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Heres an analogy that most hackers can identify with-- the local coffee shop. The agreement there is implicit as well (and sometimes explicit): buy this coffee,
by cellis 18y ago
Heres an analogy that most hackers can identify with-- the local coffee shop. The agreement there is implicit as well (and sometimes explicit): buy this coffee, and you can use the internet. Should you get free internet without buying the coffee?
- scott_s 18y agoExcept coffee shops are for-profit. I'm not concerned Wikipedia will disappear. I am concerned that the NY Times online will disappear, because it needs to sustain a profit. (For the record, I actually worry if my coffee purchase really does offset my resource usage when I stay for 3-4 hours in my local coffee shop on weekends.)
- patio11 18y agoExcept coffee shops are for-profit. Theoretically speaking. See: http://www.slate.com/id/2132576/?dupe=with_honor http://www.slate.com/id/2132576/?dupe=with_honor + "I opened a charming neighborhood coffee shop. Then it destroyed my life." + No clue what that query parameter is doing there, but I got to it with Google.
- scott_s 18y agoYes, I've read that. And it supports my point: the coffee-shop wasn't able to make a profit, and it went out of business.
- ewiethoff 18y agoWiFi or no WiFi, beverage or no beverage, a coffee house lets you hang out until the manager decides to throw you out. Likewise, NYTimes.com can revamp its site such that nonsubscribers are limited to 1 hour at the site with 24 hours in between, like HN's noprocrast.