1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comScott Bullock Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/scottbullock/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OMBj71GF6Z"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/virtual-cafe-offers-nothing-but-warm-feelings-for-your-money/">Virtual Cafe Offers Nothing but Warm Feelings for Your Money</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/virtual-cafe-offers-nothing-but-warm-feelings-for-your-money/embed/#?secret=OMBj71GF6Z" width="600" height="338" title="“Virtual Cafe Offers Nothing but Warm Feelings for Your Money” — The Escapist" data-secret="OMBj71GF6Z" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> The Christchurch Cafe is a nonexistent cafe that sells nonexistent coffee. If they weren’t putting every cent they made into charity, I’d call that a pretty solid business plan. At the Christchurch Cafe site, down below a menu selling coffee-themed items from a $2 cup of virtual espresso to a $300 virtual espresso machine, sits a disclaimer, “You will not receive any of these things when you pay.” The site was created to benefit the coffee purveying community affected by the earthquake that destroyed homes and killed over 150 people in the Christchurch area of New Zealand in late February. […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/49/49467.jpg