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TSA spent $47,000 on an app that just randomly picks lanes for passengers

According to Mashable, the Transportation Security Administration apparently spent $ 47,000 on an app that is essentially a random number generator—it was briefly used to assign travelers to left or right lanes at airports.

As the website reported: “The app was used by TSA agents to randomly assign passengers to different pre-check lines as part of a now-discontinued program called ‘managed...

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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Startup Weekend meets music industry, coffee with 9Mile Labs, and more

GW calendar logoDevelopers, designers, and hustlers with a passion for music and tech will come together for Startup Weekend Seattle Music April 1-3. The 54-hour educational event facilitates helps music-oriented startups take their first steps toward launching.

In this special music edition of Startup Weekend, participants will focus on some...

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Chrome picks up bonus security features on Windows 10

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The Windows 10 November update (version 1511, build 10586) included a handful of new security features to provide protection against some security issues that have kept on popping up in Windows for a number of years. Google yesterday added source code support for these features to the Chrome browser, making Windows 10 the...

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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Flying into the Future, CoderDojo for Kids, Star Trek Geek Out, and more
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Beginning on Feb. 9, Flying into the Future: the 15th Annual Aerospace Manufacturing Conference, presented by Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA), brings together commercial aerospace leaders and innovators from the Pacific Northwest and around the globe to discuss the future of the aerospace manufacturing industry. Speakers from Boeing,...
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GeekWork Picks: Smartsheet seeking engineers to grow collaborative software
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Based in Bellevue, online project management software company Smartsheet is currently hiring a Senior Mobile Developer and Senior Full Stack Software Development Engineer. The company is seeking new engineers as it grows its collaborative work and project management software. Working in small teams, Smartsheet utilizes its own cloud-based tools...
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