it's clearly there to be used, a lot of places have ethernet jacks for that...
the librarian is just a luddite and you probably had a black hoodie and a
terminal open so she assumed you were selling fentanyl to pedophile ransomware communists...
this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2024
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Idk what I read because it is so stupid.
I mean, I asked at a library if I could plug into the Ethernet because my laptop had an RJ45 port and I needed to download something sizable for work and the WiFi was dropping it. They let me hook up on one of the library computer ports and I left it the way I found it.
Yeah I’ve done the same in one case. Librarian green lit me plugging into the rj45 but it turned out to be a dead port. I might have been able to get permission to hijack an occupied port to an unoccupied machine but just opted to bounce instead.
The wifi is for public use. The Ethernet isn't. How is that so hard to understand?
The wifi is for public use. The Ethernet isn’t. How is that so hard to understand?
How is it hard to understand that those two undisputed facts are actually a crucial part of my thesis? Of course I understand it because it’s the cause for the problems I described and my premise. It’s why this thread exists.
If that weren’t the case, the only notable problem would be with the mobile phone precondition on captive portals.
You need to really, deeply consider what your stance is when you're painting libraries and librarians as the bad guys.
You’ll have to quote me on that because I do not recall calling them baddies. I have spotlighted an irresponsible policy and flawed implementation. It’s more likely a competency issue and unlikely a case of malice (as it’s unclear whether the administration is even aware that they are excluding people).
If they are knowingly and willfully discriminating against people without mobile phones, then it could be malice. But we don’t know that so they of course have the benefit of any doubt. They likely operate on the erroneous assumption that every single patron has a mobile phone and functional wifi.
You have, throughout your comments, repeatedly spoken down toward librarians and libraries. You might not be painting them as malicious, but you're certainly not painting them as "trying their best" or "worth having an adult conversation with instead of misrepresenting my situation intentionally".
You have, throughout your comments, repeatedly spoken down toward librarians and libraries.
Again, you’re not quoting. You’ve already been told it’s not the case. You need to quote. You replied to the wrong message.
but you’re certainly not painting them as “trying their best”
There are many librarians with varying degrees of motivation. I spoke to one yesterday that genuinely made an effort to the best of their ability. I cannot say the same for all librarians. When I describe a problem of being unable to connect, some librarians cannot be bothered to reach out to tech support, or even so much as report upstream that someone was unable to connect.
“worth having an adult conversation with instead of misrepresenting my situation intentionally”
This is a matter of being able to read people. I don’t just bluntly blurt out a request. I start the conversation with baby steps (borderline small talk) describing the issue to assess from their words, mood, and body language the degree to which they are likely to be accommodating whatever request I am building up to. Different people get a different conversation depending on the vibe I get from them. Even the day of week is a factor. People tend to be in their best mood on Fridays and far from that on Mondays.
I'm not writing a research paper, if you're unable to identify the things you've said which align with the things I've described then that's fair enough and perhaps we can end this interaction here.
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