Can it really be Thursday already? Oh well, Thursday it is then. We are just one day away from seeing the brand new Yas Marina circuit in action, and I don't know about anyone else, but I am intrigued to see how that pit lane exit works out for everyone. Meanwhile, here are some of the things we're talking about:
- The team preparations for the weekend continue, with Toyota blogging about their build up to the final race of the season. Their new PUSH blog has some good thoughts and some nice pictures, so make sure you go over and have a poke around.
- Meanwhile, I spent some time inspiring and/or bullying people into writing some blog posts yesterday, and James came up with not one but two posts. I like this one on liveries, in which he picks out some of his favourites. Team colours are always a popular topic - which are your favourites?
- Back to Abu Dhabi, and Renault released a preview podcast yesterday. In the show, Alan Permane talks about how a team gets ready for a brand new track, and there are thoughts on the logistics of getting to Abu Dhabi as well.
That's all for now. Thursdays are rubbish, so I hope you are having a good day under the circumstances. As ever, I will see you in the comments.
I've got an extra placement day today! Yippee!
That's good. I am glad you are enjoying it
Happy birthday Gavin
Congrats
What the heck is a placement day?
A placement is a bit like being an intern
so no actual responsibilites, just hanging out?
Erm I would take it to mean unpaid labour.....
Okay, how is that a good thing, unless your boss is really hot and there's.....I'll stop now
Yankees down a run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't placement usually taken as part of school work, whereas an internship is usually teken after graduation? That's how it works around these parts at least.
Mere detail.
More importantly my stream switched to English
There are no interns in the UK as far as I am aware so they all count as placements
Congrats brother. We'll ride this to the end
Have you ever gone to the fridge and realized you had more beer than you thought you did? And...And you favorite frozen pizza. You feel blessed.
Good night..
See you, brother
You what?
enjoy the game!
I assume you know different. I have never met or seen or known an intern
Night Pat
Will do, and will do more if the Yankees lose
night pat
Jeff Gordon a Yankees fan?
Another reason for Dale Jr fans to hate him.
though he looked neutral
None of my friends have had to do it. But yeah, it's increasingly common here. I read a big guardian investigation into it about 6 months ago.
its so beautiful outside dont make me go back to work :( i want an eternal lunch break.
I want a beautiful outside for the weekend :-(
hi amy
You can have the rest of the day off. Have fun
I just realised the Abu Dhabi races times are all wrong. How can I watch a race at midnight then get up the next day for a track day?
sadly steven i dont think you are my boss. 3 hours 45 minutes to go. If its still nice at 4pm ill be happy enough.
You need to sleep before you drive on a track.
:(
So it's the GP or the track day then.
Booo, since I need to test the new car :-(
It's a meaningless GP on a Tilke track or some serious on track fun.
That is true. The PVR can watch the race for me.
Sounds like a plan
Two runs now
That shouldn't happen at 0-2
Utley is the Dude!
The weather sucks in NY
via @dank: more online autosport this week:
http://www.autosport.com/postalstrike/
Nice to see them dealing with the problem.
i approve.
more postal strikes please.
Mr. C! And a good day to you, Sir!
hey chap, how's tricks?
finland officially awesome:
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/10/raw.jpg
just hanging out with a few beers, watching the world series. I apologize about the NFL game in your town this past weekend. Our Buccaneers have no talented players and no coach to lead them
i heard nothing about it, what happened?
We really need to moe in with Kathi
agreed. en mass.
The Buccaneers looked like...hmm lets see.... Minardi before the 2005 USGP. It wasn't pretty. I was at the casino playing blackjack while the Bucs got their butts kicked.
The TV coverage was so pathetic almost no-one knows the game was in the country. Last year it was live on BBC but this year they decided to put an hour of highlights around midnight instead.
In Scotland the highlights started at the same time as the live Sunday night game.
ahh. i see :)
or we should all move to japan...
but i agree that finland could be a nicer place ;-)
Finnish is a weird language but at least I know the alphabet there
I apologize I only became a rabid baseball fan after the Rays came to life, but, it's a cool game
Are you just humoring me or do you really know about the game....I bet Christine knows about it
It seems odd to me that they would go to all the trouble of putting on a game at Wembley without a proper TV deal.
:D
I wonder why Argentina is not there... Oh, wait, I pay $10 for a 640kb connection. That must be the reason... :-(
arabian business are running a story, written by tom rubython, that puts a figure on f1 driver salaries, with kimi on top:
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/571803-exclusive-f1-drivers-celebrate-130m-pay-day-for-2009
i mention it only because a couple of sites are running the story, minus the source, and it's bound to come up during the day.
You had me confused. Never had you down as an Arabian Business reader
Almost as odd as only having one F1 race in HD per year. Or having a shrimp running the most important form of motorsport in the world
hehe. i saw a bunch of un-sourced tweets and tracked down the original. at least i think it's the original.
good lord! you know you're welcome back to europe anytime sir. or finland (probably).
I don't believe for a second that Rosberg is getting $8.5 million out of Williams.
With Rubython as the source you have to be suspicious
I will, I will... I just need to write a thesis before ;-)
alright down for the count, see you all tommorrow
So I wake up, turn on ESPN, and I see the Yankees haven't even got past 2nd base. What on earth?!
Hey Joe. Bye Joe.
bye joe
Night Joe
well i know what minardi were like in '05, so it was mostly acknowledging that we'd found a common ground :)
i know nothing of NFL aside from "the refrigerator".
It looks like Jeter is the only person who got the instructions with his bat
haven't read anything new from him in aaages.
That was 20 years ago
That's way too high for someone who hasn't even won yet. And isn't this still the deal that got him into F1? So it can't be that high.
It must be a year or two since I last saw his name
i have no idea what i did yesterday, but i still remember him.
Yep. This is atrocious. But then, it's only a 2-run lead. It'll only take a couple of pitches for the Yankees to score some runs.
*bad pitches, of which there haven't been a lot tonight.
Both pitchers have been dominating the game. The two runs that the Phillies got were homers from Uttley with no-one on base. No-one else has looked like scoring all night. Until then
Bases loaded, 2 out. At least Utley didn't homer.
The home plate umpire has made a few very dodgy calls tonight. I don't think any of them changed anything but he should be better
Umpires have been the issue all postseason here, as has been instant replay. Yankees now 4 down, they really need to push.
He should be with the Harlem Globetrotters
Hahaha! Anywhere but the Phillies right now. ;)
And it's done. 6-1 Phillies. Gah. Oh well, gotta eat lunch.
Bed for me. Catch you later
night sir.
bed time for me also. bye all
see ya.
FYI for the British folks:
Red Button sched:
Saturday 31
Formula 1, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
1210-1410 Live coverage of Qualifying, with choice of commentaries. (Not available on Freeview)
Sunday 1
Formula 1, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
1210-1515 Live race coverage, including On-Board Camera. commentary options, rolling highlights (Not available on Freeview)
1515-1615 Post-race Interactive Forum (Not available on Freeview)
This'll be tough. That's what we get for not having a last-race showdown...
tough in what way?
Not for me, of course. ;) But if you watch from the telly, you'll be stuck with Legard AND no Forum.
ooh, i see. is this related to the changes the beeb are having to make to squeeze HD into freeview?
yessir. worst part is, F1 isn't even in HD yet, so there's no upside.
there will be complaints :(
seeing as you're the only around journeyer, would like an exclusive look at the new SPC homepage?
you passed out with excitement, didn't ya?
nah, my Net just cut out. Give me a sec. ;)
Where should I be looking? :D
I am around :-) but thanks to mad busy days I am on temporary F1 hiatus :-)
By any chance, you wouldn't know the guy from Hong Kong who just spammed the drop, would you? ;)
hey, wolf, perfect timing:
http://sidepodcast.com/
http://sidepodcast.com/
and also updated:
http://sidepodcast.com/about/
wasn't me, what is there ?
I swear that wasn't there 2 minutes ago. :P
I like it! The top bar is still a bit grey and bare, but the layout is great. Best part of all, it loads quick. :D But right now, I'd still probably go to the Doohickey first before the homepage. ;)
won't quote it - take a look at it. if mr c hasn't removed it already. ;)
So the page says:
no caps, yet your name has caps. what gives? :P hehehe. but seriously, looks good. i also like it that you gave credit to the regulars. :)
what's this - amy isn't there? :P
ahh, these are the folks who wrote articles already. makes sense. :)
Is this new, or I just haven't looked in a while? And, doesn't every mission have a vision in mind? :D Hehe.
just changed.
perfect answer. cheers :)
colours will be sorted at some point in november. speed is everything, and a mini doohickey will replace the text that says "coming soon..."
but not before the colours get sorted.
that's people who've written a guest post. should i make it more clear?
great news. :) lots more time in the offseason to sort this all out.
I am seeing the page in Opera. There are some problems with some text overlapping. Like for example in the header the SIDEPODCAST covers the begiining of the line "Your timely F1 podcast"
also on the Blog page for example in this post F1 Digest 2009 - Abu Dhabi Preview the icon (small image) covers the name of the author
yup, that would be a good idea.
i just copied it from the old page.
ummm... oops.
i check it now. haven't dared look in IE either. i know that will be a mess.
FWIW, it looks fine in FF. I'd assume same goes for Safari. Will try it out in IE when I get to work in a bit.
My thoughts exactly. ;)
my experience if a site can handle Opera (or vice versa), it can handle everything :-) used to be nice browser but not any more ...
I see the spam on drop.io . address is about 1 train station away from my office. near the old now defunct airport :-)
i can repeat all the issues your seeing which is good news. will sort them first thing tomorrow, ta.
cool. mr c, just a question. do you intend the homepage to auto-refresh when there's a new article, ala huffingtonpost, or is that just too costly?
have never looked at said site. i shall do though.
currently, our plans revolve around something mentioned in the playground listed under notifications (coming soon). and the idea is, messages will appear in a similar style to doohickey's "pending comments" counter.
they might say "new blog posted: daily xxx" and when you click them the contents pops up. hadn't considered auto-refreshing.
ahhh. that makes good sense too. either way should be fine. :)
groovy. and on that note, i must sleep.
Morning all.
Sleep away good sir. Site looks neat so far. I like the more airy atmosphere.
when you wake up, read this:
It works great on IE6. And you didn't even try. :D
Just a minor note: the contributors list does get mucked up a bit. Looks like it doesn't recognize the tabbed indenting. Other than that, no visible defects.
*on the About page
People still sue IE6 ?!
Or use even?
Eeeek! It's all changed!
Not sure anyone sues it. :P But we definitely use it here at work. Required to due to security concerns.
Watcha think?
hehehe. They are concerned other browsers are too secure?
It's like finding SPC all over again! Nice
They say FF and Chrome are too vulnerable to privacy attacks.
Indeed. And that's not even the finished product yet. :)
I think I can see where Mr C is going with it. I like the concept
I'm not sure I would agree, with FF3.5. Still, I can't talk, we only upgraded to IE7 earlier this year
Good Morning everyone!
Mega Congratulations on the relaunch Mr and Mrs C!
Agreed.
:D No proper article for it yet, though. ;)
But looook isn't it lovely... All the breakout threads make up the news section. All the other posts make up recent posts... Except the daily which is pinned up in the top right. It all makes so much more sense :)
:D Indeed. Too bad the posts haven't been transitioned to the new layout yet. But we're getting there!
Obviously some look and feel stuff is coming soon...
I think Mr C should add a lightning crack sound effect when you switch pages... Its.that.fast!
Hmmmm. What sound to Pandas make?
Hahahaha! It is pretty amazing, indeed. :) Very MFC-ey. :D
Morning.
Thursdays are RRRRRRRRRRRrrrubbish, but today I think Bassano and I can make an exception ;)
What will you be doing today?
Hi guys!
I'm in Abu Dhabi right now! Arrived here about 2 hours ago and the whole airport and city it covered with all this Formula 1! David Coulthard was on my flight too and so far the atmosphere even without visiting the track has captured the whole city! Hope everyone's well! Will be leaving in about 2 hours for a Pitlane walk followed by an autograph session and a Beyonce concert tonight! More soon!
Rishi
Wow - what a cool day in store for you!
Interesting bit of speculation - apparently, Vodafone don't operate in the UAE. They have a partnership with Du (a local telco company) that runs in the UAE for them.
So there could be a possibility (albeit remote) that McLaren will run with Du rather than Vodafone branding at Abu Dhabi.
Du-Vodafone pics with Lewis here.
Eating Birthday cake ;)
Seriously, my desk at work is covered in Danish flags!
F1 Rocks Round 2, then? :) So the autograph sessions begin on Thursday now? Any idea who's there? :D
Happy Birthday Gavin!
Not too sure yet, but I hope I run into a few big names at least! I suppose I shall find out soon enough! :D
This is true... I've seen a couple of posters in the airport of Lewis with dual Du-vodafone branding... Not sure if this will change on the car though? I'd probably think Vodafone would want to stick with their own name because of the global audience rather than adding Du for a (relatively speaking) small target market
Happy Birthday Gavin!
The initial pics I saw from the Du Twitter account showed the car running Vodafone only. But stranger things have happened - and there is precedent too: I remember BAR running 555 livery instead of Lucky Strike whenever they were in China, for example.
Happy birthday, Mr Rubbergoat. ;)
Cheers guys ;)
People are saying you'll get Kings of Leon + Beyonce tonight.
Happy Birthday Gavin and Bassano if he is around :D
Intersting!
http://www.yasmarinacircuit.com/en/content/66/formula1-timetable.html
The original timetable shows them coming on Saturday, but they changed a couple of things around in the last week so possible...
From f1enigma on Twitter:
No surprises there. Let's see if we get an official confirmation this weekend.
The new homepage is brilliant! So clean looking and lovely standout colours!
For those who might have missed it last night... I did make an uber mega plug for the final parade lap of the season - a 2 hour extravaganza:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/paradelapextravaganza-mov
Paaarade lap!
That's taking plugs to a new level!
theres so much to love. Paris, the purple cardy, the orange drill, and a #sorryamy
Are you making a surprise appearance?
that really would be an extravaganza!
It really would be!
Make sure you have your headset / skype ready everyone :)
Oooh I just bought a new headset too ;)
Morning all.
Ooooooh! New look win!
It's really really fast too :)
I hope my laptop will do
New look is brilliant!
I get the feeling the top line of this chart is a bit wrong now though :D
Heheh! :D
Ferrari have 3 drivers, then? ;)
Good morning!
The new site looks really great! :D
I had a couple of issiues loading up doohickey, but love the new layout on the homepage!
Du is owned by various bits of the dubai, AD and UAE governments... 20% is on the markets
I am using Du here and everyone gives me flack for it, perhaps they are rebranding there mobile service or maybe they bought a stake?
Grrrrrrrrr
And if fourstar reads this... Grrrrrr to him to!
I heart Google even more this morning.
Engadget have revealed that they'll be unleashing a proper, turn-by-turn, navigation thingy to Android 2.0: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/google-adds-free-turn-by-turn-navigation-car-dock-ui-to-android/
Woo. :-D
I used to know people who worked there!
I like this UK postal strike :)
Morning all.
They're doing dual branding for the F1 gig, but it doesn't look like they're on for a name change.
:D
Morning :)
My guess is that many more people outside the UAE will see the race in total, so it makes sense to stay as Vodaphone.
Rubython's credibility worries me. What's Arabian Business' credibility like?
But there is a precedent, as I mentioned earlier - with BAR running with 555 instead of Lucky Strike whenever they were in China.
Morning Christine. New homepage, me likey. :D
:D Autosport Digital?
Goodo.
Its ITP which is very good.
I dont know about now as a lot of people left...
They had a habit of employing good people who couldnt work in the uk for various reasons...
About time! Sheesh.
On the new homepage I was thinking the "Join in with the daily conversation" bit should really go to the doohicky... But then I thought oooh Mr C hasn't done the new post pages... So I shall just keep quiet and wait to see the goodness :)
ITP is a local company? If so, that should mean the numbers are reasonably accurate. But given that there'll be so many new deals next year, the list will become a bit outdated.
Mr C says the Coming Soon at the bottom of the page is being reserved for a mini-doohickey.
I meant rebranding their business... changing the car makes little sense, but it would be a massive publicity stunt... I am not sure the race is on legal tv here in english!
I thought that too!
All these pics and ravings on twitter from Yas are making me very jealous!
Better not look then. ;)
There should be no keeping quiet. Where would we be if you all kept quiet?
Ah ha. Perfect timing for everyone to disappear.
My apologies - I was taken out for a Birthday Coffee - which then included a Chai Latte :D
:D Ahahaha! Nah, I'm here, just working. ;)
What do people think to James Allen selling a book based on his blog posts for the year?
Personally I think it's a great idea ... especially now the homepage has been sorted... ;)
Who was it that said yesterday they question the idea of the top 10 commenters being given a copy, when those comments may not have had much content?
The book seems like a good idea. The free copy thing is a bit iffy.
I think it's blimmin' lazy. Why would anyone want to read rehashed blog entries from nine months ago in a book, especially when their free to read right here, right now?
Well yes... That's why I mentioned my thought... It was really nice looking at the homepage this morning. I saw what Mr C had been saying about why there should be breakout threads. I saw about the seperation of the daily out of the flow that had been mentioned for a while. Then when I clicked on the link I was surprised it didn't go to the doohicky, but then I thought... "aha... That's what Mr C was saying about doohicky integration... It doesn't need to go to the doohicky".
Pennies were dropping all over the shop.
"great comment Journeyer, I agree with every word"
You don't have to buy it.
LOL! ;)
I agree on the free copy thing - it's like the 'most commented' bit we used to have - it diluted the quality of the comments in favour of just posting stuff to get on the list.
I think he may have opened a can of worms with that one...
I never entertained the idea.
There is a big market for things that are the edited highlights of already existing material.
Because some people like books - it also includes some great Darren Heath photos. Lots of people have asked me if I would consider trying to make money out of my blog and I reckon this is a great non-intrusive way of doing it.
You can always spend a couple of days searching through his blog to read it for free, I suppose...
James Allen is a very good writer who knows his beans. His previous books are both insightful and entertaining. This just seems to be nothing more than an easy way to make a quick buck in the run up to Christmas.
Would people pay £10 to read the content on his blog? No. But because it's something tangible and has a few pictures they'll lap it up?
Is it any different from another blogger asking for donations though?
I learned today the peril of trying to read on a Kindle on public transport is you don't get any reading done because people want to ask you what it is and what it does and where they can buy one. On the return journey I put my earbuds in so I could read in peace and that still didn't work. Boo.
Exactly that. And why not? Why not pay for the convenience of having the best stuff packaged together in a souvenir style?
I have no interest in the blog or the book, but I can imagine it would be popular.
:D
no trees have to die for that :P
Fair enough. Trees are not very #MFC ;)
Aside from that, is there a difference?
I guess he didn't want to be in a position where he'd have to look at all the comments and see what were the Top 10 - time-consuming, mostly.
A competition would have been a bit fairer, I think.
TBH it's not really a blog anymore though, is it?
I think at some point after he became a .com, his style changed from Blogger to inside reporter...
With his autograph, too. :D
That will go well next to my Pippa Mann signed pic ;)
I don't see James Allen writing about how annoying Gino is though ;). I am curious as to how he actually behaves inside the paddock to make Joe write what he wrote. I just don't like him because hes always putting his face in front of the camera but it sounds like hes just as annoying in person.
True. But I guess JA had his reasons for doing it.
It's not quite Jenson, Rubens, Seb, and Mark, but JA is no stranger. ;)
Excuse me while I pick up all those names you just dropped! :D
That's the reason I don't like him - he's just as bad as THAT WOMAN...
"all the bloke ever did for me was tread on toes that did not need stomping on." intrigued me :D
i have an idea - drop a question for Joe about Gino before the next Aside. ;)
I would guess that during his time as Schumi's bodyguard, he made it difficult to allow access to him. That's gotta be a question in the next Aside...
I do not like to bring negativity into the podcast :D
Gavin, were you running UNR 9.04 or 9.10?
Um?
Are we talking about Ubuntu Netbook Remix? I have no idea. It's very good though!
Ah ok. Does it have two side-panels or one?
Two side panels.
ok. Thanks.
(I was asking because if you ran 9.10, which you don't, I would have asked you to test something :) )
ooooh its friday tomorrow that means I can have KFC. For the last time of the year. Boo.
Ah ok. I'm so new to Linux that I'm flying by the seat of my pants here!
:P :D
Generally when flying aeroplanes are the recommended option I hear.
:D But there's 52 Fridays every year - only 17 of them go with F1 weekends, y'know. ;)
and that is how I control my diet!
Are you missing words here or am I missing Red Bull?
I didn't know birthdays involved so much caffeine!
I'm missing something I think!
Is it a comma?
17-19, as appropriate. ;)
Ahhh... Then bring some KFC to the SPC Christmas Party! :)
Well if that's your diet, are you in favour of more or less races next year? :D
I think 19 is perfect because 2005 was my favourite year ever and thats how many it had. I am also in favour of bringing KFC to the Christmas Party.
Perfect year even if Kimi didn't win the title?
that would have made it more perfect, and don't even talk to me about the European GP, but other than that, I loved that year :D
Lou and Lukeh will like this. From RealBrawnGP:
Last time we were in the hot Middle East, a Brawn won...
You probably went nuts in Japan. :P
Japan was so gooooooood. And the only race I missed was USA. Wins all round!
:D
Here we go: http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/10/29/rosberg-confirms-hes-leaving-williams/
Have moved comments now. Pls refresh doohickey so as not to get confused.
Yes.
Took you a while to think about that :P
I was in a comma coma
On the breakout thread front I think the new homepage makes breakout threads even more obviously necessary for the Latest news thingamebobby
Stoopid things, always in the wrong place. Second only to apostrophes.
I have a sneaking suspicion that Mr C may have had this planned for a veeeery long time :)
I do notice that they all say published on 29/10/09 even though they are not.
for Gavin and Bassanos birthday, they get ALL the posts!
Yay! A Sidepodpresent!
I do think the rotating slogans are a very bad idea. We have spent all this time trying to eradicate the need to refresh...
I can't stop!
:D
I think so too... I always liked his explanation...
I'd say... "So the breakout threads are all mixed in, it's confusing"
He's say... "They won't be. They'll be kind of... On the new homepage... When you see it, it's going to be awesome".
He was right, but it was hard to imagine :)
I like "Formula Fun"!
I think they might need to happen automagically like the BBC News ticker
Poor Kazuki. He can't even beat his team mate in the podcast quiz :(
Is the Brazil post-race interactive forum online anywhere? The Japan one is easily accessible (and still viewable) through Jake's Japan GP blog but I can't find Brazil.
So... In other news e-mail is dead to me now ;)
Ah... Wave, right?
Good morning... :)
the first one I saw was '102nd in our own league' and it made me :D
hellooooo
Hey Lou :)
A comment that awesome can only have come from me :P
Which reminds me, Alex - are we getting a Sofa F1 Pole Poll update after Brazil or are you saving it all up for a super duper exciting finale?
happy birthday :)
Thank you!
I never realised Birthdays involved so much caffeine!
Ah I should really nudge Stew... I'll do that now!
Yup
if its the latter can I bring the KFC?
w00t! must be fluke.
might be able to fix that.
i like that :)
my job for today.
yippee. can ya see why we've been so frustrated by the old homepage? and why those pesky races keep getting in the way of progress?
december 2008 according to the "date created" column on the template file. the design may have gone through a couple of revisions since then mind you.
ah-ha. i can sort that.
No! I want them all published on my birthday!
i might be quite jealous rishi. just a tad.
very much appreciate the updates though.
:)
I have just been to the hypermarket and found some goodies...
pics to come!
Happy Birthday!
Mrs C might be interested in these... http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/imag0116
It's the Beyonce thing, isn't it? ;)
OH MY GOD!
There are chocolate ones? I had no idea. Do they have normal ones?
y'know i've slept on this and woken with a new perspective. my take now is:
- james must've been planning this for a while, the darren heath linkup probably wasn't a coincidence
- we can't do what he's doing, the hassle to sort out all the image rights is far too great. again, i'm sure that's not by chance
- the man clearly isn't going to sell many copies, or get rich from this. in part i guess this is why there's a limited print run
- i like that the idea of yearly collectables, commits him to further years of blogging
- i don't like books, or bookshelves and i won't be buying it. but i commend the man for doing something no other f1 blogger has so much as even attempted
so, yay for james.
haha. happy birthday gavin ;)
I didnt see any in there... but i am sure some shops have them...
speaking of chocolate, today I was in the city and discovered that we now have a Lindt cafe. I must go there!
well, i like the idea of flying with f1 drivers. especially DC, the man escapes from plane crashes. he must be the best passenger.
however, yes, it's beyonce really :)
I had an awesome lunch... Taco salad in an edible bowl... i havent seen these that much in the UK... http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/imag0112
I think it is very similar - and please forgive the comparison - to Alex's book of short stories. They were published on the interwebs, but there's no way I would have gone back and found them.
I do heart the book though.
It's so close to a nachos hat!
Wow, am loving the new homepage, it was worth the wait. :)
If you turned it upside down, it might be!
also a good point.
woah. Further investigations have made me realise I must go to Lindt cafe when (if?) Kimi gets announced at McLaren. Help me choose a cake (again)
http://www.lindt.com.au/public/pdf/cakeCollection2009.pdf
Another rarity in the western world... A Ferrari marlboro advert http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/imag0117
Yes... Sorry I meant to comment earlier about this comparison. I was going to say the same thing.
I didn't add any pictures. But I carefully selected them, edited them, combined stories that had been published in multiple parts over several months, and in certain cases rewrote sections. And then I sold it.
Lots of people told me that they skipped reading the fiction on the web because it wasn't what they were in the mood for at the time. So I decided to offer them something in a form they would like.
And who knew there would be fake f1 cars...
Some liveries you might recognise ;)
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/imag0113
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/imag0114
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/imag0115
But worth a closer look!
And I would offer it for sale on the Kindle, and still think that people would see it as worth the money (minus printing costs), if Amazon would let UK publishers use the Kindle. Because the selection process, edit, etc. Change it from things I have thought and wondered about this week into a collection.
Ooo I must go into town and get my hair cut now.... I'll be back in a few hours. Just in case I miss him happy birthday bassano :) byeex
awesome stuff Mr C. I think you could leave it like that and not worry about colours :D
It also has Honda on it.
I think of it that every new person who comes to the site gets something different even though it is a small thing.
I would buy it. And not read it on a tram. :D
Senna has signed for Campos... apparently.
I saw your comment earlier and it reminded me that I was supposed to publish a gamboling article today on litterally, exactly the same issue. It could almost have been a #MFC guest post but I forgot to ask Christine...
http://www.gamboling.co.uk/2009/10/making-friends.html
And while it will seem that I may have opportunistically written this article just today after your comment. I had already written it and discussed it with Bassano and Nick at the last London Meetup I went to! Random!
This is a good ploy. I am in no position to confirm or deny it ever happened!
:)
I don't mind if they ask a few questions and then leave me alone but when my entire 35 minute journey is answering questions when I was really looking forward to getting some reading done I get a little annoyed :D
The next best thing: http://mediafuturechange.com/2009/10/29/spreading-the-word/
Noble: Jarno Trulli and Adrian Sutil are having a big disagreement about their Brazil crash in the FIA press conference
Just like the FIA wanted :D
I wish they would broadcast the Thursday conferences. It sounds like a lot of fun.
hoping BBC show it on Saturday (unlikely though)
Kimi is laughing. And we are missing out!
That's actually an interesting point. Why don't they? Wouldn't be too difficult to put it online?
Thank you :)
Hahaha! And FOM too. ;)
ah i thought i saw a roflcopter headed that way :D
they have media lights and broadcast cameras installed there all the time. so technically very easy.
journalists would loose their exclusives though.
sometime bits and pieces show up on youtube. *crosses fingers*
They do? why? is anything ever shown from that room? i thought the tv interviews were usualy done in a different room?
Rumor on the street is that it's Senna and de la Rosa. And they're confirmed as a FOTA member. Campos is moving pretty darn quick.
actually, good point. i assumed they changed the layout from five seats to three seats during the weekend. but they might be two separate rooms.
As is Fernando. Is he laughing at his best friend's predicament? :P
I think its the same room at the older tracks, but the newer ones probably do the interviews in a studio for sound quality
how do you know this?
I thought they did them in another room because the unilaterals are in a small room and they can fit a lot more journalists in the room where they do the rest of them.
http://twitter.com/NobleF1/status/5256262775
trulli turned up with a set of pictures?
I always carry pictures of my crashes around with me, don't you? :D
I'm hoping Autosport or whoever puts these up online in due course!
I like Trulli. He is good at holding a grudge, just like me.
:D
True dat. The main pressers are held in a different room, which varies in size depending on the circuit. They couldn't let journos in where the unilaterals are recorded, owing to chit-chat, body functions, mobiles going off, etc.
I've written a post and sent it to Christine.
uh oh #sameperson
w00t! :D
Ooooh, I look now :)
But if I remember correctly, these non-unilateral presscons are still recorded. The best bits sometimes end up on the season review DVDs. Examples include Ross Brawn getting grilled at Monza 2003, JPM hitting out at Schumi at Imola 2004, Schumi sharing his thoughts post-Indy 2005, and many others.
I must say, I do enjoy good use of the word "goon".
They have a camera in there, yes. Bob C transcribes the recording and that's what's published on the FIA site.
Works best in print; verbally, you can easily be misheard and people think you're Alf Garnett.
I assume not the "Australian" usage?
Hoon?
hehe awesome to get the facts from somone who knows :D
On this?
goon aka cheap nasty cask wine. I don't get why they can't call it cask wine like everyone else.
Love it!
Lovely, lovely guest posts, I love them: http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/10/29/of-driver-salaries-and-other-guff/
If I had been in Sutil's place, I would have brought out a picture of some choice sign language.
Cheers! :D
Cake in an hour...
JA says German media say Glock to Renault.
As we all know, hand gestures speak volumes...
W000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000TTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
Guess where i am off to this evening :D
The Grand Prix???
how'd you score that one!
Andy Soucek seems very confident of a drive in F1 next season, telling journalists:
"Well, I had a special surprise for you today but it's not yet signed so I should wait a little bit more..."
Good combination for Renault next year.
A public stoning of John and Edward?
Trulli looking through his holidays snaps of Interlagos. Sutil doesn't seem positively interested...
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/app10189051256817482-jpg
Dude, that Share with Twitter thing is way cool.
isn't it!
Looks like someone managed to grab some tickets for the weekend. ;) Or at least get an autograph or three today. ;)
No surprise there, either.
Did Nick really get his tickets via Twitter?
His tickets to what?
some beyonce woman. Im not that fussed, i get to see the track!
Blind luck and frantic phonecalls!
Who?
christine and i are talking about the ability to share posts via twitter from this page:
http://sidepodcast.com/blog/
it's not ground breaking, but it is handy.
MTV3 interview with Kimi: http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/f1/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/f1/2009/10/985468
- we're not talking to Toyota anymore
- if we want a winning car, McLaren are the only option. The situation should be solved within the next few days.
disclaimer: Translated by me, so it's not exactly what he said but close enough.
if you see any Finns wandering around, you can send them to me at "Amy, Melbourne, Australia"
No twitter failed me...
Aw come on, they're entertaining, in a "watch through my hands god this is so awful" sort of way.
thanking you, kathi.
:D only for today, though?
So that seals it - probably. Kimi to McLaren, Jenson to Brawn. Things are FINALLY falling into place.
I guess it's not good for everything, then. :D
Afternoon all :D
link fixed. sorry, dropio's having issues.
whatsthe bit about Heikki at the bottom say? :D
it says Heikki will talke about his future plans in tonight's spotshow. I can't help with that though because I don't understand Finns when they are talking. :(
Nick, if you see Heikki tell him to hold up signs instead!
ahh good o. With words like 'jatkosuunnitelmistaan' I am not surprised.
It was coming, but delighted its happening.
You can breathe now, then? ;)
dates are fixed on the homepage.
#sorrygavin
Yeah, just waiting for the final confirmation and then I'll be super happy
Grrr :(
No cake for you then!
they were interviewing a woman (about green design; in Finnish obviously) and I was getting all excited because I could understand what she was saying and then I found out she was German/Austrian. => Finns pronounce Finnish all wrongly.
the German media saying he has already signed also said Schumi would replace Kimi during the 2007 season.
... I was feeling all confident and good before.
:D This must be Kimi's laughing face
But if JA says it, I suspect it's because he's also heard the same thing from sources he can't disclose. He's just waiting for someone else to say it first.
Made you feel better, RG? ;)
Yes.
*Waits for it to be knocked down again* ;)
But James Allen was the one who predicted Alonso to Ferrari for 2010... Oh wait that was true too!
It is still very likely. A more trustworthy site had an interview with his manager. He said that they are talking with 5 teams, 3 of them seriously and Renault is the top option.
There... that should make RG feel much better. :D
Ahhhh, it so does
Apparently, the 2009 Season Review DVD is already available for pre-order on the UK site, but not the US site. BOO Amazon.
they didn't release the 2008 one in Australia until after the Australian Grand Prix this year so by then I'd already given up waiting and ordered it from amazon.co.uk months previously. Boo Australia.
Hehe. Fortunately, the US isn't that awful. I remember this happening last year too - the UK version being ready for pre-order a few weeks before the US. I hope it doesn't take much longer before it's out in the US store.
I am rethinking my Lindt cake idea. This costs $15. For one waffle. So I'd hate to think how expensive their cakes would be.
Nice article from The Red Bulletin:
F1 2009: The Wacky Races
Quick post before I go to lunch. Check the drop in about an hour or so to see photos of me with a Dalek! (My work's hosting a festival that has Dr Who writers giving talks. They brought an old style Dalek, so I got some photos between talks)
neat!
Dear (hopefully existing) rally fans, on what surface is the rally in Mexico?
Funny from redbullf1spy on Twitter:
:D Hehehehe!
Gravel. Wikipedia confirms it.
Why'd you ask?
just obsessing about Kimi as usual.
Sweden, Mexcio and Germany would be the only WRC events he could participate in next season if he also drives F1.
From a comment on Joe's blog:
Ice Cream and a Coke
Amy...? :D
Sweden is on... gravel, I think? Germany is on asphalt - that might as well be France, given how Loeb's made the place his own.
I suspect he'll drive Germany - easily convenient, and a friendly surface to Kimi.
Sweden is on snow/ice.
I got Rally Sweden and Rally Finland mixed up. Hehehe. :D
As I did see. :D
Man, the cake my wife baked for work was good. Sponge cake with coconut treacle topping. Went down a treat!
Sounds exotic. ;)
Nah not really. But very Danish!
afternoon! i have returned from the hair dressers. how is everyon'es day so far?
Its been full of awesomeness
New do, lou?
Just had birthday cake. On a caffeine and sugar high right now...
I had my photo taken with a Dalek! Annoyingly, I can't put it on the drop yet, as my collegue (who took the pics) has gone to lunch and hasn't come back yet. When she does, I'd dropio them.
kinda... it's the same, but nicer, nothing drastic :)
ooo yum :)
Oooh, its your birthday innit, I forgot, happy birthday mate!
Happy Birthday Gavin!
Happy Birthday Gavin
Cheers!
Joe looks at the future of Adrian Sutil.
I find it odd that he still looks at the Renault angle, if the Glock-to-Renault stories are true. #sorryRG
If Kimi does indeed end up at McLaren, it'll be a choice between Toyota and Force India for Adrian. Depending on what kind of partnership they still have with McLaren, it may be time to move on.
you are crazy spending money on that poorly produced nonsense.
i collect all of them - I have VHS tapes from 1990-1996 + 2002, and all the DVDs from 2000 up. how else do i know so much F1 history? :D
I have the 2008 one, but I only paid £11 for it... Haven't seen it yet!
Older ones are available in other places too...
fair enough. bad editing bugs me, in the same way bad grammar bugs christine.
Practically all the seasons are. I'm still considering investing in the Duke set of 1970s season review DVDs. But I'm not 100% sold on it just yet.
heheh. it's gotten better over time - last year's was very slick, easily the best produced of the whole bunch.
Awesome - it's the only one I bought!
i saw bits of it and still found flaws.
It is a bit of a nightmare to be trying to get somewhere and halted by an ambulance taking up the road. I can't be mad because someone is getting the treatment they need, but it was right.in.my.way.
I have been told that when they slow down with the lights flashing, it means they have had to administer some kind of treatment...
the only obvious one is the one with the points standings at the end. otherwise, i didn't notice anything. :)
Could be. This one was just stopped.
that's not the kind of flaw i would even notice :)
With lights flashing or not? Sounds odd...
It wasn't odd. It was by a house, someone was on the floor in a blanket, there was a police car and everything.
Perhaps I can direct my annoyance at the parked cars on the other side of the road that made it impossible to pass.
ah-ha, yes. should've photographed, dropio'd and named and shamed.
Hmm not so odd then. Hope they're ok then...
I have been in an ambulance a few times and it's not nice!
Afternoonnn
Back when I was young and not as cool, calm, and collected as I am now, I used to get p***** if there was an accident or an ambulance or whatever holding me up. Now I just think to myself "hope noone's hurt too badly"
Maybe it's just 'cause I don't want to get to work or something.
language jpancoast.
hullo chap.
Yea. Thing is, they were outside their house too. I don't know who to be mad at!
'Eyup!
be mad at me. it's bound to be my fault in someway and i'm used to it.
Obviously you should be mad at Thursdays because they are RRRRRRRRRrrrrrubbish!
I think you should have just got mad at outside like usual :)
Jon!
Ok so i've hired a camera from the uni, and it comes with a mini hand held controller, with a mic in it....but there is no where to plug it into....am so confused
Stupid outside!
Stupid Thursdays!!
Feel better now.
since it came up is there a list or rules of what is acceptable and what not, because for me it can be a bit confusing sometimes.
Isn't there a Monty Python video that can help here?
as in, a list of swear words? good question. although how would we list them without swearing?
asterixe's?
That particular word is a problem one because it really is a much lighter word in the states than it is in the uk.
i get what kathi means, because different areas can use different words which are/arent acceptable to others, but i dont know how you'd say it without saying it!
In fact, in NZ there was a big argument about an ad that included the word 'b****r' - it was a funny ad about farmers. Considering the farmers I know, that word is quite mild...
Words that rhyme with 'Firetruck'?
i know mark webber certainly does :)
maybe doohickey could say something, if a words matched a filter. wouldn't be perfect, but might be a start?
Help!
oh i see now it lets me write a comment :(
Too easy to get around though?
If someone is trying to get round it on purpose, they are likely to be moderated!
Yeah sorry, that's a fair call.
Does anyone own/has used a Panasonic NV-GS120? i need a hand an the instructions are no help
Having trouble?
@JRobertsF1:
Sutil to Jarno: "Back in Barcelona. I didn’t hit you, you hit me. I don’t know what’s the problem, but maybe your eyes are a problem..."
http://twitter.com/JRobertsF1/status/5259516476
I occasionally have this discussion with other exchange students. For non-English they are just word. We learn that they are bad words but they don't 'feel' bad to us. On top of that in Germany the rules are less strict.
I don't think that is necessary. I was just curious if there is some guide for foreigners somewhere on the internet :)
That boxing ring seems like a good idea now
I get that here in Denmark. You hear a Danish sentence peppered with English swear words. And I hate it because (a) it sounds wrong because they're not swearing properly and (b) because Danish swear words suck.
My Danish colleague has resorted to swearing in German - fantastic stuff! :D
sadly.. i tried to post a comment about Jenson's new book.. but it wont let me.
so i shall just say..
Jenson is releasing a book on 19th November - My Championship Year.
i was trying to post what it was all about but it wont let me.. so here's the link to his site.
"It" being doohickey? Or your connection? Or the new site?
my connection is.. i think fine, i'm watching something on iplayer atm and it seems fine... maybe doohickey. it was just that comment though..
Did it come up with an error?
yep.
Sometimes you get that if your upload speed is all used up on something else. Never happens while using iPlayer or similar though...
hmm, seems ok?
oh it's probably me, it would let me post other comments though :s
Saying?
probably me or something. no worries. people can check the link if they want more info ;) but it looks to be good... lots of things about the Brawn team, strategies and techie stats too apparently.
sorry i'm really no help today :( just the usual 'error could not submit comment' like if your not connected... only my status was connected...
Give you one guess as to who asked this question in today's press conference?
Zzzzzz....
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLT31141620091029
And Joe is musing the possibility of them being team mates next year! :-)
"kimi: why don't you have a drive yet?"
Whatever happened to the 'only use one comment per sentence' rule? He looks old enough to know better!
They'll get over it.
More exciting than Lewis and Fernando
they might pretend to
I wouldn't want them in the same team. Prost and Senna you can deal with - they're worth the problems. Trulli and Sutil though? Why give yourself the hassle?
Well I haven't been a fan of Trulli for years and Sutil isn't the greatest. Depends what your choices are really!
I'll tell you why! *produces some photographic evidence from back pocket*
:)
*Quickly refers to "Dealing With Blackmailers" by F. Briatore*
have to say big, big thanks to alex for twisting fourstar's arm into getting us google wave invites. now to figure out what we can do with it...
also, anyone else got the twitter 'fightclub' update that we're not supposed to talk about?
Google Wave + Doohickey = Zero Productivity.
Cool! Here's hoping that enough SPC'ers get enough invites so we can all get on board :)
none.at.all.
although if you could doohickey from wave, that would at least save some screen space.
I just tried to add a comment in doohicky and pressed the wrong key combination to add the comment
soon as we have any, we'll yell.
i'll add that to the list.
Cheers :D
Yeah... Google are only giving invites to people they add. If you get added by a friend as happened to us you get no invites :(
playground ;)
oops.
Mind you, it made Kimi confirm that he's staying in F1 next year, so it was worth something. :D
He probably just said it to get rid of Legard!
I guess it really, really is just a preview and not a "spread the word" thing.
:D run-on sentences galore.
Well quite a few bits don't work properly and stuff. So it makes sense I guess.
Hi - just popping in to mention that I like the new homepage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkuU5TCZDqo
Seriously what is Trulli on?! He lost control of hte car on the kerbs, why does he keep arguing when its his fault?
yay :)
Every time someone mentions it, I have to go and have a look. Make sure that it really did happen and it really is up there :)
Me too. I do like they way you've put the different posts and the podcasts in a nice snazzy graphic
Very, very odd. Almost desperate, even. It makes me wonder if he has a deal in his pocket, after all - he might not have...
It feels like how it is when you're a kid, and you've clearly lost an argument but you still want to be the winner of the argument, so you just end it off when "well, well, well, your face!" and then run off.
just me? oh well ;)
it's a season late! :)
Is there a list of SPC folks somewhere who have wave accounts so that we can all get together?
Heheh. Too true. :D
It would make my day if Trulli did that.
snazzy graphic will be dynamic at some point. so later we might put stuart's guest post in there, or the live player during debrief.
we're not done yet :)
sounds like a job for the wiki...
Makes keeping on at Mr C worthwhile then? :)
good. :P
I love the potential snazziness of this site
Oh, it's always worth keeping on at Mr C :)
hehe!
what actually made 2.0 so slow to load anyway?
The best thing about that argument was Fernando sneaking into the front seat of the truck while Trulli was yelling at... that other guy, can't remember who it was :)
He will say wordpress.
And you will say?
IT does indeed....
No, I agree. I was just trying to pre-empt his answer.
ah ok :)
yet you recommend wordpress to people :P
As it turns out, mine is the only answer :)
I always recommend Wordpress to everyone.
Wordpress is awesomeness, as long as you are not trying to write a doohickey.
Hosted wordpress good. Host yourself wordpress bad.
From Alan Baldwin of Reuters:
Wow, Bernie in sandals? How rare is that?
and...
Not a lot of people missing it, then. :D
Or deal with too many users... Wordpress is the reason James Allen's blog goes bad under high demand.
Also true.
nothing specifically made it slow, it's the work we've put in that makes the new page fast.
however:
- the server is located in the US, so it's slow(er) to load if you're reading in the UK than other blogs which might be hosted here.
- the hosting company in question are useless at what they do
- the content management system is years old and isn't optimised for any specific site/platform.
points one and two are still an issue, but we've made them less problematic using extensive caching, problem number three was resolved by building our own sidepodcast CMS.
He didn't use the word "wordpress" once!
Humph.
cms eh?
i'm not even going to try and understand what that is ;)
but his hosted wordpress never went down. only his self-hosted version.
I heart anyone who makes their own CMS :)
CMS = content management system
Our own CMS = our own much improved version of wordpress.
hehe. okaaay. what i was going to say was:
-
the content management system is years old and isn't optimised for any specific site/platformwordpress sucksproblem number three was resolved by building our own sidepodcast wordpress.
w00t!
:D
feel the love. :D
Do we need a breakout thread as an obituary?
Ecclestone: Donington hopes are over
As I said earlier, about time.
sounds good. christine, you or i?
For something that was obvious since the begining? :)
Am on it.
Well, given Bernie's desperation, you never knew for sure.
Oh Bernie knew, Bernie always knows... ;)
so Mr C when can we expect the post on the new site? :)
RE: wave stuff... should we just add it to the "side pod regulars" page?
Agreed. Which fitted into my earlier point.
I am currently weighing up costs of the Wordpress Extras I would need for my blog, versus the cost of just hosting it myself, as I currently do.
Lots of currently in that sentence.
quick comment to say my Dalek pics are up. (is not here)
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/sany0039-jpg
*hides behind sofa(f1)*
is that because of me or the Dalek?
You've got to be some kind of brave to hug a Dalek. Unless you are restraining it, which is equally as brave.
:)
grrr... how do I revert to a previous version on the wiki?
At the bottom of the page, there should be a link saying "Complete history"
Find the version you want, and click the little arrow on the left to open it up. Another button should come up to say "Make current version."
I must be missing it, I click that arrow on the left, it tells me what changes were made, then gives me a link to "view changes from previous version", but no link or button to "make current version"
Been catching up on listen #2 of sidepodradio, and if there had been a drinking game where the trigger was "Alex Andronov from sofa f1", I would have been paralytic half way through. ;)
Ah. Perhaps it's an admin thing. I can do it for you. Which version are you trying to get back to? On SPC Regulars?
Apparantly so:
http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/page/Sites+That+Require+Registration
Ah, apologies.
Thank you. Version number is 134, note is "added jpancoast", edited about 27 minutes ago.
When I added a column for google wave I accidentally deleted the flickr column :(
Oops, no worries. Should be okay now?
Loving Mr Mantovani's creation of Damon Hill circa 1994.
http://mantovani.zip.net/
I've added the column for google wave ;) http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/SPC+Regulars
Looks cool now, thanks!
I'll try not to delete that column again...
BAH! Curse my metal body I wasn't fast enough!
I see I have a fellow James here... I must be cautious.
Hehe no worries :)
yay! the Brawn race weekend blog is from Ant Davidson this weekend! :D
I like the new web site. Nice and shiny! The Podcasts are amazing too. But I still can’t work out where to leave this comment?
Very sad news today... for #MHC (media history change)...
The actor, Norman Painting, who played Phil Archer has died. Longest running actor in any soap. And he also wrote over 1000 episodes of the show.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8331558.stm
:(
You picked exactly the right place :)
Wow it's been really quiet tonight! That's what somebody else said yesterday!
am busy catching up on the days news. then on with some coding.
:)
yay, and hey dan.
i've been working on our house drama script. i'm here, but drowning considerably in paperwork and getting more and more stressed...
Holidays this week, back to the norm on Monday...
:(
still, Abu Dhabi to look forward to...
ahh shucks.
are ya watching all the sessions?
Hopefully, probably practice sessions on Five Live. Might check up on here for conversation if I get the chance, but definitely quali and the race (the rain in my area gives us all an excuse to watch the race).
Not looking forward to Monday...
Don't think anyone is.
i think this year, the initial off-season will be quieter than usual. testing is so very restricted until the new year.
Still, there is 3 days between then and now. Better enjoy them while I can!
Can't wait for the next F1 debrief to come out, it would cheer me up on Monday... :|
what can we talk about?! Hopefully the silly season carries on after Sunday and into new season testing.
we always find something to talk about at spc :)
We can always complain about Max, Bernie, and Schumi :D
I do find that amazing. All hail the daily.
or talk about how amazing Button is... oh wait i do that anyway :D
Not as awesome as Timo...
i'll be nice and not fight back seeing as Timo isn't racing this weekend :(
I am not here but the front cover of AUTOSPORT has a quote from Brawn saying "Jenson can be like Schuey". So he is going to shave and get a chin implant.
IS too!
And crash at tight hairpins to cause yellow flags...
So I'll be nice and say Jenson is a worthy champion
F1 has been harsh to Timo, I hope he gets a drive next year.
:D <3
Jenson would never shave! :P
It looks like he will
http://onetimoglock.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/glock-set-to-be-announced-at-renault/
(Thank god for that picture or I had nothing)
Hello all, Happy Birthday Bassano & Gavin. Been catching up on the drop, absolutely love the Parade Lap plug, brilliant use of O Fortuna. Love the new look, just one idea. I think if you click on "Join in with the daily conversation" it should take you to the doohickey so you can join in. However, there should also be a "Catch up with other people's comments" or something as I would struggle to see the comments on my mobile otherwise. I know it's a work in progress but I think the progress so far has been spectacular :lol:
Renault? Kovalienen was linked to Renault as well...
ohh, had forgotten about mobile doohickey too. it's not on any navigation list.
That would be helpful: my iPod is no way to comment...
which page are you using lb22? have you tried:
http://sidepodcast.com/realtime/
http://sidepodcast.com/realtime/mobile/
The main website live comment thingy...
I'll try them.
Much better. thanks!
no worries.
if you're using the first link, you can hit 'reply' and then select text from the comment above to 'click to quote'.
although on an iphone, it's 'tap to quote'.
favourited! Thanks!
Scouring the interweb for some sort of news...be back soon hopefully with something...
I'm here all the time with nothing, so, your already doing more than me ;)
Alianora,
What has happenned to your blog? I keep getting Page-not-found messages? Hope you are back soon.
What the heck is a placement day? {Comment #6}
A placement is a basically the same as work experience. In this case the JobCentre sent me there initially, but I'm free to turn up or not as I please because it's voluntary work... ...at least in theory.
A day refers to the days I'm supposed to be at placement. This one started off as one day per week, morphed into four when it got extended due to another member of staff going on holiday, and is five this week because my supervisor caught swine flu, resulting in a severe staff shortage.
Since I like my placement, I like having more days there :)
I found out...Bruno Senna is negotiating with Campos, but other than that, nothing.
It's all become a bit quiet...it was bustling earlier...
Evening.
This place does that, it varies more than Trulli's pace.
Evening sir.
Good Evening :)
Evening to you both.
Have just seens Rosberg's comments.
uh oh.
:(
He could be going to Toyota.
Evening. I'm not entirely here just yet, until I get food. Who are you, anyway?
He better *shakes fist at him worrying me*
or any of the new teams....
The commentometer is low
got to be brawn, mercedes and all that.
no. no. no. no. no. no. no.
noooooooo! he can't... :D
Oh by the way, the new home page as it is right now looks absolutely fantastic. I really, really like it. :D
Big differences...
brawn fans aren't happy about the possible split of the awesome brawnsomeness of Jenson and Rubens..
:D
you didn't like that then...?
He's talented, he just needs a good car.
This is true :D They are like two peas in a pod, bread and butter, sausage and mash, knife and fork, and so on.
totally agree, was just stating a fact about young Nico. Rubinho will suffer at Williams...it can't happen!
I think he's a great driver. And I agree.
But this is rubens car. That is the forbidden fruit!! How dare he take my Rubens seat :( it must not happen. I will cut off his golden locks and selotape them to my face as eyebrows in protest if he steals Rubens seat.
but... why can't he go to another team :( Brawn IS Jenson and Rubens... they are a huge part the team i love so much... they are such a great partnership.. :(
Has anyone worked out the Genius Mix thing in iTunes... I think it gets very confused with my music collection...
I, personally, am not convinced that a mix of Katy Perry and Black Francis is a sensible place to start from.
i found it to be dangerously expensive. thus disabled it.
chicken and mint sauce?
For lou
http://cdn.images.autosport.com/editorial/1256745150.jpg
ahem ;)
it's not finished!
;)
Oh most definitely.
marmite and toast!
The Genius Mix and the Genius playlist are both great because they only work from your own music. It's the Genius sidebar that is the trouble for cost.
not sure Iron Maiden and Duran Duran should be in together...stilll Its on my iPod, just don't use it...
Well if it's awesome now when it is finished it's gonna be a word I can't even think of because I doubt it exists in the human language :P
can he be a nicer version of schuey? one that everyone/most people like...?
Some of them seem more sensible I guess... But that's just madness surely
I'd like to link to a black francis song but I would have to assume that they all contain unsuitable lyrics.
Schumacher and Ferrari?
ahhh. can you have one without the other?
I don;t know what would be better - Ralf or Michael
Yup, oh yes. Genius playlist is good in my opinion because I often know a track I want to listen to and then I just want it to play... "other stuff I own like that".
Well i have a poster of Ralf if that helps?
View Menu - Show Genius Sidebar - off
Oh Jon
Jenson is neither.. he is better then them both...
oooohhhh dear...
ta.
How much did he pay you?
:D :D :D ;)
It's not there any more! But it is a nice poster!
He just recorded a plug...
"Hi I'm Ralf Schumacher, I don't know much about Formula 1, but I know about trying really hard for ages, hoping to get somewhere, but constantly sitting in the shadow of something larger... And that's why I listen to the Feeder Series, the best podcast about up and coming drivers - in the world."
A3 version of this
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/73447934_opt.jpg
:D ;) :P
There are many ways i could take that....but assuming you meant it nicely, i shall leave it at that ;)
actually its probably a2, beautiful
I'm so sorry to hear about your trauma
I certainly did. Honest... I meant it in the right way... Honest!
beautiful?!?!?!!?
Where are people going to be posting tomorrow? 30th October post or an Abu Dhabi post (never been around for a race weekend before on SPC)
Ooooh new version of Apple TV software out #MFC
Oh you are in for a treat... Special post for each session
Dear iTunes, would you like to tell me why you wiped my whole library and now i have to start again?
No, didn't think so
*scowers*
Also there is a two hour pre-race extraveganza of a live show to comment along to. Here's a trailer (have I mentioned the trailer ;) ): http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/paradelapextravaganza-mov
From 10 am UK time on Sunday
There are a lot of in jokes in the plug innit ;)
New homepage is working well, I like the format - the breakout threads make more sense now, I like that the Daily is separated out :-)
Proper backup?
No. I didn't think so. *scowers right back*
#sorryjon - that's a little bit mean isnt it?
It backs itself up automatically actually..
so nerrrrrrr :P
I have never relied on that...
*hides*
Good man. I'm sorry - I don't know what came over me. Mornings.. bleh!
its all sorted now apart from it thinks all my podcasts are unlistened too...
ah ok. :)
*seething*
Looks like I'll have the TV on mute and the R5 web stream on again
Will Williams ever be properly competitive again?
just to confuse you lb22, the williams conversation has switched threads.
you can use the 'active thread' select box near the top of the page, to choose threads and enable/disable reply buttons.
...if that makes sense?
If Brawn can emerge from the ashes of Honda and Red Bull produce the best "overall" car of 2009 it is possible. A lot will hinge on whether the Cosworth is more competitive than the other engines given that it can be developed and other engines cannot.
Have we seen them yet?
Me too..
I thought that was very funny, despite their little fight, I like Jarno rather more, although I think this time he was at probably his fault.
anyone here up for another minor update and a bit of testing?
Yayyy for minor updates *breathes* and a bit of testing!
Yes!
no
procrastination always takes precident!
i am! save me from this script!
ok.
but this one is less exciting, and some might find it annoying.
is it a done deal or a maybe?
NARRATOR
Suddenly, everything went blurry as the world as we know it started slowly disappearing...
INSERT CHARACTER NAME
*laying down*
Oh...
*sits up*
...it was all a dream.
Fin.
it can't be any less exciting than writing a script.. and can't be more annoying either :D
haha i could try it... but i'm not sure that would help my house win our house drama competition..
it is done. a very simple update.
do a hard refresh on your doohickey...
Woah!!
wooooooww
bluehickey.
WOW!!!!
bluehickeydoohickey
:D
*claps*
beat me to it.
ok. that we weren't expecting :)
oh sweet lord.
why would that be annoying?
ooooohhh
Sure let us know what you are testing.
YAY! for being able to access stuff from the doohickey.
it's a wow its different, gimme a couple of days and i'll tell ya if i like it ;)
cause doohickey is quite a personal thing. certainly more than say the homepage.
I likes it
If you are modifying the doohickey, can I ask that you please make audio alerts opt-in rather than opt-out, or maybe even remember your last setting in the way it remembers who you are..?
OK that looks good wrt to the opening page.
no worries. remember, it's not finished...
I like the newhickey bluehickey :D
I'm going to be honest... it's going to take some getting used to having the huge white space either side of the comments rather than the green. but i like that you can access stuff from doohickey. makes it feel like a bigger part of the site, and not just an addition to it.
don't worry, very much on the list, i've been instructed. just not today.
is the text actually smaller? or is it the space?
Every single day I ask him to do this.
Too bright for me. But that'll change for sure (10p in the For Sure jar), when the design is changed.
the only bug that we're aware of, is if you make the page width really small, say for use with live timing, the header and footer have issues.
less wide, i think. text should be the same.
I agree with all of this.
coool
yeah, a slightly off-white colour would be good
oddly, that's what it used to be, and you can still see on the lclt. it'll go back towards that.
ahhh makes sense. it just feels much more open than it was, i liked having the border to it, i can't help thinking the comments may get lost in the white.. then again all i've ever been used to is the doohickey like it was, it's not a bad thing, just a difference. :)
you've done some awesome work here mr c, no wonder you've been coding so much lately, these updates are great :) thanks to mrs c too :)
Wow! Something new every visit at the moment
I think it is a improvement, whether one likes it or not the style of webpages changes with time (rather rapidly) - this has freshened things up.
I am always the afterthought :)
I think I prefer the white, but I am 99% sure I'll be in the minority.
Excellent job Christine at being Christine!
yeah you too mr c.
(I kid, you both rock in equally immense measures!!)
I like this - it is more contemporary as a web design.
:D
make that 98%, I love this look.
awwww!!
none of this would be happening without you, my lovely.
(and you were right about the noises, ok)
:( i was trying to make sure i mentioned you.. the podcasts are really well edited!... ah i'll just go find a panda now..
Mr C is being Christine?
now 97% - I like it too!
Still not here but had to comment. I like the new doohickey. Looks really good but I would swear the text in the comments is bigger but not in the box you type comments in. It is the same.
Hehehe, I'm just messing. I get lots of attention when I make stuff, now it's Mr C's turn.
Oh wait, you didn't mean what I thought you meant, oopsy..
I really like it too
:D :D :D
...I'm really making my comments awkward this evening. Urm.
blimey, you may be right. hmm, will look into it.
Hmmmm. Depends on the browser maybe?
OOps, no. False alarm
I very much like the new look but I think the all white will make it hard on the eyes after a while. When we're live commenting a race you can be looking at the doohickey for a couple of hours straight. Having contrast colour sides (even if it's less white than a complete contrast) would be easier on the eyes. I tried reducing the size to the one I use when I have live timing up & it fits beautifully.
i found both a panda and some rob... and some more rob
:)
Awww that's so cute (& I don't mean rob)
Reminds me of the sketch in Bo Selecta... Davina McCall...
PF chat just changes the word to 'nincompoop' :-)
I think it works perfectly. It's a lot more structured than the old one, which had a lot of jumpy-outy stuff, like the top bar.
:D
Baker & Kelly used to use "tugboat" on their podcast
I know, 'snazzy'
I love that word today.
what all swear words?
in truth that's partly why lclt remains as-is. i have reduced my brightness though, which can't be a good thing.
ahhhh. interesting thought.
I like that. And since PF are my initials, it should work well.
I haven't thoroughly tested it..
Waaaaaah what happened to the doohickey? :P
haha, welcome
redecorated
It went from awesome to awesome.
AOL used to use the word lollipop, which made people from Slollipophorpe very confused.
I just like the thought of saying snazzy nincompoop.
THE A1GP SITE IS BACK!!!!
Made the mistake of having my screen brightness on high :D Yo Ms Alision
yay! :)
Great. What race are they pretending to run now?
GP3 ;)
:lol:
ooh man. that'll ruin me good mood.
Um Christine & Mr.C, take a look at the comment below pls...
Anyway, must off to bed. 'Night all. Interested to see how many changes will have happened by the time I log in tomorrow
Christ, this is worse than Donington! IS IT DEAD OR ALIVE, GODDAMNIT???
I finks they is waaaaay ahead of yous
Night Janna
He doesn't give up does he?
ah, good!
think happy thoughts... do i need to find photos of ted for you??
he's too stupid.
ahh, please :)
night janna.
not for long buddy
Ted thinking about Mr C and their rapport!
There's a SPC BLOG? See, these are the things you find out with re-designs
That's no blog, it's a demonstration of how to cut and paste.
blog page is like the old homepage, essentially.
cough, affinity
I've seen that word a lot today in various Autosport reports/features..
Oooo. Now it all makes sense.
The new site is making sense!! It's organised :D
Oopsy :(
Do you intend changing its layout to conform with the rest of the design updates (which I like very much)?
not sure what ya mean rich?
Oh BTW, Birthday present from my parents was two books: Lewis Hamilton - My Story and Senna Vs. Prost by Malcolm Folley. Any good?
okay.. so ted... some more ted..... more ted.... ted..... and erm ...ted
*lou wants all at spc towers to be happy*
Hello :) Good work Mr C!
He is definitely smiling now.
Lewis -no
Anything about Senna V Prost has to be great
:)
The blog page (with the Red Bull header) now looks like it is at an altogether different site - disconnected from the opening page and allof the other resources - for a new visitor to the site this could be confusing.
this makes me happy. :) all smiles please, i'm still very happy today (having my hair cut does this to me) and with the off season approaching i want all to be happy for the last couple of days of this glorious f1 season :D
Was it your birthday? - well happy birthday for the few minutes that remain today.
Having your hair cut makes you happy?
I am sad once i've had mine cut as i miss my hair...
Good for you. The new 'do suits you, lou :)
Agreed!
Happy Birthday!
It was, thank you. Just had a lovely meal at a cosy Italian restaurant. Was nice!
hha it's the same as before.. only shorter and neater :) basically how i like it :)
LOL
ahh right. green pages are being eradicated.
first they'll go blue, and then we'll plug in live comments, and finally we'll add a further coat of paint to the whole thing.
2 - 3 weeks, i'd guess.
yeah definately! i love having my hair cut! the hairdressers i go to are lovely and it's just nice to sit and chill for a bit and come out feeling better and looking a little nicer :)
sure that makes sense - the front page is very professional looking.
What did you have then?
Just listening through old Sidepodradio shows - the most hilarious 12 hours ever! You mentioned another one soon, Mr C. Is that for sure? (I thought you never ever ever wanted to do a radiothon again....))
Happy birthday (I said it in the small hrs but hardly anyone was was here).
Bassano too.
He has only just convinced me that another one is a good idea, so it definitely won't be soon!
it is quite weird swapping from one design to the other...
Oh, just a pizza and a Tiramisu :)
It would make a great warm-up to next season.
Just don't listen to the predicition show, please...
Thanks, I was probably sleeping then ;)
Woah. It's all going on in here tonight.... Is this what happens when you comment at nearly sensible times of day? :P
well it is! Even with all the server crashes, you made a lot of money for charity and it was a huge laugh!
Gavin! Happy birthday!
Ain't no party like a sidepodparty,
See, now i have to go back and do that.
With Red Bull muffins
Amy is not going to be happy. Despite Joe getting a huge number of comments on his post about a well known Ferrari hanger-on there has finally been one in favour of the dispicable man.
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/oh-joy/
Funnily enough, I am right now! Would have been great live, but a good show none the less.
Only thing is, I think I got everything wrong.
In the best tradition of predictions surely!
definitely, you should do it in February, probably the end of February to get people geared up for racing!
darren's not a fan either. who's in favour?
You said Jense would get the title...hehe
Aren't the point of predictions that they're supposed to be wrong...?
Quite possibly....
Can you hear the rugby league in the background?
Evening all.
Yep, I heard lots of cheering and roaring of the crowd! Hehe
Crid. It's about the third last comment. Then Stuart is last winding Joe up to have a go at someone else
Night all, I'm off. See you for practice tomorrow!
See ya LB
see you!:)
Night mate, hey Adie
It's very very sad, In terms of the events on offer there was nothing wrong with the track.
They're the latest, and by no means the last to gamble it all on F1.
Sad times ahead for the track methinks.
Bye LB, hi Adie.
How did you get that comment to jump threads?
Evening Pat, and RG.
I copied it from Doohicky and put it in blockquotes.
Do I need to go and stand in the corner and think about what I've done?!
Hey Mr. C! I love wht you did to teh home page of the Sidepodcast website? How long is it going to be before the site is in th esame colour scheme?
Speaking of colour schemes, my favourite team colours are long gone. Unless Roger Penske decides to reenter F1 as I loved the previous McLaren Marboro cigarette box on wheels that is still being used by Penske's IRL team, so they are closer to bringing it back than McLaren currently are. Also I loved the Dark Blood Red that Ferrari had before Schuie came on board. That colour plus the screaming Banshee that was their V-12 engines made Ferrari....
But the ultimate colour scheme for me was on the J197 Jordan. I just loved that Snake head on the nose ! FRENKEN AWESOME! Plus Jordan was punching well above their weight in 1997!
ahh. i think darran + stuart > crid. amy will be fine.
2 - 3 weeks.
Just trying to keep things tidy :-)
I really liked the Jordan team in that era
Right, off to bed. Good night!
Night!
Night Gavin.
see ya.
night Gavin, happy birthday again :)
Niight sir.
Quick question....been working away for the last couple of days so not had time to check.
Did the rocket launch ok, and did the string get involved again?
It launched eventually. They had a 4 hour launch window on the second day and they used up most of that trying to find some suitable weather. It all went according to plan but just as the separation occurred NASA TV crashed.
Do I have issues if after nearly 2 weeks I have F1 withdrawal problems so I'm watching the Brazilian GP.
Oh - I gave the Brawn garage for you Lou. They have a rather attractive "BRAWN GP - WORLD CHAMPIONS 2009' banner above the garage.
I wanted to take a photo for drop.io but the roundabout outside isn't the best place to stop / lean out of the car with iPhone in hand at 07:30...
Thanks - and typical!
Ok everyone - I need to go to bed.
See you tomorrow for FP1.
night :)
Night Adie
oh no!!!! i just thought! is this weekend possibly the last weekend of Ant and Croftie?? I really hope Ant doesn't get a drive (although i hope he does...) i just love their commentary, it's been such a breath of fresh air and i will miss Ant lots if he has a drive next year...
okay... and being happy again :)
Wow, good thought. Enjoyed this year.
I heart their commentary very much.
hadn't considered that.
can we get one last shout out from them this weekend? we've had maurice, david and holly say sidepodcast, but never ant.
Do we think Ant would get it right?
i heart ant :( lots... he is awesome... lets tweet them lots.. :( can someone make sure they record it though, cause i'll not be there - am at my cousins in the morning... will listen in the car...
i reckon so. only one way to be sure though.
Ant is awesome, of course he will :) if not he'll have to stay another year... or Jackie will have to find him at the Mercedes thing...
Can i tweet him saying he isn't allowed to leave commentary because Jenson has only won races he has commentated on....
just want to say i popped into to see what was going on and got a surpise with the doohicky. i am liking the suprises :D
hehe. absolutely.
Don't worry, if he ends up in a team he'll be out of it half way through the season.
i shall do so tomorrow... they will then be around to block me from being all stalkerish :P
I assume someone mentioned earlier that Kimi has said that Toyota was not an option for him and he will only be in F1 next season if he does a deal with McLaren.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79831
he'll, or they'll?
Quite possibly both :D
I'm so glad he (might) be on the way back. Unless all those stupid Nico/Jenson rumors are true
Brawn would not be stupid enough to let Jenson leave... Mercedes wouldn't want Jenson to take No.1 (eeeeek) to another team... plus Jenson doesn't want to leave. :D
I don't see him leaving. Even if the salary wasn't to his liking, it isn't as if he can't make it up with endorsements elsewhere. Those two words 'World Champion' will open a lot of doors in that direction.
Um, I'm not sure any of those things are necessarily true. But I want Jenson to stay with Brawn, hence calling the rumors stupid
i'm a manic Brawn fan.. i make huuuugeee assumptions :D
I think there are less than even chance of him being with Macca - he and/or his manager have shown too much greed. Macca have said they want a driver hungry for success and not one who wants a good salary.
Ok so i'm stealing this off MWM, but everyone has to name their top 5 drivers of the season in order, but you have to keep in mind their car. So i could say Fisi is my number 3, because he was amazing when the car was good (i'm not going to, but you get the picture)
GOGOGO
to start you off....mine are
1. Vettel (ignoring the first part of the season)
2. Button (ignoring the middle part of the season)
3. Barrichello
4. 'Nando
5. Webber
Who's yours?
Jenson must either except what Ross offers or find another drive. Ross will not compromise the team to afford one driver - this is the clear message I am reading. Like Macca will not pay Kimi a Ferrari salary.
Kimi already has his Ferrari salary, so he doesn't really need anything huge from Mclaren, and he has tipped his hand saying he wants the drive.
Mercedes would not want to loose Jenson (#1), so he should be with either Mclaren or Brawn.
It's so confusing.
Problem is Vettel has yet to overtake virtually anybody. Button played the strategic game, Barrichello had problems with the brakes until mid-year, in all honesty Nando's was an anonymous year (poor Robert for next year) and Webber was comprehensively bettered by his team mate who cannot overtake.
Wow. So when I wake up I see:
1. NEW doohickey!
2. Senna to Campos confirmed?
3. Barrichello to Williams confirmed?
1) Barrichello 2) Button 3) Hamilton 4) Vettel 5) Webber
I didn't ask you to critique mine ;) i ask you for yours
i feel that my bias is no longer helping me with these kinda things... but i say
1. Button (obviously)
2. Vettel (has done sooo well)
3. Barrichello (also done well)
4. Hamilton (he's had an amazing end to the season)
5. Webber (for getting his first win and generally doing so well even though he's had bad luck!)
Is something confirmed if it has a question mark?
1. YES!
2. Seems that way
3. I see a number 3 but I don't see any text after it. odd that. ;)
I certainly believe the overtaking is the car. Because Mark has found it very hard too except in special situations.
2 and 3 were confirmed by TV Globo (almost always accurate with Brazilians), but not by Autosport.
Pah, it's easy Webber just bumps others out of the way
I I were McLaren I would not hire Kimi - he only wants to do a dozen PR events, wants a large salary and his motivation is questionable e.g. I have lots of choices for next year. If Kimi joins Macca his F1 career is over as Lewis will trash him for a number of reasons.
doohickey was so shocked that it deleted my comment?
anyways.. Rubens isn't confirmed for Williams...
they are wrong! Globo or some Brazilian company have been claiming it's a done deal for a while... but Rubens said in Brazil or somewhere that he was in talks with both teams.. or that he was in talks with Brawn or something... Lukeh! you'll know..
anyone good with Portuguese?
http://migre.me/ahh7
Although the brackets seem to tell me he has not named them just yet.
Mark is mediocre so not a good yardstick. Other than a few races the Red Bull was the best car. On an overall basis I think Brawn was second and Macca third.
Come on Rich!! Give us your top 5
Evening all...Yas is stunning
& I have news.... :D
Must resist the temptation to make jokes....
;)
news!! have you got a ticket??
It translates to "everyone is really silly. Here is a picture of Frank Williams. Barrichello is staying at Brawn GP and he is going to give Lukeh a hug. Williams are silly too."
if it had been confirmed surely there would be a team press release? it would be in f1minute and everything..
this feels like last year with honda...
My top 5 (this is very tough, though):
1. Button
2. Vettel
3. Hamilton (he would've been higher if it weren't for Liegate)
4. Barrichello
5. Webber
for tomorrow...
and it is far more than that!
Do tell. :D
paddock pass? :D
yay :)
you saw Jenson?
PR Job with Brawn GP?
if that's true i may explode...
Although I do remember Globo getting the scoop on Spygate way before anyone else.
Settle. It was a joke ;-)
shhh they have to be wrong.. i am determined to enjoy the rest of the season loving the amazing dream team... i may only get one race more of them.. :)
:P
I started with nothing... got a ticket to this evenings beyonce concert (best staging area ever)
I managed to get a ticket for tomorrow in the north grandstand (hairpin)
Anyway a couple of conversations later...
Paddock Club.... Renault Motorhome... & renault party in the evening....
I am OVER THE MOON
All I know is that my Rubens hat says he's staying. It's more reliable than this news stuff.
Fair enough. :P :D
Note to self, just fly to belgium with nothing.
WOW. WOWow. You know some awesome people, Nick. :D
Pictures or it didn't happen! :D
how on eaaaaaaarth did you manage that?!?!?
:D :D :D
oh goodness!! that's brilliant!!! :D you'll have such an amazing time!!
Oooooh
Wave to lou, she's still on top of it I think
It is difficult for me to say due to differences in the car.
1) Jenson (cannot deny his first season - it was amazing)
2) Rubens (he really had all of the bad luck.
3) Kimi (Ferrari is not as competitive as the Macca)
4) Lewis (made to many mistakes - on my account he lost 20 points but had some great drives)
5) Vettel (the Red Bull was on at last 10 tracks in a class of its own where even DC would make it look good)
1 and 2 could be interchanged depending on my mood .
yep i'm still sitting here..
Sidepodders always seem to know how to get to the coolest events. :D
:P
Well done! How the hell did you do that??
Its just for tomorrow though... although i would take 1 day of awesome over 3 day tickets.
I still dont belive its happening!
I love this city ;)
Lewis stuffed up Monaco in qualy - he plus car should have got pole and victory there and threw third place at Monza.
you've been nice and enthusiastic about this gp for ages, it must be karma!
using this logic.. when will i meet Jenson... :P
You might get tickets for Sunday yet at this rate! :P
Neither do we. :P :D
who you know, not what you know?
next season. ;)
Awesome
I might have to do a guest post after this...
Yas is incredible by the way. I think i have seen every photo... it still blew my mind
and i still haven set eyes on the track!
If you see Mr Glock talking to Mr Bell and there is a shaken hand. Do tell.
Monza doesn't matter so much to me in that he wasn't contending for the title anymore anyway. Monaco did bring him down a couple of notches for me. But still, he managed to work with what was an awful car and made it a pretty darn good car. Look at where Heikki is...
Excellent point! :D
Can you take stupid numbers of photos?
Ooo! I know! Ask Anando what he thought of Singapore 2008 ;-D
er.. so does anyone know what a twitter list is? ...
I'm not sure... I think it's kinda like the lists on Tweetdeck...
I am fairly sure Timo is going to Renault to join Robert - its a strong pair.
All but confirmed I think. I can't wait *gets excited like a little girl*
yay. good man, glad it's going well.
bacicly its though TOTAL
there might be a different livery on the renault tomorrow...
it's a new thing. rolling out to people slowly. apparently you're not meant to talk about it.
woohoo!
:D i dont belive its real yet
awesome!
Nooo, that would require I would be wrong, they are keeping the livery......
(Secretly, this is what I'm thinking, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO)
Red and yellow though
I rated Kimi's season better since the Ferrari was not as good a car as the Macca this year and they have similar points. The car was not that aweful to be honest - sure in the beginning and on certain tracks - it is clearly the third best car overall.
we can't talk about it? well.. that's just silly... who is going to explain to me what it is.. i'll just try figure it out..
about time too. :D a mole from TOTAL told you this?
here you can, just don't tweet about it.
you basically arrange people you follow into lists. here's mine:
http://twitter.com/sidepodcast/lists/
right must sleep... off in 6 hours... night all (as if i can sleep)
You make a pretty good point there. But the way I see, while they have similar points, when Kimi was 3rd, it was usually a distant 3rd. When Lewis was 3rd, it's usually after missing out on a win (or after contending for a win). Lewis would've also been a bit further ahead of Kimi if it were not for Liegate.
See ya in an hour ;)
:D Come back anytime you want. ;)
silly twitter :P
ahhh okay. i see. that makes sense..
night!
see ya :)
hehe. night nick, and if we don't see you before, have an ace day.
have fun :-)
can't see it, blocked
only people with list access can see lists. christine was enabled today, me about three days ago. everyone should be live by the end of the weekend.
Do we get told about it when it does happen?
ah, so the reason we can't talk about it is because they aren't capable of rolling it out to everyone at once :-)
you login to twitter.com and there's a big banner explaining stuff. i didn't get an email though.
fact.
but in all honesty there have been times when the Macca was the best car. The team did an awesome job of turning it around and next year they will be the team to beat. There is not much in between Kimi and Lewis. I would be disappointed since Lewis could have been competing with Rubens and DeSeb for second place. Kimi's success had a lot to do with the KERs rather than his driving.
GAAAHHH!! Why does Microsoft make IIS so hard to configure?
because it is Microsoft!
yet it's 3rd on the trending topics. :D
hehe. i can't say anything seeing the first thing i did was tweet about it, then remove the tweets sharpish.
what ya trying to do?
Afternoon all!
1. Jenson
2. Lewis
3. Sebastein
4. Kimi
5. Tamkuma Sato - that pass on 'Nando at Canada 2007 will stay with me forever.
In other news, Jenson can't wait to have kids: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79828
Or something like that.
Mind you, the same guy said:
And Joe confirmed what I've known - she's Stefania Bocchi, one of their veteran PR personnel. And I oh so agree. :D
hehehe i love this bit
awww! heeh
Get the stupid thing to answer on port 80, on a non-default site, and with .Net. Something is answering, just can't work out what.
Jenson says:
:D :D :D
However, the ability to spell his name has slipped from my memory..
i'll bet a quid that he'll actually have it on his helmet now. kinda like a one-off helmet. :D
hahaha :D he said something very similar on the top gear interview he did.. only he mentioned grandchildren :D
And what is the reply? 401, 404, 500? Do know that you have to remove port 80 from the default site to assign it to another site.
he should have got a fan to design it!... *cough*
But not as nice at the Renault girl.
well, it tells me he's happy with jessica - perhaps he'll actually settle down soon? good on jessica to have helped him out in his time of need this time last year - it's all worth it, i'm sure. :)
I respectfully disagree. Stefania's been a crush of mine for the longest time - first saw her when I started watching full-time (around 2000). :D
he was with Florence when he said the top gear thing.. i think he just wants kids... one day.
boo. :P hehe. ;)
Site will not start on port 80. Yes, I just changed the default to 8088. It must be something to do wit the .Net madness. Something sayign "it works!" answers on port 80, no idea where that comes from.
Apache is so much easier.
No matter how bad you borked .Net the site should still start up. It would then give you an error on access of the first page. Anything interesting in the Event Log?
right sleep for me, early morning tomorrow. don't remember to tweet ant tomorrow for fp1! :)
night all! x
night lou. :)
night!
Night lou!
niiight
Hmmm. yes. I think it is confusing my site with the default. Shall chase that.
Alianora,
What has happenned to your blog? I keep getting Page-not-found messages? Hope you are back soon. {Comment #659}
The forum hosting my blog has had a domain expire on it while my co-admin's computer was being repaired, taking down both forum and blog in one move. Last I heard (two days ago) my co-admin was attempting to restore it, but it seems to be taking a very long time. Unfortunately the Wordpress blog Mr C and I attempted to set up is proving to be so unreliable that it's not a viable solution.
As such, I'm not going to be able to be back until a) the forum hosting my original blog is restored or b) a more reliable, viable platform than Wordpress is found.
A placement is a bit like being an intern
so no actual responsibilites, just hanging out? {Comment #8}
There are definitely responsibilities in this placement, though the amount of work ebbs and flows a lot.
I started out just greeting people and answering telephones (and mostly redirecting people to other employees' offices at that). Then I started helping out my supervisor on some of the more repetitious parts of her paperwork and helping to decipher the more complicated database (there are two at work).
By the end of my four-week placement (which is normally the only one given on the scheme I was placed upon), I was invited to cover for an employee who was going on holiday (he's currently in the USA - hope he's enjoying himself). The main change was that I was solely responsible for the simpler and more useful of the databases. Whenever there's a new client or anything about an existing client changes, I have to update the database accordingly. I've also embarked on a mission to update the placement register to include more details and more placement locations. In case you're wondering, the place where I have my placement has, among other things, the contract for putting people on placements on behalf of the local JobCentres, meaning that I appear on the database I am maintaining.
Today, I got a crash course in persuading placement providers to accept clients by the marketing director in an effort to help him make this month's target. Yesterday I helped another centre archive. It's a varied and sometimes busy role... ...but sometimes I do find I'm spending lengthy periods of time waiting around trying to look professional. The act is necessary because there's a huge plate glass window behind my head when I'm at my desk and there are frequent traffic jams on the road passing my workplace. If I started doing the macarena to amuse myself, the people in the traffic jam might be distracted from the large advert above the window that explains what my organisation actually does!
There is talk of me possibly getting a job with the organisation in a month or two's time, but it's early days. And yes, what I'm doing at the moment is unpaid unless you count the fact that it ensures I still get Jobseeker's Benefit uninterrupted...
Erm I would take it to mean unpaid labour…..
Okay, how is that a good thing, unless your boss is really hot and there’s…..I’ll stop now {Comment #10}
It's a good thing because this currently represents my best chance of getting a job involving pay. Having not had an interview anywhere since August and having been messed around badly by the company involved in that interview (not to mention the disaster that was my last job (and first paid one)), it gives me confidence that there are employers out there who are actually bothered about getting employees who are some good at their job instead of going through the motions in order to repeat the same mistakes as before simply because it makes them personally comfy...
This "overtime" (along with my performance at the placement) is going down well with my colleagues - to the point where one of my colleagues forgot I wasn't technically an employee today - and there are vacancies opening up in the organisation in December and January. So maybe by February I'll have a job there. If so, it'll be a job at somewhere I like and where my colleagues know, accept and appreciate my quirks. This makes me very happy indeed :)
Great news about the possible job. It's nice to see someone getting something out of one of these things and with the effort you have put in you deserve it.
Isn’t placement usually taken as part of school work, whereas an internship is usually teken after graduation? That’s how it works around these parts at least. {Comment #12}
An internship is generally for recent graduates and placements are usually school work, but I'm no longer considered to be in either category. It's in the style of voluntary work, except that the JobCentre sent me there to make me more employable, meaning it doesn't feel like voluntary work (when the JobCentre can theoretically stop your benefits for non-attendance if your advisor feels your act is harming your employment chances, it makes a difference).
My workplace, which has the contract for this scheme where I live, calls them placements. In the absence of any more substantial reason to call my situation that, I'm calling it a placement as well.
Great news about the possible job. It’s nice to see someone getting something out of one of these things and with the effort you have put in you deserve it. {Comment #1068}
:blush: Well, they do tell me that the whole point of the placement scheme is to help people get jobs. It would be fairly ironic if it didn't give some of their placement people jobs (especially given how many people they see). Also, it's pretty easy to be motivated to put the effort in given what my organisation is like :)
There are no interns in the UK as far as I am aware so they all count as placements {Comment #14}
Interns are generally found in places like the banking sector, where the term and "graduate trainee" are synonymous and sometimes interchangeable. That said, there are some places where graduate trainees are paid a lot of money, so the interchangeability is not absolute by any means.
Sutil to Jarno: “Back in Barcelona. I didn’t hit you, you hit me. I don’t know what’s the problem, but maybe your eyes are a problem…”
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLT31141620091029
And Joe is musing the possibility of them being team mates next year! {Comment #522}
I've heard people say that Massa/Alonso might not go too well at Ferrari. For me, Trulli/Sutil would be much, much worse. Which is strange because Jarno never struck me as someone who would stay this angry for this long at some silly incident before...
Morning :)