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Coffee meetings
- lenkendall 13y agoThanks for posting my article.
- rastasheep 13y agoSorry, it's really great, and i didn't saw it here.
- jdludlow 13y agoI don't think that Len was being sarcastic. I think what he really meant was, "Thanks for posting my article."
- adambard 13y agoHandy tip: If you want to appear sincere on the internet, use an exclamation point. "Thanks for posting my article!" doesn't come off sarcastic, even if it overstates your exuberance.
- pseut 13y agoI sort of hate to continue this thread, but that is definitely my rule for email. I decided a few years ago that, if it came down to it, I'd rather come across as an over-exuberant (can't think of a polite word for 'idiot') than come across as an asshole. Most of the time, at least. The upside is that if you add an exclamation point, you can get away with much shorter messages!
- signed0 13y agoA smiley works as well :)
- lenkendall 13y agoTHANKS FOR POSTING MY ARTICLE! :) <3 (But seriously, I was sincere in my appreciation and not being a dick. I think the above syntax tips are all great suggestions.)
- gehar 13y agoNo no no no. Take people seriously on the Internet, at face value, and eventually people will realize that sarcasm doesn't work and will stop using it.
- mwillson 13y agoOh, gehar, you're always being so sarcastic! ;)
- ritchiea 13y agoWant to get coffee?
- xoail 13y agoWhat a timing. Going out to meet someone over coffee. Although I tend to buy coffee for the other person by invitation, "I would love to buy you coffee and chat about xyz".
- lifeisstillgood 13y agooh dear, I started ranting and could not stop - sorry 1. The meeting does have a natural end - when you have finished coffee. Today my accountant gulped half his down in seconds. I took it as a sign. 2. the wifi issue - In the UK Costa is taking on Starbucks but... I have to ask at the till for a unique 30 minute token that I cannot read and has more entropy than a mathematicians kettle. Really guys, I spend a f&!%ing fortune at your place, please just let me google for the three minutes I am standing in line. 3. You cannot do more than say 2 coffee meetings in a day. 4. Food. Look, by 11.30 I am a bit snackish. A biscotti ain't gonna cut it. So that means the poor bugger opposite me needs to watch me feeding my fat face and explaining how Persona will change Identity on line with mozzarella and spinach hanging out between my coffee stained teeth. Not sure where to go with that, just feeling a little self conscious. 5. Going back in. Now that we have finished the coffee, and meandered to the door, how to handle the "well, actually I am going to go and buy a sandwich I was too embarrassed to buy when sitting with you". It just looks weird, 6. stop calling it a loyalty card!!!! 7. I like the baristas. I chat meaninglessly to them. Except when the owner pops in. Suddenly they correctly ask if I want a pastry with that? Do I have a loyalty card. Stop it ! 8. Your laptop did not pay for a coffee. Your laptop does not get a table space all to itself. Thats why there are chairs in front of the table - for people to sit at.
- ballstothewalls 13y agowhat bugs me the most is when the barista asks for your name, but then doesn't use your name to call out your coffee. Or when they ask for my name and my credit card is in their hand.
- steveklabnik 13y ago> Or when they ask for my name and my credit card is in their hand. This is useful for a number of reasons, one of the biggest is trans individuals. I had a situation where I was at a table where the check was split. The waitress decided to hand ours back individually, so she started calling out names... leading to embarrassment for basically everyone involved, and possibly out-ing someone who may not want their sex known. Luckily, we were all friends, so no harm to that individual... but you just don't know.
- asmosoinio 13y agoCould not read it, for some reason the article refused to scroll on my Android browser (the standard one on Android 2.3.x).