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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by ardit33 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:50AM (#29130648)
First thing I thought: They look like modern student dorm rooms / living arrangements, but without windows, like that new Munger hall that is being built.
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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by willvarfar on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:21AM (#29130963)
> The room was lit by a small upper window
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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by masklinn on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:26AM (#29131006)
On the other hand, extremely limited artificial light, so this would have been penumbral the entire day, with the possible exception of the moments where the sun really faced the window.

According to the plan at the bottom, the window would have been east-north-east and thus really only useful early morning, if at all.

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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by kingcharles on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:39AM (#29131111)
I just spent 5 years locked in a room with no window and 24x7 artificial lighting, so they have it way better than some modern folks.
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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by Iv on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:47AM (#29131192)
Let's not be ridiculous. This room has no artificial light and almost no natural light, minimal ventilation, no water, no electricity, which is the norm nowadays even for cheap apartments.
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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by hourislate on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:57AM (#29131283)
In Toronto you could get $1800 a month for that or sell it for $600k.
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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by ant6n on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:50AM (#29131213)
...but not prisons
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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by secondcoming on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:18PM (#29131476)
Were you in prison or did you lose a key?
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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by kingcharles on Saturday November 06, 2021 @02:20PM (#29132525)
I lost my ke... wait, no it was a cell in a county jail awaiting trial.
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