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Re: Coffee meetings

#11

Post by ballstothewalls »

lifeisstillgood wrote: post #8

oh dear, I started ranting and could not stop - sorry 1. The meeting does have a natural end - when you have finished coffee. Today my accountant gulped half his down in seconds. I took it as a sign. 2. the wifi issue - In the UK Costa is taking on Starbucks but... I have to ask at the till for a unique 30 minute token that I cannot read and has more entropy than a mathematicians kettle. Really guys, I spend a f&!%in…

what bugs me the most is when the barista asks for your name, but then doesn't use your name to call out your coffee. Or when they ask for my name and my credit card is in their hand.

Re: Coffee meetings

#13

Post by lenkendall »

signed0 wrote: post #9
adambard wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Handy tip: If you want to appear sincere on the internet, use an exclamation point. "Thanks for posting my article!" doesn't come off sarcastic, even if it overstates your exuberance.

A smiley works as well :)

THANKS FOR POSTING MY ARTICLE! :) (But seriously, I was sincere in my appreciation and not being a dick. I think the above syntax tips are all great suggestions.)

Re: Coffee meetings

#14

Post by steveklabnik »

ballstothewalls wrote: post #11
lifeisstillgood wrote: post #8

oh dear, I started ranting and could not stop - sorry 1. The meeting does have a natural end - when you have finished coffee. Today my accountant gulped half his down in seconds. I took it as a sign. 2. the wifi issue - In the UK Costa is taking on Starbucks but... I have to ask at the till for a unique 30 minute token that I cannot read and has more entropy than a mathematicians kettle. Really guys, I spend a f&!%in…

what bugs me the most is when the barista asks for your name, but then doesn't use your name to call out your coffee. Or when they ask for my name and my credit card is in their hand.

> Or when they ask for my name and my credit card is in their hand.

This is useful for a number of reasons, one of the biggest is trans individuals.

I had a situation where I was at a table where the check was split. The waitress decided to hand ours back individually, so she started calling out names... leading to embarrassment for basically everyone involved, and possibly out-ing someone who may not want their sex known. Luckily, we were all friends, so no harm to that individual... but you just don't know.

Re: Coffee meetings

#15

Post by gehar »

steveklabnik wrote: post #14
ballstothewalls wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what bugs me the most is when the barista asks for your name, but then doesn't use your name to call out your coffee. Or when they ask for my name and my credit card is in their hand.

> Or when they ask for my name and my credit card is in their hand. This is useful for a number of reasons, one of the biggest is trans individuals. I had a situation where I was at a table where the check was split. The waitress decided to hand ours back individually, so she started calling out names... leading to embarrassment for basically everyone involved, and possibly out-ing someone who may not want their sex…

Good (if rare) example of why it is not appropriate to take information provided for one purpose (payment authorization) and use it for another purpose (general communication).

The same restraint should apply to dumping my payment information into spam marketing databases.

Re: Coffee meetings

#16

Post by gehar »

adambard wrote: post #5
jdludlow wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think that Len was being sarcastic. I think what he really meant was, "Thanks for posting my article."

Handy tip: If you want to appear sincere on the internet, use an exclamation point. "Thanks for posting my article!" doesn't come off sarcastic, even if it overstates your exuberance.

No no no no. Take people seriously on the Internet, at face value, and eventually people will realize that sarcasm doesn't work and will stop using it.

Re: Coffee meetings

#17

Post by mwillson »

gehar wrote: post #16
adambard wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Handy tip: If you want to appear sincere on the internet, use an exclamation point. "Thanks for posting my article!" doesn't come off sarcastic, even if it overstates your exuberance.

No no no no. Take people seriously on the Internet, at face value, and eventually people will realize that sarcasm doesn't work and will stop using it.

Oh, gehar, you're always being so sarcastic! ;)

Re: Coffee meetings

#18

Post by mgkimsal »

ballstothewalls wrote: post #11
lifeisstillgood wrote: post #8

oh dear, I started ranting and could not stop - sorry 1. The meeting does have a natural end - when you have finished coffee. Today my accountant gulped half his down in seconds. I took it as a sign. 2. the wifi issue - In the UK Costa is taking on Starbucks but... I have to ask at the till for a unique 30 minute token that I cannot read and has more entropy than a mathematicians kettle. Really guys, I spend a f&!%in…

what bugs me the most is when the barista asks for your name, but then doesn't use your name to call out your coffee. Or when they ask for my name and my credit card is in their hand.

I generally tell them "Titus" as my name, so when they call out "Titus", there's only one of me, not multiple "Mike"s going up to grab my coffee. Such first world problems we have. And I'm surprised how many people can't spell the name Titus.

Re: Coffee meetings

#19

Post by jdludlow »

lifeisstillgood wrote: post #8

oh dear, I started ranting and could not stop - sorry 1. The meeting does have a natural end - when you have finished coffee. Today my accountant gulped half his down in seconds. I took it as a sign. 2. the wifi issue - In the UK Costa is taking on Starbucks but... I have to ask at the till for a unique 30 minute token that I cannot read and has more entropy than a mathematicians kettle. Really guys, I spend a f&!%in…

Today my accountant gulped half his down in seconds. I took it as a sign.

It's early April. In the U.S., this is about 1.5 weeks before the largest tax deadline of the year. An accountant here with spare time for a leisurely coffee is a sign that I better start looking for a new accountant.

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