Hello to all! It was a busy day yesterday, wasn't it? All that Formula 1 news sneaking out as we were busy digesting the last lot! That is good for my daily post though, it means lots of lovely self promotion. Let's get on with that now:
- FOTA met in Monaco yesterday and brought up the idea of the single launch event again. We've talked about this before, and we ranted a bit about this yesterday, but then we launched a poll. Tell us what you think - is the single launch event a good idea? Do you even care?
- The FIA have proposed another potential change to the points system - no medals this time though, thankfully. This time the excuse is to account for the expanded grid, but it really seems like another attempt to make winning a more attractive option for drivers. Will they get away with it this time?
- Pat came up with the Thursday Thoughts question yesterday - a great one about how F1 can broaden itself and it's coverage. He has a list of the participants on there, and it's not to late to leave your comments, although it's not Thursday anymore. If you want to host a question, why not leave your name on the wiki.
That's all for now, thank goodness it's Friday. How has your week been, and what are you planning for the weekend? Let us know and I'll see you in the comments.
ooh, hi friday...
I am now on the list for the Thursday Thoughts question :P
good man.
I just had a piece of brown bread with Marmite and black pepper on it. Weird combination, yet surprisingly tasty.
Just watching the vid you linked earlier, I saw it when it was up before but I'm watching it again, a good 'un. :-)
Oh hello
What happened?
Hard day relief = Pitta, Taramasalata & Argentinian Malbec
hi. wassup?
i just found out our office is closed on monday 28th. I could have had an extra day at home!
Doohickey & RealTime were down 15 mins ago
media
and
temple
i thought you guys had moved?
Cos Boxing Day is on a weekend, it's a public holiday
I tweeted as much ;)
not yep, nope. you'll know when we do, there will be flags n'everything.
evening
thursday had a sting in the tail?
good man. they've been flaky for 24hrs.
more flaky that is
ah ok.
indeed but we normally only close on christmas day. I worked boxing day last year!
bunting
Riiight. Sleepy time for me. 7am start.
Niiiiiight all
I worked New Year's Day... on Earlies.
It sucked! :(
See ya Jon
night
absolutely.
hello sidepodworld! I'm back in internet :-)
anything new?
hey..
Hey Guille
Pat
For Saturday, Victoria is ideal for everyone entering London to meet at. I'm down the road from Giggles so will think of somewhere suitable to convene.
Even if I meet you guys at Giggles local station
Looking into it now
Righto. I'm thinking I might get into London at about 3, depends how motivated I am in the morning
It's a 15 min walk from the station
Some of which contains hills :(
Ah. In case of rain, is there a bus?
No idea, possibly but it's less than a mile
Just checking which station to leave from and it turns out they are more frequent now so I can use the nearer station. 20 min drive to the station, 2hr45m journey.
Pat, make a note of this
I'm assigning you Deputy Scout Leader role ...
okay :-)
let's try not to give away where the man lives though ;-)
Mr C, can you edit?
*removed.
There's also a 16:49, but don't tell the troops that
Gracias
why do i think this is all a big ruse to get us there on time? pretend it starts at midday.
heh :-)
I'll be at Waterloo at either 14.49 or 15.49. What is it with 49?
It's actually Sunday
Train times at the weekend seem to be on the hour or half hour
:P
heh :-)
As I thought it was around 7 or 8 I was going to go for a quick schnifter somewhere local
[Lightbulb moment!]
Need to source Bottle Shop on the way!
[Rethinks walking route]
Mr C: Is one of you driving or are you getting trains also?
christine's driving.
Memo for Steven: Someone is listening to you.
Robin Miller is saying the new-for-2012 IndyCar will have no wings.
http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-inside-the-2012-car/
Now, this is Miller, so pinch of salt, but when he's right he's bang on.
Can I just say now, it's not my fault, it's fourstar's
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Even if he's not there
noted.
I had been thinking of what to bring along... may get it down here as it could be cheaper than London prices
If you don't mind carrying it, then cool
I might do a booze trip earlier in the afternoon to drop a slab of Guinness off
Will bring the rest by foot ;)
I was only thinking a bit of beer and maybe red wine but I'm liable to change my mind quite late so may leave it til i get there.
Interesting. Ben Bowlby is an original thinker. I wonder how F1 will respond especially as the IRL appear to be painting themselves green with this. If the car is done properly it will make F1 cars looked old fashioned overnight.
I have also got some company produce.. was intended for mum/dad but they can possibly wait..
London tax isn't that bad, not buying from a pub or anything
He should be there. If he is not there it is because he is not taking his responsibilities seriously.
Cool
I may have something to go well with that
I don't think F1 is agile enough to respond for some time yet.
I have made him aware of his obligations
I think it will take F1 3 years to respond.
i might not have enough but i'll bring and we'll find out.
Have just thought
There will be at least 4 Live Streaming cameras on Saturday
This makes me glad I have to work!
There's a great cheese shop near me, stinks to high heaven but is de-lish!
Makes me glad I have to watch
This has already occurred to me and I'm thinking about buying my own animal suit :-)
:D
and that's just alex.
Everyone but Lou & Emily may opt out [cava punishment]
This is true
#needmoregorillagrips
#hasx2
#sorry3
#Louwillwillhaveone
Anyway, bedtime. I have a slight lie-in tomorrow but only because I'm going to a funeral in the afternoon. Aunt's husband (not technically an uncle, and didn't know all too well, but should show myself).
I have the day off because it is a couple of hours away and Dad wants to leave at 11.
I'll be back in the evening some time, when I'll sort out who I am rounding up at Victoria. :-)
#ithinkwewillbefineandshouldstophastaggingnow
night pat.
G'night Pat
You can text if I'm not around in the comments
Sounds good :)
Okay, ditto.
night pat
Night Pat
I was impressed that the F1 Timing App Developers [or chief tweeter] bothered to reply to queries about 2010 app
a quick heads-up. i make temporarily break the site.
me too. didn't like the answers, but at least they tried.
Have noticed
i hasn't started yet!
Was thinking about that and figured in-App purchasing of upgrade would bloat the app too much. Either that or 2010 version is a big leap forward [hopes]
Best I could come up with
Media Temple FAIL then
Problems trying to comment
i can't see any differences listed?
Maybe not but... force of habit ;)
for the past 24hrs.
it really is them.
*added in-app new reader [?]
*changed name to 2010
hmmmm.....
At under £1 per race it's good value though the most expensive thing I've purchased so far
it was more than that this year.
Wasn't a full year and at the moment is on sale until Dec 31st
"The session will start in 91 days, 4 hrs, 53 mins..."
Is this Lou's calendar?
:D could be!
hooray 2 hours of my extra 3 today have turned into "meetings" because its my team leaders last day and we are going to the pub.
Drunk on duty
How is that RSA?
Best Giggles Advent Window yet!
Going drinking again?
its totally not RSA at all. But its fun!
oh my!
he has to do a daily show.
Love it. Number 11 is up as well
For non-Aussies [RSA=Responsible Service of Alcohol, which is the law]
I, yes I, Bassano, have a certificate of RSA. I could be a barman! 100% pass mark, don't ya know
[circa 2002]
i am so looking forward to all the party streaming. Must get up early on sunday morning!
We should stage a cashew race and let Amy know what it's like to wake up for the Aus GP
it took me a long time to realise RSA here has nothing to do with was veterans.
And Gavin could commentate via Kathi & Skype in the style of Murray Walker
Or S. Affrica
*Which has one 'F'
My internet is kinda slow at the moment #ownfault
Woah!
Glithch the matrix
When you say slow, you mean 20mb or something?
*in
[damn Argie Merlot]
Only just gets it
The 'R'y
what are ya downloading?
Wikipedia, all of it?
I exceeded my traffic allowance :(
My ISP imposes peak limits
I make up for it off-peak
how much?
I'm allowed 3 GB/24h, if I go over that my connection gets throttled. I kinda sorta absolutely accidentally went over that for a really really tiny bit.
...how tiny?
1.6 GB over
BluRay tiny? :)
4.6GB in 24hrs?
Is easy
Anyway
Have added to Wiki and then am done on party prep
Meet at: London Victoria Station, opposite Burger King - 4:30pm (optional but advised)
actually in two hours, But now I have to wait 24h until I'm my speedy self again.
my neighbour came over and said the isp keeps sending him emails about our naughty naughty piracy. Oops.
That must've been a pretty hi-def Kimi pic ;)
#kidsnextdoor
Hah no, not interested.
#wasn'tme
Is Finland excited about the new, Rallying Kimi?
it was melrose place, i can assure you that it wasnt me :D .
i am not excited about rallying kimi. But i am not finland believe it or not.
Within the first 24hrs after the announcement MTV3 published 17 'articles'
That is bad piracy. You should restrict yourself to good piracy.
Why haven't you visited yet?
Seeing how how you're in Europe next year...
I am, but I'm a bit worried he's getting hyped up too much and the whole thing will backfire.
not enough time.....would love to though :(
I'm looking forward to the stories
the racing will be secondary
#amnot Finnish,doesitshow?
Somewhere inside there's a European trying to break out, I can see it
I think she will stay for five years before visiting the southern hemisphere again.
i hope lady snowcats trip to sweden is worth it!
From Sep '10? ;)
That took me far too long to figure out.
I think that's very Finnish of you actually
I have a lot of love for Kimi and his spirt
Admire rallying skilill but never really followed it
Finns and Irish very similar IMHO [in some ways]
my goal in life is to seduce a spaniard.
Wicked sense of humor and Guinness?
Mr C was right, hash-tagging has gone too far
Since when? I thought it was Finns or Swiss tennis players.
Something like that
And completely alluring ;)
#nomorehashtags
You going to Ibiza?
#defiantlynomorehashtags
Barcelona is a must-see city
Have contacts in Madrid if you want to move ;)
/slashtags/
?
Is not spain, just a disco off the coast of essex
/sidepodtags ?
If you want to see the back of hashtags remember to use
#banhashtags
:D
#hastagout
oh fail
#tuckitbackin
:D
well i love the finns but i dont really find myself attracted to blondes. Swiss would be acceptable but i prefer the spanish language to their oddly modified german.
yes! spanish wiiiiiiiins! :P
Is closer to Amy than the rest of SPC. Argentina GP comeback?
We have another sidepodcouple.
So about your wedding. I was thinking Williams could host it
:P:P:P
Same
Though for Scandi's I'd make an exception, in the right circumstances
one more hahstag: #blamemyself for opening the mouth ;-)
Have there been any weddings broadcast on twitter yet?
who's for new stuff?
Has been a week of wedding talk on SPC! Massive FAIL
Yes. *groan*
We are!
Nah, retro's cool
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Of course! Bring it on
if you're in doohickey, give it a refresh.
we were born ready....
#Loo-oo-sers
(hearts)
what should we see or feel?
OK?
1) have re-implemented the title bar comment counter. it didn't work in almost every broswer, am hoping it'll be a little more reliable.
Tick. Working in FF on Windows.
my doohickey looks the same ;)
2) hopefully audio now works in chrome (have only tested on mac chrome)
test to check
One more comment pls
It works [on Mac]
This is probably very html exciting
#sorryMrC
3) lclt has same fixes. also if you look in lclt there's now "post ratings". you can rate posts from 1 to 5 stars.
4) "post ratings" also enabled in every post in the main site. although not as fancy javascript yet.
OO There is too!
Thread rating, not post?
Same thing ,I guess
5) "post ratings" also available in the "active thread" lightbox post in realtime. first time we've ever released a new feature to all sections of the site at once.
well, comments will get ratings at some point, so it'll save confusion.
i assume a thread to equal post + comments.
Tags in LCLT 'Thread Selection'
So it is! NICE. :D
mine looks the same because im mobile. But this is the most exciting fix for me in spc history because those post counts drive me CRAZY.
Not sure why but is for another day
[ratings war re-hash]
in linux now makes sound, but it's not always good. most of the time it has jumps in the middle :--(
the only place it's not available is in the mobile commenting, because you can't view post content on that page.
#sorryamy
the audio glitches?
maybe a thumbsup/thumbsdown - not sure.
Jumps in sound?
i am only mobile for another 7.5 hours hooray!
yeap
i know, me too. may not be fixed, but fingers crossed. as ever yell if you has issues.
Neither
This is not a forgiver of haters
Explain your gripe or Max off
wow. okay, will look into that.
maybe a (heart)? anyhow, not for months.
now it seems to be ok
it comes and go
mine is fine. I use ff not chrome.
Pandas? "that's a five panda comment"!
yeah, in FF works fine for me also
haven't tested the ratings in IE6/7/8, will do tomorrow. is suspect ie6 is a no-go. rest should be fine.
the five panda comment is not the problem. The one panda comment is. Or why it got only one.
me likes :)
Better
But fear a [heart] chart end-of-year (Maybe non public: Is very/quite/ a bit thumbs'ed up acceptable IMHO)
I will check IE6 when I get to the office in around 2 hours time.
thanking you.
I still can't believe we're only [at work] just about to upgrade to IE7 & Winblows XP SP3 because it's 'stable'
Silly IM department
6) this page is cached, so data will update infrequently, but added "most commented" and "top rated" posts to the archive:
http://sidepodcast.com/archive/
Actually, it could be '6'
When did tabbed browsing start in IE?
7.
#dangerous
7.
ZOMG
We're upgrading to 6!
#ontrial ;)
what do you have now?
Surely you are not on 5?
[Not] the world's favourite online airline ;)
Think so
Blame SAP
oh i do.
everyone does....
how do you do that? microsoft does still support it?
I think we have the world's most risk averse IT department outside of Myanmar
Maybe on (very) extended support.
Mumbai does
and I guess the multiple security holes in IE5 are not of concern...
Is a great system though but WAY over-complicated
Still better than windows [in a non-biased way]
Firewall of Titanium, I think
[Aircraft grade]
:D
Firewall don't help. An IPS might, but not necessarily.
and a web browser held together with speedtape?
"IE5 doesn't allow this
Please enter Maintenance Manual reference, chapter, section, part, drawing and item number to proceed"
Natch
And manual revision number & date of last update
me no likey comment rating because when i am bored at work i talk a lot of rubbish. And i know its rubbish! But im so bored!
Neg ratings are Boo!
Pos ratings are ego boost
Can see no win
rating might be the wrong word. ignore me, was just explaining why it was a post rating, not a thread rating. semantics.
All of above is the compliance string that ties my working hands, daily
[though quite necessary]
only 'heart' ranking is the best solution...
Daily post/commenter post
Quite different, I guess
Thrread vs Post?
If you want to get there in one piece, of course ;)
(and I wouldn't heart that comment, my grammar is getting worse at this time...)
Good point
'hearting' grammar
Though not an issue if 'of the daily post', etc
Christine's is flawless
i think it'll work. couple of points...
- will likely only be authenticated users that can rate
- authenticated means you have a proper login, not just email and name
- you'll still be able to comment anonymously, just not rate comments (and other stuff)
the problems we're trying to solve...
- we can't watch all the comments, there are too many for two people
- we need help flagging/moderating/highlighting
- we need a means of remembering useful comments for future ref
- we need a means of remembering funny comments for future ref
lastly, everything will be on a trial basis, but we really want to try it. feedback always welcomed. always.
i do.
(hearts) bassano and sap.
:)
i need to go or I won't get up tomorrow. it's been good to be back here :-)
see you!
i am at the pub. I ordered pizza so no help with my lunch today needed.
Other airlines are available
night guille.
Good night.
See ya Guille
In 2010, in person, hopefully
ooh, really?
Thin or Deep Crust?
REALLY, really want to go to S. America
Got lots of tips from Guille at the meet-up
ahh. nice one. sounds ace.
Prob shouldn't say this but have a spare [cheap] seat beside me [potentially]
well, amy seems keen...
As long as you make clear to the authenticated users (esp me should I be one of those) that they should only flag spam and comments with bad language and not comments they just don't like.
Poss Phillipines in March, S.America post season 2010
I disappear for half an hour and come back to 90 comments and an upgrade. It's dangerous to blink round here
Her antipodean anchor seems quite heavy
Must speak to Giggles about that!
agreed. it might be that it takes several flags to make a difference, or maybe it'll just produce a list to check in the morning.
something like the spam we had last night, i would assume everyone would jump on, because no-one wants to see that. same with publicising personal address.
Deputy mods?
also, something kinda new in doohickey. the title count now gets refreshed with a mouse scroll and not just a click. i have doohickey in a background window and as i scroll to read comments, the count vanishes.
no need to alt+tab to the window, or click directly.
Nice!
nice
something like that. it'll appear in the playground first:
http://sidepodcast.com/playground/
incidentally, ratings didn't make the playground because the code managed to hit almost every page. it was quicker just to hold updates until they were done.
Who can argue with LHR - Manila [in a nice seat] via Hong Kong [normal seat] for under £200?
I need to buy Katherine a Chrissie pressie
hmmmmmmmm
I've alreadt told Alex he's gojng, at somepoint
K can come but is not so cheap
#sorry
SPC asia outing, live streamed - can you imagine?
I should look for a site sponsor
Mr C should also come
I am going to leave you night owls.
See you all tomorrow.
yikes.
goodnight.
Shhh!
Don't tell everyone
See ya fella
See ya fella
So, this is me - talking to myself
Jeepers, it's REALLY bedtime
one sec.
you should probably email stuff like this, or mark it #classified
:)
Yeah, like I know where the email machine is right now!
Silly Mr C
G'night folks
awww.
see ya tomorrow buddy.
Ha ha
You ask and it is granted
#nolongerhere
i may have just bought another advent calendar. now i dont need to choose between midnight and waking up chocolate!
genius!
and on that note i must sleep.
For Mr C:
Upon rating the daily post in IE6, I got this message:
Which is on this page: http://www.sidepodcast.com/submitrating/
At least Mr C will see my IE6 test result before he dozes off. :P
that's exactly what happens in all other browsers too. cool.
have never been impressed by ie6 before, but i am now!
Haha! That doesn't happen everyday. :D
Night Mr C.
I am so glad that this week is (almost) over ...
Morning! So am I, but then i'm also wishing that next week was over too!
Morning!
Working from home today - worrying my laptop battery doesn't seem to work - computer says 'Not Present' and I cannot charge it.
Also, to give you an idea how big my office is, I realised that going to the baker on the corner of my street is a shorter distance than my desk to the canteen!
Hello to all.
Hey Christine.
For what it's worth, the FIA Gala is tonight as well. I'm hoping the season edit will be out by tomorrow. :D
i have changed the channel at work to a music station playing hot songs from 1998. Secretly hoping for some boy bands
There must be. The 90s was all about the boybands!
so far i have heard metallica snoop dogg and mousse t. I also dont want to make you too jealous but i found out today that i work with the milky bar kid.
Does he have milky bars on him?
no, the milky bars were on him in 1996 sadly. He did just ask me who my favourite boy band was and when i said bsb he said "oh they had nick carter!" impressive.
Has it been discussed that a possible deal has been done for Renault? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8407138.stm
I think it was decided that we don't trust the BBC.
there was a headline watch to see how often it changes.
Seriously? Are they that bad now?
The story is essentially this one: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80491
But done very badly. Or for them and their click rates, probably very well.
I don't see it sorry - I read them both three times and they don't look the same at all. What am I missing here?
i just said "formula one cars dont go brmmm they go nyeeeeeeh." everyone looked at me weird. They obviously are not panel listeners.
The Beeb say:
Lopez is considered the favourite to take over Renault under the auspices of his Genii Capital investment company.
That's basically the only fact I can find in there.
I would think of that more as an opinion than fact...
You should recommend it to them.
i am not sure they would enjoy an f1 panel show. We are discussing my trip but when i say i am going to 3 races their eyes glaze over. Ps still no boybands, currently its placebo. 20 songs to go.
Okay. It is fact the guy said he was interested. What I mean is, the rest of the Beeb article says:
Detail beyond that is sketchy at the moment
Yet they still manage to fill 20 paragraphs full.
What about the apparent source that learned the info at the beginning of the story?
Actually, when you consider it, there are no facts in the BBC story. Does this mean that we cannot trust any apparent BBC sources?
What it means is, take any BBC story with the same pinch of salt you do others. Trust news when there are several sources, and always remember that Benson likes GMM.
Couple that with the quote you just mentioned about details being sketchy and you basically have an article of conjecture passed off as fact (like the Schumi to Merc story). I totally see it now - very sneaky by the BBC - it's almost a GMM worthy article!
I heart this story: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80525
A statement released by Virgin conceded that it is the "worst kept secret in motor racing", and confirmed that Branson and the Virgin Racing management will make an announcement on the new team on Tuesday.
Hehehe.
Here is the protest in copenhagen covered with live video from the Danish version of the sun newspaper. I have no idea where they are - will advise when near my office (I am at home)
http://ekstrabladet.tv/live/
Hahaha! How honest of them to own up. :D
Apparently my colleague has told me there are no sign of protestors at the moment...
They must be having a lie-in.
The police have blocked them into a small street apparently...
gave up on waiting for boybands. Friends is on again!
Oooh, which one?
Hmm so far all the protesters are doing is holding up traffic - thereby causing all the cars to waste fuel and pump more CO2 out than usual. FAIL!
ross thought he was on a date but was actually just babysitting and chandler has realised he loves joeys girlfriend
Excellent!
What's the Friday fun this week?
Oh lord, I forgot again. I shouldn't be in charge of this stuff.
OK this week's Friday fun should be memory game ideas for you then ;)
Here we go: http://sidepodcast.com/2009/12/11/friday-fun-f1-christmas-parties/
Thanks for the reminder, Gavin.
No probs ;)
Mmmm... VERY full after dinner. I feel like Santa - without the gifts. :D
Anyhoo, lotsa reports coming out of Brazil that di Grassi has signed for Virgin. No confirmation yet from AUTOSPORT, but it's no real surprise - not for me, anyway.
Oddly, though, both Virgin race drivers seem to have decided to take a risk with the new team, with both turning down Renault offers...
I don't think either option is safer than the other at the moment, is it?
The dead tree version had a very heavy hint about this yesterday
The Renault option was certainly not safe when the drivers made their decisions. The interesting question has to be if Renault is not Renault after 2010 where is Alonso going to go when he falls out with Ferrari?
That is true. Although I wonder what they think of Tony Fernandes' self-ultimatum of "beat Virgin or bust". :D
dead tree version?
Campos! :D
Or Mercedes.
paper
Hehe, I don't know what a guided busway is but this is funny.
Ahhh. I got ya, Steven. :D
ooh was that stencilled by a Russian? :D
you work with the milky bar kid??
Don't know what a guided bus way is but it looks like they hired som Russian sign painters
It says it runs in tracks. Is that not just a train?
We need pics of him with Milky Bars and preferably video
the boy has a lot to learn about f1 :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_bus
I know people will steal anything but this is ridiculous
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20091211/tpl-thieves-steal-cyprus-ex-president-s-ee974b3.html
Surely if there are tracks there is going to be no other traffic anyway so the sign is redundant
Hello :)
he was in an ad as a kid. I asked him if the ad is on youtube. He said no.
bruxed up?
It looks like it is part guided bu and part normal bus so why not just make it normal bus the whole distance?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridgeshire_Guided_Busway
Hi Alex
yes... Erm. Not sure what's happening. On my iPhone I can get to the site. On my computer (work) it says error could not load recent comments.
i keep seeing tweets like this today:
25-20-15-10-8-6-5-3-2-1
am wondering if it's the code to the f1 hatch?
That reminds me of the Simon Pegg and Steve Coogan sketch on what the Milky Bar Kid did when he grew up, but it's too naughty to post here!
Why not just have a tram?
now he looks like this. Photo includes bonus Amy!
and after posting that the site went down on iPhone too and said it hadn't sent the comment but had. Odd.
mediatemple have been flaky. they say they haven't changed anything, but i'm not buying it.
not odd.
broken.
It's NASA's modified version of the countdown
:D
ahhhh. At half past Fourstar and I will be attempting a full remote live sidepodsession :)
if you are around and can see.
no i dea what that is, but i am excited :)
Yay it's Friday!!!!!!!! Oh yes!!
Just been tearing my hair out (what's left of it) reading the discussion on Planet-F1.
The fanboys are basically claiming the atutosport greatest driver ever poll conducted amongst F1 drivers is rubbish and their opinion is more valid...
I despair!!
Anyway it's Friday! whoop whoop
On the points system
I'm totally open-minded
Happy to see what happens over a season or two
Although I can see it may get hard to instantly add up in yr head!!
Stupid people. They are right about the first part though. The AUTOSPORT pole is rubbish. How can anyone vote DeCesaris or Liuzzi or Irvine or half the drivers listed in their top ten all time?
You guys just HAVE to read this Amazon review of an overpriced audio cable!
http://www.amazon.com/review/RETS8UQ5PLPFK/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
it's not the best poll out there (as i mentioned yesterday - I see more Reject names than Legend/Champion names in the voter list).
but i'm not sure a fanboi's list would be that much better...
BONUS AMY!!!
Welcome to Planet-F1, where you can eff-off if you ain't a fanboy?
I guess they knew other people would vote for the obvious names, so they voted for the less obvious ones to get their name up there. :D
:D
My arguement is at least the people voting drove the cars
Not sat typing on a keyboard never goign near a track!!
Luizzi is probably there on the strength of his other formula results etc...That bloke is mightly quick..he don't wear gold trainers for nothing lol
So that protest is pathetic - it's gone nowhere near my office and they have just muddled around town flanked by the riot police!
My guitar leads work out about £15 p/m
and bonus Adrienne who is the only other person in my office who likes F1.
Someone voted him as one of their top ten drivers all time. Just think about that. I doubt anyone would vote him in their top ten current drivers and some moron has him in their top ten ever. I blame Irvine. It's all his fault
Why's that hard to imagine Luizzi being a top driver?
Remember the actual drivers can spot a good driver even in a rubbish car.....we just tend to remember results and if you aint P1 in F1 ry a nobody etc
I know Steven you have a good knowledge etc so i'm hoping you see my point!!
You gotta read some of the other reviews! Brilliant!
Yes but in the top 10 greatest drivers ever? No way!
He has achieved nothing. The people who had access to his data and had a team mate to compare him again have not exactly rushed to give him a drive.
There are great drivers who have never had a proper break like McNish, Thackwell and Byrne who in my opinion are far better than Liuzzi but there is no way someone can be rated in the top ten all time without some seriously good erformances in F1 and Liuzzi and the guys I have listed don't have those. Remember Senna did a season of FF2000 so that he didn't have to go against Byrne in F3 and Byrn's McLaren test performacne is legendary. The guy was that good but there is no way he can be considered for the top ten all time as he did nothing in F1.
Jan Magnussen doesn't make the list and his performances in F3 were miles ahead of anything Liuzzi has done.
How did it become Irvine's fault?
How can Steven be wrong when he uses a Kiwi and a Dane in an argument? That combination is unbeatable!!!
I need to blame someone and I have not blamed him for anything in ages and he should be blamed regularly. I assume it was Schumacher who put Irvine on the list.
Not to mention the Scot. :D
A Kiwi, a Dane, a Scotsman and an Irishman. How much better could it be?
Ralf? :D Ahaha!
#blameEddie
I have wondered if any of the F1 drivers voted for DeCesaris as a joke?
I am having all sorts of problems posting comments. I keep getting a could not post pop up followed by the duplicate pop up when I post again. My comment that Journeyer has just quoted still has not appeared on my screen even though he has quoted it. I assume this is MT.
noted. it's been doing it since yesterday. am looking into it.
No-one can believe he is good enough to be on the list so there must be some other reason.
I noticed it a couple of times yesterday but it is much worse now. I know there is nothing much you can do about it.
the site is generally fine, just commenting that seems to have gone wonky.
may simply be too many comments. might need a bigger boat.
could be that further optimisation is in order.
I was just on the phone to a colleague of mine from Scotland who started talking about how happy he was that Paul di Resta was now in Formula 1 but said it was a shame he hadn't been given a proper drive up at the front considering, you have to remember, that he thrashed Vettel in GP2. I said I know it's true, and then he asked, and have you seen that simply atrocious Autosport survey - surely it should be Jim Clarke - I mean that's obvious. I mean you'll probably have to put Schumacher up there somewhere even though he's a lying cheating ba****d but Jim Clarke has to be on top.
I didn't realise I worked with Steven. I wish I could have recorded it! It was incredible.
Right we go live in 5
i feel i've missed something?
Live in 5?
Who's DeResta driving for??
Clearly you work with someone very intelligent
No-one yet but it looks like he is going to be the FIF1 reserve next season and will get a race seat for 2011.
ustream?
we are going to do a full live doohicky video
here?
http://sidepodcast.com/playground/livestreaming.php
I am watching!
Hello!!!
you scared me, i forgot i had the window open and then all of a sudden NOISE
it looks sideways
Is it the right way up?
much better!
Right way up now. Your office looks a lot like a pub
Amy is BORG
its not midnight yet. not bedtime!
Typical City workers taking Friday off early (says the guy working from home to avoid the portestors) ;)
it died!
Where'd he go?
Alex sounded like he was about to wind it up then hit the off switch before he finished speaking.
Sorry I quit the app
This may or may not be "Lotus F1's Twitter account...
So that seemed to work well any b word?
Link fail. No url
I don't think it is somehow :)
Seemed fine to me!
No. It worked well and we could hear you clearly with no break up
none for me.
not sure what you're linking to sir. but this is the official account:
http://twitter.com/OfficialLotusF1
Big announcement next week. Jarno Trulli by any chance?
That is the one, Mr C. ;)
It has to be Trulli, surely? I wonder if they'll make it worth our while and announce the 2nd driver as well.
looks like they'll do anything to one-up branson...
so yes.
Looks like the protest is over, according to this very #MFC webpage. http://indymedia.dk/action_timelines/3
WIsh I'd gone to work now - I'm bored being on my own :(
Afternooon
Hey Jon.
Howdy, hows everyone today?
I'm OK - going out to the Bones Steakhouse for dinner tonight...
oooh that sounds nice. havent had a good steak in ages
Is it 5 o'clock yet?
It's not even two o'clock yet...
Maybe it's already Tim o'Glock? :D
oh deaaaaaar
:D :D
My head, my aching head....
did we mention this:
"Fans will soon be able to experience the exhilaration of FORMULA ONE™ on their iPhone and iPod Touch as today we are proud to announce the forthcoming release of F1 2009 to the mobile platform."
yipppppeeee!
http://community.codemasters.com/forum/showthread.php?t=400473
The other thread has reminded me... Christine and Mr C but realistically Christine is more likely to remember... (#sorrymrc) can you bring the F1 game tomorrow? It's sold out :( almost everywhere
woohooo!
the bmw game is really rather good.
Always good to tell us both :)
Looks cool - just like another app called 'Real Racing' - but did I read it wrong or can you not race against other cars?
it looks brilliant!
You should try 'Real Racing' - it's Touring Car based but you use the accelerometer and you can race against people on the 'net!
I am still always Kimi in the Ferrari game that came with my phone. He is world champion everytime.
looks like time trial.
Public transport always has that effect
Gareth Jones on Speed pondered if Kimi's co-driver next year will have to mumble the pace notes so Kimi can understand him :D
Public transport would make Gandhi violent!
Amen to that.
Perhaps I should blug my post on taking the train in Denmark: http://rubbergoat.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/10-types-of-people-you-will-find-on-the-trains/
It is a truly soul-destroying experience!
this is news to me:
Ninth and 10th now have a value which was not previously the case, although under the Concorde Agreement the points were not really the key issue as the finishing positions outside the top 10 still counted towards the prize money earned.
has no idea. i thought money was based on the constructors championship?
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/the-points-proposal/
I think it is the same as the tie breaker. If two teams hav equal points the on with the most wins wins. If they have equal numbers of wins the team with the mst second places wins etc. So if everything is equal it could be the team with the most 23rd places wins.
Mini Jake Interview with Jake....on the Chris Moyles podcast at 30-31 minutes in.
v.good
Lot's of stuff happening at the FIA:
http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2009/Pages/wmsc_111209.aspx
New points system confirmed
Ex-drivers to be used as stewards
Ambassadors
and...
Abu Dhabi will be the final race of the 2010 season
Jean has been a busy boy
breakout coming, hold fire.
You beat me to it!
About the calendar:
16 10 Oct Japan
17 24 Oct South Korea
18 07 Nov Brazil
19 14 Nov Abu Dhabi
as long as nothing I have tickets to moves its allll good. Except for you, Abu Dhabi.
the man said hold fire :-)
we we're a head of ya. no we're behind.
i can't be arsed to move comments.
...eh? :D
that made no sense. we were breaking out already. one sec.
http://sidepodcast.com/2009/12/11/fia-confirm-2010-calendar/
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/a-communal-formula-1-launch/
Joe agrees with the communal launch. I think for the press, this may be a good thing, because they get more bang for their buck - it certainly helps Joe with costs.
Here is some news about F1 on TV in Australia that I missed.
"the new deal also covers all online, mobile and IPTV rights." makes me hope I might get to see practice online because "All Formula 1 races throughout the season will be broadcast live on ONE with delayed coverage on TEN. Qualifying sessions will also be seen on ONE." tells me it won't be on TV.
I don't hold my breath though. I don't think we have any live online shows at all in this country.
Is Benson's writing an unmentionable here?
hehe. no.
should come with a health warning tho.
Consider this as your health warning. :)
Schumacher return looking increasingly likely
It also includes what happened when he asked Sabine Kehm about it.
10 bucks says its EJ.
It says that? Utterly ridiculous.
I really can't see that car being up to much.... That said, there's probably no-one better qualified to improve it.
Something has finally made me write a post on SofaF1!!!! Incredible: http://www.sofaf1.com/2009/12/whats-point.html
I saw another article that said he'd be an assistant to Ross rather than a race driver. And I still don't see why LDM would let him go for the reasons JA brought up.
I always forget those two worked together for so long. I wonder why Ross' reputation was never badly tainted by the association.
Good point. I really don't know. And a lot of whatever taint there might've been was wiped away with last season's Lazarus job.
Ross is the Hero of us All.
Although I do have to admit, he was right with Button to McLaren.
It seems mad to me. In the same way that Flavio had to have a hand in whatever Piquet was up to, I can't imagine Shumi's actions were allowed to slip past Ross Brawn. He's not a stupid man.
But you either need to be confident enough that you can say what you're writing without getting into trouble, or you should not say anything at all.
Good point. I guess he's trying to get the scoop in the safest, least risky way possible.
Schumacher has only just signed a three year extension to his Ferrari contract. Why would they let him go to a comptitor when they could stick him on gardening leave until the end of 2012?
Well the common consent is that most people blame Flav and say it's sad that Pat Symonds was involved. We know that Todt was the main driver of the 1 principal driver at Ferrari and think that Ross was kind of roped in.
I'm not saying this is right, but I think it's a similar situation and certainly a similar view.
There was also no need to write the apologetic bit. If you want to leave it vague then do so and let people make up their own minds rather than pretend it's vague because it's high-end info....
Some people are saying that while terms have been agreed, nothing's been signed yet. If that's true (and I'm not 100% sure it is), he is still a free agent, and Ferrari can't do anything about it.
Some people are saying that while terms have been agreed, nothing's been signed yet. If that's true (and I'm not 100% sure it is), he is still a free agent, and Ferrari can't do anything about it.
It is. People have just forgotten over the last year. Everything Schumacher did Brawn was in his ear. All the illegal bits on the car Brawn knew about and signed off. Brawn is as big a cheat as Schumacher
Hmmm. Double post. The server's been playing tricks on me.
Ross was involved in the Benetton cheating with Schumacher before Todt and Schmacher got together. Brawn is guilty
Yet people don't forget about Schumi or Todt's sins... Why does Ross (and Rory to some extent) not get the same treatment?
Trying to beat the comments to the punch, I guess.
Brawn used to get included until he went fishing for a year. I assume he fell in the water and came out clean.
Just catching up on debrief
Jules bianchi is pronounced bee Ann kee
I don't know :( I just assumed I'd missed the memo about Ross not really being a cheat....
he went fishing in New Zealand. We cure evil.
I know people will steal anything but this is ridiculous {Comment #375}
A couple of weeks ago, someone stole an entire café, and today is Ireland's 18th ATM theft (translation: theft of ATM plus large section of wall) this year. Thieves are getting ever-stranger...
Surely if there are tracks there is going to be no other traffic anyway so the sign is redundant {Comment #376}
Not if it's done like the Sheffield tram system - parts of their tram routes are shared by normal road traffic (with the trams normally getting priority at the city's numerous traffic lights).
Is the Pat and Adie on the TORA podcast our Pat and Adie?
i keep seeing tweets like this today:
25-20-15-10-8-6-5-3-2-1
am wondering if it's the code to the f1 hatch? {Comment #383}
No, it's the F1 Commision multiplying stuff by 2.5 in the attempt to get points down to 10th without the system getting completely ridiculous.
I know 1 x 2.5 = 2.5 rounded up to 3.
I know 2 x 2.5 = 5
But the gap between 7th and 8th is just wrong...
Just been tearing my hair out (what's left of it) reading the discussion on Planet-F1. {Comment #394}
The fanboys are basically claiming the atutosport greatest driver ever poll conducted amongst F1 drivers is rubbish and their opinion is more valid...
Planet-F1, in my opinion, is a good place to go for a laugh. It's not a good place to go for any form of serious information (or even informed opinions...). Therefore it doesn't surprise me that any poll they conduct on the matter of "Greatest Ever Drivers" makes even less sense than the usual standard of lists on the topic...
Is it just me, or is the [1 new] in the title bar taking a lot longer to disappear now once it used to? Kinda annoys me that it's still there even after I've checked new comments.
know 1 x 2.5 = 2.5 rounded up to 3.
I know 2 x 2.5 = 5
But the gap between 7th and 8th is just wrong...
I don't see how - 1st-4th is in the same scale. 4th has some reason to complain about diminshment, but the rest have only had minor proportional changes...
Maybe, it dosent go straight away like it used too, but all it takes is a click
On any button?
should be better. what's the issue?
Mouse button?
even after i switch to SPC as the active tab and the new comments show up, it doesn't go away right away. even if i've already switched to view another tab it still hasn't gone away. takes as long as 15-20 seconds after i've seen the new comments before it goes away.
mine is brilliant. I looooove it.
Seems just the same to me
it's not on a timer. it responds to you doing something.
hmmm. it's just that before, once you've made SPC the active tab, that comments bracket automatically went away.
understood. problem was, it was inconsistent and in some browsers, broken. this way it seems much more reliable. use it for a bit and yell if it bugs ya.
for the first time ever, it now works in chrome. tis a trade-off.
i'm an FF guy. fair enough.
wow! it totally does! love that
And on the iPhone it would seem...
problem was. in safari, writing to the "tab title" on "tab focus" sometime failed. it's a bug, but it meant the comment count got stuck there forever. and the info was incorrect.
and sounds work in chrome.
there's a title tab in the iphone?
Yup...
heart x a million.
never noticed. did it not used to update then?
Me either... I couldn't swear to it... but i don't remember it doing that and I noticed it this morning before anyone mentioned it...
hey everyone :)
hey lou!
hey lou. :D lotsa news and speculation floating round today...
this is news to me:
Ninth and 10th now have a value which was not previously the case, although under the Concorde Agreement the points were not really the key issue as the finishing positions outside the top 10 still counted towards the prize money earned.
has no idea. i thought money was based on the constructors championship?
Partly. The bulk of money was handed out on the basis of constructors championship, but I believe there is a document of a leaked Concorde Agreement deep in the Sidepodcast drop that said that a proportion was given out for position in qualifying and specific points in the race. Any position - even 20th - had a value (just not a very big one).
ohh? is it bad news? ifd so, don't tell me, i broke up for christmas holidays, and got my hair cut today, all is well :)
ah-ha. cheers.
broke up? you mean went on break?
well... it depends what you think of the Schumi-to-Merc rumors...
Speaking of TORA, I'm really looking forward to the 24 Runden of Nurburgring this time next year.
Oh and Jon, I wrote this blog post after being inspired by one you did back at the beginning of 2008:
http://woodwiss.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/the-2010-list/
ah-ha. cheers. {Comment #558}
That's strange. You'd managed to comment on my comment before my computer registered that the site had received my comment in the first place. My computer sure is slow today...
That also happened to Steven earlier...
hehe i sawed. I just got the pingback ;)
as in christmas holidays begin today :) yay :)
*puts fingers in ears* lalalalalalalalalalalalela
#willneverhappen
:P
grrrr ;)
Sounds like you need: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysIzPF3BfpQ&fmt=18
i really wish so too. journalists are starting to take dividing he will/he won't camps on this one - kinda like what happened with Button's Macca-move...
eheheheheh :)
It's ok, i finish a gazillion years before you in the summer :P
To think I once liked Brawn, got taken over by Merc and looks like two of three drivers I most dislike will be in the team.
Who's the third?
:D
i rufuse to accept Mr Brawn could do this to me... where is Steven what does he think? :)
really? i still get a really long holiday cause my last exam is in early June i believe.. i'm happy with a June - Octoberish holiday ;)
Hi everybody.
FA
Make the most of it, is all I say :)
Not sure. As I understand it Schumacher has signed an extension to his Ferrari contract and can't go anywhere unless Ferrari agree and there is no reason they should.
I finish in May. wooop.
I would prefer to finish at a normal time though, and have longer christmas and easter
ahhh. my favourite :P
Makes it easy to support McLaren or RBR, then. :D
Mr C - in case you are interested... look in the top left under the o2 logo:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-364
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-2-309
hehe i will :)
As I try and make my 40 hours annual leave stretch to cover the time I need off for the GP, for my parents visit to Melbourne and for my 5 week holiday, I say amen.
Rumour has it that he has not actually signed the contract - but it could also be people who are so desperate to see him return - I am desperate not to see him return.
Mr Hindhaugh made a good point about this whole thing...
If Schumacher goes to Mercedes then one of the following will happen....
a) He will go and do amazingly and everyone will say "Wow look, isnt Schumacher amazing"
or
b) He will go and do averagely and everyone will say "Well it's just the team who haven't given him a good enough car"
It's a lose lose for Mercedes
:) okay this will keep me happy for the rest of the evening. as will Mark Webber on a Question of Sport (i think he's on it this week?), and Jenson on Jonathan Ross :) is the FIA Gala tonight?
but, you can't launch the new mercedes team with nick and nico.
also true
What?? 40 hours. Blimey, I'm not moving to Australia anytime soon, that's practically slave labour....
You and me both. He has too much to lose, and too little to gain. Especially if they're just giving him the same offer they gave Button.
But Schumi would be selling Mercedes road cars rather than Ferrari road cars. That's a HUGE win for them.
as a matter of fact, yes!
am greatly anticipating this year's season edit. I really hope it leaks onto YT by tomorrow.
which is why i'm thinking if those merc stories have any substance, it'll be with schumi as an advisor rather than a driver.
we get 4 weeks a year but I only have one weeks worth at the moment. It seems to be building up again much slower than I will be using it!
what about ant and nico?... :P
Just listened to the Motor Sport podcast and they insist Ant will be the second driver. Sounds like it was recorded very recently
hmmm
That'll be ever so slightly worse.
not that i'm biased... ;)
nooo it won't it would be awesome..
That would be great news, I think. Although that might be even less inspiring than Nick Heidfeld.
Will listen to that podcast now.
How did you get that in ten seconds vefore my comment?
No offence, but Ant will be the equivelant of Heikki.
I don't think he is that good
I was going to write 'if not worse', but I didn't want to be too harsh.
Ah I see, I'm allowed to use the holiday before it's earned on a verbal agreement that i'll stay long enough to earn it back.
Same here. :)
my problem is last summer when we were really quiet at work I kept going home early and using 2-3 hours of leave each day. It was disappearing slowly and it didn't seem painful at the time but now I want it back!
i'm psychic... or ever so slightly hyper... this is what happens when i have my hair cut, it makes me happy.
blimey. well, he has been loyal. although maybe he never had alternate offers.
Im the opposite, i get out the hair dressers liking my hair, but by the time i get home i miss having my hair longer.
im wierd like that
Woah, that's crazy talk! They made you use leave to go home early? Is that just because you wanted to maintain your salary? They should start using flexitime...
don't care... Ant is awesome.
Is this the same way I think Tonio is awesome?
And 'T 'Imo?
our options are stay at work, go home and take leave, or go home and not get paid for it. We've got the worst contracts in the world and they fire anyone who tries to start a union. I really need to find that new job I was talking about more than a year ago :D
hehe yes only Ant is better than Tonio ;) i think it's probably because he like Jenson has been at the team for a veeerrry long time, plus he drove the Brawn when i saw it, his commentary is awesome :D
Flexitime makes my life bearable.... Given those options though, I'd probably stay at work. I'm obsessed with earning up my holiday allowance.
Its Timo.
Timo is super duper awesomely marvellously brilliantly magnificant and quick.
#iblameclarkson
I am now, last summer I was really hating the place and wanted to be out of there. Now I am working 13 hour days instead :D
You sure about that? ;)
yep :D trust me.. people thought Jenson wasn't ever going to win a race again but i knew he would.. Ant will get there ;) .....maybe..
I have more faith with Tonio to get a car around the track quicker than Ant. I'd pick both for my team (of course with Timo as #1) but Ant would be much more suited as a test driver, he's that kinda driver.
Lucas di Grassi to Virgin? http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKGEE5BA20Z20091211
Yeah. The way my contract works makes it compulsive though. I get my regular 5 weeks holiday unaffected by anything. I then have to work at least 40 hours a week. Any hours worked in excess of 45 are credited to my flexitime account which lets me take extra days holiday whenever I've saved enough. It means I can't really increase my salary at all but encourages you to take breaks when you've been working hard which I like.
yay Di Grassi in f1 is great news whatever happens :) i best christine is pleased.
Brazilian media have been reporting it for 3 hours or so now. If it's on Reuters, it's probably as good as true. No real surprise, though...
Not wanting to say I told you so... ;) (last month at least)
http://onetimoglock.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/glock-heading-to-the-manor/
Good for him to work alongside Timo though, think it will be an awesome pairing.
anyway, somehow it is almost 4am and I have to get up? stay up? at some ungodly hour so I can watch you party tomorrow (what time does that start anyway?) so I am going to bed.
:D AHAHA! Night, Amy.
Okaaaaay, night.
BED
oh you are :)
night
aww night amy! :)
It starts in about 10 minutes + 1 day - ish.
Night!
Don't get up exactly for the beginning though... Honest!
I think I'm going to go to the supermarket tomorrow and buy popcorn and frozen pizza and all kinds of bad things to eat at 4am so I can feel like I am partying too. PS I am not quite gone yet.
Night Amy
But I mean to say... People probably won't be here yet. So don't be surprised if there isn't video until 5am your time or whatever.
But he simply does not have the experience of Nick - who is really good at car development as well. I just do not see Ant being similarly fast to Kubica, but Nick is equally fast with pole (and a better overtaker he he).
Ahhh... Mr C, I think I now the problem for FF now.
1. New comment loads. Comment bracket appears
2. I switch to SPC as active tab and check new comments. Comment bracket stays.
3. I use other tabs. Comment bracket stays.
4. I go back to SPC as active tab again. Comment bracket goes away.
I hope that made sense. :)
Anyhow, I'm off to bed. Will go video-hunting in the morning.
Night, all!
Night sir.
Night!
night :)
it does, it's just not what i'm seeing.
Am getting the same if it helps?
Must be FF for windows only...
you mean gorillapods?
i have a small one... for like digital cameras... am i bringing it along?
nooo f1.com tells me how long it is till the beginning of the season :D
How long is it ;)
Yes
and yes
90 days:D ... 40days till the 50day count down can begin.just to clarify. there is no way for the comment code to disappear on "tab click". i need to check that's what you're seeing, because it's important?
Erm, I'll test it.
*comment count, not code.
:) okay. will try remember to put it in my bag.. i'm also wondering what camera to bring.. is it too much to bring my dslr? lol
nope! i love the shutter sound.
I click on the spc tab and it takes a little while to disappear.
:)
That's what's happening I think and people are noticing it after some time because when you are polling for comments it is dissapearing if the page has focus.
No. We need detailed pics
hmmm. are you waving your mouse around, moving scroll wheel or anything else?
Bring it... Although Katherine will be jealous :)
yay! *is happy* I'll let Em carry the wine and i'll carry the camera :D
question is, which one is heavier ;)
Just out of interest where are you planning to buy the wine?
Can you trust her with the wine?
Click on the tab and as soon as I move the mouse down onto a comment, it goes.
She'll be able to take photos of the evidence.
:D speaking of photography, you know i said i won 3 prizes in the inter school photography competition last week? well i got my trophies and certificates yesterday and it turns out i won 4 prizes not 3.. :) yay!
right. that's what should happen. i think that's what journeyer is doing too, but now he's asleep :(
Well done
Dear Stuart
You've had a blog for 6 days, and have written 16 posts...
Please slow down ;)
mum has very kindly already supplied it... it's almost like she wants me out of the house tomorrow..
Woohoo!
i shall take the risk ;)
:D
Underestimating yourself ;) Well done!
blimey, that's ace.
Aha. That's handy... Phew. Victoria is V expensive for wine and the corner shop between the house and the station is fine for beer but not really for wine. I didn't want you walking all over the place!
out of interest rg, does the fact that the comment count doesn't dissapear bug you?
apparently my face was one of shock when they announced it in assembly. it was a strangely fun moment :)
It doesn't bug me because it's still better than Chrome has been for ages. And now Chrome works too :) :) :)
sort of my feeling too.
It confuses me, say if I check to see who posted and what they said and don't move the mouse it stays so I think theres another one when theres not and I get confused.
Easily done.
hehe mum is very good at planning like that :)
Am looking forward to showing Lou the music + flickr combination on the tv... I think she might be a fan.
Everyone who is coming make sure your flickr is up to date.
Note to self, use commas
omg! i never knew that such a thing existed! I'm already a fan :D
it's interesting. because that happens now in all browsers, but firefox users are finding it more of a pain because ff used to be perfect.
I use FF at work because of firebug... So I did notice it, but it doesn't bother me much.
i shall keep working on it.
I'm starting to listen now. Is 'Niki' staying for the whole podcast?
Evening guys
Helllllo lukeh
No
Phew. *Continues listening*
ooh, rather fab idea from joe:
"Another reader made an interesting suggestion, saying that I should organise drink-and-chat parties at some Grands Prix in 2010, so that fans can come along and, for a modest sum, have a few drinks and shoot the breeze about F1."
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/an-idea-to-mull-over/
I suggest spa :)
hehe. you should say that!
I woulda emailed him if he had been unlucky enough to get stranded in DC. But Jersey is even worse!
There is so much money to be made from F1 and because Bernie and his boy have ridden roughshod over people for so long no-one is looking at the opportunities.
Heya, how was work?
am trying to think what i'd pay. the average person would do this once a year. but may be shelling out for GP tickets around the same period.
does £50 seem reasonable?
Ironically F1 has annoyed me more than work today
wassup chap?
ahh..not good.
Will blog about it, concerning the points system.
#wassecretlyhopingthatworkhaddecidedtomagicallygiveLukehdayofftomorrowbutdidn'thearwhoopingsoIguessnot:(
That's really odd... they did quite the reverse; they gave my hours sunday morning :(
A lot of people seemed to think that what I paid for Stirling Moss and Murray was a lot (I think it was £90). And that was separate to the Grand Prix. But they are more of a draw I suppose. That did include champagne + wine + a three course meal + in a very expensive part of london.
:(
I would think £20 would be closer as people will be paying for drinks as well. I am sure Joe could agree a percentage of the drinks spend with the hostelry hosting and will flog books etc to bump up his income.
that's true. how many people were there out of interest?
very good plan!
I think it depends on what the deal includes. Does Joe want to be involved in the hassle of organising an event with food and drink or does he just want to turn up and do his dog and pony show then leave without having to deal with people complaining about the food etc?
It was sold out. About 200 people I think. They had to add extra tables to the room because demand was so high!
you should comment that too :)
if i were joe, i'd want to do as little as possible that didn't involve talking about f1.
I don't know how easy it would be to organise but pub quizes often pay the quiz master out of the take and don't require an entry fee. Because of course they bring people in on non-busy nights.
However Joe would be doing this when there are lots of people in town so booking a venue may be tricky.
Interesting post about how the ustream approval happen despite using a private api... http://www.macworld.com/article/145044/2009/12/private_apis.html
That's why I suggested the lower fee. 50 people at £20 a head is £1000 for very little effort. Do that at ten events and you have a very nice £10k with zero cost.
that sounds very good.
I forgot to mention earlier, but while i was out in town today i noticed two things...
The 1st was a magazine... 12 months ago no one knew who he was, now he has his own magazine thing???
The 2nd... well i noticed that we may have a huge new shop coming to our town centre soon that may please Lukeh
There are bound to be hotels which are full of race fans which normally have business guests that and as a result they will have meeting rooms that will not be used during race weekends.
He may visit you now.
I have commented.
Just checked the directory which comes free with the current edition of a certain MAGAZINE. It has about 100 motor sport photographers listed.
hehe :)
ahh Jon mentioned this yesterday :) i think there is a version online too..
awaiting moderation, but here's what i put:
how much would i pay? it's the kind of thing you'd only get to do once a year, and £25 sounds like a familiar figure. £25 to see GP+ come to life? bargain.
They have heard my cry
lol :)
I am definitely looking forward to seeing the F1 iPod Touch/phone game next week though, that should be very interesting and quite the surprise!
Evening everyone. How are you all?
Last couple of weeks at work have been crazy!
Evening Steven. You well sir?
Not so bad.
Adie! Are you the Adie on the TORA podcast?
No....that's not me!
Good good!
Good evening
Ok then! Ta, has been bugging me all day!
The Wii game?
if you need any spare Wii bits like controllers or Mario Kart I can bring some
I've never heard of the TORA podcast. What does the acronym stand for?
The Online Racing Association, or something like that. Couldnt remember how you sounded, and as there was 2 sidepodnames i wondered if it was you!
Anywho, in other news, guess who's been confirmed as the 4th commentator for this years 24 Hour 2CV race
wooop
Congrats! Does that mean studio instead of pitlane?
Ooooh, nice one mate :D
awesome!! :D
hehe ta. Some potentially exciting news from the event itself too, they are trying to get some cameras around the circuit, make it into a proper webcast!
Le Mans what?
Also trying to get my uni to provide some people to help with it as we have a sports broadcasting course or something
Good stuff Jon
Congrats!
I'm planning on getting wine and beer, but thinking this could be overkill. The problem is I don't know what I want to drink until I have to make a decision, I can't plan it :-)
Dad offered a bottle of red vodka but I've turned it down... I can always pick it up in the morning if anyone wants it..
Just found out Eurosport are showing tonight's FIA Gala on Sunday at 11pm for anyone who's interested/can get that channel..
Evening everyone... hows sidepodland?
There seems to be a plethora of news today... with Joe and Stuarts Blogging output there is barely time to read any other news!
But there was a motorsport tragedy here today, at the class 1 powerboat Grand Prix. One of the boats from the dubai victory team flipped and unfortunately both of the crew died. http://gulfnews.com/sport/sailing/twin-deaths-cast-gloom-over-uae-powerboat-fraternity-1.552337
A bit of a sharp reminder how lucky we are that F1 hasnt had incidents like this for 15 years now...
ah nuts :-(
:(
I didnt actualy go to it, I always used to go as a kid.. I have been so busy lately that i must have missed that it was on.
Sad news
"Another reader made an interesting suggestion, saying that I should organise drink-and-chat parties at some Grands Prix in 2010, so that fans can come along and, for a modest sum, have a few drinks and shoot the breeze about F1."
http://joesawa...an-idea-to-mull-over/
Surely the best time for this is a non racing weekend ... I find that I am just too busy on race weekends to attend something like this but at other times, especially close season or in the summer break, it would be great....
Can't help but think the FIA are missing out on a huge selling tshirt line...
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/shirt-jpg
Evening all. Watching a question of sort. Just had horse racing, with Legard's F1 commentary over the top. Hilarious to hear horses called Button and Barrichello!
And the Spanish GP start crash with BMX commentary of some girl who crashed at the Olympics.
Evening
I had a latecomer to the TT question here, although it was still Thursday there. Doesn't talk so much of F1 though.
Chris, has Bassano contacted you about tomorrow?
i read that as 'has Barrichello contacted you about tomorrow?' that was a confusing moment.. i blame the quote :P
He sent a direct message on Twitter. I replied, explaining that due to work, I'd be about 15 mins late. However, I spoke to my boss, and I can leave 30 mins early, so I can catch a faster train
Not yet, a little disappointed really...;)
Oh now if THAT was gonna happen...
:D lol
I'd let you know immediately!
hmm :P
Congrats
Nice! When do you think you can make it to Victoria? We are aiming to meet at 4.30 but can wait a bit
:-)
If I get the train I want, I'll be there at 3:45 (and will prob get lunch at Burger king while I wait for the others to arrive). If I'm late, I'll be there at 4:45
ASI?
I have snuck my bike into my room to sort out it's bike computer. It's not working, v.odd. What's everyone else up to?
Watching HIGNFY and laughing at Reginald D. Funnyman. I keep forgetting his surname but he is very funny :)
He's probably in my top 3 comedians. love that guy.
Need to see more of him.
Noted, ta. I'm getting in to Waterloo at either 2.50 or 3.50.
Ah! Reginald D Hunter! I thought you were on about that Veilnerve (sorry, I can't spell tonight) lookalike who's hosting!
eating a chilli and drinking a Guinness
Drinking a beer and watching tv
ooh Rob Brydon on Live at the Apollo tonight, yay!
An now, Sarah Millican! Brilliant show tonight!
I really need to preview my posts...
I saw him doing a stand up routine in town last year. Had me in tears he was so funny.
If you like your stand-up check out Noel Britton.
Hello SPC
Glad that day is over
Amen to that.
Chris can you send me your mobile no in case of delays or anything
Evening, and ditto..
Tomorrow will be better!
Can do, I'll dm you on twitter
He's hilarious! I haven't watched this one yet but was brill on previous shows and QI, I'm so gutted I missed him when he played near here
Indeed :D
cheers. can meet earlier if you like if you get in on the early one, play it by ear.
Sounds good to me.
There are pubs both inside and just outside of the station at Victoria
35 mind till Jenson is on Jonathan ross everyone! don't forget! :)
do they have any live programmes on iplayer? my freeview died (actually my aerial)
"Sidepodcast... does not seem to be a valid podcast URL"
More MT isues?
must use preview button more...
You can watch BBC One live on the BBC One area of the BBC website
http://tvcatchup.com/
BBC3 and BBC 4 are live and http://www.tvcatchup.com/guide.html gives you about 40 live channels
...BBC
I hate it when I say a word too much in a sentence
yep they show bbc programmes live on iplayer.
I refuse to believe the preview button exists
this is obviously because i just reminded you ;)
Is Giggles around this evening?
The what?
cheers. who else is on? thinking about it, i might just watch the JB bit later
Pretty decent media player size too
Terry Wogan is on, and someone/people called N Dubz. I have no idea what that is.
I'm finally catching up on Asides. I have the circuit guides book Joe wrote.
I do. You don't want to.
Agreed. There's a reason Chris Moyles and Never mind the Buzzcocks like to take the mickey out of one of the members!
One of that 'band' have been on Buzzcocks a couple of times. Thick as mince
Dappy, I think his name is. Looks like a complete tool
JR scraping the barrel
Gosh the BBC News is depressing
What the frick is this newsreader wearing?
She's got alarmingly large shoulder pads on.
I thought she was dressed for arctic battle!
I'm still concered for Loud Irish Man from Live at the Apolo
I have Wossy on Sky+
Watching 'A Racing Car is Born' at the moment. Not as expensive as I though...
Anyone following True Blood?
I see Ch4 is nearing the end of Season 1
hehe! hello :) this is the second time you've popped up in the comments when not at my house.. you're sooo addicted :P
What's so good about it? I never really saw it, but loads of people love it...
Emily, are you & Lou commenting in the same room again? ;)
It's a quality HBO production for grown-ups
Good casting & story line
Very recommended
Ignore any comparisons to Twiglit movies
nope, she is at her house! :o
It's very good, though a bit like Twilight with a southern accent :)
Blasphemer!
Doesn't subscribe to Twiglit's abstinance stance though
S2 is awesome
Stephen Moffat, Bill, is a Brit as well
When I heard him in an interview I could hardly believe it was the same person :P
Soooooookieeeeeeeee!
Wait, Stephen Moffat? As in Dr Who Stephen Moffat?
I assume you don't mean the doctor who writer?
Heheheh, soo-keh!
I'm off to watch some Simpsons so shall return later. Much later. See ya all. lotsa love.
Lukeh and me are thinking the same thing!
Doh!
(Stephen Moyer)
Phew!
Right, offski for a bit.
Night all
SPC Doctorites are poisoning my brain ;)
Oh, dunno who he is. or what True Blood is. :(
#sorrybassanoandemily
though i am with you in spirit ;)
Night fella
I prefer that your mind is infected by a writing genius :P
We try ;)
Check it out, it's a 12 episode drama about Vampires living amongst humans in modern day [also not being like Twilight]
night :)
;)
i know what true blood is cause emily loves it. i havent watched it though. was too busy watching merlin :P
one vampire also plays on Wii = awesome.
byeee
I think she means she has started drinking
I think the Dr Who-liking gene dies once you reach 30
Woohoo I have 10 years left then!
9 soon... *gulps* :(
:lol:
Same, although if Mat Smith fails to deliver, mine may go sooner...
heheehe :)
meanies.
you can get your own back tomorrow ;)
:D
Mr C
Media Temple still FAILing?
iTunes issues today, I notice
I think it is the point at which the Doctor is younger than you.
Hi me...
When do I get decent commenting back?....
i'm going to harass you on the tube.
umm, itunes issues?
Hi everyone. How is SPC today?
:( but i don't like being underground :( meanie.
Evening
Again
Just me?
But...but...it's awesome!
soon as i can, have done five straight days of 5am finishes, if i work any harder i'll literally die at my desk.
oooooooooh. Lou aint gonna like that.
It's not all underground. :p
i know. i'm a meanie.
thought you were doing your hair??? :D
I have had itunes today, but not sidepodrelated ones
use the overground?
Aww
someone buy some drinks for mr c tomorrow on my behalf
I thought you were arriving at Victoria?
No need for underground
Will do. Still think you should throw a sicky and come along!
"soon as i can, have done five straight days of 5am finishes, if i work any harder i'll literally die at my desk."
Please don't do that... it would be messy and Christine wouldn't be happy....
seconded.
But not Tweet about it ;)
No, I mean that the tube isn't all underground.
you need a drink
hehehe :)
you have my word that we're doing everything we can. tomorrow's party excluded i think we're working on updates until xmas.
Cold tomorrow
Wrap-up party goers, there'll be a little bit of walking from the station
i surely do.
just washed off the colour :P i can multi task you see :P
Will do. I'm off. Watching Jonathon Ross on tv, then bed. Work, then a long train ride tomorrow!
i'll cope, i just don't like it... not one bit. being underground is unnatural...
See you there!
aww!! tomorrow will be worth it mr c :)
you are a talented bean :D i however just sneezed and managed to close all my open internet tabs....
agreed :P
fixed. my apologies, yesterday's updates broke the feed and sho' selecta. fixed now.
I wish I could join you all tomorrow, but I'm working. :(
Is anyone up for a trip to Trafalgar Square on the 23rd January? There's a "I'm a photographer, not a terrorist" meeting - bring you camera and assert your rights to photograph in public places without harrassment.
:D ehehe well i had to rush, couldn't miss jenson on jonathan ross this evening :P
(hearts)
heh :-)
oh my. bless you
Another star on my badge ;)
indeedy! best.tester.ever.
ron Burgundy always says it best
How'd you do that? Hey I'm not even mad. I'm impressed. That's amazing
eeeeek (hearts) Jenson :)
"High Andre?" :lol:
Yay it's Nbuz
Whoever they are
I feel like I am on time delay. HIGNFY just started here and Jonathan Ross is on immediately after it
I don't even remember what they're called
oh.. *keeps quiet*
Scotland is on SidepodTime?
I'm listening to podcasts and will squeeze what I can in after..
i'm going to buy you a robotic cat lou hehehe. it will definitely eat less than gem.
i don't want a robotic cat.. i want a kitten... or a duckly... :P
Don't. This is live commenting and shouldn't stop just because I am a bit behind
yes
I think Wossy should just get Muse back from 2 weeks ago and combine them with Jenson
Gosh, I didn't realise they still do the "Except for viewers in Scotland". WHen I was a kid I always thought it was unfair on the Scots.
I think N. Ireland gets that too
With digital TV, more people are watching Southern versions of BBC and ITV
To add more reason to this plan, they did that race too and Matt won ,hey could do a big race between Matt and Jenson. BBC is missing out damnit.
We get it in Wales too
that would have been awesome!
That used to annoy me because they always said except for viewers in Scotland who have their own program. It always bugged me that they played the announcement here but couldn't be bothered to tell me what I was going to see.
Didn't know that
Pobol Y Cm still makes me laugh
S4C is the bees knees. BBC programming is usually delayed for the likes of Scrum V and stuff.
Do you speak any Welsh Lukeh?
Particularly since the programmes they put on in the meantime are awful.
Very simple welsh. Like saying I like toast in welsh.
1st lesson, I guess
Worse with the ITV franchise because STV isn't part of ITV Plc, and they've decided to branch out..
is this terry wogan song scaring anyone else? ... lol
I blame our teacher for not turning up to lessons.
He was also our headmaster.
Yeah that was awkard. o.O
Thursday night is the worst. 2 hours of Teuchter programs on BBC2.
Aled Jones looks wrong as a grown-up
Shoulda stayed a small choir boy
right then, we're heading to alex's. shall see you in a bit.
They should get on peter serafinowicz, his Terry Wogan impression is exceptional :D
Have fun tomorrow :)
he is only funny when drunk and narrating eurovision inappropriately imho :)
you're going to be really early...
but more importantly... MISS JENSON!! :O
byee
He amde watching the Eurovision worth watching. But no more :(
You are going there now? You know the party is not until tomorrow
tis very true. it's not the same without him.
last time it took us about 9 hours :)
we may meet a contraflow.
I can't remember what most of them were, but I do remember being annoyed at River City existing. I think that's what it was called.
You're going right now?
Row boat?
Rockall should get an underground link
Remember if you have the choice of a 2 lane section and a 1 lane section take the two lane bit
9 hours??!! anyone would think you lived on a rock in the middle of the ocean... oh.... ;)
i'm still disappointed you're going to miss Jenson... :P
It's Zone 100000
They need people email
That is a sort of Scottish Eastenders but at least it is in English
information we coulda done with last time.
Ooh jenson is doing blankety blank!
i guess i could watch him.
Jenson is on the blankety blank section! omg!
ehehehe this is funny :)
Surprised that made the cut
If you really are going now and using their spare room I'm sure I can find somewhere else tomorrow.. happy with a sofa..
He's going to have to cut that sort of thing out when he joins mclaren
Aww thats cute from jenson :P
awwww at Jenson's answer...
What, fun? Any display of emotion at all? :-)
Thats the stuff. Unheard of.
:(
Here he comes!
Oh god.. Noooooo. why have that voice.
i don't even care that legard is the commentator they are using :)
I think Lou just exploded. :P
have i mentioned i've met him :P i actually met him... :) ehe
plus he has his beard kinda back now.. take that mclaren!
Can he just wear his brawn overalls in 2010?
shake n bake!
Hahaha, Shake and bake baby!
Wossy knows his stuff :D
mwahah! <3's the fact Jenson didn't pass his test first time either! although i already knew this..
temporal awareness hehe, does wossy think jenson is the next dr who?
eheheh i love that ever single interview Jenson asks celebs to do the london triathlon with him.
Lukeh don't fish out that photo... don't do it...
smiiiiiiiiiiiiile
http://twitpic.com/t41e5
That was a HUGE trophy!
But the smile!!
OK i wont.
*giggles to self*
ooooooooooh!
Awwwwwwwwwwww :D
<3's Jenson so so much #sorrylukeh ;)
yes? ;)
told you it shouldn't be missed :P
its understandable. I dont even have a car, he has a world championship.
*kicks dirt* :(
hands in pockets? looking down?
awwww!!!
I bet he's crap with Photoshop though
ahh that was a good interview :) am happy now :)
So, how long do we reckon it's gonna be before they get Lewis on? Or are McLaren just that strict with their drivers?
Agassi needs his beard/stubble back
He looks like Dr Evil
:D
they aren't that strict. Lewis was on top gear. But i should think Jenson was only on the show because a) he is the new world champion and the brawn story grabs headlines, and b) SPOTY. Lewis wont grab so many headlines...I want Top Gear to get Jenson back on, only cause last time Jenson was on TG he hadn't even won a race.
goooooood night everybody, see you at the station tomorrow lou :)
night Em! Don't be late! ;)
Have fun tomorrow, goodnight. :)
See ya Emily
I think Lewis and Jenson should go on top gear, so Lewis can own him again ;)
Good night
See you tomorrow
Night emily
I agree.
:)
Is Jenson the only one doing any PR at all pre-SPOTY? He could've been on the show any week since he won the title..
wait wait wait.
did i say Jenson?
I meant Lewis
grrrrr.
you did say lewis but I corrected your glaring error ;)
you!!! you!!!!
grrrr :P
wait...... i've just realised something... Jenson is now officially champion (now in the eyes of Bernie and the FIA anyways)! Today is a good day.
:D :D <3's hehehehe
Have you seen an official announcement?
It's late at night, and Saturday in 38 minutes....im not sure we'll get one soon
yes.
http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2009/Pages/f1_gala.aspx
i stand corrected
such an awesome day!
I guess that means he is champ and no-one can ever take it from him
:)
he will forever be in the record books and remembered :) this makes me happy.
I just fell off the couch from dozing off so that is a sign that I better head up to bed. Hope everyone whos going tomorrow has a super awesome day, really (really, really, really) sorry I can't be there :( but i'm sure it'll be excellent!
Night everyone
Complete idiots = NDubz
See ya Lukeh
Night.. hope it isn't too annoying..
Night Lukeh
So it's officially official?
This kid buys his hats at the same shop as Kimi
see ya!! i'll text you tomorrow and you can still comment ;) you'll be with us in spirit i'm sure. night!
fact.
you could always live stream back to us
awww. bye, bye.
tomorrow we should celebrate.
I am pretty certain Kimi Raikkonen's sister takes my train in the morning...
ooh, I have more company product than I thought I did, at least one sort...
Ooh, pic please
Or it...
why did wossy and the producers have to ruin such a great show with this interview... not good.
That might be difficult - but she looks similar down to the stunned mullet face!
They wanna be down wid tha kidz
Nah, they're just foolz
Must google
I have a 13 year old sister. 13 year old girls LOVE this.
Lord only knows why
Yes.
Hello Sir
Need a hand with any prep tomorrow?
[decent] British rap = Plan B
I've got some maths and some geograph... Oh I see... No I think we're pretty good. Not sure if you got my megalong text earlier/
Heard of him but haven't heard much of his work. He was in a video someone posted the other day I think?
About the station exit?
Was driving
Re-checked
Yeah, was at worked, a bit swamped
But no probs
Funnily enough... my good friend Klumzy Tung has a new record out right now (hip hop I guess)... I just tweeted about it (it's feat another mate Beardyman).
Of course as is usual with this kind of music there is some bad language in here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8hP-cPRSbw
Hey Alex, did you complete your iPhone tests? I've just discovered that Qik still doesn't seem to do live streaming.
*at work
Yeah I discovered that too... I did complete it. uStream seems very live even over 3G. Discovered earlier that uStream is using a private API which is against the rules. So I wonder if it will get blocked.
I thought some private API's were allowed now
In case anyone missed it earlier, I've decided to take a blogging leaf out of Mr Waldock's book and I've compiled a list of 24 things which I want to try and accomplish by the end of next year:
http://woodwiss.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/the-2010-list/
Tell your friend that I don't like Rap but I do like his record - very catchy!
Interesting. What about on Kat's iPhone 3G? Also, most relevant websites are mentioning that Apple seems to be relenting over the use of private APIs in Apps, at least for the moment.
Yeah no problem. The ladies don't need to go to the offie apparently. They are bringing their own wine all the way.
I haven't check.. I forgot about that. I'll see in a sec.
What does FT stand for?
Vernon Kay's just tweet it. am confused
Financial Times - as in No FT, no comment.
Ok
Will text then if I'm gonna drop some booze off early
mwahaha :P
hope so. am 99pc certain that i'll get an iphone on the strength of the ustream demo.
oh wait. I've just realised what his FT stands for...
The T stands for That
Wait until June, if you do
I don't know about Chris and Pat though natch. We are in for the day I think. So yeah just send a text or whatever if you're popping over.
Thanks for the offer of prep help - it is appreciated... But we'll be fine :)
really?
Klumzy Tung is a great name :-)
Better battery life, memory, etc
Possible RFID by then
Is he Ho-Ping's bro?
Will it be at a price a mere mortal can afford too?
Especially if you're gonna be on a 2 year contract
Might as well get the best you can
Shouldn't his name be Klum-Zee Tung in that instance?
Probably. Commented on your blog, sir!
ahh maybe.
thinking a backup live stream could be useful during live shows for when the stream dies. also, multicam.
That's relative, who knows
£35 pm tariff, £200 ish up front
Ah, thank you sir.
Payments with your phone, at a swipe
Probably won't happen though
Obviously he has his mother to thank for that.
Beardyman is far more famous. And is so awesome. If you think human beatbox is rubbish then you've never heard the real thing... Check out these two from Beardyman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7GGkKpBR-g
and (it takes a moment to get going but it's worth it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPfFvn3k1l0&feature=PlayList&p=876702F1D9879D84&index=0
I'm also bringing wine which I will buy in the morning, although I've just remembered licencing laws exist and I'm not sure if I can... should be fine on a Sat though?
I was wondering about getting a small amount of beer too.
:-)
You can get them in Tesco from Monday. Someone has done some sums (try saying that out loud) and worked out that he'd be paying Tesco between £40 and £44 for what he currently pays O2 £45 a month for.
Sign up for 24 months at £60 per month and get a free 16GB 3GS. Plus triple Clubcard points.
I think the solution is to get someone's cast off they no longer want.
Which blog did you leave a comment on, Gav?
That's a hefty tariff
Surely it's more economical to pay up front
Though they do offer a 12 month contract, the only one in the UK, I think
See, my phone costs me about DKK100 per month to run (on a plan). The cheapest iPhone plan is about DKK6000 for 6 months - and I don't use a phone that much!
Ah, I see. Never mind :P
And on that bombshell... I must go to bed...
Night everyone :)
It's all about the unlimited data!
Zarro durnface?
Night! Have fun tomorrow!
See ya tomorrow Alex
Get that fridge ready
Night, see you tomorrow!
night Alex! see you tomorrow!! :)
You may have missed it earlier but Dad offered me a bottle of red vodka to bring along... I declined but the offer is there :-)
YOU SAID NO TO VODKA????
Is it flavoured or red label?
I'm not much of a vodka drinker.
I can pick it up in the morning but I won't be held liable for the consequences :-)
The best tariff is £35/month for 18 months and £184ish for the phone.
It is red liquid in a clear bottle.
It is Vodka!
Running short of booze is not a concern
Believe me
:D
ha :-)
I was wondering if I'd got the wrong idea the other day and perhaps it would be a few drinks and an early one. Perhaps I hadn't..
I'm bringing red wine.
Always be prepared
Someone got inspired my Christine's post
and cheese.
and bacon. turns out I do have a lot of bacon. I thought I had 2 x 184g but it is 2 x 500g. do i bring?
Save it for your hangover when you get home ;)
The bacon that is
Cheese always works
*wonders whether she should bake something for everyone*... hmmm.. it will depend on how awake i am tomorrow i think...
I'll bring stuff and anything that isn't used I can bring back or donate to our hosts.
those are in...sane...
Beatbox is great, the rap is a little lite for my taste
Gavin, that Retweet about newlyweds is hilarious but evil
:-D
Indeed! Can't wait to see what happens!
soooooo evil
4000 followers
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ooh, what time should we call you? 7am...
I can't find my railcard or Oyster card. I had them the other day and left them where they were because I knew where they were.
if you wake me up at 7am on my first day of holiday i will not be baking anything.... and i'll be very grumpy :P i may do a vote in the comments tomorrow though depending on ingredients in the house...
if i get a london travel card will that cover me to get to giggle's nearest station? *doesn;'t know much about london transport*
night all!
Night!
Night Gavin
It is a Southern train rather than a TFL one so I really don't know
night!
Night Gavin
ask for a railcard that has underground, it'll be about £15ish i guess?
ahh okay, well i'll ask the guy i buy the tickets from tomorrow :)
yep :)
After the convos about Joe's circuits book the other week, did anyone get a copy or do they have it already?
nick bought it, i forget where though.
ebay or amazon I hink
I've had one since I was in my teens.. can try to remember to bring if interested?