Steve Skiena (Stony Brook University)--Back in the 1980s, computer scientist and hacker Steve Skiena thought of a great way to beat jai-alai markets. Trouble was, it required faster computers and more data than he had at the time. That changed in the late 1990s, as Skiena exploited faster computers and web-based data to beat jai-alai markets, at least for a while. The story, which later became a self-authored book, is a fascinating one, sitting right at the intersection of money and technology. And, oh yes, you just have to hear about which markets he is cheerfully hacking now. Less