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These Are the Best Apps for You Lazy Bums (Yes, You)
The world was so much work before the arrival of smartphones. Remember when you had to carry a camera and a cell phone when you went on nature walks? And even then you couldn't check your email on the trail. Or what about the dark time before that when...
Adam Estes
8.10.12
Stuff

See Real Street Art Tonight at the Opening Reception of "Rusk"
The exhibition features photos taken by Julian Gilbert on illicit nights out with New York City’s most mysterious miscreant, Rusk. The exhibition aims to reveal the dirty, moonlit, paint-fumed beauty of this kind of art—the kind that isn’t getting...
VICE Staff
8.10.12
The Recent Unpleasantness

Fox and Fogs
The future fogs of Fox News: "Earlier we reported that the GOP convention has been watched by two out of three Americans, moving millions of viewers to tears of joy. We may have confused this event with the 1983 series finale of 'M*A*S*H.' Blame the...
Sam McPheeters
8.10.12
Stuff

Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: ice cream thief versus sex-ed cartoon governor.
Jamie Lee Taete
8.10.12
Motherboard Blog

Drones Are Ethical, Says Military Philosopher
Thursday’s Guardian featured a "piece":http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/02/philosopher-moral-case-dronesby Rory Carroll on philosopher Bradley Strawser, who argues that there’s no downside, or moral dilemmas, when it comes to drone strikes...
Michael Arria
8.10.12
Tech

Drones Over Ethics
There's no downside or moral dilemma when it comes to drone strikes, says philosopher employed by the U.S. military.
Michael Arria
8.10.12
Motherboard Blog

Watch Dogs Turn into Sausages (and Back Again) in Thomas Edison's 1904 Film "Dog Factory"
_Videodrome is Motherboard's weekly look at the weird old archival footage lurking around the web. Check out old posts "here":http://motherboard.vice.com/search/posts?keyword=videodrome&commit=Search._
I'm not going to wade into the Thomas Edison vs...
Derek Mead
8.10.12
Hey Ron!

Hey Ron! - Should I Sell My Piss and Dirty Panties?
We’re in a recession for crying out loud. Times are hard and everybody has to have a hustle, even if that hustle involves urine-soaked dirty drawers. I won't hate if you do it, just don't put a return address on your pee and panties package.
Ron Hemphill
8.10.12
Motherboard Blog

Meet the Pentagon's New Militarized Earthworm
Sometimes DARPA works in mysterious ways. With a $2.8 billion annual operating budget, the Pentagon's (in)famous research and development arm exists to develop future forward technology that will keep our military a stride ahead of the rest, and the...
Adam Estes
8.10.12
Pen Pals

Back in Jail and Smoking Green Beans
So it’s back to the stinkin’ clink again. My state tour of various jails and institutions now includes Westchester County Jail in Valhalla. Because I have had felonies and been Upstate before, I got put in a dorm with a buncha cutthroat criminals who...
Bert Burykill
8.10.12
Music

Delicious with Mish Episode Two: Featuring Macey and Tony of Needles//Pins
Oh, hey guys! Step into my living room; sit at my perfect kitchen table for another edition of Delicious with Mish. This week I invited Tony DuBroy (bass) and Macey Budgell (drums) of the garage-punk band Needles//Pins to join me.
Mish Way
8.10.12
Music

Hyped: The Week In Links 8/10
Busy week? Here are some things you may have missed.
Sami Sharaf
8.10.12
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