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Monday, March 12, 2012

The Wifi Login Page Lady at My Hotel Is Giving Me a Big Sad

Posted by on Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:39 PM

hotelwifilady.jpeg

She makes me sad because she has a better laptop than I do.

And we've been spending awful lot of time together this week, me and Wifi Login Page Lady. I may know her well enough by now to say something to her about that hair.

 

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gloomy gus 1
Hotel wifi login procedures are so 2007. Just give me one secure login and then recognize the fuck out of me!

(Also, the sleeve of her jacket is a problem.)
Posted by gloomy gus on March 12, 2012 at 12:48 PM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 2
What the heck is a "WiFi Login Page Lady?"
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on March 12, 2012 at 12:49 PM
Kinison 3
Have you tried opening and closing your wallet?
Posted by Kinison http://www.holgatehawks.com on March 12, 2012 at 12:52 PM
sjbrot 4
She just keeps staring into that blank screen. I can't help but feel things have broken down and she just sees her disappointments looking back at her.
Posted by sjbrot http://jamesbrotheridge.tumblr.com on March 12, 2012 at 12:53 PM
5
Posture!
Posted by PA Native on March 12, 2012 at 12:54 PM
6
Dan if I can afford a good laptop I know you can too. Get thee to an Apple store.

Anyone who's gonna jump on me for recommending a MBP/MBA, STFU. I've got a Win7 machine a few feet away from me (which I built with my own hands.) The fact is all PC laptops are garbage. You're better off buying a Mac and installing Win7 on it than buying some piece of plastic shit from Dell/HP/Lenovo/etc.
Posted by Dave M on March 12, 2012 at 12:55 PM
pfffter 7
Dude, it is time to upgrade.
Posted by pfffter on March 12, 2012 at 12:59 PM
TortoiseTurtle 8
@6, Apple makes great laptops and crap desktops. Self-assembled PC desktops kick ass but their laptops are inferior. I thought this was accepted wisdom by now?

If it's not, it should be.
Posted by TortoiseTurtle http://slog.thestranger.com on March 12, 2012 at 1:02 PM
blip 9
She has that windblown pageboy look, as popularized by 'Trading Spaces' host Paige Davis, ca. 2001. The early 2000s are the most regretable years for hair and fashion since the late 80s.
Posted by blip on March 12, 2012 at 1:03 PM
10
She has a generic black plastic laptop of the sort I first bought in circa 2001 (actually, I think mine may have been nicer). WTF are you using?
Posted by Warren Terra on March 12, 2012 at 1:08 PM
Fnarf 11
Yeah, that laptop is like two inches thick. It looks like my old Toshiba; I'd guess 1998 at the latest. That screen is probably SVGA, 800x600 at best. I don't know what kind of computer you have, but I KNOW it's not running Windows Me.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on March 12, 2012 at 1:12 PM
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn 12
Fun fact: Mr. Savage is very well known in the 1980s hardware collector community. When he says "she has a better laptop" he means "better preserved antique."
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn http://youtu.be/zu-akdyxpUc on March 12, 2012 at 1:38 PM
13
@12: I really want to believe you.
Posted by NT on March 12, 2012 at 1:42 PM
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe 14

Wifi?

I have Clear Wimax and I can use it in any metro area.

And the only "laptop" that matters is an ultrabook.

I'm getting one.

When they start costing $350.
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe http://www.you-read-it-here-first.com on March 12, 2012 at 1:47 PM
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn 15
@13

Here's Dan making a call! Can you believe that thing still works? Everything in his collection is in perfect working order. Dan Savage is the Jay Leno of personal electronics bling.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn http://youtu.be/zu-akdyxpUc on March 12, 2012 at 1:48 PM
16
@9: No, she has what the Irish call a "ride knot": hair mussed by/during fucking. She's probably googling for nearest RU-48 stocking pharmacy.
Posted by Chicago Fan on March 12, 2012 at 1:55 PM
despicable me 17
Dan, don't be too surprised when she looks you up on Twitter and sends you an "LOL, Dude, you didn't just make fun of my hair, did you?" message back.
Posted by despicable me on March 12, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Tiffany 18
I'd rather have a newer model ThinkPad than a Macbook. All my Mac friends are always running out of battery while mine keeps going. And ThinkPads are much tougher than their Macbook equivalents.
Posted by Tiffany http://www.facebook.com/tiffany98122 on March 12, 2012 at 2:07 PM
19
Hotel internet connectivity is always crapshoot. I've called Marriott's internet provider countless times with the same logon issues, I eventually put the number on speed dial. Success was 50%. However, I was pleased when Marriott waived the internet fee due to my frequent guest status - that was a benefit I really appreciated. I don't think the laptop has much to do with connecting to a hotel's internet. One Marriott was without the cloud for the whole week I was there, and that included the front desk too.
Posted by Atl2Sea on March 12, 2012 at 2:33 PM
TVDinner 20
I find the lamp terribly confusing. Is it in a flower vase? Is it supposed to be a flower?
Posted by TVDinner http:// on March 12, 2012 at 2:56 PM
21
@ 20

That's a lamp bolted to the desk. No way anyone is taking that home to use as vase or anything else!
Posted by Atl2Sea on March 12, 2012 at 3:23 PM
Zebes 22
While you're at it about the hair, tell her that her computer will work better when it's turned on.
Posted by Zebes http://www.badrap.org/rescue/index.html on March 12, 2012 at 4:09 PM
Aly 23
@14 I'm going broke this summer for a nice Zenbook. I wish it were only $350 :(
Posted by Aly on March 12, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Corylea 24
A white person should NEVER say anything negative to a black woman about her hair. You wouldn't BELIEVE how much shit black women take about their hair!

Posted by Corylea http://corylea.com/ on March 12, 2012 at 5:13 PM

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