Quote from Racer X NZ :

IT with punch-cards

Yes, on an ICL using COBOL language.

You can see the tapes on the left and the printer on the right:
http://www.bjrichus.com/site2/ ... ads/2013/01/1906A1971.jpg

And those were the discs:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi ... s/a/ad/ICL_2966.TNMOC.jpg

The true story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25830617

Bernie Ecclestone steps down from F1 board pending bribery trial:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/25762411

Source:
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/418313986937876480/photo/1

Christmas in Italy:

http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2013/11/15285.html

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing:
"I have an enormous respect for Mark on the track."

Respect for Mark on the track ? Oh, really ?

Quote :

Fernando Alonso and his Ferrari team will not know until Monday whether he will be able to race in the US Grand Prix at Austin next weekend.
...
According to Gazzetta dello Sport’s Pino Allievi, were Alonso to fail his medical check, Ferrari would draft in Jules Bianchi, who races with Marussia but is part of the Ferrari young driver programme.

Source:
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/ ... aikkonen-tries-2014-seat/

OpenRocket - an Open Source model rocket simulator

OpenRocket is a free, fully featured model rocket simulator that allows you to design and simulate your rockets before actually building and flying them.

The main features include:

* Six-degree-of-freedom flight simulation
* Automatic design optimization
* Realtime simulated altitude, velocity and acceleration display
* Staging and clustering support
* Cross-platform (Java-based)


Read more and downloads:
http://openrocket.sourceforge.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc26EFI1_nw

Collector!

Apple maps strike back:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24246646

Hamilton: Vettel should not be booed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24206375

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsbfaMBwy58
http://survivalofthefastest.fi ... 09/wish-you-were-here.png

© Alfred Forns

Source page:
http://www.mymodernmet.com/pro ... bly-expressive-owl-photos

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23930675
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23944679

Quote from ACCAkut :

surprise, we have our own Intelligence

Or not:
http://www.zdnet.com/german-go ... ckdoor-claims-7000019739/


However:
http://www.euronews.com/2013/0 ... oded-by-secret-documents/
(other languages available in the drop down menu at the top of the page)

Yes we scan!
http://news.softpedia.com/news ... s-8-Computer-377501.shtml

Last edited by Lotesdelere, Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:24.

The clean up was good but a mod should at least remove this stupid karting track map from the first post and even better replace it with a real Spa map.