"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 01:32:35 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 7/8/2016 12:58 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> Here's the article that came out last month. It's one of the better
>>> written articles I've read recently.
>>>
>>> http://kut.org/post/meet-austins-real-people-walmart
>>>
>> Gotta love this sentence: "And being next to a Walmart helps with little
>> and big things, like Wi-Fi."
>>
>> If I ever wind up living in a parking lot I sure hope I have my [Wi-Fi]
>> priorities straight.
>
> Having access to the Internet is important for homeless people. It
> helps connect them to services and programs and to find jobs - even if
> they're just temporary day jobs on Craig's list. Do you know a better
> way to accomplish those things?
>
> -sw

And that's pretty much the only way to get a job these days. Our library is
full of homeless people, many using the computers there.