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Coffee shops and computers: a shared public pairing

Original: i've always thought there was a nice complementarity between computers and coffee shops, as a means for placing what is

A social media post reflecting on the natural fit between computers and coffee shops has drawn attention, arguing that cafés transform what is usually a private activity into something shared in public space. The author recalls that their city never had BBS terminal clients in coffee shops the way the San Francisco Bay Area once did, prompting nostalgia for earlier eras of public computing.

Why now: People enjoy nostalgia about the history of public computing and café culture.

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• i've always thought there was a nice complementarity between computers and coffee shops, as a means for placing what is (normally) a private social practice within a shared public space. while my city never had any BBS terminal clients in our coffee shops like the SFBay area… · vga256@tomodori.net · 10

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