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This is actually something I'm super conscious about. I travel to visit my parents somewhat often, and I work a few days remotely when I do. I've had a bit of l

This is actually something I'm super conscious about. I travel to visit my parents somewhat often, and I work a few days remotely when I do. I've had a bit of luck rotating through a few spots. If I feel like I've exhausted those, I'll post up in a larger chain like a Starbucks — I feel somewhat less guilty when I know I'm not taking up a seat in a locally owned business. Most places will pull decaf espresso shots or have pastries of some sort, so I'm not just drinking coffee all day. Aside: If anyone wants to swap coffee shop recommendations in Pittsburgh, feel free to send me a message.

_raoulcousins 9y ago
Does Hacker News have messaging?
- DanBC 9y ago
  You can put your contact details in your profile. You need to put them in the About text box. The email box is not displayed, it's only used by HN if they need to tell you something.
  - bichiliad 9y ago
    Ah thank you - now I know.
Markoff 9y ago
why not just find place which is not busy? no need to feel bad about being there occupying some spot if half of the cafe is empty anyway all day
- bichiliad 9y ago
  It's partly because those can be hard to find (less so now that a lot of the campuses nearby are wrapping up their semesters), but it's mostly me being overly self-conscious. I don't really want to be known as that guy who posts up on his laptop all day, but I should probably get over that.