{"id":5539,"date":"2013-03-07T14:50:45","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T22:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nomadicminds.org\/blogs\/?p=5539"},"modified":"2013-03-04T17:34:36","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T01:34:36","slug":"sjc-pwns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nomadicminds.org\/blogs\/2013\/03\/sjc-pwns\/","title":{"rendered":"SJC Pwns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trolling the corridors in a dark mood, I searched for their familiar shapes at the most likely locations. What I wanted was rare and I have competitors. My late arrival put me at a disadvantage, even though I was familiar with this locale. I glanced at some of those who were hunting the same. We knew our chances were not good.<\/p>\n

After two rounds of surveying, I gave up and was ready to pay for them. I walked up to this over-priced bar and inquired, “Do you have what I need?” The waitress gave a wry smile. She knew our kind well. Electrical outlets are few in this airport. She led me to the corner seat and expected good tip.
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My laptop drank it in, also feeding the MP3 player and cell phone with her USB teats. I launched the batch email sending operation, many with attachments that I sacrificed the batteries for during the flight here. Beer came. Batteries would be ready for the next segment of the journey. Yes, I would leave a good tip.<\/p>\n

You don’t live this drama at San Jose International Airport. It is a Silicon Valley airport that provides free internet and seats with electrical outlets. Yep, this is what I wrote while drinking that beer: not at SJC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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