Monday is upon us again, and we have only the briefest amount of time to recover from Singapore before turning our attention to Japan. However, it is still all about the night race, and here's what we've been talking about:
- F1 Wolf has been enjoying himself at the racetrack, and uploaded some pictures to his blog of Saturday. I do find it interesting that Wolf says he struggled to get pictures of the darker cars, such as Red Bulls and Toro Rossos.
- The replay of the live Debrief is up and available if you feel like watching the entire unedited process. Mr C was on top form, banning pretty much everyone from F1 and taking all their superlicences away. Meanwhile, I was struggling to form sentences. You'd think by now we might be good at this podcasting lark!
- Button is closing in on the championship, and in just seven days time we could be looking at a new World Champion. Do you think this is going to happen, or will it go down to the wire like the last couple of seasons?
That'll do it for now. Let us know what you're doing on this fine Monday, and how it's going. I will see you in the comments.
I messed up on FR. I sold Glock on Friday, 5 minutes before the cutoff. Oops.
#sorrythreadfail
There is a cbbc f1 feature with shov talking about Jenson's race clothing which just ran on the red button.
I only caught the bizarrly funny ending, i think lou would enjoy it though
what? where?? i'd watch it but i'm frantically doing work.. not sure i like race weekends anymore :(
is it on the web anywhere?
Unfortunaly i wont be joining the allniteclub tonight.
motorcross is suprisngly tiring... must zzzz
Night Nick.
I am prepping blog notes, to finish tomorrow. Good to be back on schedule.
okay am off to get some sleep psychology revision can wait!
nighty night all who are still awake x
Night.
Not many around tonight.
I'm here but pretty shattered....
And I just got through watching the GP thrice (local French, local English (re-BBC), and local English (SpeedTV) and then the forum.... Now I am lining up for a 1.5 hour racing chat session (Wind Tunnel on Speed). Thank God my F1 weekends usually start at 8:00 am!
That's dedication!
Oh, an since I have an extra 40 minutes, I can fit the BBC pre-race show in too, since I don't get it here in Canada. I just love F1 gossip!
Oops. Meanwhile, I went for Trulli over Glock. Silly me.
Good thing there's not much movement in the 2009 standings anymore. Am very happy with my 2010 performance though. :D
I'm going to head to bed. Another day off tomorrow to use up my holiday allocation which expires at the end of the month, back to work Tuesday..
won't be here much during the day though, stuff to sort out, and I'm sorta keeping a lower profile than usual after embarrassing myself Thurs night...
Night.
sounds like i missed an interesting debrief!
Have to go, but before I do:
http://twitter.com/rf1paddockpass/status/4421517745
That's odd - I thought ING wasn't their sponsor anymore? ;)
Must be an automated tweet... hehe. :D
All this is gonna take months to clear out....
Random thought (I'm in training):
I feel like I'm in Singapore right now - our trainer is Singaporean (with matching Singlish accent). He's quite good too. :D
Well, it's one thing to change their Twitter account, but the tweet could've been changed pretty quickly, I'd think.
hooray only 1 hour until i can go to the post office and get my heikki picture (hopefully) i will be mighty disappointed if it is something else.
even if it's a kimi picture? ;)
i already have a kimi picture. Wouldnt say no to a new one though!
:D
As if I wasn't jealous enough of Mr Wolf:
ooh i has 2 heikki posters, one of which was marked "unclaimed return to sender." gotta love australia post who had it at the northcote post office for 2 months when my local is the north melbourne post office and i live nowhere near northcote.
No wonder I don't trust the post anymore... and yours is much better than ours. ;)
Morning all,
Today is awesome because I listened to the News Quiz :D
And they bloody deserved them! Shame they didn't win - it would have been enough to confirm their place in the sport next year...
No - he would have to finish fourth place (or higher if Rubens scores) and I think that will be difficult for him as there are too many other competitive cars.
He would be the winner on medals already though...
Correction - he needs to beat Rubens by 5 points. So even if Button wins, he needs Rubens to finish off the podium to clinch the title.
Oops, you were right! I missed the bit in parentheses. :D
Hence why I said "or higher if Rubens scores" ;)
I will blog this later...
No probs - I said something similar in my Driver Consistency post - I hope it makes sense. I will be doing a points situation blog post later...
Which reminds me, are the Fantasy Racers Scores out yet?
Yup - since last night.
So-so night for my 2009 set, brilliant night for my 2010 set. :D
Journeyer, if I wanted to nomiate a charity for the Philippines on the wiki for the sidepodradiomoney, which ones would you reccomend?
Easiest one at this point would be TXTpower, a link to which I gave yesterday. Their donations will go to the Philippine National Red Cross.
But that's not a charity site - it's a site that you send money to and they donate to the red cross. I don't like the idea of that...
Hmmm. I'll have to check again. There aren't very many options available outside the Philippines. Will get back to you when I get home. ;)
Thanks...
Morning everyone!
hi alex! No pasta at the post office but i got TWO Heikkis!
Morning :)
Blimey... Sorry about the pasta... I must have got your address wrong!
yep looks like "Amy, Melbourne, Australia" isnt enough detail. Who would have thought?
maybe your pasta transformed into Heikki? ;)
I put "Amy from Sidepodcast who used to live in New Zealand but doesn't anymore and is coming to Spa next year, you know Amy... She's the one who loves Finnish people. Australia"
Heikki Kovalainen - Pasta in disguise.
Dude! It takes 5 days to post stuff to Australia you know!
The least detail I've ever been able to get on an address was a postcard I sent to my cousin Stew (from Sofaf1). I was able to get away with just "Stew" and his postcode.
He was living in a building that was the only building in the postcode and he was the only Stewart so I figured it should work... And it did!
How is everybody ?
Good... How was the event?
excellent :-)
Great to hear. Nice pics too!
Better than last year?
How was the view, Wolf? How did you find the race?
Brawn Toyota crew were on the same flight as me, as was Nico Rosberg. Looks like Nico and his girlfriend are spending 2 days in hong kong.
It was funny when a guy asked him for autograph next to the luggage conveyor belt and mr rosberg started to pretend he is not himself :-)
it was better than last year, much better. And last year it was not bad at all
No Williams crew with him? Oooh, gossip... :P I'm pretty sure Jenson is en route to Tokyo now - I think he's made that his Asian base. ;)
Boo!
REALLY? (gah.)
Why so?
pics not too good this year, I could not handle the light for some reason :-(
i dont want to hear it was better than last year! :(
me too! (gah.)
but i would wanna know why... ;)
he came here before to do some RBS promo
he signed and laughed
So Rosberg did sign it then?
I will tell once I have something better than iPhone keyboard in hand :-)
but he went to Tokyo before Singapore (with Jessica - duh. ;) )
ahhh, so he was kidding around. good on him! :)
Yay!
yes, he admitted he is himself and signed :-)
Aww good on him! I heard he has a good sense of humour :D
i want to know so i can know how good it will be when i go back in 2011 :D
yes :-) and good actor too , his denial was very convincing :-)
By the way, we had pretty bumpy flight through that typhoon, not the most comfy half an hour or so
Surely his accent gave it away though? He is very distinctive...
You passed through the typhoon that hit us? That typhoon was nasty.
yes, it is now between Philippines and Vietnam, and that was on the way.
So it sounds like it's getting a bit ugly in Philippine politics Journeyer...
if the Audit commission is to be believed I suppose.
What are you referring to?
That said, I wouldn't be surprised at all.
Well apparently "President Arroyo used up the government’s P800-million contingency fund for emergencies like calamities for her frequent foreign trips, Bukidnon Rep. Teofisto Guingona III revealed yesterday."
See you later, have to go
Oh, THAT!
She did that around the time Cory Aquino died.
She had 2 lavish dinners in NY and DC. Many felt they were inappropriate, more so after Cory died.
This had already died down, but it looks like it might be revived again.
FYI, PHP800M is roughly equal to GBP10M.
Sounds like it's about to be yes... In this morning's Philippine Star which I was reading earlier: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=496123
That article wasn't... you get the idea... It was revived because of the use of the emergency fund.
More detailed article on it here:
http://www.quezon.ph/2009/08/12/le-circus-freak/
Think of her as the Philippine Bush - smarter, but more annoying.
Yup, I got it. ;)
Gavin... I know you were looking for a donation place earlier presumably the Philippine Red Cross would be the easiest place: http://www.redcross.org.ph/
But while I will donate personally there now I don't think we can suggest that for the Radio Money. It was mentioned that it would be a motorsport charity the whole way through.
Ooh, I'd better do that post.
Morning all.
Morning :)
I understand your point of view, but it just seems a bit weird to donate to a motorsports fund when there is a country in need of relief from a disaster.
However, it was just a suggestion and if it was inappropriate then I apologise.
#MFC UK Orange have announced they have the iPhone...
Morning, Christine. :)
Absolutely not shooting you down, I'm just not sure how people would feel.
Yeah me neither to be honest.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8278073.stm
Alex, thanks for the PNRC link - I missed the Online Donation link:
http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/Default.aspx?S=48&SS=972
In the dropdown, select Typhoon Ondoy. :)
It's not inappropriate at all, very thoughtful, in fact.
However, I'm not including it in the poll because as Alex said, it was always a motorsport charity that was going to benefit from the event.
That's fine then - I'll make a personal donation later :)
Voting begins!! http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/09/28/sidepodradio-the-charity/
and i'll join you :)
Notts County Reveal Takeover Pair
Not much new, but the names of the families that own Quadbike have been named here... Now let's see what Joe and Chris Sylt can find out...
Of course that is just the iPhone 3G and not the new 3Gs (with compass, video etc) There were rumours T-Mobile were going to offer it too although with the Orange link-up this may happen later on.
they maintain and restore old mclaren cars. I was a member but to be honest i didnt feel that i got much out of it compared to what was promised.
oh wrong thread. Boo mobile doohickey boo
No it's the 3GS https://interest.orange.co.uk/default.aspx
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8277881.stm
For Nick...the full Singapore Forum! It's an hour and 3 minutes long!!
*13
hmm it appears the problem with starting work late is i finish late too. Its dark outside and i still have 30 minutes to go. I dont like walking home in the dark!
You should Qik it!
agreed, if anyone see's someone talking to themselves whilst filming themselves on a phone wont come anywhere near you!!
qik the walk or the darkness in general? Knowing me ill get the tram and be lazy because i already have a ticket from my earlier trip to the post office. Id hate to waste it ;)
Right, i'm off, i have to go get the karting people's lists from the Students Union as we had alot of interest in starting a Motorsport club up!! Then it's Event Marketing 101! Woop
Hope you all have a great day!!
i am entertaining myself by dropping photos. Might qik my tram ride. Its almost like being here.
Yay!
uni is booooring :( we need sidepodlectures'
ooh and i just learned that on monday we are moving office from the first floor to the thirteenth. Yay, proper view! Plus it solves the what to do with the other heikki question. He can adorn my cubicle :D
Gosh the 13th floor!!
I stand corrected! (Terrible first post from me - incorrect info!)
So I listen to a lot of comedy podcasts on the train, and I've learned how to listen to them so I stifle any laughs that come along so I don't look too crazy.
While the Sidepodcast live show is fun I don't normally have to worry about that too much. Until this morning. While on the train this morning I got to the bit with the chant FAIL and I burst out laughing properly loudly on the train. Several people turned around which made the whole thing even worse. I was unable to stop laughing and the whole situation was so ridiculous by the time Mr C did it properly I was actually crying with laughter...
Thanks Sidepodcast. You made my morning :)
Don't worry MoJoker. And welcome!
How???
Grrr.
What do we want?
Giggles Laughing on the train!
When do we want it?
During Rush hour!
good thing im not supersticious. That is spelt wrong. i am at a tram stop. 2 minutes til tram arrival and possible qik party.
My fault, I was alarmed by this (via AA) as I intend to get one at Christmas!
Well I'm prepared for the jokes and so on... So I quite often have my hand over my mouth and am hunched up in readyness etc.
Sorry.
Legend!
(I am not here, I am swimming)
*splash splash
Not at you. At him. My favourite comment was Gavin:
What do we want?
Lines delivered on cue!
Amy is live!
I loved that bit it made me howl!
And you saying that you hated him. Ah happy times ;)
i hope you enjoyed my video demonstrating how long a tram can stop at a red light for. Grr red lights.
Itr was very cool, for some reason i pictured the melbourne trams to be more like the San Francisco cablecars, obviously they arent!
It seemed to be quite quiet on their though!
there are some old trams kind of more like the san francisco ones but they only do the circular tourist route around the CBD. There is also these which is kind of tacky but I really want to go on it one day.
Hehe, that looks really really fun! unfortunately the Manchester trams all looked the same and were pretty ugly, nothing as exciting as that!
Same here - looks coooooool!
I'm going to wait until my parents are in town because I think they'd enjoy it :)
Brawn Toyota crew were on the same flight as me, as was Nico Rosberg. Looks like Nico and his girlfriend are spending 2 days in hong kong.
It was funny when a guy asked him for autograph next to the luggage conveyor belt and mr rosberg started to pretend he is not himself :-) {Comment #56}
Sounds like a great way to end your race weekend :) .
I can understand why Nico was not perhaps in the mood to sign autographs at that time, but is pretending to be someone else going a little far? By the way, did the tactic work?
Edit - I saw the "he signed and laughed" comment and my opinion of Nico has gone up quite a bit :)
Well apparently “President Arroyo used up the government’s P800-million contingency fund for emergencies like calamities for her frequent foreign trips, Bukidnon Rep. Teofisto Guingona III revealed yesterday.” {Comment #78}
Eek! Didn't she realise what the point of a contingency fund was?
Maybe they should be like the ones in Blackpoolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_tramway
Also if anyone is considering going on Fridays to watch the fireworks, be aware there is usually loads of traffic and the fireworks are only on for 15mins (start at 8:30pm)
While the Sidepodcast live show is fun I don’t normally have to worry about that too much. Until this morning. While on the train this morning I got to the bit with the chant FAIL and I burst out laughing properly loudly on the train. Several people turned around which made the whole thing even worse. I was unable to stop laughing and the whole situation was so ridiculous by the time Mr C did it properly I was actually crying with laughter… {Comment #117}
It must have been really funny then - well done Christine and me (and anyone else involved in that particular live show - I have to admit I haven't listened to it yet) :D
So has anyone worked out how many of the current drivers have ever raced at Suzuka before?
Ooooh Speed and Steam! WooooHooooo!
Have you just found a iron? are these the labels on the decider?
Oooh expensive!
hahahaha
Afternoon! I love that this is the end of my working day. It's such a cheat....
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/news/latest.html#news01
Hmm - who hasn't?
Hamilton, Vettel, Kovalainen, Not Seb, Buemi, Glock, Nakajima, Grosjean, Sutil?
Do you think there's any Panda footage on here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8273000/8273655.stm
Attenborough's classics go online
Sutil has been there as a friday driver for spyker, but he hasnt raced
Guys - great article from Peter Windsor about the USF1 team so far!
He has a lot of great ideas - let's just hope that they work...
vettel has driven at suzuka as bmw's 3rd driver. did nakajima race there in the lower formulae?
But driving and racing are two different things ...
Its very interesting, i still firmly belive that bernie was playing politics for max when he suggested they wont be there next year.
the real doubt for me is campos. we haven't heard anything, its almost as if noone bothered to tell them they were in f1 next year.
What about Notus? Sauber are in a better position surely?
Them too, although they must have something ready to go, I dont think the FIA would have approved them or Mike would be involved unless they were sure they could do it.
USF1 are making all the right noises, So are Manor with their Virgin Deal, Notus have just been approved so the only one left is the mysterious campos...
Bernie didnt seem at all concerned with getting extra grid slots for next year. It could be part of his negotiation tactics though... Sauber are a FOTA member...
thought for the day...
if make proclamations like eddie, and i've being doing so for 2.5 years and he's only being doing so for 6 months, did i not invent eddie jordan?
...and therefore everything in f1 too?
can i just say... that is some shocking photoshopping right there.
Hold on while my head explodes trying to ponder that one!
Yes! :D
Do you really want to be responsible for Eddie Jordan though?
Although you did it on the internet, which eddie jordan invented, therefore your proclomations might have been invented by him...
ahhh, balls.
Photoshopping? That looks like it was done in MS Paint!
Clearly someone doesn't like their job...
for sure.
I think you guys have to do a podcast mimicking the BBC now :)
i would like to get engine only race footage and see if we can do a better job than a certain commentator.
It's not fair unless it's the first time you're seeing it though! You mean live stream a commentary? That'd be awesome.
That can be found... Not live though. If you're serious...
Based on some of the conversations we had during the race yesterday, I say we couldn't.
They could stream the onboard or something?
you raise a good point. although i suspect we'd be a lot worse than him to start with anyway. i'd just like to see how hard it really is.
We would be better than the CBBC commentary though.
tried that, but the engine noise gets annoying after 20 or so minutes.
we could bake a cake!
It's a very hard job. He probably has the job because really there is no-one better to do it....
Anyone speak Spanish?
http://www.camposmeta.com/
Since when did Pudsey have a girlfriend?
'scue me?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/fundraising/blush.shtml
'scue me?
http://www.bbc...ndraising/blush.shtml
Look at how she's kicking him...now you understand how he lost his eye!
That's creepy...
why have they not got clothes on in the second picture?
Pah. She's only using Pudsey to get her face in the media - she's not even injured!
I don't think you should... ahem.
heheheheheeheh!
Because in the first picture they are dressed up for ballroom dancing, silly!
hereby known as THAT bear.
:)
Why have they got clothes on in the first picture? Pudsey normally only has a bandage.
I don't like it. They've ruined Pudsey.
:D
Should we demand our money back. In my opinion this is is worse than Crashgate! ;)
At my school we baked Pudsey Biscuits. FACT!
blush-gate?
This sounds like we need a protest blog..
weallhateblush or leavepudseyalone or something
"he knows she will be welcomed by everyone" ....lets put that right!
we could chant?
Yes! :D
WHAT DO WE WANT?
I'VE FORGOTTEN! :(
...
...
...
...i don't know?
I DON'T KNOW
WHEN DO WE WANT IT?
Poor Christine :)
...
...
...ummmmm
Not just yet, but its always good to be prepared....
Oh Mr C. You couldn't make this stuff up :P
:)
there was such energy, followed by
....
....
....
Oooh did we know Jake's blog is up: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jakehumphrey/2009/09/time_to_explore_singapore.html
Love Jake he's really good at bringing us all along for the ride :)
He is awesome. He was the real surprise from the BBCs coverage. I remember his name from being a kids tv presenter and when I heard he was fronting the coverage my heart sank but he's been great! I can't imagine anyone else being better considering who he has to work with :P
Just watched this bit on the podcast!
If looks could kill, Christine would be a murderer!
That's the look of love that is....
What was he thinking when he let Legard loose with the map.
Jake: "How do we get there Jonathon"
Legard: "Well it's this road, from this road, from this road, from this other road."
"Hello, whats happening down this street?"
LOOK AT THAT
The problem with "LOOK AT THAT" is that I would let Murray get away with "WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT".
However this was because he was just about to say what it was whereas Legard says it and then doesn't bother to say it.
I suppose it's just filler though. People need a bit of time to think about what they're looking at before they describe it. You can't just say nothing can you :P
If I were you, I'd be concerned about this sentence...
Oh dear... Sentence fail :)
He's infectious :(
Legard Sentence: "Words from conjuctions from verbs from punctuation!"
Norbert Haug is even less cagey than Witmarsh about Kimi...
It almost sounds like they are still wooing him though:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79008
Alan Henry from the Guardian thinks Alonso has signed a £19 million deal for three years at Ferrari.
Not much new here though - and full of conjecture. FTA:
Some, but not many, pictures of F1 Rocks.
how come beyonce looks like beyonce on stage, and someone completely different off stage?
someone's even had to stick a label on her just so we're clear.
Hehehe.
have bbc iplayer always done movies? just noticed point break is now listed there (a film christine added to her list during spcradio).
free on demand films must be a new thing?
They have done movies before but they are usually rubbish.
The only other relatively famous one I have seen is that What Women Want thing with that guy.
...and that was quite a while ago. It doesn't happen very often.
On stage she adopts the persona "Sasha Fierce", apparently...
Example of other movies: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074942/The_Terror/
I like that film... shh...
I want to add something to the list... Where is the list?
I should have rephrased that sentence: The only other relatively famous one that I spotted on the iPlayer.
I haven't actually seen it.
My list?
Your list yes. Do I just propose it to you, or is it on the wiki somewhere?
Any which way you like, and the actual list is here:
http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/film-watch/
I need to update it with the Sidepodradio ones, but I have misplaced the scrap of paper.
you can watch the replay :)
i found point break via a big plug on the bbc homepage, i guess they're working harder to find better ones.
I added 12 Angry Men and Gran Torino - and I think that one was one of Bassano's Suggestions...
which by the way can be download via sho 'selecta.
It was on Danish TV the Saturday after he died too. Missed the start so I'll have to catch it another time :(
Oooh, the one with the porch!
Stop talking about this mysterious device!!
:)
Where an Old Guy shouts "Get Off My Lawn!!!"
I have added mine
Oh dear Lord - I guess your Mum's not obsessed with that movie like mine is :(
hehe. sorry. it's not geeky at all, i was too tired to explain it last night, give it a try:
http://sidepodcast.com/playground/showselector.php
check some boxes, hit generate and then click the itunes link. you may link it.
*like it.
I misread that as "hit grenade"
I keep misreading words at the moment too!
it is quite powerful...
Will it make a mess of my normal itunes feed thing?
I too am obsessed with it so perhaps it doesn't count for me. It's a great movie and unlike most romantic comedies it is tougher than most.
shouldn't do. it should at it as a new item.
It made a second item when I did it on my computer yesterday.
only if you hit grenade ;)
:D
It may add a second feed, but it consolidates when synced on the iPood for me...
Oh my god, sidepodradio files are HUGE! Are you sure I'm not bankrupting you?
Ah yes it did that too.
The show selector thing is awesome!
You just may have to unsub from the individual feeds, which isn't a big deal.
ahh, haven't tried that. i wonder if it's because the titles are the same?
inside track files are bigger and in the past some 50,000+ people have downloaded a single show. i think we'll be okay.
It may be - because when you changed the title it added another feed on the iPod.
It is... I have a podcast that is marked as unread from before you changed the title that comes up seperately on the iPod but looks like part of the main feed in iTunes.
ta. shall find a unique way of naming the feeds.
Scary!
apple != consistency.
odd people.
Same here...
can they not just make the ipod do the same thing as itunes?
You'd link!
We have had this conversation before I think. Even the alphabetical order podcasts are listed in is different on the iPod to iTunes.
Madness.
If you're sure! I'm just thinking of you....
No idea. Since iPod 3.0 I have been very unhappy with it - for me it has been ruined and I paid for that update!
appreciated. but don't worry.
I'm on itunes 9 and iphone 3.1. Extremely annoying that when I sync a smart playlist to the phone, it doesn't sort like I have it sorted in iTunes. It used to. Extremely annoying.
Maybe you're trying to get rid of your worldly possessions so they don't need airlifted off Rockall....
I've liked a lot of the things in 3.0... Couldn't live without Cut, Copy + Paste anymore.
Not to mention my iPod is slower, wifi isn't as good, auto-logon doesn't work and I swear that it's crashing apps more often.
And I have restored it 2 or 3 times now...
They're only moving up to a different point on Rockall surely?
I really dislike the way there's no link to categories on the app store in itunes! On the ipod, the search works really well....
I suspect the 3.0 update was more for the iPhone than the iTouch...
i'd agree with that.
The problem they are getting into is the OS is getting bigger which is fine if you are on the latest and iPhone 3GS but if you aren't you have less and less RAM to run the apps in.
#MFC I had no idea O2 had such limited 3g coverage...
I no longer feel as bad about being on 3!
So basically I have paid to mess up my iPod? How very Microsoft :(
I'd agree with this. Something about me still really loves my ancient ipod. It was so simple but it still works so well....
When there is no competition standards slip. Just look at windows...
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/licensing/classes/broadband/cellular/3g/maps/3gmaps/coverage_maps.pdf
When did you pay? I don't understand. I've never paid for updates, would it offer it to me in itunes?
all itouch updates have to be paid for.
orange have the best coverage? i'd have put money on voda.
Little beggars.... Why?
Not true with 2, it started with 3.0. I haven't paid for 3.1 though...
something to do with US accountancy. it's nonsense.
i paid for my update to 2.0 and 3.0.
you don't pay for bug fix .1 updates, true.
That's awful. They should continue to support their hardware.....
They share with 3, i think it used to be the same company.
Might put the apple deal in a new light, maybe they lost pacience with o2?
I expected them to have the best service given their handsets
why is there so much 3g coverage out at sea?
Maybe I bought a 2 then? The hardware is 2nd gen...
Two words. Snow Leopard.
No obsitcals like hills or buildings, so the signal travels further
Apple have done a deal with vodafone?
So people can use their phones on their boats?
I think i read something about it being reccomended not to do that, as you can drift out of coverage, Radio has much better range
With Orange, soon to become Orange/T-mobile
They aren't hiding behind that... It's a really very annoying accountancy law. Designed to stop companies from giving updates away for free which supposedly stifles competition.
Hmmmm
It's Apple's "interpretation" of Sarbanes Oxley, they say. Which is a horrible law already.
Why didn't it apply before? There's hardly a lot of competition in this market. Who else would bother making an OS for an ipod??
we had the same discussion here months ago with andy and he didn't have an answer for this question:
"why don't microsoft charge for zunes updates?"
Hence why they charged a fee for Snow Leopard, who many are calling an updated to the OS as opposed to a completely new one?
Sarbanes Oxley came in reasonably recently (2002)
It doesnt seem to stop Microsoft or sony updating their console firmware.
It sounds like an excuse they have found to make more money, and drive people to the iphone
2nded.
while we're bashing apple. more itunes inconsistency: http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/28/change-the-behavior-of-the-itunes-zoom-button/
I believe there is some truth in this... But from a vague rememberence of the argument it is because firmware is considered part of the hardware. Software installed external to the firmware is considered software. And this is why they charge for iPod Touch updates but not iPod. The software that is the OS is clearly software becuase it's running on two different devices.
Or something.
you? bashing apple? i must print screen this ;)
Afternoon all
zune.
Can i also add that i am disapointed gogle dont have an itunes competitor, maybe they are saving it for their OS.
Android really seems to have taken off in the last 6 weeks so maybe that will encourage them?
They call their updates Firmware updates. I'm not saying I can see any difference between the two. But I seem to remember that this was the loophole that Microsoft was exploiting to not have to charge. But why Apple don't do the same is as you point out presumably just to make money.
They claim they don't charge for iphone major rev updates because there's a monthly contract. And that makes their SOX accounting all happy.
:)
final word. the itouch is the most unstable ipod i've ever owned. it's also the most unstable portable gaming device i've ever owned. i haven't rebooted a device this often since windows 98.
Poor apple :(
I love itunes. I'm so inept, I don't think I'd ever be able to deal with podcasts without it. Most of the things that annoy people about it, I just would never even try to use.
dont forget your server!
same!
bah.
okay. i take that back :)
I use iTunes all the time, and have very little trouble with it. But I use it on Macs, don't use it on Windows. I know a lot of friends who use iTunes on Windows and they have lots of problems.
w00t
I still have to reboot my Vista machine more than my iPhone. But then heh we all knew about that.
#sorrysteve
I use windows. What sort of problems do people have? Sometimes it gets its knickers in a twist if you ask it to do too many things at once but other than that....
Don't remember, here's what happens: They complain, I say "well, you're using windows" and I play them the worlds smallest violin :)
(I'm a Unix and OS X guy)
hehehehehehehe
eheheheheh
heh
Does anyone know If i was to take the risk of using itunes, could i use it to sync to my android handset or does it only deal with ipods?
i didn't realise they had a site ready too:
https://interest.orange.co.uk/default.aspx
I have a stolen ipod touch at the moment, I like that I can use it as a mini speaker thing when I'm about the house doing things so I don't have to wear headphones or absolutely blast music through the whole house. It's been a revolution to me....
I might get an iphone when my contract runs through, see how i feel.
The Bucks New Racing club has 43 members! I know this because i've just added each of their email addresses to the new bucks racing email account.
If i never look at an enrollment form ever again, it will be too soon
Couldn't explain it better.
Syncing Albert(ipod nano 3rd gen) takes an age, as it now decides what music to fill the free space with, and Gladys (our Apple TV), well, give it some time.
I'll be honest, while I have some nits to pick with Apple, I _LOVE_ my iphone. Hate the carrier (AT&T in the states), but love the hardware.
sorry, this was meant to reply to Alison.
I mentioned it last night, but i once downloaded quicktime and it forced me to get itunes with it. I thought this was a great deal until itunes deciced to delete move and generally ruin my music collection and quicktime decided to eat my computer.
I am very apprehensive of putting anything apple make on a non apple machine.
you name your devices?
also...someone earlier said i am now the president of the club....which isnt bad for someone who's been here for 8 days
I like this idea :)
I'm apprehensive of putting anything microsoft made on a PC. IE8 being prime example
they are pretty awesome names
errr, yes. well, I ask my wife what to call new devices, and she comes up with the names.
this can only end well...
ahh, how did i miss the apples vs. oranges pun?
more to the point... how did alex?
I think this could end in awesomeness.
For us, not for Mr. C :)
Good thing that other browser's are available! with itunes you you appear to be limited to that or nothing (research ongoing to find something similar)
miro?
you may want to look at songbird. DOn't know if it's any good though.
http://www.getsongbird.com/
Don't think anything else will work with apple tv will it?
Good point!
Ah thanks, i saw something about songbird not automatically updating podcasts though, I dont want to have to check the website to see when a new one is available, can miro do that?
Yeah, Miro can do that. I use miro for some video podcasts.
I have to say I haven't had any problems like this at all. There is an option to have it not reorder your music collection in the preferences.
I only need it for getting podcasts and listening to my very small music collection.
I dont have an apple tv player, but i believe alex does...
That was about 4 or 5 years ago, but i am not prepared to forgive or forget
P.S. Mr C when Andy Taylor swings by next time ask him why the Apple TV doesn't charge for software updates ;)
oooh!
I believe this is known as cutting off one's nose to spite one's face. And I say this with all due respect.
See this is me. But my music is so haphazard that I don't care how it chooses to organise it.
Apple say they account for this under a subscription model. But one that doesn't have any subscription element in it. So it really makes even less sense.
I have no problem with using apple software on an apple computor, i have done at work and found it brilliant and most helpfull. When i was living in sydney i used the apple store as my internet cafe as there laptops wers so nice (and free :P)
But the amount of greif i went though with not having a working computer and loosing my files is not something i want to experience again. So untill i get a macbook i wont be getting itunes
However Nick here is a website that proports to compare all of the features of the different podcatchers... Perhaps you will find something there?
http://www.podcatchermatrix.org/
I tried that, it asked me to questions and then gave me a list of 16! not what i really call a process of elimination!
It told me to use iTunes (joke it gave me 20!)
iTunes is bloated but brilliant - the stuff it does so easily is amazing!
I have used it on PC's since 2004 and it seems to work OK for me...
Because we were squishing apples at the time?
I am going to try songbird,as it looks to do more than i need and will sync with android 'hopefully'
there is one called Yamipod http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/
No idea if it works with Android though.
just found the SD card i want to upgrade to ...£53..eeek!
Which one are you after?
micro sdhc 16gb class 6
...they dont seem to have come down in price yet, the 8gb version is only £10-£15
I am not at Toyota.
And neither is Timo.
http://www.f1times.co.uk/glock-dropped-by-toyota-after-2009-700.html
That said, I need help to get this verified.
#sorryRG
Okay so I have the answer to the Zune question... Microsoft want to change the law just as much as Apple do.
Basically when you buy an iPhone or a Zune or an Apple TV Apple or Microsoft take what you paid for the product and divide the price of it into 8 and put those numbers through their accounts for the next 8 quarters.
Apple didn't want to do that with the iPod Touch they wanted to be able to report a massive increase in revenue in Quarter 1 when they sold the iPod Touch (they couldn't do the same with the iPhone because that was definitely a subscriber service).
However once they had gone that way they could either change their accounting of the iPod Touch which would result in a sudden drop in revenue or they could charge for the upgrade. Guess which way they went.
Microsoft went the same way as the Apple TV.
The rule is about to be changed due to heavy lobbying from Apple and Microsoft (agreeing about something). They got tentative approval last week: http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/09/14/accounting-rule-change-in-apples-favor/
I came in at the wrong time.
It could still be wrong - no other sources yet.
wha?
I shall remain optimisitc.
Try
http://www.lowpricememory.co.uk/micro.html#16
I've used them for my own microSD needs and they are very good and very fast delivery too!
You should - it came from the aggregator.
Ah, you got me all worried and that.
riiiiiight. bloody apple.
Meanwhile, when FOTA wanted to race in the US again, I'm sure they didn't mean... the Panama Canal.
This is as bizarre a rumor (or an idea for a race) as it gets.
But if it's true, at least you're ready. ;)
And, hey, he is still an outside favorite for the 2nd McLaren seat alongside Lewis.
Those are the class 4 ones, they look good, but not quite what i was after..
Thanks for the tip though ;)
He'll be in F1 next season I'm sure of it, with Toyota or not who knows. But I like to see his seat secure if you know what i mean
it makes no sense. the team wouldn't lose ralf even though he was hopeless. why would they drop two drivers in the same year?
Then it needs a health warning!
Only one reason i can think of...
You can sort of see their reasoning. They knew the iPod Touch would reduce sales of regular iPods which report instantly, and would switch the revenue into this subscriber model. So for 3 quarters, right after they launched a new awesome product line their revenues would look like they had gone down rather than up. I guess that's why they didn't do it.
Come on Journeyer - you should know better than to link to a story like that!
to be fair, they've done it before - dropping Salo and McNish in 2002.
Erm, yes, there is that...
Well, I did ask for help in verifying it.
just re read it... It says it has been confirmed by a team spokesman :(
Looks like we could be getting confimation from elsewhere if thats true...
But it has the magic three letters at the bottom that translate to "90% chance of it being untrue".
PANAMA!?!?!
I'm going to cry if this happens and we still don't have one in the states.
nah-nah, naaaah-nah-nah-nah-naaaaaah!
Love that song...
JA has listed the endorsements Todt has received. Not surprised about Bernie, Schumi, and Prost, but Mario Andretti and Roger Penske? So disappointing.
It is, indeed, a great song. Really liked it in the opening sequence of Gran Turismo 4.
I think that its slightly less than that.
Deuche press are running the story with quotes from a team spokesman http://www.monstersandcritics.com/sport/formulaone/article_1503618.php/Toyota-decide-against-activating-contract-option-with-Glock
TG on meeting toyota people next week: 'We'll see what they say and whether perhaps there is something that can be done,' he said. 'At least the success in Singapore came at the right time.'
:P When I hear Panama, I remember John McCain, as well as The Tailor of Panama...
We discussed it yesterday that these people basically said "We don't like change" ...
Andretti and Penske? IndyCar isn't even an FIA championship, right?
I think what may have happened is that because they are still unsure if Toyota will be in F1 in 2010, the drivers have been allowed to shop around...
Oddly enough the Euro version had Kasabian and the Japanese Version some weird opera music. Was Pants compared to PANAMAAAA!!!!
That's nice of Toyota, but not sure if that's the right thing to do. If Glock finds a better seat (say, McLaren), then Toyota will have just lost its best long-term bet.
Why would McLaren want Glock? I'd say Heikki's a better bet than him....
ahem.
Glock really hasn't had the ability to shine in that Toyota. Honestly, we haven't seen the true pace of him.
It also allows them to cut costs... i am sure there was a price on the option, one they no longer have to fulfill
singapore results:
- 2nd: glock
...
...
...
...
- 12th trulli
Glock is an outside bet, at best (esp. when Kimi's available), but he has managed to drag that Toyota to podiums it shouldn't have gotten. And he's German - bonus for Mercedes.
exactly.
The car that won was a McLaren, Timo finished higher than that other McLaren of, hmm, Heikki.
but glock might now ask for a higher salary...
Didnt whitmarsh confirm Kimi on the forum?
I'm not sure Singapore is particularly representative of either of them tbh. I'm just not sure he's a top flight driver.
Trulli's done okay this year as well when Glock's blown it at times.
No he smiled and gave a school boy giggle....
true. in a race winning car, what might glock have done?
Ok, since we're back to F1, I have a crazy question. Yesterday Button went from 12th to 5th.
Did he actually pass anyone on track? Or was it all retirements ahead of him and pit stops? I don't seem to remember seeing anyone pass anybody yesterday, but I mighta missed it :)
When did Timo blow it?
Hasn't Glock beaten Trulli for the most part this year?
This is F1 - overtaking stops after the first lap :D
For all his silliness, he did allow himself the slightest breathing room.
You just don't know though.... Good car for one person doesn't mean it's gonna suit someone else. There are a lot of different circumstances come together to make any good or bad result, not all to do with the driver.
He could well do, but has he got any better options if they say no? Given the size of the grid next year toyota will definaly be one of the better teams to be at, even if they are not at the top, as i see it
Ferrari: No
RedBull:No
Mclaren: Highly unlikely
Brawn: likely to go with Rosberg
Toyota may not be the worst bet of the teams under that, especialy given he has got working relationships with the people there now.
hahaha... I am a crazy optimist :)
HEI demoted before the start, passed NAK at the start, moved up 2 spots at the first stops, WEB retired, jumped KOV and BAR at the 2nd stops.
I guess not then.
9/10 times I reckon. Only times Trulli has beaten him Glock has been close behind, and he hasn't retired all season.
Williams is a possibility - depending on how well you think they'll fare in 2010.
Vettel has made a season out of overtaking people in the pitlane too...
Button pulled an early move on Nakajima (who seemed to be in everyone's way all afternoon) that was it.
The Williams has been a better car than the Toyota hasn't it?
Championship tables suggest otherwise.
Yes, but their strategy has been questionable at times. 2009 standings show Toyota comfortably ahead.
No-one has really been overtaking! I think it's unfair to single him out....
Am watching a hokey-kokey interview, looks like he's going to cry, bless him
Updated.
You'll never know with Nakajima driving one of the cars.... He's not scooping up his share of points.
It has been more consistent, but toyota have hit the podium at several races. If he doesn't have to move on next year i think he would be better at toyota, he doesn't want to be humming round in a cosworth!
We do have a table of this nature:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=prOWs9OlsmMxrFIJcecKFRg&hl=en
It has been ruined by the number of driver changes, but the Toyota pairing is compared fairly.
*waves*
Hullo. Just told told about Bernie's attitude to Ari this past weekend. Shameful. :(
how about a williams-renault?
Joe wants it, its certainly a possibility now flav has gone... but tis a big risk for timo...
whats happened?
I remember mentioning Williams-Renault on a Sidepodpanel sometime in the 1st series. :D
There was a fascinating little cameo on the grid on Sunday, picked up by the world feed cameras, where Todt was proceeding down the grid, like a president, with people around him, including Ecclestone when Ari Vatanen pushed Bernie from behind as he jostled to be in on the group. You heard Bernie snap at him, “Hey, don’t push” and Vatanen looked such an outsider in that group.
It's from james' blog. That makes me sad. The closer we get to the presidency vote, the more less likely Ari looks to succeed.
I like the idea of Williams Renault.
we knew it would be a long shot, its quite annoying
Aha... this EJ thing appears to be catching!
Jean was always favourite but that's just rubbish :(
Whatever happens, Ari is my hero.
He and his son both personally contacted me so he will aaaaaaaaaaaalways get my support!
He has a son? I don't even know who he is and i like him!!
Yep, he got through to me on Youtube and we had a minor message conversation on there after he saw the video I did!
I would argue that if Glock was in that car for Krashyjima then that would not have been the case... And you know I ain't a fan of Goldilocks!
Fair point, but he has been chief beneficiary of that tactic...
Trulli is a better qualifier, in the race Glock is generally faster and makes more overtakes and even has the fastest lap (Valencia). The same pattern exists with Heidfeld and Kubica. I cannot remember too many mistakes that Timo has made this year.
I find it difficult to see how many anyone can think Kovy is better than Timo - one generally gains places during a race and the other always loses places.
Ooooh you tease!
Something for Gavin, Scott and others waiting for Gran Turismo 5... the damage stuff they've been promising so much is, well... rubbish. I thought they'd improve on what they showed a month or two agao but yikes. Here's a video.
:D Haha!
And on that bombshell, I'm off to bed. Need to be early tomorrow.
G'night. ;)
I think you could argue that 15th -> 8th is a lot easier than holding positions higher up the field.
Did peter windsor say "Lewis Hamilton, just like last year, winning from the pole"
??
i hope im wrong
Night Mr J
Nice Idea - so you say that if both drivers end up in the same place at the finish, they are equal?
my favourite new browser description of the day:
ie666
No, but I think that you can't hold up gaining a lot of places in the race as an answer to underperforming in quali! Of course you gain places if you're bad at qualifying. Your car is far faster than those around you....
I would say the Toyota was better at the beginning of the season but it has been a dog at some races (Monaco) and Williams is now probably better at most circuits other than the high speed ones like Monza.
Nico makes a bit too many mistakes overall and does not push as hard as Timo. I think Timo is slightly the better driver if driving the same car. Timo is very good at managing his tyres with some incredible stints - that is way he should be good next year.
:D
Kovy has a better car than Timo - if Lewis had not lied (and lost points) and crashed he could be with Mark and DeSeb in terms of points.
Did you see the think i posted the other day on chrome frame :D
Anyone and everyone can and does overtake Kovy - that is why I think he is weak driver. Has kovy set the fastest lap and has Kovy been close to winning a race this year .... NO!
I think this might need a #sorryamy! :P
I don't understand who you're comparing him to. He had a mare in Monza but what's wrong with what he did in Singapore? He should have qualified higher up the field, then he'd have been fine I think.
I love it when you pause something and you get something like this..
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/angrydc-jpg
grrrr
There is such a pattern throughout the year. He is driving what is now probably the best car (or second best car) since it is fast on a variety circuits. It also has KERS which help defend positions. I like Kovy as guy very much and I really would like to see him do well but at Macca he dissapoints.
Was that when he was talking to Mika? In real-time you could see the anger in his eyes then....
:D
hehehe
Amelie, Pan's Labyrinth & (possibly) The Notebook
I was kicking myself today, when listening to the show, for not including Perfume: The Story of A Murderer. A wonderful film that very few people have seen but should
Hi all, btw :)
Nooooo! I hate that film with large amounts of passion....
Afternoon all. Or is it evening now? I slept way too long today and I get confused.
subtitled movies?
Seven Samurai!
Really? I've never met anyone who felt that.
Did you read the book and felt the film couldn't touch it?
Afternoon Pat. I'm gonna go with evening.
...Ah damnit.
ooh hello...
That's what I thought.
No. I just really could be doing with it. Didn't feel myself drawn in by it at all.
As Christine's never seen a full subtitled film intentionally, I wouldn't start with Kurosawa, maybe something a little lighter
City Of God :)
Joking
You know, I think I may have seen the trailer to that too. I am so cool.
Concerning full subtitled films, I like Downfall. Great look at Hitler's last days I thought.
Also is there anyone else wthat watches normal films/programmes on DVD with subtitles on anyways or am I just wierd?
Might've guessed :)
Amelie then
(and hello :P)
I do!! Well I did. iTunes doesn't come with subtitles.
When my Wife is on the phone.
No, I have done that, especially with difficult dialogue but I make myself turn them off. I miss too much onscreen
Not films, but I often use the subtitles to watch the tv. I like watching subtitled films.... I blabber the whole way through things and normally lose track/annoy people but with subtitles I can talk away and still "hear" the conversation..... :P
Cordless phones are essential ;)
I will if the sound mix is screwed up or if someones accent is too hard to understand.
Brad spurgen makes a good point about F1 rocks..
It was going on at the same time as the race...
... Isn't that not just pointless but completely counter productive?
I just like having subtitles on. No real reason why... first thing I do when I watch a DVD is look for subtitles
That is a great film. I so heart that one!
I do with my wife because she likes to have the words underneath to fall back on...
I did it for Scarface - couldn't understand one Pacino word!
I do that for everything which winds my Dad up no end. Hate it when watching F1 which is when it can be useful when they are talking outside the garages, and the subtitles are out of sync!
Also did anyone see Bernie shove Ari when he turned to shake hands with Jean Todt?
WhoooHa!
I heart subtitles because I read better than I listen.
Everytime i see a trailer it seems to have different subtitles though...
I bit like Benicio Del Toro in The Usual Suspects
Say hello to my little friend!
The amount of edits on youtube from a scene on that film is incredible!! So many different things...
Someone has to dropio that clip!
I'll do it now!
How far into the broadcast was it?
I will drop how to do the perfect Pacino impression in a few minutes...
Point Break was mentioned the other day too
It's on the iPlayer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dtjjp/Point_Break/
probably. but today f1 made radio 1's newsbeat.
in the end, that's what bernie wanted.
Am setting up this Karting/Racing society....what exactly does a Secretary do? and how is that different to a Chair person?
Was it during the grid walk or earlier in the prgramme?
Chaitr person sits in a chair and tells everyone things...
Secretary tells the chair person what to say and does all the running of things after the chair person has instructed them them what to do as per the secretary's instructions
:D....
Keeps records? Meeting minutes, race results, membership information?
(this is a guess)
I can't find it :(
Is it during the race buildup or qualifying? Getting a clip isn;t a problem if I can find it
it sounds about right
I like it. It is a completely different approach and I think it'll work. Perhaps not in terms of championships or even wins, like the other new teams they'll be off pace for a while, but of the three new teams I really do believe they will be the first to 'catch up' to the main field.
I am looking too, I think folk saw him during the pre-race but I missed that bit
I wasn't around for Qualy so it wasn't that
OH my!! I love how when Jacque can't hear EJ, he treats him like brits do french people...SSLLOOWW AND LLOOUUDD
Anyone know why IRL team owner Jimmy Vasser was visiting VirginF1 (Manor) today?
// jimmyvasser Still in London, looking forward to getting home. Going to visit Virgin F1 today. //
Handshake is 37:52 on the iplayer video
Got it, cheers
Aww :) i love bob bell, my dad knows his neighbour :)
Just found it too!
Clip of Bernie getting a handful of Ari:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/wmcap-6-wmv
Okay maybe not a shove!
yeah he just kinda grabbed him like Ari was stumbling, didn't look like a shove
Although at the end it did look like Ari and bernie were exhanging a few words as it cut off...
Steven fry tweeted this http://www.freerice.com/
You earn rice for charity by answering questions, lots of catogories to choose from
here it is... Absolutely useless! I sound like I'm standing in a wind tunnel.
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/memo-6
I think you can sense the bit near the beginning where the chief financial officer of my parent company walks past in the distance and I go a bit more quiet ;)
MrC listens to radio 1!
#mrcfacts :P
not true. christine linked to the site earlier.
ah... i was all excited that you had decided to extend you research into the black eyed peas, N.E.R.D. and beyonce ;)
hehe. nothing of the sort. simple minds ftw!
did we discuss the LG formula 1 high-def news?
"As well as showing off some exciting new technology developments – including a mobile phone video watch – LG confirmed it is pushing hard to try and get F1 to go fully high-definition in the future. And, if you head down to your local television store over the next few weeks, you may well see the first results of LG's efforts."
http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/79021
I was talking to him about Pharrell Williams, and he said "Ferrari Williams what?"
I had to check that that was a band name! :D
ahahahahehehe ...brilliant! :D
For shame Nick
It was mentioned that it might happen for Abu Dhabi & next year
You said you had no method of seeing it and we replied that it should make it online for the BBC feed
LG, you say?
Hey I just got an email confirming my purchase of an LG TV. Also I appear to be wearing an LG shirt and cap. LG.
And he was ready to rip into you for The Muppet's Christmas Carol? :)
:D
I tweeted it before I checked the comments properly, I had assumed you had already discussed it :-)
no, no. this is different:
"head down to your local television store over the next few weeks, you may well see the first results of LG's efforts."
i can do that!
I don't want to watch a Blu Ray recording of F1
It needs to be in my living room! ;)
I didn't quite understand why in that article it says LG encountered problems recording within the tunnel at Monaco? Something to do with the hard drives been effected by the vibrations?
Why would the cameras have hard drives? Wouldn't the feed/images/data be stored elsewhere?
#sidepodspace
A Soyuz arrived at the ISS on Friday. I didn't know anything about it. It is just a standard crew shuffle mission. 3 new astronauts arrive and in a few days 3 of the current occupants will leave.
The only interesting point is that this flight included European astronaut Frank de Winne. That in itself is not unusual but at the next crew shuffle mission he will become the first European commander of the ISS.
Interesting, thanks Nick. I knew Orange was far better in my area for general calls, it seems they and Voda are better for 3G too.
Besides, the idiots in Currys won't know what to do with it
I never knew Orange was so good here :D Thanks!
I predict I will be begging my wife to let me take a weekend trip down to Charlotte sometime before next season starts... (if USF1 let's the public visit)
If it was there own video i guess they would.
The frequencies around f1 tracks are strictly controlled and expensive, so i guess for a 1 off it was the best option...
Seagulls like to Qik their adventures.
if it wasn't for a live broadcast, why add the expensive of a live feed to the mix? just record it on camera, like current devices do to tape.
:D
Ah yes, I guess. I forgot they wouldn't have been used for the live feed this year.
I fancy cheese on toast
[heads into the kitchen]
here is a video link I stole from Kathi.
Kimi seems to think he has lost half his Finnishness and is now Nico. THE HAIR!
I found this guy on youtube this evening, i dont know if you have heard of him, he is very #mfc
BWANA!
He's been on This Week In Tech a few times, and he sounds exactly like Patrick Norton.
Goodness! What's he going to be like next season!
What time is it!
3.20 :( I was doing so well, my second night in a row of Enough Sleep (TM) and then all of a sudden it was 3am and I was wide awake :(
Are you not meant to be sleeping?
Hey guys, bit of a stressful day today :(
I like his hair longer
oh um, I am. Snore.
hehe, did you sleep and wake up or have you been partying in secret? :P
Anything dramatic?
Eurgh. No!
Not particularly, just a lot of work today, plus my shifts have changed again which means another awkward arrangement travel-wise.
I went to bed at 10 which is my Prescribed Bedtime for the week :D
TEN? Thats not a bedtime! Thats crazy talk!
especially since by the time I got home at 8 and made dinner it was 9.15 and then I had a shower and wow, where did the day go?
Is you prescribed wake up time 3am?
Looks like Todt has upse t the South Africans and as a result they are trying to get the whole of Africa to vote against him.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79018
9.45 :D Lots of sleep! This brief awake time appears to be messing that plan up. I started watching debrief replay which doesn't help, it's rather long.
ooh I can't believe he said that. Did he think they wouldn't find out? What an idiot.
You are prescribed to have almost 12 hours sleep? How can you go from not sleeping to sleeping for 12 hours?
I think midnight to 8am or 9am would work. I've not quite mastered it yet.
I normally sleep 12 hours or more in the weekend and end up wasting it so I'm trying to sleep more during the week. I should build up to it though, rather than more than double my usual amount, but I was pretty tired at 10. Fell asleep right away and everything.
CHeers Lukeh :)
I'm assuming that list isn't a public thing?
This has probably been mentioned earlier but if Whitmasrh didn't announce the Kimi move Haug pretty much did. I like that the article says Lewis and Kimi would be one of the best pairings on the grid. I think that is a bit of an understatement.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79008
Have you got to the chant yet? :D
I have just finished the forum... it was quite good. mika seemed determined to show ust the side of his head so he could look at jake :D
I also liked showing the sutil interview with nick watching, that was great....
Really great stuff, i think Kimi to mclaren is looking likely
Crofty mentioned it over the weekend...
And now you are wide awake. Would it not be better to stay up a couple of hours more and properly tire yourself out and then sleep all night.
For the people that liked the Chant (or lack of it): http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/episode-118-outtake-what-do-we-want-mp3
I see in their Japan preview Norbert also says "“From a teams and drivers’ perspective, the Japanese Grand Prix is one of the biggest challenges of all 17 races this year. The track layout offers everything from the ultra-fast 130R corner to a slow hairpin. With Kimi Räikkönen we won there in 2005" and Martin says " we’ve won at Suzuka on six occasions, and I vividly remember the 2005 race, when Kimi [Raikkonen] took the lead on the final lap of one of the most spectacular grands prix I have ever witnessed. "
they seem to mention Kimi more than their own drivers these days.
:D
wide awake might be an overstatement to be honest, I have one of those "I'm tired" headaches
ooh, it's worse than i remember.
Hmm.
The only thing I have seen is the link to James Allen's blog which lists a few people. For the first time in ages I left a comment. Mario Andretti is one of the top very few most sensible racing drivers ever. I find it unbelievable that he is prepared to support a man who was part of a management team that negotiated an illegal deal to veto other teams's technology.
heikki-who?
The worst part is, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT MR C. WANTS!
:)
Go to bed then
I think you appear to be misspelling "Hakkinen"
:)
By Japan the car will probably have a Raikkonen sticker on it
Has this got anything to do with the SA lady quoted in the artickle who is on Ari's cabinet?
I think he wanted Gavin to sing Bob the Builder but I am not sure
I also just realised one mention in that release says Räikkönen and the other says Raikkonen. Where is your consistency, McLaren!
thats too easy. I'll go at 4 :D
#blamethebish
Heheheh I still can't believe that was played!
I loved the punchline
Did you all hear my Flavio song from the other day too?
Yes
That sort of damage was on the TOCA Touring Car series...
No way will this game be anywhere near finished when it's released!
Good ;)
Scraped paint? Is that it? I will still buy it though.
Maybe some GT5 SPC races, if that will be possible?
It doesn't look right to me that the doors flap away so easily...
I will play and I will lose! I still don't understand racing lines. Like, I understand them, and I know how to find them, but I can't find them when I race :D
Try Karting
The collision detection is also pretty horrific
Hehe thats why I place F1 06/Championship Edition, I can have the racing line there at all times ;)
I'm guessing it'll be possible, GT 5 prologue has an online component that I've never used.
If it can be done, I will join. And I will lose :)
Erm I meant play. :D
I hope i don't become a figure of hate, when i play racing games i take the easiest overtaking option... put em in a wall!
Mario Karting
oooh The schumi of GT5? :D
:D
I make him look tame :P
My wife didn't blink when I mentioned how much I could get a shifter kart for... which is good :)
There's a local indoor karting league that I'm going to try out first, though.
Eurgh!! I've just started to eat these pineapple chunks that I was really looking forward to and they're fizzy :( Stupid off pineapple
I made a few intimidating moves on the track on Saturday which resulted in more than one "calm down" board :)
I still play that. Was playing that this weekend. Not online though, too jerky, and not everyone else has a sense of fair play. They'd rather shove you off, than overtake you properly.
Do you know I am really good at that until a certain someone starts talking...
Hehe yep and then you get penalised because you're car is damaged. Although I have been known to ram people just because they've nudged me off the racing line.
:D
Certain tracks I just can't race at, I don't know why but others I'm fine with. I'm never the fastest (online some people have recorded really low lap time for some circuits) but I'll keep my lap times around the same and just pick up places when people are stupid and colide with someone.
If you are thinking of doing karting you should stay away from the gearbox classes until you have had plenty of practise in a non-gearbox class.
for christine and amy (vaguely f1 related):
Nooooooooooooooooooo! :)
[covers ears, just in case]
Um, is one missing?
I accidentally pressed play when listening to the Beatles
I suddenly feel wrong
:(
Why would you know that!
My sister was a fan and so was an old girlfriend...
that is my most hated of all of their songs but still, :D :D
damn some people are hard to please:
Kevin left in 2006. Old news ;)
Woooo backstreet boys!
I can't watch it because of all the screaming :(
much better. My mental image of you trawling through BSB videos is hilarious.
I have suddenly come to realise that when I go see them all the screaming girls will make me wish I was deaf. I can't stand screaming. Just clap politely :D
Ah. Well it's not like I'm bothered or anything...
I never understood the screaming thing?
for gavin:
as i've never heard of the nerds, that'll have to be it m'fraid.
me neither, even when I was a teenage girl.
Have you seen the How I met Your mother episode about the Whoo girls?
It explains all ;)
my bloomin twitter feed is full of 'em.
Werent they sweets? I remember eating a box of NERDS sweets when i was younger. Evolution is going strange ways these days
I'm afraid I really can't stand Beyonce. TBH I'd love to hear some Simple Minds or ZZ Top please Mr CJ!
After a long debate on saturday we decided it isnt just the 'new friends' it is better than friends.
*ducks*
No Will.i.am wheelman?
they were my favourite sweets ever. One of my friends worked in a shop and one Christmas she ordered me a whole shop size box which had 40 or so indivdual boxes in it. Best present ever.
That sounds unlikely, but I've never seen it.
When we were getting ready for our final deadlines at uni people started replacing their facebook profile pics with boxes of them :D
Nothing can be as good as friends was ... even if you don't like it, it was culturally significant!
ooh, maybe. what's his band called again?
Black Eyed Peas.
oh yes thats right I was sleeping 30 minutes ago. Bye!
You should!
It is really funny! It has Doogie Howser (neil patrick harris) in it who is amazing!
Isn't it the Black Eyed Piquets or something?
Night!
can i just say, i love embedding video that bernie won't rip down ten minutes later.
Doesnt he own the rights?
A bit odd that all this was on while the race was on though?
well... no. unless they're going to have the gig on during the day time. what are they meant to do?
Ironically your Black Eyed Peas clip is dead?
Absoloutly Nuts
No drivers could appear at the show and no celebs on the grid... Very strange..
That's insane
That would have made way more sense!
it's high def. give it a minute.
You're right, but it doesn't really complement the race does it?
who wants to watch a band in daylight??
Here's a shocking idea... how about having the race in the day and the concert at night?
I have "an unexplained error occurred"
that's how it'll normally work, i'm sure. but you can't have the gig following the race. who wants to watch a concert at 3am?
odd. it's fine for me?
Have you ever been to a festival?
It works for me
It seems to work at Glastonbury, Reading and the like over here... If they did in in the afternoon their would have been some interest... they could have sold dual tickets and filled some more grandstands for the race?
Is the only time it's cool, as long as you have the option of chilling on the grass, it's lovely
Umm, all the people that came over and were on European time?
Those working were, I bet the fans weren't
Ahhh Roskilde :)
I'm turning into such a fatty! I have a cold though and I can't do any exercise. Last time I went for a run, I pulled a muscle it was so hard to breathe.
course. but the best bit is at the end... in the dark.
welcome to "f1 rocks", the pop concert for f1's only night race. you can catch all your favourite artists around lunchtime.
woop!
It's kinda like saying "Hey, I know what will go well with an F1 race - a concert!" and then saying "Let's have it at the same time, no-one will notice, the race will be boring anyway!"
Try swimming... when you want to die you can just float... soooooooooo relaxing ;)
great. who wants to watch a concert after breakfast?
I would hold the concert on Saturday night. Qualifying was at a really odd time. 3pm UK? eh? move it to 12 or 1pm, whatever that works out as.
What's the point of it if you can't watch the race though? If the timing is such a problem, don't bother with it. Must have cost a fortune.
No idea - TBH I think the idea of a F1 race and a concert doesn't work at all at a night race.
Have you been to a festival :P
it wasn't for race fans though? it's just and association of events.
i may have to blog this.
But do the people at the concert actually care about the race?
F1 would go so well with a festival atmosphere. They could completely go for the whole camping/festival then walk to the track thing
no!
I thought it was for the race fans? Why call it 'F1 Rocks' if it's not aimed at the F1? That's just fixture congestion!
If amy lived in singapore she might have been torn between the bsb and the finns
it's not. it's brand association.
as i said earlier. f1 made newsbeat today.
It's like calling the F1 race "Rock Grand Prix"?
I thought it was for friends, etc, for instance: "I'll go to the race, you can watch Beyonce."
Did it? Or did 'F1 Rocks'? Because if what your saying is true, they aren't the same at all...
Isnt it normally on newsbeat? Jake talks to Moyles before most races....
wooooww,
bernie might be good on to something there
YES!
"f1 rocks" made newsbeat.
you all have the wrong end of the stick. i shall have to blog it. you've forced me into it.
Meh, I think putting them over each other just stereotypes F1 fans. Why assume they wouldn't like the concert?
The only F1 news I have seen lately is a lot of crap about Briatore and Renault - it's never on Fi... and they had three questions, then half of Sportsweek was about Flabbio - I almost fell off my chair!
Why aren't you asking, "who'd want to go to a race/concert by themselves?" That's my first thought!
I thought the whole point of it was for people to watch the race, and then go to a concert, thus attracting more people who would watch both.
I dont see how that helps bernie though... People arent going to go "oh those f1 people had a concert, i must watch that sport whenever its on" ?
Isn't that actually really patronising though?
Is it? I have no idea. I don't go to concerts.
no. it's a very good idea.
I think it kinda implies you couldn't like both the backstreet boys and F1....
All the stuff of front street boys and that woman from destinys lad and the nerds sweeties at singapore has forced me to get a clip of a proper band in relation to Singapore
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/resistance-mpg
*runs back into the shadows*
Really? I don't see it, but fair enough.
Exactly. If I liked both things I'd be pretty frustrated, if I liked just the band I'd feel a bit patronised that it had been laid on just to give me something to do while my mate watched some racing. And if I'm the mate watching the racing I'd be annoyed that I couldn't introduce the racing to other guy.
Obviously the point of it isn't to increase ticket sales, which I think it should be. Bernie's gone for publicity.
I guess. I see it as if I'm one race fan, I'm less likely to go to the GP, but if I can find a music fan then I might be able to drag them along and make a weekend of it. That is an extra ticket sold.
I am all for the idea of a Grand Prix offering more than just cars, but I can understand why people might think it is dumbing down.
Don't you think you should be able to see these other things if you like the race though?
Hello all, just popping in quickly before I go to bed with a mug of cold remedy. Was reading the comments at work & can I say I think it's much better that Pudsey has Blush as a friend than having to hang around with Terry Wogan all the time ;)
I think its a good idea if you sell it all as 1 ticket, but to have them both on effecitivly in competition is completely counter productive
Ohhhhhhhhh yes. The Dr Who episode Blink is on the iPlayer :D
It doesn't seem sensible that the two things are scheduled at the same time, but then you're right back at the argument about watching music at certain times a day, and unfortunately I have no knowledge of this.
The obvious answer is to put Beyonce in an F1 car:
"I'm a single stopper, I'm a single stopper"
And Will.i.am can be Lewis's Wheelman:
"Where is the tyre?"
Wow was my comment that bad?
I didn't understand it.
*tumbleweed*
;)
Hope the cold gets better!
:D
You've been put into sidepod timeout :)
Yeah I reckon :(
That single ladies song Beyonce sings - change the words?
Busy watching Blink!!
In Moffat we trust :)
I'm watching a documentary about Harris Tweed. This awful man is destroying the whole industry by buying up the biggest factory then creating a monopoly on sale.....
Ahhh ok... if you like it you'd better put tyres on it
*church bell tolls in the wind*
:D
Jeez it's quieter than Pitlane Fanatic Quiz night!
Lukeh, someone is selling a full size TARDIS on e-bay, it's up to £520.00 plus £1.00 per mile delivery, are you tempted?
We have a full scale tardis in Newport!
And one in Cardiff on occasion (or should that be on location)
It's been there for years and years and obviously it's a bit tatty, and I have no idea why it's even there as it's just randomly on one of our main streets in the city but I see it nearly every day! :D
Who is Harris Tweed?
For some reason I could never get into Doctor Who - and I love Sci-Fi???
Don't quite know what I'm up to really.
An old Grand Prix driver - he raced against Stirling Moss and Innes Ireland.
I joke - but it sounds like it :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_tweed
I am exactly the same, I've always found it difficult to watch.
Torchwood was Ok at first, but i cant even watch that anymore
I just finished blogging my Fantasy Racers post for the Singapore Grand Prix. Enjoy - and please leave comments!
The last season I was on-off in watching it. Dunno why, mighta been cos they used Catherine Tate or whatever.
Oooh I'm not a fan of that woman!
evening. i should have finished my history presentation by now, but i haven't and need some distractions.. so! how is everyone?
I know a lot of people who say the same thing. I think it's because most sci fi's take themselves particularly seriously as do the fans but Doctor Who isn't massively sci fi when you compare it with some of the bigger shows of the genre, plus a lot of people take Dr Who too seriously when it's really just light hearted yet brilliantly told drama.
Torchwood is a tough one to explain though. the 5 parter they did was absolutely superb but the rest of the show is all over the place, I honestly think it's Russel T Davies (head writer) just trying too hard to be an 'adult' equivalent of a show that offers itself to all ages.
Ah, the cloth!
Well you could always read my blog ;)
http://f1numbers.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/fantasy-racers-singapore/
Shame... she was absolutely fantastic in Doctor Who and I find her comedy tiring at best...
Nah, she didn't seem to fit for me. I'll check yer post too.
And hi lou.
Really? Good to know!
Apparently she's back before the end of Dr 10, roll on Waters of Mars
:D
Although that sums up Russell T Davies once again. happy she';ll be back but I'm sick of him regurgitating characters after the storyline endings he's done. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Bring on moffat.
I lie i actually like the DrWho shot in dubai... mainly because it reminded me of home!
Doesn't like killing them off does he.
Anyone having commenting issues?
all good for me :)
Meeeeeeee! *puts hand up*
Yup.
He kills them off story wise with impossible returns....
Then breaks the story completely. It's a bit absurd. 4 or 5 times now.
Same here, I can post, says can't send but its still there when i click cancel.
Yes, it's keeps telling me there's an error just after it's posted my comment then I have to cancel the comment that's still sitting there apparently unposted
oh actually.. that took ages to post :(
iTunes has finally downloaded the Live debrief so am off to bed. At least if I'm not up to going to work tomorrow I'll have Sidepodcast to make me smile
all the signs are telling me to get my history done.. but i feel so tired! :(
Yay for sidepodcast! :)
night!
night!
Ah cheers, forgot about that!
Can we help?
right! i have a glass of diet coke and a biscuit. i'm off to get this stupid thing done.. if i don't return you'll know i will fell asleep or that its killed me ;)
not really. it's a presentation :( gah i hate microsoft powerpoint!
Good luck!
I'm really good at powerpoint if you get stuck....
I find a selection of biccies work best, but then again, I'm just greedy.
I can do facts if you need them...
EJ invented History... FACT
Don't make me want biscuits!! I'm trying to be healthy! :(
so i can just say 'this is eddie jordan... he caused WW1, then caused WW2, which lead to the cold war because....' :)
*Stuffs Penguins back down pockets*
new series called FlashForward starting on Five now. sounds promising.
:( :( :(
wotsit about?
He's not Eddie Jordan, he's a very naughty man!
Am watching now. Intro looked intriguing.
...he was just trying to ask a question and got carried away...
:D
Everyone in the world blacks out and has a vision of what they are doing six months from now.
Entire human population blacks out for 2 min 17 seconds and their lives seem to advance 6 months for some reason.
Wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff
:D love it! now i MUST get on! naughty comments being more interesting that microsoft powerpoint ;)
i heard it's for people who liked LOST but don't believe in smoke monsters.
looks good. will buy on itunes once available.
You cant pocket them they will melt!
I have an idea that will make lou do her homework, how Jenson will not win the championship.
Not for me then :(
I watched one episode of lost
I have NEVER been so confused at a TV program just 10 minutes in. My mind was too scared to think anything after the episode.
Eeeeeek.
*Scoffs them*
5 have their own online tv thingy that's paying or free depending on what it is you want to watch. Have you ever used it?
hehehe. let us know what you think of flash forward ;)
NOOOOOO!!
Make me well again. If I could do exercise, I'd merrily eat a penguin. But I can't go running while I can't breathe. I can see myself getting fat.
Its awful. Or, I found it awful. Sooo much buffering.
nope. i don't even like iplayer though, so i may not be the best person to try it. i bought shooting stars on itunes last week, because iplayer annoyed me so much.
no being mean about jenson while i'm away!
seriously... i need to be blocked from the comments sometimes... *closes tab*
It also likes to hide in the background even when you close it. It uses Kontiki, which is that awful thing iPlayer and 4OD used to use.
who?
;)
Me too. they're stranded on a jungle island and there's no dinosaurs???
Jenson is awesome, he will continue to be awesome, he has an awesome beard and an awesome team and an awesome teammate
There we go lou
;)
iPlayer is allright?
I really dislike that you can't subscribe to things. You need to still pay attention to the tv schedule. It's a right pain.
And his fans are also awesome?
No idea mate. one minute they're running away from stuff, then they're not there, then they're in a science lab, then there's a polar beard, oh my gosh my shoelaces have less tangles than my brain just thinking about it
deletes stuff after 7 days. i didn't have time to watch in 7 days and missed a show.
bingo!
What's so annoying about iPlayer? We have nothing like that in Denmark and our internets are much faster than yours...
That's for monopoly reasons though. Same deal with the podcasts apparently...
are you sure that itouch doesnt give off gamma rays which force you to give apple money?
How is it any different to watching the race on bbc sportplayer?
i don't really care why though. i just know that i prefer buying and watching when it suits me.
ah i see
I don't watch the tv. At all. I tried to resort to the tv when my internet was being silly during quali and i couldn't even turn it on.....
I watch programmes on demand. Therefore, why should I have to pay attention to when they're shown on the tv, why can't they load onto my computer or come up on a homepage when they're ready for me. Why do I still need to trawl listings?
That's fair enough. What happens when you download stuff off iPlayer? How long do you have to watch it?
then you should have downloaded it whilst it was up, and then you have 30 days to enjoy it
The architecture is identical...
because that a live event. so i have to be sitting there when it's on.
i have no idea what day shooting stars airs. and i don't care to know. i just want it to be there when i want to watch it.
episode one was. episode two wasn't. so i bought the whole series. i can now take ten years to watch it if i want.
I barely watch any TV so it's nice to go on for me sometimes and find surprises like Dr Who on there such as tonight. I can understand your annoyances in situations like you explain but I enjoy the service it provides for my own personal usage.
how do i know when it's up?
For Free as well!
But why doesn't it let you make an account and register what programmes you like? That'd improve usability no end.
because its on tv?
i guess you need some sort of rss tv guide
oooh yes!
i really don't watch the television. i have no tv guide, nothing.
i get your point, and i agree with you that downloading when you want is alot easier, but the iplayers free, you buy a paper at the beginning of the week, 70p? max, you see whats on, a day after its been on you download it and have 30 days to watch it.
its free
jon. you really do not know me at all ;)
i get this impression :P
its free, if you paid for it, then i'd understand, but its totally and utterly free,
Why doesn't Denmark have an iPlayer at all?
it's free and inconvenient. i'll pay for convenience.
i know i know, but you cant really "complain", when you can see what programs are on, online
Is there not a TV guide website?
www.onthebox.com
But it'd be amazing if I could go on, tell them what I want and find it on my computer for my viewing pleasure like itunes does with tv series'. I don't get why that can't happen. You have to check really regularly to avoid missing things otherwise.
each channel has a tv guide on it, and i think itv's lists channel 4, channel 5 and bbc channels too. so its really quite easy
radiotimes.com
If thas the future, then the future is rubbish
It's SO inconvenient. I end up checking for some programmes almost everyday. It drives me up the wall....
i'm not complaining? there was no complaint in my comment? i just said i wasn't the best person to try out 5's video player.
i know iplayer is brilliant. it's just not for me.
No idea. Is there a publically owned tv network?
true, but you don't pay for such service. so it serves its purpose as a free service
i'm with you, except i can't be bothered to check.
But how would it cost them considerably more to provide? With 4od I used to be able to book programmes as a series block and they'd be downloaded. That was free.
Yes - and I pay a licence fee too!
i didnt mean you exactly, just felt a negativity towards the usability of it, i came in half way through the convo, i'll just sit here and insult you (And all other webdesigners) by using webs.com to make a website ;)
I find it to be a total pest. But yes, I do use it. They could do a lot to make it more usable though. I don't see why they don't. I can't see it being that difficult.
I have BT Vision. That has a menu system where you can sort by series, channel, genre or A-Z. It isn't great but it works and is higher quality than watching on a computer monitor. Unfortunately I have to keep a spreadsheet to remind myself what episodes I've seen. And you have to check the 'What's New' bit every week.
The future is having the choice.
Well said!
It isnt though, as soon as the most profitable option is found the other will disappear.
When i was young we used to have films on our normall tv channel most nights.
Then they launched a dedicated movie channel you had to pay for, the advantage was their were no ads.
Their didnt used to be that many ads during films anyway, maybe 2 or 3 ad breaks. but before long they started having them every 20 mins. and these were pointless ad breaks for nothing other than other shows on the channel.
Soon enough everyone stopped watching the films on that channel and they were dropped, the only way to watch films was to subscibe to the expensive film channel...
This is just ridiculous. I feel like I can't do anything but start fights on here at the moment. But I watch many a film and I've never had sky or anything other than the basic tv service. Before my tv went into retirement, I could have watched a film most nights
Right, you've all made me too darned hungry
I'm gonna have to go buy something nice to eat. If I become obese, I'm blaming you all....
I have a film on now on Channel 4
i hope no-one's starting fights. i'm certainly not trying too.
i say people should choose what they like. christine and i disagree on the way we consume media, but we both agree we pick what's right for us.
i like to tell people how i watch tv, because i know i'm so wildly different that it might open minds to some future possibilities. christine and i have ditched 70 years worth of television consumption assumptions and thrown everything on its head.
that's bound to annoy/confuse people, but i still think it's worthly of debate.
Remember to p-p-p-pick up a penguin ;)
I like it - I barely watch my TV these days anyway - how can you live comment what you watch on the same screen? ;)
No me either. I'm sure it was some off the cuff comment I made about the iplayer that started this debacle though.
How can you live comment and keep your eyes on a different screen?
:(
You particularly!!
..and after all that, i still posed it in the wrong thread!
I have a 24" Monitor so I can watch TV and live comment on the same monitor...
I can't help it, I suggest an orange, they taste nice.
Is that better? Or an orange peng... nah, wont go that far.
My widescreen monitor has enough room on it as well.... I can't look at the tv and the computer at once.
:( You're just trying to get revenge because I said Timo was ugly....
What you are doing is something I saw predicted a couple years ago. Effectively the line was that historically people made their own entertainment and everyone had a different experience. Since television we have had a system where a small number of companies control entertainment centrally and decide how and when it is seen.
What will happen next is we get back to the older natural model where people do what they want when they want with no central control. You also go from a few to many system to one which many people (like sidepodcast) produce the entertainment rather than only a few people being able to do it.
I've just had an idea - this FlashForward show's made me think - if you saw a vision of what the F1 world would be like, how do you think it would have turned out?
in 6 months*
I wasnt starting a fight,
i was just describing how we lost films on the normal pay tv (star) in duabi because another option opened up, and it damaged the old model.
Sorry... I didnt mean to be nasty
:)
i'll move it, one sec.
Possibly... I'll stop now, you get something nice.
interesting. i'm wondering if being creators of always available content has pushed us into this earlier than anyone else, or if we simply pushed each other?
You weren't munchkin. Everyone seems very opinionated tonight that's all.... :P
Thank you! :D
Cheers, please dont take anything I say too seriously though! :D
I found a caramel wafer in my house :D
Politics :D You all love it, i knew it!
#tweeddocumentarynews
Even my evil tweed mastermind has given up wearing the tweed jackets :(
Is there a wiki page with everyone's blog on it? I'm trying to learn to use google reader. It doesn't work so well if you don't subscribe to anything :P
i do agree with that. the only downside to that argument, is flav dumbed-down f1 a lot. and then they got shot of him.
Why, yes there is, its on there, somewhere.
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/SPC+Regulars
It is here
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Blog+Links
Oooh, thats old, its still the F1 Waffler according to that.
I liked the FlashForward opener. Lots of potential, hopefully they'll make the most of it and hopefully I'll remember to watch it.
Now watching Ross Noble's Australian Trip.
I'll be kind then. ;)
Do Mr and Mrs C have blogs?
I never expected there to be such a massive difference between 1 drivers tweets and england cricketers tweets!
The cricketers make the fake f1 people look boring and tame!
Just noticed, blog talk should be back in the daily. Oops!
For those that missed it, here is a link to the Scott Sharp Petit Le Mans crash and subsequent 24 hour rebuild - these guys run a team so much like an F1 car these days!
Amazing how they rebuilt the car so quick!
I get so confused! You like conversations kept together but also in the daily. It's hard to move at the appropriate time.
i was half expecting to move the relevant ones after the convo died out. that might be a better way of doing it?
This was my very subtle attempt to help us move at the appropriate time.
:)
Okay. Please continue.
I ain't moving no comments though.
to answer alison's question that will very soon be moved to the daily. i'm rubbish at blogging and don't have a blog.
Nooo don't back down now!
:( Mrs C has many. I'd suggest that you're not the person to ask about locating those though :P
heheh.
Tis okay. We're just making work for him later. It's all good :)
You need one then! :D
But it would need a name...
There are some links here: http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Christine
I need to re-do mine because it is way out of date.
grr. to answer the thread question. christine and i both spotted that we'd veered off topic at the same time, so there must be a line. however, no-one needs think about that, we'll deal with it.
if you really are interested, the rule of thumb before commenting on a non-daily thread should be:
"would a lurker or newbie understand this comment?"
so, if it's in-jokey, or references the dictionary or #mfc or anything not really f1 related, then that's for the daily. the goal is to avoid frightening off people who don't spend all day in the doohickey.
the daily is actually impregnable for anyone who happened to stumble across it. try reading back an old daily thread most of it is nonsensical. non-daily threads should ideally encourage conversation, not lock people out of it.
anyhow. we will fix it, so don't let it discourage you from commenting.
Fancy doing mine whilst you are at it ;)
I have been thinking about doing mine for three months and haven't written a word. There is no chance I would ever get to yours
Darn... anyone else?
How do I mark things read in google reader? Does it just assume I've read it all because I had it open?
Yes - and you can click a box at the bottom to keep it unread if you choose..
Does this link help? http://www.andywibbels.com/flash/google_reader.htm
generaly yes, although you can mark them as unread if you want to read them again or whatnot
if there is a lot of stuff you dont want to read you can mark all as unread
good night peoples of Sidepoddia!
Ciao!
Night Gavin
The university's Young Entrepreneur's society has emailed me...
Apparently they've started a twitter-pitching service, where you have to pitch your business idea in 140 characters!!
I think I've just about got the hang of that. Thankyou everyone for helping me (particularly Gavin!) :)
That would be difficult bt it's a great idea and I love that universities are talking to students about being an entrepreneur right a the start of their courses.
You're itching to start your own business aren't you..... :D
I have been for a while but everything I know needs more money than I have ever had to do it. I have loads of ideas and inventions and can't make any of them happen. It is so frustrating
apparently nico has discovered the cooling vest:
"It definitely helped, I’m going to wear it at all the hot races from now on."
jenson must've had one for more than a year, right?
http://www.williamsf1.com/news/view/1128
Awww and there was me joking about Dragon's Den. I'd hate to run my own business..... Really really hate it.
his was alot more bullet-proof-vest-esq than jensons
i may need a picture. is frank out to get him?
I run my own business, it started out as a 6th form project and really took off in the local area, then the recession hit and it hit me bad, but *ahem* *cough* Alex style *cough* *sneeze* it's done pretty well considering
Edible hat, right?
wouldnt blame him to be honest
link fail
I really heart today's F1 Big Picture.
aww i miss him :(
I'm too risk averse! I predicted the stock market crash before it ever happened :P I really really like just earning money and saving it up and being able to just have it back....
with a selection of marinades
you could start a business as a financial consultant
:D Commented!
hehehe no. I mean I refuse to involve myself in anything remotely risk-related financially.... I don't think anyone wants to pay for that advice.
Evening all. Feeling a little like Marl Webber when he won. I finally managed to fix my problems with Firefox crashing when I look at various sites including the sidepodwiki. Turns out there's a fault with Firefox 3.5.3. I've installed the beta 3.6 (called Namoroka for some reason) and it's working!
Before I start to get carried away with the wiki, I'll go to bed. So in that case, g'night. Lotsa love.
Keke Rosberg tried one in the 80s
You just think that. Wait until you are a bit older and you see people with a fraction of your ability running businesses and you ar working for someone who is utterly clueless
Five are airing a promo for the new Knight Rider. It looks terrible.
Yeah, I'm capable of doing things. I just don't do the whole financial risk thing. At all.
and space blu tac
Have you looked at doing the same thing for other towns? If it works in one it will work in others.
Jenson started using it last year i think.. could have been early this year. He got the idea from DC, who first used it a few years ago... Rubens has tried it this year and loves it... nico must have noticed and wanted to try it too.
i think Jenson had an after race one too this weekend... not sure though..
i really am not here.
I haven't, because i don't know the otherarea, and it's quite a big investment at first.
*areas and their famous attractions!
I don't think he's here but this is for RG..
I'm in looooooooove with a fairy tail, even thougghh it huuuurts
Gah.
(Not here)
Watch Trading Places. The benefit of being a financial consultant is you get paid whether or not your clients make money.
That makes sense
I couldn't in all good conscience recommend people engage in "that kind of behaviour" I still can't get over that people put their pensions into the stock market!
This quote sums up what i think you have done...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU&feature=related
Have been working on something but in fear that the result may see a fresh slap in the face from every UK formula 1 fan :(
How bad can it be?
Is it a huge picture with I <3 Piquet plastered over it?
Uploading it now, tis a video. I just wanted to try out different songs with the BBC F1 intro but that of course means replacing The Chain... *hides*
I love The Chain though, I'm not trying to replace it. I just wanted to try something else to the intro. Anyways, I reckon it's come out alright even with my rubbish music editing skills. My internet is slow tonight so gimme a sec...
Just don't hurt me is all... :)
I jut realised MrsC managed to post what i was about to say before i did on the big picture... Scary! http://www.f1minute.com/2009/09/28/the-friendly-race/
Well, seeing as it's you I'll let it slide!
(but seriously, I didn't mind lift me up. Not as good as the chain, but not terrible either!)
Ooooh I'm listening to your radio show for the first time Lukeh. I like it :)
We waited all those years to get The Chain back and you want rid of it. Shocking
I don't have any emotional attachment to the chain.
I think youtube uploading was created just with the intention to annoy me. Knew I should've gone to drop.io first. grr youtube uploader grr.
Do them both simultaneously? or is it your bandwidth which is the problem?
I try not to do both at the same time... Virgin Media are horribly iffy with bandwidth. I probably could but I don't trust them, they will throttle you over even the sillest things I've found in the past.
Just did a post on my general blog with a collection of current random thoughts.
Hehehehe Monkey Island references :D
:D
Here's the intro anyways. I likes it. It's not the chain but it works I reckon. Feel free to throw allsorts of miscellaneous objects at me though should you all wish!
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/bhf1-wmv
Argh, apologies for quality. Movie maker publishing fail.
Its interesting... some parts work and others dont.
I get the feeling that the video was made especially for the chain. Im not a big fan of the CGI stuff when there is so much real footage they could have used to be honest...
READY!! AIM!!!!
ooooh :) it really works
agreed
Wow, District 9 was immense!
I think I'd prefer an intro with real stuff too. Just no DC in a tuxedo please.
All those British drivers dressed up made an awful intro!!
'kin prawns
I actually liked them. Made it obvious to a casual viewer who the brits were, Liked Ant's in particular
What an amazing film
Very impressed, just stunned
I didn't mind them, it was just DC's!
It always bugged me. I have absolutely no explanation why. perhaps it was in fear of the jaw coming out of the screen.
That's how I felt too. Such a different way of approaching it.
There's no reason just to have the British drivers though! Some of us like different drivers :P
I thought it should've opened with a Rubens Rave™
Their goodbye had other drivers in epic moments..... Not just DC :P
I know who you mean, and ITV would NEVER EVER support Vettel due to the nationality!
They had lots of Shumi love in their goodbye song....
Also I wasn't asking for support. I just think a more ballanced approach is called for :P
Now we have sort of moved on but the BBC have DC and when they use him as an expert during the races he only seems to say "red bull do no wrong"
Unless it's Vettel. DC hates him. Less so now he won't win the title... But there's still obvious dislike.
I think they get along... The Vet calls him 'grandpa' :P
Awww I'm hearing Christine correct Mr C but he was right about what was going on :(
"I don't get what's interesting about birds...." Hehehe this whole thing is comedy gold.
how do i know when it’s up? Comment #844}
iPlayer has RSS feeds for various types of content. The function is admittedly well-hidden, but has a wide variety of options. If you know what category a programme will be in and/or what station it is on, you can click on the "All Feeds" tab and select what you want iPlayer to inform you about.
Then just put your feet up and wait to be told when programmes you like are uploaded. No more 70p TV listings magazines needed.