Saturday, 18 February 2012

Free Wifi


Why would anyone lug a 27" iMac to a coffee shop? With the best will in the world it couldn't be described as portable.

Mine is only 21" and it's heavy enough without the keyboard and other accessories. There could be all sorts of reasons why this chap decided to use the free wifi facilities in a coffee shop in the south of England.

My suggestion is that his home wifi had crashed and he doesn't have a GP3 dongle. What's yours?
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21 comments:

  1. Joe Public18 February 2012 at 20:06

    "Why would anyone lug a 27" iMac to a coffee shop? "

    Because he's a FanBoi, and wants to impress the females with the size of his equipment?

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  2. Anonymous18 February 2012 at 20:17

    He works there?

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  3. WitteringsfromWitney18 February 2012 at 20:22

    Oh c'mon - you know all men are exhibitionists and work on the basis of "mines bigger than yours".......?

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  4. Observer18 February 2012 at 20:51

    Small is the new big in the impression stakes. The smaller it is on show the bigger it is likely to be in private.

    That man wasn't pulling anyone.

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  5. Apogee18 February 2012 at 22:21

    His ipad broke !

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  6. JRB18 February 2012 at 23:19

    … because the poor sole has developed acute myopia - from staring at a tiny hand-held Wifi device for far too long.

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  7. subrosa19 February 2012 at 00:10

    Maybe Joe. ;)

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  8. subrosa19 February 2012 at 00:11

    Lupus incomitatus, good suggestion but the person who took the photo said it didn't seem as if he was known to the staff.

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  9. subrosa19 February 2012 at 00:12

    I ought to know that at my age WfW.

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  10. subrosa19 February 2012 at 00:12

    There are some things you just can't do on an iPad Apogee, such as use Blogger reasonably well. The app is very limited.

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  11. subrosa19 February 2012 at 00:14

    Well, I have to admit, the big screen certainly makes a difference to the computer world JRB. Don't know where I'd be without it now. Using a 17" windows laptop isn't nearly as much fun.

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  12. RMcGeddon19 February 2012 at 00:28

    Are you sure it's a cafe SR ? Looks more like a college/ Uni common room.
    Can't see anyone with a cuppa and they're all student age.

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  13. Dick Puddlecote19 February 2012 at 01:12

    Good God! Doesn't he know that such things are lethal?

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  14. subrosa19 February 2012 at 02:32

    I was told it was a corner of a coffee shop RM which is usually frequented by laptop users.

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  15. subrosa19 February 2012 at 02:32

    Oh Dick, I spilt my tea. It just goes on and on and on doesn't it.

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  16. Crinkly & Ragged Arsed Philosophers19 February 2012 at 08:19

    Maybe it has nothing to do with his Dongle (whatever that is) nor his dingle or dangly bits. Maybe his just hasn't the cash to feed his electric meter?

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  17. Weekend Yachtsman19 February 2012 at 08:34

    The ultimate Apple show-off.

    Time to point and laugh...

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  18. subrosa19 February 2012 at 12:48

    Crinkly, a dongle is like a wee mobile phone (at least mine is) and it makes it possible for a pc or mobile device to be used anywhere there is a signal. (I'm new to mine too and don't know much more).

    Good suggestion.

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  19. subrosa19 February 2012 at 12:49

    It is a bit ott WY. I mean, if he can afford a27" surely he can afford a small laptop for portable reasons.

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  20. pa_broon7420 February 2012 at 14:42

    I rather suspect it's because he is an incredibly sad bas-

    Sorry, Ladies present and all that, had to self-censor myself (not a euphemism.)

    ;-)

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  21. subrosa20 February 2012 at 15:02

    No need to apologise pa_broon. We all understand just how painful self-censorship can be. :)

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