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Comment Re:"Shows Why We Can't Have Nice Things For Cheap" (Score 1) 266

They're put through many controlled tests that essentially verify that, when hit by the "standard golfer" at the standard strike speed, they fly not further than a specified distance. So, if a golf ball works "too well", it's no longer allowed in tournaments.

The more expensive golf balls become, the more economical it becomes to learn to scuba dive in the water hazards.

Submission + - Artist Prince Dies at 57 (nydailynews.com)

astrodoom writes: The much-beloved musical genius passed away today, surprising many. No immediate details were available as to the cause of death. The artist had been hospitalized last week with what was reported as the flu, but had appeared at a party on Saturday, quieting the speculation on his health.

Submission + - Mozilla co-founder's ad-blocking Brave browser will pay you bitcoin to see ads (pcworld.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Brave, a new privacy and speed focused web browser for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android, backed by Mozilla co-founder Brendan Eich, will pay its users in bitcoin to watch ads. From a PCWorld article, "Under this plan, advertisers pay for a certain number of impressions, and Brave aggregates those payments into one sum. Websites that participate in the scheme get 55 percent of the money, weighted by how many impressions are served on their sites. Brave then divvies up the remaining bitcoin between itself, its ad-matching partner, and the users, each getting a 15 percent share. For both users and publishers, Brave deposits the money into individual bitcoin wallets, and both parties must verify their identity to claim the funds. This requires an email and phone number for users, and more stringent identification steps for publishers. Users who don’t verify will automatically donate their share of the funds back to the sites they visit most."

Submission + - MPAA opposes proposed Minnesota revenge porn law, says it limits speech (arstechnica.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Hollywood's lobbying arm, the Motion Picture Association of America, is opposing a proposed Minnesota revenge porn law on grounds that it could overly restrict speech. This is the same MPAA that fiercely supported the Stop Online Piracy Act of 2012. Known as SOPA, many claimed that legislation would also curtail free speech because SOPA could lead to the removal of domains that host infringing material. In a letter to Minnesota lawmakers, the MPAA said HF 27411 "could limit the distribution of a wide array of mainstream, Constitutionally protected material, including items of legitimate news, commentary, and historical interest. These items are part of news, public affairs, entertainment or sports programming, and are distributed in motion pictures, television programs, audiovisual works of all kinds, via the Internet and other media." The group added that "images of Holocaust victims, or prisoners at Abu Ghraib, or the Pulitzer-Prize winning photograph entitled 'Napalm Girl'—which shows a young girl running screaming from her village, naked, following a Napalm attack—could be prohibited under the terms of this legislation."

Submission + - How to Hack an Election (bloomberg.com)

transporter_ii writes: For eight years, Sepúlveda, now 31, says he traveled the continent rigging major political campaigns. With a budget of $600,000, the Peña Nieto job was by far his most complex. He led a team of hackers that stole campaign strategies, manipulated social media to create false waves of enthusiasm and derision, and installed spyware in opposition offices, all to help Peña Nieto, a right-of-center candidate, eke out a victory. ... Money was no problem. At one point, Sepúlveda spent $50,000 on high-end Russian software that made quick work of tapping Apple, BlackBerry, and Android phones. He also splurged on the very best fake Twitter profiles; they’d been maintained for at least a year, giving them a patina of believability.

Comment Re:So which sensors? (Score 2) 153

Only sensors required to determine which wheels are moving are wheel speed. Any ABS equipped car needs those for at least 3, and usually 4 wheels so that ABS works properly. Does not require conspiracy to put in extra hardware.

If he'd bothered to speculate, he probably would have realized he was wrong. Day appears to be good at summarizing physics, but cars are more complicated than they appear at first glance.

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