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| From | Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Great ideas that fail in reality: free public wifi booths |
| Date | 2016-09-15 07:37 +0300 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <87fup1pylx.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> (permalink) |
| References | <nrchdo$har$4@solani.org> |
RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com>: > 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? :) Porn and music are beside the point. The problem is this: “These kiosks are often monopolized by individuals creating personal spaces for themselves [...]" Any limited resource offered freely will have the same issue. The solution is to start charging or start rationing. Marko
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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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