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The Future of the Internet

I’ve long subscribed to the philosophy that this existence basically widdles down to two things: energy and information. The issue with energy is obvious though its solution might not be so straightforward. Information is more conceptual. It comes down...
ALEC LIU
3.26.11
VICE Music Specials

Win Win - Interleave (Feat. Alexis Taylor) Music Video

Check it out, it’s the premiere music video for Win Win.
VICE Staff
3.26.11
Art

Straightforward Revelations From Stefan Sagmeister

A coinciding exhibition and book release from “the enfant terrible” of graphic design.
Kathleen Flood
3.25.11
Motherboard Blog

Tobacco Tech: This Startup Wants To Make Smoking Cool Again (Q+A)

The way things are going, what with the economy and health care and cultural taboos and "Obama quitting":http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20110208/ts_yblog_theticket/michelle-obama-confirms-president-has-quit-smoking, cigarettes are going to...
Harry Cheadle
3.25.11
Documentary

Adam Curtis' "A Is For Atom": A Documentary About the Risky Business of Nuclear Energy

The "design":http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/03/20/out_of_options/ of many of the world's nuclear reactors - like the one at the center of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant - were thought to be risky from very early on. But warnings...
Videodrome
3.25.11
Design

The World's Tiniest Digital Cameras

Leave it to the technological wizards in Japan to give us these minuscule digital photo and video cameras.
Julia Kaganskiy
3.25.11
Vice Blog

MCDONALDS HAVE ALL THE GOOD PARTS

VICE Staff
3.25.11
Motherboard Blog

Future Fashion from Vice

For its latest fashion issue, Vice went back to the future. Here are some of our favorite shots from a portfolio titled "Robothugs 2025":http://www.viceland.com/int/v18n3/htdocs/robothugs-734.php portfolio, which at least gestures at future technology...
vice land
3.25.11
diplo

Creators Remix Roundup Week 19

Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. venture Down Under and Alex Clare goes dubstep. Plus a mixtape from Animal Collective.
Kathleen Flood
3.25.11
Film

Single Microscopic Lens Captures 3D Images

The camera lens evolves to capture multiple angled views through a single lens.
Patrick Alsobrook
3.25.11
Motherboard Blog

The First 'Computer Guy' Was A Woman: Ada Lovelace's Lady-Nerd Legacy

Like many throughout the history of computer science, the story in _The Social Network_ is one dominated by males. Shot after shot, a young Mark Zuckerberg and his Harvard mates spit lightning-fast flashes of dialogic wit at other male characters. All...
Janus Rose
3.25.11
Stuff

Friday Tyrant - How to Write a How to

If you have been paying any attention at all, you may have noticed the abundance of internet articles beginning with the same two words. Two Words this, Two Words that, Two Words everywhere.
GIANCARLO DITRAPANO
3.25.11
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