Interesting if brief article in NYTimes today about how F1 teams are using remote telemetry (like back at the factories in England) to determine how the race cars are running and should be tuned for the races. Enjoy:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/automobiles/27TELEMETRY.html?hpw

Fascinating article in Racecar Engineering that I just stumbled upon. I know that there are enough F1 addicts around here to appreciate this:

http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/f1/449813/f-ducts-how-do-they-work.html

Now how Red Bull and Ferrari have managed to work this into their designs is an unanswered question. Martin Brundle has a good animation showing how the folks at the Beeb think this is working:

When Rolling Stone bodyslams Obama about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, that’s when you know the honeymoon is over.

On top of which, the reporting contained therein is top-notch. Kudos to RS for getting this in print.

And God help us if we elect Sarah Palin. Oh Lord, please no.

Separated at birth?

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