June 1, 2009 at 17:38California homeless people can not without the Internet
The Wall Street Journal has published a colorful photo story about the life of Caliphian homeless internet users. For example, the 37-year-old Charles Pitts (pictured) from his “residence” under the San Francisco Highway Bridge blogs on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
“You don’t need a TV, you don’t need a radio, you don’t even need newspapers. But you definitely need the Internet, ”says 37-year-old Charles Pitts. He lost his home and became homeless two years ago. Like many other Americans in this situation, he refused all that was superfluous, but could not refuse the Internet. I immediately bought a Toshiba laptop, when it broke, I got Dell.
Surprisingly, this is not an isolated case. There are entire communities of homeless internet users in different states, and city authorities organize charitable camps for them where they can fix laptops, get high-speed Internet, take computer courses, and study online job opportunities at the labor exchange.
Pitts knows a dozen places to recharge the battery. For example, a service outlet at a subway station.
The following photo shows the 64-year-old homeless Skip Schreiber, an amateur philosopher who lives in a rusty minibus. He bought a laptop four years ago (recently changed it to a Mac to save power), and right in his car he enjoys the benefits of digital civilization around the clock via paid Wi-Fi. Schreiber installed a diesel generator, and spends $ 4-5 per day on gas, but he has no problems with power supply.
Homeless geeks download the latest movie news from torrents, read interesting books and live a full-fledged social life. “Mr. Pitts’ example shows how deeply computers and the Internet have entered the life of modern society,” writes the Wall Street Journal.
“You don’t need a TV, you don’t need a radio, you don’t even need newspapers. But you definitely need the Internet, ”says 37-year-old Charles Pitts. He lost his home and became homeless two years ago. Like many other Americans in this situation, he refused all that was superfluous, but could not refuse the Internet. I immediately bought a Toshiba laptop, when it broke, I got Dell.
Surprisingly, this is not an isolated case. There are entire communities of homeless internet users in different states, and city authorities organize charitable camps for them where they can fix laptops, get high-speed Internet, take computer courses, and study online job opportunities at the labor exchange.
Pitts knows a dozen places to recharge the battery. For example, a service outlet at a subway station.
The following photo shows the 64-year-old homeless Skip Schreiber, an amateur philosopher who lives in a rusty minibus. He bought a laptop four years ago (recently changed it to a Mac to save power), and right in his car he enjoys the benefits of digital civilization around the clock via paid Wi-Fi. Schreiber installed a diesel generator, and spends $ 4-5 per day on gas, but he has no problems with power supply.
Homeless geeks download the latest movie news from torrents, read interesting books and live a full-fledged social life. “Mr. Pitts’ example shows how deeply computers and the Internet have entered the life of modern society,” writes the Wall Street Journal.