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The US Is Underprepared for the Cyber Cold War with China

The future won't be decided by how many tanks we've got, but by how smart our programmers are.
ALEC LIU
2.27.13
Chunklet to Go Go

Vinyl and Ebay: A Fascinating Relationship (Volume Two)

At some point last year, an acquaintance made me aware of RecordFlipper, a blog that aims to serve as an investment tip sheet for the release and future release of hyperlimited vinyl titles. I decided to interview one of the main flippers about it.
Andrew Earles
2.27.13
Sports

MMA Fighter Ronda Rousey Gets It from Her Momma

Women are tougher than men are. This was evident during my conversation with MMA fighter Ronda Rousey's mom, Dr. Ann Maria Rousey DeMars, who was a fighter herself. I couldn’t help but think that all men are pussies compared to a Ann, who fought at an...
Jimmy Jolliff
2.27.13
DRONE

CoyoteCopter and the Thrill of Inadvertently Filming Nature Porn

The future of nature films is looking up.
Brian Anderson
2.27.13
Gaming

Gamer’s Paradise: Simogo’s Eerie Year Walk Breaks All The App Store Rules

Video game studio Simogo defies the unwritten rules of the App Store and triumphs with its unusual and visually stunning game, Year Walk.
Leigh Alexander
2.27.13
Motherboard Blog

4D Printing Produces Materials That Regulate Themselves

The parts literally assemble themselves.
Adam Clark Estes
2.27.13
Kill Screen

Kill Screen Episode 5: Dead Space 3

Terrifying Sound Design.
The Creators Project
2.27.13
Mixtape Of The Month

KayO Redd is Waka Flocka's Redheaded Brother, and His 'YNS 2' is Our Mixtape of the Month

Nepotism is not always a bad thing. Without it, we wouldn't have such gifts to the universe as Nic Cage, Billy Beer, or the song "One Headlight."
Drew Millard
2.27.13
Motherboard Blog

The Navy's Transformer Drone Can Turn from a Helicopter Into a Plane Midflight

More than meets the drone.
Brian Merchant
2.27.13
Motherboard Blog

There Will Be Broadband

Without fast service, rural communities are starting to grow their own.
Keith Wagstaff
2.27.13
Photo

Public Housing in New York Is Making Its Residents Sick

While living in New York last year, Portuguese photographer Ana Brigida Moreira Mendes spent a couple of months in neighborhoods like the Bronx, Harlem, and the Lower East Side photographing the inside of some of their more dilapidated public housing...
Elektra Kotsoni
2.27.13
Photo

Inside the Abandoned Radioactive Towns of Japan

Photographer Toshiya Watanabe's family lived in Namie, a town in the fallout zone of the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant meltdown, which is now abandoned two years later. Toshiya has gone back to document the changes, or lack thereof, that he sees in his...
Christian Storm
2.27.13
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