you can also catch us on the radio at sirium xm. also in new york, washington, boston, and london.chnology section, some of the country's top coders have found a way to avoid the 9-to-5. >> a hackathon does not mean breaking into something. hacking means to put something together out of existing pieces to create something new, so like a marathon building session that lasted from 24-48 hours. oliver: not all hacking is bad. these are engine years that our building projects and doing it as part of a tournament. tell us where these events began. >> anyplace with a large area like an auditorium or conference hall, wi-fi and bathrooms, fair game. oliver: and a supply of doritos and red bull. but what's really cool about this is it is sort of a replacement for full-time jobs. tell us how who is going to hackathons, how they are making money. .>> for some people, -- i would not say it is super widespread, for there are people who have made a full-time living, supplementing contract work. typically what will happen is they will go online or hear from friends that a hackathon is occurring,