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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by wlesieutre on Thursday February 18, 2016 @10:19AM (#11126331)
> sleep in the cold

Are we talking about the same city here? I'd call SF "occasionally chilly" at best. That's part of why so many homeless people gravitate to CA; if you're sleeping outdoors there are many, many worse climates for it.

> The coldest day of the year is December 26, with an average low of 44°F and high of 55°F.

https://weatherspark.com/averages/31587/San-Francisco-Califo...

Related: did you know that windows can crack from thermal stress like cookware that you cool too rapidly? I learned that last weekend! Windchill -30F, fun times here in New England.

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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by JoeAltmaier on Thursday February 18, 2016 @10:21AM (#11126344)
...and why we have few/no homeless in my town: it stays around 16F for weeks at a time. And goes negative overnight.

Also, the Emergency Housing Project, an Ecumenical service my UU Church started 20 years ago.

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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by StavrosK on Thursday February 18, 2016 @10:25AM (#11126382)
A solution to the OP's problem presents itself: Make SF colder!
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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by staz on Thursday February 18, 2016 @11:41AM (#11126994)
another reason to fight global warming !
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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by frik on Thursday February 18, 2016 @11:32AM (#11126919)
The fewer homeless sleep in public buildings like train/bus stations.
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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by DINKDINK on Thursday February 18, 2016 @10:36AM (#11126468)
>did you know that windows can crack from thermal stress like cookware that you cool too rapidly?

This is called thermal shock [1]. Basically thermal expansion mismatches cause internal stress beyond the material's Ultimate Tensile Stress and causes a fracture. It's the underpinning to how tattoo removal works too.

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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by scrumper on Thursday February 18, 2016 @12:15PM (#11127340)
Please can you elaborate a bit on the tattoo link? Sounds interesting.
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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by DINKDINK on Tuesday March 01, 2016 @06:38PM (#11207053)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0B7F5UbTOQ
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