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From Software to Soup: On Trading Coding for Crepes
Legal Serf writes "Having lived through the best of eTimes and the worst (hopefully) of times, I bet everyone (still employed) has had daydreams of chucking it all and escaping the present malaise permeating most tech companies. The NY Times ('open' but not 'free' registration) has a piece about ex-dotcomers who've traded visions of iBuzzwords for soup, crepes and hotdogs. What?s most interesting is that everyone interviewed pretty much said the same thing: It's nice to provide something of real value to customers who are actually happy to trade money for goods, even if it's just dessert. Anyone out there feeling the same? (About the value of tech or the temptations of other trades?)
(I keep thinking about these tech friends I have that fantasize about opening a hip babershop...)"
..."open" but not "free" registration
In what was is NYTimes registration not free? Is it the part where you pay $0, or the part where you don't give them any money?
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The NY Times ("open" but not "free" registration)
/. as well as a gazilion other websites. As far as I know, since I'm reg'd there, is that the NYT site is FREE to register. So you can't just link stories from /. to it without doing so. Big fucking DEAL!
So you have to reg at the NYT website. You are asked to reg at
They have your e-mail address. OH NO! You are now part of their evil plan to get your e-mail address and allow you to view their content. Those monsters!
While I admit it might be annoying, its not criminal, and it's certainly more generous than many other pay sites. Get OFF it people and try to be original.
Next week I will explore the reasons why beer IS NOT FREE, unless you steal it from your neighbors refrigerator.