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In which Scott has a journey through Los Angeles trying to find a wi fi connection…
Wow…what a day. After doing EVERYTHING I could to get a connection here at my buddy Kevin’s place last night…I gave up and told you guys I’d try this morning.
This morning I went to breakfast for a meeting with my producer. It was off of Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.
So of course…no wi fi. I guess rich people don’t need to get on the internet.
Then over to my agent’s place. William Morris.
This place is HUGE.
They have wi fi.
But no one had the passwords to get in.
ARGH!
Then for a meeting at Dreamworks…they have wi fi.
But again. No passwords.
So…I thought. I’ll go to Starbucks.
I always see people on laptops there (when my wife needs her fix).
I get to a starbucks and offer to PAY for wi fi.
They tell me I need to buy a gift card.
Go home
REgister.
Wait 24 hours for my password.
Then come back and enjoy “free wifi”
I asked if I could just give her a $20. I only needed 2 minutes online.
She wouldn’t help me.
FINALLY. I get back to my buddy’s place and decide to literally ROAM AROUND THE APARTMENT looking for someone’s stray wi fi connection.
Can you believe this? I’m reduced to stealing other people’s internet connection.
Needless to say. I found some poor fool who didn’t put a password on his wireless modem and I quickly uploaded the page (including tomorrows)
Again. My apologies for this. But as most have you have been so kind to point out. After over 2 and a half years of never missing a day (and technically since it’s still MOnday..I haven’t missed a day) I can not kill myself for this.
But boy what an adventure.
My memories of L.A. were always of wifi everywhere. Or I guess that’s what I THOUGHT it was.
I hope you enjoy the pages and thank you again for your patience and well wishes.
You guys truly are the best.
From Los Angeles…this is Scott…signing off.
So … you spent the day hunting, were cheated in your quest, but finally bagged a wiefigh?
ooooo am i the first comenter?yay!i love the comic alot
oh wait i not the first commenter 🙁 🙂
whenever i actually decide/want to get wifi i have promised myself that i will not encrypt it for this very reason.
Bognok seems stupified that his ancestors were “traitors” to the throne.
Panera has free wi-fi. And pretty good coffee, for less money than Starbuck’s. But free wi-fi is harder to find. You need a password even at the public library anymore.
“Can you believe this? I’m reduced to stealing other people’s internet connection.”
That made me laugh so hard!
hehe i’m on “stolen” wi fi right now…
Don’t hurt yourself over this. Aside from your exemplary record, you have a very good excuse. Most authors I know wouldn’t even update while on vacation.
Isn’t technology grand?! 🙂
Scott is a hacker! Set the cops on him! 😀
Scott, Thank you for your lovely adventures, both on and off the canvas 😉 as for locating wifi? next time call someone at home and ask them to log online to http://www.jiwire.com and give them the zip code youre in. it will list free wifi. usualy most libraries in california have free wireless interent.
Scott,
All I have to say is that “Your the greatest.” Your loyalty to all of us fans is very appreciated. Keep up the excellent work.
Well, from your story it sounds like there is still wi-fi everyone in LA like the old days, they just password protect it and don’t tell anyone the password.
Life lessons dispensed by an old road warrior: “Panera Bread Company.” Not only do they have good soup, great chocolate crossiants and pretty decent coffee but they have truly free WiFi in every store nationwide—no sign up gimmicks or trial memberships like Starbucks. Don’t leave home without downloading their directory for the city you’re visting!
I lol’d at your sadness. But in a sympathetic way, I swear!
Jeez! *LOL* I can’t help laughing though I know it probably wasn’t all that funny at the time–it just seems so ridiculous! XD
Bad luck man… =/
For the future – search for a Red Cross station – they usually have wifi. My former boss milked their wifi in the past when he was in Brandson, MO.
lol! I’m glad you found a connection…
Hospitals. Major Hospitals usually have wifi for free, you just have to agree to their TOS.
FWIW, some of us “poor fools” deliberately leave our wireless networks unlocked. You can wardrive my neighborhood anytime.
You mean I’m NOT supposed to use those? I thought it was just free… 😉
Try picking up an aircard from Verizon. They’re $60 per month…but you get the ‘net anywhere there’s cell phone reception.
Check out the libraries, man! Most if not all that I’ve visited – across the country – have at least high-speed web at the computers in the facility – for public use, I might add – and many also have Wi-Fi for their members. If you KNOW that you will return to that city on numerous future occasions, most charge less than $5 to become a card-carrying member.
I might also add, in a lot of the small towns that I’ve visited, the library was the most fascinating and nicest building in town.
If you can fit what you need to send out on a thumbdrive, most computers in the libraries come equipped with USB ports, and if you tell the librarians what you are trying to do, they will bend over backwards to help you get it done – if it is within their responsibilities. And if it is not, they may forward you to the person with those responsibilities.
I agree; I had to post a picture on a website about 5 months back, and I couldn’t post it on my computer at home because it’s dial-up, and the fastest it’s been going on has been about 20k. I had the idea of putting it on a thumb drive and using the USB port, and bingo! it worked. Now if only wi-fi were more prevelant and you didn’t need a password for it 🙁
teh intertubes is most of an 8 yr olds lief. lol i rlly rlly hate passwords i dun have.
Helpful lot, aren’t we?
My own 2bits: Next time you’re off to con, look up some of your FB fans ahead of time – I’m sure that they’d be happy to guide you to the nearest free wifi spot and maybe even buy you a coffee. I know I would.
Hm, tough question and some years after the occurance. ^^ But i’d have thought to give a public library a try.
Wifi follows the same basic rules as most merchandise. For example, if there’s not price tag on it, it’s free. Also, if it isn’t nailed down, it’s free. And if you can pry it up, it’s not nailed down.
But seriously Scott, the efforts you went through to get this page up while in LA show a level of dedication to this project for for which I commend you. Well done.