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Submission + - RIM makes a rebound (yahoo.com)

scottbomb writes: Contrary to popular myth, there are plenty of us who still love our Blackberrys. The proof is in the profits.

RIM said net profit jumped 45 percent in its third quarter, which ended on November 27. It said results were boosted by strong sales of its flagship Torch smartphone, a new product that combines a touch screen like Apple's iPhone with RIM's trademark mini keyboard. Analysts have worried that it could lose core business customers to Apple and Google, whose Android software is used by device makers including Motorola, Taiwan's HTC Corp and South Korea's Samsung.


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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