Apparently it is Apple Day today, and that is not to do with the iPod people, but more to do with apples and orchards. Once again, I don't know how you are supposed to celebrate these things, but I think a good apple crumble is on the cards. Meanwhile, F1 related stuff:
- Yesterday's F1 Minute from a year ago (did you follow that?) is really quite intriguing. On the right hand side of the F1 Minute homepage is a link to the show a year ago, and yesterday's featured the news that BMW should be proud of what they've achieved, and Bernie was arguing with Canada. Things change, huh? Oh maybe not.
- Williams are once again being particularly vocal about their desire not to see 14 teams on the grid. More than anything, they say they are worried about the space, particularly in the Monaco pitlane. On that point, I agree, but is that really what they are protesting about?
- Bruno Senna has been talking about his future again, and says he's in contact with all the new teams bar US F1. It's also rumoured that he will have a test drive with Renault as soon as testing is allowed again.
That's all for now, I reckon. We're halfway through the week - how's it going for you? As ever, I will see you in the comments.
I love this from Grandprix.com
Did you realise that an English driver, in a Mercedes-engined car bearing the number 22, beat a Brazilian to the World Championship by finishing in fifth place in Interlagos - for the second year running?
Hell of a coincidence...
It is Apple day! Tomorrow is Windows day. I hear Windows crumbles a lot. Will you be making Windows crumble? I'll have it with both custard and ice cream please. Lame, I know... :P
He pinched that off Nobert!
Can I just get this out of the way and then I'll shut up on the subject:
27" Quad Core iMacs
Multi Touch Magic Mouse
Mac Mini's now with actual grunt
And fresh MacBooks too
After humoungous profits
Right before Vista's Service Pack release
GREAT! :lol:
[Done now, thanks]
#Apple
hehe. i had to stop myself too.
i want the mini server and a imac.
Am getting that mouse as soon as I return, if not at duty free
There's nothing like an Apple product announcement to rain on Microsoft's parade. :D
Just realised i can Download itunes and quicktime now :D
on linux??
or not :(
news to me if you can. would love to though.
Out of interest Nick, why are you running Linux?
You can?
Windows update made my fonts go funny in chrome, then i tried it and made a mistake.
I didnt listen to kathi so the only way out of it i could see was to delete windows.
It isnt amazing, but i as I am getting better at it, it is getting better
oooo man! Is this true?
Am off to get some sleep, the B&B we are staying at in Cambridge is meant to have wifi, but I wont hold my breath, so i suppose if you don't hear from me for a few days I'll be back in the comments by Saturday ;)
night!! xx
It must be, it's on apple.com :)
See ya Lou
I think the only real way would be though wine
Have fun! Night!
Bye lou
You could always use a different strand couldn't you
What did you go for, Ubuntu?
Night Lou
I have Ubuntu 9.10 which isnt technicaly out properly yet i dont think.
So far so good, i have firefox looking like chrome which was my first main concern, and tweetdeck works brilliantly.
I had spotify working under wine for 10 mins or so, and the media player works great so its all i need so far really
Welcome to the world of safer computing
I love these new iMacs. Now I have to convince myself I need a core i5
not i7?
I havent dared drag the printer to try it whcih i should as i might have an eticket to print by this time next week!
Yeah strange. It says core i5 on the website. I think that's the lower-end 4 core CPU?
Well, it is nigh on £1800
i7 is optional on the 27", i think.
Booo still no blu-ray
i7 is the 2.8GHz Quad option
Alwx specced out his ideal machine earlier. It cost a lot more than that
Physical media is dead
#M|F|C
Oh it is too. Hmmm. That bumps the price way up. The one I want is $1000 more than the one I can afford. :-(
Alex
True enough
Well if we're talking ideal, I'll have an 8 Core Mac Pro please
Ooooo. Group buy!
i think the imac is a better tbh.
His ended up well into 5 figures
With 32GB of RAM
Approaching 8 grand before we add a 30" monitor
That 's the one I want. Love the screen. Has everything for skype right in the box.
OF course - you always pay a premium for the latest intel processor.
WHAAAAAT???
But I want it noooowwwww!!!
Just because their are cars, it didnt stop people riding horses, and tv didnt kill the radio
I think it will remain a soloution for at least another 10 years, maybe more
I could just buy a new Macbook I guess.
But this a machine on which the Coen Brothers edited No Country For Old Men on!
blue ray is 3 years old. horses had been around for considerably more time.
If you don't need all the processing power and can make do with a lappy, why would the computer be so much?
Upgrade desktop in New Year or wait for rumours to [maybe] become fact re: Mac Tablet Netbook Thingy?
Ohh, it'll be tough
That did include two 30" cinema displays at over £1k each and quite a bit of software.
Yeah. I've never bought anything in bluray. I'm just gonna skip it as a technology I've decided. I did DVDs and I'll do digital. Bluray does nothing for me particularly.....
Blu-ray? It's a bag of hurt.
Hmmm. Im not interested in a tablet - I want an ebook reader.
Work already gives me a laptop (HP).
I think I need CPU power for video encoding.
Yes - I really need 27" core i7 iMac.
Shame about that mortgage.
I tried to post the full spec of his machine but the doohickey refuses to accept the comment
When you can buy HD content on places like iTunes, why would you need a disk to lose or damage?
Did it say "don't be ridiculous"?
Look, if a things worth doing its worth doing right. Right?
Two 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
32GB (8×4GB)
Mac Pro RAID Card
1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
4x NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB
Two 18x SuperDrives
Apple Cinema HD Display (30? flat panel)
Apple Cinema HD Display (30? flat panel)
Apple Magic Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (British) and User’s Guide (English)
AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi Card with 802.11n
Quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card
iWork ‘09 preinstalled
Logic Express preinstalled
Final Cut Express preinstalled
Aperture preinstalled
FileMaker Pro 10 preinstalled
Xsan 2.2 – Single License
Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
£14,147.98 incl. VAT
It probably did. Maxing out the spec isn't something anyone does with the intention of ordering.
Maybe it'll be one too
Yeah, they really get in the way
Ye olde comments beats the doohickey.. BOO
THe hardware RAID card is also quite expensive.
you're spending that much money, why skimp on software and setting for the express versions of logic and fcp?
i oughta check that out.
If it were a car it'd have 24" gold rims and a stereo to make shop windows shake!
As are 8GB RAM chips
True, i am not saying Blu ray, but I cant see physical media in general becoming dead
also, he's bought a "Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter". which plugs into nothing on his life.
neither end. it'll just be a loose cable?
Eurgh. I hate computers, they hate me! I just want them to do as they're told....
I tried cutting all sorts of bits out of the comment. I started with a quote of Alison's WHAAAAT comment. I removed the quote then all the residual info other than the spec but it kept saying could not post comment
*list.
You need that for the second Cinema display I think.
I liked the first version :lol:
Especially when purchased from Apple.
Isn't that to drive the two 30" cinema displays?
Not for a flipping long time though!! I still know people who use cassette tapes......
Very True
Which of his 4 x 1TB hard drives will store his Qik videos?
Hold on. Did anybody mention the new "Nook"?
into a mac pro? does it have display port yet?
I gave up trying to teach my mum that video's werre like operating cassettes, just with added pictures
Then my neice bought her "one of those VDV players" which she can't use either
Who knows. Last one I had was a dual G5
i agree. to us though physical media is dead.
Mini DisplayPort and dual-link DVI video output
#MFC
ebook reader running android: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ebooks/
alex can't decode the meaning of life with only one screen.
And you want everyone to use something like itunes!
I just cant see it happening untill broadband becomes universally available, and several generations are used to using it
when did that happen?
I would stii rather buy games on blu ray though unless they were significantly cheaper digitally
also agree. but people who can't figure a vcr aren't really of interest to people who make podcasts everyday.
I can see her eyes glaze over when I show her the shop my niece works at on Google Earth from my phone
Oh Finland, we love you
We'll get there. I think reliability of technology needs to improve first though. Can you imagine getting a blue screen of death on your entire life.....
films though i agree.
Music i dont have a problem with diditally as long as it is free :P
Beginning of the year - Mac Pro Early 2009.
Last Release March 03, 2009
Days Since Update 232 (Avg = 236)
http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac_Pro
i'm out of touch :(
Best wait
Recommendation: Buy only if you need it - Approaching the end of a cycle
like i can afford one of those!
maybe now, but perhaps not in te future.
I think the biggest obsticle at the moment is the prevalence of machines which are designed to do everything.
people predicted games consoles would die out in the 90's as everyone got PC's, but they havent.
I think the era of the machine which does it all will draw to a close, and most people will interact with the web and computors designed to tonly do specfic tasks
And 6 core models may only be a stop gap if released soon!
They'll be dead when the "future" comes. Presumably when we get old, we'll still be able to use the VCR........
What about the "how to operate your VCR" podcast?
Sorry i appear to be typing like a fool, i am blaming it on the fact i am not used to typing in either linux or firefox :P
if you can figure itunes, you don't need to know.
I should buy the website: BillyBigButtons.com
Can anyone figure itunes?
Christine is going to have lots for the next MFC. B&N not only have the Nook, but ereader software for the iphone, and free books too.
Screen's too small to be particularly practical. Alright for a quick reference but you won't be throwing your books out now will you ;)
What if, like many people I speak to at work, your son/daughter "does all that for me"?
No, I love my books. I did read one on a palm a few years ago though.
I just like the idea of carrying lots of books around with me. Just like my music :-)
I posted this the other day bit i dont know if anyone picked up on it...
Verizons android attack on the iphone http://www.androidguys.com/2009/10/17/verizon-takes-iphone-directly-on-with-droid-does-campaign-video/
they keep buying physical media. they aren't listening to podcasts surely?
Awww Mr C! Not everything in life is podcast related :D
generally yes, but my dad still cant use the vcr but does listen to podcasts
You'd be surprised.
they might be looking at the F1 big picture for example ;)
i'm not for one second suggesting it is.
for #mfc, it's a pretty good benchmark though, no?
Their Son/Daughter converts them to Video and Audio cassettes :lol:
Tbh it's quite easy to listen to podcasts though, especially if someone else sets it up for you. They just appear all my themselves!
my logic (and it may be flawed):
- ooh itunes
- ooh i can listen to and buy music
- ooh i can buy and rent movies
- ooh and download free podcasts (if they can ever find them hidden in itunes 9)
if you get that far. why would you then go buy a dvd?
maybe, but in my experience the people who listen to podcasts have an ipod.
People who have ipods generaly listen to music.
I consider my self to be fairly MFC but i dont have an ipod and this and 5live are the only podcasts i listen to
because most people like to touch things
and therefore itunes... which lets you buy and rent tv.
but not a podcast?
Using iTunes to find and listen to free things/ organise your stuffs is not the same as being prepared to use it to actually pay for stuff.
you can lend it to people, you can wrap it up and give it to someone as a present, and you can put it on a shelf to show it off if its your thing...
I don't have an ipod but I listen to stacks of podcast while I am on my computer
But that's free, it doesn't matter about touching :P
all the paid stuff is in your face. the free stuff is buried.
i use itunes for the following reasons...
1) it has all my music on, makes it alot easier to choose what i want to listen to (for ipod users you can add sync-ing to this)
2) podcasts
3) the occational song download.
this is most people.
i guess. none of that makes any sense to me, but fair enough.
true, but do people who dont have itunes know that? I didnt untill i came here, i have never seen it advertised either online or on tv
I hit play on the remote or touchscreen
:)
i'd be quite disapointed if someone gave me a card with the code to download a movie that they'd picked, as apposed to an actual dvd
I just have my own usage to go on. I'm not technologically backward or particularly attached to touching stuff or whatever but the only film I ever rented on itunes was when we watched that nascar film.....
Shelves already too full, more external HDD's for Xmas please
don't know. i spoke to someone yesterday who claimed they'd just rented 5 films from blockbuster.
i was staggered they were still in business.
I agree, it isnt very personal
iTunes voucher?
hehe i use them all the time, its easy and convenient!
i dont mind vouchers, itunes vouchers are nice too, but i'd much prefer something tangible
Hehehe are Side pod towers made of ivory :P
itunes vouchers let you pick a movie you actually want to see. rather than something someone else insists you watch.
Yes, but you are living 18 months ahead of most people
i get them too, but my point is, given the choice between "here is the code to download a movie" and "here is a movie wrapped up all nice"
most people are going to pick hte latter
thats a bit like giving someone cash.
I knew sidepodtime was weird but..........
I stoppped buying movies for most folk after someone said Fargo was crap
Their loss ;)
But often people don't know what's good for them.... Plus that makes it even less personal. Isn't it nice if someone's picked something out for you specially?
They'd probably choose something you wouldn't choose yourself but it could broaden your horizons.
completely agree. last time we went to blockbuster we bought coke and ben and jerrys.
and that was months and months ago.
yup, but i'd much rather a dvd.
you cant just pop round to your mates with a laptop and faff about hooking it up to their tv, its much easier to pick up a dvd from the shelf and shove it n teh dvd player
It's true. Sometimes he puts his hand pack through the portal and waves at us.
lord no. hate presents.
And you were overcharged, what do they think they are, a cinema?
I feel a special kinship. :D
yeah, why didnt you go to the supermarket?
probably, but we were hungry and everything else was shut.
had no interest in their films though.
I bring my portable hard drive, it's smaller than a DVD case
Well erm I'm not sure how to respond to that.... What if it's something you'd really like?
;)
My family = no taste
you cant do that on itunes (yet!)
I agree, i also supect 30-40 percent of the dvd market is people giving them as gifts
i love it, even though half the time they've picked them off a list they've asked me to make. would much rather someone buy me something than a voucher (depending on the voucher and price ;))
That is very, very odd!
On another note, have I stumbled into a pc chat room ? ;-)
he'll download it ;)
if i wanted something, wouldn't i just buy it? why would i sit around hoping someone would buy exactly what i always wanted?
what are the chances?
Yup. Actually, my brother has a small disk based media player that's easy to carry around with all your movies loaded up
they plug into tv's?
I love buying presents, there is a special art to matching the person with the gift. much better than shopping for myself which is more of a chore
And how many of those are unwrapped and recycled as presents for someones else?
totally.
Well, it was Apple a little while ago
No swearing here please ;)
Yep, they do.
People actually do that? I'd only really do it with duplicates if I was too awkward to tell the person I didn't want it.
i guarantee you cannot match a gift to me (unless you happen to fancy donating a 27" imac).
possibly but a sale is a sale, it doesnt matter what happens to it once it leaves the shop.
I would much rather recive a book i dont like than a book voucher, same applies to films
I have concerns for your soul
agreed, have done amazingly for the last year with birthday and christmas presents for my other half.
it dosent need to be at all expensive, just well thought out/mean something
hehe if i met you i bet i could work something out :P
My media player does or I plug it into my mates media player which isn't the same brand as mine either
bet i can....
umm....
itunes voucher ;)
and christine's?
That isnt a present thats just formatted cash!
hmm. okay, i would appreciate that. so you win.
however... that's just giving someone money :)
BluRay equivalent 1080P quality - £70
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-1080P-Media-Player/dp/B001ILFDCK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1256084670&sr=8-1
:D You know what, my opinion of you is improving. Only a little bit mind.....
he specified gift not present ;)
fine. yeah, probably daft thing to say. i have never knowingly refused guinness for example.
can i take that comment back?
mwaha, winner.
i think you are part of a very very very small population
:P
possibly. but i met christine.
hehe yes, but pints arent presents either!
A Darn Lie! :D
this is very true :)
I do the opposite and listen to them on the train to London. I get to look at the wonderful Kentish countryside whilst listening to Mrs C's dulcit tones, hehe. I even have the sesame street podcast.. rather embarrasingly.
wasn't i banned from having more?
I guess so :P
The two of you deserve each other.....
Anyone is welcome to buy me a pint of giuinness for christmas
In fact, I get quite a few on my birthday every year
Its always bad when that happens!
you say that like it's a bad thing.
we're happy, we don't judge you. what's the problem?
But you have free will, you chose to comply ;)
You DID refuse
I'm erm not gonna be in the C's good books if I tell them sometimes I burn them to CD to listen to in the car........
I don't. Not at all. I think it's really cute :P
damnit. can i make it up to you?
I'm with you brother, digital will be dead in 10 years, Quantum computing is not far
hehe. i don't object.
i don't understand it at all. and it seems remarkably wasteful, but if it works for you.
;)
i think it'll be in an imac first!
Of course
I also accept, Get Out of Naughty Step Free Cards
i take it your car dosent have a aux input then? ;)
I will admit thinking that it would be convenient if i could record sidepodcast to cassette the other day so i could listen to an aside on a long car journey....
if only i had one to spare.
Noooooo it's the one rewritable podcast CD. That would be excessively wasteful otherwise.
You need to come sidepodpubbing next time ;)
No, you definitely need to keep hold of yours ;)
ahh. doesn't it take aaaages?
before xmas.
I am trying to catch up to the Cs.
I still have a TV, but just because we don't have any decent TV show downloading here in Oz.
awesome, i think we did mention something about next month, but no firm plans last time...
that is poor of apple. disappointing given how long we've had that option.
About the same time it takes me to cook my tea so it's not a problem at all. I only do it every couple of weeks. I do listen to things on my computer too. I spend a lot of time driving though. I can't stand those FM radio ipod transmitter thingies.
Its mainly that the good shows take so long to get here. I suspect its mainly to do with what the TV stations allow on itunes
Neighbours, :P
There are some though, The Hollowmen, The Gruen Factor, err... stand up australia?
i just use headphones, but that is soooo a different argument :P
oops i thought you meant shows on tv, not neccecarily for download ;)
:lol:
It's dangerous for a start!
you can't beat dr. karl singing about gas safety.
fact.
and drive barefoot...
*runs*
I've never watched it. Ever.
I don't care about that :P
I drive in ballet pumps usually. They're really floppy, I doubt there's more support than being barefoot.
I did this one with him before
[wags finger again at Mr C ;)]
I use one of thos car FM thingys. They are great if you get the right one, and you can find a free station. That may be more of a problem in the UK
i have no idea what they are?
Nigh on impossible in london
That's the other argument we hav had before
like racing boots but pink and without the rubber sole
maybe she does ballet?
Errrrm very thin floppy shoes. Resemble shoes a ballet dancer might wear. Sort of.
I really wish I had a witty reply to that
Nooo, if I were a ballet dancer I'd have ballet slippers with the funny ribbon laces. These are just slip on.
ahh, like eddie's?
i may need a pic.
I'd send one on the post if that worked these days
Ive probably asked you before, but id you watch the hollowmen and are there any plans for a new series? google deosnt seem to know...
answers on a post card.
You just wanted an excuse to moan about that? :P
changing the subject... what the heck?
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/diapoa-640-jpg
so much ballet related footwear...
glad i dont have to worry about such things!
I did, and I don't know. I suspect not, as it has been a while.
I don't have a radio, so not much choice. I also cycle wearing headphones, but that's mainly on the Redways.
The important thing is to be aware of your surroundings and to compensate for the lack of audio input.
agreed.
ah, thats a shame, i have found a clip they did for the ABC's funding requests http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/03/the-hollowmen-explains-abc-funding.html ...which is better than nothing. I loved that show though!
Anyway, far past my bedtime
G'night folks
[switches on non-physical media player and sets tv timer]
They are a funny crew
Right, bed time for me. My homework for todays lecture is......find out what the different flag signals mean....and the lectures going to be about? Marshall communication and observers....
I love my course :D
night jon and bassano.
It's the same for pedestrians - the mayor of New York was spouting about banning iPods some time ago because people were walking into traffic. In my opinion, that's just Darwin in action.
Night!
night, sleepy people
Dont forget a white flag means "we surrender to FOTA"
Night!
TIme for me to go too, although I may be too excited to sleep.
Heh, I think it's different being out in the open air on foot or on a bike. You are by default more aware of your surroundings.
Night all those who are leaving
playtime tomorrow?
Anyone who walks in front of a bus shoulf get a Darwin award
Night!
"It is just so hard to talk to you MediaTemple and even though you make all sorts of lofty plans and claims, hardly any of them ever work out the way you plan."
http://jessicasideways.com/blog/1522-a-dear-john-letter-to-mediatemple/
hehe!
ooh. bad language in that post. soz.
hadn't finished reading.
;-)
What do mediatemple provide? Are they just an ISP, or do they host serves etc for you?
just web hosting. and only for spc.
So it's not just you then
Cripes - can't be that hard. Do they give you a LAMP stack, or what?
will the be hosting the new homepage?
seems that way.
we have to stay put for a short while longer, because they are the benchmark of poor performance, and if we can make the site fast here. we can make it fast anywhere.
we'll move soon after the new one goes live.
i would say until january.
hehe hows the new homepage coming along?
will it be up by then?
oops, i should read properly!
Nick! Don't taunt Mr C with the mountain of work he still has to do....
hehe. i gotta stop commenting. i just lost 45mins of development time with interesting conversations about the future. gah.
It's OK. He's 18 months ahead. He already knows what's done.
sorry mrc! i didnt mean it that way, plus a 45 miniute break will re invigorate the mind!
:D
I am currently writing a to-do list for the rest of the year. So far I think I have about 3 years worth of work listed. Gulp!
It's too late Nick. Mr C is deeply offended. I can tell.
fact. only a carefully selected gift will make it up to me.
Fact: you will have to come sidepodpubbing!
un-named energy drink (baked into a muffin)
I'm really scared :(
of red bull muffins?
Spider? Night time?
hehe are you sure your not bullying me now ;)
did you hear a bump in the night?
again?
No :( I have emotional fear. You're all very practical!
Is it because I am not as terrible as you first thought?
we're all male.
we select things we're likely able to fix.
again? was practical?
and we have no emotions
Ahhhh that must be it. You didn't fix my boiler though so you're not that nice.
I tried! You would have just stayed in bed, so i did make the effort! :D
Would it help if Mr C called you on skype and sang to you?
By the time you got here it would be getting light. Leave now!!!!
He doesn't have an orange drill, so he was never going to fix it
Errm no. I think that would give me nightmares.
Speaking of nightmares - has anyone watched that movie "let the right one in", suggested on the sidpodradio show? Looks super creepy.
Would an F1 Joke help?
yes
I dont know any, go right ahead!
you must be able to make one up / google one?
Hmmm what would help would be if I could work out why I'm more scared than happy about the prospect of seeing my bf again.....
Where's Alex when you need him :P
Is he a vampire?
Alcohol ;)
:D
honda.
hehe. :D
:D
Because you are going to see how he is getting on in India and he may really like it there and you may really hate it so if he decides he wants to stay there that would be a big probem. That would be my guess
phil and
fernholly, need you!If they pay I am there
I have been trying to think up a jock clear one but am failing badly!
Nah I know he really likes it. I'm accepting of that. I'm just a bit concerned that we won't get on properly, like we used to. Either that or he might propose again. I'm not sure which is worse which is probably a problem in itself.
Goodness it's lunchtime already. I'm off.
Go to bed people!
Bye ;-)
When you have been having a long term relationship for a wehile then see each other again it is difficult, i have done it before... it will go one of two ways, you will either be the same as you were before, or you will have changed during your time apart. even if you speak to him every day there is no way to predict it, so yes it is scary.
Probably doubly so for you if you are going away afterwards, and i am guessing the main reason you are going to india is to see him, so if their is aproblem you could be stuck there which would be difficult.
It isnt easy, it might be scary, but you will be really happy when you see him, i guarentee it, so it is ok to be excited too!
you!!!!
night!
So what makes you think you aon't get on as well? It is ony weeks since you were with him.
Hehe he didnt even propose the first time! But saying that it might be a possibility if he really misses you so come up with a good answer this time!!!
I have (a non jock one) one...
what was the difference between mark webber and the 3 championship contenders in Brazil?
People cared where the other 3 finished... :P
We've had a couple of weird phone conversations. I dunno. It's hard to talk properly.
Phone calls at time can be like e-mail. All sorts of meanings can be read into things that were not meant especially if you keep analysing it afterwards. The odds are you are going to meet and istantly be back where you were before. Although hopefully without you laughing at him if he proposes.
With you working so much and him traveling it must be quite difficult, it will be much easier when you are there.
India isnt the easiest placce, but it is amazing¬!
I hope we havent scare you off... does this help?
http://www.ramblestrip.com/oolong_pancake.jpg
Odd interview with branson... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8317365.stm
Will decide if we continue to sponsor them after abu dhabi... unless they want to do both manor and Brawn? but i cant see them spending that much!
Arent they supposed to annonce their partnership at AD?
Also says he knew one of the test drivers of the car.
Now who could that be, and what does that mean for next year ;)
Sounds to me like they won't be carrying on with Brawn but he wants to milk as much good publicity from their win as he can rather than having the media in th build up to Abu Dhabi going on about them pulling out.
It would make sense for them to pay a few million to sponsor Brawn next year in addition to their Manor deal. Apart from the positive association it would let them get closer to Mercedes so that when McLaren eventtually do their own engine Manor can pick up the customer Mercs. It would also help Virgin do deals on Merc road vehicles.
apple crumble. follow up cooking show perhaps? this could be a regular thing. "avoid food poisoning the Mr C way!" lol
Finally caught up with the sidepodcast radio thingy. bloody fantastic. well done all :)
Makes excellent sense.
Well, that was weird. Updating my Java for Windows, it was recommending me to install... a Bing toolbar. :-/
I didn't know Java and .NET, IBM and Microsoft were friends again...?
hmmm... An F1 Joke you're after. I don't know any... How about a made up one?
Which F1 driver has announced he's switching to a semi-automatic gearbox next year?
Timo Kalashnikov
Hehehehe no I erm fell asleep but that's a lovely guinea pig.
Which F1 driver is changing the way he fastens his clothes?
Jenson Zipper :D
Morning,
Just in case you guys missed it last night - I posted my Fantasy Racers Analysis for you ;)
Hello all. I hope my phone returns to me tomorrow, I am having mobile doohickey withdrawal pretty badly.
Did you lose it or break it?
left it in NZ :D
I like the new diagram (obviously) Amazing that Fisi is 4th.
(your team's scores are quite interesting ;) )
Ahh Pants! Thanks for pointing that out - for some reason I only changed Fisichella!
Right, updated - thanks again Kathi!
Any story behind it? Anything like this? :D
the alarm annoyed me so I shoved it under my pillow :D
Mum posted it back on Monday so it shouldn't be far away.
:D
And she was allowed to post it with a battery in it? My wife's phone was borrowed to Denmark and they were told they could not post it back to NZ...
Who did you ask? I'd just have rammed it in the mail....
I don't think she told them. I do think it is against postal rules though, maybe thats why its not here yet :D
The people that posted it posted the phone without battery as that's what the post office told them...
Ah people you know are obviously a lot more honest. I'd just have wrapped it up, had it weighed and sent it. No need to talk about what's inside.... :P
Hehe I would do the same, but I would have tempted to leave it on and phone it whilst it is on route :D
on the customs form she put "gift" and she wanted to know what value to put on it, she was rather panicky about getting it wrong. I hate those customs forms, they told me what was in all my Christmas presents before I opened them :(
Hahahaha I had never thought of that.... How nasty. They should put it under a flap.
Same here - although I know already that my parents have sent me two books for my birthday and a book for Xmas.
If they had asked, I could have given them some very #MFC presents that required no heavy package postage halfway across the world ;)
my Christmas requests so far are a Finnish flag and a Roger Federer cap. Outrageous Fortune season 5 DVD was on there too but it came out on October 15 so I bought it while I was there :D
Morning everyone. How is Wednesday working out?
So far so good, actually. :) You?
I found out that Ben and Jerrys is finally launching in Australia so I can finally get all those amazing ice cream flavours that get mentioned here from time to time. So it's a good day for me. And yourself?
Very good. The person who orders the stationery has saved up all the free chocolate boxes and biscuits they send, and is running a lucky dip for everyone to get something.
Such a good idea!
so generous! I would have a hard time sharing if someone sent me chocolate and biscuits :D
Wednesday? Full of #MFC catchup type stuff.
I know! I didn't even know they sent free chocolate, so she could have been getting away with it as well.
Perhaps she's had enough and can now share? ;)
Could be. We switched supplier relatively recently. The old one used to send cuddly toys. Another department has quite the menagerie on their filing cabinets.
Morning,
Very well thank you!
I have an Easter Bunny that wears a mini-Rossi helmet at home ;)
Mmmmmm chunky monkey
Alison! Do you ever sleep?
I had like 6 hours sleep....
That used to be a line we reserved for Amy...
Yes indeed.
Just catching up with the comments. I always miss interesting MFC conversations in the early hours.
#notfair
Cassette tapes for the win.
Nerd chat, mostly. I thought we were boring most people
All Nooks and iMacs
It is only until MFC gets it's own doohickey.
I am dubious about that one because I am not a fan of banana flavoured things
NZ will fix you. It seems to have fixed me.
That's gonna get confusing......
More confusing than talking about ebooks on an F1 site?
ooh that reminds me, my mum said if you are ever anywhere near them during your trip to pop in for a cup of tea :D
no ;-)
Awwww how kind :D
we were discussing who was going to Spa and I mentioned that I was trying to convince you to come to Melbourne because you'd be in NZ.
"will she be in Dunedin?"
"I don't know"
"Whats her name?"
"Alison"
"How old is she?"
"I don't know"
"Where is she from?"
"England"
"Which part?"
"I can't remember"
"Oh. Well tell her to call in anytime"
Stranger danger = non existant!
That's really sweet of your parents. ;)
Hahaha well I'm 21 and live about as close to the Scottish border as you can get without actually being in Scotland.
That's so adorable.
Hmmm. We all seem to be in the same age group, you, me, and Amy. :D
I always forget who comes from where, I remember Bassano and Alex are in London because that is easy to remember because its London, and Lukeh is in Wales which I know because thats another country.
Yeah, I have no idea where most people are. It's all very confusing. I was born in London if that's helpful :P
Steven's from Scotland, right? And there were the obvious ones - Scott from Italy (at the time), Dan Brunell is from the US, Jordan F1 is from Canada if I remember correctly.
ah yes, I remember the non-England ones mainly. It's England with all its wee towns and regions and things, woo confusing!
Does he live in Scotland now? For some reason I thought that he didn't anymore. I can't really think why though.
I'd class myself as Scottish to add a new layer of confusion.
Hahaha! I don't even try remembering them anymore.
Well, I do know the Cs are from Rockall. :D :D
But I thought you grew up in England?
Oh yeah! um....
no, not me too.
Yeah I did. My whole family are Scottish though. If I moved abroad and had kids there, my children could still be British citizens.
Heheheheh. :D
Interesting. From what I remember when we were on Sidepodradio, you didn't have so much of a Scottish accent. :)
How on earth do you know more F1 history than me? I must have seen heaps more of it live!
Morning :)
Journeyer is mystical, he "remembers" times from before he was born!
Morning Lukeh.
That's what books and video are for. ;) They're pretty easy to find if you know where to look. :)
I can do. It comes and goes. More horrendous is the east end london accent that comes on as well.....
I'm no good at guessing podcast times, so I can't be that mystical. ;)
Morning, Lukeh.
Nice mix. :D I usually have this Filipino accent that I can use with English. I turn it on and off depending on who I talk to.
Mayeb he lives back in time, the way Mr C lives forward in time
its Lukeh! In Wales!
I have had to check if these rumours that I'm in Wales are true despite the lovely weather outside.. But you are correct! :p
How is that even possible? :P
wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff
I'm not sure it is. Steven Roy could probably tell us
in that case, bore da ;)
bore da!
Sidepodspace, then? :P More like a kindred old soul, probably, I'd think. ;)
ooh, Catherine is not a trusting girlfriend, what with the helmet and all ;)
She looks terrified.
Reminds me of last year, when Patrese terrified his wife to pieces - in a Honda road car. :D
Just looking at the drop, and this picture really confuses me. Is that Eddie Irvine? And what on earth is going on?!
I know where Alison lives ish... because you've mentioned it a few times and my Aunt lives there (Carlisle)
here she is with Mikas girlfriend.
I bet their conversation goes like this: "so, you like Finnish men? Me too!"
I really, really wish I had some context for that photo because it scares me!
I think that was more or less the comment when it was posted....
Catherine's the one on the right?
I think it IS Eddie Irvine!
Maybe they're celebrating the 10th anniversary of his best ever season? ;)
correct
I thought it was Bono at first. Maybe Bono and Eddie irvine have morphed into one super irishman
Well... I say super...
in my scouting I have learned that Kimi makes the front cover of Finnish tabloids with "scoops" such as "its his birthday in Brazil and Jenni isn't there!" and "his grandmother died and he didn't even go to the funeral!"
Boo to the tabloids. Has Heikki ever come up in the tabloids?
they sent papparazzi to the funeral to take pictures of Jenni, thats pretty low!
I haven't seen Heikki on any covers, but I don't think he is the "scandal" type :D
they are vile and everywhere
I went photo hunting to see if it was in a series of photos that might explain what is happening but nope, its just one solitary photo
Maybe Bernie arranged to have a chat with Eddie?
....on a helipad
.......whilst looking very confused with strangers
...............with Eddie in ferrari overalls.
That definitely makes sense.
Christine, I responded to your excellent question on my site with a WHOLE post... http://www.gamboling.co.uk/2009/10/who-edits-editors.html
;)
I do not like whoever it was who pointed out that John Lithgow looks like Legard because he is the baddy in the new season of Dexter and EVERY time he is on screen I think of the similarity. And there has been nude scenes.
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/10/06/daily-6th-october-2009/#comment-534224
Uh oh
you're on the naughty step for a few more months then, he is in another 8 episodes according to IMDB :(
Oooh, yay!
Franck Montagny chez Renault en 2010: des discussions en cours
My very basic French tells me this means that the website has talked to the 31-year-old Frenchman, who has confirmed that discussions are ongoing with the French team. The article also mentions the L'Equipe article from Tuesday.
They seem to point to this interview though, which is about Singapore and not 2010. http://iheartfranck.com/2009/10/21/autumn-catchup/
Looks like a link fail to me, as the link spills over to the next sentence. Oh well. Time will tell. I suspect Franck is Renault's Plan B if Toyota manage to hang on to Glock.
I really don't think it will happen.
Stranger things have happened in F1. Montagny's 2008 has been pretty good, and that may have made him attractive to Renault, who wouldn't mind the positive publicity of a French driver.
I shall start my own team in 2010, and it shall be called Franck's Team, and Franck shall drive for them and be world champion. We will also recruit Birmingham City defender Franck Queudrue, although he may be Badoer-esque.
Ah I'm sure he wouldn't be that bad.
oops, I mean 2011
*quickly hides secret Qadbak plans*
Qadbak hiring Queudrue
Is your thing to have only Qs you'll be like the new Red Bull with Sebs but with Qs
I think it is viable business plan :)
'Cept for my Franck, obviously.
can Frank Williams play too or is he missing too many Cs?
More C's are necessary :P
Perhaps he can swap his 'Sir' for a 'c'. I'm sure there will be a shop somewhere to trade
He's the Mark Webber of the operation ;)
Your business plan needs more Qs ;)
Try this:
That's a lot of Q's
One of the many stories now coming out about Brawn and Button after winning the title:
Button has paid for his own airfare.
It seems the days where almost every driver on the grid had his own private jet (which was true as recently as the start of the decade) are long gone.
I'm finding it hard to have sympathy for him.
my brother does not get F1 injokes. He was telling me about how he went on a motorbike ride tonight and managed to leave his backpack behind, but all it had in it was a visor.
Bullitt says:
given i only bought the visor today too
Amy says:
is it a white visor?
Bullitt says:
why would i get a white visor?
Boooo.
hehe :D
It can be quite funny when you slip out an F1 injoke and not realise that noone else around you will get it, just for their sheer confusement
I like that on spc there is a whole community of people who understand the relevance of a white visor :D
Your brother is called Bulitt?
#mfc
I wonder where they could be going with this one?
Google Audio? New Google Music Service Launch Imminent
Raikkonen too expensive for Toyota admits Howett
Wow, I thought Toyota can afford anything and everything in F1? Someone worth spending on, and they might not spend enough...
Anyhoo, it says Kimi's talking to two other options. One has to be McLaren, while I suspect the other is a WRC team...
my parents were huge Steve McQueen fans. Or not. I am not sure why he still uses the nickname he used 10 years ago :D
:D
So his nickname is Bullitt or his name is Bullitt?
no one in person has ever called him Bullitt but its the username he uses on forums and things.
Phew! I was a bit worried there ;)
And of course, Joe.
Meanwhile, back in the real world
He says there:
How on earth could Joe have forgotten about the FOTA breakaway?
Joe also has a rant about Bernie's misquoted remarks on Senna.
I am slightly disappointed :)
Mind you, it's not that bad a name. ;)
Me too, Bullitt is an awesome name for a person.
Also, I have been on my travels to a certain bakery....
your first born is so going to be called Greg.
In certain situations it could be - but it's a cool online handle/avatar/nickname :)
He says it is the travelling that gets you down. Hmm. No, no, I think it's the sport.
If so, he has a lot to live up to ;)
Gregg, you mean? ;) Hehehe.
oh its the travelling, didn't you know that poor old Jenson had to pay for his own travel?
Well, if I were in his shoes, I'd probably agree. When you've been in the sport this long, you probably get used to the politics very quickly. Travelling, on the other hand, gets tougher as one gets older.
TBH, I don't think most of the drivers pay for their own travel. Definitely not those in the big teams.
That's a lot of air miles though!
Typical journalism these days :(
Pafft! I hate grapes with seeds in them!
thats probably true but the way it came across to me, which admittedly was the spin of the reporting and not of Jenson himself, was its such a struggle to have to do something like that. Whereas all the journos and things do it too and he has far more $$ than they do.
Journalism is an area I'm interested in possibly for the future and stuff like this just makes me want to turn away from the idea...
Point made, indeed.
With the big pay cut and paying for his own travel, it is still a big hit - regardless of how rich he is, it's still a sacrifice and it shows what kind of man he is. While other driver cruise and collect or wait to get paid out of contracts (which admittedly, Jenson has previous in the latter), he has learned his lesson and did whatever it took to keep the team going...
because if he didn't he'd be unemployed. It was nice of him but it wasn't purely for the good of the team.
There were other offers on the table though...
In your case, Lukeh, you won't have to deal with it as much as other journalists, as you're a native English speaker, and you write for a predominantly English-reading audience. It's an occupational hazard, I guess.
Most notably Renault. And given how their car has performed this year, it could easily have been an oh-so-very different season, potentially with Vettel as champ and Button somewhere in the midfield.
Exactly. The 'old' Jenson would have switched at the drop of the hat, but to his credit, he stuck with the team even when they faced impossible odds.
Like Jackie Stewart says "Winning is Not Enough" - you have to conduct yourself like a champion too, and Jenson has learned that a lot better than Hamilton has (for example)...
Not to mention a potentially very messy situation with 3-car teams...
boo at my "free" Windows 7 upgrade having to be shipped from the USA so not only do I have to pay shipping, I have to wait on the disc. Thats not very MFC.
They had the same rules for the Vista upgrade. Nothing new.
It's very much in the T&C though :(
How very silly :(
Mine is downloadable from tomorrow...
oh yes, its exactly what I was expecting, and a $20 upgrade for the shipping is much nicer than a full upgrade cost. But I am impatient!
Yeah it's pretty crappy TBH!
Did you get your Kindle yet?
it departed New York around this time last night so it should be processed in Melbourne in the morning and hopefully I shall have it by Friday at the latest :D
Just saw this story about a guy who damaged his Kindle 2 after dropping it and managed to get Amazon to replace it and compensate him because he sent them a scary lawyer letter.
I still can't decide whether he is awesome for getting the replacement when Amazon insisted the damage was not covered by the warranty, or a douchebag for threatening to sue after it was his fault the unit got damaged? I mean, so when I get tired of my next gadget, shall I just drop it, "lawyer up" and threaten to sue the manufacturer unless they give in to my demands? Sounds a bit hinky to me!
Anyway, here's the link:
http://gizmodo.com/5385918/dude-drops-his-kindle-2-convinces-amazon-to-replace-it-and-pay-him-200-for-his-troubles
i knew that would bug you.
i almost brought up the fact we never buy each other xmas presents but figured it would tip alison over the edge.
depends if your gadget has been advertised with a video showing how safe it is to drop it!
and will you download tommorow? :)
I love Windows 7, everyone needs it.
of course! £30 for Home premium, I'm not complaining. I'm actually looking forward to it.
That sucks. I moved my team meeting to tomorrow make way for a mandatory training tonight. 10 minutes before training starts, trainer says she'll move the training to tomorrow night. That's just great... Grr.
Will get it with my new laptop next year. :D
That's why I'm waiting until January for the new computer - hopefully will be cheaper and have Windows 7 too!
Nope. Nor Easter Eggs or Valentine's stuff or birthdays. We rock :)
Don't you ever get each other presents?
*remembers this years Valentines Day*
Ahh deary me :D
Erm, well, he paid for my iPod?
I don't like Home Premium, Professional is where its at :P
we did the lego thing during the party last year.
that may have been the last one (and the first for many years).
It lives on in the wiki: http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Worst+Valentine's+Ever
:D
That counts.
Also stuff you need counts too - my (early) birthday present this year was an office chair :P
speaking of Kindle, there was a book I wanted to buy but it said Not Available in Australia. So the next day I was logged out of Amazon, and somehow managed to buy it while logged out. And when I logged in again it still tells me it's unavailable, but as shown it also tells me I have ordered it. The money has been taken off my credit card so I'll be really curious when it arrives as to whether my purchase was successful.
Why should one get pro over home?
and Milky Bar. That's a present. Generally its a 'I am buying your forgiveness' present, but it still counts.
It depends what you're talking about, then. We buy each other stuff when we need stuff.
But if you're talking about a gift out of the blue or because it's some kind of arbitrary celebration, then no.
Home Premium suits my needs. professional is too...
....well, professional. :P
in that case christine buys me food every week from the shop and then cooks it for me.
i was thinking mostly in terms of something that's wrapped up.
I am getting Professional because I already have Vista Business so thats just what it told me I had to upgrade to :D
You really are meant for each other. Kinda like soulmates, if you will. ;)
That's much nicer than Alison's "You two deserve each other."
:D :D
That's almost Jamesian in its wrongness ;)
I'm sure she meant the same thing. :)
:D
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare-editions/default.aspx ;)
Heh yeah I get that but mine came from Uni. It is essentially the Business version of Vista.
Hey!
PING! :D
Afternoon all
So why are you picking professional?
I picked professional mainly because it was all I had access to through my Uni. ;) If I had been paying I'd still gone with it because you get that bit more than Home premium with XP mode and the ability to do a full-system backup and restore. Also Ultimate has two things I wouldn't ever use which are missing from Professional, so it is perfect for me.
I also think there are different logon screens for each version, the videos of the Ultimate are different to Professional, no idea what Home Premium looks like.
I don't see what you get that isn't on your computer already. What's the point of a new OS?
actually ignore that bit. They just changed the background themselves :)
What OS do you have now?
Vista.
I think you definitely need to upgrade!
BIG rant from Joe on the FIA election, specifically, the criticism he received for saying he doesn't want to cover it:
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/the-fia-election-2/
Hehe I'm taking the line that if you have Vista, upgrade when you can. But Alison if you are happy with Vista then stick with it. :)
Mind you, he's right on all counts.
For a normal user, whats wrong with it?
I don't have any problems with it. I don't get the big deal.
If you believe Microsoft, then you should upgrade purely for the bug fixing and performance improvements?
Then stick with it ;)
Why should you pay for miscellaneous "performance improvements"
hmmmm, people always say "if you like what you have then stick with it" until you say you have vista and then they still say it, but add a ;) after
:P ;) :D
Well the mac peeps paid for snow leopard, so what's the difference?
But you are right, neither should pay for a big bug fix!
I was a vista fanboy up until I actually got hold if it for myself, my laptop would costantly overheat and you knew the processor and hard drive was working too hard. This is a laptop I purchased September last year and should have been able to run it no problem. Vista is bloated and Microsoft tried to do too much and made it late, compared to 7 which has a smaller "footprint" than Vista. This will allow even older PCs run it quite happily :)
There's nothing particularly wrong with it. It just looks a little bit different. You get used to it very quickly. I just don't get the issue. I use my computer to go onto the internet, organise media, send emails, and use word. That's about it. I don't need enhanced performance.
they shouldnt have been released with bugs in the first place surely? and if they do have bugs it should be an auto-upgrade not a new OS
It is hard to release something without bugs ... but the user should not have to pay the penalty for it!
agreed, and i play games on mine too, there aint nout wrong with it
agreed
So what's the fuss then?
theres no fuss from my side, its just the people saying that its totally aweful and a bit of a joke thats the fuss
I wasn't making a fuss!
Beta tests can pick up most things, but it is only when millions of people use an Operating System that some things come to light. Don't wait for Service Packs, update as and when Microsoft release them.
In my opinion it is very awful but that's just my opinion.
I know that in reality you can't release a bug free piece of software, but if the point of Windows 7 is to get rid of bugs, then i want it for free because an upgrade like that should be free.
For your use maybe, but not for me. I've never had any problems with it
essentially without admiting it Microsoft are saying we made mistakes with Vista by releasing 7.
That's why I'm moving onto Windows 7 and you're not :P it's just how a person uses said operating system. Vista has conflicted with my studies and whatnot a ridiculous amount of times over the past 2 years as well as actually studying the OS itself. I can't wait to get rid of it to be honest!
They obviously made mistakes because they upset people, it's nothing to do with whether the OS functions properly or not. It made people angry, it's in their interest to fix it.
Anyways, I'm not into having a computer related discussion. I don't understand how it works and I don't care. It came on my computer, it works, suits me.
im sure Windows 7 would add performance and get rid of things that i havent noticed before, but actually the reason im not upgrading is because its an unnecessary expense.
:) ditto
Microsoft are still updating Vista, and they have added things to Vista that are in 7.
Then keep using it by all means :)
Sorry - that was badly worded on my part. I meant why do a lot of people say vista is awful?
Again, sorry for the lazy wording!
i have no idea why
I'm curious why people keep commenting on conversations they're not interested in having?
I've seen a couple of times people say: I don't want to talk about it, or similar.
What's that about?
Vista's not as bad now as it was when it released to be fair. When it first came out it was a shambles.
The commenter's paradox?
and they tried to do so, released updates by to really fix Vista they needed to do things that couldn't be fixed with patches and service packs.
I'm interested in having it, as long as there is actual proof of various things, and not just "its rubbish!! hahaha you've got vista" ;)
the face that is has like an 18% share of the market and people have stayed with XP is why.
Errrm initially I was interested in why I should upgrade. There might be a reason that was passing me by. I've decided there isn't and am about to go make my lunch.
Fair enough. It came across as if you were dismissing the entire conversation as pointless, which doesn't seem fair.
Understood. For the record, I liked Vista, it just didn't work.
What bit?
Blimey. Discuss what you like.
Podcasting.
After I've watched this episode of The Office, I may blog a bit on why I'm happy to be moving on just to go into more depth and give a better view why it's beneficial for myself at least :)
Is that because all the best programs are mac programs?
Not in my view :)
We spent a long time trying to find mysterious glitches in a setup, only to find Vista was putting them in. It didn't handle audio at all well. Mr C wouldn't do anymore podcasting until we got the Mac, and instantly the problem was solved. I can't argue with that, but I miss my PC.
Thats fair enough, and i agree that for certain things it's not great, and you're explaining why you don't like it, which i really like, most people just say its rubbish and move on.
For me and audacity its fine, its not great, but it does what it needs to do for the moment.
I have yet to find any decent personal finance software for a Mac, whereas I had a great program on Windows.
ooh, i read now.
This should only be news if it means we can all get the day off. :)
MP Richard Burden has tabled a parlimentary motion calling on Westminster to celebrate the achievements of Jenson Button and the Brawn GP team in clinching the 2009 drivers' and constructors' world championships.
snow leopard is a re-architected operating system. it doesn't appear to fix any bugs.
neither apple nor microsoft charge for patches?
I saw this earlier, but seeing as the motion doesn't really do much of anything else, it's not news-worthy at all.
:)
step away from the comments, or maybe just read?
specifically audio.
ah no, just reading the comments is even worse, because you want to say stuff but have to resist :D
Good afternoon, i have a spare 15 mins so i thought I would have a quick janty though the comments...
Firstly nobody rememebred where i am :P
Thankyou, it was carefully selected ;)
You need to write the descriptions creativly. Instaed of DVD put media, instead of book put document, instead of apron put traditional garment ;)
oops sorry!
If they are bon somewhere like i was they will have no other option!
That makes a lot of sense, ia asume they planned for grosgean to stay on, getting franck to do a seson would be a good idea while the team rebuilds and restructures
I knew there was something odd there
Im pretty sure i could manage both... Oh what a hard life they all have ;)
You may be relived to know i might have thought of a present for you MrC ;)
Why? I really dont think they do!
You would think it would easy to stop! Its all dohhickys fault!
Sorry for the MEGA post!
I have very good things about Mint which you can use on the Mac I think.
Crikey.
Hope that didnt terrify everyone, it wasnt supposed to be that big!
i have no interest in tennis. so i don't comment on tennis discussions.
seems more reasonable than saying "i don't want to talk about it", or to take a line from the other day "can we move on?".
unless conversation is preventing f1 discussion (which should always take priority), or is in breach of commenting rules (in which case christine should be able to pull rank), why can't we spend all day discussion vista/tennis etc?
seems strange to me, but by all means tell me i'm wrong.
I am very easily frightened.
I'm not sure relieved is the right word ;)
I continued a conversation people had been having previously, lost interest in it but didn't want to be rude and just stop replying. You're free to continue discussing,
oh no, i mean if you've said you're not going to comment, or arent interested, then watching the comments, especially if its a subject you are interested in/have an opinion on, is not a good idea
true. hence why i left the other night.
Hehe, it is for you as well ;)
It was a bit of a challenge but only took me 7 hours ;)
I missed Franck in L'Equipe yesterday. Looks like there could be something in this. L'Equipe is usually on the ball.
http://www.lequipe.fr/Formule1/breves2009/20091020_083308_franck-montagny-chez-renault.html
Uh oh! I don't want a present!
*plays Aladdin sound track*
See... all better ;)
Dont worry! I havent quite worked out if it is possible yet..
me neither. at least nick won't expect anything in return.
Yea, but you're the one who was all: you wouldn't be able to find me anything. You've brought this on yourself :)
do you not get excited, not even a little bit when your unwrapping something?
I find it to usually be a feeling of dread.
:lol: This isnt a present you unwrap ;)
Is it a baby panda?
tis true. i like guinness, how hard can it be to find a pint of guinness?
Sorry for going back to the discussion but if you're interested here's that blog post I mentioned on Vista and why it's annoyed me so much over time
Well it is for mr c too & i dont think he would be too happy with that ;)
Go into any pub or starbucks ;)
But that isnt a propper present!
Is it a baby panda holding an iMac?
since when do starbucks do guinness?!
LUKEH!!
;)
now that i have to see!
Hehehe you will have to wait and see... but i fear you may be disapointed ;)
For quite a while... they had to change the name though ;)
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=267163
Which is kind of our entire argument against presents! You're worried we won't like it, we're worried we won't like it. Where is the joy of giving in this situation?
If you don't like it then you just take it back?
And that doesn't seem like a waste of time?
Generally, i'm 95% certain that the person will like what i've bought them
Generally i get bought things i want, but if i really dont like it then i take it back and get something that i do want.
Oh i am not wooried about you not liking it, If your worried about that then you havent found the right present!
sounds awful.
Bingo!
yes. and why should we if we didn't want it in the first place?
hehehe :D
I don't think I would ever be 100% confident someone would like a present I've given them. Even if they said they liked it, they might be lying. Like we have to do when people give us presents.
No! It doesn't work like that! (I'm not singing, honest......)
Thats true... but I am 100% confident you will not dislike it?
if we don't like it, would you mind if we gave it back and said "you deal with it"?
would just save the aggro of finding a charity shop etc ;)
Did you have some sort of experience involving clowns and jack in the boxes' as a child?
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/imac-jpg
awwwwww!
damn you lukeh.
ahaha, thank you :D
x1 please.
I have to say I actually understand the gift thing. I hate getting most presents, I know I won't like them and I get all awkward pretending I do.
am just being practical. it seems like a massive faff to me. if you want to make christine and i very happy. please go here and donate generously:
http://sidepodcast.com/playground/donations.php
not only will you make us happy bunnies, you'll likely extend the life of sidepodcast and make lots of people happy too.
it's the gift that keeps on giving, and you don't even have to leave you chair.
dont worry Its not that sort of present ;)
and no pressies untill Christmas so there is no point worrying abut it!
Why Christmas?
Hurrah! Forza 3 has arrived!
don't spend it all at once ;)
Its traditional.
And it gives me plenty of time :D
Forza Forza Forza!
Awwww
i believe christine has a post coming this week on that very subject.
transparency is our middle name (sidepodtransparencycast doesn't roll off the tongue so we keep it quiet).
You kept your transparency quiet? Love it :D
:lol: hehe
Just realized - Donington deadline is on Friday, same day as FIA elections. I hope they both bring good news...
Will we find out the election results friday?
I'd guess so, yes.
About time! First air-conditioned tube train delivered: http://londonist.com/2009/10/first_air-conditioned_train_deliver.php
:)
I'm shocked your trains normally don't have AC. That's insane! All the subways here and in neighboring countries have AC. I guess it's because we're in the tropics, but even so...
#classified
trains do, tubes dont, the original underground lines were built before they even used electric trains!
Most of the deeper "tube" lines are so narrow they are literaly a tube, there is no space to fit anything other than a very small perfectly shaped train down them!
Is donnington getting the race good news?
I mean it has elevation changes whereas silverstone is flat?
No, I want it to go back to Silverstone. :)
Perhaps, but they're nowhere near ready to host a race.
Mmmmm near death experience
hehe its not that bad!
Unless you have gotten stuck down there... i guess that would be bad!
I hate them, being packed in there with a lot of people isn't a nice experience.
its like the city is giving you a big hug! :D
Not when you close enough you can smell what they have been eating ;)
It doesn't bother me particularly. I was down there when there were heatwaves in 2006 though. They were literally throwing bottles of water onto the trains as they pulled into the stations.
There really is no proper ventilation.
Not officially at least ;)
In fairness, I think somebody said "Can we move on" the other day because you guys didn't appear to be here and a subject was being pursued in a manner that could have turned a bit Ide...
Joe has 2 more posts on the FIA calendar. Hurry over and read them.
Thing is, he has a bit of a rant about the FIA calendar, that it needs to be drawn up sensibly (i.e. less transcontinental flights). But given that there are so many races in Asia, how else can you schedule all of them without doing back-to-back-to-backs?
Not Piquet, then? ;)
Is there anyway on these pages that you can quickly locate any replies people have made to something you wrote without going through the whole list of hundreds of posts ? I find it so difficult to follow it :-(
#mfc inside the a unibody white MacBook :) http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/new-white-unibody-macbook-torn-apart-aluminum-case-revealed/
Thanks Lukeh - I will read it in a mo and see if I was right to be an XP refugee...
open it up in ye olde comments and use the search?
or click read more down the bottom and use the filter box
That's no reason not to buy a present for somebody!
If you made the effort to get somebody something, then they should appreciate it - it's not about liking it at all. For the record, when I buy stuff I ask people for a list, and I try and get something and don't worry if they like it or not ;)
Hehe, just had a fun little battle in a Ford Fiesta on Forza 3. Uploading a movie of it from the game! :D
When I get a better car I'll start work on Sidepodcar...
Dude, we decided on the podcast not to use Piquet to mean that now!
Why should they appreciate it? If they didn't ask for it and they don't want it?
you dont have to appreciate the gift itself, but do you not appreciate the thought?
Hahaha! Oh yeaaaaah.
And on that brainfade bombshell, off to bed for now. Will be back for RG's Quiz tonight. :D
That's a good question. But why are you so against receiving something for free that somebody thought you would like and took the trouble to get you?
Unless they felt they had to buy you something. Then they could just have bought any old junk.
That's exactly what I meant!
Why does the thought have to be a surprise though? Why can't the thought be: I want to get you something, what would you like?
Because I don't want it?
You might want it? If someone knows you well, they'd probably be able to get something you'd like.
That's why I ask people for a list first!
i.can't.keep.up!
I don't have a problem with that.
when he's on a roll, he's on a roll. :D
I might, but why take the risk?
My boyfriend got his mum to send me books. I really liked them even though I hadn't asked for them or talked about it much. Some people just get to know what sorts of things would make you happy.
Presumably people who know you would know not to just buy you something :P That's probably just as touching.
Yup. It makes me very happy.
For example, it's my birthday next week - and I have been asked what I want. I know certain people will only buy certain types of stuff - so I know what to tell them.
Another example is my parents - they have taken a big risk sending me stuff from NZ without even asking. Should I be happy or sad that they didn't ask first? Happy of course, because I know they have put some thought into what I want and I know it's not easy to send it...
Do you not look forward to even a little gift on your birthday or christmas? I know it's not the point of the day, but I really enjoy it personally...
But why do they need to take the risk? Surely you would be just as happy if they'd asked you ahead of time?
Really not on arbitrary days, no.
random gifts are maybe slightly different. i think my objection, especially with xmas/bday etc, is the assumption that gifts have to be given and received.
a random signed poster of franck is great for example.
Nope, they've made an effort, and even if they don't get it quite spot on, they'll be close enough to something i'd want and i know my parents so i know they'd have thought about what to get me
I would - but they chose just to send stuff - which I didn't even expect them to considering the circumstances. They could have just asked Mrs. Goat to buy something on their behalf ;)
I think after 28 birthdays and Christmases, they would know what sort of stuff I am into ;)
That is fantastic! But also, Steve asked if he could send it to me and I said yes. I had the choice.
ooh. good point.
I agree with that - I would never ask people to get me stuff - but I do love to receive it of course ;)
exactly!
But why did he have to ask?
Because thats the fun bit!
I'm used to not getting gifts on my birthday - such are the joys of people forgetting because of new years/spending all their money at Christmas ;)
address
Otherwise he wouldn't have known where to send it to?
Guess which option i suggested ;)
I'm struggling to understand why. Do you never see something you'd like to have, for example?
not my case. not at all.
how do you buy music for a person that has no shelves and you have no way of knowing what they own? same with films. i'd hate it if someone gave me an actua dvd. i might punch them.
Yup.
You'd have liked the poster just as much if it had turned up on your doorstep (ignoring creepy stalker concerns....)
yup. and then we save up and buy it.
why wait for a certain day on a certain month?
Hmm, I thought that there weren't many houses on Rockall ;)
But assuming he did, would he still have to have asked? Could he not just have said "Here Christine, have a surprise pressie I think you'll like"?
Ah remember, they live the other side of Rockall now :P
Because it makes it special, and it's nice to receive gifts isn't it?
wouldn't it be a hassle? you'd have to go to the post office to collect it, and you wouldn't know what it was, and you'd have to take time off work or skip lunch to do so.
hassle.
nope.
In this instance, yes. But what if it had been a signed poster of someone I didn't like anymore. I'm quite fickle. Last week I said I was mad at Franck, this week I'm not.
Then I'm stuck with a poster I don't want, and have no use for, and I have to be grateful for it?
But you're not explaining why, if someone said "Christine, what would you like for Christmas" you wouldn't say "A stuffed panda toy to go with Jia-Tou"?
It's nice to have new stuff. Why does it have to be a surprise gift?
ooh. ask me, ask me.
You are asked, my friend ;)
i would say. i would like donations for sidepodcast, to make spc bigger and better for everybody in 2010:
http://sidepodcast.com/playground/donations.php
I don't want anything "for Christmas". If someone wants to buy me something I have my eye on, that's lovely and thoughtful and shouldn't be constrained to a particular day.
marry me :)
Do you guys actually celebrate Christmas or do you just not like the expectation of presents there?
last year we put out a video: http://www.sidepodcast.com/2008/12/25/
Off on a tangent, here's an article about one of the Mercedes drivers who flipped their car at Le Mans - very interesting stuff.
I used to run a website called Say No To Christmas.
Same goes for any of those 'special' days though.
year before: http://www.sidepodcast.com/2007/12/25/
we ought to do something more original.
What bit of christmas are you against?
Are you against people celebrating it if they celebrate its actual meaning?
So no Turkey, tree or figgy pudding? No family visits etc?
NOTHING tops the 12 days of F1 Christmas ;)
It was public demand!
Personally, I'm against having to do things because society expects it. I don't have a problem with Christmas itself.
i'm personally not "against" any of it. people should all do what makes them happy.
neither. last year we did party and drink and stuff. with sidepodpeeps and with family.
we just didn't give or receive presents.
*except for at the sidepodparty
Hello all.
Some German news:
Herman Tilke is retiring. Really.
Stop, stop. Don't reach for the champagne yet., He is retiring as a race-car driver. He usually races in a Ford GT around the Nordschleife. But this was his last season.
YEEEAA-
-ARGRGH.
You raised my hopes and dashed them brilliantly sir.
Hey all.
Hmmmm would it work for you if someone selected what they'd like to get you, asked you if you'd like it then bought and gave it to you?
Martin Haven told me off on Twitter for having a go at him the other day. He reckons it's more the FIA's fault than his...
You got told off by Martin Haven?
Thats pretty cool
Hm. The editing is exactly the same as Forza 2.
I should be happy because I know how to use it but... hell if I wanted the same I'd have just stuck with it... well that's stupid.
*cough cough counsulting cough fee cough*
I dont know where thse coughs come from, i just see something suspicious, develop a conspiracy theory and it sets them right off!
Every time I read that he races on the Nordschleife it blows my mind that he produces such pathetic circuits. You would think it would give him some idea of what was required to make a half decent track
Why change what works though?
I tend to agree with Haven on this.
Tilke is an easy target for having a go at. FIA regulations are also to blame.
Theory, the day after he drove roundthe Nordschliefe, he designed Turn 8.
Yeah but it was quite fiddly... it took me many hours to do a good livery on that.
You'd think going from one game to another they've improve it and add new features. There's plenty of stuff they could do to change it!
Some of it is the FIA's fault and some of it is the fault of people who decide they want a race track on an entirely unsuitable piece of land like Valencia. We know there is great land close to the city where they could have made something special but they wanted a kart track.
He should study the work of Dutch circuit desiger Hans Hugenholtz.
All of his tracks are brilliant.
Suzuka, Zandvoort, Jarama and Zolder.
Fair call...
i guess so (assuming you're asking me). presuming that nothing was expected in return, and it wasn't given specifically on dec 25th, birthday or whatever and it wasn't hassle to collect etc.
really, it's better to say no presents though. surely?
Yeah definitely if you don't want them. Sometimes people like to give though.
It's the OS argument all over again :D
Hugenholz did great tracks. I didn't know about Jarama and Zolder though.
I know what he's bought you... Unlimted bandwith baby ;)
I havent bought them a baby regardless of its bandwidth!
has this been mentioned at all?
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/10/01/str-next-year-s-drivers-not-confirmed-yet/
I realise it was 20 days ago :), but it was news to me. I though STR said they weren't changing next year.
A senior member of the team Mr Berger said "I miss Bourdais"
;)
Good call.
Hi guys.
I have a quick question, where do I go to download the Desktop Doohickey app? I thought it was in the playground.
I'm probably not looking hard enough. Is it because I haven't taken the wrapper off yet? ;)
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Desktop+Doohickey
:)
good point though. it should be there too.
Thank you very much, I can't believe I didn't think of the wiki.
*facepalm*
:(
the wiki is awesome :D
EA have released a video of the game which seems to be largely based on Joes Book
http://kotaku.com/5386690/the-saboteur-just-getting-started
Maybe it will help him get his book picked up by a major publisher?
James has pointed out some other news from the FIA.
In the future engines will be restricted by efficency rather than capacity
So what happened to the cost cutting then? The FIA clearly can't do joined up thinking. Teams are going to spend a fortune developing new engines and very high tech engines as well as energy recovery systems. This has just blown apart all the cost saving that has been hyped to death.
It isnt for F1 untill 2013 though.
I assume the cost of developing piston V8's must be stupidly high, i think the guy at the lecture we went to mentioned it.
They have been so over developed, that it costs millions and millions just to improve them by 2% per year.
If they are so intent on wasting huge amounts of cash wouldnt they be better off using it on something usefull?
Besides this is engines, i dont think they come under the cost capping?
I have to say that in the "doing things on a special day" thing I am closer to Mr and Mrs C than it seems some others. Katherine and I do exchange gifts but usually something very silly. Katherine last Christmas gave me a squeezable plastic mini snail, which when you squeeze it its tongue pops out. It may not say Christmas to you, but it said Christmas to me.
We do however have a big meal on the day with family and/or friends, which I cook. Partially, I imagine, because there isn't much else to do. Then we settle down to watch the traditional Christmas day slightly disappointing Doctor Who episode. Birthdays can sometimes pass without much in the way of much, mainly because you can't really guarantee an episode of Doctor Who ;)
Partially in my mind it seems odd to say, "I don't like you enough to get you this until I was forced to by tradition". Not that I want this to sound harsh, and I have absolutely no problem with people doing whatever they like :)
I'm not a big gift person. It'd depend on who it was though. Some people really like them. My mum would cry for months if I didn't get her a present.
I told my bf I didn't want a birthday present so we went away together somewhere nice. That was better for me.
This years christmas episode should be a good one ;)
It'll be sad :(
I also told him where I wanted to go. I'm beginning to sound alarmingly like Mr and Mrs C as well :P
They already exist though and with all the limits such as 18k rpm developing new engines is a controlled cost. This new rule just added a zero to the cost of developing a new engine
Well the second part will, the christmas one will be a cliffhanger :)
Also I've heard that The Waters of Mars could be airing on Halloween ;)
My presents are always a little quirky, and quite often silly.. dont worry noone i know gets anything too practical... I decided to get this for my stepsister for christmas this year after being tipped onto it on twiiter last night http://www.petsathome.com/find/category-is-1+cat/category-is-1k+toys/category-is-1k03+interactive/product-is-1105801
i will be hurt if I dont get one either, after all that help with your boiler ;)
Wasn't that taken on this year in The Apprentice UK? They had trouble selling them in a task.
That is kind of a present though, i generally prefer something to do rather than something to open. For example, my girlfriend bought me and her tickets to see High School Musical, the musical, for my birthday. Things that create memories are what i like.
I sound like a right sadact ;)
Just like to say, can't post blockquotes on doohickey as I thought it could
yup!
I prefer the gift of time and attention.
You have a better excuse than RG, other than his love for Miley!
They made a musical of High School Musical?
Hear hear
yup :D
*cough*
I love High School Musical
*cough*
I may have to apologise to RG for missing his quiz... I have been co-opted into going to the depths of south london this evening...
I live in the depths of south london, well the heights.
I have not seen it, and so I shall not comment ;)
ah yes RG's quiz! I look forward to it!
:D
#shhhhh
I am going to a mystical place called streatham common
I've fallen in love with James Morrison. He's singing Michael Jackson songs. I think I might be in heaven.
Please everyone do it to make up for my absence!
I havent seen it, but it wont be as good as this
Awww I'm very bad at quizzes. I do have an excuse though, I'm off out to meet my sister and no there will be no papier mache involved!
not even a little?
YEYY!!!
Podcast edited, it's over 20 minutes long :D
wiiiiiiiiiinner
We'd get kicked out. I think it might even go as far as barred....
We’re halfway through the week – how’s it going for you? {Original entry}
It's been fairly good, if rather busy. My placement has offered plenty to do, I nearly got a perfect practise test in my Medical Word Processing (we'll gloss over the missed paragraph at the end) and my bed-related injury is healing well.
I'd still like to know when I'm getting my blog back, though.
Well done Jon!
Tomorrow is Windows day. I hear Windows crumbles a lot. Will you be making Windows crumble? {Comment #3}
Wouldn't that taste a bit... ...sharp?
Where did you leave it?
Thanks!! My favourite one to make so far
Hehe, maybe not then! But dont forget about it!
Jon FTW!!!!
yes
You certainly won't! I'm regretting ever mentioning it :P
BOO
but people who can’t figure a vcr aren’t really of interest to people who make podcasts everyday. {Comment #93}
But I can't figure out a VCR and you appear to be interested in me...
:D
my logic (and it may be flawed):
- ooh itunes
- ooh i can listen to and buy music
- ooh i can buy and rent movies
- ooh and download free podcasts (if they can ever find them hidden in itunes 9)
if you get that far. why would you then go buy a dvd? {Comment #123}
In my case:
- Itunes is an awful website for me to use because it doesn't even load half the time and is fairly tricky for me to navigate when it does load (they could learn a lot about functionality and accessibility from you)
- It's more complicated for me to purchase stuff using a card online than it is for me to walk into town and pay in cash (bearing in mind that getting money out of a convenient ATM is a seven-button process, including the passcode)
- Rental of movies is almost invariably cheaper at the library (at least in the area I live in) than online unless you happen to watch a very large number of movies
- I don't need to mess about with DRM on a DVD - I can put it into my DVD and know it will play (I've had problems with iPlayer downloads in the past where the licences haven't worked for no apparent reason and re-downloading hasn't helped).
- When I'm bored of the DVD, I can either give it to someone else who'll enjoy it more or sell it on (in which case I spread enjoyment and get cash). That's not really feasible with a paid download.
Well, more the merrier :)
If you didn't have an excuse, then there was no reason cos like all questions are 2000 onwards.
don’t know. i spoke to someone yesterday who claimed they’d just rented 5 films from blockbuster.
i was staggered they were still in business. {Comment #141}
Considering that they charge at least three times as much as the local library does, so am I!
Levelator is AMAZING!!!!
iTunes voucher? {Comment #143}
Only someone who didn't know me very well would get me an iTunes voucher. Apart from the aforementioned difficulties with me using their site, I prefer books (and therefore book tokens)...
i agree with this ^^
:)
true story.
wassup sir?
Evening. Post Office staff are all mad.
if i wanted something, wouldn’t i just buy it? why would i sit around hoping someone would buy exactly what i always wanted?
what are the chances? {Comment #170}
Depends how rich you are. In my case, the chances of a good friend buying what I really wanted (especially given appropriate clues) is considerably higher than the probability of me being able to afford it!
it has minor issues with a few bits, sounds like its raining outside in bits ;) but i was alot quieter than he was, so i chuked it in and it came out pretty good!!
thank you!
have found it struggles with jingles and music too.
das what we is here for :)
the intro music it was absolutely fine with, the outro music has words and music so am interested to see what happens there....
Evening all. Sorry it's been a while, been very busy! How is everyone?
CHRIS!!!
Yo Chris. I be good cheers.
Ah!
Overall it's pretty good, a few niggles but am happy with it!
Now to send it to Mr Hohenthal himself for approval
I am currently writing a to-do list for the rest of the year. So far I think I have about 3 years worth of work listed. Gulp! {Comment #288}
Mine basically reads:
- Get to the end of the year
- Get my blog working again
- Complete my placement successfully
- Get a job (at employer providing said placement would be good)
- Complete NaNoWriMo
- Complete NaBloPoMo
- Sort out Christmas-related stuff
- Get a working soundcard in my computer
have you considered wordpress.com / other hosting? we may have discussed this before, i forget.
Saw that e-mail yesterday, contemplated it, found an awesome excuse to not do it, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Oh man!! I want to do both!
That would be totally awesome, i may do it in the summer when i have some spare time. November is the worst time for me to be doing that kind of thing, i have 2 assignments to be in, 1 to be started, plus 30 blog posts and a 50,000 word novel..
I don't even know what i'd write about!! But i totally want to do it :(
For when Bassano re-appears, how does this work? I looked at one a while back but ruled it out on grounds of confusion, cost, and not having a good telly. Looks like the cost has come down.
It’s England with all its wee towns and regions and things, woo confusing! {Comment #400}
I'm from Derbyshire if that helps.
Ok, am going to do it :D
Hello all, for those in the UK, happy Trafalgar day. On the present/gift discussion I think the focus has been on the receiver. There is a lot of joy in giving and that said, there is obviously much joy to be had in giving the gift that gives back by donating to Sidepodcast ;)
We do that at Christmas, although there don't seem to be as many things this year.
They could be slightly differently-coloured. Alt-tabbing or Ctrl-PgUp between the two, with many of the same commenters, would get confusing.
I am heading out into the deep dark night - other lyrics are available
Back later unless Alison's groundless fears are real.
The sides of the spc doohickey are green. Maybe MFC's can be blue or something.
Simon aarons gp diary is up... telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/formulaonediary/6395954/Brazilian-Grand-Prix-F1-diary.html I don't know if that link will work... sorry I am on the train!
(hearts) janna ;)
i certain lady i know has been working hard this evening, and now if you visit the archives playground page:
http://sidepodcast.com/playground/archives.php
you'll find an added "authors" section listing anyone who's written for spc.
awesome!!! thats cool :) thankinya
Good stuff :D
Impressive as ever!
I have my own Stig :) http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/img-0613-jpg
had no idea there were so many!
hehe! how come?
I heart the playground :)
My mum came home with him from the shops, he's supposed to be a stress toy. I don't have the heart to squeeze him though :)
Some say that he uses small figurines of himself for mind control and some say that the figurines were created after a freak accident during the filming of "Honey i shrunk the kids"
:D
I'm assuming this convo ending a while ago but I like this plan. Actually I don't mind a few presents if the people getting them know I want them, it is the cards I think are the waste.
I disagree and agree.
Often if i get a card where i can tell that the person has really thought about what they've written, then it can mean more to me then any present, but cards for cards sake are a bit pointless
I agree when it's at Christmas. I don't send Christmas cards, I send the money to a charity who looks after the homeless as they need extra support at that time of year. If someone complains I tell them what I've done instead. It's amazing how many people you see every day at work & that you wish a Happy Christmas in person get annoyed that you did not reciprocate their (extremely cheap & the same as everyone else's) card.
Unexpected cards are great - I had one from Mum when I got my accountancy results even though I didn't pass everything, it meant a lot.
To bring it vaguely to racing... anyone want to be a journo?
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=162067589487&ref=mf
I have no idea what this site is like.
i like that idea.
I do to, but I can't deal with the awkward situation so usually roll over and get a box of little cards, often the charity ones.
Wow. I am trying to change my address via online banking because call centres annoy me. Can I log in to change my address? Yes, I can log in... but it takes me to a page where I can download a form to fill in and post back to them.
The most difficult year is the first one when you have to keep explaining. Once you get through that, people remember and even tell new people they won't get a card from you. I'm going to suggest this year at work that they get one large card everyone can sign rather than giving individual cards. Not sure I'll get very far but will try.
Modern technology meets old style bureaucracy, plus, how can you post it to them at the moment?
I called them anyway. "Because you also have a current account you need to visit your branch to change your address, for security reasons." That's tomorrow's lunch gone then!
PF Quiztime
Link?
Ooh yes!
Also, Sidepodcar is nearly completion.. :D
http://www.pitlanefanatic.com/chat.php
Need to make an account, it is quick and free.
Spot the difference:
http://i36.tinypic.com/wlpt3k.jpg
I made it back so Alison's fears about going outside in the dark proved groundless
I have 4 differences
That is so annoying. I don't do the quiz and get all 5 differences. That is the second time I have done that and I have never had 5 when I have been doing it
have you considered wordpress.com / other hosting? we may have discussed this before, i forget. {Comment #861}
We have discussed this before - twice. The problem is finding a blog platform I can actually use. Blogger and Wordpress, for example, are inaccessible to me from an admin perspective (in fact with Blogger I struggle even to get comments posted...)
This time I will probably have to put some serious effort into looking, though. It's been nearly a week with no response from my co-admin, which makes me worry that my current blog host might be down permanently :(
Oh man!! I want to do both!
That would be totally awesome, i may do it in the summer when i have some spare time. November is the worst time for me to be doing that kind of thing, i have 2 assignments to be in, 1 to be started, plus 30 blog posts and a 50,000 word novel..
I don’t even know what i’d write about!! But i totally want to do it {Comment #863}
NaNoWriMo only happens in November (though variations exist throughout the year, including Script Frenzy in April).
Although NaBloPoMo also only happens in November, there are miniature versions of it every month, so that would be more feasible.
I have an outline sketch of what I want to write for the NaNoWriMo model (which walked half-formed into my head during a quiet bit of placement last week) and the blog updated for NaBloPoMo will be La Canta Magnifico Blog... ...I hope.
Ok, am going to do it :D {Comment #866}
Goodie! It will be fun to do this with you, Jon :)
Good evening everyone. I just want to say that the new iMacs and the new Macbooks are lovely. The Magic Mouse is, well, Magic!
I decided that i'm just going to have to get really organised with my work, and spend the next week being really organised with planning the novel
Had a fun day with some new toys Andy?
Yes :D Sadly they wouldn't let me take them home with me :(
Actually I don’t mind a few presents if the people getting them know I want them, it is the cards I think are the waste. {Comment #884}
Recently, one of my friends had a milestone birthday (the big something-0 ) and cards were so pricey that Dad ended up buying a cheap bottle of wine for less money (having first checked with another friend that the wine was of a type the recipient would like).
My card policy varies.
Occasionally, I just plain forget to send any cards until mid-December, with the result that I end up sending half-a-dozen cards to family using the remains of whatever card packs my parents used for their considerably more meticulous card-sending schemes. Mum and Dad insist I at least write those cards out, even though if it were down to me I'd probably settle for posting "Happy Christmas" on a number of fora and blogs...
If my swimming club sells cards for Christmas (it's done so five times in the thirteen years I've been a member), then I buy a pack or two of those to help club funds and use those to send to my friends.
On one occasion, I've hand-drawn everyone's cards. Frequently, I'll find myself hand-drawing some to cover the fact that my supply of cards has run out. These are generally reserved for good friends who aren't in my family because they seem to appreciate that sort of card the most.
There have also been years when I've ended up writing lists of who I want to send cards to, my parents have got boxes of cards... ...and then, inevitably, half the people to whom I wish to send cards aren't in a position to collect them!
The other rule of thumb is that if you're not family but still end up receiving something from me, you will get a card or a present - never both. My best friends haven't had a card from me since school and my college teachers and helpers invariably get nice bars of chocolate instead of cards.
But you need to learn all about them including what they are like to live with
I’m going to suggest this year at work that they get one large card everyone can sign rather than giving individual cards. Not sure I’ll get very far but will try. {Comment #892}
The library where I worked last year had a great policy. Nobody bought any individual a card or present, but everyone bought some crisps, chocolates, biscuits or similar snacks for the staffroom table.
It took over a week for the "party food" to be consumed...
Hmm. I think I'm expected to buy them.
Hehehe. :D Well, if it's any consolation, the rest of the quiz isn't really your decade.
Oooh oooh oooh I've had so much fun. I'm so excited!!!
Had fun with your sister? Paper mache?
:( :( :(
ok, so no paper mache.
How was your sister? Had fun?
Journeyer lives in ever decade
She's great! We had amazing amounts of fun!!!
That is the really annoying bit. Even if I had been around for the quiz the differences would not have helped me
We need details
I love having evenings like that, i don't see my brother very often but we have fun when we do.
and pictures :D
Welllll we went to the cinema and saw a film about a floating house. It was free. I spent most of the film clapping my hands in excitement. Now I'm home and I have Michel. I'm still very excited!!
the pinger seems to be having a day off. so i'm barking myself:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/10/21/heartbroken-or-heartless/
Gah. Even with daylight saving I am way off quiz time
It's dawned on me what a stupid idea it is for me to do it in November, i am so busy!! I think i'm going to have to do my own version in the summer, or over christmas. hmmm
#MFC
What's this all about regarding Twitter, Microsoft and google?
So... Twitter will be in Chrome and IE? Or something?
Oh great. Do we really want twitter results making general search even worse? Sheesh, it's hard enough to find some things as it is.
twitter are hopeless. anything that get's the likes of google / microsoft involved has to be a good thing.
Least they can get some money towards actually staying online without everything going wrong for more than 5 minutes a time ;)
Reminds me of a distant memory about some web hosting service.... can't...quite... remember the name...
i'm no fan of microsoft, but when was the last time their website went down?
;)
i’m no fan of microsoft, but when was the last time their website went down? {Comment #933}
I wouldn't know. It's only ever loaded up correctly once on my computer - usually it gives me a blank window except for a smug "Done" in the bottom left-hand corner.
That said, there is the possibility that there really is nothing at all on the Microsoft site...
Does anyone know where I can find a good blog host comparison site? The number of hosts out there is overwhelming and given that none of the obvious choices are any good for me, I think I'll need some electronic help figuring out where to put my new blog platform...
I'm not surprised actually Microsoft have announced this. They've been working with Twitter for months seeing as the service is coming to Xbox 360 in about 3 weeks time. I'm not sure what it benefits though through a browser asides from being able to use at work I suppose and not having a seperate application for Twitter if you don't want one...
Possible bit of #MFC news for you there in the future too, the integration of last.fm, Facebook, Zune Marketplace and Twitter as well as various news sources into the Xbox 360 in November. Big update.
search.
try and find something you said on twitter 3 months ago. can't be done.
ahhhhhh... that makes more sense.
try and remember something you said three months ago on twitter
Good evening sidepodista's!
Good evening sir
hehe. good point.
however, i can't remember what i said on spc comments, but i can find out in less than 30 seconds: http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/07/21/daily-21st-july-2009/#comment-403427
Niiiiiiiick!
ah thats because you has a fancy comment search-hickey
why hasn't twitter? we're two people with a budget of £0.00.
this is true, you makes a good poin
+t
Therefore, Sidepodcast > twitter
Although you didn't need a fancy Searchamatron to tell me that :D
I have competed in a quiz. Currently enjoying the hospitality of south west trains!
You didn't need to get on a train for a quiz silly.
Isn't their lack of a decent search facility by design though? Twitter for me is the embodiment of the current throwaway culture. Will you really care in 3 months time what anyone tweeted?
nope. they can't make it scale so they truncate search results.
why should anything be throwaway in a world of almost infinite storage?
i care now. so, yes.
Some things really shouldn't be remembered....
Why is it that when I find a blog solution that looks good, the link to sign up doesn't work?
(The software that gave rise to this specific moan is Wikidot, incidentally).
Let's just say this blog hunt is frustrating...
everything at spc gets remembered. how are you supposed to hold it against me next year when i've changed my mind.
can we help you setup a wordpress blog alia? get you past whatever is the sticking point. when have experience and they have 50+ million blogs and counting. it can't be an insurmountable problem?
Hehehehe
That's Christine's job, she's your wife.
:D
well if you dont invite me out on your nights I have to make do! :P Not sure I am all that popular with my fellow passengers at the moment... I have a beer so I am drinking it!
You were all more than welcome to come to the cinema with me. However it's not very MFC. Also if you actually want to watch the film, I'm not the person to go with.....
Neither am I. Though I'm the type of person who turns up 20 minutes late and acts as if they were on time.
Do you make comments about whats happening? I do that sometimes, most people are not impressed!
can we help you setup a wordpress blog alia? get you past whatever is the sticking point. when have experience and they have 50+ million blogs and counting. it can’t be an insurmountable problem? {Comment #956}
The worry would be whether a site that doesn't even work well enough for me to find the sign-up page, let alone get through the sign-up procedure, will be accessible enough for me to be able to do things like post entries after the set-up. They may have 50+ million blogs, but I have a horrible feeling that they're nearly (or possibly entirely) all owned by non-disabled people. Or at least people with different disabilities to me :(
Nonetheless, it's worth a try.
Yes I make many many comments. I also get over excited, scare easily, squeal, giggle and many other annoying things.
cool. is it okay if i email you? signup page is here, if that helps?
http://en.wordpress.com/signup/
Cut of circulation to peoples hands during scary bits? :P
So if Nick goes to the cinema with you he needs earplugs?
Latest Harry Potter film there's one of those shock moments (even though I knew it was coming), the guy at the end of the row just jumped ten miles into space and it caused everyone else to jump.
he can't wear earmuffs, he'll look like a twit.
That's not allowed!! I like to talk and have replies!
hehe if only you had filmed it!
This is also very true although I did have to wear stupid glasses so everyone looked pretty daft already today. I think earmuffs would have been pushing it though....
:D
Then you'd be telling us this story from jail?
I thought TWiT was a good thing.
BTW did you know Leo has announced a deal where people will be able to play his video podcasts on a ruko box so that it will almost be like TV?
Its not what you wear...its how you wear it :P
cool. is it okay if i email you? signup page is here, if that helps?
http://en.wordpress.com/signup/ {Comment #966}
It's OK to e-mail me, Mr C :)
news to me, and a what?
good point! I dont go to the cinema enough to realise these things!
I deny any allegations of wrong doing even though i'm not here.
And nothing particulalry much. I just thought you would be interested. He reckons that soon there will be lots of video podcasts from lots of producers available that way.
It's okay. You know who I blame.....?
Nick.
How was it being quizmaster? slip in any questions about speedway?
just googled it. i want one, but i think it's US only :(
No, though what event did Mark Webber attend and show up as a pundit in 2007 failed to make the grade.
Lion King music? ;)
Oooh oooh oooh and I'm still super hyper because I have chocolate icecream. Does that count as Thursday survival food? :D
I was given 2 tubs of ben and jerrys the other day, they are both vanilla based though :(
This is ben and jerrys! I had chunky monkey yesterday. Today I have chocolate fudge brownie.
I had a look earlier and came to the same conclusion. It is about time that someo told the Americans that the net is international and if they are seeling something only in their own little part of the world they should say so.
Did the man with the orange drill fix your boiler. I assume yes or you wouldn't be so excited about ice cream
done. yell if you don't receive it.
i agree.
I have Baked alaska and Cookies and cream. Baskin robbins cookies and cream is amazing, this isnt quite as good, but still tasty!
Erm sort of. He made it give out heat which is awesome! I'd forgotten the other side effect of a broken boiler is cold water.... It isn't working properly though. He's coming back with his orange drill at some point to make it work properly.
Giving out heat is the important part. That's the bit that makes the ice cream good
Hmmm I'm less convinced by these flavours. I'm happier with mine :P
no no they are amazing.... fancy a trade? ;)
Errrrm... No!
Go on!
Mr C, thank you for setting up the Wordpress blog for me. I'm currently experimenting with the settings. Hopefully by late Friday it should be in a fit state to be seen by the outside world.
:D sounds good! ... cant wait to see it!
no worries alia. yell if you need more info.
Jon - does your router allow you to change the MAC address on the WAN port? If so, you should be able to change it to match your computer. That should allow the router to work OK - it was a common problem with cable internet companies. Worth a try
I have absolutely no idea what you just said
:lol:
He has spent all day drooling over new macs. You can't expect him to talk sense
OK, sorry. It's late, I should be in bed asleep.
I'll start again. Every computer/router/network device has a unique address assigned to it call the MAC or hardware address. This is usually set by the manufacturer and is one way the university can tell you are using a router.
I'm assuming that when your computer is wired into the ethernet port it works just fine?
Most routers allow you to change the MAC address for the ethernet port you connect to the Internet. Change it to the address of your computer and as far as the network is concerned, you still have your computer plugged in :)
What's your router make and model?
it requiers a password but yeah..
its a belkin g wireless router
I have one of those in aus, the instruction manual will tell you the adress to access the menus
its on the bottom i think. what do i do with it?>
there should be a web adresss made up of numbers... enter it into your browser and it should get you into the setup menus
beyond that you will need andys help i am afraid!
It says WAN MAC: 001..... etc, its a 12 character code of letters and numbers, is that it?
oooh and theres LAN/WLAN MAC with a character code which is slightly differnet to hte above one
Yep. What you are looking at is the hardware addresses of the router. What you need to do is make the router's software pretend that the WAN MAC is the MAC belonging to the computer.
Am going to try it, but i only have 1 ethernet port, so have to disconnect myself temporarily. Back in a bit...maybe
sounds good! … cant wait to see it! {Comment #1003}
Thanks, Nick and me! I've even found a template with a colour selector like my old blog :D
hehe glad its going well, its a pretty good interface, i if i can publish on it it must be!