]> http://www.artemfrolov.com/taxonomy/term/8/0 en http://www.artemfrolov.com/node/85 <p>I wonder why virtually every article about telecommuting or virtual office mentions Starbucks or just some generic "coffee shop" or "cafe"?</p> <p>This is ridiculous. I wonder if I ever can work remotely. You see, I hate coffee.</p> <p>Even if I loved coffee, I probably could not work for more than thirty minutes in any coffee shop. </p> <p>And I guess coffee shop owners do not like people hanging out for hours with laptop, occupying valuable tables. If I was a coffee shop owner I'd kick a client 30 minutes after last order. And do not tell me about "alienating customers", I'd rather loose one patron, but serve other three, who otherwise would not find a free table.</p> <p>Well, maybe kicking them out is too harsh. I guess cutting their Wi-Fi access after 30 minutes will do just as good.</p> Meme Fri, 05 May 2006 16:06:46 -0600 http://www.artemfrolov.com/memesource <p><em>If you build it they will come</em><br /> Origin: Most probably from 1989 year movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/">"Field of Dreams"</a>. Ray Kinsella played by Kevin Costner hears voices whispering "If you build it they will come". In a movie that was about a baseball stadium than Ray had to build. In online community this is most often used about web site popularity.</p> <p><em>All your base are belong to us</em></p> Meme Tue, 01 Mar 2005 21:23:22 -0700