Another week passes without any new F1 action to look forward to. To make things worse, life has settled back into normalcy after the volcano stopped erupting and air travel resumed. This is going to be a looong week, so I have got a couple more bullet points than usual to keep you guys going while reality drags on.
- If you have not seen the ridiculousness that is Stefan GP, please do. There are some people who have large aspirations and there are those who are plain stupid.
- Everyone on SPC knows how awesome Alex is with his Giggles Radio. But now he intends to blow us all away by allowing us to blow Lukeh's mind.
- Christine's rankings are back and Karun still leads the standings. It amuses me that even here Schumi is behind Nico.
- Kimi's Turkey Rally video is made of awesome. If only we can get the same amount of behind the scenes action for F1.
- Actually, we did. This and this have made me like Fernando Alonso all over again. How I miss his days with Renault!
- Back to the present, Fernando has had his thumbs insured. I think Sebastian's finger should be next.
- Jessica Michibata has joined Twitter (even though it is predominantly in Japanese). She even replied to Lou. Me thinks that if there is a ranking for WAGs, she would top it.
- Anyone with enough cash to spend, or is a resident of Monaco, can join in the fun with Joe and Johnny. And if you do go, I think Mr & Mrs C will be expecting a guest post.
- Williams are offering the public tours around its Conference Centre to see its collection of F1 cars. Unfortunately, little kiddies 12 years old and below cannot enter.
- F1 may return to USA if they can find enough cash to satisfy Bernie.
- Mika Hakkinen refuses to face facts as he ponders making a comeback of his own.
- I have updated my blog with my take on why Ferrari needs some coolness to balance its red hot atmosphere. I am warning you that there may be blatant biased-ness towards certain people #supportsjeantodt.
- Outside of motorsports, Californian Governor Arnie wins my tweet of the day.
Finally, I think we should have a song rewriting contest for 'Who can produce the best F1 inspired song lyrics'. This can be Christine's latest single after the runaway hit that is 'Felipe Baby'. Mambo No. 5 and F1 WAGs is a good starting point. #sorryfortheextremelylongpost
Lots of links today! Awesome!! Yay for Marilene :)
ooh, wow. cheers marilene.
Thank you. ;)
re: arnie's tweet... hollywood wouldn't pay for their own sign?
what an awesome post! and you mentioned Jessica and her being awesome and replying to me!! :D awesome!!! :D
there were too many awesomes in that post.. apologies
No idea. I liked the attached pic, though.
i didn't know she did that. coool!
:D
she replied to me 3 times!!! :D
It was pretty awesome
flip.in.heck
I keep blowing lukeh's mind but it rebuilds itself really quickly.
Does this happen in real life too?
i know! i was shocked the first time seeing as i wasn't actually addressing a tweet to her. I wish i'd gone up to her at goodwood last year and said hi, i don't suppose she'll be able to get away with walking around on her own this year...
Morning folks
:)
Morning :D
morning!
Nice daily Marilene
Hi Leigh
Thanks.
Anyone else say Arnies tweets in an arnie voice?
I love that guy, he's like Boris but better
Re: the Indianapolis story
Curt Cavin's original report can be found here: http://www.indystar.com/article/20100423/SPORTS01/4230324/1052/SPORTS01/Can-the-right-numbers-be-found-for-F-1-s-return-to-Indy
He's normally absolutely spot on.
You just have to do that.
We need the two of them to get together to discuss something serious. Or a Boris and Arnie debate. Bet that woud be a debate that would get an audience.
I just hope Boris doesn't get voted out before the Olympics. Bosris acting the statesman is going to be hysterical
http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/thatlost4gphone/
Lots of love, Leo
I feel guilty. I appear to have stopped Nick twitting. He likes twitting so much....
I love him so much, but I dont know why. He's just AWESOME
oooh
#underthethumb
what did he do?
I read earlier today Gizmondo's head writer or whatever got a search warrant issued against him from police after that 4G leak...
Whats the law with finding stuff and keeping it?
and if anyone says the law of finders keepers i will look sternley at you
Bernie is all about the money. He would hold a race in Antarctica is someone paid him enough to.
How did you stop him 'twitting' ?
He wrote something that offended me. I made him delete it. But now there's no more twits. I didn't mean to upset him.... :(
Ooooohh techy stuff - I feel myself getting confused already
:o
The Greenland Grand Prix... it's got a nice ring to it
ah no :( just explain why you said it and say you dont mind it (as long as you dont) and it should be ok :)
Morning all. To solve your problem Alison, couldn't you just make Nick move back to England? As the one who left he is the reason you are in this situation so he should be the one to fix it. Plus it sounds like you can make him do anything you want. ;)
Morning Amy
Morning. :D
he's a bloke. he'll have forgotten everything you said within 48 hours.
Good thinking
Hmmmm... I really need to shave at some stage this week. Unfortunately it's gotten so thick that it puts me off....
>:(
:D True story :D
He doesn't really like it here though. There's a lot of complaining....
wohoo! i've just managed to stop the slideshow on darren heath's site! first time ever! :D
he's fixed it?
it stops okay for me...
try it
http://www.darrenheath.com/season/2010/china-2010/image-gallery
Why is my life not more simple? :(
ace. i'll tweet him.
:D
okay, i have to sleep now, night all! xx
Night, lou
bye bye
Oh and mr c, thank you for mentioning me in your tweet to darren :)
i'm such a name dropper ;)
have made another minor update to the homepage, again the infobox at the top of the page. the tab buttons at the bottom are a little more fancy:
http://twitpic.com/1irn0k
plus clicking them will transition nicely between information, instead of jumping abruptly.
Morning.
What happened to Alison?
Morning :)
I think, from what I can glean, that she is considering taking another job with less pay than her current one because they have offices in Dubai.
Morning folks.
I really haven't been hanging out here as much as I used to, if I missed something that big... :O
Oh go on Alison, you so should do it!
Hi guys...
Another great daily from Marilene... and I checked out her blog and agreed with everything she said which happens almost never....
Great stuff...
As to the song writing I recall we've done it before... or am I thinking of another website?....
Don't do it Alison.... unless you want to live there....
All I'll say is, it's not an easy decision, Alison. But it's a matter of priorities, and more importantly, what will make you happy in the long run. :)
Maybe she does...
Heck, any opportunity like that is worth a try, she can always come back to the UK later..
We've done in Christmas 08 (5 Massa SPINS!) and 09.
LOL Thank you. It is nice to have people agreeing with me once in a while... ;)
I really just want to hear Christine singing Mambo No. 5. :P
That would be the biggest hit this side of Felipe Baby. :D
That is true. The UK will still be there if she wants to come back.
I have moved country twice, for very different reasons. It's not easy and it helps if you have some sort of support. It's definitely easier if you have a job to go to as they can help you out too.
But to see another country and experience a different culture is so worthwhile - I must say I loved doing it and also that most of my colleagues are from many different places...
one issue is they haven't said she will definitely get a job in Dubai, just that if she doesn't work for them in the UK her chance of getting a job with them over there is 0%
B side !!
Hehe! I think it's fair to say my singing career is over :)
Thats what you said before sidepodradio :D
I did one years ago called...
"Move over Michael".... based on the verrry ancient "Move over Darling"...
Well I did the lyrics... I didn't actually sing it... as I don't sound like Doris Day or Christine...
True.
Alison,
Move to Australia (Sydney please). Nick will eventually follow.
Good idea - more people for next year' GP
ooooh. that is a bit of a problem.
:D HAHA!
It definitely makes things more difficult!
How long did you guys have to wait to get the payment through and the order approved for your Spa tickets?
Morning guys!
Morning!
Good morning. ;)
Never mind, it's all sorted. VISA > Mastercard, because Mastercard doesn't seem to like me paying online for stuff and it's easier with VISA.
So, Spa tickets bought AND paid for - gonna get them sent to work ;)
Really? That's odd. Historically, when doing online transactions, I've had an easier time with MasterCard rather than Visa.
But hey, as long as it's sorted. :D
And, morning, Lukeh!
Weird!
Just a quick comment... if anyone was wondering when the dates for the Williams F1 collection public open days they are Thursday 8th and Friday 9th July...
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh
Whats the law with finding stuff and keeping it? {Comment #29}
I believe the law in the UK is that you are supposed to turn it in to the police or a lost property office (the latter should inform the police if the owner does not come to the office to claim the item). It is for the police to then figure out who owns the item. In the event that the item is unclaimed within 3 months (unlikely with a prototype item unless it's strayed a long way from home and it doesn't look very distinctive), it's yours (unless it's something like counterfeit money - such things tend to be destroyed immediately). Lost property offices tend to report items to the police if unclaimed, so if you turn an item in there, is the office rather than yourself that gets the item back - one may want to check their procedures before making a fool of oneself in that case.
With small and common items (particularly things that commonly travel a long way this is a frequent occurrence because reuniting lost items is not especially high on the average police station's agenda. There are, after all, no occurrences of lost property committing violent crimes while they have secure in the lost property vaults.
Note that it is not necessary for the lost property office/police to have any particular relation to where you find the item provided you turn it in promptly. If you happen to find an item in the local pub, it's equally acceptable to hand it in to the railway lost property office next door or the police station half a mile away - or even, theoretically, the police station in your home town if it was unreasonable for you to turn it in while still in the place you discovered the item.
Not following this procedure could leave you open to pursuit in the civil courts for handling stolen goods and/or theft, even if you had no idea the item was itself stolen. The fact that you know the item is not yours is enough to prove you acted illegally.
Just a quick comment... if anyone was wondering when the dates for the Williams F1 collection public open days they are Thursday 8th and Friday 9th July... {Comment #89}
Ah. The start of the British GP weekend...
Is this to do with that prototype iPhone?
I know Lost is a favourite of the C's, so here is a post i found on AOL to explain the show. Personally i think its the greatest show ever made.
"I've got my money on Lost being an interpretation of Faust. God and the devil are wagering on the corruption of the people who come to the island."
Its not my post, but its the one i agree with the most, and believe to be correct.
See it here. http://insidetv.aol.com/2010/02/03/lost-season-6-theories-wtf-is-going-on/3
I think Lost will end like Patrick Duffy's comeback in Dallas... One of the main characters will wake up and find himself back on the plane in the original pilot and realise it was all just a dream ;)
They've sort of done that this season already.
Have they? Bummer. I don't really watch the program so I don't know what's happening TBH...
Ah. Well no, they haven't really. Except we are seeing what would happen if it never happened. Maybe.
They are way to clever for it all to be a dream. Its the biggest cop out in writing, and they wouldnt insult we fans by being so blase about it. its must more spiritual and in depth than people realise. its based on a lot of mythology and famous literiture
Ahh, but it did happen as Ep 13 will shed more on. not sure if youve had it yet.
Desmond seem to be the re-setter of time and space
Are you sure they aren't just making it up as they go along?
steady on the spoilers sir. australia are a week behind us. amy even more than that.
Of course they are. But they also said they had an end goal in mind. So probably somewhere between the two.
Kinda like driving towards your destination and not necessarily following the path the GPS tells you to?
That's my bet, yea.
I promise. The head of ABC )(at the time) dreamt it all up. presented to JJ who helped develpe with Carlton Cuse. The basic concept and ending has been set in stone since day 1. They admitted themselves that they just had to piece it together bit by bit based upon the popularity and how long it could be strung before they lost (pardon the pun) their audience. The latter has proven to have amongst the casual fans. A bit like f1 in that way
no way!
You will switch between driving a single-seater car, to being the co-driver in a Megane Trophy piloted by one of the teams reserve F1 drivers, before getting behind the wheel of an F1 car for yourself for 2 laps of the challenging Hungaroring circuit.
http://www.renaultf1.com/Feel-It,1241.html
Ohh mamma. drooling here Mr C
Will they make the cockpits wide enough for the more ahhh...ummmmm...ample F1 fan? ;-)
it doesn't give a price, but joe says:
It all costs €5,500 for the day – but what a day!
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/renault-f1-to-offer-feel-it-experiences/
yeah, prices here. Its in teh tab labelled "Prices" LOL
http://www.renaultf1.com/Prices.html
ooh it's Australia's Got Talent time. I only like this show for Brian's accent. #mrcwouldunderstand
I caught up once, but tomorrow I'll be 3 episodes behind again. Whoops.
This why they invented torrents, and eztv.it. You never need to fall behind again.
I can watch them legally on http://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/lost/ I just keep forgetting to get around to it.
It also meant the thrifty TV companies in countries like NZ had no excuse to wait 6 months to show a programme as they know everyone will have watched it by then...
You still need to find time to watch it!
I fell 6 eps behind on FlashForward, I recently had a catch up using Five's website so I'm only one behind now and that was only aired Monday.
I'm so far behind on that one too because of my move. Perhaps I need a Flash Forward in order to catch up...
Did I say hi? I can't remember. I've been lurking for ages. :) Hi
Awwww did you all decide for me? Awesome :D
Bonjour x
:)
g'day
Ooo..the boss man...hi!
I'm rueing this 3 week break....how inconsiderate of them lol
true, but if there wasn't one, they'd have likely cancelled the spanish gp due to volcano fever.
Is that a bad thing? I'm struggling to remember a decent spanish gp in the last decade....!!
there was that...
umm..
ahhh.... no
I think my best memory of Spain recently is Heikki's horror crash in 2008
Poor little mite...glad he's happy now...in contrast to misery guts Trulli
1991 - but I only remember the ten seconds of Senna vs. Mansell. Perhaps the rest was pants?
In the last decade?!
1996 was good for some apparently
Scarily 1996 is more than 10 years ago too.....
Today's a bit Math Fail innit?
:(
I heart the apple shop. They replaced my borked ipod touch for free in the shop :)
God, mac keyboards are tough/1 Now i empathise for lou a few weeks ago :)
Nice to see that Renault's kept their fan-friendly atmosphere post-Flav. :)
And... WOW.
you should try it after you've chucked wine all over one.
Joe has been investigating the USGP's future at Indy or New Jersey, good article
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/could-bernie-be-looking-at-two-usgp-venues/#comments
oops, should've taken the comments thing off, used the wrong link from Reader :)
http://joesawa...usgp-venues
Worked alright for me ;)
how much fun does this look? http://vimeo.com/10599330
Do you have to take pictures with it or can you just fly it?
I have a mate in the UK that used to attach cameras onto model aircraft and take pictures from above... looked cool!
ummm......
Want one :)
Is he tall or is the other man short?
http://twitpic.com/1iv236
Apparently Frankenstein is 6ft 2in!
Speaking of which, Justin Wilson (was a Jaguar and Minardi driver, now he's in Indycars) is about 6ft 2in also, and apparently there's not much room for him inside the Indycar chassis - to the point where after the last street race he got some very bad bruised knees from all the bumps on the chassis :(
This is my new desktop :D
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/04/27/desktop-gt-gt-falken-porsche-v-risi-ferrari-lbgp.aspx
ouch. knee pads next time?
He probably can't fit them in ;)
Hello again :) yaaaaay for brawn merchandise being a lot cheaper now :D
There's nothing in Henri Lloyd stores BTW...
Oooh, really?
There's a new F1 related merchandise store in Cardiff that has loads of Brawn stuff on sale now so I took the opportunity and grasped it ;)
He and Bernie should meet.
Not following this procedure could leave you open to pursuit in the civil courts for handling stolen goods and/or theft, even if you had no idea the item was itself stolen. The fact that you know the item is not yours is enough to prove you acted illegally.
Is this to do with that prototype iPhone?
It was in response to the question in comment #29:
which I think may have been inspired by the prototype iPhone.
Finally, I think it might be done! http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/2010/04/27/life-in-the-fast-lane-ii-part-3/
Woohoo! :)
I hope it reads okay. It ended up being a bit of a patchwork!
It read fine for me and luckily wasn't the cliche I was thinking may have happened (Melissa running back and forth between the two dates) :)
Ah yes. I was tempted :)
Hmmmm awful torn feelings about job are getting worse.... Is it normal to worry constantly about something for days? I don't think I've ever gone through this before.....
yes, sometimes weeks..
:)
Alex, the travelling get-jealous Alex, not Giggles Alex, or the girl Alex, or the photographer Alex, is finally going home!
http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=749840&go=alexjsnell
Despite all the chaos that the whole volcano affair has undoubtedly caused people, I can't help feeling that it actually turned out pretty well for me. Yes I spent way more than I intended, but putting a price on the things I've seen and done over the past few days is pointless, money comes and goes, but the memories I'll have from my time here won't.
Yay for feel good volcano stories!
:D:D
Aww that's a good ending then to a dodgy set of circumstances.
I've made many decisions before. Many of which are infinitely more consequential.... I hate this feeling!!
Now I need to go to my current job and feel guilty about cheating on them....
I knew I was smart to add a surname!
Hehe! Who knew it was such a popular name?
I even put temptation in your way!
And unisex, available to all :D
Christine... Do you actually like orange juice? For some reason I thought you didn't?
I don't mind it. I don't have it regularly, usually only if I'm feeling under the weather. It's magical, dontcha know.
Ah yes I did know that too... I must have been confused... There is a girl that I know who doesn't like orange juice but I can't remember who.
She's right, y'know. Doctors' are missing a trick and focusing too much on calpol ;)
Ah. Well, you can check me off your list.
The search continues...
You just reminded me about it with your story.
For some reason I thought that was a nod to something from a film but I'm not sure what! I'm sure I've seen that mentioned before with 'girls only drink orange juice'...
Maybe it was just deja vu!
I also have a strong memory that Mr C at one point tried to tell me that I was silly to have a surname... I wonder how I would find that comment again?
all over again
Afternoon!
That sounds vaguely familar, Amy?
This is the best I can find: http://sidepodcast.com/2008/07/21/episode-71-you-know-things-are-bad-when-it-all-rests-on-piquet/comments/#comment-87287
that is the exact comment I meant... You are a genius... It wasn't about Mr C really disagreeing with me at all!
That's ... quite odd. But fun
[No worky in Firefox for me, Safari ok]
It seems to work in Safari for the mac but not the PC... I need to make an ogg vorbis version of the video of Lukeh's head.
A sentence I didn't expect to hear any time soon
as if i'd do such a thing
Richard Cheese [a lounge cover versions genius] needs support for a UK visit
http://london.richardcheese.com/
erm :)
I especially like "Darth Vader's Theme" from his new album
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dick-at-nite/id263049014
*tumbleweed*
feel free to start a conversation good sir.
am currently fiddling with more improvements to the homepage infobox.
I was dipping in and out, just thought it was oddly quiet this afternoon
I like the media tabs on the homepage
Nicely done
given the weather in the uk, it should be a crime to be indoors commenting :)
Well, this is true
After earlies, I'm usually too knackered for much in the way of outdoors stuff
Plus, it's outdoors!
it's getting there. i like that all the techie stuff is almost sorted and it's just a case of faffing with design, which i could do forever.
it looks nice though... from where i'm sitting
You ain't up here, was trying to rain before.
Hey folks.
ello
Ah, weather watching ;)
Hey RG
urrrrrrrggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
*waves*
Hi Lou, wassup?
i hate alevels. i was having a lovely day till my history teacher decided that we have to redraft our coursework... AGAIN! so we can get the best grades possible...problem is i have no time... i have a 2 day textiles exam and a psychology mock to revise for... now my parents are kicking up a fuss about driving me to brands on sunday. blah!
annnyywaaayyy... is there any amazing news to cheer me up? *searches*
there is no news today.
it's a mini off-season
Booo :( Hey anyway.
Alonso's thumb insurance
We have the obligatiry weekly AUTOSPORT article of Ross Brawn referring to Michael Schumacher. That and Jarno Trulli have a bit of a moan.
Apart from that, nope, nothing.
Oh, and have you seen the Blow Lukeh's Mind website?
there must be something.... has Alonso insured anything else?.. his feet maybe?...
yesterday's news.
i say "news".
hehehe i have, it's very awesome.Giggles is a legend. :)
I wasn't around much yesterday
I feel like I've missed out on an epic story being broken
#sarcasm
*:D
I;m disappointed my prediction of Vettel's haircuit being reported didn't occur :(
You could announce that you will be announcing it soon
Does that still happen?
in that case, i would like to be the first to predict it will happen.
Mr C: were you serious about making an app or was that iPad mania?
Now, I mean
Not in the pipeline [which you of course reserve the right to]
i am making an app. but probably not for spc at the moment.
*before benson does
I wasn't assuming it was but that is good news :)
:lol:
will keep ya posted as and when. i really do need the device though :)
11 days away :D :D :D
nice one!
Any thoughts on Json Chen's computer seizure over the "iPhone 4G" story & pics?
Blogger or Journalist [rights may vary]
It's been purchased [I have the eamil receipt]
I just need the travelling businessman to return home
I may be missing the whole story but I'm not entirely sure what right Apple have over seizing someone's computer because of their own mishap
Apple didn't seize it, the police did
California Law constitutes the iPhone as stolen goods
as far as I understand that isn't the difference. Both bloggers and journos are classed as journos as far as protecting sources are concerned. However being a journalist does not mean you are free to commit crimes. Receiving stolen property is still a crime and that's why they took his computers to investigate that crime.
Ahh, fair enough. As I say I didn't get the whole jist of the story
Surely the blogger in question would know the consequences of revealing the leak and manner of acquiring the phone though?
Even the police aren't sure at this point. I understand the case is 'on hold'
Gizmondo is all about the hits [according to Leo & pals]
*Gizmodo [?]
Dilbert has a good summation of the story
http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/thatlost4gphone/
I'm commenting from outside... Does that work?
typing this from the new version of opera for mac. sidepodcast finally looks as it should.
Ooh, you line straddler!
I went all the way to cardiff today and survived outside so I'm thinking you might be ok, make sure you let us know your safe though alex :P
that's the best of both worlds.
Alex: Is the book with the missing... available on the Kindle store?
Right... There may be a process problem... However I think they are okay to investigate... Now for the purpose of explanation I'm going to change the story but I'm not really equating these two things I mean the guy only stole a phone however...
Imagine there was a guy who was a journalist on the serious crimes desk and he's not getting much in the way of stories at the moment... He's not getting the scoops. So he decides to murder a few people. But how will he hide the fact that he's the actual murderer considering he always seems to turn up at the time and get the scoop. He'll say that he has this amazing source who only ever contacts him and that he can't reveal his source. Now if this was true and he really did have a source they wouldn't be able to make him reveal who it was. But if they thought he was the murderer then they could take his stuff.
Now as I say these two things are completely different it's only a phone but according to the law these two things are the same really.
Gawker Media who own Gizmodo previously put up a bounty to see Apple products which is even worse than receiving stolen goods. I think the police believe that the editor of Gizmodo encouraged a guy to go and steal somebody's phone. Or put somebody in a position where they thought Gizmodo would pay them if they did. And being a journalist doesn't make you above the law.
No sorry. I need to work out how to get that done... Maybe that's a project for the next week... There is a company that will handle it for me which I might well need because you can't independently publish to the iBook Store.
I thought it was a 'handling of stolen goods' issue
No stealing went on however, it was lost and not handed in
California Law is a bit technical on the 'stolen goods' term
ahh, hadn't considered that one.
Yet
If you sell something that is lost the person buying it now has a stolen good I believe.
Agreed
you still can't independently publish music to the itunes store can you? i would assume you'll never be able to.
Well you can't to iTunes either. It's basically one of the many ways that Apple makes the "publishers" feel happier.
What about the Kindle App way
There are companies who handle the publishing for you, for a fee, and get you in the iBook store. I don't need to do that directly for Kindle but for Kindle at the moment I need a US bank account and all sorts of things. So... The idea is get one of these publishers who will publish you to multiple destinations at the same time. They handle getting you in all the stores etc iBook, Kindle... er... whoever... and then I sit back and watch the money come flowing in... or whatever ;)
Sounds good
We need to get you in the charts when it happens
Mr C: If Christine is looking to upgrade her Android phone
Vodafone are to bring the Nexus One to the UK
isn't the desire the android phone to have now?
I can't keep up, all these software versions
Too fragmented
...or ...more choice?
if i was buying one, i'd go desire.
Retro iPhone Dock :)
http://www.edibleapple.com/retro-phone-iphone-dock-photo/
You can of course buy an electronic copy in pdf format: http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/the-book-with-the-missing-first-page/5581275
Put apps run on certain versions only and manufacturers aren't updating all the software
Desire looks nice tough, AMOLED screen an'all
Hmmm, nice
I think pdf's can be converted to the epub format too
*saves bookmark
I would like to get whichever one means I don't have to change provider again.
talk about taking the easy route out :)
I'm planning to create an epub version for this other thing... You can convert but... it's better to make it native... I just checked and Smashwords (the electronic publisher I was talking about) are still saying, "kindle coming soon" so...
[holds breath]
May I recommend the iPhone now available on all carriers ;)
#stuckrecordbutfastpodcastsonyourphonecomeon!
Nah. Gmail integration ftw.
From June ;)
We have a gmail app
if you have an ipad (which we both will), wouldn't an android phone be a better choice?
A guy I know was telling me that he's got a deal on 3 where you can have unlimited Skype calls... He was asking me, "do you think if I got an iPad 3G and a bluetooth headset I could use my iPad as a phone!"
Maybe
Buying apps twice though and in two places
Diversity is good though
You can
That's nice.
:D
:D
It may well be... I certainly don't want to be the guy saying, "you know another way you can get that screw in the wall... use a hammer". You have a different use case to me :)
If 3 had micro sims, of course
And you wanted to look like Dom Jolly
we share apple apps.
Just saying :)
[I don't use it]
as a person who universally hates all mobile phones, i'm not the best person to ask either.
This is not a question as a criticism but much more a question from the point of view of not knowing. What is the main difference between the two? You're in a much better position to know than most I guess as you presumably have tried mail on the iPod touch.
I can attesst to that, I've seen Mr C's phone
[I think it's autographed by AG Bell]
:)
I have not, no.
rotary dials ftw
I mean people ask me questions about what they should do and I say, "well how should I know? I mean look at me I'm not exactly a normal user of a phone".
The last time this happened I had 3 iPhones in different pockets.
Why do you thinkn they ask
You can give informed advice... of sorts
you are the anti-mr-c.
Ah... Is it like folders and things? Because it seems most of the things I have in gmail online are in my synced mail app. But I'm not really a mail power user on gmail.
Did you film the conversation?
probably ;)
I'm not a power user either. I like that I can get notifications for my email and if I get a chat message.
Wow
Sony sold 12 million 3.5" floppy disks in 2009
In Japan
Ah okay... The e-mail thing works... but notifications on the iPhone are dumb as rocks. I don't really use chat on gmail because it's blocked in the office.
I hear they are... big in japan
oooh, you multitasking show-off!
Who uses these things
Don't they hold less than 1MB
I like my HTC Hero because I can sync all my contacts on Google. I'm definitely upgrading to the Desire when my contract expires.
Hello all, btw
Hi Janna
howdy janna
officially not going to btcc this weekend as i have too much work to do. this day just gets worse. gaaaahh to Alevels!
I take that back
[Remembers that Boeing 777's do, for one]
Doh!
Hellllo
Boo!
:(
Makes sense.
I'm just not interested in the iPhone at all. The iPod Touch is the best gadget I have ever owned but I don't want a phone in it.
hi lou, just got your email, really sorry, i am SO annoyed
It'll all be over soon and then you can relax & go to Goodwood & Spa.
tis okay, kinda worked out for the best, i couldn;t have gone anyway... my history teacher really annoys me sometimes.
am getting in contact to see if i can sort it for future events
Really, why?
I really like Boxcar which gives you pop ups for twitter mentions [for one]
aww! thank you!
i really hate it when they do this, a blanket ban on something. grrr
You could always get a Kin
Sorry, I almost said that without laughing
i can see where they are coming from.. i think, but yes it is annoying. I'm gonna have to put it all on hold for a bit though, have realised i can't balance Alevels and something i actually enjoy.
you should come back in 5 years and tell us if they were worth the aggravation.
You should come back next year and tell us if they're worth the aggrivation!
or that :)
Hi again
Howdy
i can already see that they aren't, specially as none of them are the subject i actually enjoy.
Yeah. I'm thinking perhaps between coming home after work and sorting some food, maybe instead of hanging around the house I should probably go to the coffee shop or the pub and read a book outside or something.
Uni entrance is the gain though, right?
There was the development from Joe though. Most sites are saying "Alonso had his thumbs insured" and Joe is saying "Santander did it for a PR stunt"
possibily... last interview next week.. it's not really done on grades for art based subjects though.. more your compatibility with the course, they can adjust the entry requirements per person... but if they like your work they generally don't mind too much... so next wednesday is like my last hope for this year...
The others not worked out so far?
Where's next week's?
and he's spot on. oldest trick in the book and autosport bought it.
i'm sure they knew it was a PR stunt, but as you said, slow news week.
hello, folks.
Wasn't that obvious when it was revealed that it was with Santander?
Hi Journeyer
i have an offer for a 2 year foundation at uni of kent... but i'm really not keen on it. Falmouth didn't think the course would suit me (apparently they don't think i need to go or something..) and i hated my other choice so much i don't think i performed well in the interview at all. Wednesday is Farnham. I can cope with a gap year if i have to take one, but i'd rather not.
Hi there
i guess even they have to file several stories a day
Probably wise
Good luck for Farnham
Shoulda just posted to GMM directly ;)
thank you, i think i'm going to need it.
however... this pic of JB has made me smile
1.44
Boo :(
at least it's true. ;)
good point :)
They do seem to just recycle press releases sometimes
that is what press releases are for though
Lukeh, why can't I access your TOATA blog?
did we blow his mind?
Maybe that's how they get the odd scoop, keeping the PR folk happy
Nah he says he is working on it...
Good point. Although I would think that the best scoops don't come from the PR folks... ;)
That's what they are for, for the PR people. It isn't for journalists to always get suckered in.
Probably right
hehehe Christine is awesome :) part 3 cheered me up (hearts) christine.
Part 3?! *runs*
Shouldn't that be... *runs...to the blog*?
YES! :D Duly commented and voted.
http://blowlukehsmind.co.uk i think you mean?
Forever the plugger :D
To me the iPod Touch would be really annoying because I use it outside all the time... My guess is that in the future I will think iPad at home iPhone outside. But that's me... If you're driving to work rather than taking the train then I'm hoping you aren't surfing the web while you're driving ;)
WiFi needs to hurry up onto the tubes and trains
The notifications is silly because say for example I want to get notifications for chat... Well what if you get 20 of them and you're trying to do something else... oh wait you can't do something else because multitasking doesn't really work... But when it does... they need a way of stacking the comments.
True enough
Don't the Android ntifications also suffer from this?
I thought I heard something on Macbreak
We have WiFi on our trains here in Denmark and it's pants. Really expensive and slower than Dialup!
Oh no, I am utterly unrealsitic, I want it free :D
Christine, I've written a Daily and scheduled it for publishing at 0:05 on the 28th. I hope it's all ok?
I bet it is but I will take a gander :)
I love "taking a gander" :)
I like that phrase, haven't heard it in aaages
Spooky
Well what's good for the goose ;)
Gavin, my blog should be public again now.
Thanks - I just needed to know if the link worked ;)
evening folks,
how are you all? just in the door
:)
At least with the twidroid notifications when I was testing a Nexus 1 it didn't get in the way, it was just an icon on the top left indicating new tweets.
*just ordered an HTC Incredible, is all about the android OS now*
Hi leigh. Not too bad thanks, yourself?
Cool, please report back
Apple needs some competition and it keeps both platforms on their toes
Hey.
Not too bad - just watching a classic GP...
not too bad lukeh + gavin
just garnered myself a haircut, yet the hairy hairy beard remains in force
which GP are you watching gavin?
Long Beach GP, 1983: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8618388.stm
ah yeah - watched that a couple of weeks back. loved rosberg going around the outside of laffitte near the start after his spin
the cars looked like bullets in '83
:D
Proper race with overtaking and action around a decent street course. Can't lose really!
I borrowed a Nexus 1 a few weekends ago (from our wireless group, used for testing, so I couldn't give it a full evaluation because I couldn't associate it with my google account) and it's an awesome phone. Screen's great, etc. Incredible has the same screen, better camera (8 Megapixel) and the Sense UI is supposedly a lot better than the default android UI.
So, err.. yeah, I'll report when I get the phone in a few days :)
Ooohh err - Indycar have just posted Kansas 2001 race in prep for Saturday night's race - I love that they do this
:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg0NJIBWrec&feature=youtube_gdata
any rules that increase braking distances like that (bar tyre slashing) can be good
;)
Evening all
evening steven
Hey Steven and Leigh.
Hiya :)
IRL are going to award trophies to champions on oval and road tracks as well as the normal overall champion. Maybe F1 should do something similar. Champion on proper race tracks and on mickey mouse Tilkedromes. IRL are asking fans to name the two new trophies. Any ideas for them or the F1 equivalent?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83161
hey rg
i'm on "small letters" form tonight by the way
:)
The Mr C effect?
aye - they'd be mulling it for a while; nice to see they finally introduced it.
it's slowly but surely picking up - can't wait for the kansas race this weekend
:D
i think the medical term is "laziness syndrome"
Don't read this Lou
Heston looks like he is being weirder than usual this week.
Greg Moore and Mario Andretti Trophies?
i forgot again!.. why am i always having to do tones of work on a tuesday. i think tuesdays are my new thursday.
The Greg Moore trophy is given to the IndyLights Champion I think
I said don't read this. Why does no-one never not read things when I say don't read?
I like Colin Murray, but he is in everything isn't he?
I would say pick an oval legend and a roadie legend then?
BBC have to get their money's worth out of him - he does cost them £180k a year apparently...
Oval: Vukovich?
Road: Zanardi?
And the show is on Channel 4...
ow ow ow. i managed the whole winter without slipping on snow or ice - until today.
exactly ;)
You have ice at the end of April? Finland just became less attractive. I hope you didn't do too much dameage to yourself.
has anyone here had any experience with using an Xbox or PS3 controller on a PC?
no, but i once tried to open a can of beans with a fork
Yeah, whats up?
Is it worth buying one? My cheap PC joypad just broke and if the Xbox 360 one works quite well for you I might go and buy one...
I need £5500 and the cost of flights, hotels etc NOW
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/renault-f1-to-offer-feel-it-experiences/
just in the shadows and of course the huge mountains of snow that they removed from the parking lots. i think they will still be there in august. my 'allerwertester' hurts and my jeans are beyond repair.
I've had a bit of a mixed time with it. Some games happily use it with no issues, others (rFactor come to mind) are allergic to it I'm swear. When it works I absolutely adore using it though, such a great controller.
I use mine using a wireless receiver for my wireless 360 controller, but I'd imagine the 360 controller for the PC controller will work exactly the same
I do believe there are official Mircosoft 360 controllers for PC, are there not?
If it's still there in August can you bring some to Spa?
OK I might get one of those then. I need it for FIFA 10 and MotoGP 08 mainly...
Yeah get the 360 PC controller I'd say. The wireless 360 controller requires an extra wireless receiver.
hehe. Unfortunately I'm leaving on Friday (for the summer)
Oh cool :)
Ah, here it is :)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Xbox-360-Wired-Controller-WINDOWS/dp/B000BK4C80
That's unfortunate since you have no option but to sit on it.
Thanks Scott - ironically that costs about the same as the crappy GameStop one I broke.
The plastic holding the right thumbstick sheared off. It's hardly been used!
(I still have PS1 controllers that work OK after all the punishment...)
I had a very nice Logitech one awhile back for my PC that seemed pretty sturdy.
:)
ooooooh!
Night guys!
Night Gavin
Night Gavin
Night mate.
night gavin
given the weather in the uk, it should be a crime to be indoors commenting :) {Comment #194}
Apparently being indoors on the computer is a crime - 5 minutes after Mr C posted that, I got to document presentation class to find the college network malfunctioning. So nobody could retrieve a document unless it had been saved to their own directory, which meant everyone else in my class went home just over half-way through the lesson.
annnyywaaayyy... is there any amazing news to cheer me up? *searches* {Comment #203}
Apparently the FIA want to do more stuff to encourage women to enter motor sport. That's news to cheer people up :)
Game ping - http://toomuchracing.com/2010/04/27/tmr-game-week-14/
That was a bad week.
I'll get you back Jon.
I just came in from a nice evening out, see / / and go
BOO YA
*ahem*
that was meant to be an arrow, it went wrong.
ooops
Nice little headping there then...
Where do these evenings go?
yup. Just came back from a local Prospective MP's, it was very good but quite hilarious, the UKIP guy looked like he wouldnt last the evening and also got his own policy wrong.
How are we all today? what have we been up to?
Is it wrong that I don't know what this is?
ahh :)
I missed out the word debate :D
Hello
I have decided to take new job. I must be mad.
hey alison!
as long as it makes you happy that's what counts right? :)
Well done for deciding, hope it works out :)
Yeah well even if it doesn't lead to anything else. I like that job better anyways. Who needs money anyways....
Is this a completely new job? or another one?
if you prefer the job then that's great. Having a job you don't at least partly enjoy must be horrible.
A partial return to a job I've done before. The problem is there's no vacancy at a level I'd really be looking for. I'm high up the list to get one should one arise though so....
ah ok, same place or differnt?
Different. I need to move house. It's cool though, I'm in with my parents atm so I can save up so I pretty much needed to move either way.... :P
ah ok :) cool
Yeah living with my parents is pretty much unbearable....
yeah definitely, i spent today with my rents and was going mad by the end!
In that case I will tell you something I didn't say last night because it could have helped you make a wrong decision. I only ever moved once for less money and it was by far the best move I ever made. Inside two years I was making three times as much.
absolutely
I shouldn't moan though. I've managed to clear a lot of debts I could never have managed to without the savings.
i wanted an factbyte factbox placeholder image to sit on the homepage in place of the "currently offline" message. went a bit crazy with the experimentation and the result looked silly in situ.
i don't really have anywhere to put it, but didn't want to lose it either, so erm, here it is: http://twitpic.com/1iyhbv
now to make a more fitting version.