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  Hot desk, cold beer Remote workers have been making the most of coffee shops’ free Wi-Fi and power outlets for some time. Now pubs are trying to attract professionals and their laptops too. BrewDog in the UK is promising limitless coffee, printers, pens, paper and a pint as part of its DeskDog initiative, which has the tagline, “Hot desk, cold beer.” Remote...