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Takeshi Murata

Times Square Is Melting (Thanks To Takeshi Murata)

His Melter 2 video work is featured on the big screen all month.
Kathleen Flood
11.6.12
Motherboard Blog

Voices from Mercenary Campaign Workers in Battleground States: "My Car Got Smashed"

I’ve been involved with a number of NY and NYC elections, a sudden death run-off, and a couple of off-season special elections.
Daniel Stuckey
11.6.12
Motherboard Blog

Incredibly, This Cockatoo Makes His Own Tools to Score Treats

A captive-bred cockatoo named Figaro has been videotaped making its own tools.
Derek Mead
11.6.12
Motherboard Blog

Chinese Hackers Are the Giant Vampire Squid on the Face of the Internet (Says the U.S.)

We get it: among the usual suspects of global hackers, no one hacks quite like China hacks.
Adam Clark Estes
11.6.12
Motherboard Blog

Iran State TV Says "Vast Majority" of US Voters Are "Too Stupid or Ignorant"

If you want to get a fresh angle on the U.S. elections, you’re probably going to have to watch coverage from an outlet firmly outside the orbit of the U.S. politico-media complex.
Brian Merchant
11.6.12
Motherboard Blog

How to Be Happy With The Election No Matter Who Wins: An Optimist's Guide to the Day After

I’m sorry, but the title of this piece was meant to deceive you. It is election season after all.
Michael Arria
11.6.12
videos

It's Not Too Late To Vote For Vermin Supreme

Fuck it, vote for the man that matter.
Sean Yeaton
11.6.12
Motherboard Blog

Why Don't Our Missiles Have Passwords?

The United States is having a really hard time figuring out what to do with Syria.
Adam Clark Estes
11.6.12
Motherboard Blog

Mars Is a Lot Like Hawaii, Curiosity Finds

So let's go for a vacation!
Amy Teitel
11.6.12
Motherboard Blog

Thieves Launder Money by Crowdfunding Themselves

Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter are a great way for people with great ideas to get money while circumventing the traditional hurdles of appealing to venture capitalists. Turns out they are also a great way for people with stolen money to get around...
Greg Thomas
11.6.12
Motherboard Blog

Watch This Supposedly Rigged E-Vote Machine Be Riggy

Pick Obama, vote for Romney.
Brian Anderson
11.6.12
Motherboard Blog

China Has Labeled Pigeons and Balls Threats to National Security

Pigeons can also be trained to distribute political pamphlets, which is precisely why the imaginative officials who run the country have ordered all of them in Beijing confined to their coops.
ALEX PASTERNACK
11.6.12
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