Well hey, Thursday night sounds great too :) On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:28 AM, jason reynolds <jeruvin at gmail.com> wrote: > I second a Thursday night. > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Jeremy <tclug at lizakowski.com> wrote: >> >> Maybe Tues or Thurs? >> >> On Wednesday 03 September 2008 8:21:41 pm J Cruit wrote: >> > I'm thinking coffee night at the Dunn brothers at 50th and Xerxes next >> > Wednesday night from say 4pm to whenever. Maybe they will even let us >> > order pizza or Jimmie Johns or something like that. >> > >> > Prizes for the geekiest t-shirt. I expect to come in first and second >> > as I'm going to bring a spare... >> > >> > Anybody up for it? >> > >> > --j >> > >> > On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 5:02 PM, Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote: >> > >> -----Original Message----- >> > >> From: Jima [mailto:jima at beer.tclug.org] >> > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 3:23 PM >> > >> To: Chuck Cole >> > >> Cc: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> > >> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Linux activity in the Twin Cities Area >> > >> >> > >> Chuck Cole wrote: >> > >> > A location near the >> > >> > TIES site (Snelling at Larpenteur) is a good compromise for all, >> > >> > and >> > >> > several lunch/dinner places around there also have >> > >> >> > >> free WiFi. Maybe there's a place with a cheap buffet and WiFi... >> > >> >> > >> I doubt many buffets will offer free WiFi; the main appeal of it >> > >> for >> > >> businesses is to keep customers happy and in the store, whereas >> > >> keeping >> > >> diners in a buffet for longer is contrary to their business model. >> > >> Or maybe that's just my take. I dunno. >> > > >> > > Some do and some don't. Competition and technology emergence has made >> > > that business model less successful in more recent times. It's become >> > > hard to keep my smartphone's contact list up-to-date and searchable >> > > for >> > > WiFi spots in various areas of town. >> > > >> > > Q-cumber's on France in Edina is one that's all buffet, Bakers Square >> > > sites have "WiPie" and longer hours than coffee shops, but no buffets. >> > > Broadway Pizza (several) and Old Chicago Pizza (several.. one at Har >> > > Mar >> > > near TIES) are examples of some that do have WiFi and lunchtime >> > > buffets. >> > > The Dunn Brothers has sandwiches and soups, and several are adjacent >> > > (with WiFi spillover) to inexpensive restaurants. CiCi's Pizza buffet >> > > in >> > > Eagan is a near an Old Chicago, so a temporary WiFi bridge woudn't be >> > > hard if CiCi's doesn't have WiFi of their own yet. For a big place, >> > > WiFi >> > > is a matter of getting higher occupancy. It's also a means of getting >> > > revenue outside mealtime peaks, or being a venue for "business lunch", >> > > etc. Some places have ways to limit WiFi "camping out" at peak hours, >> > > but most are just glad for business and "campers" usually aren't every >> > > day customers. I'm surprised at how many dining places now do offer >> > > free >> > > WiFi. Seems like odds are almost 50/50 these days, but not as good >> > > for >> > > WiFi plus buffet. Baja Grills would seem to be a smaller fast food >> > > model >> > > that would want quick in / quick out, but they have WiFi too (and are >> > > also at Har Mar). >> > > >> > > >> > > Chuck >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> > tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >