Thus we have reached Wednesday and I am duty bound to issue this very important reminder from Amy. She will be heading towards the track on Thursday and is hosting the following:
Anyone-is-invited-to breakfast, 9am Thursday at Two Doors Down, 159 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Job done! We expect photos and full reports, of course. Now, what else are we talking about?
- It's that time of the week again, where we get to watch a Red Bull star navigate the upcoming circuit. Webber takes us round the track at Melbourne, with some great commentary along with it. In the post, Mr C notes that Red Bull will be providing video for the entire season, except for Korea. Which is a bit silly because that's the one track we need to learn!
- There are some statistics floating around today regarding the fan survey, and it seems rather odd that they are talking about how well the fans seem to support the new points system. As Steven pointed out in the comments yesterday, when the survey took place, it was a completely different points system proposed anyway. You might as well say the fans were keen on the medals for all the weight it holds!
- Mercedes will have two Schumachers on their books this year as Ralf has signed up to participate in the DTM series again in 2010. I can't imagine this is a series we're going to follow particularly closely, but it's a name I recognised so I thought it would be interesting to note!
That should do it for now, although it is also Gary Paffett's birthday today, so best wishes to him. I will see you in the comments.
Merry Wednesday :)
Aaargh so many road works!
Hmmmm... time for sleep soon. What a start to the day!!
"Red Bull will be providing video for the entire season, except for Korea. Which is a bit silly because that's the one track we need to learn!"
now that i had not considered.
c'mon teamPaul!
I guess they don't have proper data for their simulator yet though?
60kph gah !
me too - i am up way later than i planned - i can't seem to leave!
true, but williams / allianz provided the valencia preview in good time and the abu dhabi preview.
the fact both previews were more enjoyable than the race is neither here nor there,
Hello tomorrow... today. Quick question, when was the LG F1 questionnaire taken? In November?
this year wasn't it. january? i recall bitching about autosportinternation / castrol / lg survey the same week and thinking "i don't hate haymarket honest".
Ahh, I couldn't remember how far back it was. I'm just a little surprised at mercedes 'being the fans 3rd favourite team'
i cynically don't trust it in the slightest.
Same here. Have just been reading through james allen's blog post about them and I think I scuffed at the 'results' several times...
It happens to us all. Amy hasn't slept in months
More bogus
poor old Jenson Button had just 2.6% of the votes nobody asked me...
my eyes are developing rather large bags - any tips on relieving sidepodtiredness?
Unnamed energy drink? Or much more controversially, sleep.
Same here, but sadly I have no tips as I'm about to get on the train to sleepyland. Night everyone.
a lie-in.
night chap.
I am so over confident, I have stopped for food. Subway anyone?
Boarding doesn't startfor another 15 mintues.
I've realised that Paul and I are the downunder Top Gear - the other Jeremy always drives!
not possible with edward about!
night lukeh
Yeah. Mr C was going to support you but Paul noticed and he switched back.... He's a traitor!
nooooo! gah!
mine's a meatball sub
These guys are so competitive they eat at different companies. Jeremy is normally over-confident in a Top Gear race.
A quick post before bedtime - good night everyone
#sameperson
damn. we meant to add that to the daily. soz sir, reminds us tomorrow.
Jeremy always wins. I think it's a contractual obligation....
No sweat - it's an additional.
Been getting previews, articles, reviews and whatnot for both sites done before Thursday - F1 and IRL will make this a busy weekend with little to no writing
:)
if Paul beats me, I vote he picks me up from the airport :P
I am reminded of a famous line from the Aussie movie 'The Castle'
"Tell 'em they're dreamin!"
Plus my parents are flying over, so it will be a full few days
go jeremy!
Happy birthday Gary :)
The stats in the F1 Racing were presented somewhat oddly, but then so were the questions, so I shouldn't really be surprised. Wouldn't mind having a full dataset though...
Evening peeps
squire.
Long time no speak
Still coding like a demon? ;)
Hello tomorrow... today. Quick question, when was the LG F1 questionnaire taken? In November? {Comment #10}
First two weeks of February 2010. If you want a reminder of what it was like and need some bedtime reading, I wrote about the process of filling it in.
Helloooo
You managed to make it back home then? :P
i am being so geeky it's not true.
right - night peeps, must go to bed :)
Without a hitch
Did I not speak to you the other day?
I seem to remember hordes of ankle biters running amok
g'night rocket.
Night Rocket.
Ahh, I couldn't remember how far back it was. I'm just a little surprised at mercedes 'being the fans 3rd favourite team' {Comment #12}
At least F1 Racing was honest enough to point out the fans picked Brawn as their third favourite, not Mercedes. So by the time Mercedes is an option, it might not be 3rd-most-popular any more.
Hello
G'night fella
Evening all.
This is probably utter rubbish, but I like the thought of the conversation
“I had dinner with my mum on Wednesday night and, when I asked her about the first race of the season in Bahrain, she said to me, 'It was so boring',” Hamilton is quoted as having said by the Daily Mail.
Quite possibly. I have no idea what an ankle biter is though?
Good night
Dare I ask how it went?
I am devastated by your wavering allegences. I expect the first comment on the first post relating to this weekends GP to be a "Go Lewis" from Mr C
I know the pain you will endure if you go ahead with this, but the tradition must continue :P
*Resists witty comeback*
A child
Count them.
1, 2, 3,4.
4 Minors.
BOO YA
it's true: http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE62K00M20100321
Seriously? Is that Nick using Alison's log in? They is childrens
I only got 2 ;)
Congratulations! :D
aww man... yeah go on then.
awesome! thats made my day (my day now being wednesday, and it's likely to get beaten later, but so far, thats made my day)
GRRR
ta :D
I am so over confident, I have stopped for food. Subway anyone?
mine's a meatball sub {Comment #26}
Please may I have an Italian BMT if they've got one? Footlong, cheese and herb bread, standard cheese, not toasted, "the works" (specifically including jalepeno peppers even if they have to be told three times) and ranch sauce. Oh, and I'd also like an oatmeal and raisin cookie and a summer fruits low sugar Oasis please.
Oi! That's genuinely quite insulting! I've really never heard that before. I was thinking midgies....
Nah, he's on another level now
Today I had a twittersation about Sushi that ended in his apparent surprise about instant vomiting after consuming raw meat at BBQs
Strange person
The flys?
That is Nick isn't it?
What's this?
Oh god don't start with that. He wasn't actually sick, nor did he have food poisoning. He can be a right drama queen. He was asking me if he should go to hospital for days.....
Driving test :D
Midges are not flies. They are like the SAS version of mosquitos.
hmmm ... I am landing at 2:30pm on Thu, a bit late for breakfast :-(
4 Minors.
BOO YA
What's this? {Comment #69}
I think this is Jon passing his driving test :)
Surely the point of a BBQ is to cook the meat on it or am I missing something. Are there BBQs where people eat the meat raw?
I bow to your Nematoceran Diptera knowledge
WHat are minors in a driving test?
Bassano, do you need any documents from me for the Spa tickets or do they just check the name on the address?
It wasn't raw, it was inadequately cooked. He got in a right panic and made himself sick.
Basically little things, slightly wrong position, not checking a mirror correctly etc.
But minors because majors if you do it too much
I seem to remember "you've passed", I didn't realise we were graded these days
Unless you're a hobbit
not me, you!
It's not a 'grade' as such, but less than 7-8 minors is rare, and considering how shocking my mock tests were, and how nervous i was, im quite happy!
Congrats Jon
Faults. Majors make you fail. Minors don't unless you do enough of them. You get them for things like "slightly inappropriate speed"
They're not. There's no mention on your licence of it. A pass is a pass, that's all that matters, it's not going to help your insurance or anything like that.
Does he not know that is how they do it at posh restaurants? Never understood why anyone would have a Michelin star chef prepare them what is effectively raw meat. Surely they should go to a Michelin star butcher for that
Interview was a group one and now its over, yay!
The Michelin man could give you raw food to be honest
hoorah for group interviews.
i presume you havent been fired?
That's a very good question. I don't know what the protocol is for mail delivered to someone who doesn't actually live at the address
Depends if the delivery needs to be signed for I guess
Maybe an email to the Royal Mail is in order
I told him his fridge organisation posed a far greater risk to his health ;)
Now you can concentrate on importat things like stalking
:D
This is where Nick drew a blank - at the mention of 'preparation' :)
Stuff here that needs signing for, they accept any old person that answers the door.... Have you ever been IDed on your doorstep???
Job interview? How'd it go and what was it for?
Do they know you won't be in Oz after August? ;)
I usually pick stuff up from the Sorting Office.
Either asleep or at work when the mail arrives
Anyone fancy travelling round the world as their job?
http://www.mandy.com/1/jobs3.cfm?v=37604161
Ah yes, that is a pain. Yeah you really should have some ID belonging to the person the item is addressed to. They might accept proof of address though.
Go Amy! See you soon
They know my face there, I might pop in and see them to ask in person
Boarding plane. Bye for now
Excellent
Enjoy it Jeremy
Responsible for the KTV on-air output at each F1 event (and eventually at home)
Nah
I presume they mean providing kangaroo content to people at home no?
"Candidate will be responsible for developing the content for a RETAIL version of the Kangaroo TV, available to viewers at home."
waaahhhhhhooooooooooeyyyyy!
excellent.
Possibly
You're gonna need more eyes!
where'd you find this jon?
:)
Production Jobs > Canada, Quebec
Wonder if you need to be a Canadian citizen?
it got sent to a course mate of mine through the careers service of the university, i couldnt find anything about it when i looked on our site, so i googled it
cheers, that has made my day :)
awesome :)
we have a film and tv course here, so i guess thats why we got it!
And it's only an hour old! :D
Just wanna put it out there, F3 media day tomorrow, anything anyone wants?
is a car out of the question?
I knew that was coming :P
As much as i'd like to say no, i think they may notice if i try and fit a 100k+ single seater into the back of a Golf
One day he can't drive, next day he's the getaway driver....
:) :) :)
ah no, im the accomplice, my friend is the getaway driver :P and photographer aha
You really don't want to be photographing the heist or the getaway... so I've heard
Thanks for the breakfast plug. Dont worry mr wolf, i am hoping to do the same on fri sat and sun as well
And he is going to put the fast car inside a slower one. He has a lot to learn about being a getaway driver
I'm a member of a couple of Aussie F1 forums. Would Amy mind if I invited them to the "Anyone-is-invited-to breakfast"?
I think you have alot bigger chance of getting an F3 inside a Golf, than a Golf inside an F3
am back couldn't sleep -
i work for royal mail - what do you need to know?
hehe.
(hearts) comments.
:D
i would like to know where the birthday card that my parents sent me in October is please :P
Tow the Golf. Or leave it
:D
I live in London, Kathi in Finland
She wants to send her Spa GP tickets to my address and I'm not likely to be in on the day the will be delivered and [presumably] signed for
Will there be issues at the sorting office?
That must get you another step on the addiction ladder
:D
#notkiding...kinda
it was a Doctor Who card and everything.
That happens a lot with this place
Sounds like an awesome way of getting out of sending you anything :P
pshhhhh
you can book a redelivery for a more convenient day, in which case no probs, or if collecting it may be worth Kathi emailing you a letter of permission to collect with a scanned copy of her ID for you to print and take - you will have to take your ID as proof of address. This should cover all bases.
Maybe it's in another dimension, did they put the full Space Time Coninuum postcode on it?
Sounds good, are you still around Kathi
Thanks Rocket
hmm, not sure about the stc, less that, more High Wycombe...
i would say so. was lurking using my phone while lying in bed, but it won't let me reply so i put my laptop back on!
Your husband must love that....
Well I, for one, will be at the 9:30 breakfast, just to smell the high octane waftings of committed F1 junkies from a lesser distance. I do live just around the corner, so why not?!
which phone / which page?
aww - there are some mean people out there - stealing cards is wrong, i promise it wasn't me ;)
You know how things are deceivingly large inside thiose tardises, it probably fell down the side of a control panel or something
Or K9 ate it
yay!
That's two more steps
no worries
She is not getting much sleep as it is and you want to give her less chance of getting any
yep will do. Thank you both
he's on nights - am alone except for my little man who is sound asleep
#sorryrocket
i just like to fix things
sony ericsson satio - real-time doohickey
Cos you don't have enough to do already? ;)
Fixaholic!
got ya. when you get a sec, could you try:
http://sidepodcast.com/realtime/mobile/
you have to manually refresh, but you should be able to reply.
:D
Ah okay. That's slightly less antisocial then.... I think someone might die if that happened in front of me!
Something simple like a student ID should do it, nearer the time, of course
Hehehehe. :D
Morning, folks.
i will - i'll go get my phone...
Right, gotta hit the hay. Keep an eye on twitter/twitpic tomorrow!
adios
Hi Journeyer
Enjoy yourself and well done :)
shall do. cheers.
Cool, see ya Jon
Good luck with the getaway
thank yoooou
good mornin'
450km down and a quick break, this is a long trip. Leo is keeping me company
stop stopping!
Morning
*screaches tyres*
Bye
Stopping after 300 miles has to be acceptable! ;)
jeremy is on the plane!
This about the 4th stop :P
Get him to bounce on his ball. It might help
:-) heading back to the road now. I wish I could post a photo from this phone
Is he driving a Monster Truck?
I am SO hungry!!! :cry:
eek! I have 220k to go
Cereal?
does it not have email?
Am I gonna have to make some calls to have his bag a wee bit 'delayed'? ;)
I finished it already :(
This day is off to a bad start....
:D
Or MMS?
Drop.io was down the other day, is it back now?
*checks*
nope - keeps kicking me off the internet when i try to go to that page
There's always the Lukeh option, or are you out of bread too?
There's no bread ever in the house. It's all baked fresh on demand.
Have breakfast with me? Hehehe.
Speaking of breakfast, any pics from Amy's breakfast? :)
I have soup, but that seems a bit excessive at this time of day.
ahh boo. i shall look into the satio.
Are there pancakes? :D
I just have bread right now, but I'm sure we can cook something. :D
ta - would be nice to comment when i'm out and about!
This is Sidepodcast, we do not bow to normal rules of food, sleep & time
Sidepodtime = anytime. :D
Can I ail dropio?
yes... i'm still up...
I need the soup for lunch tomorrow. I don't have any money budgeted for food now until next month
#budgetnazi
I feel I should add, this is not why I'm starving. I can afford food....
[email protected]
Email or MMS to that address
Never run out of cereal, bread or super noodles
#RulesOfLife
if you're on a diet and feel deprived it's bad - you should just have the naughty thing you want rather than go thru 50 other things instead, cos they won't satisfy the craving and you'll end up eating more calories in the long run...i speak from experience...
Blimey, I haven't had supernoodles since I was at university.
I have been reaquainted with them since discovering Bacon flavour
I'll be fine. I'm just going to stay upstairs away from the expensive food.
supernoodles = instant noodles?
I really like the chicken ones. I might buy some of them tomorrow.... TASTY!
Bacon?!?
Pretty much
Not so asian though
http://www.supernoodles.com/
they are good
Not as surprised as I was
Ok, maybe a bit more
I've had loads to eat today. I don't know why I'm quite this greedy.
It's those Aussies talking about McD's and Subway isn't it. Think of Nick's fridge that should ruin your appetite
Your body obviously wants something that you don't have in the cupboard. I hate it when that happens
Nick's fridge was full of mango when I was there.... This is not helpful.
:lol:
:D
The reason Alonso joined the Scuderia...
ttp://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/22/alonsos-other-other-ride-ferrari-458-italia/
right, i refuse to still be up at 2am! i have 3 mins to get to bed! night all xx (hope i helped, bassano and kathi)
Is that cos he thought that's what girls eat?
I can't imagine Nick buying or eating Mango unless it was in a cocktail
#SorryNick
You did
Night Rocket
No. It's my favourite food. He can be sweet sometimes.
Night Rocket.
Link fail. Needs an h at the start
I will stress that he definitely didn't eat any of it....
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/22/alonsos-other-other-ride-ferrari-458-italia/
Good night again
Makes more sense
Sorry and thanks Bassano!
why would schumi leave??
White?
Who is he, Don Johnson?
:)
#notmichael
Definitely not. :D
He also got a black Maserati Gran Cabrio, if that makes you feel better. :D
Mr C, for info: I'm finding DD quite iffy this evening
Slow to post, quite a few errors and a refusal to preview earlier
No need to fix, just saying
Better than a White Ferrari, even though it'll be the prettiest thing on the hard shoulder
noted. odd though, because i haven't touched spc.com in ages. have been all about the factbyte factbox.
An Adobe Air update possibly
There was one just before I went away, I think
I've had doohickey threatening to freeze on me earlier although it does seem better now. I was blaming my computer though, It's been a bit funny since I dropped it. Oops.
Good Night and thanks again
oh lord, I have to have my second interview today since I'm not here tomorrow. Talk about no time to prepare!
Don't these people know there's a race on?
Who is it with Amy?
Two interviews for a supervisors job seems excessive!! Good luck :D
Two interviews on the same day for a job you are already doing? That is crazy.
For anyone who is bored there is a motor rancing program I have never heard of just starting on Channel 4
I am waiting for my luggage! How's the road works Paulie? :P
Blimey that was quick!
100k to go and closing
Too darn true. :)
Bassano, I asked the Spa people to send it to my new address, so you don't have to worry about it anymore. I swear the whole thing was not just a trick to find out your real name ;)
It's ok, the circle of trust is way too big as it is ;)
Just watched the Grid on 4. Well worth watching on 4OD if it is there. They are planning all sorts of interesting things like looking at technology of race cars etc in the rest of the series starting in the next show.
its actually a 3 step process, if I suceed today I may have to come back in on Friday morning (aka no breakfast :( )
did you see my plan to get you in this afternoon? I shall text you....
Promised myself I'd not have mega late nights this week
Failed on the first attempt
Night folks
Morning
I made it. Walking toward albert park now
If this is like Top Gear you will walk in to find Jeremy already there
Could be steven
Ah that was not an interview it was a written test! they take recruitment seriously. Just left work on way to track now.
HR professionals should be put against a wall and shot
If they judge me competent based on my test i will have to go for a 1 hour one on one interview on friday at 10. Hope there is nothing interesting on track then.
Oh pants i was not paying attention and i missed my tram stop.
Hope HR are not reading this. Missing the stop = fail
I may still beat amy!
You so will. I am now sitting in a non moving tram soon to be heading back where i came then i have to get the 96 so hope wait isnt too long. Then its a 25 min or so ride on the 96. Are you up for dinner tonight paul? Jeremy wants to come too.
I am totally disorganised. Dinner sounds. Good
Oh and he is not coming to behind the scenes because he is doing mac nerd stuff. No f1 commitment that one!
sorry if that was my fault :(
I forgot to tell you that I arrived at my destination a while ago and although I didn't tell you, I'm not going straight to the track.
I am going to leave all the Top Gear racers and get some sleep. No doubt I will find out the result later
noooooo!
I may have to dropio a picture of the podcast recording studio I am sitting in to redeem myself
Where on earth is gate 1?
Oh my god people get out of the doorway so it can close! I am never going to get a good spot by the time i get there
Gate 1 is by the tram stop. Hard to find if you havent been before. Where are you?
I'm at gate 10 so far
Oh. Almost there! (i think)
Hee, this is more exciting than the F1 race :D
They are not making this eay everything is blocked off
Finally out of the cbd. Just 7 more stops to go!
I am here!
Made it AMY !!!
I am at the mactalk.com.au podcast studio/place/office/thingy
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-jpg-5
You must be nearby. I am zipping through quite fast so might see you at interviews. Louise goodman is doing them again
I am stuck in V8 land
I am in the pits outside virgin
I have no hope of seeing anything here because the crowd is huge and everyone is standing up. Last year everyone sat down.
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/webber-transport-truck-involved-in-pileup-20100319-qkyh.html
Nice to see the Aussies are enjoying themselves. :)
Mclaren doing pit stops
Peter. Windsor!
Meanwhile, Lewis is in Sydney according to twitter. I was just there!
I'm annoyed at myself for not being with Amy and Paul but the decision was made earlier and now I have to stick with it.
What on EARTH is he doing there?
They build race cars all over Australia Peter. Why don't you give AUSGPE a shot?
After USF1, I'd say thanks, but no thanks. ;)
He hasn't spoken yet
Ha windsor is interviewing sutil
If i was braver I would heckle peter windsor. I cant get good photos as can only get driver pictures with my camera over my head.
'
For who? Aussie TV I presume?
Cmon, heckle! :D
I am standing next to the tv dude!
How did you get that close!
Should I shout something about toasters?
I'm at the back they were interviewing the crowd
Yes! Please do!
That would be a cool idea
Has lousie been replaced with peter? or are these different interviews?
Di resta driving on friday
Im sure they are driving on saturday and sunday too...
ba boom -chuk
Pedalo!
That's not me amy!
Now thats just confusing...
Who is it?
What will De Resta eat if Schumacher eat alla Spaghetti?
Haha i was wondering but i figure you would have told us if you had fangio in your garage
Louise and peter are interviewing together
I'll say! :-/
You are brave! Your going to meet Bassano, of course you can heckle pete!
Windsor is an idiot he thinks this is schumis year
HEIKKI!!
Heikki !!
He was always a Schumi fan. I'm a Schumi fan myself, and while I think he'll be more competitive than he was in Bahrain, even Schumi at the height of his powers couldn't stop a dominant McLaren from winning titles a decade ago. I say Schumi will be a long-shot title contender, maybe battling with Lewis for best of the rest, but right now, I don't see the Mercs (all 6 of them) battling for the title.
Are you guys together already?
Ididnt hear amy shouting
I am really likinh heikkis interview he's really relaxed
He is so funny. My day has peaked
Hehe. You and Paul seem to be reading each other's minds. I think Heikki is more relaxed because there's less pressure at Lotus. Right now, they're outperforming expectations, and at the same time they're not being expected to regularly win, or even regularly score points. About the only concern Heikki has right now is making Lotus more competitive in the long-term, or finding a more competitive seat in the future. But short-term, there's not too much to be worried about if you're Heikki right now. :)
So who's the favourite?
Rodger or Heikki?
Rubens <3
Heikki! He makes steak and Im pretty sure im in his twitpic
Where ARE you here?!
http://tweetphoto.com/15589838
Hi to pamela who just came and said hi! She is coming to breakfast!
So where are you amy? I have a big blue billabong hat and black backpack on
In real life? Has the meet up started?
In real life! I got a tap on the shoulder and asked if i am me! Paul i am a few rows back from the left of the stage. Wearing black mclaren top and jeans. Also with wild long curly hair
I don't think I know Pamela do we? Lurker or real name?
Lurker i think, i dont recall any comments from any females going to the aus gp
Quick de lurk!
Except you... You may have commented about it a few times ;)
Morning folks,
How did Peter Windsor get back into the paddock??
Is that like a "why did the chicken cross the road" question?
Why did the chicken cross the playground?
To get to the other slide.
Where's Johnny Carson when you need him?
Morning :D
#shhhnick
At a restaurant with paul. Where is mr jeremy?
Twitpics?
I assume these will be upside down because you are in australia, so please hold the camera upside down yourselves to compensate :P
i was going to tweet you back, unfortunately you beat me to it!
mwaha.
it was a stupid moment :D
my clock usually wakes me up before the time i ask, not after!
Hehehe. Delurk, Pamela, delurk!
Speaking of delurking, it's been a year since Amy delurked! And I don't think anyone has beaten her record for the fastest SPC addiction ever. :D
Seconded. :)
Morning you lot ;)
For those who love Lost: http://www.myextralife.com/comic/comic-every-answer-a-new-question/
I'm on my way (from misery to happiness today - 500 miles?)
A-ha a-ha....
well come on then I'm hungry!
Good morrow to all.
Morning :)
Good morrow? As in tomorrow? ;)
Morning, Christine.
As in morning.
It's archaic but it's right :)
about to leave office, pack up the suitcase and start moving in Melbourne direction. only find out last night that my flight stops in Adelaide first, maybe the airline had Tour the Tracks in mind :-)
Ohhh. Not that familiar with Ye Olde English. :)
Me either. I had to google it to check.
forsooth thou hast forsaken ye olde English ;)
Sir Alex hath layeth the Smacketh Downeth!
*remembers The Rock and wrestling* :D
heh... Interestingly I'm pretty sure (but haven't checked) that "ye olde" is not really old english. But rather a modern conjuring up. Certainly "ye" is a mistake based on not understanding old typography. Old "Th"s looked like a "y" because of the ligature.
Ah yes "Th" is using the letter "Thorn" which only exists in Icelandic nowadays.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ye_Olde
Guys,
This guy is a regular commenter on my blog and is marshalling at the Aussie GP. He's allowed to take pics, but not of the F1 cars. Anyway, you can follow him on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/elephino_
Boo. That's what makes it brilliant.
hello everyone :)
Hello Rocket. :) How are ya?
tired! other than that, pretty good - you all ok?
yup, i'm good. lotsa work - a bit jealous of those in Melbourne, but not too much - I'm headed to Shanghai next month anyhow. :)
Good Afternoon!
i'm very jealous of anyone going to a GP - am desperate to go, but don't quite have the funds - i'm working on it tho - maybe next year...
Thsi i didnt know!
Awesome, Are you going to collect all the Asian F1 tracks?
Abu Dhabi is nicer than its made out to be :D
Whaaat?! I've been talking about it here for months and you've only found out now?? *puzzled*
Here's the plan:
2008: Singapore
2009: KL
2010: Shanghai
2011: Melbourne
If we're going anywhere in 2012, it'll be a toss-up between Korea and Abu Dhabi (Ferrari World!!!), but that will be very much dependent on other... long-term considerations.
Ferrari World means it'll be high up on my list, no matter what kind of track it is. ;)
You're in the UK, right? How far are you from Silverstone?
the roads of Yas Isand are also good make shift race tracks if you ant afford a track day
#confidential
I havent been in the comments much!
Really? Considering I'm not here all day, I see you pretty often - usually to spar with Alison. ;) :D
I expect Alison will want me to go to spa, maybe if i make her pancakes she will agree abu dhabi is a better idea?
Right now, anyway. Wait until there's more buildings and more people.
You'd miss out on Sidepodspa for Abu Dhabi? Tsk tsk. :P
far enough to need accomodation - never been to one before so i'd quite like a grandstand ticket.
I have been move over the last couple of days, not so much last week, I have no free time! I worked 9am -9:30pm yesterday!
I've actually been discussing it since... the start of this year. Maybe even as early as last December. ;)
I can get to yas in 30 mins
(I might have gotten a speeding ticket)
Does Alison know of your offense? :P
Why would you do that?
Lots of folks here have been to Silverstone - I'm sure they can offer you excellent advice. :)
would be good. i'd like to know what the best value tickets are for the best view, and i definitely wanna go all weekend if i'm gonna do it
I work with people all over the world so i get emails 24/7. I managed to get 2 very urgent emails when i got home at about 6pm yesterday, they had to be acted on then unfortunatly
I know how you feel.
yes,
To be fiar i was with my dad, he should have told me to slow down.
He was more amased that my 1.0L yaris could do 190
I hope you love your job.
190 in a 1.0L????? How on earth?! I'm assuming that's kph, but that doesn't make it any less... shocking. :O
Some of it is fun, :D
Its pretty flexible, I just went home the other week to watch the F1 noone said anything,
Im going back to the UK next month for a week and they arent taking it out of my leave which is nice :)
Tis small but mighty :)
You do have some free time then.
I mean I work 7am to 6pm most days. Sometimes I work longer. Sometimes I record videos of myself wearing hats :)
It doesn't make any sense to me but I guess that's because I dislike my career choice.
Oh yes, the problem is my friends here have a lot more than me so i am constantly being called up asking me why i am never coming out!
If i am at home i am usualy talking to Alison, and i get into trouble if i stop paying attention and sneak into the comments :D
I couldnt do 7am! I originaly used to start at 9am, but i pushed it back a little!
Hehe. I'm not checking up on you, just making sure you have some basic human rights.
HAHA! :D
hehe, I do have some.
my main problem is i live in a tiny apartment, im hoping to get something much bigger next month then it will be much better
Im sure its a cliche everyone uses, but...
Its never too late to change
I also don't pay any tax
whoop!
Absolutely, and who's to say what will happen in the future?
At the moment, I don't care, because work is so far down on my priority list. It pays the bills and means I can keep doing Sidepodcast, and that's what matters to me right now.
I sort of feel the same, I never thought in a million years i would be doing what i am, but im glad i am, its enabled me to "start my life" properly, i do enjoy it, but i dont think i will be doing it as a career
Yeah... I understand that. I have a problem in that I like both of my career choices and I seem to be trying to do both at the same time. Which is quite tiring...
I must be doing something right. I did get promoted today.
Oooh, well done! Are you still Fourstar's boss, though?
Congratulations Mr Alex man!
Mr Chandhok says:
"For some reason the hydraulic system on my car was more problematic than Bruno's - so they took it straight away off my car and went back to England. There are another two systems coming tonight and they say it will be better."
Couldn't be much worse, could it?
Also, sort of fitting with our current conversation:
"Bahrain was ridiculous," he said. "I know other teams did it, but for the boys to work 40 hours straight is not pleasant. It is a bit better here, but there are bits arriving early tomorrow morning, so I think tomorrow will be another long day for the boys."
Not pleasant indeed.
It's more an in situ title change. I expanded my empire and they decided that I needed a new title...
See this is why I like my job... This is the conversation in our work chat room:
poor karun - and poor pit crew
Hehehe, love it.
Morning all!
Morning :)
morning
We so need a work chat room!
How rubbish :(
Good morrow!
(I'm hoping it might catch on.)
Good moaning
:)
I like it!
She's bringing it back!
WOOHOO! Well done, Alex!
HAHAHA! :D That made me laugh out loud.
I like the idea of a work chat room. But does anyone actually speak in the office?
we aren't all in the same room.
Nothing that some Patrick Head-style enunciation couldn't cure...
In other news, glad to see copies of the booky wook are making it out there...
When we're all in the office we are. But on an average week I work from home 2-3 days.
#sameperson
Ah, like the staff of the WEBSITE of a certain MAGAZINE.
"working from home"
#scandel
I bet they do the castrol rankings by tossing mini shredded wheat into bowls with names on
i like that in the chat room, you're the only one listed surname, first name. whilst fourstar is just fourstar :)
didn't joe start that ball rolling, by moving to france, spending all day browsing market stalls, before penning the occasional article?
it can't be that easy, @gcreighton is regularly working on stuff past midnight.
Eh, the life of the freelancer... Hang on a minute! Mine's nothing like that...
...thankfully it's nothing like that, either. Still, Geoff gets to come to Le Mans!
Franck!
i cannot believe i wen to sleep :(
if you guys are going to the track every day, i vote we have special threads for you, this conversation is too good to be lost in the daily.
Amy breakout?
coooool! how did she find you?
as a reward for good behaviour?
gotta be. although i bet they'll break her phone. which will default to the daily. hmmm, we should do something though.
Or for not revealing the Secret Calculation Method of the rankings?
I'm very formal :)
:)
If she can't post to them, then we just have to move it afterwards for posterity?
It's obviously based on the drivers who say yes or no to interviews ;)
can do.
Was it yesterday or a few more days before that when we discussed how an ebook/kindle business model would work. This is a very good read.
http://mlq3.tumblr.com/post/453942915/because-the-consumer-model-wont-work-libraries
FTA:
I hear there is a secrect column in their spreadsheet which says =Total+ROUNDDOWN(RAND()*100,0)
I'm walking back to the hotel after dinner with Amy and Jeremy. Lucky the iPhone has gps
Loads of pictures from Alex S:
http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=739421&go=alexjsnell
http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=740234&go=alexjsnell
you guys have had dinner already? we didn't get to pick a drink... did we?
not much drinking going on too much chatter
Scandal! Wot? No drink pick? Call this a Sidepodmeetup?
#confidentualfrombassano (it would just be too much for him to cope with)
i'm really enjoying his blog - he's been treated great by the oz gp guys
Tomorrow there must be elderflower consumed to make up for this
And I think that if Alex continues to get noticed, he'll get this kind of treatment from the other GPs as well. :)
that was the very first sidepodcastinternationalmeetup, right?
you guys just made history, and you talked all the way through it?
:)
There is always breakfast tomorrow
hopefully for him
Now you see, maths isn't my strong point, so I had always assumed it involved a mad professor and a large centrifuge, like in Fringe...
The thing I don't like about the availability of internet and email on the phone is that it enables your clients to engage in remote torment. Only last night I switched mine on after a wet commute on the motorbike from Teddington and was faced with a request for action BY RETURN.
Yes Guile and I didn't quite meet in Paris that time.
It was just like sidepodcast but in meat space :-)
i insist teamPaul tries harder tomorrow :)
I shall get to breakfast early!
We need some live streaming!
I am on a tram! Sidepodcast meetup ruled.
I just walked past my hotel. Concentrate boy!
in return, i shall avoid sleep from here until the end of the weekend...
They do indeed.
Speaking of which, two weeks from today I will be in London town. Anyone wanna meet for a pint on Tue 6 April?
I do not believe I can sadly :(
Ps phone can totally handle a break out. I might take 3 batteries, today i only had 2 and it wasnt enough. Speaking of today, remember that one time that I SAW HEIKKI :D
What's your twitpic address?
awesome. in that case, a breakout you shall have.
dare we push our luck and ask for guest posts next week too?
Hahahahaha!!
thought so :)
You would NOT believe the wifi password here. They may as well not bother
i'm back - just managed to move my sleeping baby - he fell asleep on me and i couldn't reach my laptop!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5? That's amazing! I've got the same combination on my luggage!
I KNOW!
password
:D
may as well be
I haven't had anything Greggs in nearly two weeks. I should probably clear this farce up right now.
Goodness! I bet they are worried.
I hope they haven't gone out of business from my busy-ness.
Share price has probably gone down ;)
now i'm hungry...must eat...
I'm about to give Teddington M&S a shot in the arm...
For yourself or for the missus? :)
Cor, it seems like there's always a budget happening. I clicked on the BBC live thing and the video started with a politician winking. I switched it right off again.
I was watching the PM questions before I went out. It was hilarious! Like a playground argument!
I'm with her :D
Alison came to Dubai, i dont know if that counts though
& Guile came to london
Gavin came to London from Denmark for the first Sidepodmeetup, remember ;)
http://twitpic.com/photos/amyfulton
Thanks Amy ;9
I will be around with Alison the following week, if we are allowed to go drinking
I think Mr C meant out of the UK.
Ahhhhhhhhh. I blame the Greggs getting to my mind
Depends on how you call it - I was in London on Holiday and asked if you guys wanted to meet...
Now I know why the password was useless. The wifi is so weak I can't join it
Selfish ol' me...
Imagine the hilarity if Inspector Crabtree from 'Allo 'Allo had said that...
Sorry I misread that. Do you mean "First Sidepodmeetup outside of the UK" or "First Sidepodmeetup with people from more than one country"?
http://twitpic.com/1alyfd :D :D :D
Yay!
Hahaha, awesome!
Awesome Amy!
Oh, I forgot to mention that Lotus are launching an energy drink.
Awesome:D
But for some reason it reminds me of frank spencer
Heikki-ade? Trulli-Monster?
Whats it called?
Is it green?
That thumbprint must be sore ;)
I bet he was looking at doohickey
*waves at heikki*
this one is for you :D http://twitpic.com/1alyzg
I have no idea what you are talking about....
Me neither
Thursday?
Might be able to - let me check later...
:O :O :O
amy is awesome.
Aww!
I had to take a million of him, he kept having his eyes closed! Stupid crowd in front of me meaning I couldn't look at the screen while taking photos :(
Friday might be doable for me and A, but best check with her
Friday I am flying sadly. Tue-Thurs I am in London, but it also depends what Mrs. Goat has planned...
silly people. But you got an awesome photo anyways :D
Will try to remember to ask later
Fixed for you
Right, work needs attending
Later
my photos of Buemi scare me, he looks terrified in all of them. Maybe thats just his normal face.
See ya ;)
I guyss instead of saying dont break a leg, the engineering equivalent is:
Dont break anything!
:P
Post them anyway ;)
but of course! I have tweeted the two best drivers, the rest I am flickring now :)
Everytime an F1 photo is posted to flikr, a fairy dies in dubai
#littleknownfacts
they'll come in handy for your upcoming guest post.
I am facebooking them as well ;)
erm. i meant a meetup outside the uk.
a ha. ha. haha. aha.
nick/ali don't really count being a couple n'all. otherwise christine and i going to france would've been the first, surely?
I am so curious as to how many lurkers will turn up tomorrow after my brief moment of Amy from the Internetness today.
or getting married at sea, even.
me too. we could plug it some more, but what if too many turn up?
we never quite did get around to booking that table :D
oh we forgot that too. Oops
are you doing this fri/sat/sun too?
The fairys thank you for saving them :)
Although ....we arent pals on facebook!
I wanted to Fri but now I have to go to work for my final interview instead :( Sat and Sun I'd like to do more breakfasts but perhaps at another venue, we might be burned out of the place by then, and I'd like to try a breakfast at Republica :D
Amy has stalking all worked out. We'll go where she says
its not being very successful so far. We saw two Ferrari vans but none of the people in them was Rob :(
:D
To the backstreet boys!
i want to come tooooooo :cry:
that shouldn't matter :D
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2026509&id=218600221&l=93868a18e1
Yay... f1 photos i can see! Awesome :D
Melbourne 2011? :D
Pencil me in. ;)
although, you might get a little embarrassed if you were around us. A large part of our dinner conversation centered around how amazing this place is and how amazing you two are.
If it helps, i was lookign though my yas photos and I think i got a snap of him from high up in the paddock club: http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2295/sany0157.jpg
Awwww :)
i knew that talking business was a bad idea!
;)
true story
Last time we were at the pub in London we told them too ;)
ahh, well if you're bringing compliments, we could try and come to london :)
I can do the Thursday or the Wednesday.
and it's andy's birthday on the monday. gavin, are you over for more than one day?
I'm there between Tuesday and Thursday. I just have to check with Mrs. Goat what she had planned, but it shouldn't be a problem...
You could pull a 'romantic suprise' and stay for the friday night, and take her to a sidepodmeet up!
we met the lovely ms. goat briefly. i think we bored her though.
Sadly you did. She doesn't really care for F1 but she is keen on another meet up ;)
I should point out that it was F1, not the people that bored her. She doesn't like the sport and only likes to tease me about Hamilton. She doesn't like Schumacher though ;)
in that case this year we'll be on her level :)
Awesome. I'll relay that to her ;)
:)
I am most distressed to see there is still no autograph time for Virgin. How am I supposed to send Christine pictures of di Licious? There is also none for HRT :( I wonder if this is new team discrimination.
right, I am off to bed since I have to stick to be at breakfast in 8 hours and 10 minutes. Night all!
Night amy
See ya Amy :D
Clearly they do not understand the pressing need for more photos of di licious.
See you Amy
Ooops: http://twitpic.com/1akqpp
Oh, this is ghastly. Trying to do four things at once this week, with other things in close attendance and desperate to get in on the act.
Maybe virgin only have virtual pens, so they cant sign anything?
& hrt are still putting theirs together...
Afternoon all,
Hello from the Silverstone Media Centre!
Ahoy! PICTURES! :D
When i get home :P theres one on twitter!
Gimme 2 seconds because i need to show you all something, its really concerning
What the deuce?
You haven't heard, Stuart? :) Jon has a media pass now.
Silverstone = Building Site.
On the plus side, a nice GT driver (who is irish and i dont know who he is) took me round in a XBow. Mind blowing awesome
I thought i was special....but turns out eeeeeeveryone has them :P
:D
I don't have one. Christine or Mr C doesn't have one. You're still part of the privileged few. :)
Computational Fluid Di liclious?
aha true.
Fixed.
hahah
:P :D
http://twitpic.com/1amgbq
Half the main straight is divided by a massive line of dirt. and the run off area is all dirt too.
Peter. Windsor!
What on EARTH is he doing there? {Comment #300}
He must be a glutton for punishment...
Or... more likely, in desperate need of work.
Surely as the holder of a media pass you should know this?
If you see Matt J from Motorsport News, then do say to him, "What news?"
I haven't as yet, but will look out for him
Or... more likely, in desperate need of work. {Comment #614}
If I were him and absolutely had to get a F1 job, I think I might have picked something a touch more discreet like cleaning out some factory toilets - because surely everyone's going to remind him (intentionally or otherwise) of the USF1 failure?
Explains why he moved back to Australia so soon after USF1 went wrong though.
:)
Well, i felt i should, but i dont cover British GT's so i don't mind tooo much, but my media guide says it either
Benjamin Harvey or Rory Butcher
Beard and packet of B&H are the giveaways.
haha. i met him at Snett last year for the 2cv 24hr last year, he was commentating with Mr Hyde, i was part of the other pairingw
Right, GT Testing started half hour a go, so im off!
Have a nice avo!
ooh, i said this during the last show:
@legardj: Sauber weighing up whether to run their version of the McLaren 'f duct'. McLaren surprised. Took them 2 yrs to develop it.
however, i was quite clearly wrong about other teams not being able to copy the design quickly!
I like how McLaren have been working on it for 2 years then sauber chuck it together in 2 weeks
one wonders how prepared the other teams have been. have mclaren really got that much of a jump on the competition, or were they the first to try it on track?
Well, thing is, does Sauber know what to avoid? Do they know the mistakes McLaren made and if they can avoid those?
have mclaren made any mistakes with the f-duct?
I want to see a team make one that works with the cost cutting initiatives that F1 has become, perhaps just making a hole, perhaps with a large hole punch, then selotaping some tubing through the car and then print off a label that says 'exhaust' to fool everyone Adrian Newey style
hmmm. if they had that much of a jump, it's not giving them that much of an advantage right now. thing is, by the time they've refined it to full effectiveness, will the other teams have caught up?
it is though. just look at the top speeds from bahrain.
the rest of the car is a bit shoddy, but the f-duct looks to work exactly as planned.
good point.
if it took them 2 years, i'm sure they've made mistakes here and there. not necessarily huge mistakes, but mistakes that take up time. if a team were to avoid making the same mistakes, perhaps they'd come up with the solution faster.
possibly, i'm just thinking that all teams have been working on this for a while, hence the lack of protest at the last race.
all teams except renault that is.
hmmm. very good point there. we'll see if that is indeed true.
because they protested? hehehe.
just cause they moaned a lot. mind the engine concessions seems to have hushed them.
funny that ;)
no comment!
Seeing as we all know from my blog that Renault are the most frugal, then they must be just cheating ;)
Christine, I may have found you a man can get you a panda: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/we-won-t-sell-if-it-is-illegal-al-helou-says-1.602117
He says he can get anything "but not giraffes. That's a bit more difficult"
Wow. That doesn't sound at all dodgy.
In best Cockney accent:
"No Giraffes - I can't stick their big necks in the back of the van!"
I've just been sent a memo about a meeting at 11pm... Here's hoping that's a typo :(
Alison, are you sure you're not in Asia? That sounds like something we'd do for European clients. :O
To join or not to join tonight's quiz? That is the question...
gaaah :( i've spent the whole day at home feeling horrible. i really hope i'll be okay tomorrow :S
how is everyone?
not so bad, lou.
that's good to hear :) are you on melbourne time yet?
Fine thanks :) Went for my first outdoor run since Christmas - which hurt like heck but I really enjoyed it :D
i failed. am trying again this evening.
How close is Sidepodtime to Melbourne time?
BTW back to the sidepod pub thingy - can we do it on Wed 7th April?
hehe good luck :)
wasn't it a bit cold?
10 degrees and sunny - but you get nice and warm when you get going ;)
alex cannot. christine and i haven't discussed as yet, so are presumably flexible.
oh wait. he said he couldn't do tues, didn't he?
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/03/24/daily-24th-march-2010/comments/#comment-723830
my mistake. so, alex says yes and we've still to discuss it. sounds like a good starting point to me.
Yeah - he said Wed or Thurs. Bassano said Thurs but I hope he can make Wed too. Anyone else keen?
i heard lou loves london and london loves lou....
Would love to pop down, but its my dads birthday so i'm guessing no.
Hey y'all.
Afternooooon all
hey chap.
you survived!
Hey buddy :)
Evening :)
sooo very tired
fixed ;)
However... seeing as i love you lot i'm sure i could be persuaded to catch the train into london :) The fact i'm on easter holidays with nothing to do that week also helps.
hi,
where did Jon go?
and how fast did he go when he got there?
OK, Curry time - catch you all later ;)
erm?..
http://twitpic.com/1amgbq
silverstone! Formula 3/British GT Media thingy
very. 2 laps of the Grand Prix circuit in a Xbow in HD(ish) anyone?
it has to be said, someone has ruined Silverstone. it's such a bomb site
wow... that pit straight is looking dustier than Bahrain...
i saw the big mound that seperates each side of the track, and thought bernie had got his way with short cuts!
it needed it though.
oooo cool!
of course but i don't see how it can be ready. i have never seen so much earth everywhere and so little people doing anything
it's not finished yet though right? it's not going to looks good till it's all done and erm... dusted..
it's all temporary buildings. they don't start putting half the grandstands up until a few weeks before. all that needs to be done right now, is the asphalt. how's that looking?
asphalt looks fine. theres just mounts of rubble and mud everywhere. i am incredibly muddy! (boo)
Im sure they'll bring people in to get more done. hope so anyway.
I do have to say, having gone round it for hte first time today, the GP circuit is so beautiful, it just works, I don't get why they're changing. Oh and Bridge.
Totally as awesome as it looks
Good evening!
Pineapple chutney is the best invention ever. the food i had wasnt great, but the chutney was so good they could have served it with branflakes and it would have been amazing
Hello all, I should be able to make that week :)
Ive seen plans for a sidepod meetup the week before, but is anyone up for a sidepod meetup on either the 9th or 12th to the 15th.
It would be great to see you again while im back in europe, and alison has only met alex (when they ganged up on me ;) )
They've relaunched the BBC Dr Who site, looks like there's some more trailers coming this weekend Yay! http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/
That's the first week I'm unemployed so I would be free that week too ;)
I suspect i wont be riding in the drivers can of the train this time :D
You may not be riding in a train at all, should hear about the possibility of strike action tomorrow
Oh brilliant
Living in a nation where trade unions are banned i have been numb to the concept!
Have just spoken to Lukeh, and he's free that day so may be able to make it down :)
we're gonna need a wiki page...
I'm on it.
Hey everyone,
My new Pc steering wheel arrived!!
:D
I suspect a meetup the following week is unlikely then?
Oh Lou, I always forget to ask, are you staying with us in our luxurious mobile home or do you have something else?
who needs a mouse? :P
Are you planning for spa?
Constantly
Just in time for race 3 of the "Leigh MP O'Gorman GP3 World Championship"
:D
well, that's our anniversary week.
Scary!
you're ace :)
oooh!! that is a very good point! will check with dad.. he's freaking out about the price of the tickets at the moment as he's realised he actually promised to let me go. However at the moment i'm thinking a luxurious mobile home may be the best option (i also need to check if Lukeh is going to come or not...)
...so it would be traditional to meetup with sidepodpeople. but it's also china gp week.
Basic page: http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Sidepodpub+Meetup:+April+2010
Had a stab in the dark at who's going. Most likely I'll be right.
isn't lukeh meant to check with you if he's going. or do i have relationships all wrong?
If we find enough people we could also rent one of those big tents they offer. They are cheaper, but don't have a bathroom.
Hehe, that is an incredibly valid reason!
We shall drink a toast in your honour! :)
I might pop in if I'm around that evening - it's a Wednesday right?
we could all go for a chinese? :P
Alsion and I will not converge in the city untill 2 days later :)
hopefully the 1st meetup will be amazing and everyone will want to do it agian on the friday/next week :)
hahaha if it's up to me he is going yes... but i'm not going to force him if it's too much money. I want him to go to Goodwood too...
well i'm still on holiday that week and as i now get a really nice discount on rail travel thanks to my awesome railcard thing i'll happily come up to london again. I really really really need to go into the V&A and also pop round the photographers gallery so i'll be up in london alot this holiday.
On an unrelated note, for some strange reason the theme tune to BBC snooker is rolling around my head. I'm not complaining - last week I had to deal with constant mental noise that is the Corrs
:o
Awesome :D
I will let Alison organise as it lets her think she is in charge ;)
Apparently we are going to some museums too... possibly that one
Beer makes noise?
I obviously havent drunk enough!
What beer looks like Andrea?
the V&A? it's awesome if you are. I could happily (and will) spend the day in there. There's a great digital art exhibition that i want to go to too.
Awesome ;)
wouldn't it be a stout?
I will be flying to the UK and staying with Bassano on the Wednesday night and drive over with you - Mrs. Goat is sorting out flights for me. I'll be purchasing GA tickets too ;)
Nahhhh - far too many stout drinkers are.... ehhh... "wide"
Well done - you just forgot me ;)
I made a spelling mistake
then image googling coors distracted me!
An easy trap to fall in to
So anyway, Paul di Resta and large Australian sharks ehhh...
ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/03/24/australia-2010-race-information/
it doesn't look so scary in the pics: http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/13247323
:)
Good evening. No commenting at work as I was busy, was hoping to chill in Doohickey at home with a beer while uploading holiday pics to Picasa - but my router failed! Up to 3 days for the replacement to arrive.
Mobile doohickey rocks.
Welcome to the Piranha club?
no live timing this weekend again? :(
:)
One giant piranha....
we should name it flav.
I hope I have timing, I missed it. Should arrive Saturday, I hope. But then I'll prob be having a belated drunken meal with dad fri or sat so who knows if I'll be watching at 4!
btw I did write a blog about Bahrain but never found time to post it..
@byronf1: Lewis Hamilton says his hokey-cokey car design should be more competitive at Albert Park...
:D
I have a poker night on Friday so I won't stumble in until qualifying...
I'm going to have doing my reports for the site for practice considering I've to be up for work at 6.30am....
Evening everyone :)
evening lukeh
Hey Lukeh...
Hellllo Mr lukeh
I tried the f1.com app on my nokia e71. It installed fine, but decided to remap all my alt keys for me. So the combination to get @ suddenly made { and the 'symbol choice' button was locked. Clueless, these people.
hi
it appears to have been rushed out.
good evening.
Will it go back if you uninstall?
ah hope they fix it then, will try again in future. It only affects it in-app, i exit and all is normal.
sorry to hit'n'run but i'm gonna get food and unpack. May see ya later or tomorrow.
IRL have just released their schedule for Round 2 on the Streets of St Petersburg this weekend. All times are GMT -4 hours and some of the practice as well as the qually and race should be streamable from either indycar.com or "other sites"
http://ow.ly/1ql1B
Catchya later Pat.
LewHam and Bernard interviewed together. An odd pairing.
Quick reminder for the totally awesome VIVA F1 quiz tonight
http://www.vivaf1.com/chat.php
Bernie wants Ron at more races....
Interesting
big piccy: http://www.f1minute.com/2010/03/24/homeward-bound/
ahhh yes, Rubens and the indestructible front wing :)
Brawn!! i see a Brawn!!! :D
I remember what happened with that
*shakes fist*
Danny has a sponsor!
http://www.fantasyracers.com/
Individual Prize - watda?! *in shock* WOW.
:( ah poo
Poor Kathi. This would've been an awesome prize last year too. :(
Hehe. It's fine I wouldn't have wanted first prize anyway. The amazon voucher on the other hand...
So this video, there was no 5 live commentary, so you have Legard's descriptions with Brundle's commentary at the time: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8581053.stm
Very odd!
ooh, wow!
if no fan of allen's commentary, but they're making themselves look a bit silly now.
Very petty isn't it?
i thought you won this year's competition and even have the trophy to prove it?
i think not employing him sent a decent enough message. he sucked, he wasn't welcome.
to retrospectively remove him, when he's live in the pressconference anyway seems like an awful waste of resources.
Yes! Danny!!
:)
I assume its because James Allen can't be on stuff controlled by the BBC. Press conferences are done by FOM. So, different folks I assume.
wow... legard actually has improved..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7970518.stm
his commentary at the start of the clip is a bit.. hmm awful
It's kinda like cutting up all the pics of you and an ex to replace the face with your current girlfriend isn't it?
itsabitlikehestryingtotellyoueverythingthatshappeningwithouttryingtotakeabreathisntitlou?
it is exactly that.
did i mention i hate the bbc for wasting our licence fee? i think i need a tattoo.
Ohh I remember that race. ;)
hahahaha :D
Legard Rapping is a difficult artform!
I dont want to get out of bed :(
But but but breakfast. Think of all the delicious things you're going to eat
awww :(
can you get a pick of Ant or Jenson for me at one point over the weekend btw? :P
Yay breakfast! But i have been hitting snooze for the last 20 minutes. I may be late :)
Jenson I can do today, i will keep my eyes peeled for ant but promise nothing!
crofty is running the track later, you'll be there to cheer him on... right?
yay for JB! :) thank you :)
Crofty is impressive - he ran a 5km track at 6m30s in the desert heat ... that's not easy!
hehehe we need a banner and signs for Spa so we can all cheer him on.
That sounds like it could be right actually. Personally I think we should petition the BBC to get Murray to narrate the "missing" ITV races
;)
Did Amy take this pic?
http://blogf1.co.uk/2010/03/24/caption-contest-106/
Is it morning already?
yes! I am finally ready so off to catch my trams. See you when I see you :D
Evening all
See ya guys :)
That's about 2 minutes a mile. That is a lot more than impressive.
Night Gavin.
Shift change
breakout coming.
Ah - should point out it's 6m30s PER KM (silly tired old me!)
Night ;)
Top Gear race breakout?
oops i better get myself into gear
That's a littel different. I thought maybe he was in the wrong job before
hehe. we needed that yesterday.
can't wait to see what this is called :D
Must split for a while - Masterchef is commencing on the iPlayer
:d
oh no. title pressure.
ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/03/24/from-the-frontline-thursday-in-melbourne/
I just saw a gallardo superleggera. Nice!
Hellooooo :)
Mclaren shirt #1 for today. I don't have enough for 4 days :-(
Evening
Wash that one in the sink when you get back, I'm sure it'll be dry for Sunday.
yay for Jenson! :D
Hi!
Hi all.
Just noticed I've been lurking for a while but not commenting. how rude.
hey chap.
I'm coming down with a cold. I thought I was gonna be okay but it's gotten progressively worse all day. The coughing has now started :(
Hi there
I love this comment on Joe's post on Epsilon Euskadi's plant
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/epsilon-aims-for-f1/#comment-13785
By the way, my new steering wheel is awesome - lots of fun to had this weekend
:D
Evening all
hi adie
I am tempted to buy a lotus shirt if they have merchandise here. I feel bad for cheating on mclaren though.
How are you all? Been far too long since I came on here...
Hey Adie. To be fair, I'm too happy right now :) Hows yourself?
How are you all? Been far too long since I came on here... {Comment #826}
Just had a power cut and lost track of what I was doing with the overtaking spreadsheet. The spreadsheet itself, I hasten to add, is fine because I saved it just before the power went off.
Tired. Been an exhausting couple of weeks. Sadly there's no end in sight just yet..
Race this weekend though, so yays.
Evening all.
Coulthard was testing again in the DTM car today at Valencia.
He was second fastest. Half Schumacher was fifth. Oops, I mean Ralf.
DC's contract to race in the DTM is appartently ready for signing.
evening everyone :)
Rocket!!! Heya.
hi Rocket
It's a brief stop...off again.
Laters SPC land.
Hello
Niiight Adie!
Bye
f1m ping: http://www.f1minute.com/2010/03/24/24-mar-10-paul-di-resta-prepares-for-friday-practice/
*refreshes itunes podcast list*
and one more time, because....
ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/03/24/f1-digest-2010-australia-preview/
aaarrrrghhhhh!!!! taking photos of smoke is difficult.
#photographyfail
hello :)
what you taking photos of smoke for?
You will get there. It's difficult for you but it would be impossible for the rest of us
to boast my portfolio for my interview in a few days. i need to show i can take 'fine art' type photos too.. sadly it's much harder than it looks.. stupid incense and smoke...
also.. i think they should create incense sticks that don't smell, cause i now feel kinda sick again.. yuck .
i see! well - good luck with your photos and interview
thank you :)
Can't you use wood smoke?
it's harder to hold a piece of wood up to a light.. but i may have to try. Have had to stop for this evening it was making me feel rather unwell and i have to go into school tomorrow.
done, they're downloading now.
Thank you to Janna yesterday for mentioning that she listens to my podcasts.
My personal favourite is That Sound by Dave Cusick
http://thatsoundradio.com/
Bought loads of music through that show.
What about faking smoke using a fine powder?
that i had not thought about... that.. may work. will try it tomorrow.
Just don't sniff it!
The other option could be something like talc or something from a perfume spray
:D :D :D
I am sure Lou would not use anything like that near Mr C
hehehehe :D
Oooh Lou, Nick said you were taking me to the V&A so he didn't have to go :P
He is getting his excuses in early
hehehehehe that's fine by me :) the V&A is absolutely awesome! we could persuade Luke to come and he and Nick could go look at less 'arty' things or something ;)
Beer?
Nick wanted to go play with guns in the war museum....
i've never been to the V&A - i've probably seen ess of London than most tourists and I don't lie that far away...
fixed
I've never been either. Hence the desire to go :P
i suppose..I'd hold Nick totally responsible if i checked twitter to find Lukeh making up words again :P
the V&A is great, there is something for everyone. oh and the best thing about it (other than it's so huge) is that it's free! :)
I don't think they let you play with the guns, but he can try, if he likes being rugby tackled in a museum
hmmm... am sure lukeh would love that... lol
He sent me a present today. I'm wondering what he's done...
free is good!
if he has done something then he can take you to the V&A to make it up to you ;)
He has definitely done something wrong or he is planning to when he visits. My guess is he is going to disappear for a couple of the days you think he is going to spend with you.
Maybe he's missing you. And you're thinking he's done som...... No, that's not normal
Hahaha I'd like to see that.... No way he's that brave! :P
Noooo I don't think he's done anything. He better not have at any rate!
I <3 presents
Evening all (again)
I'm back back.
Might be a duck?
He posted her a duck?
Sadly no :( It is here and I can confirm there's no quacking :(
I don't think there's ever a right place to come into this conversation....
hi Jon
No wonder if he posted a duck. Quacking would have stopped a while ago
evening :)
:(
Jonnnn!!!
absoutely no idae whats going on
a stuffed toy duck maybe?
night all, sleep is a calling.
oh no :( maybe he is bringing the duck with him?
night
Good night.
See you in an hour ;)
night!
G'night sb and same from me, if I can actually get to sleep will be another matter. Night and lotsa love.
Or he wants you to tkae Alison to the V&A so he can go get ducks
Night RG
me neither...
he should ask my friend for a few of her ducks... she managed to bring 2 into school for me... she went on the train with them and everything! :)
night
night RG
:D :D :D
I couldn't keep them in this house though :( My lack of duck makes me very sad!
but you could take them for walks and put them on the train and everything! :) hehehe
You need a friend with ducks
but they might not know what stop to get off at!
:D hehehe Ducks are clever.. maybe she should get homing ducks.. so they always come back?
Nick said I can keep ducks at his house if they wear little nappies!
sounds like a good idea, free range homing ducks!
there you are Alison, team JB fans have figured out how you can have ducks.. let them out in the morning.. and then let them in at night. :)
Evening all
go team JB - we solve your duck keeping problems
Hello there
Hi
:D
hey
Evening :D
Nicholas wanted to know if you're free to see us while we are in London town. Museum traipsing optional #confidentialfromlou
Ias he willing to change them?
I am so upset that ted and jake were not on my tram :(
From Thursday on only
If it was anyone else, I'd say he had to if the smell got too bad. Knowing Nick, I'm not too sure!
Ah i knew i would comment in the wrong thread eventually
hehehehehe all i was saying is i'm going up at one point.. so i can make it that day or not :P either way i don't mind ;)
We're down on Friday the 9th
I think I'm free all weekend
We should meet up
I'd have issues with where he'd store the nappies, before and after ;)
are you far from london?
Sounds good. I'm not the best organiser ever.... Maybe Sunday if we're back from his aunt and uncles?
nope, i live in the South East.. at the most 1hr 20mins away.. on the high speed exactly 43 minutes :) so it's not that much of a problem, plus i love train journeys.
Nick said you'd love to organise it? ;)
Maybe this isn't such a good idea.... I've never done a man's laundry before but I did end up doing some of his when I was there. There is a limit to how dirty a towel can get if I have to use it..... :P
The best pic i managed to get of smoke today...
http://twitpic.com/1apeh2
I'm not too keen on it.. more work tomorrow i think...
doesn't take me long either - i'm in essex - no high speed trains for us tho
Do you fancy joining us Rocket?
Rotter! I definitely have power of veto over any arrangement made :D I'm really not good at deciding things though....
yes!!! team JB fans!! you must come Rocket! :)
Looks nice
You need to find some more smokers :)
I am sure if you cropped that it could be really good
Or Saturday now I think about it. I can't think why I thought I was busy.... Friday might be a bit hardcore for me. We're both traveling overnight on Thursday.
maybe - will have to check with hubby first tho. just keep me posted on the details
non of my friends smoke anymore.. so it's incense sticks for me :)
I can do it if you tell me what is out of the question
Are you on Twitter?
A few candles, blown out together?
yep, under same name
are you coming to this one too?
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Sidepodpub+Meetup:+April+2010
ooo.. that may work.. but i can get more smoke for a longer time from the smelly sticks :(
where?
i actually have no idea about where exactly, but i'm guessing London.
Followed
right.. i need to sleep off the rest of this sickness or whatever i've got. i neeeed to be in school tomorrow..
night all!! xx
No,I already said I couldn't make that
Am on earlies the next day, too dodgy
G'night Lou
Get well soon
Good night
Generally yes
Quite offten, The Coal Hole on The Strand
It's become our default meeting place
Especially as Alison now knows how to find it ;)
night lou - no more smelly sticks for you!
Okay I reckon Saturday might be best as we may be unconscious on Friday. I'm pretty sure Nick wanted to see some family on Sunday afternoon but we may be back for the evening if that is much more convenient. Monday or Tuesday would also be good!
That was not my fault! Someone had turned a signpost round at the exit of the tube station. My very first step was in the wrong direction.....
Not too early on Monday afternoon I could probably do but it's maybe not so good for everyone else
Still funny though
Especially as Nick was being so helpful
GRRRR his concept of the passage of time isn't really the same as the rest of us....
Maybe Friday is best after all. I have now remembered what Nick wanted to do with Saturday.... I will check with him.
A lot of Nick's concepts are.... unique
Awww poor boy. I like him really.... He's sent me a new watch. I like it lots and lots.
For someone who was going to be a doctor you are not very decisive
I like him too
He buys me beer
aww that's sweet
he bought me Coke
Car heists
Coke
This is a Jon I've never seen before ;)
Evening folks. SPC got nerfed at work and now I cant access it until I get home =(
:D
You're a very cheap date it seems!
:D
You need a nerf hurdler ;)
I don't remember Nick and I going home with much money on any occasion we've met :)
Herder, isn't it
Unless Mr C is calling one
Hi Jim
Sad times indeed
Oh Christ. It's a stupidly long train ride back to his house. I'm not being sick on a train.... That is where I draw a line!
I won't stop you from eating
I encourage it
Was bound to happen sooner or later. I was prepared =/
Have you tried Live Updates through Google
Not quite the same but...
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Sidepodcast&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=2Wv&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbs=mbl:1&tbo=u&ei=Y6SqS9b4LZCi0gTsheDFAQ&oi=realtime_result_group_more_results_link&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CCUQ5QUwAw
VW's not that far from Waterloo
I don't remember really. I recall a sizeable trip!
Evening everyone :)
right - i'm off to bed, shattered after being up til 2am yesterday, silly sidepodaddiction...
Evening :D
hello, good bye!
Searches of that nature are blocked too =/ I work on a DoD site so everything is locked down.
41 - 56 mins, depending on which train you get
That's decent
Hi Giggles
Bye Rocket
Bye Rocket (for now :P)
are we plotting the upcoming meetups?
I am in a cab which seems a good place to plot things from :)
Yes that's what I was thinking of! That's aaaaages. Especially if you're queasy....
see you Rocket!
When Alison & Nick can agree on a date
Fri or Sat 9/10th April
no - i really think i'll sleep this time, almost asleep now! :)
bye!
there's also Gavin next week.
Wow, you're impatient aren't you!
It takes me half an hour to get home on the bus!
Hello
That's like half the time!
Good night an don't comment in bed this time or you will never sleep
Sadly, I can't do that
[I thought Gavin was the week after?]
Half an hour is not 50% of 41 mins :)
i'll try...
Don't believe you
yes actually that's right. Week after next. Sorry.
*notreallyhere*
I'm uploading a video to you tube...it says it will take 5 hours....
oops
ooops indeed :)
its a 873mb video lasting....*drum roll please*
4 minutes
If you were quesy you wouldn't want to be in this cab. Very very bumpy.
How large is it Jon?
Are you uploading via carrier pigeon?
GRRR! Is it not obvious that I can't be trusted :P
I had a right palaver with the train company. I'm getting the sleeper down on Thursday night after work and my ticket had the 8th on it but I'm getting on the morning of the 9th. Deja vu of stupid flight mix up. I clearly can't tell my days of the week apart....
You might wanna compress that a bit yourself first
Feels like it.
I think im posting it via royal mail, one frame at a time
Its DVD High Def, am testing out the various outputs from my video software, this seem to be hte best option, but it is quite large
Alex, did you see my tweet about the Justin.TV app?
I did haven't added yet though.
Right goodnight everyone :)
Night Sir
Someone's breakfast looks very nice
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-jpg-7
Night
Night Alex.
Assorted Aussies at Melbourne. Amy's breakfast looks good too
http://twitpic.com/photos/amyfulton
It does
http://twitpic.com/1ap7kx
that's nonsense young chap. you need to sort your compression.
a 1080p h.264 encoded video will produce a 200mb file from a 3 minute video. that's at 12m/bit per sec.
It turns out riding a bike on rollers is actually quite hard. Whoodathunkit
i knew it would be big, just didnt know how big :D
that sounds more reasonable, will play with the settings
there's a thread for that ;)
that's about x4 too big. is yours 1080p?
ya
i'd be amazed if youtube take a file that large.
it says up to 2gb, but that would take years
i remember when the wouldn't let us upload a 100mb+ file.
#ahhnostalgia
Have been meaning to tweet the F1 Timing App people to tell them how miffed we are that the FIA have now released a free version
you think they aren't?
it has 263 codec but that produces a ruuuuuubbish image quality, even on maximum quality, am trying some of the other presets
h.264, dual pass. what software are you using?
"Presto! Video works" (its utter utter rubbish)
I wanted to try free ones before i commit to buying any software, especially for a PC, but that came with it and the one preinstalled on here wont accept .mov files
I'm sure it's not their fault but I thought they were supposed to be official
I think Handbrake is free and has a PC version now
[Is very good on the Mac platform]
What does the free one do?
they are official. so far as i can tell they have done nothing wrong have they? they built an app, and sold an app that does exactly what it says on the tin.
anger and disgust should be directed at princes gate: http://twitter.com/f1timingapp/status/10359209415
you're a star!
Live timing, like the website
Difference is no landscape mode or live GPS positions, as far as I can tell
same as the desktop version.
...crashes a lot.
Do i want graphical user interface or command line interface?
i would respectfully suggest you try the free one this weekend, and see how far you get with it.
Agreed. They've had their business model crushed as far as I can see
Such a pity
GUI
I will of course
But doesn't help the feeling of being misdirected by the FIA
I don't understand why it's not possible to subscribe for a one race trial though and see if you use it/like it before you commit to a season? I'd have bought a single race trial but I'm not willing to commit to a season without a play with it first.
so why to do want to tweet them about how miffed you are?
personally i think we should be encouraging them not to pack their packs an go to nascar.
nope. not the fia.
fom.
they had that last year. i would guess it wasn't popular / cost effective.
i guess the question is... why didn't you do that last year?
That was still expensive and I wanted to hear the opinions of others before I forked out. I guess I've saved myself some money at any rate....
Ok, fair enough
i say you're missing out.
i intend to enjoy it while it exists / lasts. i guarantee once it's gone bernie will lose interest in his free app and then we'll have nothing.
again.
I'm not angry at them but if they have enough feedback, can they not pass it on to the powers that be?
I know it's a losing battle though
if you think so.
Fair enough. I guess I'm more of a sheep than a pioneer :P
bernie likes you best :)
Oh dear. A quick look on twitter and I see Nick is promising me out to more people I don't know :(
I downloaded HandBrake, its on hte right settings, its still going to take 2 hours to encode (apparently) + upload time too. booo
Chicken Tikka 'Kievs' are really quite tasty
Who knew!
h.264 requires powerful machine. i leave inside track videos going overnight and pick them up in the morning.
Is your hardware less than top notch?
Video processing is quite intensive
boo. i guess ill have to do that then
Stop running, perfect walking Jon
:)
shhhh :P
the editing was fine, not an issue, i just dont want to have to wait 2 hours to see the silly thing
Is he lending you to them?
Unles you have an 8 core Mac Pro, I feel you may need to wait
why are you trying 1080p off the bat? PAL or 720p not worth a try first?
no idea, i recorded it in 1080p so thats what i've gone with.
The amount of people that won't be able to tell [or understand] the difference between 720 & 1080 is fairly large
its dropped to 28 minutes :S
Do you think they will make me pancakes?
fair enough. unless you bought a really good camera, it's probably not much use going over 720p.
1080p on a camera less than £2k is really just a number to help sales. it'll expose deficiencies in the lens / sensor.
ooh ok, will change next time
Youtube & the internet too
that also.
Thought about watching the other bits i filmed, checked my cpu usage...100%....probably not then...
I tend to switch all videos straight to low res just to cut the time it takes to download them
I think you should make pancakes and ducks conditions of the loan.
same, my internet cant generall cope with High Def unless its downloaded onto my computer, but i want to give people the option though