Use a Software Bug to Win Video Poker? That?s a Federal Hacking Case http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

On Monday, July 6, 2009, two engineers from Nevada?s Gaming Control Board showed up at the Silverton Casino Lodge. The off-the-strip South Las Vegas casino is best known for its mermaid aquarium, but the GCB geek squad wasn?t there to see swimmers in bikini tops and zip-on fish tails. They?d come to examine machine 50102, a Game King video poker unit on the casino floor that had been waiting for them, taped off like a crime scene, all weekend.



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The Rise and Windfalls of the Most Iconic IPOs of All (Dotcom) Time http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Here are some of the most iconic IPOs since 1995. While acquisitions have become the preferred exit strategy for many startups today, the IPO remains the pinnacle of entrepreneurial achievement.



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What We Learned About Technology From 1995's The Net http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

We?ve decided to analyze the valuable lessons about technology contained within the most educational material that we as a society have ever produced: Hollywood films. Today?s lesson: The Net, the most harrowing mid-'90s Sandra Bullock thriller that did not involve a bus, beauty pageant or cruise ship.



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CIA's New Tech Chief Hails From AOL (But Don't Hold That Against Her) http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

A former AOL exec is poised to become the Central Intelligence Agency's technology chief. But before you make those jokes about octogenarians on dial-up, keep in mind: she's also been a Jet Propulsion Lab engineer, a top spy, and a open source software champion, too.



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How to Shoot a Good Vine Selfie http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Vine updated its app today with the ability to capture video using the front facing camera. You know what that means: Selfie time. And you know what else that means? There?s going to be a lot of terrible selfies.



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Linux World Embraces Google Chromebooks http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

The latest incarnation of the Linux Kernel was released this week, and for the first time, it includes code for running Linux on some Google Chromebooks. Chromebooks come loaded with Chrome OS -- a web-happy, Linux-based operating system designed by Google -- but the new kernel code will make it easier to run other versions of the popular open source operating system on these machines.



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Horrific Video Captures Fatal Plane Crash in Afghanistan http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Video captured yesterday's deadly civilian cargo plane crash in Afghanistan. Horrible, horrible video.



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