Reminds me of something my mom did a few weeks ago. She got a scam call from some guy saying he was with Microsoft and he detected a virus on her computer. (First clue it was a scam? They have an iMac. Why would Microsoft be calling?)

Great; one of the Anker robot vaccuums that was on sale the other day just showed up today. I could have saved tens of dollars

That’s where you put the michael jordan cardboard cutout on it, ala home alone.

It won’t get under many areas, and it feels that at that size, they might as well have added a few more options, but...

Seems like a real missed opportunity...

It is not this costly to run fiber. They are a university, hell, there was a university I used to live near that had free wifi throughout the majority of the campus for all students--it wasn’t necessarily the greatest, but it sure as heck didn’t cost $200 for one night of access. I get that you’re trying very hard to…

Guaranteeing profit margins by employing draconian restrictions on information access and service monopolies. How delightfully ironic.

Wait, there is a national security concern related to bringing a mobile internet device into the same building as a presidential candidate? I’m ready for you to impart your bountiful knowledge on me because that sounds like an absolute crock of shit.

personal wifi dongles are prohibited

IT guy here,

I want to see these people get hit over the head with the Book the FCC throws at them if they actually try to enforce the “no hotspot/wifi dongle” thing.

This is pretty much par for the course at any convention, conference, or media gathering hosted by an outside party. I used to work at an insurance company as head of IT and routinely was asked by the communications department to pick the WiFi package for people going to conferences. Those locations often charged more…