The Tragedy of the Coffee Shop Max Effgen, August 9, 2009 Solid read about coffee shops by Joey deVilla @ Coffee and Code. The Tragedy of the Coffee Shop covers the growing angst between coffee shop owners and cyber-squatting customers. There are cafes I prefer to meet people to talk because there is no free WiFi, and thus no laptops and other electronic distractions. UPDATE: More reading on the topic. WSJ: No More Perks: Coffee Shops Pull the Plug on Laptop Users Starbucks: Stay as long as you want weekend/coffee coffeereads