Daily: 18th June 2009
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It's Thursday now, which is never a good thing, but more importantly, it is Waterloo Day. This is to do with the battle and not to be confused with April 6, which is the Abba day. Anyway, here are some F1 related things to talk about:
- Nick has written his first couple of posts on a new F1 blog - Racing Politics. What a great time to start up a politics blog, there is loads to discuss! It's a good first post, and the header picture is pretty nice too.
- Former British champions have been talking up all things British, with Mansell suggesting that Button might be the best thing since sliced bread, whilst Hill is sure that Formula 1 is going to miss Silverstone. Well, yes, it will, but he would say that, wouldn't he?
- Joe has a nice and cynical take on some of the latest FIA/FOTA happenings, which naturally appeals to us if only because it has the words conspiracy theory in there.
- Finally, Mr C pointed out a really good video from the Beeb with Jenson Button, in which the championship leader takes part in 'Fastermind', a take on the good ol' question and answer format. Highly recommended.
That'll do for now. Please keep your great comments coming, we love to hear from you. I do, especially on Thursdays, they make my day. I'll see you in the comments.
954 Responses
ooh no... it's thursday. i'm off to bed wake me up when it's over...
What's wrong with Thursdays? Think of it as baby panda Thursday. That can't be bad
thursdays are rubbish, just as christine ;) baby panda thursday is great... but sometimes not even cute baby pandas can make the day better...
night all x
Day before Friday Thursday?
Night Lou
Night Lou
Nothing wrong with Thursdays. Thursdays are when Autosport arrives at my door. Thursdays are the bridge between Hump Day and Friday.
They beat Tuesdays. Tuesdays are just filler.
A new day but an old coversation.
Did we decide on a type of ale for sidepodale?
I did, but you said you couldn't make it. Not sure a vote of 1 is a majority either.
am liking the red.
But more seriously, 1 vote for the Irish Red, I like the idea now.
I am not going to make a final decision till I hear from Mr. and Mrs. C.. what would they like their ale to be?
mrs c, just went to bed.
i vote red.
so, who's still awake and around to do a bit of sidepodtesting for us?
wave
I'm awake - and at work, so it kind of depends.
cheers.
at work is good actually.
Shoot. If i don't respond, I've been called away.
So it shall be. In 12 weeks, we will have about 24 22-oz botteles of Sidepodale Irish Red ready for consumption. I'll send over a case to Sidepodtowers.
It doesn't involve monkeys or sticking needles in my arms.. does it? Otherwise I am game.
ok. we have some new, but not very exciting technology to try out. amy and christine have been testing it already and you can now all view it at the following url:
http://www.sid....com/realtime/mobile/
the plan is to provide some kind of simple doohickey for mobile users with old phones. those who don't have G1, iPhone, Pre or Blackberry handsets.
at the moment it actually requires manual refreshing, but you should be able to comment on any thread like doohickey. quoting isn't possible though. just reading and responding is all it's designed to do right now.
anyhow, please give it a whirl and throw any suggestions this way. cheers.
:)
that.sounds.flippin.awesome!
What do you want tested
should also add, that it might help users who are stuck on IE6/7 in their offices to join in with realtime(ish) commenting.
*starts charging blackberry*
Hello from my iPaq.
hehe. does blackberry not do proper doohickey then? i though someone told us it did?
wow. cool.
No idea - never tried it.
Refreshed page and revious comment was stil there n the comments box. Trivial to delete but could cause duplicate comments.
It loaded via WAP on my Nokia :-)
But I can't make it comment. It jumps from the thread drop-down choice to the comment button when I navigate, but when I try and comment it just refreshes the page.
hmm. shouldn't be, but can look into that. ta.
so you can't get the focus onto the text box, and can't enter text either?
It's a pity I have no easy way of using this over cell network. Virgin mobile data on PAYG...
So is there a different URL?
just add /mobile to the end of the realtime url:
http://www.sid....com/realtime/mobile/
Testing right now. It might be a little bit, I have to put in the address into a old razr that is my back-up phone.
OK, this is IE 7
It disappears when page reloads after hitting comment, but reappears when manually refreshing if that helps at all. May of course be down to Windows Mobile (version 5.0)
not sure what you mean?
So no reply option then....
I have no data plan.
i can't repeat it, but i'll keep fiddling.
oh! :)
It ignores the text box when you scroll down - but I've just found if you nav further down and highlight the 'Daily: 18th June 2009' link, the nav up again, you are on the box and can enter text (albeit really tiny on my screen). But moving in that direction skips the Comment button.
not as yet. tis on the list, but this is stage 1.
Testing
weird. is it in anyway usable, or just too much hassle?
yay :-)
OK, well it's working. Quite clean and feature devoid, as it shuld be in IE. We don't want to *encourage* people you know.
hahaha. damn good point :)
No auto refresh either i'm guessing?
On my phone it could be a pain but the limitation isn't realtime, it is not having a qwerty keyboard.
manual refresh also tells me my comment appears to be a duplicate. :-s
there was, but on some browsers it was so aggressive it would refresh in the midst of timing. so currently removed and under investigation.
*in the midst of commenting.
The text size could be a problem when you are out and about but I can't see how you can make it bigger and still display the required info.
figures. not good.
I have this also.
short of limiting to 140 chars...
:)
OK, cool just working out what to expect. Seems workable though.
I have a QWERTY keyboard on this thing. I mainly use it for SatNav now.
Seems bloody awesome to me. It is a bit clunky on my generation of phone but you'd expect it to be. This has opened up mobile realtime comments which weren't previously available. If I make it to Goodwood it will come in VERY handy if we do a meet-up.
Works on IE 6 and 7, Firefox and on my blackberry. Not on the Razr however but I would caulk that up to being a terrible phone if anything.
groovy :)
gavin mentioned he struggled at le mans, amy's data tariff was getting large and journeyer was stuck with ye olde comments during some friday sessions.
am hoping we can nail all of those issues in one hit.
hehe. does it do anything at all?
Helloooo
OK. Working on everything I have here. IE 7, Blackberry, FF, Chrome. and.....
iphone 3.0
from crackberry?
Genius Mr C.
All looks good so far. Interested to hear how the others get on.
I think that's a good time to call it a night. I will be FREE from studying in 12 hours!
ooh, the telegraph have an iphone f1 app too. £1.79, includes live timing and twitter feeds.
night sir.
OK, very neat Mr. C. Anything else specific you want tested, especially IE stuff?
to be honest, it's already gone better than expected :)
older IE testing is good, as we only have version 8. essentially if there's nothing really bad about it, i'm a happy bunny.
Well it's great I think. Honestly, simple might be better for those browsers anyway, especially in more closed environments.
hooray! no more keeping shhhhh.
;)
NP: Smashing Pumpkins - Today
*goes to last.fm*
you are indeed :)
ooh. comment fail. was saying I have used it from my phone and on IE7 at work and have had none of the problems others mentioned. Then I go and post a blank comment. Hooray for me!
And probably will be for the next 10 minutes so. Just "acquired" their Siamese Dream album, initially just for this song but the rest of the album is promising. Good detective work btw. :P
heheheh. bless.
Why was excited about iphone 3.0 again? Voice memo is nice but.....?
hehe. for me, its the enhancements to safari browser. but other updates will start to make sense in the future.
for example, push notifications could be interesting.
it's handy that notes sync properly. and i think you can buy tv shows directly on the device which is handy.
:-) Yeah I haven't had a good chance to try safari yet. Hopefully it will be quicker, and the doohickey is a good test.
happier now...
Hellooo
do you have tethering as an option? also, mms?
morning. just a couple of hours sleeps?
I guess. I don't need that much.
I'm really not sure how the tethering is meant to work. I don't have my laptop here, so I can't check right now. I'll have to see if the Apple web site has more howto information on that. It works with the blackberry, so the iphone should now do it, which would be great.
apparently you plug in a usb cable, or connect via bluetooth and it'll just work.
is that generally, or just at the moment?
No that's a Mac user talking
ahhh. apologies. on windows i have no idea.
Looks like we have another sidepodaddict. You can register your addiction on the wiki and track it through the stages of your sidepodlife.
http://wiki.si...of+a+Sidepodaddiction
All the time, I've never been able to sleep sensibly. I think I've just adapted to having about 4/5 hours
Never mind. Another excuse to revisit that Macbook purchase
Hello hello everyone. It's good to be back in time for the race. I missed the last couple for various reasons.
How are we all?
Hi Sean
Not that I want to bring this up again but the boy came round with a very sheepish look on his face
There is a sequel to the proposal? Tell us more
Hmm, I missed that, what happened the first time?
I went crazy and actually asked him what he was thinking. We settled on yes he had kinda asked but that it was an off the cuff thing and yes it was pretty stupid. We voted to see how it went over the next year....
Alison wasn't sure whether or not her boyfriend had proposed or not. Long story
So all is well. Common sense prevailed and you haven't destryed him emotionally?
Hello all, just got back from the casino, having a beer to celebrate my $25 in winnings.
I see.
Why do the Yankees wait till the bottom of the ninth before they wake up? Couldn't they just score ten runs early on and save me the worry?
No emotional destruction. All in all a successful day's work I'd say
Hey, at least you won something!
I thought it was going to get messy earlier. When does he leave the country?
It's always a good thing, taking their money. But I waited a little too long before I realized it was time to leave.
Week on Friday.
So long as you are up at the end and you enjoyed yourself you have done well
Yeah don't knock it, you won your beer money! Free night out....
I split my winnings over the time I was there and consider it an hourly wage. Last week I got $50 an hour to play blackjack
Speaking of hourly wages, I have to go to work in an hour... Fun...
Eventually I'd like to equal Kimi hourly rate
Kimi's
Still time for a big emotional scene then
That would be good
Yeah. It's gonna be horrific.
I can't believe the Yankees just blew that like that. ARRRRRGGGGGGGHH!
I cant believe the cheating Mr Button gets away with in that video....
I notice he refered to Williams as BMW. I wonder what was behind that comment
Yeah that was odd, the only thing I could think was that he wasn't really listening....
At the time he drove for them Williams has BMW engines and this was before BMW had their own team. THe marriage between Williams and BMW was acrimonious so I wonder if he was on the BMW side of the split. Button bought his way out of his Williams contract to sign for Honda so I wonder if there is some bad feeling to Williams as a result.
Oh okay I see.
I have never read the film posts on Christine's personal blog until tonight. Don't know why but I always skipped them. It turns out that there are quite entertaining.
I can answer one of the questions she raises. The reason there are only 3 musketeers even though there are 4 of them is because D'Artagnan is an apprentice musketeer. He was probably stil going to musketeer college.
I don't get the blood test thing before you can get married in America either. What is the purpose of them?
F1 is all politics and intrigue as I am sure you have figured out by now
Yeah although when it all goes over your head, it's much easier to ignore :D
That is the problem. The more you learn the harder it is to ignore and you start looking for it and trying to interpret the next move. The politics can be entertaining at times
Not so this time.
There is a possibility Max is going to lose this time and if he does I will laugh myself silly. I guarantee I will still be enjoying it in 20 years time.
I was planning being in bed early. Fail.
Never mind. I am off now. see you all in the morning.
yeah me too. But if Max is to loose, it's going to be a knock'em down drag 'em out fight.
Night Steven.
hi from doohickey mobile. it works great - yay! but iphone os 3.0 won't be available here til july - boo!
Viewing it from my PC now - this is great stuff for someone like me (I have a 2-year old Razr - the last great Motorola phone). Thank you for creating this, Mr C. You ROCK! :D
As it turns out, it already IS available - but it thinks it isn't available because the request keeps timing out. Boo...
I thought we were second class. I had 6 goes to get 3.0 to install, kept saying the activation server was down. Honestly, Apple and their partners need to up their game. They drum up all the hype, then don't deliver. Oh well.
Morning.
What a lovely day it is so far - now watch it go spiralling downhill as I have to do an interview.... *eeep!*
Morning... It looks like a lovely one out there.
Is this you being interviewed or you interviewing somebody else?
Either way good luck.
is this for the slaves that you mentioned a few weeks back? morning all :)
Me interviewing for a second assistant.
I wasn't that involved with the first one. I'm going to make a good impression though - heyfever kicked in bigtime this week. :D Yay!
I had a bit of a shocker this week on the other side of the desk.
Apparently being pregnant reduces the effects of hayfever. So you could try that in a Junior kind of way.
In the next two hours? 8O
I'm afraid so.
This conversation is going to go well...
Excellent Gavin. You've arrived just in time...
What Flibster needs you to do is...
There is a downside to this plan...
Other than the prodigy of the communion...
What downside?
I see only upside.
sounds like the name of a techno band
:)
Hmmm... maybe we should change the subject.
So anything exciting happening in the world of Formula 1?
No?
Oh... :(
nothing to see here, move along
This is not the Sidepodcast you are looking for.
:D
speaking of not that, funny wired article:
http://www.wir...voke-a-geek-argument/
I posted a link to the followup yesterday - and determined that most would work. :D
http://www.wir...voke-a-geek-argument/
:D
For some reason, Molly Wood has a profile picture involving a panda.
http://twitter...mollywood?hreflang=en
Is that what happens when you get to 1,000 episodes? Only 992 to go??
morning all!
i'm starting to get a bit tired of having frees when i have no work to do...
yay! that really does help. thanks Mr C
Morning Everyone
Hmm. The lottery was rigged, and I didn't win.
My ticket was safe under the hole punch though.
only 8 to go? 1,000 is going to be pretty special.
Sadly that's a show I don't get to listen to enough...
What's a 'free'?
60% chance of rain on Sunday now.
Only light showers though. :(
Damn, I meant 892. Too early for maths.
i wonder if the film crew will be coming into the ict rooms.. do you think i'm safe? I don't really want to be filmed for this silly video prospectus thing.
Lets hope your employer doesn't read this ;)
it's a free lesson where we can do what we like (it's for getting work done basically), but when you haven't got any work to do they seem slightly pointless and a bit boring... i would get some prefect work out of the way but i've got to wait to have a meeting with the deputy head teacher but she is busy with the film crew.
Blog time then?
I have a free study lesson as well
ahaha me? get a blog? probably best not... it didn't go too well last time. i've been thinking about starting one over the summer, but atm it's just thoughts ;)
That's enough for a blog isn't it?
i'm never very good at keeping it up to date, other things crop up and they always seem to take priority during term time
okay, finally time for a lesson. see you guys later! have a good day :)
Morning everyone! Funday Thursday :D
Thanks so much for the plug in the daily Mrs C!
It's Techno Thursday for me ;)
Right - time for the interview...
Fun fun fun...
good stuff. it's just about the least innovative thing we've ever put out, but so long as it works, it's all good.
grand job.
I am running out of interwebs! Damn you le mans!
are you about to get throttled?
I think so, back to 128k! great timing
(Get readyy to be excited...)
Hi everyone!!
I hated the way they used to do that, over here they just bill you for the extra
next month I get double bandwidth, but then I will also get live F1 on Tv finally
anyone know anything about the star cards auction planned for this weekend?
tis new to me, but it looks like some kind of f1 auction. there's some tennis related stuff too on flickr too.
Wow, i have just discovered the new doohicky for phones :D Thanks MrC.. :D
although i suspect my battery does not!
hehe, i've no idea what a homezilla is. but i likes the sound of it.
:)
I don't think it matters, someone promoted sidepodcast :P
It isn't even on Urban Dictionary. Maybe we can define it ourselves.
btw, have we heard from stuart since le mans? did gavin kidnap the wrong guy per chance?
That's weird. I thought it was some property company.
Im just worried Bernie is trying to turn silverstone into some sort of baseball ground...
ahh, who's on...
Its being pitched?
Here's an old thing on that site which says:
There's bound to be a catch
:)
I just blogged it!!
http://smarter.../06/18/whos-on-first/
you have a personal blog?
Oh yea, I don't know what I'm telling you for.
:P
I PASSED!!!!!! :D :D :D
WOOOOOOOOOOOOHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Yes! Well done Lukeh!!! No more blowtorch required!
Congratulations Lukeh :D
The orinic thing is it was the first time I've ever done bay parking well :D
*ironic, even
Well Done lukeh!
burn rubber!
WD Mate - was just thinking of you...
Probably because you were under Pressure.
*Cue Jingle from Mr. C*
legend!
Apparently Rob is on BBC Tees today rather than Friday.
Not that I am interested. Just sayin'...
This comment is for information purposes only.
have tweeted lisa a question (that i half stole from lukeh).
Hehe. You're naughty.
what time is the show normally on?
1pm - 4pm.
ah thanks!
Tis on the iPlayer if you miss it as well.
Has anyone subscribed to the livetiming for iphone yet $24.99 for season here in Thailand. UK how much??
Did we know that Jet from Gladiators does a show on BBC Tees?
http://www.bbc...e_Youdale_17_06_2009/
Gladiators!?
Speaking of everything. Is there a new itouch out or is it the same one that launched 2 years ago with the iphone 2g?
She's on right now.
http://www.bbc...s_studio_webcam.shtml
there is something stange about listening to Hartlepool local radio when you have never been anywhere near it?
Is it stranger to be looking at the webcam of local radio when you haven't been anywhere near it and you don't actually have any audio?
Yes! But it is Thursday, so i guess its ok! (even though i secretly like Thursdays)
I don't want to get into trouble for over plugging, but since its quiet, there is a new blog on http://racingpolitics.wordpress.com/
wha?
http://www.sid...one-app-and-it-rocks/
I know!!
no worries, but you need to learn to plug properly ;)
http://racingp...out-actually-leaving/
ah, i am just a young padawn at the moment...
How about this... :D Here's some news here about a top gear race on this Sunday's show...
http://news.bb...i/england/8106414.stm
Sometimes it's really hard to think of a good way to work out how to do a good plug.
I often found that when I was plugging my book The Book With The Missing First Page which is still available on Amazon:
http://www.ama...t-Page/dp/1847991211/
Oooh, good one.
We are also more than happy to have plugs via voicemail:
0121 28 TRACK.
Ok but new version 1.10 just came out and has pricing for championship or race by race pricing
Using or making up the numbers (www.f1numbers.wordpress.com) is also a good way...
Afternoon.
I think I have another assistant. :D
Another girl too... 8O
Or Sidepodcast on Skype
You'll be on the naughty step 24/7 now!
yup. we have the race-by-race priced version, but aside from that they appear identical.
hehe, i'm not sure i'm that brave yet, but maybe next week :D
:D
iPhone joke: http://www.b3ta.com/board/9527677
What are you implying? That me in my 30's shouldn't be working with 2 ladies in their early 20's?
I knew she would fit in perfectly when my colleague who was doing lots of strange questions said "Sorry - I didn't mean for this to be the Spanish inquisition" and she responded "No one expects the Spanish inquisition!"
Don't scroll down on that page... Sorry I hadn't before I posted.
Sounds like the perfect candidate to me!
I'll come in again!
Yup. :)
We may also have an office! All of 3 minutes walk from the flat. :D
Has anyone seen images of Hamilton's new helmet design for Silverstone yet?
we giggled about it yesterday. i think he should have a brazilian flag on there instead.
I still haven't found any images of it yet.
They seem reluctant to release them....
http://www.sut...sult.asp?search=F9908
Is that it?
What a waste of time...
ooh no… it’s thursday. i’m off to bed wake me up when it’s over… {Comment #1}
I'd better not - I'm setting off for the Buckinghamshire/Northamptionshire border with Dad in 25 minutes!
Jake has another blog out especially for people who don't like Thursdays..
http://www.bbc...ed_grilled_tomat.html
What's the point? Is the tiny half-flag symbolising that he's not that British?
Referring to yesterday's meet-up conversation:
I tried setting up a meeting a month ago and got no responses at all until last week (when someone said "no" because they weren't going within 3000 miles of the circuit).
F1 Fanatic is setting one up, but it's on Facebook so I haven't got the foggiest idea about the details.
Setting up one now will be very difficult because my weekend is now planned assuming I won't be meeting anyone else (and my dad's with me so I'd have to clear any meetings with him).
If anyone does find out or intend to generate any meet-ups, please could they send me a comment at my blog since that's the only place on the internet I'm going to be reasonably in a position to use during the weekend?
It’s a pity I have no easy way of using this over cell network. Virgin mobile data on PAYG… {Comment #35}
I can't believe this! Andy, you have exactly the same model of PDA as I do, with exactly the same network and contract type! What were the chances?!?
Well done, Lukeh!!! :D
not sure what you mean? {Comment #41}
If Andy's having anything like the same experience I do, that PDA/network combo struggles with pictures, never mind the complexities that form the typical Sidepodcast page. This is part of the reason why my browsing is very limited when I'm using that device (the other is that this page would cost 14.4p per refresh, despite having few comments at the moment).
what about this one though?
http://www.sid....com/realtime/mobile/
Eddie Jordan's punditry may be a lot of things, but the man is amusing :D
I PASSED!!!!!! {Comment #212}
Congratulations, Lukeh!
what about this one though?
http://www.sid....com/realtime/mobile/ {Comment #273}
I'll test it there, since I've run out of time here.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
and you. bye alia.
You too - enjoy the 'stone!
Have fun! Take pics!
Has Smedly been on Radio tees yet?
I just remembered to start listening...
Love her accent though!
haven't heard him. am ducking in and out.
flibster, are you able to record bbc tees today?
Random F1 Tangent: Jackie Stewart is in the royal procession at Ascot
If anyone's having a blue thusday again, i hope this image cheers you up
http://drop.io...ast/asset/dogaffe-jpg
it makes me laugh because it makes no sense :D
Afternoon all.
Eating solids again now. What else is new, as we contemplate the moveable feast that is F1 2010?
Apparently he is on tomorrow!
they just read out me tweet :D
Rob that is! and also on Monday... :)
about the biscuits?
the breakaway.
Welcome back! Did you pin down the guilty party?
ah! Well... that would make sense!
although i think the connection to fota starting a breakway series went over her head :)
he lives! we thought gavin bundled you into the back of his van.
Why would I do that to Stuart? Does he look like Franck?
Is that toy Giraffe trying to eat or hump that dog?
mistaken identity?
Probably not the baguette I bought from the ACO press bar 20 mins before explosive decompression set in. Friday night's steak? I swear it went 'moo' when I forked it.
Was there ever a more disappointing biscuit, with the possible exception of the Penguin?
Aaagh! Wouldn't be the first motorsport scribe to have been bundled into a white van, but enough of that.
Busy week, and I haven't done the questions for the F1R subscribers quiz yet...
Aren't Breakaway's biscuits?
If it goes moo then it's cooked. :D
You sure it didn't go neigh?
A shame I missed you Stuart... were you there as a fan or 'on duty'?
Was that in Le Mans town? We had some very raw steaks after the parade...
ahh, there's plenty of suggestions on the wiki. is it a sell out?
Maybe it was the sound of the maggots wriggling...
Both. When I get a mo I might audit the number of words I put out. Don't think I've ever done so much in a race weekend. Writing for the internet is like shovelling coal into a boiler...
160 people, I think, which is more than last year.
Sacrilege! The Penguin is the greates of biscuits!
Although the Australian Tim Tam is a pretender to the throne, it doesn't have the honour of being individually wrapped!
wow! you might want to get on to that :)
Do you want suggestions?
If so how about, which team has the most different sponsors logos on their car.
I have no idea as to the answer!
Might just do that now, then. Have been awaiting the return of the dingbat who went off to lunch, leaving open a document I need to work on! TTFN...
Hey all, am looking for a bit of advice. I'm currently writing up a formal letter/proposal to our headmaster detailing my plans for developing one of the spare rooms in our school, and asking for his thoughts and if we can go ahead (I’ve been asked to do develop the room by the deputy head). I was just wondering if anyone had any advice for writing formal proposals? i don't want to come across as rude or anything.
Lou, in writing an email, start with a formal greeting to your headmaster. Then first thing you do is to explain why you're writing (i.e. about the spare room). Then next paragraph, go into the details (i.e. what will happen to it, why it will benefit the school). Last paragraph should contain next steps (ask for his thoughts and his kind permission to go ahead).
How formal you need to be depends on how formal your headmaster is. As your reader, you have to assess his personality and your relationship with him. You can work from there.
Sounds good what Journeyer says. Was thinking of what to suggest but i dont think I can beat that :D
ahh thanks Journeyer :) that helps alot. It's not an email, it's got to be a typed document that i can print off and give to him. Head of sixth form said she'd read it through for me and make sure it was alright but your advice helps alot. As a new prefect i don't really want to upset him/ do the wrong thing just yet ;)
Email or letter, the same rules apply. It's about a good structure and a good flow of thought. ;)
thank you :) right, i should get on. catch you all later!
Be sure to proof read it, and avoid words like 'Yo' 'y'all' and 'homezilla'
Also avoid microsoft keyboards as this took 20 mins to type :(
Oops, that should say 'Good luck!'
Editing and proofreading are key to any letter. You want to make a good first impression. ;)
peace out me homezilla
Print it out and read it - for some reason I pick up more mistakes that way.
Also, if you finish your draft late at night or the end of the day, take another look at it the next morning before you hand it in...
Now, I know no one's too interested in this right now, but I'll post it, just in case:
Mosley offers compromise on 2010
BBC
Autosport
In a nutshell:
- 2-year glide path for budget cap
- independent auditors for budget cap
- 2009 rules will apply for engines
- some changes in the ICA?
In return,
- commitment needed by tomorrow
- work under 1998 Concorde Agreement until a new one can be drafted
Hmmm... Is this good enough for FOTA? I think it depends on what changes are made in the ICA. If it gives FOTA more say on how rules are drawn up, they may just bite...
Not at all.
Fota want 2 things: Money and power, max is offering neither
Alex, you missed another book plug that you could have tied in to writing style and proof reading!
Meh. Just Meh.
Money and no Max I thought....
how many has he written?
I dunno - but he missed an easy plug!
One book, many plugs?
Money isn't Max's patch - that's Bernie's.
As for power, it depends on what this means (from AUTOSPORT):
So the FIA is effectively giving up some of its power. Will that be enough? It depends on how confident FOTA is of pulling off a breakaway, I guess.
Well I don't want to sound like a broken record. But yes it's true I didn't notice any of the typos in my book (only a small number) until my book was printed and available on Amazon:
http://www.ama...t-Page/dp/1847991211/
Feel free to ignore. I did say not a lot are interested in it right now. ;)
That's better :)
Correct. I was really only joking this morning. I have to save up all of the goodwill on the plugging front for the next one...
No Max is next to impossible - unless FOTA have a lot of sympathizers in the FIA. The next best thing is to limit or reduce his power in F1. They couldn't care less what he does in the touring side of things, anyway.
You have a book?! Cool!
wow was that really your book?
Yes it really is my book.
Tis very good, too.
It even had a video based plug on a parade lap last year! Christine has a copy.
thats amazing! i would write more but my keyboard i rubbish!
Aw shucks :)
:)
Now I'm not sure if shucks is really the right word.
What I mean is... you're too kind :)
Can anyone recommend a wireless keyboard and mouse?
I write but do not want others to read it!
What a shame :( I enjoy your bloggings, so why not?
you know your blog is public, right?
Creative writing is different.
Oooh, hope to find a proper source for this, but a tweet came out saying:
Hmmm... Interesting. Now to find a proper source...
Much more personal for a start off.
Which seems odd when you compare it to a personal blog
Our Internet is friggin' slow... Uggggh.
Anyhoo, how's the rest of the world doing? I had the most interesting day today... Got sent home from work. :D
than a personal blog?
not forever, one hopes?
It was on AUTOSPORT earlier, I just don't care.
You find, or at least I do, that you do tend to put a lot more of your unconscious mind out in to the open with creative writing.
Whereas the traditional blog post about "I am doing this, now I'm doing this other thing, now I'm doing this" is more often about what you do rather than what you think or feel.
Not a fan of her, then, I guess? ;)
i heard danica would prefer to do nascar. and first the first time, i thought... don't really blame ya.
Heheh. ;) Well, lets talk about Danica after this weekend? This will probably have been sorted one way or the other by then.
i want some of what you're smoking, sir.
For me there is a vast difference between the two.
Blogging is more: "This happened to me and I think you might enjoy reading about it because it's likely happened to you too."
Poetry and fiction is: "This is a subject close to me that I have chosen to write about. I am making it all up. This is my imagination at work. You may or may not like it."
You're not falling for that old deadline thing again, are ya?
I my quest to get new peripherals i discovered you can get red bull racing mice and win a tour of the factory
By all means, please do. :D
I'll be right, sooner or later! ;)
OMG
There's a quetsion answered by Rubesn fromme ON THE BRAWN WEBSITE!!!!
This is the best day EVER.
Link!! Or is it members-only?
You have to be registered but that takes a few seconds
http://www.bbc...akehumphrey/eddie.jpg
Yes! Eddie has escaped! Let him run into the wild and never return! ;)
As Hunter S. Thompson once said..
“There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”
Hey guys and gals,
I know Batracer is on the unmentionables list so I hope Mr and Mrs C won't hunt me down, but I just wanted to bring this up as our current game is now one race from over.
The question has been lodged whether anyone would be interested in another game. So far we have 3 particpants, myself included, and the reason I'm bringing it up here is because we are recruiting.
The exact series hasn't been decided yet, so if you have any preference just shout. Personally I'd like a 2002, 2005 or 2007 game,a lthough I've heard the 2005 series are quite hard/annoying.
So please, if there's any interest just let yourself be heared. There is no wiki-page as of yet, because we do want to make sure we have a good deal of participants first. Once we do, we can start setting up the game and the wiki-page for you to sign up!
that worked a treat. had no idea you were still playing :)
I would, but I'm not very good.
Wow. Quiet this evening, isn't it?
Tis indeed.
Wooo waaaa whoo wooo wah wah!
Not here ;)
Piccie of Jenson's British GP helmet
I like it, will be a nice change from yellow and black ;)
So Lukeh have you been out for the first drive on your own yet?
Yay for helmets that aren't yellow.
For that I would need a car first ;)
Hopefully soon though...
Ah...
Somebody that I know passed their test six months ago and got given a GPS as a present for passing.
This means that in their entire driving life there's a good chance they will never drive anywhere without somebody saying to them... "turn left here" etc. For me I haven't had it since I passed my test.
I don't think I could ever use a GPS, what's wrong with the good old massive maps to get confused with? :P
Like I say, I'll be browsing over the summer but I'm pondering over waiting till 2010 as I turn 21 on New Years Eve and insurance will drop for me like Massa down the leaerboards on a wet Silverstone afternoon.
Doesn't look like brawn have picked up any major sponsorship deals this weekend...
I would probably not be wise to try and tempt you into another game, would it? :-P
That's quite alright Chris, I'm not exactly stellar myself ;)
You can always give it a try and see how you do and whether you like it :)
:)
I wouldn't even go there!
Last time I tried, it caused the incident whereby it's an unmentionable! :)
Hahaha. Not your fault though.
True but still kinda put me off.
Understandable. Us too!
It's really quite strange playing a racing game on the Xbox whilst streaming the podcasts in the background instead of the ingame music. Very cool, but strange.
Even thouhg I was probably there, may I ask what happened?
I seem to have missed it?
Shhhh. Unmentionable. Some people took the game too seriously.
I bought my first paper copy of autosport in years today, I am a bit worried that some of there editors have been drinking Max's coolade
Like... not on a screen? How retro.
Strangely enough, same thing for me too in terms of buying it today for the first time.
Gosh. It must be a good cover!
I know i almost tried clicking on one of the small pictures, and realised it wouldn't get bigger. made me a little sad.
Actualy its one of the worst ive seen!
but it does have a 908 on it so it redeems it a little
Soz...
Forget I asked :)
James allen... just as i was starting to believe in his F1 knowlege he goes and ruins it...
http://allenon...tons-winning-formula/
He didnt realise you could use kers out of the last corner, up to the line, then continue using it after the allowance resets on the start line?
Has he missed all the graphics on tv of driver going onto a hot lap?
Just wait until you want to search for something you've read.
:| I cant link to anything either...
Retro information sucks
tweet from will b:
"is at Silverstone. Much debate going on about FOTA. Current situation? Either Max quits or the whole thing goes bang."
If you want to quote us something... you would have to TYPE it!
And my keyboard is barely usable!
Truth!
*puts fingers in ears*
Are there any twitter aps which you can minimise to the taskbar?
Actually I am - I think she looks kinda cute. But "Woman Tests F1 car" isn't new, original or in any way guarantees an F1 drive...
In that case, we're doomed.
And on that bombshell, I'm off to bed. This will be a Friday to remember - but will it be for the right reasons?
Good night.
There was a great feature on the Daily Show where one of their reporters went to visit the New York Times. The editor of the times was saying about how it was really expensive to collect news and without collecting news nobody would know anything.
The guy from the daily show says, "Okay cool, so can you show me today's newspaper?"
"This is today's newspaper."
"No this must be yesterday's newspaper."
"No its today's newspaper."
"But there is nothing about today in it. Why would I want to know about what happened yesterday."
Hello everyone. Hows stuff. Do like Button's helmet for the British GP, very good.
Was that Wyatt? :D
I need to get back into watching that show.
Ah here it is: http://www.the...6&title=End-Times
Jason Jones
Were not doomed,
Worse case scenario = breakaway = twice as many races to watch :D
With half the quality.
I'd rather watch one set of top-notch teams racing.
Not my favourite correspondent, but John Oliver's cameo made up for it!
Oooh very dramatic ;)
i think a fota series will have 70% quality, FIA series 40% quality.
that is a 10% increase on 2009!
John Oliver is the best :)
Didn't work for CART vs. IRL did it?
I loved it when he swamped the Kenyan ambassadors desk with union jacks :D
His stand up is pretty good too
This is different, the competitors are breaking away, not a promotor.
fair point.
oooh: http://www.pitlanefanatic.com/blog/
I'm thinking Lewis will be quicker than Heiki tomorrow (sorry Amy) because it is NOT running KERS!
Still love the (sorry Amy) :)
lol
McLaren aren't running KERS?
just for one session to make a comparison
http://www.aut...s/report.php/id/76286
So they are having doubts about it's effectiveness at Silverstone
they are having doubts about it's effectiveness.
full stop.
How are they going to hold off the Force Indias otherwise?
;)
Maybe they just want to show off how effective it is? Seems strange they are doing it here not Monacco if they have doubts...
Ok, but really, how are they?
Their nexts mods won't be ready until Germany I hear. Isn't Silverstone downforce critical?
Although PAPER MAGAZINE says damping is crucial at silverstone so maybe they really are concerned
mclaren are screwed this weekend. removing kers is likely a show of strength against max.
it'll make no difference to their finishing position.
I don't care where they finish as long as they don't overdrive it and throw it off the track
eh?
If they are still slow without KERS, I'd rather not see Lewis overdrive in quali or race and spin off trying to wrestle a pig of a car.
KERS won't help their pace, just help them be defensive
my guess is there'll be less wrestling without kers.
Joe sounds like hes getting ready for the revoloution
http://joesawa...8/last-ditch-moments/
If a breakaway series secures a Monaco race, they may just have a future. Especially if Bernie jumps on board with his and CVC's cheque book
might be a good opportunity for bernie to ditch cvc too.
He'd love that, CVC can own the Williams & Force India F1 show
Bernie presents Formula FOTA
This is what I've been saying all along. I think this is a big step designed simply so Bernie can sack off CVC
It would be very difficult for him, especially if he is involved in the breakaway.
But knowing him he probably has some quassi-legal no litigation clause in his contract with them.
Currently stick in a garage not far from dad's house while he tries to apply some tyre foam stuff to a flat left front.
Crazy Dave should ask him on the grid walk :)
damn. although... no-one has live commented a tyre change before.
Stuck*
I know that stuff gets you home but doesn't it total the tyre afterwards
I thought we did that already. Unless F1 pit stops don't count. :P
Good eeevening.
Hey Pat
Got going again but it's touch and go on whether it'll get me home.
evening
No spare?
I'd fit the spare..
Hey Chris
ooh, how many miles?
He's getting new ones tomorrow. Not exactly something he can afford to spend money on right now...
Hang around after the pit stops at silverstone, should be able to get a lovely set of 4 (slightly used)
what in the world?
http://img193.yfrog.com/i/p0u.jpg/
nice
Shoulda closed the roof, could be easily nicked there.
Just popping down the local for a swift half
Nelson realy is taking this too far now
:D
ahahahhaha... Whats Nelsiniho been up to now! That Jakes been leading him astray...
Love it
Stereo under the seat?
Maybe he took the steering wheel with him ;)
Yeah, to be fair, who'd wanna be driving on the roads in that though?
I've seen worse, could be a Citroen Saxo with a whale tail playing "bangin' choons"
Me, please
At least they have nicer front ends ;)
Evening all,
i'll catch up with comments in a moment but i was just wondering if anyone had mentioned that Brawn GP have a new sponsor?
Also the car shown in the photo confuses me. it's the RA108 (i think) with strange 09 developments like the front wing, no winglets and the little tiny shark fin on the engine cover...wouldn't it have made more sense not to have included the monster/ car in the photo if they weren't going to use the Brawngp001? it also slightly worries me that if this is the display car that they may be bringing it to Goodwood....
evening lou
Quick test.
Hi lou
Hmm, good point
The promo car
Classy sponsor though, kudos
blockquote> i'll catch up with comments in a moment but i was just wondering if anyone had mentioned that Brawn GP have a new sponsor?
Oooh, i was hoping they would have something new, but another clothing company? they have 3 of them already (4 if you count rayban) and only 2 others!
Hi
Mr C i am getting 'invalid post id messages on doohicky and live comenting
strange, that worked on doohicky
Did we pass?
probs mediatemple having a minor fit.
I'm getting what Nick is getting
Doohickey has become sentient
Maybe that would explain it's recent narcolepsy
Basically I can't quote lou's comment
Ah, I will not panic and stay calm then :D
Back at dad's. Tyre is not gonna hold up all the way to Wymondham. Gotta be a taxi back instead. Karma, eh?
test
Evening all.
Unfortunately Lou display cars tend to be old cars tarted up to look like the real thing. I always have a laugh when you see people on the floor at shows trying to get a view of some hidden piece or some 'expert' explaining to his mate the technicalities of the car when it is quite clearly an entirely different car.
the link lou posted make it go all screwy. will investigate.
they have a new front wing addition, a new rear wing i believe and something else i believe... basically they have updates here too. lol
they've just bolted on the key bits so joe public can't tell.
thanking you, all lou's fault then?
I thought Lou had given up on trying to break the internet
oh...sorry :(
i blame lou, yes.
:P
Evening
how's pat?
Particularly the cars at the dealerships, and since the stands at GW are basically mobile dealerships, you're not going to have a great deal of luck getting a new car. The paddock, on the other hand..
yeah i know, the car at goodwood last year was the ra107, but i would have thought they would have used either a car that looked like the current one, or no car at all for the photo. it just surprised me.. i suppose i was hoping as they wouldn't be running the car at goodwood and they have been doing really well it would at least look right...
I was saying hi to Steven, but I'm great, ta. :-)
Thursdays rock. I don't know what all the fuss is about.
Thursdays are average, just average. Wednesdays are the worst.
The men in suits just want a pic of them standing next to an F1 car with their name on, they don't care about the wings.
I like Thursdays too
They have that almost Friday thing going on
Mondays aren't great either
I never got the hang of Wednesdays.
Exactly. Getting home on a Thursday means you've done 4/5ths of a working wee, feels good.
err, 'week'
I thought you were speaking to Lou. I think she was on first. If not, who's on first?
No, you are not going there again.
:D
There would be little if any money changing hands in that deal. Probably suits and stuff in return for the sign on the car and both groups get some press coverage.
*giggles childishly* :D
I did that before. But I get confused.
What makes you say that?
What?
Well yeah, it is all about the pic of the suits next to the car. Brand association.
Gieves and Hawkes may be famous but they are not big enough to seriously buy sponsorship in F1. Most deal of this kind are done for the press coverage and so that the team concerned can say that they have a new sponsor
in the sun, sun, sun.
(HOW was that missed earlier? I want answers)
Haven't quite caught up yet so will refrain from asking how it went, in case you've already told us.
Maybe the cork is stuck
Well done Lukeh. Congratulations
Oooh, did I miss that. Well done sir!
I said it on Twitter but I'll say it here - congrats Lukeh, welcome to the first time passer club :-)
Oooh, I don't like the BBC advert for the British GP, it has James Allen.
Uh? WTF
An adaptation of 'homeys' I'd guess. Sinze a 'zilla' is a really big something, I'm guessing he's a big fan.
I heard the term 'bridezilla' today. One of the people at college is getting married soon and she said she will now have time to become a bridezilla.
hehehe :)
Cheers guys for all the nice congrats today :D
that sounds bad... I don't mean 'get big', I mean ' go OTT'
It does?
It announces the British winners and Hames Allen says 'Lewis Hamilton'
erm, James. Of course.
Isn't illa a Finninsh thing. I am sure I saw Jensonilla before. Probably just part of Amy taking over tha world. Nothing to worry about
We got it
BlideZirra
That's strange. Why not use Crofty or someone off 5Live?
I've been commenting on his site for over a year. Either he's trying to shut me up or he likes what I'm doing. :-)
No idea. Easier just to nick audio and sound from the coverage.
Making too many mistakes tonight, audio and screen
sidepodspace update.
I nearly forgot today's launch. NASA TV are currently showing the preparations for the LCROSS launch which is due to happen at 5:12 EDT / 10:12 UK. Not as exciting as a shuttle launch but a big firework none the less.
Thats what I mean though; surely 5 live covered the GP last year?
It did before, it seemed to change yesterday..
maybe he asked :D
that is odd.
I thought i misheard last night, but it was James before Ascot as well
*expects new blog entry later from JA*
'And I......... WIIIIIIIIN (Over Crofty)!! GET IN THERE!'
Was Allen during the Confed Cup as well.
That was a stunning plug :-)
There's definitely plugging one-upmanship going on these days
More power to ya
Hi all,
Thought I'd say hello its my birthday today, but got to be up early to travel 250 miles for a meeting tomorrow, no drinks for me tonight :(
See you later
Kris B
happy b'day kris!
Happy Bumpday Kris
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!
Big Cake?
Happy birthday sir
Happy Birthday Kris
Clearly the KitKat is the winner of this competition.
I would love to have seen Max's face if he was watching that. That would have been priceless
i agree... now i fancy a kit kat...
Back home.
I want an Orange KitKat, they should make them a permanent fixture
did you have to push?
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Might have missed it in the comments. Had to get a taxi home.
ah, sorry i did. that's a pain :(
These things happen. It's no-one's fault.
Forgot to ask... will you make it home for drinkies on Friday night?
I thought they were now? They've been around for ages.
Just a heads up, 8pm on BBC4 saturday, a repeat of the JYS documentary. Will be watching :)
I still haven't watched that yet. Sorry Andy
Cheers for the heads up. Will probably forget it though
Excellent, thanks
Helloooo
Oh, so they are
Other international varieties
Kit Kat Green Tea - Japan
Kit Kat Pineapple - South Africa
Kit Kat Banana - Canada
and
Kit Kat Yakimorokoshi [grilled corn] - Japan ??
Hi Alison
Hi.
What?
What?
What?
Yeeuch!
Hey Alison, any more proposals? ;)
Nice one :-)
i really hope you are joking...
No no. One in two days is enough for any girl!
I agree with this assessment, apart from the banana one which seems interesting.
Plenty more where that came from, most of the really odd ones are Japanese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Kat
you're clearly not on facebook :)
I'm sure the corn one would just taste like generic nut. We have peanut ones (at least in chunky)
Clearly I need to get out more....
I almost let banana off but Kit Kats are crunchy and crunchy banana is just wrong. Had they been soft and chewy banana would have been OK because I love banana
It should be disqualified on a technicality. The kit kat is not a biscuit, as the chunky proves, it is a miniature chocolate bar!
Have you purloined a new router yet?
So you're not a fan of banana chips then?
sidepodspace update
I am sure NASA do this just to make Christine happy. The weather has just gone red apparently. Never heard that terminology before but apparently there are thunderstorms in the area and if they don't move away then the launch will not happen
Never tried them
Red sky at lift off, makes NASA drift off
I posted something at stupi o'clock this morning and didn't get an answer. Now that the world is awake I really need an answer because this question has bugged me for years.
The chocolate + banana overrides those concerns, for me.
To prove you're not related?
Blood test for Rabies?
They're easing him in slowly. Add in a month break after Hungary and perhaps nobody will notice that Legard has been replaced in Valencia.
:-)
Dear god, imagine 'points of view' after that!
Thanks very much and to everyone else who has wished me happy birthday.
It's not a big cake- and it's not a major birthday either (phew).
Still it was a nice relaxing day off work. Cant wait for the weekend.
Kris B
They have been doing the blood tests since way before DNA could be checked
from wikiwhatsit:
"Some states require a blood test to verify that the applicants are not carrying syphilis."
I know I've asked this last time there was a call for players.. is Batracer a hugely involving game required lots of effort? I have more free time now so I'm interested, if I don't have to spend all evening on it.
I am so glad I asked.
Ah, any cake is good :D
Need to make sure i have one!
i know nothing. i just google.
It doesn't take very much effort at all. For me that is the problem. It just isn't involving enough to play it more than a few times
One of my friends needs that tattooed on his forehead
Why didn't you google when Christine asked? Or did you not read her blog?
This is more like USAC vs CART in the late 70s.
Egypt beat Italy 1-0 in the Confederations Cup. Hell yes. Cant stand Italy so I'm very pleased. Massive result for Egypt too.
OK ta. May give it a whirl if there's a space.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.....
Moto GP race with tyres which are harder on one side that the other? Is this new?
I think you have some explaining to do :D
I like the word 'blogorum', even though I know I shouldn't. RSS'd
Worked a treat in boxing until there were 5 bodies or more organising championships. Everyone who is against the breakaway acts as if CART/IRL is the only breakaway of any kind ever.
Personally I think we need to have a break between this and the next batracer game, I've been playing a lot of games on BatRacer and think I need to slow down :D
Also a break might be good becauser fewer people signed up for the 1999 game than the 2009 and it was done right after.
Oh and avoid 2005 :P
Busted :)
Oh yes, just remembered - got my autograph book back from my dad for Silverstone :D
No. They have a problem in some tracks where there are many right hand corners and only one or two left handers for example. If the whole tyre was hard enough to deal with the right handers the left hand side of th tyre would never heat up enough to work. There have been cases where F! and other racing cars have used one compound on one side of the car and a different on on the other or have run three tyres of one type and a fourth that is different. Of course in Max's homogeneous world that is not allowed any more.
I've just read her blog and am left wondering why Christine is using an online photo editing service when she has access to iPhoto.
Most famous autographs I have in there are Bruno Senna, Allan McNish, Johnny Herbert, Takuma Sato and erm...well I'd best leave it there. There's one other, but I don't want to risk getting punched if I say HIS name.
Not James Allen?
Nope. I think Christine knows who I'm on about
*hides and covers face*
I have a similar one, though my most famous one is rather obscure.
You mean Klien by the way?
Anyone picked up on Red Bull bringing a big update to the RB5 this weekend? Here's an extract on what's new:
Shhhh!
Lovey News bits and pieces
I jusr did some research on pre-marital blood tests and found a sensible answer. It concerns blood groups and it is something I never knew and now wonder why everyone isn't tested and aware.
Blood as everyone knows can be rhesus positive or negative. If a woman is - and a man is + and she gets pregnant with a rhesus + baby her body will produce anti-bodies which can harm the baby.
I look forward to when Klien is back racing in F1.
Oh good lord...
http://www.aut.../photo.php/id/1311025
Sounds like a different car.
My preditions:
Force India - Sutil in Q2
Red Bull and Brawn on the front you
McLaren sending Lewis or Heiki out during a practice sesson and doing a williams, running on a pint of fuel and getting the fastest lap!
I'll get the ice pack ready...
Oooh, will Klien be driving in snow like?
i hear tap-tapping.
you may have just distracted the girl from being annoyed at me. presumably she'll answer on her blog.
No, I'm preparing it for when you get the inevitable virtual punch from Christine. :P
aww i kinda like that for some reason. it's kinda sweet, a bit like button's barmy army camp :) but not as cute lol
I don't see any way that McLaren can top a session if they have no fuel at all in the car and beam it in as the engine needs it. It is way too unstable to be quick at Silverstone
Why? For saying Klien?
why didn't you do that before getting me into trouble?
Not bad at all. I've only got one autograph - Murray Walker.
You do know why she dislikes him, right?
Stone the heretic
I only said the meal was good enough for Jehovah
I know she dislikes Klien, I remember once claiming it was Franck's fault, that got me into a lot of trouble.
:D
I assumed when Christine asked the question in her blog she had been unable to get a satisfactory answer so I thought I would ask here. It never occurred to me she hadn't searched but the same question has bugged me for years and I never looked on the net either.
I have been won over. Based on a discussion we were having a few weeks ago, I have slowly joined the dark side.
I prefer the Killers' version of Romeo and Juliet to the Dire Straits original.
*gets inside nuclear shelter*
One thing I'm looking forward to on Saturday night is the BMW barbecue. Can't wait for that :D
woohoo! :D lol
Does that mean I have to sit on the naughty step?
Can I join ya, I seem to be getting abused for saying Klien.
Can I kill you then pretend I am you? Please, would appreciate that.
YESSSS!
I don't think we're abusing you. Just warning you for when Christine finds out so that you've got plenty of time to hide. ;)
I didn't even know they'd done a cover of it.
Google knows everything :)
she's not listening, she's going off on one about iphoto.
it's brilliant :)
Hey all, just stopping by to leave my first comment. Just started listening to Sidepodcast today, really impressed with everything thats going on here
*Omid Djalili nigerian style accent *Sir, I am afraid that is not a cojent request. Eh-eh!
aha. you clearly don't read christine's... oh wait, you do :(
Welcome! :)
Hey Paul, nice to see you take the first step to Sidepodaddiction ;)
So... Mr C doesn't read my blog, RG's talking about Klien, Lukeh likes The Killers...
I hate Thursdays.
yay, hi Paul :-)
Phew, Klien is awesome and a super and great and a legend of a driver.
Hey! We're not insane, we promise.
I'm a biiiig fan of The Killers, but I don't rate their live stuff at all. But their cover they did at Abbey Road is utterly fabtabulous.
awww :( well looking optimistically.. there are only a few more hours of thursday left...
I guess you didn't google about there being four in the three musketeers either then
Sorry.
welcome to spc Paul :)
The first one isn't new, don't see the problem with the second, and the last... there's no hope. I stopped liking The Killers after a few months of the first album, got bored of them, never been back. The lead bloke looks and acts like a prat on stage.
Hey join in the fun! :D I think you now know pretty much everything you cant mention!
Plus tomorrow it's back to that thing called Formula 1. Whatever that is.
hehe. tis fun.
Church of Google anyone? http://www.thechurchofgoogle.org/
Google knows everything. Sometimes I forget to ask. I like that there are smart people to answer my questions though :)
You've save my bacon.
But... on the flip side. Lukeh passed his driving test, I finished my exams (with an easy one too) and had a great day in the pub (even though I had no drink due to driving), and the GP weekend starts tomorrow.
Liuzzi is marginally better.
Hi Paul. Will you be joining us for any of the F1 sessions over the weekend. We are here for every practise session and quali and the race. There is also a live show before the BBC coverage of the race starts and a live recording of a show on Sunday night
That sort of talk will get you back on the naughty step.
You have went from a scale on the RG-like-omoter from 10 all the way down to 2.
Thursday is officially the worst day of the week! I always have awful Thursdays at work. Plus it's a totally nothingness day....
Hello and welcome.
sidepodspace update.
NASA making Christine's day again. They have now decided that they have to miss the first two launch windows today due to thunder and will aim for the third and final window today at 10:32.
Failing that it is try again tomorrow time
They have thunder in space?
Hip Hip
and lightening according to star trek!
is that 22:32 BST? or in about half an hour? I might stay up for that then.
I guess we need to add something to the inventions list then. We need an internet service that reminds us to ask
Maybe Christine should take panda's advice?
http://drop.io...t/asset/pandatree-jpg
No, but a lightning strike on the rocket could damage it. NASA have avoided launching when there is a risk of thunder since Apollo 12 was hit.
Once you get proposed to on a Wednesday the following day is bound to be an anti-climax
They don't launch from space. They launch into space. They have thunder in Florida
Hopefully, I should atleast be poping by for the race and the live recordings on Sunday. Sadly I'll be working on Saturday while the quali is on for a few more weeks atleast.
see you there
Hmmmm! I think you're overlooking how horrified I was....
Yes. It's not a shuttle launch. It has been postponed till the middle of July. This is the lunar observation mission. Unmanned
Ah cool, shall see you there then ;) You'll enjoy it masssively.
I know that it's not Endeavour, thanks :)
The Parade Lap show normally starts an hour before the BBC program starts
I was gonna actually be home to watch the race live and comment for the first time but now because of the infamous router I can't do both at once :(
That is just going to make today worse though
Can't you acquire a longer cable?
Well I'll be missing race and live show(s) as I am working and won't have time to watch the race on iPlayer before the debrief :(
While we have a fairly decent contingent in the comments at the moment, can I just make a small push for questions for Kubica, Heidfeld, Klien and Davidson? Leave them on my blog please. Thanks much. :)
http://zerodow...06/question-time.html
How long is long?? Where would I get one from? It would definitely be worth it if it's only a couple of quid. I'll save that back in physiotherapy bills....
Just found that on YouTube. Tis an excellent version.
Just got back from an evening at the Red Bull Energy Station and tour of the pitlane. Immense.
Things didn't get off to a good start when I accidentally tipped half a can of Red Bull Cola down my front whilst trying to take some snaps from the balcony. Opps.
The Energy Station is huge and very impressive, easily the biggest thing in the whole paddock.
We popped into the garage and saw the likes of Geoff Willis and saw some of the updates the team are introducing this weekend. The nose looks a bit different - we weren't allowed to take snaps at the new diffuser at the back!
Saw Sebastian Vettel as well and got a few snaps and his autograph. He seems a lot smaller in real-life!
I'll get some snaps up my blog in a little while. :-)
I *should* be here for Parade Lap and race but probably not the Debrief due to Fathers Day.
I can't even remember what the cable is called, I just know that I was lucky to still have one lying around from when I was a student in halls
If Joe was here he could stick his head out the window and tell us what was happening...
Do you have a Maplin store near you?
Cat5!!
Fathers Day?
Ah damn.
the opposition is growing christine...
Fantastic :-)
GTG see you all in the comments for FP1 tomorrow, bye for now
I stand by Christine on this one, rare change, but I do.
Google says yes!!
Wow, exciting stuff!
Does the new nose look like a duck?
:D
PC World, Dixons, any electrical shop.
Nice!
If Ali's about, is it possible to get the meeting place at Silverstone, so I know where to head? :)
NASA just announced that the weather is turning green? Spring already?
They expect the weather to be good in ten minutes time which gives them ten minutes before the launch
bye Chris
lukeh, sidepodcast does not deserve you!
Excellent. Now all you need to know is which cable you need, and how long the current one is.
Glad you had a good visit to your team Dank
Bye Chris
awesome! :D it's good to hear you had a good time.
Before I go Mr C and Christine what is the official time the live debrief starts because of Top Gear
aww that is adorable. :D
I think she left today to go to Silverstone. Search this thread. I am sure there is a comment
dont be so silly :P
i blame photoshop. it's a bad influence on me/
Think it's gonna be before, so about 6pm or something?
Hear hear.
We do. Such a talented person for a talented place.
If it's the cable from the router to the laptop/PC/Mac it's a Cat5 cable with a RJ45 connector on it but if it's from your ADSL filter to router it's a Modem cable with a RJ11 connector on it.
Hope that helps
Why do NASA have to put holds in a countdown? It gets me every time. I always think there is a problem.
Christine can you confirm a time yet?
brilliant sir!
ping us a link when they're up.
ethernet cable, i'd imagine.
Alison.
Take the cable with you to the shop and tell them you want a longer one of those. That's what I do.
Nope, sorry.
Proper name = Cat 5
Oh and we saw Rob Smedley in the Ferrari garage! Had to contain my excitement as I was about to shout out "FELIPE BABY!" but thought better of it :-p
Thick or thin?
I will ask again during the race ok thanks, bye everyone
Cat 5
not 5 cats!
Should have done it! :D
lol
Rob!!!
You do know that you can get phone cable extensions. I have a reel of phone cable like a power extension cord and it cost very little. It is probably cheaper to get that and move the router than to buy ethernet cable
Ooooh okay. Maybe I have time to go tomorrow after work. No more lying on the floor for me..... Still won't reach up to my bed though :(
On tomorrow and monday!
We don't have a landline. It's virgin cable broadband
Was he on the radio earlier?
Maybe I'll see him in the paddock this weekend. Ferrari are a Puma team and all so... ;)
Oh yeah, tis tomorrow. Get to sulk again how BBC Tees is better than BBC Newcaslte. Again.
OK. That's a shame because phone cable extensions are dirt cheap and you can buy them anywhere.
i think that may still be ethernet. but yeah, take the cable in to be sure.
We have a go for launch
Yeah, on the plus side I have saved 3 years worth of line rental :)
You have the best of the deal then
So you need the aforementioned Ethernet cable with RJ45 at each end (Proper name is T586A). Maplin do several lengths and aren't too expensive.
Can you connect a wireless router to the broadband cable?
Roger
hahahahaha.
hehehehe.
DON'T ASK
Phone extensions can also degrade the ADSL signal. You should always connect your router to the master socket if at all possible, ideally with a replacement front plate that splits the ADSL out and removes the need to add microfilters to all the extension sockets.
OK what did I miss?
Her house mate took the wireless router which caused the problem in the first place
I'm only here another 2 weeks though so I don't want to do anything too expensive.
They have just polled all the flight controllers and they all gave a go. It looks like they are going to launch in five minutes time
Ah. Does this mean they are bringing it back at any point? If not they're not much more than the cost of the Ethernet cable.
It just seems stupidly wasteful to buy a new one to use for a fortnight. I can get onto the internet even if I am lying on the floor by my front door ;)
I'm just a lowly student. Cash is king.
You may be better off just surviving as you are then.
I just said to Mr C - "What flavour?" and he said "Blue."
Those Pringles flavours are tricky to remember.
OK. Here is where you need to look: http://www.map...e.aspx?ModuleNo=44362
5m 7.99, 10m 10.99 Choice of colours for 5m
Yay!
Jacques Villeneuve has a new album!
i like the green ones. I have this theory Pringles are evil, just cause the moment you eat one, you want to eat more and more and more...
Oooh, sounds good.
I cant remember, but dont Pringle's use different colours to normal.
Salt and vinegar were pink in Australia, which was very confusing...
I'm trying to mentally measure my hallway. I think 5m would let me lie at the other end so I could see the tv :D
:D
ahahahah :D
Suddenly I hate Thursdays too.
Have you considered moving the tv ?:P
But i guess the 10 metre is worth it, i bought a 20 metre one at uni which i am still finding uses for
They also sell cat5 connectors so you could join two cables together.
Can I ask roughly whereabouts you are located?
And I don't mean "lying down facing the front door".
Liverpooool
NASA manageed to launch their rocket and it has started its journey to the moon. Well it hasn't left orbit yet but it is a long way off the ground so the journey has started.
That's a little far for me to bring you my spare router :(
That makes it sound like you were expecting it to blow up or something equally amateurish.
How long does it take to get there?
When the first two windows were missed I didn't expect it to get off the ground tonight.
i'm not sure why, but seeing this photo of Jenson today, makes me very happy :D
Because you love him?
I think it is four days. I need to read the mission brief again. I read it just before the launch was cancelled to make way for the non-launch of the shuttle. I don't think there is anything exciting to see in this mission unless we see the bits that impact the moon or they find Martians up there.
I reckon tomorrow's gonna be a good day. It's casual day tomorrow at work, I've also booked a half day and I'm meeting some of my friends from school who are all celebrating the end of 6th form.
Also just got my train tickets and accomodation for this weekend through the post box. I'm staying at Hartwell House and Spa. It has wifi! :D Expect an update Saturday night then!
:lol: Have you seen Talladega Nights?
Hehehehehehe
Awww that's really sweet. Everyone else has been bullying me!!
Nice.... espresso
What's up with your iPhone?
I am from ze Formula... Un!
ahaha maybe... it's just so cute... i'm in a strange mood today.
Erm, nothing, why? I'm gonna take my laptop anyway.
Wikipedia says 4 days. Apollo missions took about 3.
Dunno, just heard you say a couple of times about wifi - in the paddock and at the hotel. Thought maybe it wasn't working properly or something.
I need more Timo, I haven't seen Timo in a few days. I'm fallen behind on my plans.
You spilled my machiato! For this you will pay Ricky Bobby....
we expect live commenting from the track. nothing less is acceptable :)
Oh that! I was just enquiring about wifi because I wanted to take my laptop and keep you lovely lot updated. Now that the hotel does have it, after a quick scout on the hotel site, I can provide an update on Saturday evening.
I'm going to bid everyone goodnight as I have to be at work mega early in the morning (no prizes for guessing why), so I'm off to bed to watch some Family Guy
But not throughout the day?
Night Andy
night andy.
Wikipedia?? I guess there is not as much hurry when you don't have people on board. I am amazed they jettisoned the fairing over the satellites bfore they left the atmosphere. Why not do it in lunar orbit? I know they are trying to minimise space junk but exposing satellites at that stage has to have a risk
But isn't Scott going to be too busy writing stuff for Puma?
night andy :)
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/rg-jpg
Night sir.
Throughout the day it'll most likely be from the iPhone. If there's a break in the schedule and I can access wifi somewhere, I'll have a sit down for a bit and quickly jump in to say hi. But only IF the chance comes up. Most likely be the odd comment from the iPhone throughout the day and then a proper update in the evening back at the hotel via laptop.
ahahaha :D
Well, yea maybe. Just that he's been going on about the iPhone, and about this competition win, I thought we might get more than a quick update on a Saturday night is all. The two make a perfect combination in my eyes.
The press kit says 4 days but a quick scan doesn't reveal if it hangs around in Earth orbit for a systems check or just heads off straight away
can we get a call during the parade lap?
live from 'stone with sidepodscott.
I'll be recording memos on my iPhone for reference as well for the article.
I'm sure that will be useful.
Night Andy.
I assume something is happening in Apple world
Ya know, I was gonna suggest that! Of course, I'd be more than happy to. I'll make sure I'm logged in on Skype on t'iPhone at least an hour before the race. :)
good man.
What I might also try and do is record the Q&A session with Nick and Kub with t'iPhone, transfer it Saturday night and upload it to drop.io. But that's not for certain. I have other plans which involve recordings but we'll see what happens.
Im going to miss the parade lap, maybe i should call in so i can find out what's going on :P
Very good. You nervous about meeting all these F1 peeps?
hehe. that'd be ace.
That reminds me, if you meet DC, tell him he owes me a fiver.
Stupid lack of pink shirt at Turkey and work bet. :(
If I'm honest, not really. Although I say that now. Come the point where they're just the other side of a door, my heart might be going 10 to the dozen...
:D
might be hard to know when to call in, and i will either be on a train or in a station, so it might not be the best audio quality...
I'll be very lucky if I do. He's got other commitments with the BBC and Red Bull over the weekend, so there's a chance I won't get to, but again we'll see. I'm just excited that I'm going in the first place.
That makes sense. least you'll be having an awesome time doing all this wonderful stuff :)
I will get a fiver off him though. Somehow. Someday. Somehow.
....Someday.
What you do is go double-or-quits on the next GP.
I think I'm still trying to get my head around it all. Renault and BMW on Saturday with a barbecue in the evening, then interviewing fans on Sunday.
There's gonna be a lot of video and picture taking, that's for sure as well.
I just added sidepodcast on skype... i think my photo could be scary so please be carefull
ohh, will check.
Just testing the mic on t'iPhone from a distance. A little quieter than I'd prefer but still very clear and precise. Will be very useful
I ♥ OS 3.0
hahaha
brill, cheers
So this hotel I'm staying in gives me a double room for sole occupancy :D, with private bathroom, early morning tea, continental breakfast and use of the spa. Damn that sounds awesome!
Yup, I can feel the hate increasing. :D
Do hotels still try to ram adults in single beds? I'd fall out....
I get to watch the race in my home, in a bed, keep warm with hot chocolate, toast, optional sunday roast, and get to watch all the coverage on the BBC while listening to Croft and Davidson. I also have my own bathroom and bed.
Basically I am saying I understand why everyone stays at home during the Turkish GP, they think watching it at home is better than watching it at the track.
Jesus, some of the things you get in a double room are just immense. Flat screen satellite TV/DVD, air con, trouser press... all too much to take in at the moment. I'm now officially blown away.
You do know that we have a moderation queue, right?
hehe.
:D
:D Hate-o-meter's off the scale now, me thinks.
Hey guys, what day do you chat with Joe?
It's definitely not hate.
No no, I love being at work at hearing this. Please, go on....
Nothing confirmed as yet, he might be quite busy this weekend.
What is it instead then? :D
No, course not.
Hope it pours down for ya mate.
No worries, just reading his blog. Will be very interesting to hear what he has to say.
I'll take me brolly...
I wish I was off to the races :(
Doesn't matter. I know you're just excited. Hope you have a good time.
Thanks, appreciate it :)
i have the perfect umbrella for you, it's a large-ish BAR Honda one. perfect...i'll even bring it to you, all i'll need is some tickets.... you have connections right? :P
I hope you dress up and wave from the stands. We will all be watching......
Yea. Tis a bit of a worry though, because he doesn't like to go on and on about the politics - I think his blog is showing some signs of fatigue at it all. And we've already established we can't abide the sport at the moment.
Maybe we'll end up talking about the future of Sidepodpanda.
I hate people who are more prepared than me.
Travelling anywhere in the UK requires sunglasses and an umbrella.
:D Indeed. I don't know whether to feel positive or not.
blockquote>Maybe we'll end up talking about the future of Sidepodpanda.
:D Indeed. I don't know whether to feel positive or not.
Did I scare Mr C to death? :D
Woops. Doohickey confusion.
I'll be the one in Puma gear and glasses. Does that help? If that and the huge Sidepodcast banner don't work...
Interesting item in the paper version of Autosport. There is a move to get a series of races run to Le Mans LMP1 rules will be combined into an LMP trophy to encourage more manufacturers into LMP1. They expect 6 to 8 races including Le Mans, Petit Le Mans and Sebring. This could happen as early as next season. This could turn into a very good championship.
Looks like they are headed in the right direction...
They also opened the doors to F1 manufacturers last weekend at the 24 hours. I believe Toyota and BMW were interested in returning.
Hehe. He forgot!! Should have just accepted you now.
Can you have a look for Tremayne? See if you can get some genuine tremayning!
Where would he be?
Yay
Thanks :D
Should it look like you're offline?
always.
make sure the banner says 'sidepodcast' and not 'sideposcast' otherwise i fear what would happen to Mr C ;) lol
Why don't Mercedes have a sticker on the side of the Brawn?
Pah. They just never answer..
Going off now, see ya's all tomorrow afters
And Scott, if you don't get a pic of Timo, your going to feel pain.
I have now read some of the NASA press kit. *yawn* It says the that five days after launch it will be entering lunar orbit
:D You know I was only messing with the banner. I'd never be able to fit it into my backpack for the weekend.
I'll do my best, sir! Night.
Many hotels offer a telly, air con and a trouser press.
It is not for calling, it is for voicemailing.
0121 28 TRACK, that's 0121 28 87225.
Or search for Sidepodcast.
Or email christine at sidepodcast dot com.
Plug overwith, I'm off :)
cool, I hope to call up the parade lap if i can :D
everytime i see you say 'press kit' i read it as 'kit kat' haha :D
Employ the "Barmy Army"
Because Brawn are paying for their engines.
Any advance on five?
But you know I would if I could :D
I'll see if I can talk up SPC with Tim and one or two of the people I meet instead ;)
No hate. Jealousy and the expectation that you'll have a good time.
ahaha yeah i know you were joking ;)
corn whatever it was Kit Kat would be more use
Depends on lunar weather and NASA screw ups
Seems like a major lost opportunity
An FA/18 just appears out of hyper-space: http://bighuge...691286&size=large
I am sure if they agreed to supply Brawn engines and bits free next year I am sure Ross would be only too happy to put a sticker on the car.
Yay for seven then!
I thought they, and McLaren already provided technical support to get them on the grid. Oh well.
No. Force India have partnership agreement that gives them access to KERS etc. Brawn simply buy engines. They don't even get gearboxes let alone KERS or any other goodies
More photoshoppy goodiness :) (sorry if its annoying...)
http://drop.io...dcast/asset/jenga-jpg
Technically the team is called Brawn Mercedes though is it not? So that is some sort of advertisment
I am surprisingly tired so taking an early one.
Boo for work making me go in tomorrow. Enjoy FP commenting everyone, and Scott enjoy going there.
never annoying!
yeah, I know that. I thought I had read that Brawn got assistance for the conversion from Honda though.
Never mind, just seems strange Mercedes didn't at least get the three ointed star on the engine over
Heh, I'm not gonna be there tomorrow, it's only for Saturday and Sunday. ;)
Odd things you find on NASA press releases. A lunar day lasts about 29 Earth days. When I think about it I already knew that but I had never seen it expressed like that.
Yeah but I figured you'd leave tomorrow night or sth
They got help to fit the engine in the car as it wasn't designed for that engine, but outside of that not much else
That is just because engine suppliers always get a mention but Mercedes could be cashing in here had they invested a few quid early in the year
Night Pat
Okey. I read too much into it then
I leave quite early Saturday morning.
The lack of milk in my office this morning upsets me. Black tea. Ugh.
Their are rumours it will be there soon, possibly this weekend or germany
Green tea works like that :)
Yeh thats true, but its rather odd that Brawn have yet to get the cars covered in ads.
You would have thought all this success would bring the sponsors flooding in.
Yeah i expected it at Barcelona, then at monaco, then this weekend...
Im beginning to think Ross likes looking at his own name :D
Heading off now so I'll see you guys tomorrow evening. Will be missing my first free practise this year :( as well as the day of reckoning...
Night!
No doubt they are "in the wings". Must be had to get any sponsor to commit right now.
Night Lukeh, drive safe
Night, Im sure you will see the 4 horsemen riding around wherever you are :D
night Lukeh
I just checked the weather for Silverstone, it's going to freezing!
Its England, ive seen bowls of fruit do predictions 3 days in advance to the same degree of accuracy as 'weathermen'
If its anything like it is here in Ireland during the race, the weather will be changing from sun, to rain, to hail, back to sun and then some thunder and lighting all in the space off about 10 minutes
we need some more '08 weather.
To help the Red Bulls? Good idea
I wouldnt mind a hail storm, has there ever been one during a race?
You mean you just want it to rain 100% off the time?lol
Hail during an F1 race, now THAT would be interesting
The question I have is can the FIA lock them out of some of the tracks they currently run...that might be a blessing
The beauty of it is the FIA cant do much without the EU hitting them with a cricket bat
Excellent, F11 here we come! This one goes to eleven
It's screening for genetic diseases. Idea being that you can tell before you get married if there is a high likelihood of your combinations of genes giving rise to I think Huntingtons, cerebral palsy and other things of that sort. I suppose the point is that if you are very likely to have children with genetic illnesses it would be better to know before you procreate, or better still before you get married. Seems quite a clinical process in both senses of the word.
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