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The Google Bus | The Point Magazine

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At 7:30 on weekday mornings, I join the ranks of commuters who line the southeast corner of Alamo Square where, starting at 6 a.m., distinct queues assemble on the sidewalk, ebb and distribute into buses of various corporate denominations, and assemble again.

At 7:30 on weekday mornings, I join the ranks of commuters who line the southeast corner of Alamo Square where, starting at 6 a.m., distinct queues assemble on the sidewalk, ebb and distribute into buses of various corporate denominations, and assemble again. We stand with our backpacks pressed up against the wall of the corner apartment building, maintaining a careful distance from the public Muni bus shelter. With our heads bowed over the small screens in our hands, we seem to telegraph to whomever walks past, Please ignore us, we’re just waiting for our bus, we don’t want to be in your way

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