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Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from
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Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from
#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is quite brilliant. Also I suppose the space is wide and with high ceilings which should help with abstract thinking
…is that a thing?
Absolutely, why do you think churches have such high ceilings? Or just sheer volume of air means you're getting more oxygen to your brain vs. working in a 10x10x10 cube.
Maybe VR can help with this? Simulate nature without the drawbacks of working outside where there is a lack of internet and the sun glare on your screen.
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#113This is cool. Reminds me.. I have always liked the idea of opening a cafe (who hasn't !?) but I'd struggle with the modern behaviour of peeps sitting for hours taking up a plug + wifi in exchange for ~£$4. Hugely uneconomical for independents. Good-faith customers aware of the economic burden of their behaviour are a VERY rare breed.. So I quite like (/ethically hate) the idea of creating scarcities in order to influ…
This is going to depend a lot on location. Coffee chains are able to support this sort of behavior because the many customers that drop $4 in one minute on their morning commute, are subsidizing the few customers that pay $4 for six hours of seating and wifi. Assuming you open your cafe on a viable commuter path, you can take advantage of this subsidy and your economics can work out. You can improve your economics ev…
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Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from
#114Great idea! But location-specific search doesn't seem to work: I searched for `Paris', selected `Paris, France' from the list, but nothing happened.
The website was down/slow an hour ago.
Should be fixed now! Sorry for that.
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#115Is this prepared for worldwide locations? I'm in South America and the nearest location is a cafe in Amsterdam. Is this due to a small data set or does it set you in Europe/North America by default?
I don't think it is, or the quick fix the owner made is not working.
There appears to be a database collision.
If I search "Birmingham" the search tool returns a list including "Birmingham, UK" and "Birmingham, AL, USA" but choosing Birmingham, UK goes to https://workmode.co/birmingham which shows the map for Birmingham, AL, USA.
Maybe they could add short alphanum strings to the URLs to disambiguate (eg /Birmingham-D4F7A) or make each place it's own alphanum strings and add the name as an extra part that ultimately isn't needed (eg example.com/D4F7A/Birmingham).
I guess this is a solved problem but I don't know of a town level global naming scheme?
Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from
#116This is cool. Reminds me.. I have always liked the idea of opening a cafe (who hasn't !?) but I'd struggle with the modern behaviour of peeps sitting for hours taking up a plug + wifi in exchange for ~£$4. Hugely uneconomical for independents. Good-faith customers aware of the economic burden of their behaviour are a VERY rare breed.. So I quite like (/ethically hate) the idea of creating scarcities in order to influ…
peeps sitting for hours taking up a plug + wifi in exchange for ~£$4. Hugely uneconomical for independents.
It's only uneconomical if enough potential customers leave because they can't sit down or I guess if they use a ton of power. Business Internet is not usage based, right? and you're buying that anyway...
One place near me instituted a "co working packages" which you were expected to pay a certain fee and that got you drinks, maybe a pastry and let you sit down for some amount of time.
I would go in there for a pastry from time to time and the place sometimes had one or two people on laptops in there, and had plenty of seats both before and after having this co-working policy. It's not a surprise, there are tons of cafes in walking distance and this was the only one that cared about charging people to sit there. They were all pretty similarly not at capacity regardless of "scarcities".
Then there's the cost of enforcement - what happens if someone causes a scene and doesn't want to leave? You have to pay staff for that that you might not have to otherwise. Same with software tracking minutes of wifi used.
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#117No, you built a website to crowdsource cafe data. I have tried every major city within four hours of me. Zero data.
:(
The backend should normally fetch data from APIs if no results can be found. Temporarily disabled due to HN's traffic slowing down the website a lot.
Sorry for that.
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#118This is cool. Reminds me.. I have always liked the idea of opening a cafe (who hasn't !?) but I'd struggle with the modern behaviour of peeps sitting for hours taking up a plug + wifi in exchange for ~£$4. Hugely uneconomical for independents. Good-faith customers aware of the economic burden of their behaviour are a VERY rare breed.. So I quite like (/ethically hate) the idea of creating scarcities in order to influ…
This [0] cafe in Berlin charges you by the hour. And the first drink is included. Worked really well for me when I was in Berlin. No subscription needed. [0] https://kleinmein.gr/en/coworking-space/
This looks fantastic. Working remotely since the start of the pandemic, these days I'd love a sustainable option like that for 3 hours at a time once or twice per week.
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#119Just tried the site, works fast and nicely but...
I searched for 'Birmingham' in the search box. The suggested list included Birmingham UK as well as Birmingham Al and all. Clicked to accept Birmingham UK and got a list of places in Birmingham AL USA.
I understand that the system is based on user reports. But perhaps a way of saying 'nothing for Birmingham UK, did you mean...' might help.
PS: a few below for Birmingham UK
https://www.waylandsyard.com/birmingham
Off peak afternoons good...window benches are nice. Batteries needed. Just up the road from a huge but largely empty co-working space in an old department store that charges huge fees. Wifi OKish
Java Roastery: again best at off-peak times, i.e. mid morning or mid-afternoon. Quite a few one / two people tables. Batteries needed.
https://www.karibucoffeehouse.co.uk/
Tanzania theme, used to have a lovely long bench against a wall with power sockets and fast wifi. The bench was a COVID victim but power might still be OK. I'm hoping the drop-donuts with cardamom and spices are still on.
https://www.oldprintworks.org/transfer
Actual co-working space at £75 month or taster £5 for first week if you are passing through... not been there at all as I have an actual house not far away.
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#120Oh man. I love how clean this UI is. I'm stealing some ideas for sure. Can you point me toward any inspiration you had in designing? Other sites, approaches, etc.? I know nothing about UI design and it always stops me from getting my ideas created.
Thanks :)
I got a lot of inspiration from the Twitter UI/UX actually haha