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San Francisco says tiny sleeping 'pods,' which cost $700 a month and became a big hit with tech workers, are not up to code (www.businessinsider.com)
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San Francisco says tiny sleeping 'pods,' which cost $700 a month and became a big hit with tech workers, are not up to code::The pods, which are 4-foot-high boxes constructed from wood and steel, made headlines after tech workers praised the spaces.

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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who had William Gibson's coffins on their Cyberpunk Bingo?

Spoiler: They appeared in Japan in the late 80s in hotels, rented a day at a time.

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

Is this from Neuromancer per chance? I own the book and never read it.

I do not want to acknowledge how long I have owned it though, lol. It is crazy how things can end up backlogged.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. In the beginning of the book, down-on-his-luck Case is sleeping in a rental coffin since it's all he can afford for accommodations.

[–] IronpigsWizard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's super interesting (given the post context).

I'm going to have to knock this out already then, I'm off work for a week. If I can finish The Hobbit in a day, I can do the same here!

Thank you for the response, I'll try and report back if I actually keep up my current motivation.