Posted on 04/05/2016 9:14:43 AM PDT by kevcol
If you've flown recently, you may have seen a TSA agent holding a tablet that pops up an arrow that tells you which line you should stand in. That little app is called a "Randomizer" and TSA agents use it to determine who is subject to the random searches that are a part of the TSA Pre-check program. Heres a video of it in action:
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You wouldn't know it, because it looks incredibly simple, but it appears that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) paid IBM $47,400 for the app, part of a larger $336,000 payout. IBM has not yet responded to a request for more information.
(Excerpt) Read more at fusion.net ...
Keep it simple.
Can’t they just use the =RAND() function in Excel? That would have an incremental cost of about $0.00...?
if there is no cost, then there couldn’t be any kickbacks, graft, bribes, or secret profits at the taxpayers’ expense
ergo, no cost solutions are NOT ALLOWED in WashDC
(any further questions?)
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