Apartments for Techies? 335
thedistance asks:
"I'm wondering if anyone has heard of companies retro fitting any
of the failed telecom hotels for apartment use? It sure would be nice
to find an apartment complex that was designed just for the tech
croud with a fiber/cat5 infrastructure throughout. It sure would make
it a lot easier to setup highspeed internet access, video on demand,
and wlans... not to mention an easy way to borrow the spare NIC from
your neighbor... (we can just leave the sugar borrowing to the rest
of the non-techie world)" If you know of an apartment complex
offering high bandwidth, please post a comment, below. Aside from
bandwidth, what other amenities would make an apartment complex ideal
for the high tech worker in the 21st Century?
Two words... (Score:1, Funny)
A nice amenity... (Score:4, Funny)
...maybe not so realistic, but a good idea none the less.
Bad idea (Score:5, Funny)
Wait, never mind.
Other things needed (Score:3, Funny)
E-paper, e-paper, e-paper and e-paper! On the walls! On the ceiling!
Imagine reading /. on the ceiling while falling asleep, instead of at work! Now *that's* productivity!
I know! (Score:2, Funny)
Aside from bandwidth, what other amenities would make an apartment complex ideal for the high tech worker in the 21st Century?
More bandwidth!
Kinda scared to move out of the dorm, eh? (Score:5, Funny)
Your idea has merit, though... if it were me, I'd model it as a 'halfway house' for recent grads who aren't quite 'equipped' to make it 'out there' just yet. It would be somewhat similar to a YMCA, except without the fitness opportunities. You could call it the 'Y' Adapter, and you'd probably fill up all your cells in no time.
Amenities could include communal laundries, in-house cafeteria, and a 30-terabyte KaZaa! mirror in the basement. You could offer regular field trips to local social establishments and real apartment communities, as well as social counseling and maybe dance classes.
Oh, and after you've been there a month, you lose network connectivity between 4 and 6 AM. After two months, no connection between 2 and 6 AM. You lose one more hour per month until after 6 months, you can't get on the 'net after dark. This would offer an excellent incentive for finding your own place, negotiating your own broadband connection, and starting a real life on your own.
Re:Other things needed (Score:4, Funny)
No, that's bound to give me nightmares.
All my rights are being stripped away. . .
My processor is too slow. . .
Can't sleep. . . must see Episode II. . .
-"Zow"
Sure, just move to (insert metropolitan area here) (Score:3, Funny)
BTW, I'm looking for a great pizza place. Anywhere in America's fine with me. TIA.
Re:What is all this crap? (Score:2, Funny)
Date? Huh?
Why... caffeiene, of course. (Score:2, Funny)
Great Googly Moogly (Score:2, Funny)
Just what the stereotypical tech needs - less socializing with real people and more with the same kind of poeple you see at work . . .
Re:Wait! (Score:1, Funny)
HUD (Score:1, Funny)
I can't resist this... (Score:2, Funny)