Much of it is name recognition. Put Chrysler in your head all the time. In a year, when you want to buy a car, some neurons in the back of your head say 'let's start with the Chryslers'.
There's a bit more to it, but lots of advertising works like this.
Nope, the actions that went on would probably be a first offence firing. I believe it involved a 'brassiere inspector's' badge. Considering it has to do with the sex life of my parents (well, not exactly, but it's in the ballpark) I try not to remember the details.
Hmm. Deep thought. I couldn't even figure out what the heck you were talking about until I really looked at what I wrote. Not only did I need such a qualification, but it came out rather naturally.
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Let me put another spin on the sexual harassment deal. If it weren't for sexual harassment, I don't think my parents would have met (and been happily and faithfully married for 30+ years).
It looks like Roy has noticed, but hasn't responded. As of 12:32 EDT, Feb. 11, 2004, there is a link from Roy's site to news articles on the subject, but no commentary.
I think you've almost got it. The point is the cafe portion, not so much the internet portion. I suspect you'll make more money selling coffee and soda than with internet access, so make sure the former is up to snuff. Or a laundromat or whatever else you have.
Your post (xutopia) and the article question point at the 'bubble' from different sides. The idea of an INTERNET cafe is 1999; the idea of an internet CAFE is 2001.
The cafe is the important part. The internet is a value add.
That's at least three ways to say the same thing, any others?
(Not to mention that many posters have answered the question in a different way: location, location, location. An area with transients, be they businessmen or backpackers is likely a better location than suburbia.)
You stuck in a nerd dorm where clicking keys is the most noise you have to deal with? In two dorms and a couple of apartments I was in during college, you had a choice: learn to deal with the noise and sleep through it, or get drunk and pass out along with all those people making the noise.
I just ordered a Dell for my mother (and order a half dozen a couple of months ago for work) and in about 50% of the machines I looked at, a floppy drive was an optional extra.
How about just living somewhere not controlled by a gang of neighborhood thugs?
My HOA isn't as bad as many out there. But it has been enough that when I move, I'm moving somewhere without such silliness. I lobbied my parents for over a year when they were contemplating a move to avoid these things like the plague. I won the day when I pointed out that they can control what sort of plantings you have in your yard. And then said that according to most covenants, if you don't rip out your contraband flowers, they can do it for you then bill you.
I really could give a fuck if I piss off the HOA based on 'having to live with them'. For various reasons, going back to when/how the neighborhood was founded, the development company is the one who does the inspections, billing, etc. There is not any true community involvement in the HOA. If I could spare the 5-10 hours per month, I could probably walk down my street and garner enough proxy votes to put myself in charge of the HOA.
But you're right, I've no interest in fighting them.
I've got a good reason: piss off the HOA. Like most neighborhoods, my HoA has provisions against satellite dishes. I don't think they enforce them on the little DTV dishes like my neighbors have, but I'd love to get one of those 'search for aliens' dishes in my front yard, just to let them pay my court fees for fighting it.
I was totally sympathetic. I only pointed out 'developers' because things could be MUCH worse for his website, and, well, for a place that is 'for Nerds', developers.slashdot.org seems to get far less traffic than ask, YRO, or games, which is kinda sad.
Keep an eye on the thread. I was gonna berate you for not reading it, but I notice that he posted his message one hour after you. Slagging you for not noticing might be unfair even on slashdot.
Skip the article. The leadin text is misleading, as this is merely a mention of a few games that were released at a recent trade show. Further, the author wastes a bunch of time on OutRun2. Perhaps it's just me, but I was never a big fan of the original.
Running through the list of games, I see a dearth of ingenuity. I'm not surprised.
To give an indication of the quality of writing, he referred to Qix as "Tron-style puzzle game". Umm... Yeah. He also complains about including that game with Space Invaders. In case doofus author hadn't noticed, all of the recent retro games have been released at least two to a cabinet. And why not? Same space, and the draw for retro games is minimal. Why not pull multiple players to the same location? There's a reason that NeoGeo and Nintendo PlayChoice were popular: they left more room for stupid games like F-Zero AX Monster Ride. All the fun of F-Zero (okay, not a bad game) combined with one of those 25 cent car rides that toddlers sit on outside the grocery store. Dumb when it was called Afterburner, still dumb today.
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Much of it is name recognition. Put Chrysler in your head all the time. In a year, when you want to buy a car, some neurons in the back of your head say 'let's start with the Chryslers'.
There's a bit more to it, but lots of advertising works like this.
Nope, the actions that went on would probably be a first offence firing. I believe it involved a 'brassiere inspector's' badge. Considering it has to do with the sex life of my parents (well, not exactly, but it's in the ballpark) I try not to remember the details.
I can't afford the therapy.
It's +1 interesting. It's also a true story. What passed for workplace flirtation in 1972 is grounds for dismissal today.
Hmm. Deep thought. I couldn't even figure out what the heck you were talking about until I really looked at what I wrote. Not only did I need such a qualification, but it came out rather naturally.
Let me put another spin on the sexual harassment deal. If it weren't for sexual harassment, I don't think my parents would have met (and been happily and faithfully married for 30+ years).
The resign Pron is making me go blind has nothing to do with screen resolution....
It looks like Roy has noticed, but hasn't responded. As of 12:32 EDT, Feb. 11, 2004, there is a link from Roy's site to news articles on the subject, but no commentary.
I think you've almost got it. The point is the cafe portion, not so much the internet portion. I suspect you'll make more money selling coffee and soda than with internet access, so make sure the former is up to snuff. Or a laundromat or whatever else you have.
Your post (xutopia) and the article question point at the 'bubble' from different sides. The idea of an INTERNET cafe is 1999; the idea of an internet CAFE is 2001.
The cafe is the important part. The internet is a value add.
That's at least three ways to say the same thing, any others?
(Not to mention that many posters have answered the question in a different way: location, location, location. An area with transients, be they businessmen or backpackers is likely a better location than suburbia.)
You stuck in a nerd dorm where clicking keys is the most noise you have to deal with? In two dorms and a couple of apartments I was in during college, you had a choice: learn to deal with the noise and sleep through it, or get drunk and pass out along with all those people making the noise.
$19, which is very close to what the local shops charge for a loose drive.
I just ordered a Dell for my mother (and order a half dozen a couple of months ago for work) and in about 50% of the machines I looked at, a floppy drive was an optional extra.
How about just living somewhere not controlled by a gang of neighborhood thugs?
My HOA isn't as bad as many out there. But it has been enough that when I move, I'm moving somewhere without such silliness. I lobbied my parents for over a year when they were contemplating a move to avoid these things like the plague. I won the day when I pointed out that they can control what sort of plantings you have in your yard. And then said that according to most covenants, if you don't rip out your contraband flowers, they can do it for you then bill you.
I really could give a fuck if I piss off the HOA based on 'having to live with them'. For various reasons, going back to when/how the neighborhood was founded, the development company is the one who does the inspections, billing, etc. There is not any true community involvement in the HOA. If I could spare the 5-10 hours per month, I could probably walk down my street and garner enough proxy votes to put myself in charge of the HOA.
But you're right, I've no interest in fighting them.
Hence why I'd like them to take me to court, so they can pay my fees.
I've got a good reason: piss off the HOA. Like most neighborhoods, my HoA has provisions against satellite dishes. I don't think they enforce them on the little DTV dishes like my neighbors have, but I'd love to get one of those 'search for aliens' dishes in my front yard, just to let them pay my court fees for fighting it.
Hopefully her son died as well. Those genes should NOT be allowed to keep polluting the pool.
Good point: mysql has 25 listed gotchas, whereas PostGreSQL has 2.
(FWIW, I'm using mysql, but I suck.)
It's spyware. My brother had a similar problem with his system about 4 months ago. Either AdAware or Spybot took care of the problem.
I always liked C&C: RA2. With the wonderful actresses.
I was totally sympathetic. I only pointed out 'developers' because things could be MUCH worse for his website, and, well, for a place that is 'for Nerds', developers.slashdot.org seems to get far less traffic than ask, YRO, or games, which is kinda sad.
Chill. Go reread it. I was clearly sympathizing with the guy. He is on a schedule, being hammered, and then Slashdot shows up with fuel on the fire.
Lithium: it does a body good.
Keep an eye on the thread. I was gonna berate you for not reading it, but I notice that he posted his message one hour after you. Slagging you for not noticing might be unfair even on slashdot.
The only reason why the source is not here _today_ is because we are totally overloaded.
And I bet the slashdotting you are receiving is really helping, huh? At least the article was posted in the developers.slashdot.org ghetto:)
Skip the article. The leadin text is misleading, as this is merely a mention of a few games that were released at a recent trade show. Further, the author wastes a bunch of time on OutRun2. Perhaps it's just me, but I was never a big fan of the original.
Running through the list of games, I see a dearth of ingenuity. I'm not surprised.
To give an indication of the quality of writing, he referred to Qix as "Tron-style puzzle game". Umm... Yeah. He also complains about including that game with Space Invaders. In case doofus author hadn't noticed, all of the recent retro games have been released at least two to a cabinet. And why not? Same space, and the draw for retro games is minimal. Why not pull multiple players to the same location? There's a reason that NeoGeo and Nintendo PlayChoice were popular: they left more room for stupid games like F-Zero AX Monster Ride. All the fun of F-Zero (okay, not a bad game) combined with one of those 25 cent car rides that toddlers sit on outside the grocery store. Dumb when it was called Afterburner, still dumb today.