New York Minute 50 - Internet Kiosk

Over the past couple of years, the city has installed internet kiosks on street corners. They're rather odd looking devices. Imagine a vertical, metallic post less than a foot wide and six-and-a-half feet tall, with a small screen and keyboard recessed into an indentation sat hip level. The design makes no sense to me, but then, I've never used one of these things.

Apparently, they let people connect to the Internet. I once saw a homeless guy dancing to music at one of these kiosks. Perhaps he had connected to Spotify or a similar service.

Today, I saw a man who was apparently having a video chat at one of the kiosks. The first thing that seemed odd was his body position. He was a tall man, maybe fifty years of age wearing a jacket and a stocking cap, but he was leaning with his whole body straightened like a plank, he head inside the recessed indentation directly about the screen.

The man was visibly upset. As I walked past, he yelled, "I'm hurt, I'm upset, I'm pissed, and I didn't do nothin' bad to you!"

Hopefully, it was a free call.

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