Ah, it must be my turn to write a daily post again. Let's see if I can remember how to do this. We've had so many excellent daily posts this week that I don't want to let anyone down. However, as the F1 news drought continues, I have found some things for us to talk about:
- Stuart has written a rather amusing post about his experience at Silverstone, as they launched their new and revised circuit. He was supposed to be able to get a run out on track but sadly some engine troubles meant that couldn't happen. The best part is DC's take on the engine issues. No wonder he never made it to the top!
- Lou has completed her A Level textiles work, and whilst I don't really know what that means academically, I know that it looks pretty cool. Fancy being able to do F1 stuff for your coursework! It's very creative, and a great advert for Red Bull. Although, let's not talk about subliminal advertising again, eh?
- At the time of writing, Mr C is busy watching IRL - honestly, I can't get that man away from the racing. He reckons that the Race Control feature is fabulous and F1 could take note from it, but the live timing is really on par with what we have for F1. What is it about live timing that is so difficult to get right? I have yet to see a system for any form of racing that really ticks all the boxes.
That should do it for now. We're going into a bank holiday weekend here in the UK, so I am more keen than ever to hear what kind of exciting things you have planned. I will see you in the comments.
oooh, new (mini) daily
Lukeh is a hard act to follow!
No fair.
Did Lou choose Valencia for her textiles? Crazy lady....
Whats Valencia?
Have you blocked it out?? It just looks like Valencia with that green concrete wall.
lou's textile... thing is brilliant
i did wonder if you meant the circuit, i thought it was a green building? although i never pay any attention during that race so im likely to be wrong
I have a feeling it may be grass...?
The wall all the way round is concrete blocks. They're all painted green.
probably best to ask when she wakes up
I remember them having no colour at all and complaining loudly about that
Of course Lou has been to Valencia so maybe
Then last year they were painted. You then all complained that different bits weren't different colours so you could tell them apart :P
turns out Emma has been to Spa 3 or 4 times. She is in charge of stalking now.
we do like to complain. it's what we do best
Don't remember that. I remember wanting them to be different colours
That's good. Who is Emma?
The one Kathi and I talked into coming with us on Livejournal.
Clearly I missed a lot. Didn't even know you and Kathi chatted on Livejournal whatever that is
whoa team lotus at indycar? (i'm listening to something else at the same time)
Been at the last couple of races. Green and yellow like the F1 team
http://proformula.ua/pictures/news/1268499390.jpg
ooooh IRL test card.
I have sick feeling again. Did I do the wrong thing with my job?
Have you already resigned?
Verbally. Not in a written sense.
I guess in that case you have a decision to make then. How would they treat you if you decided to stay after you told them you were leaving?
I'm gonna leave. I was just shocked by how horrified Nick was by the step down I was taking.
Since when has Nick been a measure of the sensible thing to do?
Don't worry what people think. If it is the best move for you then that is all that matters. My attitude has always been as soon as I decide I am leaving a job nothing can convince me to stay.
I was going to say that but I decided to be more diplomatic. Thanks for saying it for me
:D
He's better than me at doing what he wants.
night Leigh
Night Leigh
I am sure you will learn to do what he wants
:D
(hearts)
ahh the irl feed died. i liked the track cleaning
After you.
OK learn what I want then what Nick wants
I have kept running*
http://icantrun.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/getting-down-to-business/
*kinda
something for bernie to aim for
I know what he wants. He's really easy. I just opt out :P
:D
yay. good stuff sir
So don't worry about his thoughts on your job.
I care what he thinks about me though. For someone who was unemployed for so long, he doesn't half care a lot about what people do for a living....
I'm really looking forward to working in the day time and not the middle of the night.
I'm glad you're keeping up with this. I got lost about ten minutes ago.
The thing you have to remember is that it is you that has to do the job and it is you that has to live on what you make. If you are happy with both those things no-one else matters
we needed a timeline the other morning, that was a crazy conversation :)
*flow diagram. although a timeline might help too
:D
That just plainly isn't true!
a sort of episode guide
No, that really is true.
Mr C,
Did you get Christine to show you how to do the walls?
i know how to do them, i'm just not smart enough
It is true. Whatever job you have is not going to affect Nick unless you find a way to make a lot more money or move the two of you nearer each other.
agreed. i have no idea what christine does for a living. she pleases herself
It's unfair. On the TV 3 people in a team do a wall. We need a way to get a team to tackle walls on the net
i really hope that you actually do know what she does, even if you dont know what she's working on at the moment!
Why?
I know it involves stationery catalogues
ooh, fair pint
?
Because you're married, if he had no idea what you were doing then that would mean you aren't communicating hugely
*takes a drink*
I blame Bassano
What if that kind of stuff wasn't particularly interesting and we'd rather communicate about more exciting stuff?
have you seen this website?
I don't think it's wrong to care about other peoples' opinions. People don't live in bubbles. Even if you're the one doing it, the hours you work or how tired/grumpy it makes you obviously impacts other people.
you work for bernie then yes?
It can have an impact but in the end if someone chooses to live thousands of miles away from you then you cannot make major decisions to suit them.
I don't think he needs to know exactly what you're working on, but interesting or not you should know what your spouse does for a living
Fair enough.
Do you not?
i know all the things christine is awesome at, but she does all of those on sidepodcast and her blog etc
i bet i know more about christine than you know about your other half, wanna go on mr & mrs?
*agree
would beat ya hands down!
oh im sure you do, but i never said that, you guys have known each other much longer, it would be odd if you didnt.
My point was just that even the mundane things should be shared/known, even if they arent important.
Sidepodradio show
we don't have time for the mundane
we're busy and productive and creative people
You might know them but can you remember? :P
What is this *should*? Is there a rulebook I have not seen?
yes!
gospel according to jon?
We need a volunteer to host the show and write the questions Alison
I don't remember my marriage vows saying I'd know what you did for a living. Musta missed that part.
it's communication, i just find it odd that you wouldnt know/what to know those things.
that's okay, i don't remember my marriage vows
what if something really bad happens to you at work, who do they contact then?
Ha!
:D
There was tis big boat....
this not tis
we had this conversation the other day... 112
Ghostbusters?
lovely boat, shame about the french
(has video to remind me ocasionally)
DAMNIT!
Your logic is backward. Christine knowing about work has no impact on whether or not work know about Christine.
tis true i am backward
it's a standard health & safety thing at my work. they have numbers to call if something happens to me. i drive a lot, so anything could happen.
So Mr C's work have Christine's number but it doesn't mean Christine knows anything about them
Yeah. I think it's a legal thing. Everyone wants an emergency contact. That wasn't my point though.
People always get backward logic like that. It's a pet peeve.
umm, no. my work don't have christine's number.
no-ones ever asked for one?
It doesn't really matter anyway. I don't have a huge desire to share who knows what about what in Sidepodcast Towers. I'm just curious why there are so many rules about these things, and why people care so much.
Why is the chip shop closed? I want chips now please.
Because it is 2am?
WANT
I suggest you click on the link below, put your location in the box and start dialing till one of them answers
http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?keywords=fish+&+chips&companyName=&location=&x=14&y=21&ssm=0&scrambleSeed=96211104&M=0&autocomplete=kw
http://www.Just-Eat.co.uk/
depending on where you live, they might even deliver beer
and with that, i must sleep
Don't let Bassano see that. He may never leave home again
Good night
http://www.just-eat.co.uk/restaurants-drinks-626/menu
oooops!
night Mr C
Zippo. I hate the countryside :(
Night Mr C
They must be cowboys. Pineapple and coconut flavoured Dom Perignon?
Go get a cow then
is there not even a 24hr garage near you?
been playing gta4 episodes from liberty city, and one of the radio stations plays this song. i'm finding it so catchy/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dn58UW97Qw
Tesco will be open. I'd need to drive 12 miles to get there though. I'd do it but they banned pjs :(
How inconsiderate of them. Don't they know what time it is?
Are they more likely to be open now?
gosh, why is my Saturday so busy? Still so much to do!
it worries me that Heikki mows the lawn in bare feet. Did no one tell him his feet are part of his livelihood?
http://twitpic.com/1jnsa4
he needs to get them insured!
Have you been able to check listening to http://goforodd.com/2010/04/30/go-for-odd-podcast-episode-3/ off of your list?
he needs to use that lawnmower to get rid of that overgrown lawn he has on top of his head
no but I have checked everything else off my list (except for the groceries, whoops) but I shall check it off now :D
groceries schmoseries that's what I say...
Oh I have to go to the supermarket too!
Don't fancy going to my local one, some very important people are there right now...
Hey folks
Morning, verynon kay is talking about racing and btcc on the radio, I wanna go to brands :(
Oh and reading through the comments I didn't base my textile piece on Valencia, in truth the green is there to separate from the background. It's based on a photo Darren Heath took in Aus this year.... But only loosly. It's green cause I felt that was the best colour to include there. :)
Thank you for the daily mention and nice comments guys :)
morning
just watching gt1 qualifying at silverstone, on the new layout
http://www.gt1world.com/gt1tv
I am going to Wales today without Mr C. I'll wave at Lukeh as I go by.
you're leaving me?
oooo I hope it doesn't rain on you.. i hear it does that alot in wales... If you see Lukeh's tardis will you tell me if it looks like it actually works or not? ;) have fun :)
Ah, I see communication is as strong as ever!
*pokes tongue out*
;)
:)
Well, honestly. If you engross yourself in cars going around in circles very quickly in America, you leave yourself open to those kinds of jibes.
Have fun in Wales :)
It's a road course this weekend :P
Morning all
Also if anyone asks how to check if the country of Wales is overweight you can tell them that there is actually a Whaleway station in New Zealand: http://www.naturallykaikoura.co.nz/kaikoura/WhaleWatch/
Only temporarily.
ooo question for Christine... can i write tomorrow's daily? I can't remember if i asked you or not (it's been a busy week)
I already have you on my list as a regular :)
yay! i should have checked the list :)
you're commenting your way to wales?
eh? they was going around in circles last night?
Sort of.
Rain watch: no rain yet.
speaking of rain... is it wrong that i really really want it to rain all weekend at Brands... just cause i can't be there?..
woooohoo I might be going to the first ever match at "Melbourne Rectangular Stadium"
They have since sold the naming rights but I think its working title was so much cooler because you look at it and go "ah, that must be a stadium that is a rectangle"
and its covered in bubbles.
hm, they must have been pictures of the last round then :D
carry on 8-)
cool... when you say match you mean tennis?... or cricket?..
heheh nooo, its rugby league! I am expanding my sporting horizons just so I can go and support New Zealand at something :D
and has a webcam: http://www.mopt.com.au/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-178/
To be fair, to this day I still don't know how New Zealand won the World Cup Final.
oooooohhh okay.
wow! that's some design!
It's also going to be pretty at night
I went past today and they appear to still be building it. They should hurry up, the match is on Friday :D
its called AAMI park now and for some reason Australian's think that is pronounced Amy. It confuses me to be going to "Amy Park"
I had the same issue with the AAMI Classic when the tennis players kept thanking me for sponsoring the tournament.
aami from the internet?
:D
:D :D
I have had a yes from one person, but the other two are going to think about it and let us know tomorrow. Grr, don't they realise once I have an idea I want to purchase the tickets right away? :D It's how this stupidly expensive Eurotrip happened!
hehehe corrected for you ;)
I told the pilates lady I cannot commit to more classes because I need to save for my trip, but then today I spent $245 on clothes. I feel this was OK because I got 6 things and it was at a clearance store. One of the tops alone retailed for $275.
I worry about Christine leaving mr c alone. What will happen this time. Previously we've had religions and crochet
oh my goodness! then again you could always justify it by saying that you'll probably be taking a few of the tops with you for your trip.. so actually you're just preparing for that ;)
hehe. it's only for a day. i have coding to do
I did buy two dresses, and dresses are perfect for travelling because they're so easy to just throw one on and bang, you're suddenly totally dressed. None of this mucking around with a top and bottom business.
did she make you sandwiches?.. so you don't have to go into the kitchen?
damn, i wish i was a girl. i could save hours of top and bottom business a week!
she bought a wrap thing in a packet. it's in the fridge, but near the beer, so i should be ok.
i hate dresses. I have to buy a dress for our leavers ball soon and i'm dreading it.. looking forward to finding some nice shoes though..:)
wraps are yummy. :) it's good to know you won't starve :)
I kind of hate them because I see them on other people and I see them in shops and I think 'ooooh!' and then I try them on and they don't look right on me :(
mu-mu?
land?
is that in the hammock district?
justified and ancient
no like this:
http://emeraldcityguy.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/homer_mumu1.jpg
isn't that just a dress?
:D
former Renault Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean believed the track not as good as its predecessor.
"It's nothing special," said Grosjean – who raced on the previous track in GP2. "We have lost Bridge and the complex which was very nice and we didn't gain much with the new part. I'm not a 100 per cent convinced.
It's getting mixed reviews;
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83243
if it sucks, we can't even blame tilke
#blamedamon?
i think we might have to, but he'll blame the government
oh but he's lovely (most of the time) i cant blame someone i like!
you've been blaming steven for two years?
Just blame Tilke anyway. Because you can.
true story, hmm, umm,
#nickcleggsfault? ;)
I arrived at my destination and it is sort of raining, sort of sunny. Yay for Wales.
yay. did ant drive you there?
Hehe, if he did, he was very quiet.
Hai :D
I'm so tired today. It's bad times.
Hi
This is the view from my bedroom window: http://twitpic.com/1jzm6i
#nothere
Have you purposely moved to iceland?
Is that a volcano!!! Crazy!
Woohoo!
But a dress that it is supposedly acceptable for men to where...
Kathi!! Hi! i didn't get the chance to say how jealous i am of you being in Iceland!!
Stay safe if that's a volcano outside of your window...
oh.my.lord!!!!
because it's called something else?
looks like there is a pretty waterfall closer to her than the volcano though..*wishes she could go and take pics*
and you were worried about the lack of internet ;)
am i right in saying the satellite dish provides the hallowed internets?
It is THE volcano
did they let you know before you left? i thought you were looking at another one farther south on the map?
my boss has left for an hour. #workinghard
yeah... It's Hawaiian I spelt it wrong before it's muumuu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muumuu
Apparently men and women wear them
i see, but is it any different? or just the same thing with a different name?
unfortunately not. No Internet anywhere near from where I live. But there is at work. Unfortunately I'm supposed to work at work :(
ahh shoot :(
:(
I knew beforehand yes. They were evacuated before the second eruption. But only for one day until they knew on which side the lava would come down. It's is still very
dustyashy.kathi i am in awe
please be careful... and take lots of pics of the beautiful iceland :)
I will try my best.
with no internet... how are you going to watch f1?... or keep up with the rally news? :(
:)
*adds "sidepodcast offline" to list
Hi everyone,
How is all on the wet Saturday evening?
Good evening
Wow that looks close. Or perhaps, 'closer than I'd like to be' :)
hey pat and leigh. we're awestruck by kathi's view
I do not know!
Hi Pat,
Just put up the latest Easy Music for Difficult Ears "Spoticast" for a soothing Bank Holiday Saturday - http://easymusicfordifficultears.blogspot.com/2010/05/may-2010-easy-music-for-difficult-ears.html
:)
Thanks Sebastian for emailling about the game, I wasn't home to do it.
Wowzers
How long until the IndyCar race please? Am I right in thinking 7?
I think* that the men ones are more like ponchos and arent really meant to be fitted, imagine it like putting a sheet over your head...but actual clothing
*based on knowledge from the Simpsons
2 seconds - will check to be certain
Will possibly listen later. Am tired, need shower, then food, then Dr Who and IRL unless they overlap which they probably will..
1.30 Eastern time, so it's either 6.30 or 7.30 here. I can never be sure
"Muumuu are also popular as maternity gowns and with obese people because they do not restrict the waist" from wiki
i guess i'll stick with the top and bottoms then
i think that might be 6.30, but i don't know if that is race coverage or the race itself
1.30 is 6.30. American races tend to start at the oddest times so probably best to follow from them.
*then
it's a bot garbage that sky are showing this one delayed - thankfully the internet is my friend (or so it tells me)
To be honest it is a strange time to hold the race, 2pm Saturday.
Hmmmm... I was meant to be going out this evening, but if it stays like this, the only going out I'll be doing is to Domino's Pizza
This race is on ABC as opposed to Versus and there is word that ABC swung the green flag time to fit the race around other programming
Last night after tiring boring stocktake I went for some beers, badly played pool and watched The Men Who Stare At Goats - very funny film, really enjoyed it. :)
Today was 'do not much' day involving eating a pasty and playing Wii.
its such an awesome film
Oh.My.God
From Curt Cavin's Twitter at Kansas:
Biscuit. And. Gravy.
(shudder)
Just saw Dank's tweet about the GT1 'qualification race' live now
http://gt1world.com/gt1tv
Now here's a series that has got their online stuff absolutely right!!
evening all.
I saw that for the first time the other day. I'm still unsure if I liked it or not.
evening lukeh
hello
you saw it without me!!
It was on offer in our local tesco for £6, I couldn't turn that down!
!!!!!
it just gives you even more excuse to go to Wales!
What Lukeh forgot to tell you was that Lukeh had a dream where Jenson told him that he would quit F1 unless Lukeh watched the man who stares at goats immediately.
He was only watching it to save Jenson's career but he didn't want to worry you about it with all your textiles and everything so that's why he didn't say until now.
i can't go to wales! i have exams... and no money.
hehe nice save Alex :)
Not meaning Digestives etc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscuit_(bread)
To be honest, it still looks a little gross...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Biscuits_and_gravy.jpg
IRL:
Just got a message back from a chap at the track - the race itself starts at 7, with build-up from 6.30
must say that new section of silverstone is alright, without adding a tonne to the race
not bad though
There aren't as many viewing areas there as I was hoping there would be. Makes me wonder whether to bother tomorrow.
did you send christine instead?
That's it, I've made a decision.
I'll catch the IRL race live, but watch Doctor Who on the iPlayer later - so (kind of ) sorts my Saturday evening
yep sure... why not... (tis the only possible explanation for wanting to go to wales right?)
IRL:
Update - both Wheldon and Andretti will start from the back of the grid for crossing the pitline during their qualifying runs
ooooo Dr who! i remembered!... but forgot it was the scary one..
awwwww
DItto
eeeek scary dr who is scary......
IRL:
At least the leaderboard screen is working today
Some of the adverts from Indianapolis radio sound as if they were pulled directly from the GTA series - utterly ridiculous and funny
soooooo glad i can't hear it
shoot, it's on now?
yep - green flag at 7pm
am on it
#confidentialfromchristine
with no christine or lukeh in the comments i feel very alone watching this episode.. they persuaded me to watch the first half.. and now they aren't here for the second!
i'm just going to catch who later on
heheheheh!! christine is back but missed the beginning.
don't blink
yay!! she didn't miss much... just the scary angels being more scary... and the dr being well... the doctor...
am still not listening ;)
IRL:
Something up with Wheldon in the pits?
Our friends Pressdog and The Speedgeek are trackside for the IndyCar
i wish i wasn't listening.... it's scary... well written but scary..
oooh, cool. are they tweeting?
Pressdog's interview with Danica was pretty cool
Pressdog is I think
@IndycarNation has live tweeting too
Yep
http://twitter.com/pressdog
http://twitter.com/TheSpeedgeek
This is the round before the Indy 500
Also tweeting are several teams, I've listed them:
http://twitter.com/#/list/toomuchracing/teams
cheers sir
What the?
Evening IRL viewers.
@Pat W:
Wasn't the whole month of May dedicated to the Indy 500?
So no other races.
Indycar's sir, just Indycar
I'm more 'what the' at doctor who!
Howdy
hey ya
won't get to see it until later on...
Yes, its a tradition.. but they've cut the actual running back somewhat and are talking of having another race
*bes quiet again*
hahahah! go write your blog post, i want to know what you think....
:)
i scared for you lukeh
I'm geniunely struggling to get back two words at the moment
IRL:
Wow - how close are Briscoe and Dixon to touching....?
hahaha
Do you have to register at that site to watch the stream?
yeah, but it's free and worth it
yep - takes 2 minutes, but it's also on channelsurfing.net i think
Okay, will do. ta
Mr C... You have mail...
Lot of respect for other drivers in the IRL
They used to say: Schumi wouldn't last five laps on an oval.
Schuey was asked if he'd do the 500 a few years ago, but he said he'd never do an oval as he thought it was far too dangerous
Old Likely Andretti has just passed Arrogant Young Andretti
:)
i can't check email and watch indycar, what kind of man do you take me for?
:)
Afraid of the famous Indianapolis shuffle!
Agreed. I'm just firing up the netbook so I can open a second screen, showing onboards..
nice stream
tis lovely, isn't it?
I'm only getting 400k, normally can manage 700+
By the way, the leaderboard looks about a lap ahead of the stream - best just pay attention to the on screen list
750 here
Mines 400, but it's still good
Wings are entirely different, is that type of rear wing needed cause its an oval?
Entirely different settings to stop car shifting right into the wall as well
Mike you will get an email from Joe with the details you need
i was looking for an image for my textiles and google lead me to f1minute big picture!!! yay for the archives! lol
oh dear :)
This is actually a fairly high downforce package compared to what CART used to run. It is designed for speed and be more trimmed out when we get to Indy, particularly qualifying
Thanks Pat, it's the first time I have watched Indy
Also, this is a slightly different package as it is a 1.5 mile banked oval as opposed to a Super Speedway like Indy
it is THE perfect image too, just what i was looking for. Thank you, even though you couldn't possibly have known i would need this image last year :)
They gave these cars more downforce at the rear to give them more stability at high speed and to create more wake for drafting.
The front wings are able to be set to a negative setting, I only learned that last year and I can't remember why you'd do it
ooh really? cool. i think this might be my third, so am learning too
Will you watch the 500? Last year you were recording a show.. :)
Jackie, if you click a driver name you can watch onboard. You have to put up with another ad and you miss the overview of the race but it is pretty cool
ooooooh. in that case, yes.
Is it still allowed to have bigger right-hand-side tyres?
not quite, higher tyre pressures and slightly different suspension geometry i think
Indy looks very different in oval trim as opposed to F1 layout. How it is meant to look.
Sato 11th in his first oval race, very impressive
My jaw still drops when thinking of Meira's pass on Dixon at Indy 2008 - just incredible!!
Do they overtake?
Positive camber at the right- hand side and negative camber at the lefts, I think.
lots
yep
lots. it's not meant to be easy though
They've had a bit of trouble with the rules on ovals when it comes to aero, suspension and suchlike. This time last year the oval races were dire, but they changed something and they are better now. So they should be passing. The trouble is the Ganassi team (Dixon and Franchitti) are the best in the business at this sort of track so when they are up front there isn't much passing.
dammit - yellow flag
Viso...
:)
What's the yellow flag mean in Indy
I'm agreeing with the radio people - no need for this yellow
Viso...
His suspension's knackered
200 laps, blimey
Full course caution. Safety Car
Safety car on an oval - the speeds are far too high for locals or double-waved yellows
those pitstops are amazing
IRL
...and so we're back to the pack.
What? Wheel missing?
Briscoe's wheel came off? What the...?
Penske never make mistakes like that!!
sato hit someone in the pits?
Briscoe: great on the racetrack, not so good in the pitstops.
He and Milka Duno had a bit of bump
i'm not watching, but that doesn't surprise me..
who's to blame?
a 50/50 i think. they didn't give eachother any room
Just to say as well, if you do watch the onboard, you get their radio feed not the commentary
I read that as "hump" originally...
Chrome, please stop breaking the Doohickey....
A Sato and Duno racing child would be very interesting
ya never know, it might actually be able to drive!
;)
...and we're back on!
Are they allowed to block or have they to leep their own lane
no blocking, but they don't have a lane either
Dr Who ping: http://wibblywobbly.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/flesh-and-stone-what-the/
#spoilers
#confidentialfromleigh
:D
Not a bad race, but it's quietened down a bit since the safety car
....another yellow. Debris on track.
:/
those pitstops two abreast are mental
But look at how wide the pitlane is though
My feed is now at 1800Kbps!
That's true but we'd be shouting for a penalty in F1 by now
I've got 400 on the PC and 700 on the netbook, I want them the other way round and I can't select it!
I have 750
yeah, but the pitlane's are deliberately designed for this
same
I'm on 400, but it's good
Ooh liking the different camera views you can get
The one thing I dislike about the IRL: this caution is never ending...
What annoys me is how the audio feed doesn't match the video feed in terms of what is being discussed
The leaderboard is also out of sync now
:(
I've found an ABC TV stream, but the quality is not the best
That's because it is ABC ;)
wohoo!
ABC and FOX are truly two of the most abysmal channels of all time - ABC gave 5 laps of green before another ad break
my mum and dad came home with a surprise curry... nom nom nom :)
Danica passes Marco..
I must say - great job by John Andretti
47 years old, first Indycar race in 1 year and showing his team mates how to do it!!
Awesome surprise!
Sato is also doing a great job
My feed arbitrarily decided to stop working
same here
:/
mine is frozen
Evening all.
And the feed is back again for me
Heya
...and it's about back
glitchy here :(
Hi Christine! How was Wales? i can't believe you left me to watch dr who on my own :(
Hi
Christine went to Wales?
:)
Aww, sorry. You coped though!
Indeedily. I did wave.
gooo sato
only just! ;)
It keeps jumping back in time and I have to refresh it
Timing and Scoring has frozen on lap 148.
Even after refresh.
I was to busy hiding in a little cold room :( If I knew I would have waved back!
Ooohh-err...
Hunter-Reay lapping Danica - Andretti Autosport will be a happy home tonight
Rockall to Wales and back in the same day? Lukeh Airways really is that good! :D
Sato running 7th - this is an ace job. Thumbs up to Mutoh as well
I love that... "Romancini had contact with the wall yesterday..."
Mike, he ripped the entire left hand side off the car when he hit the wall!!
From @DRRIndyCar
Last pit stop of the day for @justinwilson22 http://twitpic.com/1k1l8k
Ahh well, so much for Jay Howard....
Shame we don't get replays on this feed
ahh, hadn't spotted that
I've got ABC in the corner with sound off - he just went wide and wiped the right side heavily
I have a new favourite website for just plain awesome: http://instantsfun.es/
Noooo not Sato!
that is great!
:)
NOOOOOOO!
damn missed that looking at that button site
Dammit!! Sato and Mutoh!!
Sato nudged Mutoh - oh well....
:D
12 laps left - let's see how quickly they'll clean this up now that they're under pressure
From @Fieldof33
Hey guys, just as an FYI, Kansas almost always sucks for racing. This ain't new. It's been 4 years now since a decent race at KS.
The racing has only really been a bit iffy since they moved the race to late-April/early May. It was always much better in July, although intensley hot
Green flag for the last 6 laps.
That guy has a touch of the Legards with the shouting during commentary
My Doctor Who post: http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/2010/05/01/flesh-and-stone/
Yay!
Congrats to Scott Dixon. Not a great race, by any stretch, but decent enough. Started well enough, but drifted off after the first yellow - a shame, but it happens sometimes
i enjoyed it, but was only half paying attention
It was okay but with the track being oval I found it difficult to follow who was where and who was being lapped. I'd watch it again though
I think that has more to do with a whacked out leaderboard, which is a shame
Agreed. If it were food it would've been a nice hole-filler.
The TV version is easier to follow, but those streams aren't great quality (plus this race was covered by ABC which is unbearable at times).
Pizza as opposed to a good roast, right?
Yep.
Ahh well, I'm going to head off for a while.
Will watch Doctor Who and think about going out... see you all later
cheers leigh
See ya Leigh
before i finally head, this from Pressdog is very funny and puts the whole Ferrari / Marlboro shebang into focus
:)
Madness :)
Why's it so quiet here? Did I break something?
hey sir. just being busy. you?
Watching snooker, sipping a beer. Dreading the 10k run in Kings Lynn I am heading to early tomorrow morning!
following beer? blimey
Sleep then beer. And it's only the one, honest!
I'm just thankful it's not a Cheeky Vimto. :P
yeeeessshh, 5km was bad enough for me
i am eating a magnum, its hard to multitask
5km I did midweek in about..... *looks for the PB*
Wow, just catching up on stuff, Lou's textiles look fantastic
I'm flicking the channels, ending up on Sky Sports News, and then repeating that process 5 minutes later.
I'm that bored.
After the IndyCar I had a coffee, washed up some stuff, and started catching up with the internet. I go away from Reader for one day and loads of things appeared, I may have to cull some feeds.
Actually what I should do now is plug things in to charge
thank you, just completing another piece atm, but i just had another fight with a sewing machine :( the machine won.. :(
*waits patiently*
;)
21m37s normal. 20m51s interval.
oooh impressive
Evening all.
Just had a brief scan through the comments and I see Kathi is living on the volcano. That could get exciting
5.1 miles I did in 37m15s. :)
shhh, you make me feel very unfit!
I'll do it again. My target for the 10k is around 44 minutes. :D
Why does the IRL run races at such stupid times? Don't they want people to watch? Maybe NASA decides the times
It's a sport for loonies, as Sato proves. :)
What did he do this time?
I'll leave that to the people who watched it to explain. I think he hit somebody. :D
Him and Marco on the one track is just too risky
he did so frickin' well, i was about to take back what i said about him, and then binned it 6 laps from the end whilst in 6th.
his first time on an oval too
He was always quick but since he left F3 he seems to have become crash happy. F3 he dominated
Apparently it was an ABC decision because they have a full plate tomorrow with some other sports.
I don't know why it wasn't on a little later in the day... I'm sure it was later last year
It might be me, but i was expecting to see something about the anniversary of Senna's death, yet i'm yet to see anything. I could have sworn it is usually mentioned somewhere...
maybe the sunday is when it comes out usually?
i have seen some bits around from last weekend though
maybe, it just seems very odd to me, usually someone mentions it on twitter at least, but today i haven't seen anything.
its 16 years since, i guess people arent as interested in it as much any more, the storys being there every year
I guess like all these things the further away we get from tha time the less attention it gets
True, it usually get mentioned a lot by various commenters and tweeters around all sorts of places. I haven't seen much at all this year.
yeah fair enough. I just realised and it shocked me a bit.
Just reading Olly G's thoughts on Silverstone now he's had a proper run on it
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83261
"It's done a couple of things that you'll have to be careful of, it's increased the brake wear and it's harder on rear tyres, because there are more longer, harder acceleration periods in lower gears. "
Maybe, since it was his supposed to be his 50th birthday earlier this year, all the coverage was used then instead of now.
No other driver's death has ever had coverage every year for 15 years on the scale Senna has had
And it's made Brooklands into a proper overtaking opportunity!
Ratzenberger, but only because it was in the same proximity.
Villeneuve is the only other one, and that's next Saturday.
I hope so
Granted not on the same scale, but it was the same weekend.
Villeneuve and Clark got coverage in the specialist media only but neither got the mainstream media attention Senna has had.
Right, am off for bed. Wish me luck in the 10k race tomorrow! I get my name on the website results!!!
Good luck TM! Night.
woop.
have fun!
Best of luck mate!
Good luck
Have a good one
break a leg.. or not..
Cheers guys, crapping bricks but will be fine no doubt.
#notreallyhere
back folks
just watched dr who - excellent episode
:)
i may now watch a classic series dvd to bolster the evening
if anyone's around, i've updated the style of the homepage again. there's still plenty more work to do, but i think it's coming along nicely: http://sidepodcast.com/
looks best in chrome/safari/firefox
classic racing?
Oh my goodness that header is gorgeous
classic doctor who
Loving the rest of the page too, all fits together really nice.y
Firefox for me btw.
ahhh!
yay :)
Thingy at the bottom looks stylish.
Wondering if there is a chance of links for the lclt and doohickey on the front page, since they are currently hiding under the 'More' section/
I really like the new header/footer and the menu bar.
The post titles could be a touch big.
I found where Dave Pearce has been hiding. 6Music. He's got guest set on from some guy who's playing a remix of that track with "your name's not dahn you're not comin' in"
doohickey has a link, but it's not obvious. it's labeled "comment in real-time". or do you mean as one of the tabs>
Oh, someone started rapping on it, it isn't as good now
Which to watch from this tiny selection?
http://twitpic.com/1k3akn
Was wondering what you were all going on about the header, then refreshed. I sees now. Looks neat. Can see where the theme of the homepage is going to look like almost.
agreed. this is sort of how things are in my mind:
header and footer: 90% complete
homepage info box: 99% complete
everything else: 10% complete
Quite a collection!
That, or on the bottom under a different section like 'Sidepodcast Commenting' or something?
It's only about half of it....
that's exactly it. i've never developed a website publicly live like this, but the plan is to upload new changes every two or three days until all the styling is done.
have basically been doing for the past week or so, anyhow.
Yeah I thought that may be the case. Layout first, text size tweaking later. :)
I like how doing it like this lets you can see over time how the website is progressing :)
and then finally, sort out the realtime page, which is now lagging waaaay behind
Have submitted my daily post, sorry it's slightly closer to midnight than i had planned... i also apologise if it's long..
ooh, thanks lou
Oh my goodness!!! Mr C!!! the new style of the homepage is beautiful!
yay! it's been on the list for far too long.
I like clicking the tabs :)
everytime i press submit for review or whatever it says i get this wave of panic that i either will somehow break something or it will publish to the site or something. It's very scary. lol
Question on the big picturey thing with tab one (it is bound to have a name that I've forgotten), is it supposed to reset to 'Classic' option each time, or is it not sorted to go to like 'Latest'?
i love the font... the white on black for the tabs and the header... and the info box looks so perdy... eeeekk! it's awesome! really good job mr c (and mrs c of course...)
am calling it the infobox. it needs a sidepodname though.
we can control what it defaults too. one sec and i'll default it to the audio tab.
if you refresh now, the audio tab should be default.
I'll stick to infobox for now at least.
Ooooh, thats nice :)
Sidepodhub?
that is awesome!... although i liked the pale green of the other default... :P
it's all good, we have backups etc. nothing can go wrong.
you're free to write as many posts as you like though, so by all means create as many as you need to build confidence.
i like it, but what happens when we discuss the sidepodhub in the pub?
*cue camera zooming out from media temple owners watching over, laughing evilly at the comment in a glass ball*
We order some grub to discuss the hub in the pub.
did you see the webber background the other day? took ages to make and then didn't fit the style of the site at all: http://twitpic.com/1iyhbv
sold!
i have nothing else to say.. daily posts are nice cause i don't have to say lots about one topic, and they are fun to research. So i'll stick to a weekly post for the time being ;)
Oooh, retro.
Damn! Forgot to install the trial photoshop again.
i totally missed it i'm afraid (thank heavens for twitpit) that looks beautiful! ... and it's given me an idea for my textiles..:)
i haven't had time either!
you need a list.....
ace
Where do I write down 'Remember to read list' though?
i can nag you about reading a list... it's easier than making sure you get a passport, spa tickets, and other things sorted...
*hint*
;)
Hello All. Just a quick visit to say that I love the site contents page under the 'more' section. I can post the following link because Christine is away??
http://sidepodcast.com/2006/10/21/a-horror-story/
Aha! I have an idea
how did you find that!
:)
Sidepodpubhub
Hah :)
Full Site Contents page is encouraged in the beautiful beautiful 'more' section. So I used it. Took a Lon time to scroll to the bottom on the iPhone though :-)
oh yesh!
out of curiosity, will anyone be buying the USF1 toaster t-shirt?
It could be on the submarine Mr & Mrs C use to get to Rockall.
Sidepodsubpubgrubhub.
say that three times!
Is this like Beetlejuice? Will you appear out of thin air?
:)