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This Is What Dark Matter Looks Like (Sort Of)

The picture above isn't quite right. Taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, it's of a cluster of distant galaxies, MACS 1206 specifically, and you might notice some kinda weird distorted shapes in the mix. In short, astronomers believe this is caused by...
Michael Byrne
10.13.11
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Hackers to the Rescue: Illegal Government Spyware Swatted By eVigilantes

Operating within the treacherous gray regions of internet law, computer hackers have come to be vilified by many for their various deeds. But that may not be the case for much longer in Germany, where the hacker group "Chaos Computer Club has exposed...
Janus Rose
10.13.11
Motherboard Blog

Evolution Explains Computer Viruses and Zombie Animals

h5. _Lead photo: the green jewel wasp in action. "Via":http://bit.ly/qLkvp0._ There's been a lot of talk about the United States' drone fleet being "compromised by a virus":http://motherboard.tv/2011/10/12/the-drones-are-sick--2. That talk is quite...
Derek Mead
10.13.11
Stuff

The Only Way Is Dalston - Trailer

We bitched about it yesterday morning, then went and filmed it in the afternoon.
Chelsea Essex
10.13.11
The Spoooooooooooooky Issue

Warias, Come Out and Plaaayayay

Tucked away inside the back room of a beauty salon is a school for Islamic studies tailored to a very specific student body: transsexuals.
Hannah Brooks, Photos by Oliver Purser
10.13.11
The Spoooooooooooooky Issue

Keep on LARPin’ in the Free World

Used to be that live-action role-playing (LARP) was nothing more than a bunch of full-grown virgins with action-figure collections
Ben Makuch
Ben Makuch, Brett Gundlock and Raf Katigbak
10.13.11
Art

Animating Ordinary Objects With 3D Projection Mapping

Colombian artist gives audiovisual life to mundane surfaces.
Mariana Rezende
10.13.11
Music

Byte The App: Must See Apps Of The Week 10/13

The app stores are teeming with new releases, but who has time to go through them all? We do. Bringing you a selection of the most interesting, creative, and innovative apps each week.
Kevin Holmes
10.13.11
Fashion

Romanian Apparel

23-year-old artist Lana Dumitra didn't see why the Americans should have all the populist fashion fun.
Iris Opris
10.13.11
Art

Quayola's Deconstructions Of Flemish Masterpieces Come To NYC

Contemporary techniques extract new life out of classic paintings.
Kevin Holmes
10.13.11
The Spoooooooooooooky Issue

Siberian Slaves

“You’ll love Siberia. Everything is so close and the people are so nice.”
Shane Smith
10.13.11
Motherboard Blog

The Singularity (Summit) is Here

The thing with the singularity is that everyone was really stressed out about it, scared of it or unconvinced of it for a long time. Until it got here. Now people seem more or less contented by the fact that technology is an extension of who they are...
Sean Yeaton
10.13.11
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