Archive for August, 2008

So I have been the victim of prejudice. Prejudice to geeks that is. I have come to notice that some airports must just not like geeks. They force us who are so dependent upon the 110 outlet to sit at the most dingy corners of the terminals. We walk about like dogs hunting truffles in northern italy. You can see the geeks crouching under banks of telephones, hunting behind ticket terminals, or opening small panels to find either a data termination box or by glorious chance a double three prong outlet. Then there is also the tantalizing “Wireless Network Detected” notification that gives geeks the short thrilling thought of possibly being able to browse the web in this purgatory we are stuck in. But alas the reality of it is that any of these wireless access points are truly inaccessible and require very specific logins and/or subscriptions.

Some airports however are very accomodating with desks, wireless access, and even… dare I say… easily accessible outlets. So why is there such an evident prejudice to the geeks of the world? Not sure but I hope I can live in a day where airports handout powerstrips and WEP codes in exchange for nothing. (Of course I am joking but at least give us better electrical outlets)