[param]

other than the fact that the homeless guy in question is a programmer, the article in question does not seem to be related to 'hacking'. I went in looking for details on - how to find free space to sleep in, tips on avoiding the police/getting out of jail easily, finding _healthy_ food etc...

The article focuses on other aspects that are important, but is not hacking.

[Raplh]

There are hints of it, how to deal with authority, even where to be homeless (CSU campus good). Also, if you are interested you would start to explore the directory tree this doc is in and see even more details.

It seems to me that homelessness IS a hack on the regular system. And the way he writes about what happens is informed by his intelligence and his programmer background. To me, the idea of a homeless guy running sims to develop his solution to efficient routing of a traveling salesman while not having a place to plug in his laptop which is his own is pretty hacky.

Maybe this article isn't EVERYTHING you would want in a clever and enjoyable read from a homeless programmer, but it may be the best out there in this genre. This was not a New York Times reporter playing a homeless person, this is the real thing. BTW, I worked with this guy briefly, so I know he is the real thing.