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Another Readercon Semi-Report
Jul. 19th, 2008 06:12 pmThere wasn't a panel I was interested in at 1 o'clock, so I thought I'd get something to eat. Stopped in the dealer's room and bought more books, then bought an overpriced sandwich wrap from the hotel vendor. 6$ for what was essentially a medium-sized burrito. I wouldn't have minded paying 6 dollars for it, had it been perhaps twice the size. Though three times the size would've been better.
I had approximately 45 minutes left to go online once I got to the room. I planned to watch part 3 of Dr. Horrible while eating my sandwich. Instead I was on the phone with tech support trying to secure an Internet connection for another day. The sandwich tasted good, but not 6$ good. Now the phone call has taken 26 minutes and 37 seconds. Compared to the last one which was 6 minutes. The woman on the first phone call was more competent than this guy.
I really don't have time for Dr. Horrible now. Just to finish this blog post.
The internet connection is also incredibly flaky. Remind me why I'm paying 10$ again? Oh yea, because there's no free wifi place within reasonable walking distance. I plan to complain at checkout. We'll see what comes of it.
A note for next year: Learn how to hack Lodgenet.
In retrospect, I should've gone to the consuite for free food and more entertainment than on-hold music.
[Post-attempting to post update: I clicked Post and it took me back to the stupid Lodgenet Gatekeeper page again. So now I'm talking to tech support again when I should be getting in the elevator to go to the next panel.
The name of the wireless network by the way? StayOnline. I do believe they are mocking me.]
[[Updated Update: I gave up on tech support, or they gave up on the hotel. Fed me some line about the hotel's equipment being messed up. So when I came back to the room at 6, again, no Internet. Another 10 minute call. But here is the post!]
I had approximately 45 minutes left to go online once I got to the room. I planned to watch part 3 of Dr. Horrible while eating my sandwich. Instead I was on the phone with tech support trying to secure an Internet connection for another day. The sandwich tasted good, but not 6$ good. Now the phone call has taken 26 minutes and 37 seconds. Compared to the last one which was 6 minutes. The woman on the first phone call was more competent than this guy.
I really don't have time for Dr. Horrible now. Just to finish this blog post.
The internet connection is also incredibly flaky. Remind me why I'm paying 10$ again? Oh yea, because there's no free wifi place within reasonable walking distance. I plan to complain at checkout. We'll see what comes of it.
A note for next year: Learn how to hack Lodgenet.
In retrospect, I should've gone to the consuite for free food and more entertainment than on-hold music.
[Post-attempting to post update: I clicked Post and it took me back to the stupid Lodgenet Gatekeeper page again. So now I'm talking to tech support again when I should be getting in the elevator to go to the next panel.
The name of the wireless network by the way? StayOnline. I do believe they are mocking me.]
[[Updated Update: I gave up on tech support, or they gave up on the hotel. Fed me some line about the hotel's equipment being messed up. So when I came back to the room at 6, again, no Internet. Another 10 minute call. But here is the post!]
