Cyrus Farivar
Senior Business Editor, Ars Technica
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Senior Business Editor, @arstechnica / Author, The Internet of Elsewhere (2011) / cyrus.farivar@arstechnica.com
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Ok Internet, I'm going on an offline vacation with @btlpodcast to Peru! See you around Memorial Day. :-)
RT @arstechnica: State-by-state, America keeps betting on online poker and gambling ars.to/18aEXyQ by @cfarivar
State-by-state, America keeps betting on online poker and gambling
arstechnica.com — On April 30, 2013, the poker world saw the launch of the United States' first legal online poker site, Ultimate Poker. But Ultimate Poker has one significant limit: it is only legal within the boundaries of Nevada. As more sites come online under similar state schemes-New Jersey and Delaware are likely next-online gambling in the United States may be poised for an explosion.
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U.S. military has 10 kinds of camouflage uniforms: Government duplication at its finest
washingtonpost.com — Today, there is one camouflage pattern just for Marines in the desert. There is another just for Navy personnel in the desert. The Army has its own " universal" camouflage pattern, which is designed to work anywhere. It also has another one just for Afghanistan, where the first one doesn't work.
In South Texas county, a crisis of migrant deaths wapo.st/16iBLlJ
South Texas county faces wave of migrant deaths
washingtonpost.com — FALFURRIAS, Tex. - At the Sacred Heart Burial Park in Brooks County, the graves of dead migrants spread across three sections of the cemetery, topped with plastic carnations and simple aluminum markers staked into the dust. Lacking names, they carry serial numbers and terse descriptions of the contents below.
Bay Bridge retrofit plan addresses failed bolts
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Bay Bridge retrofit plan addresses failed bolts
latimes.com — OAKLAND - State and regional transportation officials announced plans Wednesday for a retrofit to the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that will cost up to $10 million and effectively do the job of nearly 100 massive bolts that failed earlier this year.
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Federal judge denies motion to throw out evidence gathered via fake cell tower ars.to/11TN1ij @linda_lye @onthemedia @babaksiavoshy
Federal judge denies motion to throw out evidence gathered via fake cell tower
arstechnica.com — On Wednesday, a federal judge denied (PDF) a motion in a criminal case that sought to suppress evidence gathered as the result of a stingray, a device that can create a false cellphone tower signal. The use of a stingray allows authorities to determine a particular mobile phone's precise location.
RT @arstechnica: Federal judge denies motion to throw out evidence gathered via fake cell tower ars.to/11TN1ij by @cfarivar
Federal judge denies motion to throw out evidence gathered via fake cell tower
arstechnica.com — On Wednesday, a federal judge denied (PDF) a motion in a criminal case that sought to suppress evidence gathered as the result of a stingray, a device that can create a false cellphone tower signal. The use of a stingray allows authorities to determine a particular mobile phone's precise location.Have a Story?
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