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A man works during the Boston Stupid Hackathon on Saturday. The goal of the hackathon was to “bring bad ideas to life.” PHOTO BY MAGGIE LEONE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston startup community gets dumber, sillier with ‘Stupid Hackathon’

Hannah Shearer April 9, 2018

In a room full of creative minds making stupid things sits Glen Chiacchieri, the organizer of the day, wearing a homemade shirt that reads “Capitalism is Terrible.” This is Boston’s Stupid...

Artisan’s Asylum hosted MASSDestruction, a robot Competition, Saturday in Somerville. PHOTO COURTESY IAN MILLER

MASSDestruction robot competition encourages engineering, camaraderie

Lauren Frias November 17, 2016

Taking post on opposite corners, two robots face off in a fight to the death in a bulletproof arena. The audience counts down from five, eyes glued to the plexiglass. Upon the final number, the robots...

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