Posts Tagged ‘news’
Mercedes takes over Brawn F1 team
As many people expected, Mercedes have invested in the Brawn team. [source: BBC news]
Mercedes will buy 75% of Brawn in partnership with an Abu Dhabi investment company but will continue as McLaren’s engine partner until 2015.
This is great news for the Brawn team, but I wonder what impact it will have on McLaren. Read more »
Singapore 2008 investigation
For the past week or so, I’ve been saying Piquet’s accusations that Renault told him to crash so his teammate would win were ridiculous, implausible and just the ramblings of a recently-fired driver. Well, apparently I was wrong – Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds have left Renault just days before the FIA hear the case! Read more »
Im txtng while drvng
I spotted this cartoon on a couple of websites (with no link back to its origin):
It reminded me: isn’t the Ontario ban on drivers using cell phones coming in to effect soon? I checked a few sites and it appears it’s not law until October. Read more »
RIAA prosecute man for humming tune
It’s not come to it yet, but given the current trend it won’t be long before someone is sued by the RIAA for humming a tune.
The Washington Post reports that the RIAA’s latest target is someone who copied their (bought) CDs onto their PC – note there’s no mention of him downloading or sharing them! Read more »
I know what it is
I saw the Simpsons movie yesterday, so I know what this is! 
Experts are trying to identify a huge metal container that has been washed up on a beach in the Western Isles.
“It would be standing almost 30m tall and really looks pretty much like a silo. I think it’s a bulk storage tank of some sort, possibly for storing some liquids.”
Does the (as yet unknown) owner have a pet pig by any chance?
