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
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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