

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    chris (profile), Nov 6th, 2008 @ 8:21am

    
    

    people don't pay attention to SSID's

    when i was first learning to use wireshark i opened an access point called "youarebingsniffed" and people still connected and got sniffed.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Nov 6th, 2008 @ 8:51am

    
    

    I setup a wireless for my company years ago using something like "ForWiFiCallXXXXXXX"
    
    It works! We got a tons of biz that way. If you think it's "unprofessional", well, if it makes me money... :P

     

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    another mike, Nov 6th, 2008 @ 12:42pm

    
    

    Re: people don't pay attention to SSID's

    i've probably mentioned my free wifi AP i run. the one with the trap that give incoming connections a click-through, "this is slow, insecure, and i'll turn it off at random for my own amusement." the one that violates the ISP's TOS. yeah, that one.
    
    anyway, i named it 'notlinksys' to go with the six, count 'em six of the twelve recently sniffable, APs named 'linksys'. i also name it things like 'notthedroidsyourelookingfor', 'whiteandnerdy', 'obscuregeekreferencehere', 'cleverssid'.
    
    when i put on wep i had names like 'passwordiswarchalk' and 'kismetfindswepkeys'. i was still getting visitors connecting through it.
    
    it's a holiday weekend. i should go warchalk the neighborhood again.

     

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    Jiny, Nov 13th, 2008 @ 8:26pm

    
    

    very nice

    that nice for me because i like to drink coffee and work

     

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    leonnel coucou, Dec 4th, 2008 @ 4:30am

    
    

    free admin shop only

    hello I need accounts for free online shopping thank you to my send to the leonnel2005@yahoo.fr

     

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    Silver Lining ad supported WiFi, Feb 9th, 2009 @ 5:31pm

    
    

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