Good morning, great citizens of Sidepodcast, it is Tuesday once again.
There are tumbleweeds rolling down the roads that are usually filled with the noise of F1 cars; for some reason it was felt that the notoriously workaholic staff of Formula 1 teams deserve a life outside of the paddock and factories, and that would be best served by a mid-season break. Given that it means I have to wait four weeks until Spa, I'm not convinced.
Still, there are a few dribbles of F1 news coming out of the Hungarian GP. Nick Heidfeld believes that Renault are 'in trouble' if their planned update for Spa doesn't have the desired effect. In more trouble than seeing your engine explode, Nick?
Mark Gallagher, General Manager of Cosworth's F1 division, has presumably been inhaling some of the noxious fumes that Heidfeld's was spewing out in Budapest. He 'remains convinced' that it has the potential to win races in 'the right car'. Williams might disagree with such a statement.
Searching for other sports to fill the F1 sized hole in my life, it seems that England are being thoroughly good at cricket. Not that long ago that was as likely as England being thoroughly good at football, but they're now just one win or two draws away from reaching the top of the ICC Test Rankings.
I see you falling asleep at the back.
In slightly political news (forgive me) alleged LulzSec hacker Jake Davis has been released on bail after being charged with five offences at the City of Westminster magistrates' court. Presumably Davis' defence will be, “I live on Shetland, there is literally nothing else to do.”
If you'll permit me to indulge in a moment of news from last week, the National Museum of Scotland re-opened on Friday after a £47M refit that saw it closed for three years. I was childishly excited (particularly about the animatronic T-Rex in the opening ceremony) and with twenty-two thousand visitors through its (new) doors on opening day, it seems I wasn't the only one.
Credit: Simon Furnivall
Edinburgh under attack
And with that I shall take my leave and see you for my next Daily post in a month. There are reasons for the elongated absence, and they involve shameless self promotion, so here we go. If anyone is in Edinburgh for the festival, you should head down to St Ninians Hall on Comely Bank Road to see Edinburgh Theatre Arts' production of Moll Flanders. It runs from 8th - 20th August and I'm running the lighting and sound.
Have a good day, and I'll see you in the comments.
There is a dinosaur in the daily!! *runs*
We definitely need more dinosaur dailies. Nice stuff Simon :) dinosaurs are awesome. Especially the ones who pretend to be animatromics but are really dinosaurs.
Plus I like how T rex's have little arms :D
Cheers, Lukeh :) I love dinosaurs. It was a close run thing as to whether I was more excited about the T-Rex or the museum re-opening. Neither disappointed.
Now for the shameless self promotion I mentioned. If anyone is in Edinburgh for the festival, you should head down to St Ninians Hall on Comely Bank Road to see Edinburgh Theatre Arts' production of Moll Flanders. It runs from 8th - 20th August and I'm running the lighting and sound.
I now return you to your regularly scheduled comments.
oooh, we need to know more. what does that involve?
Simon
You should have put the plug in the post. More people will read that
it's not too late, do it.
Awesome stuff. I do love seeing dinosaur stuff at museums, from trilobites to skeletons to animatronics to poor ripoffs of the font from Jurassic Park.
Oooh good luck with it Simon!
Done. Wasn't sure of the self-promotion etiquette, so kept it out of the post initially.
It means I will be swearing a lot as the actors fail to hit their marks. More specifically, I'll be in charge of the lighting during the play, ensuring that the right lights are on at the right time and that the sound effects and songs are played in the right place. Given that I have only one technical rehearsal and then the dress rehearsal to get the lighting right, it'd be safe to say I'm a little nervous.
The sidepodcast way is plug, plug and plug again.
appreciated, but that's cool by us.
love it! haven't done that kind of thing for years and years. how are you handling follow spots, or is it all fixed?
have i mentioned christine's book?
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/thatll-be-day-365-f1-stories/id445977879
:D
All fixed, thankfully. I haven't done lighting for a few years, and last time I did I was on the follow spot; I swore then never again to have to work with one. We have a lot of cues though, all the cast are on stage for the entire play, so keeping those not in a particular scene in as much shadow as possible whilst still lighting the scene adequately is going to be a challenge to get right.
blimey, best of luck!
Holy smokes! Simon has found a picutre of something older than Bernie! Impossible!
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily: 2nd August 2011
- 'No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone' by Tom Bower - Kindle review
- The Woeful Ways of Williams
- Tweets of the Week - I quite like cake too
- Daily: 1st August 2011
:)
It's true. Saw it with me own peepers.
Oh, I am really liking these Moo designs. I have a really good feeling about finding some business cards here.
can't recommend highly enough.
I've narrowed it down to a few designs that I like best, but can I talk with them about specifics? Did you do that/
? not /
ahh, no. downloaded the template and designed in photoshop.
More tech skills I don't have. :)
i'm no lukeh :)
you should be able to contact someone, they seem friendly enough.
I agree, they seem very willing to help.
Oh, and I talked to an immigration lawyer and it seems that now I'm not able to move there and be self-employed like I'd planned, and the job shortage areas are in things like geology, soil analysis and other occupations that I'm not qualified in. So... erm.....looks like it's not going to happen in the way that I hoped.
ooh bugger. marriage it is then.
Looks like that's the only way, 'cause they won't do an ancestry visa for me anymore (grandfather born in Hounslow), those visas are only for Commonwealth country citizens. Gotta find me a UK husband, or move to the seaside here.
and visit a few times a year, making a total nuisance of myself. :)
yay!
hehe
You say that now. :)
Mr. C, I really don't care what you think about me or my work. But if you're going to talk poorly about me, you might as well spell my name correctly.
Thanks for the plug Lou. You're welcome. Not difficult to work with wordpress.org. Hardest part is installing it on the server, which many will do for you...
and for the record, I vote loujohnsonphoto.com
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily: 2nd August 2011
- 'No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone' by Tom Bower - Kindle review
- The Woeful Ways of Williams
- Tweets of the Week - I quite like cake too
- Daily: 1st August 2011
Morning all
Morning :)
Hi Marti
How are you this morning? I just cycled in to work for the first time (about 20km) - got hopelessly lost, but eventually found it.
:D
Fine, thanks! Sitting in front of the television with my netbook hehe.
Wow, that's a long ride! Congratulations! At least you found it, because if not I imagine you on the phone "Hey, yes. I am 40 km far away from the office with my bike..." :P
:D
.. not for a recent graduate its not! its all "principle geologists" and "10 years experience required" etc.... hmm...
Look into the oil industry if you're having trouble finding work.
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily: 2nd August 2011
- 'No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone' by Tom Bower - Kindle review
- The Woeful Ways of Williams
- Tweets of the Week - I quite like cake too
- Daily: 1st August 2011
team awesome reunited!
http://twitpic.com/5zsmx6
:D
I see some test drivers over there too... :)
I'm leaving for a week's vacation late tonight.
I'll have plenty of time to read, so in addition to 365 Days of F1 vol 1 & 2, I'm picking up a Kindle copies of 2 Steve Matchett books.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Mechanics-Tale-ebook/dp/B004GKLN8I
http://www.amazon.com/Chariot-Makers-Assembling-Perfect-ebook/dp/B00550NY9E
I'm assuming there might be a opening for a book review posting for them when I get back?
Oh dear
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14371931
What does 'alienated' mean?
I suppose the best way to describe is "forcefully left out, hostile or isolated"
:( It's sad to read this kind of news, but money seems to be more important than human race.
It means "F1 gets a bit more greedy"
But I guess that F1 doesn't have nothing to do with this case. Maybe the owners of the track? Anyway, people shouldn't have to leave their homes just because of a racing track.
Its nothing new, it happens a lot there, its just getting headlines because its F1 rather than an appartment complex this time. Which may not be a bad thing.
Similar things happen everywhere there is economic development, its not pretty but neither was the industrial revolution.
After that race last weekend, we should petion the Hungarian government to stop them doing anything to that track!
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93607
We should actually just petition the heavens for rain. :D
I know what you mean. All of that character lost!
Maybe not, but I'm sure the sport turned a blind eye to ie?
Agreed.
We don't have to repeat the same mistakes though?
The Battle of Blogs. http://www.longlife.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/whats-your-favourite-motorsport-blog-competition/
Pat is participating, as well as Joe... I'll think who should I give my vote to, but I think I'll choose the Too Much Racing blog.
You can vote for 3 :)
Oh! Then I don't have to worry ^^
Rafa has joined twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/RafaelNadal
Tennis fangirls appear to be imploding.
Well done to those who got nominated!
For realz?
for realz, he plugged it on his facebook page.
I think I might try win this competition too.
Any entry instructions that starts with 'buy chocolate' is good in my books.
yaaay!
Not the smartest guy in the world, but excellent tennis player :) Anyway, I think I won't follow him. My TL is 100% motorsport ^^
Leigh, nice poem! http://bit.ly/nBhPUN
Sweet - didn't realise it was a poem, but something that came to my head when I saw the state of some mechanics before 3am
:)
I don't know if it's one either but I liked it anyway ;)
Thank you very much young sir
Cue shock (ahem...), but Danica Patrick is (apparently) in the final stages of nailing a NASCAR contract with JR Motorsports.
I'm sure sections of IndyCar will weep, while others will shudder with fear.
that pesky adam cooper's passed us :)
:D He's in range to pass Joe AND badger for 3rd.
Adam Cooper is a genious! I've wrote many news thanks to him hehehe (always saying who had the exclusive)
I once saw Jonathan Noble, from Autosport. I think I've never seen Joe and Adam.
he is a genius, he's convinced his followers that they can win a prize: https://twitter.com/#!/adamcooperf1/status/98384058635141120
surely, not correct?
Not totally accurate, but not totally off the mark, either. If Adam wins, he can choose to give it away to any of his readers through a competition of his own. T&Cs mention that explicitly.
Yes, I think he is one of the best-placed bloggers. I see Joe has 10 votes more than him, but ScrabsF1's advantatge is huuuge.
Don't forget, it's Christine's Rankings day today, all suggestions gratefully received.
Still haven't seen any of the GP weekend or any of the aftermath, so I can't comment yet
:/
Timo's puppy needs points
Paul di Resta and Lewis Hamilton being nice to each other after the race rather than having temper tantrums
ohhh.. ohhh
Mclaren for giving Jenson those amazing biscuits and such a cute little celebration.
Jenson and Lewis for the pitstop challenge fun, Lewis for saying sorry to Di Resta.. Jenson for being lovely.
Nico for playing football with the rubens family (i think?)
:)
Also lots of points for McLaren for letting Lewis and Jenson race. I know what happens on track normally doesn't get points but this deserves lots.
Kobi for making his own food pre-race. It's on the sauber twitter account.
Alonso vs Candles? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4IAVW_kHiI&feature=player_embedded
he does win eventually. :)
Something to look out for in future. Does Jenson have a lucky charm?
http://twitter.com/willbuxton/status/97712789874941952
I hadn't seen that before.
Not that he is competitive
Enjoy a little something from the sidepodcast.com back catalogue.
- Want to Be on our Podpanel?
Originally published 19/10/2008
Mini ping: http://mrschristine.com/2011/08/02/shall-i-compare-thee-to-a-summers-day/
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily: 2nd August 2011
- 'No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone' by Tom Bower - Kindle review
- The Woeful Ways of Williams
- Tweets of the Week - I quite like cake too
- Daily: 1st August 2011
Thanks! I voted for SPC, Joe S and Dank. :)
Also, I am not here.
I had to open my game without results because I've got family visiting all week, will hopefully update it tonight. http://toomuchracing.com/2011/08/02/tmr-game-2011-week-28/
Got to go again..
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/an-all-positive-week-on-christines-rankings-this-week
Evening all
Hi Bassano.
How is life on the wagon?
Evening sir :)
Lukeh's headping is very finely tuned
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/longevity-is-celebrated-with-points-on-this-weeks-team-rankings
Just as I sat back down and everything, glad to see the batteries still work :)
It's tough. I'm weening myself off slowly by listening to all the F1 podcasts but I think by Thursday, I'll be dry
So you are on the F1 wagon but listening to F1 podcasts? Not exactly cold turkey. More cold Hungaroring
Yes, I wonder if I should treat myself to Belgian Waffles when the time is right. Or maybe mayonnaise with chips
Hello again :)
Hi Marti
Hehehehe, I love this comic. :D
You know it would absolutely happen too.
Love it!
It always works
Ever wished your iPhone or iPad looked a classic gameboy?
Me neither but you can: http://lootiful.com/
I wish I had an iPhone or an iPad.
I wish I still had a Game Boy :D
I found mine this week! :D
It was like a 'Back to the Past' moment. The Game Boy, its game and its bag :')
Well, time to leave.
Good night :)
Night Marti
Off to the airport! Flying back to the uk tonight!
Mr C/Christine: When the F1 Minute app is ready for Android, think twice about accepting an offer for Amazon's app of the day promotion
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/08/02/amazon-appstore
Weekend meet-up?
Ah, I've just seen that you tweeted it this morning. Sucky deal though
not sure the amazon app store is available in the uk anyhow. they do the same for kindle books though, discount at will and the author has to live with it.
Some books seem to have a set price though too. Next to some it says "this price has been set by the publisher"
We're in Hampshire for a wedding Sat night.
kindle books?
Yup, I'll find you an example. It's flipping annoying if you want them because they're majorly expensive!!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Fry-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B0042JTA56/ref=pd_sim_kinc_3
Some time before Fri the week after though is a definite possibility?
Friday?
Scratch that, just realised Fri no good.
Sun afternoon?
This Friday? Nopers. I'm working the morning and driving to London in the evening. Unless you want to see Nick and his dad? :D
A school night? No can do, the office is runni g light this month and I can't take any time off
Okayyy will have a think about Sunday. Nick's dad is still over then so will have to see if he wants to do anything first I guess.
ahh yes. for agency's rather than independent publisher. amazon are as unhappy about that as you are though, one sec.
i may be in london Sunday.. if Jenson is still doing the tri in hyde park.. (if anyone hears anything about if JB is there on sat or sun can you let me know?)
Does he like Cheeky Vimto? ;)
We expect UK customers to enjoy low prices on the vast majority of titles we sell, and if faced with a small group of higher-priced agency titles, they will then decide for themselves how much they are willing to pay for e-books, and vote with their purchases. - Amazon.co.uk
christine doesn't have that option though. a price is set and amazon appears to automatically adjust as they see fit. if it's cheaper in ibooks, they cut the price. seems to be the same for apps, but i've not looked that deeply into it.
Hah!
Fair enough, I presumed it was a big publisher thing tbh but it did seem odd how it's some not others.
ooh, it would be remiss of me to mention both christine's book and amazon without dropping a plug into the conversation.
hey! here's an ebook: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005D1TD72/
#pluggingthegigglesway
zuckerberg steals another startup and cans their product: http://pushpoppress.com/about/
whither ye "Next Generation of Digital Books".
Has anyone seen this news from EA Sports regarding a 'Season Ticket'?
Available for 2000 Microsoft Points (£17 / $25) for one year, Season Ticket holders can download the full versions of EA Sports titles three days before general release.
Once the game is available at retail, the download will expire. However, all game data and Achievements will carry over into the full game.
So... you pay £17 for the game, download 6GB worth of bandwidth... then it gets deleted the day the game comes out... and you pay £40 RRP for the game again... what on earth? I've never heard of something so odd.
He is going to end up owning the world. No wonder Steve is building a spaceship
:)
ouch!
Whatever happened to a free demo to get your fanbase to try out the game? So, so greedy. I know it's not compulsory but it just kind of astounds me at such a concept.
As less and less people buy physical media, from tomorrow it'll be legal to rip your own CDs and DVDs in the UK http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/08/02/leak.has.uk.government.ready.to.allow.disc.rips/
#MFCTiming
if people are tweeting about it three days before you can buy it, i guess they assume you'll pay. the downside to a realtime world.
and anyone who has already can throw away their original cd's.
i don't understand this competition.. i just need to post a photo of a nice looking car and could win tickets to the italian gp?
http://www.facebook.com/SikkensCR
I have a few hundred under my bed that I need to rip first
[used to have an Our Price addiction]
rachel says the competition is illegal anyhow.
https://twitter.com/#!/rachelclarkef1/status/98443257301843968
https://twitter.com/#!/rachelclarkef1/status/98443724761202689
Seems like it, just put a good photo of a car on their wall I guess?
Rachel Clarke says the promo breaches FB's competition rules
Oh dear oh dear
That's what it says
How is the great url huntgoing?
Illegal or not permitted? Unless Mr Z is more powerful than I thought ;)
ah yes. better.
he ain't no' mr c!
oh i see. never mind.
*stomps foot that she can't go to a GP for free this year*
I think Mr Z should meet Mr T's friend Paaaaaaaiiiiin :)
I can't go if I pay! How bad is that?
huh?
To be fair, some of those rules are really stupid. You must not notify winners through facebook? How are you going to get other contact info...
Let's try this. Who's coming to a GP with me this year?
Google Plus?
I wish i could :(
ah.
See :)
it's going okay. am trying to get my head around domains, hosting, and other things.. it's a whole world i hadn't considered. a bit more expensive than i had considered but still okay.
take us with you, virtually.
You can go to AD with Nick. Or Amy's going to Korea.
if i had the money you know i would. come to germany with us!
win!
I cancelled my Bank Holiday leave :(
There's a slim chance I may get to the Singapore paddock next year. My friend in the Wine industry is close to signing a deal with some sponsor
#LongShot
dont forget amy and pamela are off to singapore!
Absolutely does my head in with hosts going mental with banners saying 'All this for just £2.95 a month!' and it all looks wonderful then you go into it further to find out you have to pay a lump sum of £100 or so to get it. Biggest reason why I haven['t gone onto a proper hosting website yet. :(
they are?
can they get me into the paddock too?
Oh yes!
yep. i think so?.. i don't think it was meant to be a secret, Amy's discussed it with me on twitter..
... sorry if i just spoilt it Amy..
If only I stood a chance of getting there on Staff Travel on a GP weekend
of course! don't; forget kororea too :)
awesomeness.
Stoopid laptop. korea.
When the quotes are in, I'll decide
I saw Twitpicced tickets, so not a good secret if it was one.
Can you get to Singapore?
get staff travel to someone near by and buy a direct flight?.. *shrugs*
oh phew. i had a horrible sinking feeling that i shouldn't have said anything then. Thanks christine :)
SE Asia is generally difficult. AD is, well AD :)
Problem with somewhere like Dubai, is that it's such a big hub. Most places around there would expect you to transit through.
if you get me into the paddock i will sell a kidney and my left leg to pay for flights etc.. i just wanna get in the paddock.. just for 5 mins :(
The 2 long haul tracks I want to do are Montreal and Suzuka. Both will cost buckets of Bernie Dollars
Like that dude that sold his kidney for an iphone?
But it's so wet!!
I went to Belgium. Wet, I can do
exactly :)
wohoo! i wish i could go to Spa this year.. :(
Ohh we had that. Oh yes we did.
did you hear about the couple who sold their kids to play world of warcraft?
yes i did.. but i would never go as far as to sell my kids.. parents maybe ;)
what on earth
I wouldn't even sell my kids for toast. or greggs.
Not that they would compare...
#illbeagoodfather
Ooh, Greggs! It's been far too long.
Good. When I eventually get this blog MrC says I am getting I will know you can help me
I had one for the first time in 3 weeks last week! Working is tough.
Do Greggs need IT support? Staff discount!
This is Amy. She almost has a season ticket to the paddock. She can probably get you a test
"And can you explain how the sausage roll reacted when you plugged it into the disk drive?"
:)
:)
:)
What?
i really wouldn't let me be your first port of call. i bought some domain names and then wordpress told me i needed a host and i got all confused again. really shows what my AS ICT taught me. :D
:)
@eligp found it: http://www.destructoid.com/chinese-couple-sell-their-kids-to-pay-for-mmo-habit-206989.phtml
"We don’t want to raise them, we just want to sell them for some money"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35TbGjt-weA
Nuff said.
Thats just book saving their own A$$ from being liable when said comps. get screwed up when "likes" randomly disappear or something goes wrong with fbook (which is highly likely) ...
It rained at Yas on the Friday last year!
If anyone is into flight tracking I am on ba106
what times lift off?
Saw some epic baggage at the PIA check in
Mr C wouldn't have known which way to look! :D
If I was at work I could tell you your registration and all the maintenance messages in the flight deck. I access Boeing's tech pages on my mobile now.
#MFC
Is he on the Shuttle?
About half an hour, but nobody has boarded yet so it might be a bit after that
in my head, yes.
I probably don't want to know!
you left your mobile at work then?
We need NASA.TV for SidepodFlights
:D
No, that'd just give me access to which aircraft is doing which sector
That is an opportunity missed. You could just have made up something
ah-ha
Hope we don't quite get to zero-g, but I do like a little turbulence
I always said SPC would do NASA TV better than NASA TV
If I see a numberplate I will let you know, it's usually a 777
Phoning the night shift to ask them to check cos the Internet F1 people want to see Nick's aircraft's messages would be kind of a long story. I'd probably have to start with window blind installation and Challenge Bassano
Me too. I feel like I am getting value for money if I get thrown around a bit. A smooth flight just makes me think it is a giant con and they are projecting scenery outside and we are really going nowhere.
Numberplate? :)
Don't they have them on the inside of the door frame?
That could be a long call if they had to watch the video and read the comments from those that watched it.
I guess we should all be grateful Alex didn't phone you to deliver the baby on a live strea
I find it easier to sleep with turbulence :)
On the back in front of the tail it will say G-XXXX. We need to know what the Xs are
I will NEVER understand why they don't just have it shipped! That's cheap. Excess baggage must nearly bankrupt them.....
Well, yes they do actually. That doesn't have the registration though, just the legal owner [bank] and the Operator [BA]
I think....
Under the wing, on the Nose Landing Gear doors, on the Fin and the rear of the Fuselage. Big frickin' letters
In queensland they can't spell beer, so they just put XXXX on the can :P
Will have a look from the aerobridge
G-ZZZ.
G-YMM.
G-VII.
or G-STB.
Jetty
Everyone is huddling next to the door, will they get there first?
If you can see the side of the engines, there'll be a big Rolls Royce or GE decal
Eurgh! Why why why.... As if it's going without you....
I always thought it was an airbridge
Dunno, maybe that's a US term
Someone brought mcdonalds to take on the plane with them!
It's a race for overhead bin space
Who cares...? Prefer to jam my things under the seat in front. You have 8 hours to sit on the plane. Why on earth would you fight to get on....
You bag clearly isn't big enough if you can fit it under there
I check a suitcase....
I think you should only be allowed a bag you are able to hold for 5 mins..,
If not, then it's too big!
Rolls engine
My brother spent a couple of years in Zambia and on one flight someone was most upset when he was told that a fridge freezer did not qualify as hand luggage
How weak are you?? I've snuck "oversized" hand luggage onto budget flights before. Easily liftable.
It's a Mike Mike then
:D
Wait, just noticed on posterous... was mr c and christine in cardiff this week?!
indeed.
Awesome! Well, on the one hand that's awesome and on the other I'm worried I managed to notice cardiff behind a hand and a beer
hehe. i needed a beer.
...the subtitle says 'goodbye cardiff'
Maybe that would've been an easier clue
And apparently the fridge was too easy ;)
are there naked men in our fridge? no.
747
But that's in the kitchen, it's dangerous in there. Things in cellophane
I don't even want to know!
And stuff being left on top of fridges too.
It's called
Love is in the air
Ah. I'll give you a read out in the morning :)
that's an odd name for a plane.
Is it really? Oh, I think we did that for the Royal Wedding
Cripes! That makes me feel a bit ill.
Bye!
hardly memphis belle is it?
Byeeeeee!!
Have a good flight
It probably won't get shot at though
:)
what kinda of place did lukeh take you?!
#sidepodspace
There is oxygen gas in space. That along with the water that was reported a couple of weeks ago means that all sorts of chemicals that are common on Earth probably exist in space
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/herschel/news/herschel20110801.html
NASA are working on supersonic planes
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/iotd.html
I want to fly in one of those
After seeing those cute iCloud error messages I couldn't help myself...
http://twitpic.com/600vyn
I dunno, that does sound like Cardiff to me :)
:)
:)
Looking back I realise it was saturday. I would've come and said hello if I realised.
Well, tried and say hello.
:)
They have been since the mid 90's
Gonna head off anyways, need a bit of a lie down. So, so humid this evening. You'd think it's actually summer or something.
Night guys.
Night fella
had no idea you were there. we seemed to be everywhere, amazed we didn't bump into you.
I thought it was something new and exciting.
How long does it take them to produce a plane? If they had an F1 team it would be worse than Toyota
Night Lukeh
sleep well!
Looks like a Concorde and a DC10 fell from the ugly tree into big Brawn jar of highlighter pens
We already discovered Toyota have more money than Bernie, NASA have a piggy bank that won't pay for a new torque wrench
Also, I think tri-engined aircraft suffer from a helluva lot of vibration from the #2 position. Doubt that'd go down well at hypersonic speeds
Pretty pictures, nothing more
NASA spend £20 billion a year regardless of some of the stupid figures some people quote
It does seem and odd idea to stick an engine up there
I imagine the stand down costs may be significant for the shuttle fleet but what are they gonna spend it on after that? Improving NASA.TV maybe
They are dishing out grants to private space companies and they have lots of robotic missions coming up
Good evening.
I was scheduled for jury duty tomorrow but I just called, as you have to the night before, and I don't have to go! My name is on the list of people who don't have to show up! This has never happened before.
I'm happy.
I have never been picked for jury duty and I don't particularly want to do it.
i really want to be picked for jury duty at one point. two of my friends have already done it. We studied the psychology of jurys at alevel and i found it so interesting!
Do you mean you've never had to go at all, even for the day where you sit around, they don't pick you, then you go home?
It is interesting to hear about the case and stuff. And I love psychology, so I do like that stuff. I just don't want to be stuck in a room with no windows for days on end.
I have an aunt who did it and she had the easiest case ever. There were 3 people accused of getting drunk and beating someone up after an argument. The first one under questioning said they got there at 8:30pm and only had a couple of drinks before the trouble started. The second said they got there at 7pm and had 5 or 6 drinks and the third said they had been there for hours and were very drunk.
Never.
ohhh that isn't great at all. i can imagine it wouldn't be that fun at all. but in my wild imagination it's amazing to site and watch how the jury make decisions and how easy it is to be swayed by different witnesses etc.. :) i miss doing psychology.
British juries are a bit different to American juries. THe defence and the prosecution don't get to pick jurors they like and get rid of those they don't. If they need 12 people for a jury they probably only invite 15-18 people to cover those who don't turn up and the occasional one where there is a very good reason why they should not be a juror in a particular case
Wow. I've had to go several times.
Maybe because you are a teacher?
I wondered what the difference was between our countries. We have a lot of people who are called in, maybe 30-40, and then some are excused, others have to go in and be questioned by attorneys in the case. That's what happened to me last time. It was intimidating to be called in to sit where people testify and be questioned by a bunch of lawyers. I was afraid I'd answer something wrong....about my own opinion! :)
Maybe. Most people I know (many are teachers, of course) have to go every few years.
right you lovely people, my headache has got the best of me. i'm off to get some sleep. nighty night! x
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Night Lou
Night Lou, I"ll answer your email soon. I just got home. :)
hehe no prob! take you're time, gonna probably sleep for around 20 hours cause of this silly headache so i'm in no rush :D
none of my travel plans are ever secret :D
I'd still enter it, it's not like FB actually police the millions of competitions that must breach their rules. The one I won is in breach of those rules, I'm still going to Korea :D