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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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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago

$700 / 30 = $23.33 a day to sleep in a wood box... brilliant!

[-] gloriousspearfish@feddit.dk 16 points 9 months ago

And when your are done, you get to sleep in one for free.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago

lol someone has never bought a coffin and it shows.

[-] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago

Just throw me in the trash

[-] gloriousspearfish@feddit.dk 8 points 9 months ago

Yes, you are right. But no way in hell am I going to pay for my own coffin.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

That's what you think.

You can't take that money with ya!

[-] gloriousspearfish@feddit.dk 8 points 9 months ago

I won't leave any, ha.

[-] ramblinguy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

What happens to bodies that can't pay burial or cremation costs? Do they just get thrown into a compost bin?

[-] AlataOrange@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

In most cases, local governments use direct cremation to dispose of unclaimed bodies and the cremains are stored for a set period of time. After being stored the cremains may be scattered. The Cremation Society of North America has estimated that there are currently 2 million unclaimed cremated remains in the U.S.

Some counties elect to bury unclaimed bodies. Typically, the body is buried in an unmarked grave that is county-owned. If a family member later comes forward the body may be exhumed upon request.

Other states allow for unclaimed bodies to be donated for medical science. There are also state laws that allow for the unclaimed bodies of veterans to be buried by third party groups.

Source: Direct Cremation

This is for unclaimed bodies, if your body is claimed by your family then the cost is taken out of your estate or your family have to pay for it.

[-] AlataOrange@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

You wish it was free, not on your life bud.

[-] Fishytricks@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Dying isn’t free either

[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

One of the other articles linked has a photo of the common room.

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/housing/sf-says-mint-plaza-building-with-700-pods-lacks-permits/article_a8459fe2-62ec-11ee-acab-bbda4eab0a5c.html

This is a dormitory style shared living space with living area and bathrooms / shower. The “boxes” are bunks for sleeping and actually roomy and private compared to every other dorm bunk I’ve ever seen.

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