Hello, Pat here. You may have seen me from such guest posts as the Indy 500 preview or the Le Mans preview, or the one with the rhino (not to mention my own blogs). I'm sorry to say your regularly-scheduled Wednesday Daily Provider is ill - get well soon Gavin! Put your feet up and watch the footie (I hope your boss doesn't think that's why you're off..).
- Janna found this list of F1 attendees at next week's Goodwood Festival of Speed, and Steven came up with the list of which drivers are planned to be in which cars. I'm going on the Sunday and many other SPC regulars will be in attendance throughout the weekend - let us know if you're coming, we could meet up.
- Allen at The Furious Wedge has written a great summary of all the sport he's been watching lately. There's all sorts in there, the man is sports mad and I love this post.
- We'll be following plenty of sport ourselves today with Day 3 of Wimbledon kicking off proceedings. I'm not much of a tennis fan but I love what it signifies - you really know the British summer is here when Wimbledon is on. We'll have a live-commenting thread for that.
- Later in the day we'll see the final four World Cup games for Groups C and D, we'll have live-commenting for that as well. I'm sure it'll get very tense this afternoon as England and the United States battle Slovenia and Algeria respectively to win a place in the next round. We obviously have a lot of English and American regulars and I imagine we'll all be on tenterhooks and not doing very much work at all - I hope those of you who can see it will let us know every detail for those of us that can't! Now I can't be sure how many Slovenians and Algerians are lurking, but I'm sure they are just as excited. The evening games will be contested by Germany, Ghana, Australia and Serbia and that group looks fun too.
- The weekly F1 Quiz at VivaF1 will be taking place at 8.30pm in the Chat area, that's UK time, GMT+1. You'll need to register if you're new but it is quick and easy. If the footie isn't grabbing you and/or you need a fix of midweek F1 knowledge (and the tricky Spot the Difference round) just head over there, newcomers are welcome and you can fight with me for the coveted wooden spoon - I don't try to be last it just happens! All you need is to take a note of your answers and at the end send them to whoever is asking the questions.
That'll do it for now (yes finally I get to say it!) and no doubt I'll see you throughout the day, 'cos you can't get rid of me, I'm addicted.
hello brand new day.
fab daily post pat, cheers.
*pops off to read allen's post*
great daily pat! thank you! :)
Hello everyone!
No probs. I was worried it wouldn't be finished and it was a bit sport-centric. :) Glad I got the quiz plug in, with the footie there won't be many around.
Hello
hamish and andy host australias most popular radio show. they are also on tv quite a bit. theyre really funny, i dont know anyone who doesn't like them....why?
I always surprise myself about how much I know about F1 when I take part in the quiz.
Hi Alianora
one of my friends who happens to have a huge obsession with everything Australian has just discovered them and was talking about ghosting.. and how great they are. I just wondered who they were. I think she must have seen them on tv last night.
oh i missed the graham norton bit. yeah the just did a 2 week road trip around the uk. i hate the music on their show so i dont listen to it but they release all the talky bits as a podcast which i download.
ooh i wonder if it's in the UK store..
Hi all,
Hamish & Andy are pretty funny. They have a good iphone app which is a condensed version of their radio show.
wohooo!!! i have purchased Goodwood tickets!! at last!! :D
hey pamela. i feel i'm missing out on something here.
w00t!
i just fastforward when they do prank calls because ive never found those funny. thankfully its not too often.
great!
Well done
Hi
*waves*
ahh i will have to check that out, i've discovered their podcast and am listening now, they seem funny :)
are you excited for Spa? we're sitting next to each other in the grandstand so you'll be the one that will have to cope with me being sad if Mclaren ruin Jenson's race or anything ;)
woo goodwood!
i have confirmation of payment but nothing from the goodwood site.. last year i got the choice as to whether i wanted to collect them at the gate or not, but i didn't today, so i'm going to assume they are going to be sent...
Hiya, they are pretty funny, and Hamish is cute! :D
I am beyond exited. Have packed my tickets already. Not leaving Melb for another 3 weeks though. But just so I don't forget my tix at home! haha
I know Amy already mentioned it - but I have a spare lanyard which you can use. Not sure why I got two lanyards.
Has anyone else got their tickets?
hehe i'm so happy Karun and Heikki are going to be there. The chances are we'll be able to get much closer to them than we will Jenson cause they are less well known. yay for smaller teams.
hehe!! mine have gone into my ticket draw, which is slowly starting to fill up (yay for the summer!). Hamish is the more attractive of the two i agree :)
That's really kind of you Pamela, I emailed the Spa people about lanyards, cause they seem to be randomly giving them out. They apparently hand them out at all gates on fri-sun so i'm sure between us we can get enough... you can never have enough lanyards! :) I think most people are starting to get their tickets now :)
i think everyone has their tickets now, apart from those going to bassanos as he missed the courier.have you been to kathmandu yet?
You're coming during the Olympic 2012 visit, right? ;)
Okay, so we don't know if we are seated with you or Bassano yet. Who else was having tickets delivered to Bassano's?
I wonder if another set of my tickets will end up at Bassano's. I changed my delivery address to his house.
I was. We'll find out Thursday, he said.
if goodwood was closer to the olympics i would but its too many weeks apart :(
No to Kathmandu. I took a day of leave yesterday and went shopping but didn't make it to Kathmandu. Just ran out of time. Def this week!
Lukeh's not sitting with us :( he's sitting in row 22 i think, which is further back than us.
2014?..
Goodwood is first week of July, Olympics starts the end of July.. I can see how that would be pricy
Oh no! You didn't buy tickets together?
kill me
Oh that's a shame. I'm sure we could do a swap around, they'll only check the seat allocation not the names..
i bought my tickets earlier then him... basically when my dad told me too..
hehehe! just testing. i'm sure Amy wouldn't book things 4 years in advance :)
Did Lukeh quote the order number?
Dad says I can use his big pile of Holiday Inn points to stay in London for nothing :) So I don't have to worry about booking to get a discount, can think about it later..
hehe we'll work something out. Who knows he might be sitting near Amy and Bassano..
I can't believe people don't read Christine's blog or they would know the Olympics are in 2012. Either way there is way too much planning going on here
http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/2010/06/22/i-didnt-even-know-there-were-mascots/
did she ping it?
not a clue. i sent him a really long email giving him my order number and Bassanos and everything he needed to do.. no idea if he remembered that when he booked the tickets though as he did that a few weeks later..
ah can someone remind me to nag him about a passport too :)
I have no idea. I just check it every day generally
i was thinking she could plan 2014.. her trip after the olympics ;)
i am heading to the dfo one after work on friday. i like dfo because catherine shopped there ;)
you put me to shame :(
Harbour town?
oooo!! i wonder if she'll be at goodwood...
#slowlyturningintoAmy
lukeh bought his quite late, the spa people might have already allocated the seats by then.
Next world cup is in 2014
I haven't watched the video on that post so you can still beat me
ah-ha. i saw it on the release date. win!
:D
yeah south wharf or whatever they call it. i need to go to the bendon outlet too so killing two birds with one stone
*shudders*
Where's that being held?
I have a vague idea that it is in Brazil but I am not remotely certain
The rugby world cup is next year isn't it? I liked that one last time. New Zealand will mean it is our turn to watch at funny times..
2014 might be french open/wimbledon double #sorrymrc
Brazil
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/brazil2014/news/newsid=625695.html
i am being attacked by one of those flying spider things... help!
sure. but you'll be living here by then, so no problem.
ooo! wimbledon is always around the time of goodwood! :) win-win! ;)
:D
Thanks. It says they were the only bidders, that's surprising
I got four *feels special*
actually i might not do that since tickets are silly hard to get. if ticketing was like the australian open i would be there in a heartbeat
Wow! I am impressed!
4?! we aren't even there for 4 days :D ehe
come for the one in november...
oooh wtf, now there is an idea. they move every couple of years though so no guarantee they will still be in london
oh :(
i must go this year then.
For Lady Snowcat: http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/ralli/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/ralli/2010/06/1146886 (new Kimi hats, they will be available at Rally Finland)
yes, you should buy tickets while you have the credit card :D
noooo... i have to get through July.. it's going to be an expensive month for us.. i shall buy them in August ;)
in what i'm calling a minor victory for mr. c. i finally have images from posts appearing in other parts of the site. you can see an example on the homepage: http://sidepodcast.com/
and also on the archive page: http://sidepodcast.com/archive/
the archive page now matches the homepage in that it shows you what posts have audio/video/transcripts attached (see 12 months ago).
coooooll!!!! :D
Excellent :)
Nice
Okay, I'm heading to bed.
See you when at work.. at least the annoying manager is on holiday ;)
night Pat!
I'm off too! night all! xx
see ya chap.
bye lou...
and a pre-emptive goodbye to anyone else jumping ship.
i dont like it when people leave me :(
still here amy. just for a bit.
hooray! if you leave i wll actually have to work.
annoyingly, i have an early start tomorrow. could do with working on stuff until 4am.
boo early starts. also boo that today i finish an hour later than any other day this week. and boo how far away lunch is.
here's a cartoon to cheer you up: http://mantovani.zip.net/arch2010-06-01_2010-06-30.html#2010_06-22_16_12_52-100063171-0
no idea what it says though.
from my limited spanish and its similarity to portuguese i know the first one says "where is mantovani?" but i guess the whole point of the picture is the answer :D
i demand more schumi pics.
aaarrgh! it's raining, a lot... :-(
#shouldbesnowing
hello...
hey buddy
how's everything up there?
very good. i have no complaints at all.
good to know :-)
nice picture:
@NASA_Ames: Shuttle launch as seen by skydivers (pic): http://bit.ly/ac2YoI
Online translation
Massa: Where is Mantovani?
Rubens: it takes that utmost by time
I assume it means he is taking his time as he hasn't posted anything in ages
Skydiving above a shuttle launch? Seems risky
Mine arrived yesterday. Sunday only though.
morning...........
Morning all. Today is my Friday so I'm super happy and impatient for the day to be over already.
PING -->
European GP Preview + Mark Webber Drives the Valencia Street Circuit
http://wp.me/pSi0N-dt
Lucky you. I believe I may be having a quiet afternoon in the office today - I gather there may be something on at 3pm today and that a few folks may take a late lunch...
Morning Christine by the way - how are you??
:)
Morning...doesn't any have to go to work today...like myself, he he?
Working away here...
Working and sidepodcasting! what a job! ;)
What I do requires a lot of patience as opposed to balls to the wall working thankfully
Of course! Gots to earn a living.
As long as you enjoy the work Leigh. Lovely sunny day here in Bicester...
Yep - I can see the sunshine (from a distance)
Hi Christine :)
I'm off work today. Woke up early this morning with the intention of cleaning the house...decided to sack myself from that loathsome task and mess about on the computer instead...because i can, ;)
Football at 15:00pm...
Indeed. My colleague is leaving early, to which we all said: "You're not watching the football, surely?"
She replied: "No way, going shopping!"
The streets will be pretty empty.
Coffee?
That much will be true
For Mr C as I forgot to ping it yesterday: http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/2010/06/22/i-didnt-even-know-there-were-mascots/
three cups of water with coffee following at around 11-ish
Yep! stay out of the pubs though! they will be like a zoo. Lots of potato headed blokes, lager and and...i hope the voo voo zella hasn't reached your part of the country. I heard a few in the distance here the other day. Typical Bicester mentality ;) The ASBO's have received there deliveries of them from Amazon...Doh!
Great stuff!. Think i will have a fourth, because i can. :)
{grumble grumble grumble}
Morning all. I've been in the office 36 minutes and have despatched my first cup of tea.
morning Pat
Think i might start building yachts in my loft to make some extra cash...if i play my cards right, sales should go through the roof!
Darrrrumph!, pisssh...
Goodness, it's a bit early for that kind of thing :)
Shaun will be here all week folks - and don't forget, if you choose the carvery lunch, you get in to his show for free
Never to early :)
:)
Doing anything over the time off, or just a break from work?
I'm going on an adventure in search of the next letter of the alphabet!
House can't be that dirty then. :) Unless you're like me and leave it to get worse and worse then suddenly snap and do it all at once
I'm listening to Chris Moyles...
Sounds like me there
Sounds awful. I wanted to watch some games in the pub as an excuse to get out more... but I go past and it is all grunting and vowels and too much drink...
I'm sorry. I'm so very very sorry
That'll be the 4th coffee :)
Excellent, looking forward to the blog post
Yep! i am... :)
I know...
@ Pat,
Might clean the bathroom...it's starting to develop it's own micro world :)
Will have to bring apocalypse upon it's inhabitants using chemical weapons (bleach, ect) ha ha haaaa!
Hah :) Good luck! If we don't hear from you we'll assume they won..
Some nice news:
Looks like IndyCar is to announce a return to New Hampshire soon. It'd be nice to have another short-oval on the calendar.
:)
:)
Hello all. Christine, I'd like to submit this for consideration in this week's rankings. Karun has been campaigning for road safety in India. From what my friend who has worked out there tells me, this can only be a good thing. http://twitter.com/karunchandhok/status/16837407194
Ooh, wow, yes, noted!
@ Pat,
Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds...ahem, cleaned the bathroom in other words Pat, time to go to the shops :)
aaaahh bleach - that all powerful death ray
Good work :)
So far today, i've woken up early; chatted on line; cleaned the bathroom - destroying a micro world and now i'm going to the shops to buy some groceries and maybe a small bottle of wine (250ml) to have later on today after the England game...it's just Rock 'n' Roll life style in my house when i'm off work...
;)
Rock 'n' Roll?? More alt folk sounding to me...
I haven't quite reached that far yet
hehe
Oooo, sounds like the big 4litre V8 40 years old is coming up on the horizon for you. The worst thing is being 39. Thirty nine sounds older than forty. When you finally hit 40 you default to being an early aged person again. Not a late 30 something...and you also get the desire to join a running club like me and go racing. Or start driving high power F1cars like Michael...
;)
That's far too productive for a day off :)
:)
:)
World Cup: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/06/23/2010-fifa-world-cup-day-13/
Wimbledon: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/06/23/wimbledon-2010-day-3/
We're all set.
Thankfully I am still a very long way from 40 - not even 30 yet!!
Ah! your still in the lush green pastures of youth...
:)
Just been trawling Twitter and found a couple of good sites for Mr C:
http://www.html5rocks.com/ you've probably already seen
http://failblog.org/2010/06/22/epic-fail-photos-newspaper-fail-6-2/ came with the comment "I know the internet is killing papers but this..." ;)
it does indeed rock. paul irish is my hero :)
heheh!
Hi all. Quickly popping in during my lunch hour to say I've now bought my goodwood ticket! I'll be there on Sunday if anyone wants to meetup.
no money for Goodwood this year I'm afraid
:(
have fun though
:)
I want to go to goodwood :-(
Will do. I'll take loads of pics for everyone!
oh yes - rub it in
;)
Nice one.
Wasn't EXACTLY what I meant...:D
Who are you going to stalk this time? :)
Morning.
I don't seem to remember being hit in the head with a tennis racket, but that's sure how it feels right now!
morning gavin
Actual F1 News!!
Shocker ... Pirelli has been selected as the single tyre supplier for the FIA Formula One World Championship for a period of three years.
http://twitter.com/gcreighton/status/16847716451
more actual news! from @legardj
107 % rule returns for Q1 in 2011.
Oooh, interesting.
What's the point?? No one is really near it as it is now and if someone should miss it, it just means they get no running
Ooh dear :(
Awww.
May have stopped HRT being an embarrasment in Bahrain, and the next new team may not be quick..
...but look at HRT in Canada - barring Chandhok's broken gearbox, Senna plonked his car on the grid faster than a Virgin (oh God!!) only 4.2 seconds off of Hamilton.
If they start taking cars off the race track without replacing testing, then they'll only have teams falling off quicker and I believe that will only harm the sport.
So they fixed their problems and got quicker.
They weren't ready in Bahrain and Chandhok shouldn't have been out there after qualifying, no reflection on him but his was the least prepared car. Teams have 4 hours of free practice to use as testing, I'm all for the new teams but if they aren't fast enough they shouldn't be in the race. I'm glad they are now.
i agree.
I forgot to edit the quote. :)
From what I gather, you may have the power to fix that?
I do, when I have a free mo I shall..
Ace :)
My point is though it just seems silly to have a return to the 107% rule, but still have a ban on testing at the same time - even a limited return to testing would work much better.
blimey!
I agree. I like the MotoGP system, a few races per year have a test day on race weekend Mondays at the same venue.
Is this good/bad/indifferent?
I know it means there's no Great Tyre War in the near future. Boo.
That was suggested by FOTA earlier on this year, but it went quiet very, very quickly which is a shame
i wanted bibendum.
regs say that can't happen anyway.
Which is a shame, unless Pirelli soften their stance in the next few years....
:(
The tyres won't be as good, but that might be a good thing if it shakes up the order as teams/drivers get the hang of them.
Tbh I think Pirelli have been the FIA's favoured choice for some time
Will they still have to do the soft/hard thing?
I think so
Karun is having an adventure.
Genius driving this truck has just blocked the road ! Aaaaaarrrggghhh http://twitpic.com/1z9je2
followed by
JESUS ! The driver has just decided to run away and the policeman is chasing him on foot !!! Not making this up !!
It'sgreat to see an F1 driver who tweets like he is human.
hehe!
@karunchandhok
The guy is now rolling around on the road below us - he must be drunk ! Quality entertainment standing here on the banks
can't wait to meet him now :)
Latest updates from Karun
http://twitter.com/karunchandhok/status/16853541134
The guy is now rolling around on the road below us - he must be drunk ! Quality entertainment standing here on the banks
Followed by
http://twitter.com/karunchandhok/status/16854312307
He's up & running again! police want us all to get in cars and back up - damn it @BSenna and I wanted to see how it ends
#F1 News
Pirelli are the new tyre supplier and the 107% rule is back next season
more actual news! from @legardj
107 % rule returns for Q1 in 2011. {Comment #179}
Like anyone's actually going to be caught out by that...
hehe!
@karunchandhok
The guy is now rolling around on the road below us - he must be drunk ! Quality entertainment standing here on the banks
can't wait to meet him now :) {Comment #205}
:D I wonder if the lorry driver will regret it tomorrow morning when he realises he's had his foolish behaviour posted all over the internet?
Especially as it is 107% of the top Q1 time when all the top guys run on hard tyres. In Canada apart from Chandhok who was 8 seconds slower than a representative time everyone was within 105%
Plug: Department of Redundancy Department (or the FIA's liking of announcing things that are already in the regulations)
Is everyone else watching the football, by any chance?
Not really. 7 hour + tennis is the rage now.
Not really. 7 hour + tennis is the rage now. {Comment #213}
So far Wimbledon's mostly passed me by. I saw a few sets of Andy Murray's first round at Grandma's, but that was it.
The playing has been so-so but there is this match that has been going on forever so we are all wondering when it will end. ;)
My Goodwood ticket has arrived :)
Evening all!
Hello Mr Lukeh
Good evening Lukeh
re: steven's tab issue. the problem mentioned doesn't happen on a mac, hence why i've not seen it. will look into fixing though. in the short-term, ctrl+return will post the comment instead of tabbing.
I am never going to remember ctrl+return. I will find a way round it though.
Twitter just lit up with news of an earthquake in Canada. Didn't know they had earthquakes in Canada
5.5 to 5.7, which is quite large for this neck of the woods... We are sitting on a huge granite shield. In my office building we felt it for about 45-60 seconds.
Epicenter g-maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.955°N,+75.546°W&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=62.057085,63.808594&ie=UTF8&ll=45.855586,-75.539246&spn=1.490134,2.801514&t=h&z=9
US Geological Survey: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/us/2010xwa7/us/index.html
It's a 5.5 in the Ottawa-Quebec border. Just as well we have had the Canadian GP
There goes all the great re-paving work done on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve!
PING -->
Early weather forecast for the European GP at Valencia - http://twitpic.com/1zbea4
I think I need my eyes tested, pretty sure it said rain showers there.
am currently working on "sidepodcast offline". a means of browsing the site even after your connection has died. useful if you're reading on a phone and disappear underground (alex).
at the moment only the "about page" is enabled, but just giving a heads-up if the following message appears for you:
http://twitpic.com/1zbes5
you may see that in firefox, but offline browsing works on all the latest versions of chrome, safari and firefox browsers.
don't forget viva's quiz is on this evening: http://www.vivaf1.com/chat.php
Gradually the world seems to be watching this match on Court 18...
Maybe they need adjustable tennis bats
Hi. I've had a really terrible day. I had to find new car insurance in a total emergency because my current insurer refused to cover me in my new job. Not at all impressed. So so so stressful!
insurance companies = words not allowed to be submitted in the comments
I called them at work to update everything and they basically said, from this second you're uninsured.... Even though my job title has hardly changed. Then they had the cheek to charge me £60 cancellation fee as if I'd wanted to cancel!!!
How come changing job made you uninsurable?
That is outrageous. I have never told an nsurance company when I have changed job
I talked them into giving me a grace period so I could drive home from work without committing a crime... But still, I'm very annoyed.
Apparently I had a discounted policy that was only available to people in certain professions and working in a cinema was acceptable but a shop isn't.... Morons. They gave me a new quote on a non-discounted policy which was £1300 more than I pay now. Strangely I have found an alternative source of insurance.....
Well good on you for sorting it...
I hate insurance companies anyway. I have since my first car collision, a month after I started driving, in 1994
I'm going to take up a formal grievance to get the cancellation fee back as I really don't feel like I cancelled my policy by any reasonable understanding of the word. They're so stupid though, because if I complain to the ombudsman, they have to pay £500 costs to the ombudsman for handling the complaint which is a lot more than the £60 I want off them.
Talk to their complaints department
I have already. I'm going to write them a formal letter so I can take it further. I'm pretty sure they're not going to help me. I'm livid with them right now. I have held this exact job on this policy before. Ridiculous system.
*sits back in the daily*
wow.. first comment i've made in the daily today. hello daily.
i'll be back soon, gonna go stretch my legs and look look away from screens.. my poor eyes.
It doesn't make any sense but it doesn't surprise me. Actually the amount surprises me, not that they did it.
Remember that Alonso test at Fiorana the other day, well - http://www.ferrari.com/English/Formula1/News/Pages/Alonso_onboard_Fiorano.aspx?utm_campaign=100623_FERRARI_EN+%28al+volante+con+Alonso%29&utm_content=4080557011&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=400525802
helmet-cam!!
I knew I was going to pay a bit more at this address and I was more than willing to do so but the idea that anyone would EVER pay £1600 for car insurance is a joke?! I have cover now that cost me £550 Annoyingly I've had to take out monthly payments on it though as I wasn't expecting to have to renew until December so I didn't have any money set aside for it. In fact I've just spent all my money on a holiday....
But you should have a refund from the last lot to help cover it, unless that was monthly too?
a feww years ago, a mate of mine bought a second-hand car (a 1litre fiat i believe) for €900, he was 21 - and one company quoted him insurance at €7000
I love helmet cam.
My last policy only cost me £300 so yes I had a refund but I've used more than half the year and after the cancellation fee....
Ah I see
Today has been an expensive day. It's just the suddeness of it. I completely hadn't budgeted for this at all. Nightmare.
I hate that. Last year I spent £500 over two months on car repairs, knocked me sideways for a bit
Why, hello there
Hello Amy, sleep well? ;)
http://i45.tinypic.com/30t4cw2.png
find 5 differences..
Good morning
hi steven
Thanks for posting Pat. Have found 5 so will go to bed feeling pleased with myself ;). 'Night all.
night janna
No prob. Night.
I made it through 480 minutes of Isnut...I can make it through 480 minutes of work...I must keep telling myself this...
aww amy!! have you slept at all?
Sleep in the lunch break
at least you're not driving or anything...... are you?
It's times like these that Amy really freaks me out :(
What time do you schedule the wimbleble thread for?
Wimbledon, even.
i copied christine and made it 10am.. but anytime before play starts... so anytime before 12...
can't wait to read it now :)
Wimbleble sounds so much better though!
No not driving. Its amazing how fast I can walk when I plan to stop at mcdonalds on the way! And i have a tin of milo in my bag to drink throughout the day as milo=energy food :D
milo?
I shall do 10am then
IS AWESOME!!!
Same question for the World Cup thread?
I should write that in a minute.. Distractions :)
Initially, I scheduled it for half eleven, but then I kept thinking of things to say, so I moved it forward and forward, until eventually I just hit publish :)
Never heard of it
Also I am convinced I may explode from excitement Saturday
Get home from work at half 5
Doctor Who at 6ish
Football and Wimbledon afterwards
then Muse live from Glastonbury on BBC2 at half 10
What an evening :)
The World Cup I usually schedule for 11.
You won't have - it's a kiwi thing...
Brilliant evening
Says Australia and it is made all over the place including UK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_(drink)
And you can get Milo here.
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/tesco-price-comparison/Cocoa_And_Instant_Drinks/Nestle_Milo_400g.html
Milo Chocolate bars are even more awesome!
my workmates tell me i yell when i speak
Don't they know you haven't slept
singapore mcdonalds sells iced milo. its odd.
inconsiderate
oooooh!! a professional photography blog!!
(hearts) Getty Blog
http://blog.gettyimages.com/2010/06/23/on-the-road-continues…/?esource=corpcomm_ezrawc2_facebook
Evening all.
Night Guys!
Doohickey is being deviceist
huh?
I keep finding new things to add to the daily post for tomorrow. Why must there be so much going on?
ohh, hold the front page. may have something else, in two mins.
#sorryjames
THe doohickey lives
most of them have doubles. so no one cares.
something happened?
Not deviceist. It was just down and worked when you changed device.
See http://twitter.com/stevenroy27/status/16879939694
hehe no worries. this is turning into the longest daily i've ever written :)
It was down
ahh, boo. mediatemple fail?
ooh Mr C have you seen the new flickr layout.. well the upgraded one they want to bring out. i was on my flickr today and there was a link at the top to try out the new look. it looks nice :)
I blamed them just in case
:)
will do in two mins.
better that way :D
it let me post from my phone before it did alistair
It was flakyfor a while after it came back
still seems a bit flaky :(
not the best circumstances for a demo, but here goes anyway. if you have the latest version of google chrome (mine is 5.0), go to this page:
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/06/23/daily-23rd-june-2010/
there should be a new button just above the comment box, entitled "enable alerts". click it, and select "allow" when prompted, then post a test comment. if all goes well you'll get pop-up desktop alerts every time a new comment is posted on the daily thread.
*tests*
Oh my. That is quite impressive.
Mind = BLOWN.
test
Seconded.
right then, so i'm testing out this funky new chrome thing..
w00t!
they stay enabled until the browser is closed or you disable them.
OH MY GOD!!!! MR C!!!!!
WOW!!
hehe its appearing before the comment appears in my doohickey at the moment.
hehe. it is very buggy at the moment, so don't rely on it. but it's a cool option to have i think.
To allow mr c the chance to see it working:
http://i47.tinypic.com/30idqg3.jpg
Was that what you wanted me to mention in the daily? ;)
it's more than cool mr c.. it's more than cool...
That looks amazing!
if you can explain it, yeah. did you see the offline support enabled earlier?
sidepodtoast!
Will do and yes I did :) does it only work with Chrome at the moment?
Looks like I need to put Chrome on here
toast = chrome only
offline = chrome/safari/ff
om very much nom!
Mr C.. is there anyway you could make it pop back down again?.. or do you need to dismiss it each time..
It has taken me 10 hours and 110 games but I have written tomorrow's wimbledone post! yay!
hehe. am thinking of adding factbyte factbox toast too. if there's time before sunday.
i can look into it.
the info on how to do this only appeared yesterday. there are about four documents on the web detailing how it works and that's it. very. very new.
wowsers!
ooh a pop up fbfb would totally solve all space issues! :D
I do like how it even has its own wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Wimbledon:_Mahut–Isner_match
i'm assuming this is an exaggeration on the game earlier lukeh? ;)
if i'm quiet tomorrow, you'll know why.
i may have confused it with another event.
In other news, how cool was that 2 hour tennis match that got distracted by viva f1's quiz?
:D
Right added it to the daily, are there any more surprises Mr C?
I m gonna head off to bed anyways, I hope the thread is ok. It does have a really funky header that made my mum laugh, so that's always a terrifying sign.
anyways, goodnight!!
(as in paragraph title header I mean)
am done until next week i think. watch this space ;)
and cheers, sir.
night lukeh.
night mate.
hehehe! night Lukeh
right... new flickr page.
I just looked at the preview, i hadn't realised how much there actually was!
daily essay?
i think so, defiantly the most i've ever written for one.
it's not that exciting, but it just seems more clearer and basic.. but nice.. piccys look prettier.. but that could be me though..
major improvement!
yay!
love the shortcuts, the map, the lightbox... everything.