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<p>I'm sitting at a cafe in Paris Gare du Nord train station. Iv'e got 20 minutes to kill. Hey! There's a kiosk that says "WIFI" in big letters. And they've got the centrino brand all over them. And laptops. "Can I use a laptop?"<br />
"It doesn't work"<br />
"What if I have my own?"<br />
"Um. come with me"<br />
Whereupon I got signed up for sfr.fr hotspot service. It appears to still be in demo mode....so it's FREE.</p>
<p>I'm sitting at a cafe in a major european trainstation with my powerbook. Logged in. Life is good.</p>
<p>Except for the fact taht I lost my ipod this morning. I'm pretty sure I left it at simon's.<br />
I really _hope_ I left it at Simon's.</p>
<p>And then I left my mobile on the coach from oxford to Heathrow. Luckily I managed to track the bus down. The driver had found it and hung onto it. I then narrowly avoided missing the bus from Heathrow to Luton. And discovered that the "free" wireless internet service on my 02 SIM (British mobile #) was actually being deducted from my account. So I'm now out of credit on that account. Grrr.<br />
The work part of Oxford was productive. The fun part of Oxford was fun. And there were a wide variety of ciders on tap. </p>
<p>Jeffw should be arriving any moment. Then we're off to contend with Paris for Easter weekend.</p>