Google's push, coupled with the announcement by the 5 Point Cafe in Seattle to pre-emptively ban users of the gadget, has generated a lot of debate and given the campaign a boost, he said.

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Around the corner from my last apartment in Seattle sits The 5 Point Cafe, a self-described dive bar in the shadow of the Space Needle.

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Just around the corner is Cafe Ladro, one of Seattle's best coffee shops.

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