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A San Francisco library is turning off Wi-Fi at night to keep people without housing from using it(www.theverge.com)

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b9chomps@discuss.tchncs.de
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Yes, why provide free internet access to check their email and maybe get a reply to their job applications? Better keep them out of work /s

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Snapz@beehaw.org
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Over/under on how many years out we are from the hunger games?

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anarchism@beehaw.org
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absolutely no reason to do this other than to make the lives of people without housing harder.

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biscuitsofdoom@beehaw.org
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Sounds like a great place to take a piss

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Yankeebobo@lemmy.world
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Ironic. Frisco has let a LOT slide in that city

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