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more about #homeless 92BuickLeSabre: But why did they have to get a robot for the voice-over too? Seriously Robots, why not just put everybody out of work and then put all the out of work... more » Hello Mister Walrus: In America, someone will just bash the robot open and steal all the change. more » Nick: yeah, that's great and all . . . but i will wait for the iBeg. i am sure that would command a much higher premium and make me a few extra bucks. more » not_a_virus.exe.vbs: Now if they have iPhones then something is definitely wrong. more » not_a_virus.exe.vbs: Whats the big deal about them having a cellphone? You can get one from 7-11 for $7.11. Just because you are homeless does not mean you shouldn't have... more » Kaiser-Machead: I knew a man who used to take a trip out to New Jersey and picked a spot on any particularly busy exit, and beg for change from passers-by. When traff... more » Nick: i have seen cellphones as prizes in games that cost a dollar to play. don't hate unless these guys are bustin out an Omnia HD and riding away on a Seg... more » ilikedachacha: How are they charging the batteries? more » Kaiser-Machead: I won't give money to a homeless guy unless he swears an oath to me and God above that he intends to buy booze with it. If you have a cell phone, howe... more » Monty: Given the current housing prices, they should be able to trade a newer device in for at least one or two pieces of property in Detroit, I would think.... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: My opinion of homeless? I think a lot of homeless aren't really homeless. They just stand around at specific street corners as a sort of co-op to ear... more » Pootie Tang: Homeless in a "Western Country" is FAR better off than Poor person in a "Third World" country. more » Geisrud: I have no problem tossing a dollar or five to a homeless person. Perhaps buying them a lunch. However, if you have a cellphone or some other type of ... more » Spero: Mushroom risotto? Dang, maybe I should get some homeless eats. more » Josh Owsley: Spare some change? Chaaaange! more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: That is cool. But what I want to know, what I really want to know? What do their text messages to each other look like/contain. That is what has me... more » Sora57: For once, it's nice to see a kid turning trash into a home instead of the other way around. more » Purple Dave: The coolest thing about this is that you don't have to put your trash out every week. When your home fills up, you just collect enough materials out o... more » Elhigh: That ain't no yurt. It's much closer to being a geodesic dome than anything, a yurt has vertical walls and a shallow conical roof. There's a guy in my... more » Justin Wyatt: I shall use this design in the next shanty town. more » -
#robots
Robobum Begs Where The Homeless Fear To Tread
Would you rather give money to a beggar or a robot standing in for a beggar? Testing revealed that the Beggar Bot was able to score about $7 an hour for charity. More » -
#cellphones
That Homeless Guy Outside Starbucks? He Probably Has a Cellphone
A really surprising story in the Washington Post today: 30-45 percent of D.C. homeless people have cellphones, and they're unexpectedly essential to their way of life. More » -
#homedome
12-year-old Builds Homeless Shelter Yurt from Trash
12-year-old Max Wallack submitted this amazing "Home Dome"—a homeless shelter made from plastic, wire, and packing peanuts—to a recent "Trash to Treasure" design contest. Based on a Mongolian yurt, it's warm and includes a bed. More »
