Coffee shops and wifi

[Boijoy]

You know whats worse than sitting in your camp waiting out a nasty dust storm at Burning Man? Waiting out a nasty dust storm next to some dill hole whos on his cel phone describing said dust storm to his sister in law.

Yes it's happened to me & it sucks ass.

[gyre]

I join in public phone conversations.

It always seems like they're asking you questions anyway.

[tamarakay]

I join in public phone conversations.

It always seems like they're asking you questions anyway.

I do too! I figure they MUST want my input if they are talking that loud and annoyingly.

I like (i think it was) JKisha's idea about hollering like the kids are in restaurants too. I have laid (lain, layed?) down on the floor at the grocery store and started kicking my legs and yelling next to a kid throwing a fit. Bad part was it was my kid. HOWEVER, she NEVER did that again.

Thread drift i know, but i'm with iso, i don't think it's a real post anyway.

And Savannah, I so thought that too when i read tomservo's post! So, you beat me to it.

[AKDMAN]

[quote="Isotopia"][quote]Center camp should totally have wifi, I mean if I'm paying $5.25 for a latte...blather, blather, blather....[/quote]

Your sophomoric attempt at trolling is as pathetic as it is asinine.

Skip this year and consider returning in 2012 once you cultivate some creativity.[/quote]

Ha! you were so wrong, Im a freshman and I cant return because Ive never been to the burningman, take that for some blathering

[AntiM]

Just don't clutter up the working forums with lame threads. This topic has been done repeatedly. We sigh, jadedly, languid with ennui.

Go to your profile and enable your BBCode so your quote functions will work.

[Isotopia]

I LOVE the word 'ennui.'

It speaks volumes with such a small number of letters.

[Sic Pup]

I LOVE the word 'ennui.'

It speaks volumes with such a small number of letters.

+1

Plus it has the, always, added advantage of having more vowels than consonants.

[sputnik]

[erbal]

you just know that some egit on foursquare wants to be the king of black rock city for another year by tweeting each camp they visit ... sigh!

Still my friends back home do love it when I post pics to FB during the event

And streaming internet radio broadcasting live from black rock city ... gotta love it for the poor folks who couldnt make it (like me last year)

[Super Evil Brian]

you just know that some egit on foursquare wants to be the king of black rock city for another year by tweeting each camp they visit ... sigh!

Still my friends back home do love it when I post pics to FB during the event

And streaming internet radio broadcasting live from black rock city ... gotta love it for the poor folks who couldnt make it (like me last year)

BMIR streams on the Interwebs for free all year round, it's pretty damn awesome.

[flatlander13]

BMIR is the BEST!!! There is nothing worse than having to work during Burning Man…..but, there is nothing better than listening to BMIR when you have to work during Burning Man……..there is one thing better……that’s listing to BMIR out on the playa………..

[Minxy]

I LOVE BMIR. I often listen to it in default.

[Super Evil Brian]

I LOVE BMIR. I often listen to it in default.

I'm listening now at work

[Sweetwater]

Wifi sucks. Get off your damn iphone. BM is IMMEDIACY not virtual horse shit.

You Sir have obviously never experienced the wonder that is the Burning Life festival. (aka, the cyber regional burn) So many people to talk to, so many great art installations, and because of the medium some people are art.

The Virtual Burn has over 10,000 unique visitors every year from around the world in attendance. It is managed by loyal burners and follows the 10 principals. Before you pass judgement on something maybe you should know all the facts first.

[url]Http://www.burn2.org
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[Super Evil Brian]

I imagine as long as someone isn't sitting around at Burning Man looking at a website instead of participating, then I don't see a problem.

We're sitting around looking at ePlaya, what is the difference? I'm not going to be looking at this or other websites whilst at the burn.

[EmCee]

Yep well some of us haveta... =D

Setting up the BURN2 Playa for 2010 during Burning Man. No rest for the wicked.

Its amazing that we can bring Burning Culture to those who cannot get to BRC using the virtual environment.

[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/10111/5002130146/in/gallery-emceewidget-72157624985694738/[/url]


[quote="Super Evil Brian"]I imagine as long as someone isn't sitting around at Burning Man looking at a website instead of participating, then I don't see a problem.

We're sitting around looking at ePlaya, what is the difference? I'm not going to be looking at this or other websites whilst at the burn.[/quote]

[Ugly Dougly]

Enable your BBCode, you egits.

[EspressoDude]

wow wifi, that means one idiot can text or email the idiot sitting next to them, just like in real life...

pull your head out of the phone/pc/krakberry and visit reality, it's all around you

[some seeing eye]

Two dimensions to this. One is people in a remote spot one week a year. Another is the overlapping set of people in the interested in the spot a week the year. Expecting massive connectivity is foolish, but financing a node on 447 fiber shouldn't be hard.

[Mojori]

I join in public phone conversations.

It always seems like they're asking you questions anyway.

LOL! Brilliant. Priceless. I wish I had the nerve to do that.

[Ugly Dougly]

Meh, if somebody's immersed in their little electronic world, it's nothing more than an ironic laugh to me - it means one more person I don't have to share reality with!