Running a club in the 21st Century, a geek's-eye view

By Cory Doctorow at 10:47 am Saturday, Jan 4

Jamie Zawinski, the nerd-turned-club-owner who cashed out his Netscape shares at the right time and opened bought (thanks, Stacy) a bar in San Francisco called the DNA Lounge, is continuing his tradition of journalling the trials and tribulations of owning a bar. Previous editions have included stills from his webcams showing drunken louts pissing on the building and even a nice series of shots of a guy walking towards a cam, reaching up and stealing it.

The latest installments covers the problems of having hippie bands perform on New Year's Eve, angry neighbors who tear down the rooftop wireless Internet dish, and the hassles of getting audio to stream correctly from the club.

We have, by the way, been getting more visits from undercover (presumably) DEA agents soliciting illegal acts from our staff. I understand this is because the DEA recently got a massive budget increase to fight the Demon Drug Extacy, so now they've got the budget to start sending people out to harass nightclub staff every night. Your tax dollars at work.

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