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Submission Summary: 0 pending, 14 declined, 3 accepted (17 total, 17.65% accepted)

Piracy

Submission + - You Will Never Kill Piracy (forbes.com)

scottbomb writes: This is perhaps the best op-ed I've read about the whole SOPA/PIPA controversy. The author challenges Hollywood to re-think their entire business model. It will undoubtedly fall on deaf ears, for now. But sooner or later, they will have no choice but to adapt.

From the article:

"Now that the SOPA and PIPA fights have died down, and Hollywood prepares their next salvo against internet freedom with ACTA and PCIP, it’s worth pausing to consider how the war on piracy could actually be won.

It can’t, is the short answer, and one these companies do not want to hear as they put their fingers in their ears and start yelling."

Google

Submission + - James Gosling Leaves Google (infoworld.com)

scottbomb writes: Well, that didn't take long.

"After only a few months at Google, Java founder James Gosling has left the search engine giant to go to a small startup company specializing in ocean-based robotics."

Submission + - Heroic engineer crashes own vehicle to save a life (nwsource.com)

scottbomb writes: This is one of the coolest stories I've read in a long time."

"A manager of Boeing's F22 fighter-jet program, Innes dodged the truck, then looked back to see that the driver was slumped over the wheel. He knew a busy intersection was just ahead, and he had to act fast. Without consulting the passengers in his minivan — "there was no time to take a vote" — Innes kicked into engineer mode.

"Basic physics: If I could get in front of him and let him hit me, the delta difference in speed would just be a few miles an hour, and we could slow down together," Innes explained."

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