Thursday is upon us already, and the only way to sum it up is the day between the F1 Digest Preview, and the F1 Digest Free Practice show. However, there are some interesting things rumbling along in the F1 paddock, and here's what we're talking about:
- There is more politics to devour, and as I am still desperately trying to cling on to my F1 happy place, all I can say is that the FIA Foundation aren't big fans of Vatanen and easily jumped to the defence of Todt. So, does that make Ari's task just that little bit harder, or is this an expected hurdle?
- Renault are opening their doors to fans for an open day, which includes tours of the factory. It's first come, first served, and more details are available here. It looks like a pretty good day out, and if anyone gets to go, we want pictures.
- It looks like Ferrari will lose their head of aerodynamics at the end of the year, with John Iley leaving the team. He joined in 2003, and apparently it is a mutual decision.
That's all for now, I reckon. It must be about time we started keeping an eye on the weather, thinking about predictions and pondering whether the Hungaroring will produce another new winner. I'll see you in the comments.
This Renault factory tour thing. Now I wasn't sure about suggesting it earlier but... sidepodmeetup perhaps?
I used to go to a bar in Sydney whilst backpacking. It was a gambling joint mainly (poker machines) so not visited much by non-gaming addicts
They did have a buy-one get-free-drinks token every week before 11
We called it Tirsty Tursdays
[It was a predominantly Irish household]
Another great reason why Thursdays are dear to me :)
I predict that Mr Todt will win the election instead of Mr Vatanen. This is NOT what I want to happen.
Agreed on both counts
At some point, reading the updated safety car rules is going to make me fall asleep. So before this happens...
Night all
G'night Jon
Night Jon
Bah, why does the UK have to be so big. Enstone would have to be right in the middle of it.
Enstone in oxford?
I think your map is wrong.
Really wrong
OK then, answer me this: How far away is Renault's factory in regards to where i live, in Wymondham, Norfolk?
night Jon
It's in the deep south
Night Andy
Google Maps says 138 miles by car
3 hours drive, but that dosent mean Oxford is in the middle of the UK
If todt wins /he wont max will\ then the org will collapse in a year
Oopsy, it's tomorrow today now.
Damn, still seems too far :(
Train?
6 - 7 hrs!!
Forget that.
not south enough though :(
Nah, wouldn't take that long.
It's nearly 400 miles south
Via Staines, Middx
Pretty much perfect pour moi
You're better off flying to Birmingham
Though not financially of course
yeah... it's still like 2 1/2 hours North west ish.. from me though.. lol
Silly M25, i'm hte wrong side of it too
Nick should go to Enstone and be chief photographer for the day
so you'll be our sidepodcorrespondent?
Or Jon
Or Not :D
a) I've already been there before, b) it's good, but not twice and c) it's still a good 2 hours drive away
Ooooh, good silence.
As i said, safety car rules make me sleepy.
Night
i approve of the latest f1 big picture
:D
Haven't seen it yet but I remember the tweet
You would have approved of last night's quiz. First question was about Finns then one about birthdays which your cake knowldedge would have helped with and even one where Heikki was the answer.
Has gone quiet so time to head off I think, I'm absolutely knackered!
See ya tomorrow. Night all.
Why am I going to endstone? Is flav resigning?
Aren't you in the OXfordshire region?
There was talk earlier of Renault opening their doors for a visit to their facilities
Howdy all - sorry that I've been away a lot recently. I know you missed me. Did you guys get to talk with Jow Saward at the German GP? Any word on the Hungarian GP 'aside'?
I really enjoy his work and just want to keep promoting it.
gasp when i get home to a proper browser i will have to check out last nights quiz
recording this evening and am editing now.
he didn't have his usual mic, so audio needs a lot of work, am doing me bestest though.
much appreciated btw, and please do mention that on joe's blog too, as we never remember to pass on all the comments from here.
Wow, getting in early
Is that in anticipation of Hungarian internet issues?
absolutely :)
wow, editing now?... remember sleep is always useful ;) no one will mind if it gets released today or friday of even saturday.
speaking of sleep, time i head off to bed, night! :) x
;)
night lou.
Thank you. I will be sure comment on his blog. A lot of things to discuss this weekend.
have to say, i'm more cheerful about f1 politics after the conversation than i was before, but give it a listen and let us know what you think.
eta, approx 2hrs i think.
May try that in the coffee cup holder* on the way to work tomorrow
[*acoustically advantageous iPod holder]
Just in time for afternoon tea!
you must have a quiet car!
Not quiet enough, next iPhone needs a louder external speaker
you know that it does already come with a headphone jack?
Driving with headphones is not a good idea!
Car stereo doesn't have a front facing socket
Am gearing up for the expensive fully wired solution
why not?
Car horns, sirens, generally too distracting
interesting. i do it quite a lot.
I'm not even sure it's legal
I find it envelopes you too much into the aural world and distracts from the focus required for [London] driving
Hometime can be like Wacky Races on the A4 sometimes
eh? but the encourage the use of bluetooth headsets. what's the difference?
BT headsets don't shut out all external noise like in-ear headphones tend to do
Also, mono seems to be easier on the concentration somehow
hmmm. not sure i agree, but i should check up on the law before the morning :)
in-ears are better because they shut all the distractions and let you focus, no? even if i'm not playing music, just having the foam in helps i think.
Shouldn't the focus be on the driving not the ipod? ;)
:P
interesting discussion. I hate wearing headphones while driving, i dont like not being able to hear my car (because generally i have owned old car likely to creat down) or general road noise.
break down. Bah. Need to check my predictive text before i hit comment
I've never done it but instinct tells me it's not good for me
i tried it once when my car stereo broke. Never again.
My first car had no stereo at all
My next one was radio only
Luckily, they've gotten progressively better since then :)
Morning, everyone.
Just read last night's quiz - twas difficult!
That said, I have just found out that Mav is a Duran Duran fan. :D Personally liked the round named "Hungary Like The Wolf" - sneaky too, that Wolf part... ;)
Hi Journeyer
Hello, Bassano. Is everyone else asleep already?
*waves*
Hello Mr C. :)
Mr C is 'editing' ;)
[That may be code for staying up late and generally lounging about, I'm not sure ;) ]
Amy is probably pretending to work but is around via mobile
it includes beer.
much like blogging, this is a job christine does more efficiently.
Drinking beer?
You're not the best but I've met worse
:D
A friend of mine put me on My Single Friend dot com
I have since discovered that it is obligatory for every woman in and around London to either have a pic or profile-mention that pertains to running - preferably the marathon!
it's free and if anyone asks, how hard is it to make up a story about where you run?
i think cycling used to be the thing, except you then need to own a bike. which i guess is inconvenient in london.
Cyclists everywhere, especially in my building who love leaving their flipping bike in front of the hallway door!
Think they need to have a bit more of a kamikaze spirit in London though
Seriously, I'm starting to think Runner's World had a blanket ban on singles ads and they all ended up on MSF
you got some examples?
I'll have a look
I've closed the tabs with those showing medals from their marathon achievements
i guess running isn't much of a social sport?
I think it's 30-somethings saying "I'm in good shape, honest"
i have discovered the coooooolest thing. my mic is turned up loud, because i need to record the aside intro title, but not wake anyone. and with my headphones on it's picking up my typing as i comment and amplifying the sound.
my typing sounds awesome. like i have some kind of really old, but massive typewriter.
Like Jessica Fletcher?
it says to me - i'm not gonna be around when you get home, and when i do get back i'll quite likely stink.
YESSSS!
:D
Clean & sweaty = good
Jogger's trainers = bad
Slightly illegal
i googled, but it said it's fine?
That's what I thought
Google Thailand doesn't count ;)
eheh. find me the law that says i can't then. i double dare you.
If you are in an accident and proved to be wearing headphones they will argue that you were driving without due care and attention. Bluetooth headsets for phones are only in one ear. Even Leo doesn't put his podcasts in stereo so that people running, cycling etc have one ear to listen to the traffic.
Leo says stereo earphones are bad. That is better than any law.
not illegal though?
what? how did i not know this?
A scan reveals that there may be no law particularly banning it in the UK, though any copper could quite happily give you the 'due care and attention' spiel
Seems N America goes down the one ear bud is ok route
Road Traffic Act is another thing entirely
go on?
someone said the other day that it's illegal to drive barefoot, but i know that it's not because i had an argument with a nice officer who once tried to claim that it was.
i sometimes drive barefoot and sometimes wear headphones. neither are illegal though, and i'd argue neither are less safe.
I am sure it is butcan't prove it.
Your memory is not doing well today. He asked a few weeks ago if people would like stereo podcasts and quite a few people in his chatroom gave the safety argument so Leo decided that was a really good idea. I think he puts the mono down both ears but if you ar doing something dangerous you don't miss anything by having only one ear listening.
i haven't heard it. i am behind though.
i like the idea. may have to think about it.
re comment 77 i am on longer pretending to work, i left early. Now im off to buy a bookshelf.
Just stating that it's not the law but getting points on your licence still isn't nice. The due care & attention thing will often be used after an accident, though you could be driving with headphones for years without grief
I have moved cars short distances barefoot and it is really uncomfortable. I have no idea how anyone can drive properly barefoot.
Another half day or just Poets Day?
i have big feet. in cars with a small footwell, barefoot is safer than hitting two pedals or side of the air ducts.
i quite like it actually. especially on longer journeys.
when my boss says "we are pretty quiet today do you want to go home" i find it hard to say no. Especially when it means i can avoid the after work ikea crowd.
In my world, that's called 'a trap'
Not as in snare, but like the article that holds a greyhound before a race.
To be let off early is 'being trapped off'
True story!
It's good night from me assuming anyone is here
am here. uploading podcast, but it's sloooow.
catch ya tomorrow.
turns out bookcase weighs more than i thought it did and delivery price makes it not so cheap. Need to find a friend with a car.
i was gonna ask how you planned on getting it home.
boo :(
aside with joe is published. now for sleeps.
It's better than race boots! I find I have to sit closer though. Nice alloy pedals help. You very quickly get used to it and hate having to wear shoes
is this for morale? Or do they pay you less?
its because they work out how much work is being done compared to the amount of labour hours being provided and if productivity is too low because theres not enough work to do they try and send people home. It's illegal for them to force us to, but my love of not working usually wins out. Any hour I'm not there I don't get paid, or I can take it as annual leave but I'm not a fan of frittering that away an hour at a time.
Jarno Saarinen has been made a 'MotoGP Legend'
The reason why I linked to this is because apparently Jarno Trulli is named after this guy...
Indeed - his parents saw him race at Monza or someother.
Morning all,
How's the weather where you are today?
I'll describe the local weather for you in RonSpeak:
"The levels of participation at this moment in time are similar to those of the canine and feline species..."
sunny warm and not that humid, only some 75% (that is considered mild over here).
Here's a post from the Irish guy who dislikes statistics
Interesting stuff ... nice to see IRL has a silly season too. Although I must say that I thought his post might have been a bit complex and dry. Dry to the point that I couldn't really fathom it as it was not speaking to me in a language I understood... ;)
Sunny but not hot so far.
Hmm. Second time in a week I can't get on to STYA. How am I supposed to do Baby Panda Thursday? More to the point, how am I going to get through Thursday without Baby Panda Thursday!?
Be patient and wait for the doohickey to go to sleep?
Oooh, good thinking.
Gotta share this one with you - I was reading an article on the CAR Magazine webiste about the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, and in the comments section someone has added an absolute gem:
"Is this car any good? Cause I don't see many around..."
:D
Bless! They need to get themselves to Goodwood, there's usually about four there.
The downside is that you can't get an Instant Panda Fix though :(
Well that's why they never saw one before - Goodwood got greedy and took them all!
It's back!!
Yummy panda goodness: http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/2009/07/23/baby-panda-thursday-22/
Lee McK tweeting behind the scenes snippets:
"Arrived in Hungary,had a mini BBC table football championship last night. Legard and I beat Jake and our boss,good way to start weekend!"
and
"Very hot here at the track. TV compound quite far from the paddock. Watch out for my Jarno Trulli earthquake piece this weekend."
I really don't like Internet Explorer. My computer is currently suffering from a suspected progressive hard drive failure (second time in 18 months!), which means I've got to use Dad's computer for the internet until mine is behaving itself again. The trouble is that this version seems to be even pickier about what it loads than my computer on a bad day and struggles to run even two windows simultaneously (which could be a pain in the neck tomorrow when I ask it to run three windows at a time, one with about eight tabs...)
The FIA Foundation's behaviour is completely expected, since it's staffed largely with the incumbent's choices (i.e. Mosley appointments). What is especially expected is that it didn't bother to tell us what Todt was really doing, which tells me it either assumed that only Ari would be interested in the contents of its letter (very strange, given FIA precedent) or Ari was a lot more right than the Foundation on this matter. Whether the NSA delegates figure out this inconsistency is another question entirely.
I went to a zoo the other day and there were no pandas or marmots!
GRRR! This is going to drive me up the wall. I'm having to refresh every single page because this stupid browser insists on prioritising its cache over the real state of the internet. It even goes back to the cache if I refresh the page and add a comment. GRRR!
Morning all!
How's it going?
Ctrl+F5?
Pretty good. It's actually.... sunny! And there's blue skies and everything!
I'm in the mood for some bloggin' and photoshopppin' today.
From that article:
"Franck Montagny is at the top of the list to replace [Danica Patrick] at AGR. His performance at Le Mans this year was stunning and that was despite driving with a broken leg sustained in training camp 3 weeks before the race. He was consistently faster than Bourdais in the number 8 Peugeot and his talent has been criminally overlooked by both the F1 and IndyCar communities."
Interesting...
Also our council introduced/delivered a new recycling thing today. Basically, you put your waste food into a mini bin thats no higher than your ankle, wnd when that is full, it goes into a larger waste bin, which then every week goes into another bin to be put outside.
I'm a bit unsure/amused why we have 3 bins to do this....
Mornin all. Eyes being annoying, aside from that, im fine.
Yay. We said that :)
Go FKM!
If Franck does get the seat, would it be enough to convince you to watch an oval race?
Ctrl+F5? {Comment #144}
Does absolutely nothing on this computer :(
Erm, depends how easy it is to find it online.
oh Alia! You have no idea how much it frustrates me that I cannot easily help you with your computer problems. (I'm sure your frustration is greater than mine though)
Don't do it Christine!!! You'll scratch your own eyes out because they're so boring!!!
Okay.
Assuming Mrs. Hospital leaves AGR, of course.
There are lots of drivers just like Franck sadly...
But do try and watch the events on the proper circuits...
There is no one like Franck!
Ah yes... I meant there are lots of drivers in the same predicament...
weird. we just made that up!
it is just silly season rumours though ... having said that, Declan wouldn't have said it if there was no substance to it...
sure you did Gavin, sure you did :P
telling people not to watch car racing and then bad mouthing Franck. I don't know what's going on with you!
This comment has nothing to do with you having wifi on your train. Nothing at all...
am i going nuts, or did jake say he beat lagard?
http://twitter.com/jakehumphreyf1/status/2788518798
BBCF1 in table football scandal
I'm just saying watch the 'road courses' and avoid the ovals...
:)
In normal rules of table football the players aren't usually allowed to spin - ahem
YES! Thank you!
My entire 6th form was based on arguments with this. A productive 2 years were had.
Re the conversation from a couple of days ago that is actually happening today (or whatever - the doohicky does seem to make time travel possible)...
I may be unusual, you be the judge, but I have 2 PCs, 1 Mac Laptop, 1 Wii, 1 Apple TV and 2 iPhones that are likely to be connected to the internet at any one time. There are several other devices like 2 legacy iPhones, multiple legacy laptops and computers that need to be connected from time to time. But as I say, I may be unusual :)
www.indycar.com - I think. She should at least watch the Indy 500 - same weekend as Monaco. ;) That's the one oval race worth watching.
She's being linked to replace Scott Dixon at Ganassi.
Ahhh how weird! That surprisingly accurate voicemail to text service I was raving about the other day has been accused by the BBC of having the call centers in South Africa and the Philippines transcribe the message in violation of the privacy policy...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8163511.stm
No wonder it was that accurate!
If it's a race weekend, there's no chance.
You can't watch that one unless you cancel the debrief...
A shame, that. Those 2 races are the ultimate tradition of racing - both on Ascension Day weekend.
Grrr! Should be different weekends!
Are USF1 really stupid enough to sign Villeneuve?
Really? Hmmm - must try to find out which call center here is handling that...
Why not?
Is that why you've been doing so much transcript work? ;)
They've been running on the same weekend for more than 50 years now, at least. Why change it? Many an F1 driver skipped Monaco at least once to race at Indy - and some of them won there (like Graham Hill and Jim Clark).
Time to head off to the shops me thinks... who wants what?
In fact, I haven't actually gotten to do any transcripting work here.
Ooooh, where you going?
They need someone who can develop a car.
Look what happened the last time he was involved with development of a new teams car.
Silly me, I meant transcribing. ;)
I meant, why can't be USF1 not be stupid enough to run him? They sure can! ;)
Mum needs some bread and milk, and I'm reeeeeeeeeeally hungry so Greggs for me with their yummy sausage rolls and yummy chocolate ecclairs. :)
So it's not you who's listening to our voicemails then?
I'd like a sandwhich or the things to make a sandwhich whichever is easiest :)
Someone mention greggs?
Get me a sausage roll while your there
BREAD... FILLING... BREAD! :D
Greggs! Chicken salad sandwich and a white chocolate cookie. Ta.
Ah I'll have one of those. Hold the white chocolate cookie or maybe give it to Christine as a treat she can have two :)
I think Lukeh is going to start saying, "it's on the list"!
*writes down Sidepodbuffet onto list*
Ooh yay. I couldn't eat two, but I'll save it for later. Oh, and some coke too, please.
Hah! Same time :D
:D
Fair enough then. :D
Yeah I'll have a full fat coke. Thanks.
Nope, not me. ;)
Reminds me of the sandwich rap...
There ya go!
Dammit I might have to go to Greggs now. I hope you're on commission, Lukeh.
We don't have a Gregs :(
Come up north, we have loads.
Oh no! Other un-named bakeries are available?
I'll have to think of something...
I don't want one.
Dough is currently having it's second rest. :D
*hands out ridiculous amount of food*
You hungry, hungry people you.
:p
Nothing like home baked bread. Sadly I have no time to make it.
Yay. Lukeh's the best. What did you get?
I make it every couple of days.
Although, the part baked bread you can now get is pretty good.
Ended up getting 2 sausage rolls, one for mum and myself, a choccy ecclair for me (it's so fattening but IT'S SO GOOD) and a chicken bake for my brother. I now no longer need to eat for hours.
It's only small snacks but Greggs are just amazingly yumtastic.
Cheers Lukeh...
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-137
Glad it reached you!
:)
that explains a lot!
note to self: go to UK. Eat baked goods.
Have you ever seen that episode of the Simpsons when a french guy makes an ecclair so explosive it could kill Homer?
That's what Greggs chocolate ecclairs are.
That's funny looking chicken salad :)
we're going to need comments in milliseconds...
Well I changed my mind and Lukeh read it :)
Because I wasn't going to Gregs but instead to a place that makes the sandwhich in front of you I had to decide what to do because they don't make as good a chicken salad there as you'd hope. I'm always slightly disapointed by it. So I went for ham, cheese, tomato and mustard. Yum :)
I found out there is a DIY sandwich shop here with 150 different ingredients and you can put whatever you like in it, and they charge you by weight. Considering the problems I have making decisions, it might be best if I never go there.
That IS a sandwich!
Our canteen served curry for lunch today - was nice!
Woohoo! Rubens is mr happy
:)
HEIKKI IN THE SNOW? OH BBC COVERAGE I LOVE YOU.
Oooh i love this simple little task list app... Ooooh...
:)
http://tasck.com/
They spell Tasck with a 'c' like Franck :)
Mr C might like it because the way to make something high priority is capitalise the first letter of the task. That would mean that he would never have to make anything high priority :)
Hello Everyone!
Mr C don't drive with headphones in, i have been in a car which has been stopped because of it...
Mr C, your fancy doohickey gives away when I hit publish by accident.
afternoon everyone :)
Hey Lou - you missed the Greggs run... :(
BTW, could you not fix your printer?
Heyo lou
afternoon :)
Greggs? what is Greggs?
i couldn't no :( mum and dad took it to get it fixed and came back with a new one... so... yeah..
...!
It is like the greatest food store pastry based shop ever.
oh... never heard of them..
Yeah I remember when I used to work at the Appliance Store. Printers are just not worth fixing if something breaks...
Unless it's a really serious printer, they're disposable.
My colour laser printer is a disposable one. I paid £120 for it, and a complete set of toners is £90.
Unfortunately, it's going to be a pig to replace cheaply as it's got parallel, usb and ethernet connections on it.
Can someone put my name down for episode 74, please (http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Help+Us+Transcribe). The wiki donesn't like me much today.
Hi all!
Exactly... but often with electronics out of warranty it usually costs half as much as the list price to fix the damn thing, so you may as well get a new one...
Hey Kathi :)
stopped for sure. but presumably let off, seeing as there is no law against it.
hahahahah. sidepodfail?
*doesn't
I hope I remember to switch on spell-check when I'm doing the transcript
Driving without due care and attention should cover it.
Done and done.
Thanks
pretty much what i discovered last night :)
love it.
my flatmate just came into my room to borrow my scissors, saw a picture of Kimi and demanded to know who he was because "he's gorgeous"
This is a victory for Finland.
At least you weren't arrested under anti terrorist laws for.... being too tall :D
i googled it, have never been stopped for it.
what hat was he wearing?
no hat, it's a rather airbrushed tag heuer ad
Oh no. My Greggs had a queue right out the door!
how good is this place?
I thought that was the norm?
needs to see heikki with shoes on his hands...
Ah. the infamous Greggs queueues.
Queues...
Even the word queue is getting queues.
I thought I might get away with it.
Is that the one with Jenni where he looks like he's been stunned?
I havent been to one for about 5 years for that reason.
No queue... means its no good, A queue and i cant be bothered....
That and Subway.... mmm subway...
I am confused by your national loyalties... ;)
Did you mention his black hole of a personality?
wow... a pastry shop that always has queues?...are they that popular then?
I would go to subway everyday if i could.
She would never get into trouble for anything. she is blonde, tiny, and knows how to cry...
If i cried the copper would probably punch me...
Yes.
They are the Brawn GP at Goodwood of pastry shops.
Ok maybe not THAT wild. But they always have mega queues because they are mega.
I really dont understand this... I only go to bakers if all other options for eating are exhausted...
i have never even seen a Greggs shop.. maybe they haven't discovered this region of Kent yet... i'll stick with neros anyways, vegi pastry options are always lovely...
ok. but the answer is yes.
apart from her being a blonde, there is no law against it.
never! no wives allowed!
i'd rather go to nero's for lunch tbh :P
There is sort of.
Your argument could be extended to say there is no law against drinking and driving...
Kimi is married?
it wasn't you who tried to tell me driving barefoot was illegal too was it?
to a former Miss Scandinavia of course
Tempted to buy the new Brawn GP flag...
Nope i was totally arguing it was legal!
Mark Webber has a contract for next year according to SSN
Wow... their conversations must be... riviting
so what's the difference with this then? it's another urban myth and there's no law against it. same with the shoes thing.
Autosport says it too.
Do you have a flagpole? then we can declare the republic of brawn?
I shall have to contact Danny Wallace to get advice on such a stupendous idea
about the only time she has ever smiled. every picture I have seen of her in the paddock she is scowling. I don't think she's been to a race in over a year though.
I think its a lot more dangerous...
I can completely control a car with bear feet. It doesn't hinder me.
But having headphones in means you couldn't hear cars in our blind spots, horns, sirens, people screaming e.t.c...
Mmm salty licorice!
What if I have headphones in and can hear that stuff?
fair enough. i think the opposite.
you need better headphones?
no idea if it's been mentioned, and it's hardly surprising but Mark Webber has been resigned for 2010.
Haha, Kimi looks like he is in a boyband!
She won miss scandanavia? 8O
What about blowtorches?
what about those who are profoundly deaf? do they make for more dangerous drivers?
in 2001 apparently
You dont know if you are hearing everything for sure until it's too late though!
i always check before parking.
Not necessarily. Even ear plugs don't cut out every single noise ever. How can a policeman prove that I can't hear anything?
So he looks like a grumpy stone and she has a perma-scowl ... the perfect couple!
true enough. i can hear sirens over a podcast, but it doesn't matter because i can see them anyhow.
Defiantly...
I am quite surprised they are allowed to drive without some sort of alert system in the car...
*i can't see the "sirens", obviously.
that is utter BS.
there is no proof to back that up. complete and utter poppycock.
I read somewhere that deaf people make excellent drivers because they are super-alert to visual cues when driving, far more than hearing people are. It's illegal for deaf people to drive in China apparently.
that's very harsh me thinks. Their sight is still perfectly fine.
They can still see the hazards and 'feel' quite a few sounds too... Yuo could still drive deaf right?
That is true.
Deaf people couldnt drive when i grew in dubai, so i wasnt aware they could here until just now.
i believe that is true too. may have to dig out some resources later. i don't have time now, but i think nick is 110% wrong on this one.
If they have good eyesight that qualifies them to drive I mean, just seems unfair to diminish deaf drivers just because of their hearing disability when it's more than likely they'll depend moreso on visual events far more so than the average driver after adapting to their lack of hearing...
I should really read that someone says the same thing but 100% times better before my own comment :D
" According to the World Federation of the Deaf, at least 26 countries do not allow deaf citizens to have a driver’s license"
Maybe, I just assumed they didnt drive and I know i use my hearing when i drive a lot, especially on the motorway.
I think I could drive deaf easier than I could drive with headphones in. I really really didn't enjoy doing it. I don't care if other people do though.
The UK driving agency says of profound deafness: "Need not notify DVLA. Till 70 issued/retained."
I should add i didnt want to offend anyone, the concept just seems quite strange to me...
do you think she is providing useful feedback on the circuit?
Heck, Mythbusters even got a blind guy to drive, so it shouldn't be a problem if you are deaf then...
I have a strange question...
Can you get swimming goggles that allow glasses wearers to still see with them on? I really want to go swimming... but without my glasses everything is, quite literally, a massive blue of colour :( it's rubbish swimming where you can't really see anything which I know sounds pointless when you're crashign in and out of the water as it is, but it's not particularly nice.
When I was 16 I had the hearing of a 40 year old. I'll totally be a deaf old lady.
yep, I have seen prescription goggles at my optometrist.
I shall have to get in touch with my optician me thinks...
You can get sports glasses too (some NBA Players wore them)...
not if you're careful with earphone usage and ear protection at the GP's...
aww! he said he walked the track with Shov and Mike.. so maybe she took the photo?...lol
Hehe.
I still prefer Rubens' Mr happy pic for the Brawn walkabouts today though ;)
everyones hearing decreases with age though, so I am careful but I don't hold out much hope for my 80s.
Yes, i know somone who wears them.
I belive you can also wear contacts under goggles
tell me about it. i don't swim as often as i used to because i get really awful headaches when i've nothad my glasses on for a period of time :(
I'm sure she gives Jenson quite the detailed feedback. ;)
Or maybe she just needs a good exercise? That said, Jenson tends to do better when she's around, I think... We shall see if I'm right this weekend.
Contacts are not an option. Ewwwwewwwwwwwwewewewwe.
agreed!! gah.
Jenson said in an interview once that Jessica seemed to be his good luck charm.. so.. you must be right :P
contacts are evil.
I heart my contacts in the summer because I can't wear my sunglasses without them. I also haven't seen my normal glasses in a week so had to wear contacts shopping the other day. I really need to find my glasses.
Hehehehehehe. Haha.
Ok, Ok sorry.. didnt realise the hatred for contacts!
A lot of people are a bit deaf by then ... but in the future we'll have robot ears, so it's OK!
Ms amy, there is no envy for you here...
I absolutely refuse to go poking my eyes with contact. Even the thought of it just... gives me goosebumps.
Eeeeek. Ew. Eww. No.
Mrs. Goat can't wear 'em - gets very itchy eyes!
Also watch out for split lenses - you get eye irriatation from that too!
i tried. i failed :)
As a kid I was the only one at my cleft-palate clinics without hearing aids, so at least I got a slightly better start than I could've :)
i think i'd be alright putting them in... it would be the worry about getting them out... or not getting them out *shivers*
Hahahaha.
Never even thought of that!!
Can't you get prescription sunglasses?
My optometrist told me that males have a lot lot lot more problems in general than females with them. You're all wimps :P
I can't wear them to work, the air conditioning dries them out too bad and itchy galore.
do i sense a funny story?
stop.it!
My mum used to wear them when i was young. i think it traumatised me aged 4!
nope.
yep! i have them :D hehe
i'd like to see you... oh.
you sure can but you know me and my $600 sunglasses, they were dear enough without changing the lenses :P
Oh there has to be :D
oh... what if i was to ask Christine? would it still not be funny?
Fair enough. Mrs. Goat got hers when I got her new glasses last year - they're super stylish!
not.funny.
you're all meanies.
my prescription is only a -1.5 so I can pretty much make it through life without anything :D
Just blind enough to fail my drivers license eye test though. Boo at conditions on my license.
Hehehe.
awwwwwwwww.
aww we (heart) you really Mr C ;)
*explodes*
oh my..... i've just seen Jenson's latest tweet.....
I only need glasses for computer screens. Reading, TV, Driving, all fine - but I get super sore red eye headaches if I don't wear glasses while computering!
Aw. I won't say anything.
Seen waaaaay too much now.
has anyone invented some kind of eraser i can use to erase images from the mind?
:cry:
I don't think its fair that my brother was born with 20/20 vision, a better hair colour than me, and a lip + palate that was perfectly formed. Clearly my parents used up all the good genes on the first one.
He looks like a sex pest!
Aww Amy, we love ya and your Pseudo-Finnish genetic tendencies! ;)
Hehe. I have the exact opposite, because my brothers are both proper ginger. I got the good end of the bargain :)
Maybe I was adopted from Finnish parents? Perhaps the fact I look exactly like my parents is just a fluke?
ooh you dodged a bullet there! My best friend was ginger when she was born and her mum cried and said "I didn't want a ginger one!"
Oh my god!
Aww that's awful... but kinda funny!
Blimey, I wouldn't go that far!! :)
hair dye isn't that expensive?
I think if she had remained ginger her mother might never have told her the story. A good way to make your kid feel rejected :D
i've never actually understood why people don't like ginger hair.. i think it's lovely!
but jenson's not...
Jenson isn't ginger no.... but just cause Jenson doesn't have ginger hair doesn't mean i don't like it. :P.. i just meant i don't mind the colour, it's not like it's a horrible colour or anything...
what about grey hair? i think leo laporte may have been born with grey hair.
Not like Phil then, who was suddenly completely grey overnight?
I started going grey at 18 :(
although apparently this will stop me going bald...
And you get to be a silver fox earlier than most men would.
My mate was a ginger and dyed his hair black ... but forgot his eyebrows. Regrowth was amusing too!
Dude, he's 53!
but not as early as leo.
Is this a good thing?
yeah, but he had some early pics of him on the stream last week.
Ohh OK - maybe it's Fibre Optic cables instead of hair. If you stick a coloured lightbulb in his mouth does his head glow?
If you want to advertise for 'Just for Men', no. But a lot of the lay-deez quite like it, apparently ;)
Of course.
I am having an apple, Kiwi and lime smoothie. It looks like snot, but tastes wonderful!
i.have.no.idea.
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/snot-juice-jpg :D
We need to get him to try this on TWiT...
BTW, a lot of people here seem to listen to TWiT but how many listen to BOL? What about any other CNET shows/podcasts?
You know I do. :)
Of course ... Natali Del Conte left you that lovely comment didn't she? :)
Check this out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGsfDDxhFN0&NR=1
Oh, and hello.
She did, too. Which ones do you listen/watch?
BOL, Buzz Report, Loaded sometimes and 'The 404'... Tried the MP3 Insider but didn't like it...
i hear about it by proxy.
If it wasn't NASCAR, I'd want it.
It could be done for anything, all you need is the technology which they obviously have.
FYI, for the Webber fans: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/07/23/mark-webbers-career-in-video-1999-2004/
:D
very, very interested in this. it should work with a g1 or an iphone.
Oooh plug-a-licious sir!
That can't be NASCAR - they don't run in the wet!
I love the concept but the term "augmented reality" is freaking awful.
ignore the nascar aspect. augmented reality rocks. imagine lukeh's f1 monopoly game...
BTW check out 'Real Racing' for the iPod/Phone - it's awesome and really good looking too!
true. we should rebrand it. suggestions?
:D Part 1 is today, Part 2 is tomorrow.
Very good. I have listened to them all once, cos I like to give shows a chance. Agree on the MP3 Insider though. The phone one is dire too.
how do you have time? grrr.
Sidepod...
ah.
3D without the need of illegal drugs?
sidepodreality should cover it :)
i know they're not totally opposite, but still, pretty funny that Mrs and Mr C said it one after the other. ;)
Ha. Have you seen the number of podcasts I have outstanding? Also, don't tell Nick, but I listen while I drive.
I'm like 16 weeks behind on my Rugby League one.
so do i!!
In a world where it takes you five hours to edit a 40 minute show, it is no wonder. ;)
Cool. I like them all, but I have taken a liking to the 404, as I used to listen to the Russell Howard & Jon Richardson podcast - which was not the same after Russell left. But the banter on the 404 seems to fill the void...
oh.
i was a bloomin' hard show though. skype audio was worse than scott's.
I did start listening to that at the beginning of the year and am now about three months behind. May have to ditch it.
Do we need to add "Done a Woodwiss" to the dictionary for when a skype call gets dropped? :D
I know. It was not a complaint. You can take as long as you want. We run on Sidepodtime.
ooh, please do. that's perfect.
yaaaay its 3 minutes into Friday. Friday is going to be a good day.
Am so jealous!
I keep falling behind - I have to selectively drop episodes as they run daily anyway...
The 404 even got me to buy a book! They invited a Polar Explorer called Tom Avery onto the podcast and he sounded really cool, so when I was in London I bought his book and it was very good.
It'll all be evened out on Monday morning when I'll be very jealous that it's still Sunday according to the doohickey.
Hm. That's true. Okay, I'll let you off.
Can i donate a pair of these?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-F8V366-APL-Mobile-Cassette-Adapter/dp/B0000AOWVC
:D
I don't have a cassette player?
it doesn't cancel car noise?
the volume will need to be excessively loud.
doh!
Any chance I could move my show on Sidepodradio to 1:30 from 1pm?
I just say because it's always around 1pm i seem to have my sunday lunch (hence my own mini races to have my dinner before the start always ending just before it starts!)
Sorry to be an annoyance but just seems better to be safe than sorry :)
I think i have lost this debate...
So, let's see of the CNET shows, I listen to:
The Apple Byte, BOL, Buzz Report, Top 5, The 404 (sort of), The Green Show, Loaded and Mailbag. I heart the Mailbag, I want to do a Sidepodcast show just like it.
Theres no shows there atm so i think it would be alright
Course. Is that late enough, because we can always shuffle around more.
half 1 would be excellent, I'm always sorted by then :)
Done :)
Surely in this case it would be Post-Lunch Time wouldn't it :)
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
:P
awww.
Did bit.ly change? I can't see how to do custom urls anymore.
if you're logged in, a rename option appears.
bit.ly fail.
Boo.
left a comment on their blog. i'd link to it...
AHH MINI SEB
Here!
http://blog.bit.ly/post/145588052/bento-box-front-page-redesign#comment-13203567
You have to click more and then link and then copy and paste.
They say you have to submit your link and then click rename? So that's about ten times more steps than originally anyway - and that's after logging in.
Gotta love that tinyurl.com.
where is "more"?
There is this though: http://twitter.com/bitly/status/2746389867
cheers.
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/bitlymore-png
Also, you got a reply :)
i has replied.
i know how to link to a comment. my point was that i couldn't do using a custom url. i shall skip with the sarky comments, i'm the only who gets them :)
Oh. My bad.
;)
I thought maybe it was just your crazy browser again.
Cue Movie announcer voice: "In a world..." :)
I got it too..
but busy fighting world war 2 over here whilst waiting for a share price to rise 3p....
Sidepodmailbag! I like it!
What does "the worm has turned" mean?
like the straw and the camel, i think.
Schumacher went round a corner?
Google says: "A widely used expression even today, it indicates a reversal of fortune, but few who use it know why."
someone here will, i just know it.
:)
If it is what i have been told it is then I am not saying...
Done sir!
two ronnies used to do a sketch titled that. i assumed it referred to time when men had gone too far and women had reversed the roles.
i was a long time ago though.
Oh my one involves a bottle of tequila...
Being emptied... then refilled...
If you catch my drift....
Ah yes THAT worm... ewww!
THE WORM TURNS - "Someone previously downtrodden gets his revenge; an unfavorable situation is reversed. The saying represents an evolution of the old proverb, 'Tread on a worm and it will turn.' The meaning was that even the most humble creature tries to counteract rough treatment. Shakespeare picked up the thought in Henry VI, Part 3, where Lord Clifford urges the king against 'lenity and harmful pity, saying:
To whom do lions cast their gentle looks?
Not to the beast that would usurp their den.
The smallest worm will turn being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.'"
ok then.
Wow Amy. Just Wow!
I guess that predates tequila then!
Awesome!
phrases.org.uk :D
BTW, last Sunday I watched 'The Merchant of Venice' - the new one with Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes and Al Pacino. I love that play anyway - one of my favourite Shakespeare plays... but did you know there's a character called 'Bassanio' in it? It made me giggle!
Oh, not 'The Merchant of Venice'. Doing coursework on it really does ruin everything about it.
ooh that was the one I did in Fourth Form English :D
Yeah I got forced to do it in English lessons in school - the teacher fed us some absolute hogwash about it...
You called them form's too?
I thought that was just weird english boarding school terminology!
Same here - must have been the assigned Shakespeare play in NZ schools...
Like a lot of things in NZ we tend to use old outdated English traditions...
amy knows more than google.
Honestly, I don't see the point either.
3rd form we did Midsummer Nights dream, that was the only one I hated of the five we did over the years. Haaated.
Because the schools latch on incorrectly to a certain theme within the play...
I did that too... The man must have been on the opium when he wrote that one i think!
That and I don't see the point of it in later life.
I did that one too - considering all the love triangle dramas on TV these days I'm surprised you didn't like it?
I don't mind that one either - it can be quite funny if done properly!
they call them years now and I have to stop and think what they mean when my teacher friend says 'I had my year 10 class' and I say 'oh.......fourth form?'
Wiki says "Although this system is not used in administration anymore, it is still used at some schools (mainly independent ones), and in talk with older generations, who often prefer to use the system they are more familiar with."
I'm an older generation. Awesome.
Me too.. Although for me it only starts at third form, and we have upper and lower 6th forms.
6th form is commonly used here for the final 2 years of school
Because you look smart when it comes on TV and you already know about it...
Now you can shout "Get off my form!"
this table sums it up nicely
Possibly
"back in my day, we had this exam called School Certificate"
I can't remember back in my day ;)
I remember my first week at my school, we had just all entered the third form (Yr9)
This crazy kid from Hong Kong comes along and shouts to another guy in my year 'Are you messing with a 4th Former?'
I didnt really know how to respond to that, not sure i do now either!
How are people making these automated Twitter accounts?
http://twitter.com/Doc__Brown
Hahaha, I like that one :)
Knew you would!
Did you just give away your fake f1 alter ego? ;)
No he's on my twitter list thingy.... Just a weird response!
Ah, will let you off then :P
easy, twiter api rules.
What does that mean?
I once got one that spammed me multiple times about religion after I tweeted ""Thank God the Brawn guys saved our bacon again with our engine in the back" McLaren have the worst press release ever!".
I really didn't appreciate it.
Thanking God is an important part of our everyday lives. Have you thanked God for anything today?
I got this tweet a couple of days after I first joined twitter!
I thank him everyday that I don't live in a country where I can't see F1... does that count?
it's easily programmable.
The Lord is Merciful and Just...
...I really should have been a priest
Translated: "Jenson FINALLY got a decent car this year and Lewis got a turd!"
sorry i suddenly disappeared, my driving instructor arrived a few mins early.
How'd it go?
I LOVE DRIVING!!! hehehe
Lou, you really have to be careful. You are overthrowing the curse of Thursday.
That has to make the wiki :) :) :) :) :D
oh... you make a really good point. luckily i have 2 lessons next week then, one on thursday and one on friday :).
Remember when Flibster said that surely USF1 can't be stupid enough to take on JV.
Well... some team just may have been stupid enough to do it.
Villeneuve confirms 2010 return to Formula One
noooooooooooooooooooooooo not Jacques ****ing Villeneuve :(
bwahahaha
That's better. Soon you'll be rivalling Jenson then.
for the record, I DO think it's USF1. Will wait for confirmation on that, though.
how are eurosport in terms of breaking stories?
I hope he comes back and does really really well!
Oh dear God!
Is this not just the same story from the Bild?
You might be on your own!
i hope comes back and does really really badly.
I will accept his return only if he fails miserably so I can point and laugh.
oh and Mr C i asked my driving instructor randomly about listening to ipods while driving and he said although not always advisable. he said that something like occasionally driving with your knees is much more dangerous than listening to music through headphones. It's all about driver preference apparently. ;)
hmmm... i'd rank them below autosport and the beeb, but above Giggle's agency's namesake.
i think so. just checking. journeyer?
A major Canadian sports broadcaster poured water on the story an hour ago.
http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/story/?id=285467
But from the way it is just a title i say they have someting new which they feel is valid enough to report
i might do that too. don't tell nick though.
But I don't want that either!
Please can somebody stop this ... there is only one other driver who I would not want to return more than him!
I dont think so, they already released a story rubbishing that claim
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22072009/13/villeneuve-denies-usf1-deal-imminent.html
Hmm, wouldn't mind if he came back. As long as he doesn't dare step anywhere near Timo's seat, I'll live.
Not when I'm around you don't!
JV's statement isn't a straight denial. I wouldn't close the door on that one just yet.
oooookay. i'll have those 5mins back then.
ahaha i doubt it, but he was really pleased with my driving and says that i seem to have taken to it really well :)
how is driving with your knees on an empty road dangerous!
Pwah! these people know nothing i tell ye!
But that was last night and this one was today.
Yuji Ide? :D
I do like this bit of it though:
"...who left the sport with his tail between his legs mid-season in 2006, somewhat ignominiously parting company with BMW-Sauber following a succession of below-par performances and rather too many accidents for his employers’ liking..."
no this story came out after they debunked the bild claims so it probably is more valid
yup. your link was on wednesday. my link was on thursday.
hmmm.
my knees don't reach the steering wheel. So short. So very short. My dad can't even get into his car if I drive it and don't put the seat back when I get out of it.
all true.
Ralf Schumacher? Sakon Yamamoto? Michael Schumacher?
Villeneuve denies USF1 deal is imminent
Wed 22 Jul, 10:31 PM
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Villeneuve confirms 2010 return to Formula One
Eurosport | Thu, Jul 23, 10:56
true on all counts. gave robert kubica a free seat too.
I liked how Villenuerve was nowhere all season, and then in his second race, Kubica got a podium at Monza.
ooh mine would be the first. I keep forgetting he exists. My #lifehappyplace :D
i'm gonna wait for autosport/joe/james/reuters if it's okay with you.
The Curse of Thursday is well and truly back ... WHERE ARE YOUR BABY PANDAS NOW???
by all means. am waiting for confirmation too, especially on which team picked him up.
Stop the presses...
Williams may have to do there pitstops naked as some clothing company owns the rights to their name in Hungary...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77147
:D
ewww - please don't say it like that. :P
ahaha I was just going to say that I love the seriousness of the headline "Williams in team wear dispute"
I hope http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77146 escalates into a full on war of words Massa v Jimmy. It won't though. But I'd like to see a bit of sparring.
He's right from his own personal experience - Massa was pants in 2002!
Kimi wasn't in 2001...
I think hes right too but I still want a girl fight :D
Not all drivers are quick out of the box ... some need to mature first...
True.
Jaques Villenuerve didn't.
But that's because JV came in a bit older, having spent time in CART.
He had Indycar experience back when it was good though. Jaime's come from F3 ... that's a big leap!
I think Jaime is the first British F3 champion to jump straight to F1 since... well, Jenson.
Jenson did fine in a solid Williams. Jaime will be respectable in a Toro Rosso.
Kimi?
But Jenson said he wasn't ready when he started ... he needed time to mature too...
British Formula Renault champ.
If that's the case, he did pretty well with Williams, then...
Isn't that a technically bigger jump?
http://www.mecker-ziege.de/tiere/lustige-news-aus-dem-zoo-kampfende-panda-baby-baren-video.php
It is. Was just thinking of F3 in this case, though. :D
am disappointed in brawn gp...non of the photos i sent in have made it into the fan gallery :(
Did anyone see what happened to Joe Saward's post on morality and the FIA? .. one minute twas there, then pffftt .. it was gone with a 404 error :(
on his blog? let's see. when did he write it?
I can get it in my feedreader.
Its in my feed reader, want me to email you it?
I do have it .. but I wondered if there was trouble at mill over it?
today
really? i didn't even see that.
Maybe, the only real point that he hasn't said before, and is contraversial is the bit at the end when he questions if Calos Macaya should be letting a registered charity fund private jet flights instead of using scheduled airlines.
wow this weekend is Kubica's 50th race. Seems like just yesterday he was making his debut. Time flies when theres no JV around.
You really hate JV, don't you?
also I should point to this from the FIA presser:
Jaime, welcome to Formula One. How do you want your name pronounced, throughout the world?
Jaime ALGUERSUARI: I know it’s a little bit tough. My name is ‘Heimi Al-gay-shuari’.
hate is a strong word, he's not Ralf Schumacher :D
There's lots to hate.
Not a silent 'e', then? 'su' is pronounced as 'shu', too.
:D
N-O-T S-E-B...
I like that in "questions from the floor" in the presser Mark Webber asked Kimi a question too heheh.
:D Was Mark one of the drivers being interviewed in the PC?
All someone needs to do to shut Massa is is mention his team mate. ;)
Only took 23 single seater races to get from karting to F1. ;)
yep. http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/f1_media/Documents/hun09_conference_thurs.pdf
He's not alone, it seems.
Webber questions F1’s youth fixation
Apart from giving them drivers in B teams - where else are they going to get F1 experience?
I wonder which race he left his personality in?
oh wow
(btw: i may be the only person excited about this)
I'm guessing they can do straightline testing or whatnot (don't they qualify as young drivers for a while?), while earning racing experience in GP2.
and one for christine:
double wow
Before F1 - he was asleep in the back of the garage half an hour before his first Grand Prix. :D
Whoever transcribed this has set the guy up for a nickname from south park i suspect he doesnt want.
http://twitpic.com/bc8bv
Is it just me or does ruby look like a tourist?
And they still let him drive!?
He came 6th.
We shoulda suggest he did that every race, we mighta won the championship.
Interesting that Webber's deal is only for 1 more year.
I have decided I wouldn't want to be Jimmy, since all the other drivers are being asked by the journalists 'how would you have gone if you started at 19' they can't exactly lie and say "I would've been world champ", so it comes across as everyone being mean to him.
All I need to know is does it actually work?
we can't feel sorry for him yet though. he might turn out to be fast.
I guess the lack of respect towards le seb in his comments a few weeks ago might not exactly have made them fall in love with him...
that is true. I am feeling no love for him. Something about Torro Rosso does that to me.
Would you support bartley if he got a drive there?
Since I did that blog post, I starting to feel not liking to Toro Rosso. They seem to treat drivers quite unfairly.
I'd be excited but he'd need to prove himself before I would actively support him. Otherwise HE'D BRING SHAME TO THE NATION.
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/picture-2-png-6
Mr C, you must be a fan now, right?
:D hahaha
He's not a Finn. Hehehe. ;)
Anyway, it's getting rather late (this means you, Amy :P). Off to bed for me - night1
:D
God hopes Bassano never reads that sentance
night j.
I saw Blog and Run DMC.... and
...then backstreet...
bah its only 3.15 and I had a nap from 4.30-7.30pm :D
new single! *falls over*
From webber in the press conference:
MW: ...so I wish Kimi all the best for tackling one of the hardest rallies in the world. We should take our hats off to him, so good luck with it.
Is Mark trying to be funny? :P
is this her way of saying 'come to their concert with me?'
If you take a look at the drop you should see that I am currently near one of the venues of Mr C's recurring nightmares ;) #sidepodtravels
freddy!
the JV Story
It is still on the eurosport ticker... I wonder if the story was an accident, is embargoed, a mistake? a test?
Either way i would expect it to have become a story or been removed by now... weird.
No way. Just getting there is an achievement!
Is it just me, or is sidepodcast 'connected' and then 'not connected' often?
Brad Spurgeon brings up an interesting point.
All the curent f1circuits apart from Monaco, Silverstone and Monza have been bought into F1 by him.
I guess this is how he has so much power over them all...
http://formulaone.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/interesting-ecclestone-fact/
I can't support someone just for being in F1 regardless of their nationality!
You wanna get yourself connected, the writings on the wall...
Lou to be the next Andy Murray?
s'cuse me?
some day you might fall?
Say, one minute, the status on doohickey says connected. Then the next its not connected. Happend for about 20 mins now
okay for me. but, either mediatemple have gone wobbly or you connection has.
i've only had 2 lessons!..lol :D
apparently it only takes two weeks to learn though :D
Indeeed!
have you not passed yet lou? i'm questioning your motivation ;)
but... but i've been learning for two weeks only just done reversing and the odd manoeuvre... i bet he went on an intensive course or something..
aahahaha lol :D
They haven't let you go forwards yet!
:P
well... obviously, yes i can go forwards :P i even got into 3rd gear ;) can't go any faster around a housing estate unfortunately.
hehe :D
OK, but for a Kiwi to get into F1 would be an immense achievement!
Is there any I-Spy going on today?
Goodwood video making me angry...i think i am just going to throw on some music with no transitions and upload it tonight...
Evening all.
Abything interesting happening today?
Ooh yeah JB is taking part in that Marathon the day of the radio show .. we could do updates of his progress with Lou
No .. and I'm b****d again
Since Mr C's fabulous more button appeared on the doohickey I have a new routine when I open it up. Uncheck the follow comment box and keep clicking the more button until my name appears on the list of commenters that way I can go back to my last comment without any effort. I have just set a new record of 580 comments with the more button.
that may be it's limit mind you.
i'm currently plucking up courage to ask mum if she could run me down to the station very very early so i can get there by 7:30 when he starts... not sure if that will work though...
Nice idea Steven
Well you can start I spy if no-one else has. We are about half way through the space shuttle mission and two or three days since Christine suggested it in her daily post so you can start and you won't be b***d
I only went back to my last comment. The button was stil there asking me to press it again.
I spy with my little eye something beginning with d
Is it death and destruction?
computer says no
yeah thats what i have been doing, although your comment has given me the idea to try it with my name in the filter next time...
the button will always be there, but it may not find any more comments. i forget what the figure is (i think maybe 900 comments?), but that figure includes all the spam comments that you never get to see.
so the exact figure will vary depending on how much spam we get in any one period, but it won't go back infinitely.
Someone else's guess next then
very good plan. except it might not be finding anymore and you'll never know.
doohickey?
nice .. but no
Quick question, is Vettel contracted to Red Bull next year as well as Webber?
I believe so but I'm not certain
Apparently yes. Saw it earlier that Red Bull are the first team to lock down both drivers for 2010
I think Vettel is contracted for next year. I guess Dank or Alianora would be the best people to ask. Or Joe of course.
Has anyone here visited a site called Clip the Apex?
Okay, thanks all.
Never seen it before
don't swear at me
Is the I spy desert?
nope
Jackie can I PM you?
no problem
Have we discussed this from Piquet?
When asked if the situation was settled for the rest of the season, he said: "No, it is not 100 percent settled for the rest. That is why I am going to do my job and let my father do the rest."
How grown up :)
are you bribing her for the answer?
wow. that is a threat right there!
OK will do via the wiki...
Daddy knows where the bodies are buried.
yup... muhuahuhahuahua
i suppose when you can't even do the main part of your job properly aka driving you have to let someone else do the more difficult bits :P
or skype?
OK skype chat it is then...
Everyone should be guessing Jackie's I spy. The last time we let her get bored we ended up with a new religion. You don't want to let her get bored.
is this something jackie can see. or that can be seen from space?
hehehehe
okay, is it 'dinner'?
We only do I spy from the ISS
D.. must be DANGER!
Nice thinking. I am going to add an s to my previous answer.
dessert
hmmm. dampers?
"Dwight, what is your middle name?
DANGER."
:D
Evening all :)
evenin'
Go Franck
I found the Autosport story of Williams in a battle with Williams about clothing in Hungary quite amusing :D
w0000000t! :D
like fif1 in germany. you couldn't make it up.
Jake says he'll be on chris moyles show tomorrow on radio 1 at 7:40 if anyone wants to catch him :) hehe
Evening all, how are we all today? Anything exciting happening?
7.40? There is no way i'll be up by then :D
i was thinking of getting up at 8.. so i may push it to putting the radio on 20 mins early :P
They invented iplayer so the more
civilisedlazy of us can wake up and listen in a timely manner! :Ptouchee :D
Dont worry, i am in your boat tomorrow and at least half the week! :D
My boat?
is there room for all of us?
All of the sidepodworld? not so much....but the few that are around at the this moment, yeah sure, why not :D
You can see why Brawn is slowing. They are supposed to be walking the track to learn. Button is chatting to his girlfriend. The two engineers behind him are on their phones and the guy beside him doesn't look interested.
Third wheel? Much
:o..... you obviously haven't seen this pic of when they were walking the track then...
she was taking the picture?
oh... and the guys behind jenson aren't his engineers...the one on his phone is Mike, Jenson's physio.
i've no idea... probably..
Ok i have started to upload the first goodwood video to my drop.
It is rubbish... More details to follow.
that's the one in the distance... not just behind him...
They are learning the track by posing?
and the guy beside Jenson is Ron Meadows, brawn's sporting director right?
Is there anyone who works for Brawn that you don't know?
How did the driving lesson go today?
i'm not too hot on the pit crew... am working on it though :P
it went really well. My instructor was really pleased with the way i seem to be picking everything up, and is pleased how confident i'm becoming. did some reversing, and a few manouvers and stuff. he even said if my lesson hadn't have been at rush our he would have let me drive myself home, but he thought that he could get a little tricky pulling into my drive if it's really really busy, so i have that sort of fun to look forward to next week :D but i really really really really loved it.i could have driven round that estate all day.
woop woop
indeed :)
You must be doing well to be reversing on your second lesson.
he told mum that he is really really impressed at the rate i'm learning, and how great my lesson was :D i just stood there smiling :D
You will be racing in 6 months
Just got myself 2 large walnut studded, belgian chocolate, raisin and oat cookies. I love them since they're really soft and chewy. Mmmm :D
ahahaha :D speed is fun, next lesson as i'm driving myself home he says i may even get into 5th gear! can't wait :P
Say hi to VBH for us then ;)
The 5th gear is a scary beast!
to be fair a week ago passing a parked car terrified me :)
The first time you get to go fast is great. Trouble is you just want to go faster and one day the car won't go any faster.
That is one thing i don't like about driving in this country... It genuinely terrifies me, i will hit one one day, sorry if it is yours!
thats when you crack open the piggy bank and start buying silly things to make it¬
:D
Admit it... who's wants this Wii game?
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/handgest-jpg
You would be cool if you were a polar explorer. It gets a bit cool near the pole?
You sir, are amazing
eheheheheheh :D awesome!
I just jumped online for a few minutes. Hello :) There's a NASA webcast in 2hours and 10 minutes time about the mars rovers, and are looking for ideas on how to get one of them out of a sand trap they have called "Troy". details:
http://www.space.com/news/090723-free-spirit-webcast.html
i like that, a lot.
:D D:
If they pay me a call out charge I will move it for them
:) it's a pity they I didn't know yesterday, I was dropping off a friend just near there
cool 6 minute video about the Spirit rover.
If Bruce Willis can't pop over and give it a nudge I don't think he is going to be much use when he has to blow up an asteroid.
his job is to save the earth. sending him would be like asking arnie to pop over for the afternoon and clear some pond weed.
i think Arnie's a little busy at the moment saving california from going into the ground. but i get your point.
although i would like to se Arnie clearing up pond weed.
"I am looking for sarah connor"
OK… So this is the first of 2 videos which I have put together from what I had filmed at Goodwood.
The first thing you will notice is that it is rubbish… Sorry! It is shaky a lot of the time, and gets super shaky in the parts which have been sped up a bit… If you get sick watching the Blair witch project do not watch this!
Secondly… what is in it? Well I had originally planned to do a sort of guided tour around Goodwood for all the people who live too far away to go or have just never been. Un fortunately the audio for this, and my camera work was shocking so I have tried to salvage as much of that footage as possible and put a bit of music in the background to help it along. So this video is mostly walking around the estate, especially the paddocks and looking at the cars, the sights and the crowds. It’s a little bit long, but I hope it gives you a flavour of what it is like to walk around the site. There isn’t any action or engine noises… Don’t worry there will be lots of that in the next video as that is its focus!
Its pretty poor, but please enjoy!
http://drop.io/f1drops/asset/goodwood1-mpg
Mock the Week on 2 now
Hi, I'm having to sort out my fantasy racers team for the weekend today and I'm wondering why is Heimi Al-gay-shuari so expensive?
Not that I was going to take the plunge with him anyway.
He is waaaay over priced. Fact
is it too soon to be blaming kathi?
@ Nick. I won't be able to commit to your radio show. sorry. I am a little stupidly busy and trying to cut back.
Did you play I spy without me then?
Not to worry, it has morphed into a whole new beast!
yay. that man has alex's hat.
never.
sounds dangerous. get Arnie involved - who seems to be a bit Mick Dundee at the moment.
I think there were quite a few 'men' in the video! :P
We put a few guesses up but until you tell us we are all wrong we can't do any more.
what were the guesses?
i guessed dinner.
erm...
The magic more only showed me my last post and Stevens .. I must be doing it wrong
do you want me to make a list?
not dinner
If its easy enough .. yes please
are you filtering?
Nick
Me (not Mr C) dessert
Mr C dampers
Ho far wrong can you go clicking a more button?
I think we need all guesses to be #Ispy
I typed "I spy" into filter
no, no and no
that'll be why. we didn't hashtag our answers. sorry, assumed you were still reading.
dictionary
oh... good job i checked before i posted :D hehe
good plan
I hope you guys get it soon as I have to go out and have a shower
Really starting to get tuned into this new wheel now. Love it :D
#ispy daylight?
no rush. you'll be back tomorrow.
you've played this before, right?
nope
new wheel?
#Ispy debris
#ispy Diffuser?
by out I mean that literally. LOL I have to go to halls of residence for a shower as my central heating boiler is kaput
Woo!
I wanna go back now :(
#ispy dictionary
cool .. but no
nope
no :D
hehe, glad you liked it, should have another video with movement next week-ish
#ispy David Coulthard?
Dont we get clues?
#ispy
does this ispy have a theme?
#ispy
hmm... erm.... Dragon?.... although i doubt you can see it from space..
:D .. no
tis what you can see from or in the iss.
Lou was closest with one of hers
We only play I spy from the International Space Station
dragon? really?
Evening Scott, do you know you inspired a Dictionary term?
oh...
#ispy Daleks
Dragons can fly in space!
I read it in Pern somewhere...
not dragon
#ispy drink?
#ispy umm, drout
no
no
Is Amy here?
#ispy day?
i suppose you could see a day....
#ispy De Seb
#darkness?
Yay we have a winner :D
obviously that's meant to be
#ispy darkness?
I return and we are playing #ispy
umm, i think you'll find darkness isn't a thing ;) its mass-less ;)
enhanced i spy with tags though. we rock.
you really do
And surely you cant see darkness...
They were, or so they thought, a 'rock b... OHH just darkness.
#Ispy
Well done Lou
yep well done :D
hehehe ;)
Looks like it is your turn Lou
This sounds too much like a bad philosophy lecture...
:D
Wouldnt 20,000 questions be a good game?
It would be a long one ... and would suck to lose :D
It would, the guesser would always win.
#ispy
i spy with my sidepodspace eye something beginning with....'H'
Kimi would be perfect for that
#ispy hair straightners
#ispy Hat
Just wanna share something I've been working on tonight.
Which F1 Driver Are You?
Probably massively flawed, but hey, I dont care.
:D :D :D
#ispy Helipads
#ispy helmets
hehehehe nope.
#ispy helium
;)
no.
no.
jackie wins! :)
#ispy hair curlers
?
you have a helmet in your room? do tell.
well done jackie
Your result for Which F1 Driver Are You Test? ...
Jarno Trulli
4% Experience!
Woo!
oops.
has to be visible from the iss.
... my room isn't in the International space station....
what do you wear when you take off?
oooooooh
I'm Goldenhair. I hate you RG. I hate you and your quiz with every sinew in my earthly body!
well ya never know.
i was unaware that this was the case for everyones guess
hehehehe.
How do you know?
mwahahaha.
really .. thank you, pure guess. Does someone else wanna have a go .. my shower is calling?
am trulli too :(
Tell them the story, or I just might!
Hmm, might need a bit of rethinking.
cause i live on earth... not floating around in a small man made station that orbits the earth :P
Webbbaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
i love it though. great site.
Fair enough. Just checking!
You can tell them Gavin .. I really have to go or they'll be able to smell me at sidepodtowers :D before much longer
No I'll let you do it later ... enjoy! ;)
I GOT WEBBER :D :D
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8165928.stm
Looks very interesting.... The end of MrC's battery overheating?
Right, redone it, more fair now I reckon.
I'm Jaime Alguersuari
I re-did it with Lewis Hamilton answers and got Webber?
I am Webber
I have changed it around a little bit.
Last night I believe my best lap round Brands with the wheel was 1'38 or something.
Just did a 1'34 :D
Mine was a 1'40
*weeps*
Told ya ;)
I love the fact that the wheel helps you to be so much smoother and precise. Plus I've learned in the WTCC cars, you need to keep the throttle in as much as possible in order to help maintain the grip. Once you start lifting, the diff unlocks and that causes lift-off oversteer. By keeping the throttle on, even just a bit, it helps to keep the diff locked on and pretty much wipe out any chance of spinning.
OK guys... after watching Carlton Kirby commentate on the 250's from Germany I can conclude that he must be Danish by the way he commentates!
I am probably wrong, but wouldnt a locked diff cause the wheels to slide more and oversteer, and an unlocked diff remove it?
Maybe. I might have them mixed up. LOL
If you lock a diff then its like having a solid axle, so potentially yes
I got Raikkonen. Happy with that!
Exactly - the smoothness makes you faster, the preciseness gives you confidence to go for lines otherwise possible. You should always have a little throttle on, even while braking and cornering. Under braking a tiny bit of throttle keeps the car balanced and if you keep a little bit of throttle while going round the corner you keep the speed up and reduce lift-off oversteer...
Last night I was in a Radical and I was just spinning a lot. Now just did a race at Valencia and all the precision and smoothness helped keep the car point the right way the whole race. It's brilliant :D
Just tried the which Star Trek species are you and apparently I am a Vulcan. How can I be Mark Webber and a Vulcan. That is illogical
http://helloquizzy.okcupid.com/tests/the-which-star-trek-species-would-you-be-test/
Well done mate!
Oh my god! Nelson Piquet? That test must be flawed
I'm so sorry to hear this
Suuuure it is.
Don't bother racing Scott then!
Though fakemansell's reaction on twitter to get Nelson Piquet was amusing.
:D
I am Romulan.
Lower your shields and prepare to be boarded Steven...
With all this wheel talk, i got mine out...it makes me a gazillion times worse. FACT, the car is so unstable
me too apparently.
I should try the 360 games with a steering wheel. Even last night with the normal controller I managed to turn WTCC into the newest form of Rallying it seemed with my racing lines, harnessing the power of Piquet Jr, let's say.
That would be illogical mate
:D
Nooooo! I'm Piquet too :(
*Cloaks*
Get the Logitech 360 wheel. The official MS is apparently nowhere near as good. Plus at as little as £22.99 from Amazon, it's a bargain! :D
ok. what's the secret??
aha, i am the nerdy-est person ever, i've got my wheel set up, with pedals....i may also have got my gloves and boots on, and my helmet is next to me....i just need a suit now...
I'll probably check it out later in the year, other stuff needs paying for above that kinda stuff for me but it does seem like a good buy :)
Bargain price though!
heeeeeh1
can we have a pic of that please? hehe
I might just have to borrow a pair of my dad's old racing gloves. He's got an old pair of blue Sparco ones from his Formula Ford days.
Evening all.
how is it that cheap. the wheel for the ps2 back in hte day used to be the logitech driving force pro, cheapest i can find it is £28 boo
It is essentially a DFP for the 360, only without the shifter and 900 degrees rotation.
howdy sir.
Now that's just rude!
So, apart from Colo(u)r, what do you think of the new Final Cut?
You will be at first ... you need loads of practice but trust me you'll get better!
Just took pole in an online WTCC race at Anderstorp by half a second! :D
*Decloaks*
*Fires on Gavin* *Beams aboard his Dylithium*
*Cloaks*
Im not so sure, the brake pedal dosent work too well, so i only get half as much angle on it, which, ya know, is hard for stuff like stopping,
I remember the first time I tried GP2 with a wheel. I had won the top level championship using the key board and couln't hang on to the slow guys at the bottom level with a wheel and pedals. With a little time though I was a lot quicker with the wheel
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/image003-jpg-3
worst.picture.ever
oh man, im ashamed of my geekyness sometimes
it looks very good. am more excited by logic i think. lots of tools to make fixing skype dropouts easier. really like the upgrade prices of both apps, and i really need a new laptop!
are they in stores yet?
hehehehe :D
You sir, are getting into the 'mode'
Indeeed, i just wish my driving would get "in the groove"
however, i've discovered that wheels are most fun for when your car is a bag of rubbish and you're just slidding the car around the track, tis awesome
I don't think they are just yet, will keep you posted offline :)
I usually do that by accident.
im doing a rally, therefore i have an excuse to go sideways :D
Same, though I go sideways, and a bit more sideways, and a bit more until my rear has hit a tree and i've flipped.
this is the most fun ive had in a while, i've even don'd the helmet 8-)
Cant believe i forgot to plug this earlier... In the midst of a man filming boring crowds full of people,
RG: There is a clip of Timo in my video in case you haven't seen it.
haha
*Runs*
I dont think that was the reaction i was hoping for!
*Runs.... to the video*
Ah! :D
At 1:46. Is that Kimi Raikkonen? I have my doubts cos his cap ain't flat, but it looks a lot like him.
Hehe, i dont think so...
Don't feel too grand so hitting for an early night, hopefully I'll see ya's beyond the blue honda.
hehe, just watching the westwing, my favourite line ever...
President: There is a cable here from Turkmenistan to the US:
"we didnt order these pizza'a"
:D That doesn't make sense to 99/% of the people here, but i am chuckling away!
Night, hope you feel better soon
Night!
Night! Hope you feel better soon
I watch WW and i have no idea what you are on about lol
Go for it balls out every session. Aggressive from the back of the pack and party when you win!
Season 6 Episode 3! :P
night everyone!
I'll be laughing when i get there again...just started from the beginning again
Watching 84 Hungarian gp on 301 freeview
night gavin
Night!
Sorry about the interstellar combat:P
Revenge is a dish best served on a cold plate ;)
*Cloaks*
Have decided that helmet just makes me too hot, gloves are comfy but not needed, boots however, are very useful.
:D
What about the nomex underwear?
I did some racing in my Puma's last night. Quite good.
I did all of that and still got Webber
Evening sidepodders, I bring you more transcribed stuff
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/panel4-2
I'm not sure i am going to suddenly set alight in my living room, but y'never know
ooh, i love gifts ;)
Wow... You are doing more... I really dont understand this! :D
I went for a career in media, which I'm not sure would be Kimi's first choice!
Or the media's!
Ooooh Mr C, this may have already been asked but is Christine doing ok? She was missed from the aside with joe. Hope all is well
Ha ha!
He could do Brundle's grid walk and ask the driver's where they have just been!
I think she sleeps... ;)
she's absolutely fine cheers jon. but she can't take part in late night podcasts recorded on a school night ;)
hehe thought as much ;)
just wanted to make sure she was doing ok. racing driver jon/ubergeeknerd-jon is now done for the night.
he has learnt many things...including...always wear sox with racing boots. hehe :D
goodnight all
see ya jon
night sir.
we appreciate it though. completely blown away by people making the effort, in fact.
Just won at Brands! Had an awesome fight for the lead with a guy in a Honda. Managed to just hold him off. And despite him being fastest in all 3 sectors, I got fastest lap too! :D
i think i'm getting worse at wii tennis... i don't seem to be winning as much as i was yesterday... not that i'm competitive.
would a wheel help?
:D
A good workman blames their tools, I say. ;)
erm...i'm thinking...no.. :(
Ooooh.... Movie time.
mmmmmmmmm... Between Clerks or Blade Runner I think.
i only heard of the latter?
james allen game?
I'm sure lou would like to play good games ;)
8O
Clerks - iconic cheap independent movie.
oh. i thought it was called "Between Clerks".
you should ask someone else :)
Don't ask me. I have never heard of it either
If thats the one with kevin smith that i'm thinking of, go for that
Yup. I think if I watch it it will lead to a day of View Askewniverse films though...
:D
only if a group of us play :P
I'm starting to get good at something - setting the fastest lap of the race without being fastest in any of the 3 sectors. :P
If Jimmy doesnt come around the first corner dead last and then some, how many cars will he be able to take out?
Tail end of the grid?
The other STR, 2 Toymota's and the Force India's...
Possibly Piquet too.
I am tempted to put a bet on Nelson FTW.
Its supposed to be his last race, it would be awesome
Andrew Benson has an interesting take on the Concorde...
Resource restriction holding it up? If it is, i wonder if it will ever be signed...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2009/07/f1_on_verge_of_landmark_peace.html
But interesting that williams may be left out in the cold, i suspect that's why they aren't back in FOTA
hmm, small teams playing hardball then. unexpected.
It sounds like the bigger teams who want to use their F1 ops as research facilities for other areas. makes sense for a big corp like toyota or a company like mclaren to use their facilities and people to develop other things if they are unable to use them for F1. the problem is though there is bound to be some overlap...
Williams want a 'special team' bonus like Ferrari & McLaren
they probably deserve one too.
I'd hate to see Williams leave. After all, they exist because of F1
Not recently.
I like the team and i used to support it, but it doesn't have the identity of Ferrari, or the recent success and support of McLaren.
This might be a bit radical, but if williams were to race elsewhere i wouldnt take anywhere nears as much interest as if it was Ferrari or Mclaren. Thus are they that important to F1 today?
me too. but they've had the same chances as mclaren, it's just the woking chaps did a better job. williams squandered a massive advantage. in part that was down to rule changes and engines suppliers, but they didn't have to keep ralf schumacher for all those years.
He he, true
Where would they be if still powered by BMW, I wonder?
Not emerging from the wilderness, I'd say
a very big mistake that one. you could tell mario wanted a bigger role. frank's natural successor? more than sam michael i'd say.
Not as long as he was a BWM employee though
they merged nicely with sauber and even kept the boss and the name on board.
I don't see Frank as the merging type. He seems to value the company's independance too much, sometimes to their detriment
i'm looking at photos taken today... it's making me very excited for practice tomorrow/today :D
Look at what happened with Mansell, Hill and JV.
He is a far worse people manager than Ron ever was.
As soon as anyone started to get too big in their boots frank forces them out. BMW was one time too many for the team, and you struggle to see when they will win another race.
...They probably will this weekend now i have said that
Here's hoping
I'm not expecting an exciting race :(
i dunno. montoya didn't leave under a cloud. he left because the car was hopeless. nick left on what appears to be good terms, webber less so. nico seems happy.
no-one is bad mouthing him like they do with ron.
Ron is only your friend when you're doing well
true enough.
Maybe, but they werent stellar performers though. They hadnt arhived. the ones that did were soon out the door because frank couldnt dictate to them like had before they were champions
Conversely Frank isn't your friend when you are!
hmm. hadn't thought of it that way.