Slog - Comments on Speaking of T-Shirt Slogans... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans ...I'd like to say something to the person I walked past last night: If you were the guy who was crouched on the sidewalk with your laptop on your knee, stealing wifi from the closed cafe around the corner while wearing a t-shirt with this message: You, sir, are all class.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:49:30 -0800 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:22:42 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by emily i had a guy with the same shirt come into the ihop that i work at a few months ago. he ordered the chicken fried steak with extra country gravy.

]]> emily http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074657 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074657 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:56:06 -0800 Comment by Little Red Ryan Hood I've crouched by cafe's and laudramats and other free wifi places after hours when I'm in a pinch, but never wearing a shirt like that.

]]> Little Red Ryan Hood http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074678 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074678 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:06:28 -0800 Comment by Greg T-shirts like this serve as useful behavior training for young, clueless males.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074689 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074689 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:09:49 -0800 Comment by Fnarf The thing is, the dude believes his shirt's message is "I like to look at pussy" but what it really says is "I like to look at pussy that needs medical attention", which is rather different.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074711 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074711 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:17:21 -0800 Comment by pox The airwaves are public. If the cafe chooses to broadcast unencrypted over the public spectra, public use of that broadcast is not stealing.

I agree about the shirt though.

]]> pox http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074721 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074721 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:20:58 -0800 Comment by lee Bullshit on the issue of stealing WiFi: if the cafe doesn't want people to use their access after hours they can pull the plug.

Seems like people who wear that sort of shirts belong in alleys. Better there than the sidewalk where I have to deal with them.

]]> lee http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074732 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074732 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:23:52 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Hasn't the cafe ever heard of the Off button?

Why are they wasting power once they close?

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]]> gfish http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074747 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074747 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:30:38 -0800 Comment by pox Fnarf made me laugh.

]]> pox http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074776 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074776 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:42:21 -0800 Comment by Little Red Ryan Hood Will @7: Maybe they leave it on because other network operations are happening over their broadband connection after hours, such as off site backups or software update downloads and need to leave the connection up. I don't turn my internet connection off when I leave work, and I don't turn my home connection off while I'm at work.

]]> Little Red Ryan Hood http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074782 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074782 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:44:17 -0800 Comment by Doc You, sir, are a giant prude.

]]> Doc http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074803 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074803 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:52:35 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Um, dude, there's a difference between leaving the bandwidth to the machines, and leaving your Wifi on.

If you run an unsecured network after hours, you deserve to be warganged.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074823 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074823 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:00:39 -0800 Comment by Little Red Ryan Hood Will @12: As far as I've seen most cafes or bars or where ever usually have a pretty simple set up of modem to wireless router. So unless they want the closing barista to log into the router and turn off WLAN support every night or move to a Modem to proxy server/NAT device with a access point plugged into their switch I'm guessing they'll continue to waste the power.

]]> Little Red Ryan Hood http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074852 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074852 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:15:04 -0800 Comment by whatevernevermind I'm totally mystified as to how you can steal something that's a) free, b) freely given away, and c) accessible for you to take.

I'm all for ethics, but I'm also all for common sense.

]]> whatevernevermind http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074866 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074866 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:21:59 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO 14 wins. end of thread.

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074877 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074877 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:28:32 -0800 Comment by r.yu judge not, lest ye be judged. wifi should be open and free. unlock it and share it, cuz some day you might need it.

]]> r.yu http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074884 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074884 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:34:04 -0800 Comment by w7ngman #16, f that. Lamers on bit torrent ruin a perfectly good network.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074907 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074907 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:53:03 -0800 Comment by girlgerms @8, Thanks!! I use a mystery neighbor's free wi-fi whenever I need to take my work laptop home and am forever grateful.

I'm pretty sure nobody has ever been warganged or airhacked or wi-bombed or whatever. I read an article a while ago about a computer security expert who leaves his condo wi-fi open to be nice and has never had a problem.

]]> girlgerms http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074930 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074930 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:17:27 -0800 Comment by Smade If my neighbors are going to beam radiation into my body without my permission I'm going to use it for my own nefarious purposes, like ordering one of those t-shirts online.

]]> Smade http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074945 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1074945 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:27:27 -0800 Comment by Etherite Perhaps it's a certain neighborhood favorite cafe that just closed and their power hasn't been shut off yet and it's their last little 'thank you' to the community.

]]> Etherite http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1075003 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1075003 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:13:08 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I agree with @15.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1075025 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1075025 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:24:34 -0800 Comment by bobcat I got a cell phone blocker that shuts off wifi as well. Great for clearing out coffee joints with students hogging all the seats.

]]> bobcat http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1075073 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1075073 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:33:22 -0800 Comment by elenchos Mr. Constant? Even before the many enlightening comments on this thread, what on earth made you think what he did was stealing? Were you kidding?

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1075096 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1075096 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:28:59 -0800 Comment by ellarosa fnarf made me laugh, too.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1075107 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1075107 Fashion Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:47:50 -0800 Comment by also The shirt is stupid, but not outside the norm for stupid "attitude" shirts. They do serve a useful purpose, though -- people who wear them might as well have "I'm not worth talking to" tattooed on their foreheads.

Is there any update on whether the stolen wifi was returned? The cafe is going to be bummed when they come in tomorrow and it's not there.

]]> also http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1075201 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/speaking_of_tshirt_slogans#c1075201 Fashion Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:36 -0800 Comment by nicole yay for fnarf @4! He got right to the heart of the matter!

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