Creative panhandler motivates gifts by pitting religions against each other

Is your religion the best? This guy is giving you an opportunity to prove it with your pennies…

And it looks like he has a few more signs in his bag. I wonder what other genius marketing strategies he has prepared for passersby.

(via BuzzFeed)

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UNICEF ad mocks using Facebook Likes to solve problems, offers alternative

We’ve probably all seen the idea made fun of that we can make a difference in a suffering world by clicking Like on Facebook. Often this derision is humorous. But in this new commercial for UNICEF, while the mockery remains, it’s presented much more seriously and poignantly…

(via Ads of the World)

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Town gets rid of stoplights and sidewalks in order to increase traffic safety

In a move that flies in the face of traditional wisdom regarding traffic control, the little English town of Poynton has gotten rid of traffic lights and sidewalks and has reverted to a style of urban design known as shared space. The new strategy is to manage traffic similarly to how it was managed a hundred years ago, which is to say, very little…

The basic theory is that shared space reduces accidents because it changes how everyone behaves in settings where pedestrians and vehicles have to interact. You can read more about Poynton’s move to shared space and see a longer documentary about the experiment at The Atlantic.

(via Kottke)

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Homeless Chicago man talks about his life and how he wishes he was treated

This is an incredible interview….

(via Reddit)

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Extremely simple 2-man con for stealing cars

Note: Shut your car off when you get out, no matter what.

(via Voices)

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