Hello and Welcome to Thursday, yep its that time of the week again the weekend is so close but yet still so far away. This week there is no F1 to look forward to this weekend but there is Superleague which means one Franck Montagny will be racing.
- The Character Cup got underway yesterday with last years winner Fernando Alonso facing off against Vitaly Petrov, you can find more details on the cup and the voting over on this post.
- Speaking of Petrov his team Renault have said that his future with the team is in his hands, its up to him to put in the results to stay on next year. With no seats at the "top 4" teams the second Renault seat will highly sought after.
- Over on Sidepodcast's Flickr some pictures of Felipe Massa have appeared from whilst he was here for the British Grand Prix. I like this one in particular because its smiley Felipe.
- Renault are aiming to get the F-Duct/the really clever thing McLaren came up with and everyone's copied/Rear wing stalling device on their car by the race in Belgium at Spa Francorchamps.
- It was announced yesterday that the teams in IndyCar will be allowed to introduce their own aero kits to a new spec-Dallara chassis from 2012.
- Just when you thought all the sport was over, turns out it isn't. RG has a brilliant post on the Open Championship at St. Andrews, the oldest golf course in the world.
- Amazon have opened a Grocery section (yes you read that right, groceries), Christine has blogged her thoughts about it and in particular the fact that Lucky Charms are available.
- And finally as promised last week a Doctor Who mention, now I was asked to make note of the number times the Doctor says "Pond" in the recent series but I haven't had time to watch all the episodes so instead I'm giving you a video, 348 ways to use a sonic screwdriver!
That about wraps up today's post all that is left is for me to wish you good day and I shall see you in the comments!
is it really thursday? that is a tight daily james, like it.
yes it really is thursday, again.
pesky gregorian calendar.
Guest post sent Mr C
:)
received. on it's way up. did you take any pics during the day btw?
I didn't have a camera I'm afraid - in fact I've never had a camera in my life.....
no worries. the post is awesome.
ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/07/15/a-grand-day-out/
Sweet
:)
I hope I didn't make it sound too hellish
:)
now i must sleep. catch y'all later.
night sir
Night Mr C
My Indy post never happened, I got distracted with dinner, the quiz, the Eurotunnel website (the last piece of the Spa puzzle!) and the announcement transcripts. I'll write something after work.
I'm doing something on Saturday. I'll probably do a chassis/Toronto double if you want
Now I must sleep, another evening draws to a premature close.
I wonder if I'll stick to my plan of getting to work 15 minutes early. I have to do that one day per week to top up my hours, last week I did it on a Friday and that was not good, since Thursday's are bad anyway let's try that..
night pat
must head myself
Night Pat
Night
See ya
I've got lots of things flying round my head, wish I'd noted them down tonight.
No sweat
:)
Hello everyone...
I hate IndyCar.
Why? It looks like a good idea?
Anyways :) I have to go to Manchester for a course. Have a nice day folks :)
You too. :)
so Webber has spoken - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85271
or Red Bull's PR agent. Either way, looks like this chapter of the Webber-Vettel book is over. The next chapter could start at any moment, though...
My train has been cancelled due to a mysterious 'fault' that didn't seem to stop it arriving on time full of passengers... My organised morning is clearly over...
Clearly. Time to scramble?
it does sound very "official" but as I said several times yesterday in another thread - he is paid by the team, he needs to walk the line or walk out ...
i'm not surprised. this was always gonna be a PR statement. webber's actions are a better indicator than "his" statements are, though...
"...Blah blah blah, I'm saying this because I don't want the team to self destruct..."
Oh, and good morning ;)
I'm on another train that's half the size with 3 times the passengers and i'm going to be late but hopefully only 10 minutes
they do not really need him to do that, handling drivers of Liuzzi or Klien calibre would be sufficient ... oh, hold on :-)
:D Corrected. Morning Gavin.
He hee. It's exactly the same as Turkey. Webber says the team hates him and don't favour him, then by the end of the week he says it's all good and they're gonna win together etc...
morning folks
Morning Leigh.
Hi J
Nice to see you enjoyed the post
:D
Hello everyone
hola!
Hello everyone :)
Hello Mr Lukeh.
Hello Mr Giggles.
hola again!
So continental.
Important safety announcement relating to Giggles Radio show... Having looked at my train timetable I don't think I can safely commit to a giggles radio show this Sunday... So I think I best postpone it for a week... Sorry everyone but I'd rather be sure than rushing about like a mad headless loon-bucket.
I will be traveling all the way down from right near where Alison lives on the day and you know what trains are like - they are of the outside - and therefore are unreliable.
all this practicing my spanish must be paying off, surely
phew, I was kind of just thinking I was looking forward to not staying up til 4am on a Monday morning, but then I thought about missing Giggles Radio, but now I won't!
Your "hola" is looking more convinging every day
The image of a mad headless loon-bucket makes up for it.
I've been busting it out in the office too
un altra hola por favor
:D
phew :)
second serve - this article made my day today :-)
http://mrjam.typepad.com/diary/2010/07/the-return-of-stupidjuice.html
speaking of tennis, kind of, with the US Open Series starting on Monday, this years haul of videos have been released
http://www.usopenseries.com/videos/2010-olympus-us-open-series-it-must-be-love/
I like the twitter one :D
Morning
Excellent, love that :)
Ooooh.
http://twitter.com/antdavidson
No tweets yet.
You are too fast!
I just happened to be there at the right time :)
I saw it, switched here to type it an bang! You are ahead of me like usual! :)
181 followers and no tweets. What are these people following?
Nice..
I have pre-holiday blues. Not going anywhere next week, just looking forward to time off. This means today and tomorrow will draaaggg
We are awaiting wisdom. :)
Tomorrow you will get that half term feeling, when you say bye to all your friends and you get to take all your art work home and stuff.
Ooh can I bring in board games?
Make sure you spray that drawing with fixer be-FORE you put that sketch in your bag Miss Blachford.
Yes! What will you bring?
We're watching a video in RE
Yeeees Mr Giggles.
LOL ! :-)
Imagine if you had a teacher called Mr Giggles... Oh dear oh dear. The worst name we had at school was Peter Green one of the Physics teachers. P Green of course.
Mouse Trap
The only oddly named teacher I can recall is Mr Tucker, which you can imagine is rather unfortunate for rhyming reasons. But you wouldn't mess with him because he used to play rugby and he was enormous.
Like a trucker?
I knew you were going to say that somehow. We never had mousetrap when we were kids. My cousin did and I really badly wanted it.
Ah yes. I remember Hungry Hippos being quite popular, too.
Good news everyone /futurama
Bourdais has given up Superleague. I will assume it is because a) he is rubbish and b) he has realised how much Christine dislikes him now
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85278
I actually do believe I have Hungry Hippos in the loft :)
YES!
Also
Bourdais also blamed crashes at Magny-Cours and Jarama for restricting the team's time to fixing accident damage, rather than preparing the car between races.
Preeeeeeeeetty sure one of them is his fault. Ahem.
I very nearly said Hero Quest, but none of the other kids like it :)
I need someone to come and paint my nails for me :(
Emulsion or Matt?
ummmm....purple?
Apple Web Store rocks - I ordered a car kit for my iPod because we are going on a road trip to Sweden this weekend. They said it may be delivered on Friday (but no guarantees), and it has arrived less than 24 hours after I ordered it ;)
I never ever wear nail polish but its all part of the look for tomorrow nights 80s glamour ball :D
Truth be told, I'm mostly looking forward to the 3 course meal.
Ooh dear :)
We had a Mr. Kitchen...
You had a teacher called Mr Kitchen and he didn't use his name to his advantage to release some kind of kitchen related appliance or spray or something?
Missed opportunity, I tells ya!
He was too stoned on all the nicotine and criticism of his art students. He was caricatured long after he left...
I would like to see some sort of all-in-one gadget called Mr Kitchen's Mr Kitchen.
I regret not having a teacher called Mr Plow :(
That name again?
It's Mr Plow!
Silly giggles, you're in the wrong thread
thread fail?
I got all excitied thinking I was like Lukeh... Actually I was like Gavin ;)
Wasn't me officer!
oi! I've been a good boy lately!
:)
Gahhhhhhhh - just saw a chap in work leave the toilets without washing his hands - why do people do that???
You obviously don't have signs all over the bathroom reminding you. (yes we really have them at work)
do they work??
We have ones advising hand washing technique to avoid the spread of flu ;)
sorry Gav
Oh, we have them too. We have a very busy bathroom
I've fixed my thread transgression:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexandronov/4796221442/
I can see why Lukeh likes this kind of thing
:)
S'alright ;)
Was it because of the quick comment button?
Anyone reads German?
Villeneuve Racing
I'm seeing Formel 1 and "Villenueve Racing" in the same story. BAR: The Sequel?
Is that the iPad version? ;)
does the kathi headping work in iceland?
I sure hope so.
KATHI!!!!!
you're a fast learner!
I am viewing Sidepodcast from two machine one which I am connecting to remotely and on the remote machine I hadn't changed the thread.,
Multitasking. You should know better than to try that
Sounds like he wants to start his own team, then the article speculates who the other candidates for the 13th team are...
Dangerous I know.
I like this idea a lot an iPhone map to help with making decisions...
http://danariely.com/2010/07/15/have-trouble-making-big-decisions-procrastinator-for-iphone-might-help/
Surely Epsilon must STILL be the favorites at this point. At least I hope they are. I don't see how Villeneuve Racing can be any more successful than BAR was 11 years ago, to be honest.
doohickeys fault though.
Who knows. TBH I don't care, because they will be pants and at the back of the grid anyway...
Well perhaps but I shouldn't play so fast and loose ;)
by the way... how much sidepodcast does one man need?
Nobody blamed Thursday yet?
Epsilon are probably most likely to at least make it to the grid.
Afternoon folks.
hi RG
but the FIA are deciding so anything could happen.
I think this time around it'll be more sane without Mad Max
Well it's actually to stop me trying to multitask so I tend to run with full screen remotely on the other machine and so I don't keep having to switch computer I fire up a doohicky.
But then of course I have these two machines for a reason so when I am forced to go back I want to have a doohicky there too. But basically it's to stop me from switching back and forth for the doohicky...
So answer your question... Apparently a lot.
heeh!
We said that last time!
They are the only people who don't need to build a factory or buy a car.
Blimey, David Evans really had a bad time on the last rally
http://www.autosport.com/features/article.php/id/2927 (sub req)
"Bulgaria, hmmm, where to start? Let's dive straight in: I didn't enjoy it and didn't think it worthy of a round of the World Rally Championship."
Aha, he reminds us the next round is Finland!
"...one of the highlights of the year. And this year, with a Finnish Formula 1 world champion at the sharp end of the field, there's going to be some serious interest in the event. This is good news for everybody involved in the sport, with the possible exception of Raikkonen himself. Might be time for Kimi to invest in an even bigger hat and some even darker shades."
I haven't even bothered watching more than two of the rallies this year - there's just no interest in it for me.
Speaking of Kimi, he is not going to Renault. He is not going to Mercedes either. Not confirmed yet but Red Bull / Citroen are after him to continue.
"I don't miss Formula 1 and I am enjoying what I am doing now," Raikkonen said at the Bulgarian round of the WRC last weekend. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85282
Unfortunately that's the only line they have, but if you follow Kimi-speak that's as good as a confirmation isn't it?
I've watched some. It isn't like the good days. Loeb winning and only two models of car. Kimi's the main reason I still follow it.
Giggles! Schumi needs to "plug away", can you help?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85281
love the red bull quote that he's "good for the brand".
not quick, not awesome, but about the right age and with the right looks.
He's getting quicker..
i don't doubt that. i just like the way red bull think.
So... are we allowed to drink it or not? I can't keep up :)
erm... i don't know.
No matter how much you hate the team, it still tastes miles better than the alternatives ;)
nails are all painted. as are large sections of my fingers. being girly sucks.
Double Diet Coke is a much tastier alternative!
Jake has blogged on The websites http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jakehumphrey/2010/07/reflecting_on_a_great_british.html
you better not be including tea in that!!
I'm only talking about Energy Drinks... Tea is way above that ;)
that's better
Add your own sugar?
Energy Drinks are pointless without sugar...
ooooh, Fernandes confirms interest in IndyCar. *excited*
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85280
"Lotus Racing congratulates the IndyCar Series on this exciting news and supports the revolutionary concept of a standard safety cell with various manufacturers producing aero kits," he said. "We look forward to seeing more details on this future car strategy, and hopefully, allow our involvement in the series."
I'd forgotten I want bbq. Until now. Boooo.
:)
presumably he's already involved with taku's car?
I had an idea he might jump in eventually
All he has to do is design a couple of wings and an engine cover and he has a 'Lotus'. There will be plenty like him to follow I reckon...
Well that's the thing, I didn't think he was. I thought he ran the F1 team only and the investment in IndyCar was a decision taken higher up the chain.
Now that we also know he's buying the name 'Team Lotus', and Joe speculated the other day about taking over Proton... perhaps he has a far larger role than I had imagined, or is moving himself into one.
I hope so.
It is a shame it isn't really full competition but it is a heck of a lot better than spec Dallaras.
Except it will just be spec Dallaras....
Partly.
I mean most of it will be yes, but it'll be lighter, newer and safer than what they have now and they are talking of engine competition for 2013.
The pessimist in me doesn't see this happening.
I think that was group lotus as opposed to lotus racing, surely its just a matter of time before Tony takes over both?
ProPlus :)
It'll need the right controls. And they won't get what they are pitching for. They called on everyone from small design firms and universities right up to Lockheed. They won't get any of those. What they'll get is racing companies making their own bits, whether they be teams or engine makers or what have you.
Then in a year or two, one will be the only solution (as they all have the same common bits), so everyone will buy that kit and the cars will look the same...
I think it'll take longer than that, and after 5 years perhaps they can make a new tub and change the specs so people have to make new kits.
Hey Mr C... Look who's copied my idea?
http://writetoreply.org/doodlings/rt-hon-dr-vince-cable-mp-higher-education-speech-15710-commentable/
ooh, works well for notes. and that's kinda how we would/will do factbyte factbox sharing. still no easy solution for paragraphs though.
BTW, I was looking at my colleague's weird watch at lunch time and asked him what it was - turns out he has a watch that tells the time in Binary!
The numbers on the left are individually numbered paragraphs though no?
There are 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those who don't.
it's not very readable though is it? you couldn't really add them to every post.
No, I understand what you mean.
arrrgh LAWS101 flashbacks. It's just like reading a statute!
you could add them to a gutter in the fbfb, i think though. it might work if they appeared on click/touch.
I think so to...
It was Tony who mentioned it by the way: http://twitter.com/psychemedia/status/18601975765
ah-ha. small world :)
either that or the fia regs :)
it's a wordpress plugin? interesting.
Screwball Scramble!!
I have been trying to think of it since our earlier conversation about board games. Google is no help when you just type in "metal ball crosses wobbly bridge."
Sorry to interrupt. Please continue with paragraph numbering, etc.
there is another flaw i've found, alex. and that is facebook ignores all #text in links. so linking to: http://writetoreply.org/doodlings/rt-hon-dr-vince-cable-mp-higher-education-speech-15710-commentable/#7
simply shares the header text and first line, not the paragraph you meant. that's kinda delayed stuff here. every paragraph needs its own page, basically.
Some of my mates have just done a thing for E4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HANlTdPTNbE
:)
80's tourettes
That's really annoying.
However if you did that it could point to how you deal with the google fast page loading in that you would load the part of the page you linked to first and then asynchronously load the parts before and after. Although that's a lot of work.
it is. they've broken the web in that respect. however, if you want people to comment on specific paragraph, maybe a page is necessary anyhow?
Why is specific paragraph commenting good?
:D :D :D
I LoL'd
I had that game too!
The bridge bit was awesome!
One of my all-time favorite (nerdy) quotes. :)
Well that wasn't what I was originally talking about months ago... What I was saying was that it would be neat if there was a way to say, I agree with what was said here in this long article I found... here in paragraph 73... but you can't just link to paragraph 73 annoyingly.
to me, it makes more sense on fbfb, you could comment on a specific event. rather than on the whole page. originally was talking about quoting and linking to specific bits of an article for sharing purposes. comments are a bonus i guess.
My brother had it, and he would never let me near it... thinking back he probably and quite rightly assumed I would break it.
Then he left home and I got it, but by then I was too old for it.
brothers are annoying.
:D
Did you break toys as a kid? ;)
Got ya.
I was just thinking that reading and writing comments in the middle of a post would be weird, because you haven't got the whole context yet. Plus, sometimes you have things to say about several parts of something, so you would have to say: pls refer to my comment on paragraph 72 I also think...
But for linking and sharing, I totally get it. Although you might still have the context issue.
It was!
I still break toys.
Awwww. :D
:)
My Sister's boyfriend brought his RC car on holiday with us... first time I tried it, I broke the controller.
The list is much longer BTW...
it's a tricky one. #tags give you direct linking and context, and are almost the perfect answer.
except for stupid old facebook
yeah, but then you can't link to a tweet on twitter via a hastag, because they scroll off the bottom. twitter works only on the page model:
http://twitter.com/sidepodcast/status/18603377786
that's kinda how i see a paragraph / event appearing.
Someone has been practicing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG7O5kdZLVY
...and when i say "hashtag" i mean in the URI sense, not... ah never mind.
I understood
I is off to bed, I shall be awol tomorrow! I don't know how I'll cope!
Yeah I would guess... I the thing is that a paragraph is part of an article that's the only difference I guess... I'm going to take the http off this so it doesn't get shortened but... Paragraph 78 of (presumably one of Lukeh's) daily's:
sidepodcast.com/2010/07/15/daily-15th-july-2010/78/
Could open the article highlight the paragraph and then on document ready add to the end:
sidepodcast.com/2010/07/15/daily-15th-july-2010/78/#78
But as you say if document ready isn't fast enough then it won't look very smooth
night amy
it could be more semantic than that:
sidepodcast.com/2010/07/15/daily-15th-july-2010/paragraph/78/
and
sidepodcast.com/2010/07/15/daily-15th-july-2010/comment/15/paragraph/2/
on the assumption that comments have paragraphs that you may want to quote.
you're also relying on everybody have javascript enabled, which on mobile phones / opera iphone browser isn't the case.
Or us
Sure and absolutely.
Yeah... I guess...
i'll have to pop in with ball updates. My secret wish is to hear some Milli Vanilli so I'll keep you posted :D
Kerplunk!!
...just kidding.
:) :) :) :)
An interesting album though....
whitmarsh:
"My view, as someone trying to hold FOTA together, was that I felt we could not take that advantage."
his words, my emphasis.
hehe its falling apart ;)
Well it was nice while it lasted.
Guess Who???
hokey cokey exclusive from manipe: http://www.manipef1.com/news/articles/11280/
Just for an update on the whole matter the guy who used to regularly send me e-mails with upside down smileys just sent me an e-mail... smiley now the right way up. So it was right to tell him - phew!
Yes!!
it's catching. you are alex.
He's on first.
That's not how you play... Do it properly ;)
:)
my biggest complaint on the testing, everyone is complaining about Ferrari and Mercedes using the loophole but McLaren have as well, in the scalextric video there were clips of this year McLaren, yet no one mentions that.
I had that!
pre-season filming.
they still gathered data from it though. oh well testing will come back sooner or later.
they did, but ferrari also did pre-season filming, as did mercedes.
Welcome to Paradise !
BATTLESHIPS!
I'm waiting... I've got my board out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexandronov/4795903623/
ah didn't know that. mind you have a loophole and teams will exploit it, they should really see it coming.
Oooooh, I love it.
Does this person wear glasses?
No
i see another one. mclaren never 'raced' there new diffuser, so they still couldn't use it on a filming day, yet ferrari running around with a disabled f-duct can 'film' that all day long.
i don't know how to?
btw.... is that vettel?
Oh, we forget you were born in front of a computer!
Is it a woman?
Look, here's a board: http://www.bestweekever.tv/bwe/images/2008/08/GUESS WH O.jpg
http://bit.ly/d0AbQ9
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexandronov/4796543786/
Yes
oh wait... this could be an excellent skype/podcast game. genius.
Woah, that brings back a lot of memories.
Do they have yellow hair?
Although I always played with the blue board myself... But as I'm doing my opponents board I gave you the red one.
No
Are they wearing a hat?
Glasses? No
Woman? Yes
Yellow? No
Is it that woman with the white hair whose name I think is Susan?
i don't understand what's going on. but i think i like it.
No (but Susan was her name)
No
**** what?
Rosberg
It must be that woman with the round head and earrings then. I don't remember her name.
What I mean is the woman with the white hair is called Susan. But it isn't her.
Loved Battleships, especially the electronic speaking one
with the single finger?
Hehehe.
how? howww?
Ah yeah. I was thinking bowl-haircut
Nah, Rosberg is too busy being in monkey island
You win: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexandronov/4796557850/
ANNE! Of course. Kicking myself.
Is that egg-headed man called Bill?
Yes
It's first appearance of course.
I have no idea how many of them I would have remembered the name of. I didn't think of that game until after I got the box open.
Guess Who via doohickey is genius. I ♥ the internet.
should have been live streamed though, that would have made the experience complete ;)
mind = blown
*adds to the list*
we need an f1 version.
I definitely would have got Richard, not sure about any of the others.
Are the men at the back called Max and Steve?
That would be awesomeness.
oooo i like the sound of that
Listening to the album now :)
Tonight? Christine?
Max and Phillip.
Ahhhh, yes, good old Phil.
i'd tune in for that. we don't have the board do we?
I can be on the doohickey tonight, yes. We are not geared up for streaming this end yet :)
I have two boards... I'll rig it so you can see yours and I'll be on the other side. and I'll show you your card.
You can always play online http://www.gamesrat.com/guess-who/
brilliant!
Mr C you've given me ideas now which may have distracted me :D
i do that.
hehe, only thing with an F1 game someone asks do they have blonde hair and thats everyone other than Rosberg out. :)
Heikki!
doesn't have to be current drivers though...
include past drivers - Mika!
oops I forgot Hekki.
Doesn't even just have to be drivers... Bernie?
"Is he a rather good looking chap?"
"Yes"
"That'll be Timo then."
indeed. bernie and JV both have white hair.
To be clear I'm not saying he's blonde... just as an example of somebody who isn't a driver.
Ant's on twitter, @antdavidson
Ah so Lou... Did you have a nice Holiday? I hope so... I had a question for you on the radio show... I played a song for you by Röyksopp. But then I suddenly realised I didn't know if you liked Röyksopp and nobody else seemed to know either. So do you? Perhaps I at one point guessed that I thought you might and that's what got confused in my brain.
My friends are watching the golf but I think it would be much more exciting to watch the live red hot chili peppers DVD I just found...
But....the golf? Its awesome.
am still technically on holiday but the weather is scarily wet meaning I can't go sit on the beach :( it's going really well though thanks :) erm I haven't actually heard of them before, can I find them on iTunes? I will see if I like them now. Thanks for playing a song for me though :)
I've been feeling sleepy since lunch but it's got the ability to make me feel so so bored, sorry rg
I wasn't sure when giggles said on sunday if you knew them or not but it does sound like the music you do like
are they Icelandic?
Norwegian I think we decided.
I asked that on sunday :) theyre either icelandic or norwegian iirc...
Oooooooh I had a listen on iTunes and working 2 seconds I recognised them. Yeah I like them :)
The song I played was "This must be it".
Giggles Radio - Recommending songs you didn't even remember you liked since 2010
well I know 'happy up here' don't know that song but I do like it ;)
I think that probably everyone knows 'Happy up here' without knowing it. I did almost play it on the H show.
maybe for the second h show?
*listens*
I don't recognise it #sorrygiggles :(
I am so out of touch though with modern music. I'm like an old man in disguise.
Okay what about So Easy from the earlier album?
So Austin are wanting to make a track that is a 'throwback to classic tracks':
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85287
It sounds quite promising until you get to the dreaded paragraph:
Hellmund said that final details of the location of the track will be released imminently, and that the actual layout should be made public in the next few weeks. He said he was excited by what he had seen from the plans, being put together by F1 circuit designer Hermann Tilke.
Although it will have elevation apparently. Maybe of the U2 variety.
Many forget Turkey is a good Tilke track, and that had lots of gradient changes. I wouldn't give up on this one so quickly.
I like the A1 Ring too but I know a lot of people don't
I must admit, I'm going to ignore the fact Tilke is designing it, its promising elevation and y'know, he didn't have that for Shanghai and all that so, you never know.
Thats got one good corner, just that.
You'll recognise Eple
Buemi and Alguesuari confirmed at Toro Rosso for next season too: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85285
It is quite Thomas the Tank Engine..
I love that song!
I do!!! :)
oh I recognise that!!
Twas in an advert.
Remember the golden rule of Modern Music for Lukeh...
It's okay if it's been in an advert, a computer game or the Muse playlist :)
I recognise songs from the radio too! Granted this be none of the mainstream radio stations... :)
Ooh I don't know that one
It's from the new album...
Is it the in car radio in GTA?
I don't want throwbacks :( Do something new and original.
Alex you're silly. It's more local stuff like Nation Radio or even on a wide scale Absolute Radio...
...although I do definitely recognise lots of music from the GTA games :P it's not my fault they do them so well!
I was late for my course today due to train based disaster and they sent me home. Luckily I managed to get on the phone and they've let me do it in the end :) Alison 1 train 0
Especially vice city which has the best. 80s. soundtrack. for. a. game. ever.
Which I suppose isn't exactly a prestigious prize many are fighting for.
I was only pulling your leg :)
I think Tilke wants to play it safe this time, lest we end up with another Shanghai, or worse, Abu Dhabi.
Then again, wasn't this exactly what Magny-Cours tried to do?
I wondered why I was falling off the couch :)
Ahh me too!
They are a band that has been on my 'investigate' list for some years, somehow never did.
I've heard there's going to be an excellent soundtrack in Duke Nukem Forever ;)
I'm sure it'll be fabulous when it comes out.
In 2038.
In bizarroworld.
He's played it safe with practically every track so far. Now he has elevation to play with he can hope to create something special.
I always liked Poor Leno though
I still think you'd like some radio one shows :)
speaking of falling off the sofa the dog has pulled me off this sofa 3 times this week
I don't have anything wrong with the shows, it's the music that puts me off. :(
Although I really like the stuff zane lowe usually plays on a good evening. Other times it can be annoying, I'm horribly fussy like that. I blame modern music *grumbles*
Ditto, for some of them
have you listened to 6music?
I have a few times. I rarely listen to any BBC stations
I find that so strange, not that there is anything wrong with that but I don't think I listen or watch anything that isn't related to the BBC.... I blame iplayer
Tim and Seb confirmed at STR for another year
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8826550.stm
Good call, I think. Although it doesn't say much about their driver academy...
I like 6 music. I really don't like commercial radio. It's the adverts they drive me potty.
nick: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidepodcast/4795705789/
(the other nick, that is)
#NotMe
Intresting, they have decided much earlier this year.
More reasurring for Jaime at least.
Maybe they cant have another antipodean untill webber leaves?
Disco Dan should be ready sooner rather than later.
Anyhow, time for bed. Night, folks!
He really is working hard which is good to see. After all he will be the next Spanish star (hopefully)
he's not german enough to succeed at red bull, surely?
night chappie.
They have two other Germans on their young driver program, and neither have got the call-up so far.
you think jaime will replace webber?
Personnally yes. I'd love to see another Spaniard in a winning car but I think Buemi might get it.
Phew, I have been spending quite some time in excel studying my reviews so far for the races in 2010. Please go and take a look!
http://gridwalktalk.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/the-races-so-far-in-2010/
this is quite an awesome poster: http://twitpic.com/25j7ij
link fail: http://twitpic.com/25j7ij
nice
Wow!!
someone put a bit of effort into that.
or full size: http://twitpic.com/25j7ij/full
Love it!
and now my new desktop, thats brilliant.
ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/07/15/one-friday-morning-near-silverstone/
Just found this on the ferrari site, Alonso's radio after the race:
The guy never gives up.
evening everyone
:)
Adam Cooper speaking to Jose Maria Lopez
http://adamcooperf1.com/2010/07/15/lopez-us-f1-didnt-tell-the-truth/
Greetings all
Good evening Steven and Leigh
So Christine... Are you around for a game of Guess Who?
Onthe internet?
Live with real boards... But on video from my house...
You may not have been around during the pivotal moment earlier...
What a wonderful thing the internet is that allowsthatto happen
Absolutely... From around this comment down...
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/07/15/daily-15th-july-2010/comments/#comment-843350
Hi, hi, hi.
Paul McCartney?
Wingsapparently http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi,_Hi,_Hi
Two nice tweet this evening
...and...
...and for any Mike Conway fans out there
http://yfrog.com/f18stlj
Okay getting ready will be on ustream in a sec
I think I'm here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/alexandronov
I see you.
*waves*
All good
Hello! You are there
I can't believe I don't get to choose blue or red. I would choose red, anyway, but still. :)
Hehehe. I suppose Amy would be upset if you were anything but blue.
Alex - He is always blue.
#title
thinking alex would be a great children's tv presenter...
Got it.
Can't read the name
i read the name
This is fun :)
Is it a lady?
Vision on!
yep
"anne isn't a lady"
what are you saying alex?
Hehehehe.
It is a man. Yes. Like Anne apparently.
You have them DIFFERENT? Crikey.
Does he have a hat on?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcCHRW8G9yY
i've witnessed some crazy things in my life... this may top them all...
Great, give me the duff board.
This is the most eventful thing on a Thursday ever
:)
He is not blonde.
More than watching Bassano fit blinds
Mmmmm, Duff
Best Thursday Ever!
i'm not playing?
oh.my gosh
Ooh, better make it a good question then. Does he have white hair?
Alex seriously needs to commentate on sports
you said it was me versus christine?
Stop confusing things with your stupid nickname. :)
you me, what me, how me?
Apparently you should rename your commenting name to You Me ;)
how does someone win this?
Or him me
No facial hair.
Does he have blonde hair?
I'm glad I came, this is epic.
Is it fair to assume that Alex's Katherine isn't in tonight?
who knew it was so complicated?
There are no glasses involved this end.
So Christine has the same board at her house?
Does he have a moustache?
the tally is traditional now? :)
Noo, I am the red one at the front of the picture.
Remote Guess Who. I love this!!! Hi guys!!!! *waves*
ahh I did wonder
Tom is weird-looking.
No. The red board Alex is showing is Christine's board
I don't wanna be rude, but yes, yes he does have a big nose.
Hello
ahh, was on the phone and missed some
Hey Mr TM
How can you tell if he has a big nose?
They were playing earlier as well, except without a live stream. this is much better.
Looks like it could go to penalties
Does he have black hair?
Rats!
Tom is Lloyd Grossman
Agreed.
Not brown hair, no.
I'm just gonna go for it. Is it egghead Bill?
YES!
woah!!
Bold move
how???
YAY! Go Christine!!! :D
Christine.. WIIIIIIIIINNNSSS!! GET IN THEERE!!
*crowd noise*
Christine wins!!!!!!!!!
Oooh, what a move.
Miserable Herman.
Good match, Giggles, good match. :)
loved that giggles!
Bye Alex!
*guesses that on a Guess Who board somebody is called Alex*
I haz one peg. We'll continue this another time :)
Internet board games are the future :)
awe and then some.
wiki page!
That was a bit of unexpected fun. Any ideas for other games?
I had the wiki page open for the character cup results...but im on it.
Absolutely :)
4 minutes to go an Petrov's lead is up to 10
For extra info the thing that was propping up the board game was copies of the second draft of my new upcoming novel that had come back from people reviewing it.
Battleships was mentioned
cool!
cheers sir
Battleships would work.
Sneak peek live on giggles tv!
That would work well
i think he needs to do a videobook
I wonder if I have it... Guess who was actually in the spare room with things like scrabble... I have a feeling there may be a battleships in the loft.
That was great. Have been feeling annoyed today because I've been expecting the postman to deliver House Seasons 1-5 on DVD and they haven't arrived yet :(. Watching live streaming Guess Who made me smile :) :) :D
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/07/15/character-cup-2010-round-1-nico-hulkenberg-vs-sebastien-buemi/
All in a days work mam ;)
Surely you just need a piece of paper (graph paper works best) to play battleships?
Oh that's all you need sure... But I think I have the electronic one with lights and noises and stuff... It was one of my cousins so I never had it as a kid... but when he moved to Australia... BOOM! Or at least I think boom, but I can't remember.
Hey everyone,
How is everything in the Republic of Sidepodcastland?
Hi Dan
I had an electronic one. When you turned it said in a booming voice, "this game is a battle of wits, enter your ships positions".
I'm not sure how you'd work it online though..
Hi
Hey there
It wouldn't really work because Alex would need to place Christine's ships unle Kat gets involved
Reminds me of this :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3gFIDiBq0E
Tried a few wiki things out... http://sidepodcast.wikia.com/wiki/Sidepodcast_Guess_Who_Championship
Hiiiiiii :)
I made it home :D
I'm trying to think of other games
Ooh, fancy!
You officially know more than me now :)
Hello
totally worth the wiki move. love it.
Hi :)
hehe, I do prefer this loads more.
I'm loving Dragon's Den right now...
How so? A series or more ago I found it had become formulaic...
@lookingspiffy: You can tell it's gone quiet in the #F1 world when people are tweeting about stuff on telly, Youtube and, erm, playing Guess Who.
:D
finally finished pics from the joe event: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidepodcast/sets/72157624339359925/with/4797256628/
Hehehe. I rarely tweet about F1!
Ah yes there is that.... I guess I just haven't watched any in a while.
I saw it last night and called every one right.
I love it. You have to be the dragon and assess people and products
You mean you didn't think the lady who turned up in a bra with a reflective vest over the top would get the money???
They never invest in anyone except the last one they show, and maybe the one at halfway. They need to shake up the way they show them.
Okay... focus time. I've done lots of procrastinating, now I need to blog.
SHOO!
Definitely not. She was clueless
MENTAL! Who goes on the tv in their underwear?
I just wish they would stop showing trailers for later in the show or for the next show. I want the impact of the thing and not have an opinion beforehand
Not someone who wants to be taken seriously in business.
Woohoo, another action packed daily is scheduled :)
Yay!
Her product was basically a glasses holder too, it's not like it was underwear related.... Very weird.
*gone*
I think it was meant to be swimwear rather than underwear
I see. I was distracted by the cleavage coming out from under a reflective vest...
I'm surprised none of them commented on it. It was a shocking sight!
I was gonna watch dragons den on iplayer tonight, now I'm not quite sure what to expect!
I think the fact she tried to make an impact by ripping of the vest so quickly worked against her
Watch it
I think if you want to be a business woman you should probably not wear a swimsuit to meetings.
I hope you have learned your lesson before we go on it
Noted.
I want to apply for my Aus visaaaa :)
Quickie for y'all.
What part of the BBC coverage over the weekend had the thing with EJ/Jake at the camp site?
Qualifying wasnt it?
Thank ye. I fell asleep when I watched that back so ill go on a hunt
Oh that's all you need sure... But I think I have the electronic one with lights and noises and stuff... It was one of my cousins so I never had it as a kid... but when he moved to Australia... BOOM! Or at least I think boom, but I can't remember.
I had an electronic one. When you turned it said in a booming voice, "this game is a battle of wits, enter your ships positions".
I'm not sure how you'd work it online though.. {Comment #507}
My brother and I used to play that on the MSX. That had the problem that each of us had to leave the room after our turns.
Setting a time limit per turn might help make the online version work better...
There's a separate video of it on the BBC site http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8807444.stm
You're a star!
Lukehhhhhh!!!!
*waves* have replied to you, blame gmail and windows live for being fussy :(
ah okay
boo for power fluctuations in high winds, computer was cut off for about half a second and restarted...
Just cleared up the daily a bit. I have tried to make it a nice, cheerful daily because fridays should be cheerful!
ooh, anticipation. i like it.
I've put in a link i think you might like as well, very techy but quite fascinating...
A pig with an iPad?
*closes photoshop*
say what now?
It's techy, but fascinating..
i don't say it enough, but i so love the variety of daily posts we have now, really look forward to each midnight.
Where else would the words cricket and speedway make it on sidepodcast?
and golf, don't forget that ;)
i enjoy thinking up new things to add in each week :)
cricket on speedway bikes...
that especially. i really like people having conversations that mean nothing to me. tennis, speedway, cricket all make for great voyeuristic commenting, just to sit back and watch go by.
heeh!
Some idea.
i don't think i've seen any golf talk.
I missed it today :(
Anyone see the Open today then?
:)
golf has to be the prime candidate for speed sporting. they should put the ball on the green(er) bit and hit it from there. maybe starting on the 18th.
I do believe they already thought of one and called it mini golf...
One shot for everyone and closest to the hole wins
i know of crazy golf. what's mini golf?
win!
or atleast put a minimum time on the time between shots. oh and employ ex-f1 drivers to drive the buggys. that would speed it up nicely
smaller, and less crazy
two-wheeled mika.
i likes this. and make them do fun stuff like, if they can clear the bunker without touching it, then they get shots taken off their golfer-man
micro machines. but golf.
#guess