Last year the American Pavillion had extended plug-in outlets on the floor near the tables so laptoppers could plug in and work for a long while, if needed. This year...no outlets. So unless you have a fully-charged battery that last a few hours there's not much point in writing and posting there. I'm sorry to be the sorehead dart-thrower, but this kinda strikes me as unhelpful and ungracious. (I assume the decision not to offer plug-ins was deliberate, as a way of keeping journalists like myself from hogging the seats at the eating tables for too long.) Ah, well...there are plug-ins at the Orange Cafe and at the Palais press room, which have struck me this year as much warmer and folksier places to hang.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on May 17, 2006 at 9:15 AM
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