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ConEd Worker Whose Home Was Hit By Sandy: "We're In Deep Shit"
The company has now said that power to the island should be restored by Saturday, though some parts of the city would have to wait until mid-November.
ALEX PASTERNACK
11.2.12
Motherboard Blog

How the AEC Sold America on Building with Nuclear Bombs
The absurd simplicity of the whole idea — Fuck shovels and dynamite, let’s use nukes — hearkens back to the techno-optimism of the 50s.
Derek Mead
11.2.12
Motherboard Blog

16 States Have Districts That Rely Entirely on Glitchy, Paperless Voting Technology
The election is next week, and some of us will be voting on machines that may or may not properly register our selections.
Brian Merchant
11.2.12
Motherboard Blog

Botched Or Not, US Response to Benghazi Attacks Leaned Heavily on Drones
It’s remained unclear just how crucial unmanned spy- and kill-drones were in making sense of the ambush, and then securing the compound, as it all went down in real time. As it turns out, very.
Brian Anderson
11.2.12
Motherboard Blog

Apple Stinks at Apologies
Samsung was not happy with Apple’s attempted apology. The font was too small, so you could barely see the link on the home page.
Adam Clark Estes
11.2.12
Motherboard Blog

Why Being Poor So Often Means Being Prey
If you’ve ever spent an extended period without money, you’re probably well aware that not having money makes money a central part of your life.
Michael Byrne
11.2.12
Motherboard Blog

Stop Trying to Defend Price Gougers
Look guys, a disaster! Which means someone somewhere is going to try and profit from it.
ALEC LIU
11.2.12
Motherboard Blog

This Is Your Brain on Math
A new study by researchers at the University of Chicago has found that people who get anxious about math experience a neurological reaction similar to experiencing physical pain when they solve math problems.
Adam Clark Estes
11.2.12
New music

A Girl in a Rat Suit - "Arena" Music Video
This playful pop duo constructs coquettish, electro-inflected jams that dance on your eardrums.
Noisey Staff
11.1.12
New music

Earl Sweatshirt - "Chum"
Warning: honesty is abound on this one.
Noisey Staff
11.1.12
Design

The Thread Wrapping Machine Creates Furniture By Wrapping Its Parts In A Cocoon Of String
Investing in low-tech, Swedish-Chilean designer creates thread machine to adorn his sculptures.
Fergs Heinzelmann
11.1.12
squarepusher

A Sound-crushing Gift For Squarepusher As He Tours For Ufabulum, Performing Tonight In New York
If you’re in New York, check out Squarepusher’s Ufabulum performance at Terminal 5 tonight.
Abdullah Saeed
11.1.12
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