Happy iPad day to all of those getting an iPad today!! And of course, welcome to another Daily Thread from Lukeh. Yes, after the big release in America a few weeks ago the iPad is finally here in the UK, parts of Europe, Canada and Australia and I’m sure those excited about it are just begging to play along with their new gadget. A few commentors have already had theirs arrive nice and early! Nevertheless, we must return to Formula 1 (although Jake Humphrey has an iPad at Monaco!) and other topics with our nice cuddly bullet points:
- Today is of course the first day of practise for the Turkish Grand Prix with FP1 and FP2 taking place over the course of the day. If you’re unsure of the times then feel free to check out the very useful guide written up from Sidepodcast HQ to give you all the info you need. Remember if you’re free to watch free practise then please come and comment with those watching in the comments! I’m not a massive fan of Turkey to be honest – it’s just another Tilkedrome for me – but F1 is F1 so fingers crossed we get a good weekend of action! It’s also the commencing day of action in the Rally of Portugal and I know Lady Snowcat is out there ready to cheer on Kimi Raikkonen! Go Kimi!!
- I’ve gotten myself blogging left right and centre at the moment it seems! Yesterday morning I published my feelings on my personal blog TOATA regarding a quite incredible gig by Jonsi that took place on Wednesday night. You may remember that I mentioned Jonsi a few weeks ago when it was his birthday, and even though his album is stupendously good, as you can guess by my blog his live shows are beyond words. Lou even found this amazing video right by where we were standing!! Eeeek!!!! I also found the time to give my thoughts and feelings regarding the Austin 2012 deal for the United States Grand Prix. It was all sounding so good until two words were uttered... go and read my blog at Gridwalk Talk to see what two words they were! That’s enough self plugging for one week I reckon. Phew.
- Now for something slightly different/awesome/bobsleddy. Karun Chandhok revealed yesterday how he has a lucky egg – how awesome is that? The man got the idea from the greatest film of all time of course, Cool Runnings. Clearly Mr Chandhok, who is doing quite well in Christine’s Rankings, feels the rhythm and most certainly feels the rhyme. Other things worth checking out today include James Allen’s post on one quite mangled Ferrari in Monaco. All I’m saying is I’m glad I’m not dealing with the insurance on that. It’s not exactly a Ford Fiesta now is it? On a more Sidepodcentric level, a brand spanking new Aside with Joe is available for your listening which is always guaranteed to be an hour of podcasting worth listening to guaranteed from Joe Saward and Mr C. It’s already been a popular new addition to the series for many, as they always are. More awesomeness within the Sidepodcommunity can be found on Mclaren’s homepage in which Pamela, Amy, Paul and Jeremy all appear under the ‘Get Closer To Our Team’ banner! Awesome!! Go McLaren!
There we go, another week of those lovely bullet points. They’re very adorable things. I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to get Cool Runnings in there somewhere for ages. I’m gonna close this week’s daily thread by being a bit soppy and revealing that today Lou and myself have been together 13 months so I thought it’d be nice to wish her a Happy Anniversary for today!! Hopefully you guys will have a great day today going into an F1 weekend and I shall see you on the other side as long as you decide to click that Submit Comment button and get involved with all the lovely commentors on Sidepodcast!
I'm really tired. I don't know what's wrong with me! This isn't normal.... I can't go to bed yet surely.
awwww.
I didn't know about Amy and Co making the McLaren site. Awesome.
PING --> Sam Bird Corner
http://theformulaoneandmotorsportsarchive.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/sam-bird-corner/
:)
Lovely daily but Lady Snowcat might kill you for misspelling Raikkonen
This never happened. Just for future reference. Ahem. :)
Ah yes I totally dreamed that. Still early you see.
Thinking of a Quote of the Day feature. Not every day, just whenever. Here's the first.
http://toomuchracing.com/2010/05/28/quote-of-the-day/
morning. all.
i might be quite confused now.
What's up?
have you fallen asleep or somink?
I'm surprised you got up so soon.. :)
is it not quite as good as you'd hoped? ;)
wasn't expecting to :)
sleep? no, never is.
you slept? blimey
free practice starts at 8am, and i don't see a live post scheduled.
yesterday i got yelled at for saying christine forgot. now i've no idea if should schedule a post? i'm not getting up at 7:30am to check.
Why don't you schedule one without telling us then Christine can cancel it and put her own up if she has one in the morning
because them i'm writing a post for no reason :)
You could just write "oh look it's free practice" and leave it at that :P
I guess you just can't win then
hehe. i like this plan.
that is the story of my life. i shoulda stayed asleep.
It's way too early to sleep
You can always add the post later ;)
its what ya should do, its only FP1, no-one will be properly awake to realise anyway :D
one liner scheduled for 7:30am. am still gonna get yelled at.
Copy and paste Monaco, change the key words, job done
Courier has still not been to my house. I wonder what the odds are of him arriving after 4pm when I will actually be home.
You need to keep a secret stash of Milky Bars for emergencies
you make blogging sound so simple.
i likes that.
We can all help, each do a sentence :D
I think your chances are into minus numbers #sorryamy
It's how I do the TMR Game posts. Copy last week, delete the table, put in the new table, change a few words, post. Still takes an hour, stupid thing
aw i'm missing fp tomorrow :(
im in slough during FP tomorrow, its that bad!
this implies you've only just got up?..
I'm in the office during fp1 and doing stocktake during fp2.
Won't matter if you miss school. You must have learned all you are going to learn by now.
hehehe i'm not missing school tomorrow not a chance.
How exciting can school be?
Evening all
Just watched this stunning time lapse sequence of the Shuttle. From hangar to launch pad and beyond. Very Thunderbirds but without the strings
http://www.airspacemag.com/video/Go-For-Launch.html
tomorrow isn't going to be exciting... more sad.
Enjoy your day tomorrow Lou, it'll be brilliant
Is tomorrow your last day at school?
Hi Bassano
And it means less iPad time ;)
Hi Steven
I've had a space browse over the last quarter of an hour.
The shuttle thing and the Cassini pics from The Boston Globe that Christine tweeted
Both amazing
That is very Thunderbirds
i hope so.. i didn't get my nails done for nothing! :P
yep *sniff*
I haven't seen the Boston pics.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/checking_in_on_saturn.html
Very bling! ;)
You need to get you nails done to go to school to drink champagne. And people have the cheek to say there is something wrong with the education system
Enjoy it.
How's the countdown going?
ahaha! i was sooo unsure about it all.. now i'm kinda looking forward to it.
If Emily does turn up in feathers and a Jonsi inspired head-dress, you must take pics :D
no.. i need my nails to be done for the ball.. am even having my hair done too... *
*seriously don't know what's happened to me...
eheheheehehe!!! of course! she's even borrowing one my my cameras so you never know there might be a pic of me somewhere too :o
nice find
She is so turning out to be your assistant!
Geordi tweeted it
[LeVar Burton]
ehe don't tell her but that's my plan :P i've always said if medicine doesn't work out she can come and travel the world with the f1 circus and me :)
File under, wow
Computer virus passes via human body to another computer
@glennztees:
British Scientist Infected With Computer Virus http://bit.ly/csdoqn
I haven't seen any of those close up shots before. Wonder when those were released.
I love the idea of the slushy volcanoes on Enceladus.
I read something on this yesterday. Very weird
the other day we were discussing short blog posts. i just remembered this one:
http://sidepodcast.com/2009/09/21/daily-21st-september-2009/
hadn't considered that was a possibility.
okay, bed time for me. night all
xx
Night Lou. Have a great day tomorrow.
Night, and I'm going too as I didn't see the time...
Back briefly in the morning maybe, then some time in the evening perhaps. busy day
Night Lou, Night Pat
btw, speaking of celestial bodies, the moon is very bright tonight.. just noticed..
I noticed that, very white too
good evening sidepodpeople...
Hi Guille
How was your Bicentennial?
pretty relaxed. after thinking about it the night before, I 'forgot' (read didn't get up early enough...) to go to the parade in the city. but Bariloche is relatively small, I didn't lose very much anyway
in Buenos Aires, on the other hand, it seems it was a very BIG party. numbers are at more than 6 million people in the 5 days the celebrations took place, 2.5 million in the last day alone. everybody is amazed at the participation, it was the biggest single event in the history of the country :-)
Sounds amazing
Nobody, not even the national government that organized it, thought that it would be so big. And the best of all: not a single incident, not violence, not thefts, nothing. 2 million people together and all of them happy.
Brilliant, that's the way it should be
Delivery attempted 11.15am, nooo!
This is the one area that dhl suck. If you miss an australia post courier you can pick up your item from the post office the same day. Dhl won't let me pick up things from their office today, which is handily located in my suburb, they said I can't until monday. No point in that, Im better off getting it redelivered to work on monday.
ups... I may have placed an order for one general admission ticket at spa... :D
Yay guille!
I totally agree! YAY for me! :D :D
I guess 0:30 AM is a good time to go home, have dinner and go to bed. I'll sleep with a (Spa) smile in my face :D
see you!
Dhl man just rung me to rearrange delivery. I don't know how he got my mobile number.
I have an iPad.
Stupid impulse buying!
:D
Oh, and you know what they were demoing the iPad with in store?
The F1 app.
Un-be-lievable
Heheh which one did you get? Jeremy said that was the app they were going to use :D did you see yourself on the mclaren site?
I got the cheap one, I really cant afford more.
The Mclaren photo is fantastic! We are on the Internet !!!!
I always wondered what happened to that photo since he was a very official looking photographer. I am glad to have an answer. I did laugh that mclaren are advertising their members service with a photo of non members though :D
Shhh! Obviously the keenest people to be there!
Another day at work done, off to get practice snacks hooray!
Maybe he talked to Kathi?
#DontTellLou
Rumour is that Jenson has split with Jessica Michibata. That's a real surprise. All looked fine in Monaco.
http://twitter.com/byronf1/status/14888953282
oooh I did wonder since she wasn't in Barcelona and they were barely together in Monaco. Oooh. #ConfidentialfromLou
My iPad is syncing. Yay!!
I hope its faster than Alex's :D
The sync? Nope :-(
Maybe she didnt like rocket red :P
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
:(
Mine didnt take too long, but i didnt really see the point, why do you need a computer to use it?
So we might lose Jessica but THAT woman is still there?
There is no justice in the world...
Morning, folks.
well, on the bright side, she is available :-)
THAT woman is never there though. Although she might be now that DWTS is over.
To put your music and books and things on it
Heh. :P
http://twitter.com/fumi905/status/14881033619
It's confirmed...?
ooh FP coverage starts earlier on Abu dhabi sports, with their version of ted/lee/brundle wandering around
...and its in english! if only the rest of it was!
No tour? No DWTS? She'll be there - perhaps as early as Canada.
Its great its an option, i dont really understand why its mandatory
is it online? :D
I dont think so... its already in arabic, they do the interviews in english then he translates the whole thing afterwards!
It was luca corliani (sp?) not saying anything really groundbreaking
Is anyone using the FP1 thread other than me?
morning guys n gals. mobile doohickey on an xda. definitely not an iphone!
am i right in thinking there's a certain practice session on about now?
Indeed mr TM
hello
This is how bad the xda is. remember styluses? plus it has this annoying habit of popping the awful sim card cover off thus switching it off. i need an iphone!
schumacher is the least experienced world champion at turkey. go figure!
oh crumbs, mobile doohickey switched my thread around.
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/28/turkey-2010-free-practice-1-results/
#fantasyracers
I've updated my Fantasy Racers teams, making only one change - Jarno Trulli is now too expensive for LCM Barato and has been replaced with Pedro de la Rosa.
Interestingly, Glock is 4.90m and Webber is up to 16.45m.
So my team composition is now:
2 (5) - Senna/de la Rosa/Kubica/Sutil/Hamilton
1 (9) - Massa/di Grassi/Chandhok/Glock/Kobayashi/Webber/Vettel/Rosberg/Button/Liuzzi
I've got a stylus-equipped PDA. Very useful for things like digital signatures but it's good that it can also be keyboard-operated. Relying on a stylus for everything would be a pain.
This is a brilliant way to celebrate a vibrant country :)
The good news is, I have scheduled the FP2 post already. Mr C can stand down.
can someone please tell my flatmate to turn down his music? I'm trying to sleep.
I think you might be closest.
Still not finished my stats post from the last race. Sorry guys, just been too busy :(
but then I'd have to get out of bed :( I think I shall just find some earplugs. zzzzzz.
Can you not send them a text?
Send email.
morning..
that feels too passive agressive :D
You could send them a text asking them to pop in... And then say, "can you hear that noise?" ;)
I think I shall stay up instead and watch tennis. After having 22 matches postponed yesterday everybody who is anybody is playing today :D
Morning!
Hey folks.
exam done?
Yup, went fairly well.
good :)
Good to hear Guille has booked a ticket :)
Beeb French Open live text: I can also confirm that Freeview viewers will be lost to second practice at the Turkish Grand Prix at about 1145 BST. You'll be coming back on the Red Button at around 330-1345 BST.
All my worlds collide.
:D
w00t, don't hate me, was confused.
Totally my fault.
phew.
This is a fantastic name: Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr.
I am watching the first Eurovision semi final because I heard Finland didn't make it to the final, and I have to see Finland!
I wouldn't recommend it....
it's only the first song and I'm loving it already. There's a saxophone!
And blonde girls!
Alex Longfield in other words :-)
Hmm I'm not so sure about mr Serbia
There are a few very snazzy songs.
I think I need to fastforward, I started watching late. I am up to Russia, he is AWFUL.
Finland was 5th, so don't do it too far.
I have listened to a little of most of them. Very disappointed so far, nowhere near 2009 levels.
Almost last call for the game.. but I may not be about later for the final reminder..
http://toomuchracing.com/2010/05/26/tmr-game-week-18/
I think in the first time in, forever, that a big 4 country will win it
And if it wasn't for Ireland and Malta, UK would get nul points too.
am alex has seen this already, but:
Apple has opened the floodgates for aspiring authors by revealing a system that allows for self-publishing on the iBookstore without having to sign up with a publishing service like Smashwords or Lulu.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/05/ibooks-opened-to-self-publishers.ars
Can't wait!!!
I has booked my Eurostar ticket! #don'tlookmrc
I have a friend going too...
kill me
I could have booked it two days ago, this is late for me :D
Mr C, got the ipad yet?
Lucky fella/lass
oh yes. no time to use it thanks to work and sleep. but it looks lovely.
Mine is totally awesome :D
i'll fire it up for FP2, do you have the f1 app?
Not yet, not enough credit. I saw it in the shop though. Amazing!
i see on facebook jeremy has his too. live commenting is going to be brilliant on sunday!
I'd have booked the car tunnel ticket if it weren't for having no money..
This thing was made for live commenting
it really is :)
btw there is an IndyCar iPad app
I'm just about to see if GP+ will work somehow
will check it out.
Hiiiiii
I just booked some very expensive flights to Dubai. It's a happy day :D :D :D
racecar engineering does via the zinio app
I wrote about LOST: http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/2010/05/28/the-obligatory-lost-post/
Looks like it. Not sure what it does though
I like your summary
is your trip sooner than 118 days away? Mr C might approve of that.
I don't like zinio, but haven't tried it on the iPad yet
It is :D
Only a month. Super happy times.
So do I.
your new job is very nice to you!
which one did you book?
it could be worse - i remember Singapore 08, when i booked my hotel 7 months in advance, and my plane a whopping 9 months ahead!
HOO-RAY! When ya goin
I wanted to push my start date and go before I started but we agreed to these dates instead. I should be there now!!!
Working in Dubai after a month?! :O
Erm no only a holiday.
thats not early! ahem :D
Oh. Would've been nice, though. ;)
depart 11.13am arrive 12.29pm. I have given up on my Roland Garros dream :(
yeah if someone asked that of me when I'd just given them a job I'd fire them :D
Why? It saves your company money. This way they have to pay me for the holiday.
it was as early as i could've done it - the plane only allows that far ahead, and i only booked the hotel when I got a confirmation for F1 tix...
because if I'm hiring someone to start on a specific date I'd assume it's because I need someone to fill that gap as of that date and I couldn't function without someone in that role. Not that I have any idea what your job is :D
Oh no!
stupid French people. I am still going to go to the stadium, I just won't be able to get onto the actual court :D
Ah right no. I called them speculatively. If I'd been desperate to go, I'd have just said I needed to give more notice on my last job.
I have been using my holiday as an excuse not to find a new job. I will have run out of excuses when I get back :(
I hate that. Boo for having to do things.
It's now train booking times :)
job hunting is quite possibly the thing I hate the most in the whole world which is why I haven't done it for two years even though I never planned on staying in my current job long.
Yeah it really sucks. I feel your pain. I'm going to keep this job forever.
Woooo I have train and plane tickets. I've never been so organised.... I feel like I've spent a fortune though :(
take it out on Nick, he's the one who moved away :D
Sounds like a plan :D
Pingle: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/28/turkey-2010-free-practice-2-results/
hello sirs and ladies
don't double fault on match point roger!
Hope no one minds if I re-ping this
:)
Sam Bird Corner - http://theform...5/28/sam-bird-corner/
Will Buxton seems to be in favour of it
:)
I don't mind, but what's the link so I can read it? ;)
I'm assuming he had another one though.
my bad
http://theformulaoneandmotorsportsarchive.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/sam-bird-corner/
indeed. 4th round for Rogey! He hasn't dropped a set yet :D
So byronf1 confirms it's true. Why Jenson... why?! :(
#confidentialfromLou
Ooh, look, BBC One HD: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/05_may/28/hd.shtml
racing > lady
Aww... really? But she's really nice too :(
aww thats sad
Afternoon all
what's happened to jense now?
he and Jessica have split
Many a married man have won titles - Schumi (5), Hakkinen (2), father and son Hill (3 total), Prost (4), among others. But I guess not everyone can do it...
they probably were with ladies who weren't on the other side of the world though, I'd imagine that makes it hard.
true dat. *sigh.*
:(
But wait! Doesn't his teammate also have a long-distance relationship?
Sometimes.
i dont think you can put a blanket on all these cases, some work some dont, for various reasons, maybe distance is one but i doubt thats the only thing
:D
Again, true dat.
When it suits her ;)
It doesn't get easier for Andy Murray, does it? First Gasquet, then Baghdatis in Round 2?! What did he do to the gods to deserve this?
his round 2 opponent was Chela, and he made it look harder than he needed to :D
I am sure Amy can tell you ;)
oh, this is round 3, then? still, a very tough draw for Andy - and I don't like him! ;)
I adore Marcos so I reeeally want him to win. I think he is the smiliest person in tennis and that makes me happy :D
You need to do an Amy's Rankings for tennis.
ooooooh. I'd be a little biased though, Roger would always be winning.
Marcos would be up there. So smiley!
and Nole would definitely get points for pretending to be Shakira in the video that she made with Rafa
ahh noo. i only have 4
wagsbffs on my list as it is*is always about me
and that would be different, how?
There's no such thing as unbiased...
Christine has reasons to justify why Karun is streaking ahead. Mine would be like "because I said so" and "because he's Roger"
not good: http://twitter.com/byronf1/status/14905411969
Ross Brawn on Rosberg and Schumacher: "I hope we keep the same set of drivers next season. We are pleased with both of them"
Can't see it, bet Schumi announces his re-retirement at Monza
I actually wonder if Rosberg might be getting tetchy...
why. he's owning him.
Why there? It's not a significant venue for him anymore. If it'll happen, it'll be at Hockenheim - with Heidfeld or Vettel taking his place next year. If nothing's announced by then, Schumi will almost definitely stick around next year.
not as of late. i think it's fair to say they're on even terms at the moment.
good point.
I dunno, I was just making an insane prediction really.
he should do it there just because I'd love to say I saw him retire. Again.
this weekend will be a v.interesting test.
Look at these ridiculously cute pig pigs! http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2010/05/little-trotters-keeping-warm.html
i refuse to ;)
mmmm.... bacon....
Alright then. Look at this instead: http://kottke.org/10/05/velcro-ipad-love
there are french people singing flower of scotland. it is hilarious.
ahh, now you may have velcro.
3pm - playing some office foosball in 15 minutes... am pumped up for the win.
:D
the weekend is only two hours away...
It's not a good start for smiley.
oh?
I think I'll start calling him Guy.
Has or is just about to lose the first set.
has :(
ahhh....
smiley is a murray, right?
Smiley is Amy's pet name for Baghdatis. I don't think anyone could call Murray smiley, even in sarcasm.
this is not a smile.
oh right
Crikey.
he has the biggest mouth i've ever seen
he has the jaws of a snake. terrifying.
kind of looks like the really bad CGI shark from Shark Attack 3
Guy doing a little bit better
ooh Andy not happy they are throwing his drink bottles away
dagnammit - i lost the office foosball match
:(
the only potential joy of the day... gone
Talking to us is joyful too, though.
:)
bedtime for me, silly work tomorrow :(
Night Amy.
Night Amy
we are full of the joys of...
erm... summer?
Friday?
These are not catchy, are they?
still reeling from Lights qualifying last night
can't believe that any team would send their driver out to qualify with no fuel in the car...
Amy went to bed just in time to miss Murray lost a set 0-6.
Oooh I'm outside on 3G :)
gooood afternoon! :)
Absolutely!
w00t!
joyful friday is a new one on me.
It's pretty awesome!
i have finally got time to play with mine now. delivering early was wasted on me :)
It was handy for me because today I had to do work and so it was nice that I had the chance to play with it last night.
i went to work too, just because it had already arrived. the damn thing stole my day off :)
It's pretty easy to type on the train even
ipad slide show button on the lock screen is already my favourite.
the background has to change, i keep thinking the screen is scratched.
wohoo at JB being quick!! :)
and kindle app rules ibooks, by some considerable margin.
did you see my link earlier alex?
Yeah it's an odd decision.
although kindle store is just amazon web site, which is dissapointing.
Only because of selection or features? I haven't had a chance to look at both properly yet. But I did love buying a book on the kindle app ( I didn't mind being chucked out to the web).
No... On here or twitter?
selection. couldn't find any commercial titles at all.
For some reason far more than with the iPhone I expect enter to actually post the comment. I have tried the Bluetooth keyboard but haven't checked the keyboard shortcuts. Do they work?
earlier in the comments. assume you know though:
Apple has opened the floodgates for aspiring authors by revealing a system that allows for self-publishing on the iBookstore without having to sign up with a publishing service like Smashwords or Lulu.
http://bit.ly/bN9JZ4
Yeah they haver opened the UK store yet :(
Yeah but as Lulu already publishes my book I can just do it with them for free. Which is pretty handy. You won't be able to buy it in the uk but there you go!
i don't think there's a modifier key is there? like control or alt?
how could i make enter post the comment, without killing the line-break functionality?
The handy part is they will put it on the Kindle, Sony thing and the hard copy and deal with them all and pay me once for it. Annoyingly important because of course I am earning money in the US and they charge you tax on it at emergency rates because they don't know who you are.
so where is it?
hehehe today is awesome. lots of champagne for breackfast, wine with lunch... i get my hair done, Murray wins his match and JB was quick in practice.
everyone pray that the weather continues to be nice and it doesn't rain on me later... :)
yay. can we see pics? giggles and christine show us pics of their new hair.
okay.. i shall take a pic.. i'm loving having curly hair :)
YAY. in return i shall pray for sun.
Her's a video of me using sidepodcast on the train
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexandronov/4647941604/
Two handed typing is much faster than one in landscape mode. But i can't really video that.
*cough*Ferrari Massa Hungary qualifying 2007*cough* ;)
Hence DC's comment in the press conference "How do you forget to put fuel in the car?"
if only you knew someone who could tape a camera to your chest...
I need to make epub. The auto translations are fine for your own use but you need to move things like page numbers out of the way etc.
Good evening. Turns out I'm home after all, mate who lives nearer the stocktake place has a work thing on..
I'll give you some of this suspiciously nice weather we're getting as well.
ahh, was gonna buy it. yell when it's done.
Is somebody getting married?
Absolutely!
:)
Well I'm off to meet up with her but she could just hold it in this case.
if you've bought the most expensive ipad, how are you going to pass it on to kat when there's no where to upgrade to?
a pic of my hair for the ball..
http://twitpic.com/1ruu1v
hahahaha no. it's leavers day! :( i was told the date i joined the school today - 06/09/1995 :D
curly!
awwww :)
Version 2 :)
hehe. i'm not sure christine would wait that long.
Nice :)
No it is trouble. Katherine has already asked if we can share this one.
i'm enjoying the curls alot.. :) sooooo much hair spray though.
a pic of the curls at the back :). just cause i think i need to document this lovely do :)
http://twitpic.com/1ruvf5
just wait until your screens are filled up with apps you didn't buy :)
and now i must go and do my makeup and put my dress on! :)
This is my favourite YouTube video at the moment, it's got me thinking - we need one of these for Mr C :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-fK7GVrHW0
such.a.girl :)
nooooo!
shhhh... :P
:D
Aaahhh now I am joining Christine in her hatred of iPlayer desktop.
I've downloaded a program, AND IT WONT LET ME WATCH IT UNTIL 1ST JUNE!!!!
?!!
gah
watching the Indy Lights race which is starting as I type
why not?
I don't know :( It's HIGNFY, I'm having problems streaming anything at the moment, so i downloaded it and it wont let me watch it!!
How stupid is that!
iplayer stupid
sadly
alex, do you have a recommended pdf reader for the ipad?
wouldn't mind trying gp+
its taking up 300mb on my hard disk, and it wont let me watch it. hmpf
Pippa fell to 5th by turn 3 of lap one and on lap three someone crashed into her.
booo
Not her fault, the car ahead spun and she couldn't avoid it.
But that's madness...
complete madness, it was shown yesterday so its not like ive downloaded it before its meant to be seen.
gah
I'll need a desk top manager for the iPad!
it needs multiple logins.
Not sure I can recommend one yet but I have good reader installed so far.
ok. will go for that. ta.
ooooh, gp+ works a treat. i may need to photograph this.
guaranteed way to feel drink quickly: cider on an empty stomach.
I updated Tweetdeck for PC the other day. It seems to use even more system resources than the last one, and that was a lot.
It's really sad how much IRL's streaming puts F1 to complete and total shame.
html5 version coming though
us commentary is awful though.
Excellent news
ah but how long will we have to suffer?
I still like the changes they've made recently.
unknown.
i like the exclude keyword option. finally allows me to remove someone from my radar forever :)
Hehe. I imagine Tweetdeck is the most popular desktop client to use. So they need to keep coming up with new things.
their only issue is twitter didn't buy them. not sure how they make any money though.
That Lights race was fantastic :) wheel to wheel for both 1st and 3rd :)
I think the latest thing was to add support for Facebook, 4 Square, Google Buzz and others. Can't say I wanted those.
that is interesting, they must do somehow. i wonder..
Its becoming less Tweetdeck and more Everythingdeck
it supports buzz? didn't know that.
they need to diversify to survive i would guess. a client owned by twitter won't support facebook and an official facebook client won't let you tweet. tweetdeck can do it all.
as bloated as it makes the code, i can see why they'd do it.
(hearts) ipad: http://twitpic.com/1rva8j
woah.
The live by formula1.ferrari.com is a multimedia dashboard to follow qualifying and race from the exclusive position of Ferrari. Including:
- transcription of the radio communication between the drivers, the team and the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro pit wall
rob news!!
http://news.ferrari.com/re?l=6mgd2dI1vbr0e8I2
Tweet of the day from Jaime:
"Tomorrow will be fine!"
did he break something today?
here's an IE6 theory i hadn't considered:
Rather than using a secure browser and creating corporate—or firewall—policies to block unwanted time-wasting sites, companies are depending on the browser's increasing obsolescence to render the sites unusable. This allows IT managers to keep users out of YouTube.
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/05/for-some-companies-ie-6s-ineptitude-is-a-feature-not-flaw.ars
I have no idea what happened to anybody today.. Haven't been interested in looking, very odd feeling.
aha, its infectious. join the club, we have cookies!
and cake if i get up and get some eggs
Helloooooo
I'm enjoying this whole internet at home thing :D
yay.
don't tell jon but i just watched hignfy. oops
Sadly it's let me spend hundreds and hundreds of pounds today. Oops.
Racing > testing and free practice = testing.
Good :)
I'm planning to later, and Dr Who. Watching cricket highlights now..
Evening all
Steeeeeeeven
hi
Still on the net then?
I've been at work all day thank you very much!
I didn't mean you had been hanging about on it simply that you were still connected
Oh yes :D :D
Woop woop for BT
That's not something you see often
Well I don't have to pay for it so.....
hullo squire
I assume you are in the clear for scheduling the FP post
i am. thankfully community = awesome.
boo :(
:D
What's wrong with hignfy?
nout, but i cant stream anything at the moment and so i downloaded it on to the new iplayer desktop and it wont let me watch it until June 1st. It's quite obserd. grr
dunno, it was just dandy on the ipad :)
although i'm now watching cheryl coal hole "live" at radio 1's big weekend. so maybe i was better of without one.
Probably not very good anyway.
Those devices seem to be spreading
I didn't know there was a rally this weekend as well. F1/Indy 500/rally all in one weekend. What nonsense
hard to follow. especially with kathi being awol. we need ladysnowcat to stop stalking kimi.
Results of day 1. Kimi P10
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83957
last!
:(
:) :) Does she have Guinness and mini pies?
I am on the phone to my bank. I've not been kept on hold until now but I've just noticed it's taken me 6 minutes to get to the stage where I can hold for a human....
I'm in heaven. Best weekend of the year.
i my mind, yep.
Nice one Oggi!
There are probably another 80 cars behind him
oh.
carry on.
http://wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=405&season=2010&rally_id=P
Top 12 are WRC cars, after that is S2000. But he's also ahead of Block who crashed out and is hoping to rejoin tomorrow.
I spent a week trying to speak to an O2 human once. Quite often I gave up after 15 minutes and eventually after I decided that I would not hang up regardless I managed to speak to one after 27 minutes of them telling me how important my call was.
O2 customer service is garbage. If anyone from O2 is reading this I am only saying it is garbage because I am not allowed to use the language required to describe how incredibly awful it really is on here.
:)
That took more restraint than you will ever know. The really annoying thing was I was switching from orange and only wanted them to let me use my existing number. Needles to say on the first day after my contract ended I switched back to Orange.
Good man! :)
hehe. have just spotted a very modern problem for photographers/cameramen. watching rhianna exit the stage, the lens cap had been removed but the litepanel wasn't switched on. clue much fiddling and panicking :)
but... your call was important.
So apparently were all the others they didn't answer
i have lost the ipad... it was a good 24hrs while it lasted :(
I am sure you have another toy to entertain you until you get another shot.
i don't think i'll be getting another shot.
I'm going on holiday I'm soooo excited :D :D
Where? When? How?
Get Milky Bars
ah-ha...
Get another ipad?
that's easier said than done: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10176138.stm
You can get a lot of Milky Bars for the price of an iPad
but how many milky bars will it take? and what about next time? :P
i hate to think how people will react with the next iphone.
I heard a funny quote on the TV this evening. Apparently the person who invented transistors in 1947 said, "There is no practical use for these things." This belongs in the same category as the statements "There is room in the world for maybe five computers" and Bill Gates' "Nobody will ever need more than 640k of RAM"...
#sidepodspace
We have no more shuttle launches till Septemebr but this week we have half of the permanent ISS crew returning to Earth in a Soyuz and in two weeks time their replacements will launch from Baikonur. I have never seen a Soyuz landing and have no idea if NASA TV even covers them. I know they cover the launches though
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
I have never heard the transistor comment before. I hope the inventor did not make any financical decisions based on that thought.
I didn't know there was a rally this weekend as well. F1/Indy 500/rally all in one weekend. What nonsense
I'm in heaven. Best weekend of the year. {Comment #425}
I'm tentatively nominating next weekend - F1/Le Mans/MotoGP (I think). It's a great fortnight though :D
i worry about the future of journalism. gary coleman passed away today, and the chicago tribune's headline (top of browser, not text) reads:
gary coleman died dead
as they try to hit as many keywords as possible: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-live-0529-gary-coleman-obit-local-20100528,0,4512670.story?page=2
I await AUTOSPORT producing 'Jenson Button win turkey podium champagne f1'
I have never heard the transistor comment before. I hope the inventor did not make any financical decisions based on that thought. {Comment #452}
I'm not sure the inventor did, unless you count Sony doing the first mass-production of the transistor without securing a patent. Come to think of it, maybe it was for the best for the rest of the world because it's difficult to see how the technology would have spread so far, so fast, had it been patented to any one corporation.
i worry about the future of journalism. gary coleman passed away today, and the chicago tribune's headline (top of browser, not text) reads:
gary coleman died dead {Comment #454}
Department of Redundancy Department or what?!?
hi peoples. the more i use this xda first gen i.e. 2003 the more i badly want an iphone. when's the 4G coming out?
Another great weekend
here's an IE6 theory i hadn't considered:
Rather than using a secure browser and creating corporate—or firewall—policies to block unwanted time-wasting sites, companies are depending on the browser's increasing obsolescence to render the sites unusable. This allows IT managers to keep users out of YouTube. {Comment #390}
In that case the "9-year-old-milk" ad campaign is going to backfire somewhat, with the managers thinking "That'll stop the users drinking to excess and wasting heaps of money then!"
That is pathetic.
Hello
@alianora le mans isn't til the 12th, same as the canadian grand prix.
hi steven.
modern journalism.
The fact that the computer can't work out that died is related to dead by itself is anything but modern though.
My Media exam was about how the popular press would evolve in the future. Missed some answers there.
i hoped people wouldn't notice i was a bit drunk. sadly i fear that may not be the case. my xda is first gen circa 2003, and just barely works as a phone. i hate the stylus, after less than a days use the screen needs aligning, pocket internet explorer doesnt load twitter, and it doesnt load opera mini saying its an invalid file! on the plus side it doesnt dial 112 like my old now spare phone used to.
also a good point.
Popular press - evolve? Don't think so. THe popular press almost disproves evolution. They will do what they have done since the Sun was first printed and get sleazier and sleazier and further and further away from reporting news. They will also move further and further to the political right and appeal to the lowest common denominator
I think I am finally getting the better of google pacman. Die ghosts die
What do you mean they have to be dead to be ghosts?
"The health of Formula One, from an economics perspective, is pretty much measured by the health of Williams, and we’re in good shape..."
good stuff, but also:
He talked about reducing the size of the race weekend to two days by doing away with Friday practice. The shorter weekend, he said, could come in conjunction with more races in a season.
i think we figured that out the other day.
http://formulaone.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/williams-team-profits-and-the-health-of-formula-one/
@steven the political and lowest common denominator are converging to the same point these days. thats scary.
All sorts of people have been talking about switching to a two day race weekend since the 80s and nothing has been done about it yet.
true and joe wasn't convinced. that's two teams now though, the biggest and one of the smallest.
I have given the iPad back.
should get rid of sundays. qualifying is where its at ;)
w00t!
I think this is like the thing Joe said about Bernie. This is the magician bit where they are saying one thing but what they want is something else. The idea that dropping Friday's will allow them to do more races is nonsense. If you are going to a track the way F1 teams do what is the cost of running two FP sessions on a Friday? Next to nothing. How much does it cost to ship a hundred people and 50 -100 tons of equipment to an additional race? Millions.
I think the teams are looking to get some in season testing and will carry on with Friday running. If the race meeting is cut to two days people who put on races are going to look for a discount from Bernie and we all know that will never happen
You should have held out for Milky Bars
Ahhh yes.
anyone have any posts they'd like plugging in the daily?
also a good point.
If you are stuck for stuff Adam Cooper has pics of Sato's Indy helmet which has Jim Clark's car on one side and the modern car on the other
http://twitpic.com/1rwvya
http://twitpic.com/1rww3y
http://twitpic.com/1rwwfu
am writing one up but it's more me ranting at random things I want to rant about than anything.
It's quite ranty.
Crazy theory of the day, Taku Sato I guess has Lotus backing. I'm under the feeling Jarno Trulli won't be going further than the end of the season. So, Sato for Lotus 2011.
this one rotates too: http://twitpic.com/1ru071/full
Twitgif?
Unlikely but possible
heeh
Plonked this up the other day: http://tripleleagueracing.wordpress.com/2010/05/26/what-we-know-so-far-f1/
Did you use good reader? It apparently has a lot of good sync options.
:)
Christine?
i did. it's perfect. haven't tried autosport mag, might do shortly.
Hi. I gave it back. I got bored.
No good?
Well it only has the whole of the Internet on it and all of your podcasts and a lot of movies and a whole heap of books... And angry birds. But.. So does your computer.
as yet she hasn't gone hunting for her apps.
mine are boring. apparently.
That is the problem and yours for any of the social things will be logged into your stuff too.
It's a bit of a problem.
are you sharing yet?
autosport crashes goodreader :(
good evening folks
may i shock some of you.....?
You can try
i don't have an...............
..........iPad
Hey all
:o
i cannot queue up for anything - i just refuse
apologies - i was in oxford st earlier on
there was still a queue?
shocking behaviour
i take it you want one?
at 6pm - not a queue as such, but a large gathering
not really to be honest
madness.
If I'm honest, me neither!
great band
;)
pah!
same here.
i cannot think of any real genuine use i would have for it, yet. i'd rather have a 64GB ipod touch right now.
sad news about gary coleman
:(
oh yes. compulsive buying ;-)
hello sidepodworld
indeed.
it's so small though!
hi guille
in fact hello everybody
Wot you talkin' about?
Can top that, my local newspaper, reported on a queue: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2010/05/28/apple-ipad-goes-on-sale-in-newcastle-79310-26540958/
Yeah. (bloomin Apple, there was never this chaos before you moved up here)
I just dropped it from my buying list. I decided I could live with my old mp3 reproducer and wait and see if the next generation gets a better resolution screen (after reading Christine's review on her new phone)
:)
he died today i'm afraid
i'm tied into itunes ie i've bought far too much from their store. i do buy from other sources when i can though.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2010/05/28/gary-coleman-dead-at-42-celebrities-pay-tribute-on-twitter-115875-22293607/
I know that. His catchphrase was wot you talkin's about? I felt someone had to say it and if there is an obvious line I am your man
He died dead
i couldn't remember it, but i knew someone would
shocking, just shocking...
I watched Dr Who and HIGNFY.. no idea what to do now
Why are game shows so addictive and why do they have to let you play along on line?
hehe. which one?
make toast??
Oh I was watching one and they went to an ad break, I forgot to go back
the in it to win it lotto game on saturday is playable on the red button, we are hooked
we're watching tom do a trial run for his new leo show: http://ustre.am/hJ1W)
I had a cantonese curry not long ago
He's sort of just talking now, though.
It is just finishing. Start with a million pounds and have to bet all of it on each of 8 questions. Last pair on the show got to the last question and lost. I ended up with £75k despite there being two of them and they chose the categories. Back on tomorrow night 10 pm
http://themillionpounddrop.channel4.com/play.html
one word.
beard.
fair enough - watch this instead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSPvwzkg87Q&feature=player_embedded#!
The only problem with that is unless I can virtually punch Dale Winton I can't listen to him constantly say do you want me to take that as your answer every time someone answers
That's the reason I don't watch..
:)
:)
he is punchable, but so are a lot of the contestants
These IE 8-second ads are useless, they talk too fast to know what the hell they are on about
not seen. you gorra link?
It was on telly. Erm.
tribute bands never really do it for me unless they completely rework it
I did see it a couple of weeks ago when the guy put £100k in the pot then got the final question wrong. He guessed so many answers it was ridiculous
shoutout!!!!!
or play in tune and in time...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEeialXJXLM
That's not too fast actually, it was top of the search list
sorry, startled bunny got a tom shout :) :)
tom said my name
nice
i'm guessing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-h0kyZTXSQ
Quite annoying
wow
i may have just bought ivor the engine on itunes.
They just played two, one at each end of an ad break near enough.
I heart ivor :)
:)
yay!
well, we have ads that try to sell you washing powder and other things, but are completely unrelated to the product. You know what is the ad aboudt just because of the logo at the end... and they're not even fun to see, at least beer/car ads are very good.
How is Christine going to claim that is boring? ;)
it's a television series that won't disappoint me.
it was one of the first shows I was ever introduced to alongside thomas the tank engine and postman pat. As a child I think my mum wanted to get public transport into my system
Although the welshness that Ivor the Engine is makes it very adorable
I must admit, have never watched or heard of the show.
i love the name of the railway.
win! ;)
we may have to call it a night. catch ya tomorrow for some... f1.
that's not weird at all.
Llantsilly I think it was. I remember the silly bit :) nd there's always a bit of Llan going on in wales.
He also bought Bagpuss. I'm not letting him watch either though. We'll watch Teachers instead.
my nephew is into thomas the tank engine, and trains in general.
The power of Joe.
hehe, night :)
it was the something and something railway. can tell you when it's downloaded.
(tomorrow)
#alsoawesomeunlessitsthe4thseries
Ciao guys.
there was a 4th series of bagp... oh.
There was definitely a bit of silly in there somewhere!
Night both.
If I were you I'd go straight into Q, skip FP.. You get a lie in AND F1.
For some reason all this Ivor the Engine talk has got the magic roundabout theme tune in my head
Night
and now you've passed that theme tune on to me.
night
:)
it was good to see/hear tom again. i genuinely have missed hearing him on buzz out loud.
lukeh was right: meroneth and llantisilly
and now i can go.
ahh, didn't remember the first word. Yay for llantisilly!
now i'm hearing about the theme tune to bod
Bod! My god, although it was on way before i was born I remembering seeing it in school really young. The theme tune used to make us all try and whistle :)
@Pat W (if still around)
It is that time of week again. No James or Burwellian.
I emailed them this morning thanks..
i'm having doohickey issues.
at least normal commenting works.
it's back now, but nobody else is though
I'm still here...