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This Is SXSW 2011: The Motherboard Omnibus (Updated)
Hey Internet! It's Motherboard's official SXSW live blog. Get lost with us in the streets of Austin as we become inundated with spectacular stuff/things. We'll be back here all during SXSW Interactive and Film.
Sean Yeaton
3.14.11
Art

Our Dreams Come True: Introducing Mind Controlled Flight
An artist creates a hybrid “flight simulator” that enables you to levitate 30 feet in the air by concentrating really, really hard.
Kevin Holmes
3.14.11
Stuff

Christiania Is Illegal Now
Joost Koskamp
3.14.11
News

TSUNAMI VS. PEARL HARBOR
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3.14.11
Motherboard Blog

I Speak, Therefore I Shred: New Research Explores Link Between Spoken Accents and Musical Styles
An intriguing new under-the-radar study implies that
basic elements of music can be influenced by geography, or more specifically, how people in
certain locations speak. Something as simple as a regional accent appears to have
a strong rhythmic bond...
SAM MCDOUGLE
3.14.11
NSFW

A Night Out at the Shaftas
Television X invited Jamie Lee Curtis Taete to an awards ceremony they put on called the SHAFTAs (an ingenious portmanteau of "shaft" and "BAFTAs" which is also an acronym of "Soft And Hard Adult Film And Television Awards" - so many levels).
Jamie Lee Taete
3.14.11
News

THE HANGOVER NEWS
Mac Hackett
3.14.11
Motherboard

CMD & CTRL: Motherboard Meets Tim Wu: On Net Neutrality, Information Empires and Freedom
We all know that as technology empowers us to do more, it carries with it all manner of problems. But one of our biggest pickles tends to slip right by us: We're not free.
ALEX PASTERNACK
3.14.11
Motherboard Blog

It’s Open Season for Bad Science and Science Hoaxes
h4. If reality is your thing, find a list of charitable organizations and non-profits where you can or will be able to help "here":http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/03/11/japan-earthquake-info/.
Believe it or not, nuclear power isn...
Michael Byrne
3.13.11
Motherboard Blog

Good Technology: The Satellite Sentinel Project Watches Over Sudan
h4. *There are first world problems like, "should you go for sushi or bánh mi when you get lunch with your ex?" or "which of the six parties happening this weekend is really worth going to?" And there are third world problems, like the lack of clean...
MARTIN CONNELLY
3.13.11
Motherboard Blog

Hey, We're at South by Southwest
It's SXSW time and Motherboarders "Alex Pasternack":http://motherboard.tv/profiles/alex_pasternack, "Sean Yeaton":http://motherboard.tv/2011/3/11/this-is-sxsw-2011-the-motherboard-omnibus, and "Don Caldwell":http://motherboard.tv/profiles/don_caldwell...
ALEC LIU
3.12.11
Vice Blog

GO SEE SQUARE GROUPER TONIGHT
VICE Staff
3.12.11
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