Life As a Homeless Hotspot
Melvin’s been serving up Wi-Fi as a “Homeless Hotspot” at SXSW in Austin. “It’s been pretty much straight up,” he says.
Melvin’s been serving up Wi-Fi as a “Homeless Hotspot” at SXSW in Austin. “It’s been pretty much straight up,” he says.
Besides doing what Rube Goldberg machines do best - performing a simple task as inefficiently as possible, often in the form of a chain reaction - this one has an identity. Actually, the only purpose of this machine is promoting its own identity. Watch Video ›
Melvin is an elaborate Rube Goldberg-esque contraption that does exactly two things very well. First, Melvin excels at being inefficient, as evidenced by this entertaining, yet 5+ minute video. Second, he’s good at recording candid moments of joy. While operating, Melvin takes charming photographs of his audience which are then auto-uploaded to the ‘net. Watch Video ›