sumofchemicals

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[–] sumofchemicals@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I like it a lot.

[–] sumofchemicals@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Agree it's fun to think about even if not practical. If anything reminds me of how my own memory works, where it's more like a description of what I saw than an image.

[–] sumofchemicals@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, not sure what's up with that. Here are the working links as best I can tell:

  • "A recent HUD study found that the cost of providing emergency shelter to families is generally as much or more than the cost of placing them in transitional or permanent housing"
  • "All the residents at this Housing First styled residence..."
  • "A cost study of rural homelessness from Portland ME found significant cost reductions when providing permanent supportive housing as opposed to serving the people while they remain homeless"
  • "A study from Los Angeles CA... found that placing four chronically homeless people into permanent supportive housing saved the city more than $80,000 per year"

Lastly this link did seem to work but I thought the statistics and the FAQ were helpful.--

[–] sumofchemicals@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

With today's technology and know how, nothing is beyond our reach

[–] sumofchemicals@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Some others here have highlighted that "shelter services" is not the same thing as an actual shelter. People can't stay as long as they want, they don't have a secure place to store their belongings, and they can be dangerous. Here is a post with sources that outlines why permanent supportive housing is more cost effective than temporary overnight shelters

[–] sumofchemicals@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lol are you inspired by Buckminster Fuller? Dome over Manhattan

[–] sumofchemicals@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Can you share sources about the idea that some people don't desire shelter? My understanding is more that drugs or mental illness make it difficult to retain housing. Their behavior towards others and their inability to pay means they end up homeless, but seems like people universally want a roof over their heads. My understanding is that among professionals working in this area, the view is that having a place to live is the first step in addressing issues like drug abuse and mental health. I'm aware of one organization in Philadelphia, Project Home, that others view as a model.

[–] sumofchemicals@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm interested in actual approaches. Not saying I want to perpetuate capitalism, but asking how you would tackle the problem, and could be from the viewpoint of any of those entities.

[–] sumofchemicals@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I could see at a lower flagged hotel, but any full service property is going to have a manager on duty in addition to the rest of the staff. For example extremely unlikely to happen at a full Marriott, but maybe at a Residence Inn

[–] sumofchemicals@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah why are there any comments taking this seriously? Not that it couldn't be true, but the linked site talks about prayer being the reason the satellites are going down, and how non human entities are attacking us.

[–] sumofchemicals@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you use for spreadsheets, libreoffice? I could see not liking a specific program but I love a spreadsheet and use them constantly. I use libre for ideological reasons but don't find it as convenient for certain tasks as excel or google sheets.

[–] sumofchemicals@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good news. They mention that the law doesn't apply to managers, I wonder how they define that? As an example, I have "director" in my title, but don't have any direct reports, and have kind of dotted line people who have different official supervisors.

 

You might say it's the ice, but even when you put bottled or canned soda in a cup with ice it's not the same.

 

We shouldn't accept climate change as inevitable or stop trying to effect change. That said, what sort of clothing is out there which might help as we feel more negative effects?

The main thing I'm thinking about is dealing with heat, but I guess part of the question involves a little forecasting about the types of challenges people will face in the future.

 

For a few months now while listening to spotify I've noticed a song will come up and I'll think "I thought I already 'liked' this song?" But wasn't positive because sometimes there are multiple issues of the same album (anniversary, remixes etc) so maybe I had liked a different version or something.

But I have a couple playlists where I only add to the playlist when I'm listening to "Liked Songs" on shuffle, sort of a best of the best. And I've observed there are songs on that playlist which are no longer "liked."

Anyone else experience this?

Not sure why they would do this - could be a bug of some kind. Or could be they're trying to promote plays of songs where they don't have to pay out as many royalties, or someone is paying them to promote certain acts.

 

I know some places are more progressive in this regard. But from the U.S., I'd like to see every person entitled to:

  • shelter
  • food
  • healthcare
  • education and higher education

(As an aside, not sure "right" is the best term here, I think of these more as commitments that society would make because we have abundance. One advantage of the word "right" is that a person is justified in expecting it - it's not welfare/ a benefit / a privilege)

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