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| From | RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Great ideas that fail in reality: free public wifi booths |
| Date | 2016-09-14 22:02 +0000 |
| Organization | solani.org |
| Message-ID | <nrchdo$har$4@solani.org> (permalink) |
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/nyregion/internet-browsers-to-be-disabled-on-new-yorks-free-wi-fi-kiosks.html Free wifis kiosks sound great in theory, but their abuse is leading to them being retired. Instead of people quickly acquiring information, it turned into a spot for a bunch of bums to watch pornography and listen to streaming music. A fitting metaphor for the Internet as a whole? :)
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Great ideas that fail in reality: free public wifi booths RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-09-14 22:02 +0000
Re: Great ideas that fail in reality: free public wifi booths Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-09-15 07:37 +0300
Re: Great ideas that fail in reality: free public wifi booths Zed <zed@blah.invalid> - 2016-09-15 14:15 +0000
Re: Great ideas that fail in reality: free public wifi booths maus <mausg@mail.com> - 2016-09-16 12:25 +0000
Re: Great ideas that fail in reality: free public wifi booths Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-09-16 16:32 +0300
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