Homeless and Online in San Francisco


	Homeless and Online in San Francisco

chestnut501

6-8-2009 11:04 PM

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homelessness, connected, internet, survival, resorces, innovation

chestnut501 says:

In America today, even people without street addresses feel compelled to have Internet addresses, but staying wired on the streets takes determination.

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He runs an Internet forum on Yahoo, reads news online and keeps in touch with friends via email</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/06/04/homeless-and-online-in-san-francisco/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blogs.wsj.com/img/09402589-92B7-4CD3-A0EC-12DD27BC32E4" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/06/04/homeless-and-online-in-san-francisco/">From his home under the freeway, Mr. Pitts can get a signal, but the lack of a power outlet means he has to use his computer sparingly.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/06/04/homeless-and-online-in-san-francisco/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blogs.wsj.com/img/5AC8EA25-056E-4745-AB90-A9E11F7F39E1" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/06/04/homeless-and-online-in-san-francisco/">Michael Ross creates his own electricity, with a gas generator </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/06/04/homeless-and-online-in-san-francisco/">he has been homeless for about 15 years,</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/06/04/homeless-and-online-in-san-francisco/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blogs.wsj.com/img/DCC499B4-3059-4B61-A7AF-7C6F8CE6FBD7" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/06/04/homeless-and-online-in-san-francisco/">Skip Schreiber, 64, gets online in his van, which is also his home, </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/06/04/homeless-and-online-in-san-francisco/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blogs.wsj.com/img/4E54DB12-00A8-4520-9719-A08AF410E4A1" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/06/04/homeless-and-online-in-san-francisco/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blogs.wsj.com/img/2BA86045-964F-48E4-9C78-7B05102A2442" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/06/04/homeless-and-online-in-san-francisco/">Power is Mr. Schreiber’s biggest challenge to staying wired. 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