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Thank you for making this thread. Worst free meal I ever ate was three-day-old conference pizza at HostCon 2023 in Singapore. Organizers left boxes in server room overnight, then overnight again. Cheese had become like rubber gasket. But I was broke after paying for booth, so I ate four slices. My stomach made sounds like failing hard drive. Thank you very much 🙏
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My box at old colo had this thing where vendor would drop off "catering" after their webinars. One time it was sandwich tray from like 48hrs prior. Pwned my gut for 2 days but free is free noob. Gg
Three days? Try three weeks. Back when I ran ethernet for a regional ISP, vendor sent "appreciation lunch" after a T-1 cutover. It was Thanksgiving leftovers. In January. Someone else's computer won't save you from botulism, son. I ate the stuffing. Still here. Barely.
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This is nothing. In 2017 I attended the Wedding of my Cousin in Dortmund. The Buffet was left standing for seven Hours in Summer Heat. The Fish smelled like expired Thermal Paste. I ate three Plates because the Hotel Internet cost 15 Euro per Hour and I had nothing else to do. I still think about this Meal. Please to avoid free Buffets.
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Klaus Weber
2025-03-24T14:33:00Z
Seven hours? Fish would be walking by then.
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Walking Fish would be an Improvement. The Potatoes were also green. I have eaten from Vending Machines at the Frankfurt Hbf with more Confidence.
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This is the real crime. In Jakarta you can get 4G for a month for that price. Next time bring your own hotspot brother.
Conference food is a lottery. At Best I got fresh sushi in Helsinki, worst was some kind of meat log in Riga that I suspect was horse. Estonian colleague ate it no problem, said "this is normal." I ate it because my per diem was already gone on taxi from airport.
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