It's the last day of September, which means there are just three more months until the end of the year. It also means all the shops are looking at Christmas already, which is ridiculous. Thank goodness we do our shopping online. Meanwhile, here are some things we're discussing:
- Hopefully, by the time you read this, all of the Sidepodradio podcasts should have been published and will appear in your podcast feed any minute now. We released them all as a batch, partly because they are repeats of already broadcast material, and partly because we didn't want to break the site. I think we did that anyway.
- All the talk is that we will have a Ferrari announcement today, confirming a certain driver being signed to their team. It's about time we had a breakout thread, although is it really necessary? This has been a long time coming!
- Back to Sidepodradio again, we'll be closing the poll for the Charity Vote today, so if you haven't already, get on over and have a look at where you would like the £680 to go. Also, can you remind me to close the poll? Cheers.
That'll do it for now. There should also be a Japan schedule up later today, so we can turn our attention towards the upcoming weekend. I'll see you in the comments.
Oh no!! It's the last day in September, this means i have to get my podcast out today to make use of the free bandwidth. boo my unorganisedness!!
I'm supposed to be at voluntary work today. Hopefully something will actually happen this week...
It’s the last day in September, this means i have to get my podcast out today to make use of the free bandwidth {Comment #1
Why? Do you lose the free bandwidth tomorrow?
No but i only get a certain amount a month, so try and use it. Although i don't plan on doing a weekly show in October, probably only 2-3, so it should be ok
I had planned to do it today, but made a last minute decision to go to Reading for the day instead, so it never got done. It's half way there
I mentioned it a few days a go, but if you're a fan of instrumental acoustic guitar, you really do need to check out the album 11:11 by Rodrigo y Gabriela. It. is. epic! :D
Sleep pour moi, i have to get up at *checks* 10am tomorrow.
Sucks to be me ;)
Just read an account by grand prix diary of going to meet Kris meeke at a IRC event. Its a world a way from f1 but defiantly interesting!
http://grandprixdiary.com/world-of-sport/world-of-sport-blessed-are-the-meeke
Night! Thats ages away, what are you doing!
Night Lou and Jon.
aha, i need to get atleast head toward bed, otherwise i'll just keep getting distracted (like i am right now, checking out the prices of printed hoodies)
The Wave is coming! http://www.androidguys.com/2009/09/29/google-wave-being-released-to-beta-testers-tomorrow/
oooh, i want in.
Me too! Its so unfair not being able to play on the swings when other people are!
McLaren seem happy about a 19 race callender, and *cue my optimistic reading between the lines* not to opposed to having another one?
20 would be nice, but everyone knows 25 is a wayyyyy cooler number ;)
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090929165719.shtml
May or may not be in tomorrow. Missing the PF quiz to go to the pub, but have the car so not much drink..
Good night..!
Night *I must not forget the quiz, I must not forge the quiz*
forge?
I am already forge what i am trying not... wha?
Retrospectively, I wish to add Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Delicatessen & District 9
Maybe next time :)
Bugger, wrong thread again!
Evening folks
Evening!
Am dipping in and out of the internet & comments but...
Are we expecting Alonso's Ferrari deal this week, I take it?
Thursday apparently...
Are you coming to the lecture? I forgot to mention it earlier to Jon
Radio 1 and radio 2 both announced it was official today. Ferrari have not put out a statement yout but it has to be this week. I would expet Thursday in Japan
Work have said "ask us Wednesday", so I don't find out until tomorrow. :(
It's less than 50/50 at this stage I think
Andy T is going though, as well as Jon
Cool, I read the BBC F1 story and thought it might be out sooner
Suzuka press conference makes sense
Ah that will be good, will have to discuss it tomorrow
All Sidepodradio podcasts now done: http://www.sidepodcast.com/category/sidepodradio/
Night all.
Marvellous job Christine, thanks
G'night
Good night Christine
Wow, Congrats, well done that was quite a late shift! :D
Night!
all shows now available on the itunes feed, the torrent feed, and in showselector too.
and that's a whopping 644MB of content uploaded right there.
WOW! hopefully nobody's ipods will explode!
#sorryapple.
Those that catch the podcasts are gonna be kicking themselves that they missed it
Mr C: F1M audio update:
Speech levels are better, full report later in the week
cheers.
I thnk montoya, along with raikonnen are some of the last people i would expect to be tweeters.
But JPM seems utterly hooked, he literally doesn't seem to be able to do anything* without telling us all!
*If he could i would expect "turning left" "overtaking the 48" "why is this pace car out so damn long?"
Just discovered the worst comuter game ever! http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2009-09/22/the-computer-game-that-destroys-your-files.aspx
Its all gone a bit quiet, no partying tonight?
editing!
Oh good! :D
So I was wandering about on the internet when I stumbled across this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KEaZW5YOVo
Brundle can be entertaining when he wants to be. Apart from his queue barging incident this year, he hasn't done anything remotely similar. Funny incident nonetheless.
Hehe, that was funny!
MARTIN! MARTIN! ....More of that please Martin!
he did this earlier this this year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiwXaP9-BZs
hehe, i actualy watched all of that, i could see him being a regional newsman one day, might need a bit more practice though!
This looks pretty cool...
http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet
The tablet is dead! Long live the Booklet!
ooh, me likey.
enough to buy a microsoft booklet over an apple tablet? ;)
hmm. depends if/when they get released. apple's device could still be a year away.
internets, twas an early start and a late finish. i bid you good night.
Well done on getting it out!
Night....
i mentioned to someone at work the need to save $ (or £ and €) for Eurotrip 2010 and he made a donation to the fund. I am well on my way! I dropped the evidence :D
wow !
Good job! :D Let's hope the Belgian politicians cooperate. :)
From Mr Noble:
This must be from the Samoa quake - they've also been hit by a tsunami. Hope they're safe.
yes it is - link
Morning all :D
afternoon
I just realized it is holiday tomorrow. comes handy
Morning everyone.
morning alex. Question for you, what can i buy with my newly acquired uk currency? :D
Tickets to Spa?
Penny chew?
if tickets to spa were 1p i imagine they would be sold out by now. I am shocked 1p coins even exist to be honest.
Morning all.
Morning All
ps You'll be lucky to get a penny chew - most places start at 2p.
1p's were invented just to annoy me
Morning all
Morning.
Can I just say thanks again for such a big effort making the Sidepodradio podcasts available so quickly - I'm really looking forward to listenig again and I'm going to have a lot of fun listening back to them now ;)
talofa lava (todays greeting bought to you by the samoan language. Hope they are doing ok over there)
You should see the bloody coins here in Denmark - 1, 2, and 5 kroner coins are identical - silver with a hole in the middle. The 10 and 20 are nearly identical gold coins too!
At least the notes are different colours here :D
wait wait wait, your coins have holes in them!?!? i want some!!
Aww, cheers Gavin.
I won't lie and say I'm not counting down to another nap today, but I'm really happy it's all up there.
ooooh, i discovered very late last night that i got an A in one of my Business modules, which means i am officially an A-A-Level student ;)
woop.
Shame A-levels count for nothing once your at university
i was annoyed when i moved to aus that they still have 5c coins because nz made 10c the smallest denomination available in 2006. We havent had 1c coins since 1990!
On that subject, I have updated the Help Us Transcribe page with Sidepodradio additions.
If you've never felt like transcribing anything before, I recommend snapping up one of these shows, there is such a variety!
I want to do them all, but I have limited myself to the cooking show for now.
You are most welcome - I can't believe how much fun I had on that day - it was so good it made the Grand Prix last Sunday feel really disappointing in comparison!
Well done anyway though :)
transcribing rules. Once i do the latest joe show i may choose a radio show :D
I thought you were laying down some rules for transcribing!
Seconded... It was great to see them all there this morning.
Hehe.
Also, the Giggles show would be an excellent start for someone, because they are half words, half music. We don't need transcribed lyrics :)
For all those who are a bit annoyed at Will Buckley for the bad article on Aggers at the cricket, he's on Fi... this week and his answer to question three is just as bad:
Question: Was the Crashgate thing 'the worst example of cheating in sport'?
Will Buckley: "No, because a driver crashing by themselves is not dangerous, there are worse examples of cheating in sport (he mentions EPO and the Emperor Nero) and I feel sorry for Flavio Briatore, because he may not be able to run QPR anymore"
Colin Murray: "Are you drunk?"
It's a good job I am working from home today, profanities were loudly exclaimed upon hearing that answer!
the rules are um. Um. Speak slower!
I remember on Top of the Pops that if you turned on teletext, you would get the song lyrics. Ace!
does opening hte files in audacity and slowing them down that way help?
Type faster!
Jon = genius!
I know what he means, partially agree with him, i don't think it's the worst example of cheating in sport, but it's quite high up there
When I say 'turn on teletext' I meant 'turn on the subtitles' :(
I need another coffee!
There have been some economists suggesting we scrap the 1 and 2 pence coins here because it would increase the money supply. It's a stimulus because currently everyone has loads and loads of them in jars, which they will suddenly go out and spend. And it's deflationary in compensation because things which are 9.99 will become 9.95.
Seems like a good plan to me :)
Yes but the answer as a whole was typical for Will Buckley - have a listen and see what you think... I might drop.io it later if I have time...
Not to mention all the money the government will get from smelting and selling all that lovely copper (commodity prices doing quite well at the moment?)
in nz when they got rid of 5c coins they did a big charity drive and got people to empty their jars of them into charity bins for plunket (a baby charity) and the amount they got was amazing considering how worthless 5c coins felt!
ah when i transcribe i listen to it once in vlc at 0.67 speed which enables me to get about 95% of what is said, then once at 1.0 speed to fill in the gaps. Occasionally if someone is rather mumbly i will have to relisten a few times though!
#sorryamy
Think I may indulge in transcribing later :)
Morning all!
best avoid transcripting my show then :P
1 and 2 pence coins have been made of copper plated steel for many years so I don't think they'll save as much. You have to remember that the coin has to be worth more as a coin than as a lump of metal!
Very true...
If anyone has freeview I believe you have to rescan for channels today as some are changing plus you need to do it, according to a message that has popped up all week on there for me..
#MFC
Google Wave in closed Beta is launching today...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8280864.stm
Although looking at the Royal Mint's website, there are currently (estimate from 31.03.2008) £109 million worth of 1 pence coins in circulation and £132 million worth of 2 pence coins in circulation
http://www.royalmint.com/Corporate/facts/circulation.aspx
Oh yeah, I added a story to the MFC blog page...
Actually the metal in the 2p coin was worth more than the coin for the first time ever last year, I'm not sure if that's still true.
i think the person i would struggle to transcribe the most would be RG. I really struggle to understand his accent! #sorryRG
when you come over here we're going to take you to newcastle, and then leave you there for a week.
then you'll think his accent is the best ever!
Oh God no. Not Newcastle!
Also good morning.
How's uni going Jon?
and before anyone tells me thats where he's from, i know, but his accent isnt that strong compared to most geordies
really good thanks, seem to be quite busy but i'm not doing a great deal! not sure how it happens really. but good fun none-the-less :)
I've got to scoot, have an appointment in 15 minutes, funnnnnn. Speak to y'all later!!
Have a good day
See ya Jon
This talk of uni reminds me I should really start going into a few schools today or tomorrow to get their permission with my dissertation work. The ones I wanna study I all have good links with so it should be fine hopefully.
You should ring first. I'm not sure how much time you've spent around schools but at least ring, check the head's around, check they've not got 10 000 things they're supposed to be doing....
Oh yeah of course. I know one I could probably walk in and have a chat with him or at least he'd be happy to after he was busy, but the others I'll definitely need to ring into. I mentioned in my blog last night I'm quite looking forward to doing the work!
You'd be so surprised. Some people come in the door and just expect folk to have 20 minutes free to sit down and talk about their project.
i dated a newcastle boy for a year and ive never had a problem with the geordie accent so i dont know why i struggle with rg!
i'm liking this newcastle boy, this newcastle boy... :D
James Allen, is it raining in Tokyo?
Yes. http://twitter.com/Jamesallenonf1/status/4492822373
Anyone going to get the reference? My dad would ;)
Are you thinking of a recent pop song too?
clearly i am out of touch with recent pop music. I feel like mr c.
Estelle - American Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG5cFYMuZb4
Sorry, that came across as really arrogant as me. I know what you mean though, i'd be happy to just have a quick chat!
No no not at all. What's your project about?
The use of computing concerning the methodology of disabled teaching. Just studying the progress, current use of and future implementations of technology into helping and improving the way disabled children are taught to and to help them learn. It's aimed at a key stage 2/primary school age too.
15,000 words!
Ah okay. What you want is a school with a dedicated off-timetable SENCO. They'll be worth their weight in gold for something like this. What sort of disabilities are you looking for?
We'll be studying it a bit more in the next week or so with my tutor supervisor, it's still very much in the planning stages at the moment. Have until November to get a concrete plan but they seem happy as do I that the foundations are there and hopefully by next week I'll be a lot clearer and a lot more specific with the different disabilities and whatnot to study :)
Ouch!
Depending on your local schools, you might not have a lot of material if you choose something too specific. Most special educational needs are managed through dedicated hours of support from staff.
It helps that my mum is a teaching assistant too and does a lot of stuff with disabled children, she'll be able to give a hand where necessary too. I don't want to be too specific as it is but I'll keep that in mind, thanks :)
It'll be a challenge but I like challenges :)
That's a bloody good starting point - use the connections you have - there's nothing wrong with that!
There is a lot of stuff to do with teaching of people with learning difficulties. I used to work with somebody who does this. Involving the use of speech recognition and auto readers etc.
I guess it depends what kinds of problems your kids have. I worked as a classroom support assistant a few years ago. Most of our issues were behavioral and the like. I just mean there's no point planning this huge study into support for blind children if there aren't any....
Lukeh,
My mum used to be a special needs teacher in the UK and NZ. If you want to send some questions I can ask if she will answer them for you...
Cheers guys, if I'm really stuck for ideas and progress I'll get back to you on that Gavin :)
A lot of people are still struggle for ideas so I'm pleased I have a starting point I'm really interested in doing. Will be a long year!
ahhh damnit.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79043
I don't want him at Williams.... :(:(
How many open secrets are there in F1?
Did you know Alonso may be going to Ferrari?? Shh don't tell anyone!
I hate that sometimes in F1 winning two races isn't a "good enough performance" considering when he is being placed with everybodys favourite underachiever.
Neither do I - he has more than deserved his place at Brawn this year.
Having said that - this fulfils two opinions of mine - the first, that Nico will get the chance to prove he really is pants when put in a better car with a better team mate. I am getting annoyed at all the Nico apologists these days - how many more chances does he get?
Secondly, I opined that a better driver than Rosberg would have won in a Williams by now, and it may be the last chance the team gets to get their car back to the front. I wish Barrichello every success so he can stick two fingers up at Ross Brawn, who ironically has saved his career twice and then dumped him for someone younger and more suited to the sponsors...
I honestly think with Nico as a team mate Jenson won't look as impressive either, it's no secret how much Rubens helps set up that car.
Well that is true...
Well we'll see what happens I suppose...
Of course there the possibility of Mercedes getting their piece of the Brawn pie by getting a german driver in over Brawn himself wanting to get rid of Barrichello. At the same time, it's blatently obvious rubens doesn;t want to retire yet and still does the job so he could be keeping his career safe by getting an alternative drive if events to happen in rosberg going to Brawn.
I just want him at Brawn... I suppose that's a little greedy when last winter even I became convinced he didn't even have a future after Honda's withdrawal and Senna's tests....
Him at Williams for me could be a good thing, I've never warmed to that team but I think thats because in all the years I've watched F1 I've never particularly liked any of their drivers. Having Rubens there might make me finally like them. Plus I'd love to see them get a win with him too (to say HAHA to Brawn and Nico who will be rubbish) so I'm already crossing my fingers for a performance improvement for them :D
He's won me over this year - I never really rated him, but it seems as though I didn't know the full story about him and Ferrari and how much he helped develop the car this year.
How funny would it be if he was champion and took the #1 to Williams next year? I wonder if he has any dirt on Brawn or Ferrari?
They haven't had a Finn for a long time...
aww no. that means he's back asking the bloody questions.
But it also means that he doesn't need to stay home because of a family illness, which is good.
maybe thats the issue! I'd never thought of it that way, I just remember they had *ugh* Ralf.
Japan schedule: http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/09/30/japan-schedule/
The way I feel right now, this schedule very much upsets me!!!
i guess so. maybe he deserves a break.
#doesnthelooktired
I know I'm bound to be biased but I honestly don't think there's any 'dirt' or anything to reveal from his point of view. He's been with the team for years with no issues, people just seemed to make something out of nothing because of his blah blah blah interview when that was a silly reaction moment of frustration from Rubens.
:D
It upsets me too, I don't want to miss practice :( And I moved to the 13th floor today and my new desk can't hide a sneaky laptop!
Because they needed a German for BMW lumps?
Boo BMW.
ooh actually my lunch break coincides with 30 minutes of FP2 so I shall take my laptop to work for that :D
I have a feeling that we will want to listen to MWM - Nick Daman just sent a FB message around and he added that his blog caused controversy...
i'll send him a couple of james allen-esque excel spreadsheets during the show. can't get enough of those pre-race geeky equations, right?
Go for it ... I just have a feeling that something interesting will be said about it later...
I don't understand his Ted hate myself, I think it may well be professional jealousy on the part of Mr. Daman not getting the job...
I found a necklace for Christine :D
Tis quiet around these parts today!
WooWahBlingyBlangidyBloo!
Whooop Whooop Whooop!
Aaaaabsolutely.
I am catching up with flashforward because I forgot to watch the pilot :D
If you're bored maybe you could build me my travel website idea for me. You know about computers right?
http://www.gamboling.co.uk/2009/09/travel-website-idea.html
am wondering who i'm going to have to bribe for a wave invite.
I have read lots on it and I still don't even get what wave is
we can give you a live example if you like. one second...
okay. alex, if you're around i could do with an experienced and glamourous assistant:
http://etherpad.com/oJaVHedqiP
amy if you click that link, we can show you how etherpad uses wave-like real-time collaboration.
and if you click this link: http://etherpad.com/ep/pad/view/oJaVHedqiP/latest
you can see not only what i'm typing... but how i typed it. by sliding the slider back and forth.
hello :)
I registered my interest on the day... If I get an invite I'll invite you.
Hahaha, fun! :D
that is super cool even though I never need to collaborate on things.
:)
i'm not sure if we've ever said, but during the parade lap, christine alex and i use etherpad to keep track of who's seen which comments, so we don't read the same thing twice or miss anything.
it's the epitome of realtime collaboration. imagine if the wiki could do this? imagine if doohickey can do this.
It's so that we know if the comments have been seen by somebody and are just waiting to be read out etc.
That is pretty damn funky
and it's the perfect solution. except you can't build upon it. you can build ontop of wave.
it's more than that. think of it as real-time email too.
or, doohickey comments in your inbox.
woah. mind blown.
I also enjoy this insight to the 'behind the scenes of the parade lap' and here I thought you just read each others minds.
we do that too...
well we did for most of them. We've only had the etherpad for the last three. As Mr C said I don't know if we've mentioned it before but you can actually see it in this in car shot (on the left):
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-245
we should probably do some kind of behind-the-scenes something or other for the last race.
no more cupcakes?
he he :)
umm?
i'm missing something?
That's when the cooking was last year. In the last parade lap of the season
I would link to it but it would mean me going into the archives.
ahhh, damn you have good memories. don't know if we're doing an extra special length show, but i've done my cooking for the year.
murky water that.
My livewriter pen has just arrived... Yay!
that was quick?
Amazon is uber fast!
beatles rock band proved that!
That was same day!
They also been Apple on Snow Leopard which seems really crazy1
James Allen's twitter, to Gavin concerning his question about press conferences:
@RubberGoat - yes, I'll be in the chair this weekend
He's back then ;)
Bloody hell, you saw the reply before I did!
:D
This blows my mind and may well be #MFC:
Researchers have demonstrated a "time telescope" that could squeeze much more information into the data packets sent around the internet.
No matter how many times I read it, the science blows my mind. And here we were yesterday claiming inductance coils were magic? :D
Good afternoon everyone, did you all have fun doing the sidepod radio? I haven't caught any of the shows yet but have all the podcasts on my ipod and im looking forward to listening!
Thought id log in and see what everyone thinks about Rubens potentially joining Williams (im sure it is an old topic now!) but particularly interested in Lukeh's thoughts? I am a Williams fan and id be ecstatic if he is coming to Grove, think we have needed an experianced driver for quite a long time now.
It's sad for Rubens that he isn't appreciated for his worth, but really exciting for Williams that they will have a proper Grand Prix driver next year.
if anyone here gets one can I please have an invite!
Same here!
If it means Rubens staying in the sport then yay but I really don't want him at Williams... no offence. :(
I said earlier in a comment that it's probably very greedy of me to want him at Brawn so much despite last winter's desperation of wanting a buyer for Honda. I just don't think Williams is right for him... but it is the twilight of his career so I suppose anyone is better than noone.
Would just feel strange to me him not being at Honda/Brawn... :(
Wave invites go out at 4. Will be checkifng my Android (hear that Google) phone like crazy to see what lands in my gmail
Can you apply for an invite somewhere?
I can see why you wouldn't want him in a Williams it is way too long since their last win, but they have had a good car this season but Nico has fluffed his lines when the big result looked on! and if we had 2 drivers instead of 1 I think they would have been in amongst Ferrari/Mclaren for 3rd in WCC, im more optimistic that Williams will win again now than I was a year ago. I have to admit though I don't know why Brawn are letting him go.
He's not German enough and Mercedes want a German WDC in their car.
I'm assuming at the moment it's Mercedes related, and that Rubens is keeping a backup option available if he is indeed kicked out. I hope he isn't, he adds a lot to the team and his setups I feel are a massivel vital part to their success... but who knows. Nico Hulkenburg should benefit out of this big time if it happens, he's bound to be Williams No. 2 and who better to have as a mentor at the team than the most experienced driver in F1?
People keep saying this but when was there last a German in a McLaren?
that is the problem. hence why they're ditching macca.
http://mashable.com/2009/09/29/google-wave-invites-2/
No sure thing, though. I put in that request form a day or two after Google put it up, so we'll see.
1955? :D
They wanted to get Schumi in the car in 1995 but it didn't work out due to personal sponsorship reasons (some say Ron was to blame, others that it was a ruse because Bernie wanted him in a Ferrari as it was more lucrative for the sport for Ferrari to do well...)
I couldn't agree more, Rubens would be fantastic for 'The Hulk' to learn from and as a yardstick.
Can Rubens break 300 Grands Prix next season?
Karl Kling?
I understand Lukeh's view on Rubens, but I think he'd do wonders at Williams and considering their car has been strong this year they have a solid base for next years.
I don't think they really are ditching macca....
Mr C can we get Suzaka up in the factbox? :)
#confidential
it is. has been since 5am. give your browser a refresh ;)
#confidential
Their relationships "changing" and come 2012 McLaren have the option of running different engines or be a customer of Mercedes.
No idea!
i disagree. ron has spurned all of their advnances. ross can give them what they want.
Thank you :D
or building their own.
I've been up since 10am, it wasn't there then :P
but i see it now :D
#confidential.
Hmm I think when the new engine regs are in force we will see a McLaren-McLaren...
Indeed, isn't their new supercar using a McLaren built engine?
Much like Ferrari ;)
Yes it is. Plenty of F1 Engine builders can be found for hire these days, what with the engine freeze and all...
Isn't engine development supposed to be frozen? How would that affect brand new engines (see: Cosworth for next year). I don't really understand the rules around engine dev, though.
James Allen discuss Toyota and their possible exit. http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2009/09/honda-bmw-toyota-next-to-quit-f1-as-sales-plummet/
Nothing new I don't think?
Afternoon all, whos the cheapest .com/.co.uk site?
Yay, the classic Japanese GP's are up on BBCF1
Yay! Just as I'm blogging about Suzuka :)
Heya all.
Nice, shall wander over then.
I am trying to sort up massive Jenson interview for Lou but my stupid hard drive is so stupid.
Maybe you should go to bed? :P
which garage do you think norbert will be standing in next year?
its odd that tonight I was not tired at 10pm, and now its midnight, yet tomorrow is my earliest start of the week as I have an appointment at 9am :D
I think they are still spending more money a year on McLaren.
but the temtation to be associated with the number 1 garage?
I think McLaren are going to be so strong next year though.
is christine around?
Brawn.
Whitmarsh must be bricking it.
breakout: http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/09/30/ferrari-confirm-alonso-in-raikkonen-out/
Afternoon
I need to go to the bank... this excitement is making me think i should hang around... decisions decisions
Well there's no chance of me doing any work now...
Have I missed epic news?
that was a bit stressful... can people not announce breaking news when i'm using internet explorer please?
You know drop.io's rival dropbox who are a completely independent company not owned by nobody...
Do you think they may have been bought by somebody: http://dropbox.com/
not much: http://sidepodcast.com/2009/09/30/ferrari-confirm-alonso-in-raikkonen-out/
christine even anticipated it in the daily post :)
wow!
Worst.Secret.Ever!!!!
Cheers Mr C. I thought that's what you were all alluding too but wanted to make sure!
I wonder if dropbox always ran on google's app engine and now it's just suddenly gone into the crapper...
appengine is still running. at least our's is okay. but you could be right.
I am too scared to sleep until Kimi is announced because I want to know straight away and if it happens while I'm sleeping at any stage I will cry.
He'll get a good drive. Don't worry about him. Silly grumpy Kimi.
We could headping you? Or send you @ messages on twitter, can you make your phone beep when you get them?
my dropbox folders are still syncing properly. But dropbox != Kimi and/or Fernando news!
err... dur! on me. Proper URL for dropbox is getdropbox.com
twitter haven't done a deal with my carrier so I can't do that but if someone wants to volunteer to SMS me I can DM them my mobile number :D
oh yes, he will be at McLaren but I have cake and vodka planned and I don't care if its 4am cake and vodka, it must be instant.
Quick Blog Plug before I go back to thinking about Alonso in a Ferrari: http://f1loonie.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/12-suzuka-returns/
I can do it if you want
DM coming your way :D
This will give me an excuse to avoid going to the bank :D
ahhh.
am now back on the mac. break away news, break way...
yeah... um... don't know what's going on there... Somebody tipped me off... But looks like it was probably a red herring.
Heck, I _USE_ dropbox and I got confused as well.
Toyota doesn't sound too convincing.
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2009/09/honda-bmw-toyota-next-to-quit-f1-as-sales-plummet/
“We will participate for now,” [Toyota’s F1 team principal Tadashi Yamashima] said. “We have to consider a variety of things in relation to our core business. Our participation is unclear, depending on our financial results.”
Sorry tread error by me. Soz.
Have we all missed this in the Alonso excitement? Luca Coloj..ia...nan..i.. says that Massa isn't gonna be racing at all in 2009 despite the abu dhabi rumours
There's no need is there - take your time Felipe!
Makes sense. If he wasn't gonna be able to race at Interlagos, I always thought he wasn't gonna bother finishing the season out.
This doesn't surprise me. I wasn't really expecting to see him until off-season testing. Would they be allowed to pop him in for one of the FP sessions? I'd presume so as he's already listed as one of their race drivers for the year.
question. would it annoy people if we removed the "quick comment" button temporarily? i think it's the thing causing threading errors, and reply seems to make more sense in doohickey anyhow.
no problem. i rarely use it anyway.
I like it but erm I'd live if it was gone.
Wouldnt be a problem here!
will try it later. ta.
Get rid of it - fine by me...
Poor quick comment box :(
#sorryalison
I do rarely use it.
:(
I might boycott the doohickey in protest!
It's not that bad, surely?
Oh well, there's always LCLT if you don't like Doohickey...
Quite a good blog from Benson
Got me excited about next season already!
Hehehe I always used to use LCLT. It's hard to keep up with any of the breakout threads though. You just don't even know they exist.
Isn't that what people initially thought about Kimi moving to Ferrari? I wouldn't get too carried away just yet...
Which bit?
Kimi's move to Ferrari heralding a golden age, along with Alonso's move to McLaren.
Well it was a pretty good year!
I cannot wait for 2010 - I am getting all excited thinking about it - 4 WDC's in the field too - the first time since 1999!!! :D
maybe, but that was imediatly post schumacher and people were desperate to see something. there is a lot more history between Alonso and hamilton than there was with Kimi.
It will also be great if the Bulls and the Brawn can be up there with them next season too
I reserve the right to get excited until i see actual overtaking without refuelling
You had to remind me of that didn't you..... :P
They make big changes and never work...so i shall wait to get excited
I pressed reply... I use quick comment much more on the iPhone.
tis okay. i asked if if would bug anyone. if the answer is "yes" we won't remove it. could just do with solving the issue until we have time to bring comment moving into place.
ahh. no worries then.
generally the reason i get the wrong thread is that i refresh the page or opena new tab and assume its on the daily but its often not
hehehe... I don't think I've used it since you asked. It doesn't really bother me.... :D
What happened was that I was in and involved in the conversation in the breakout thread... I wondered away from my computer... something interesting happened in the real world and I came back and forgot that there had been a breakout thread and so I just clicked on the first comment and pressed reply.
I wonder if coming back from sleep in doohicky should revert you the daily?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79063 they're so lying. They'd better be lying anyway!
i can't add more functionality at the moment. i can comment out a button, but that's about all. don't worry, we'll get there eventually.
No press release can outweigh Martin Whitmarsh's giggle. :D
Best.response.ever
Maybe they want to suprise everyone in 6 hours time when they do announce it ;)
Yeah, it was just a thought for the future.
For reference the reason that I use the quick comment box on the iPhone is because of the way that the iPhone won't allow background processing in Safari.
When I am live commenting something I often want to let you know about the new thing I've done and read the comments since the last one. What I tend to do is use Quick comment then because it doesn't stop the comments flowing in. But it's not a biggie of course.
See it all over again!
http://www.dailymotion.com/search/kovalainen/video/xamqm7_kovalainen-whitmarsh_sport
I don't like sad Heikki at the start of that :(
Skip to the second half then...
I can never stop Heikki when he is talking! ;)
:P
I like the grin from DC when Whitmarsh says 'They know how well Mclaren treats it's drivers'
:D Brundle was rather more... neutral.
PS. I just realised the other time I use the Quick Comment box, I did it just then without thinking when I wanted to write a comment for a thread that hadn't had a comment for a while.
Anyway, off to bed for me. 2 more nights like this... *sigh*.
There's a PF quiz tonight, but I won't make it due to my morning commitments. Feel free to join and enjoy. :D
Good night!
Ah yes, PF quiz. Forgot about it. Least we'll have a better chance of a win ;) Night.
Afternoon :D how is everyone? :D
Afternoon lou!
'ello 'ello :D
Hey lou. I be good, you?
Tell tell about your mysterious mail!
goood :) i'm very very very happy! :D i just got an email from Lorrenzo Bellanca :D
Woooooo! :D
i know! he seems so nice, he said he'll help me out as much as he can and give me some contact details for various people when he gets back :) this has made me very very happy :)
Awesome :D
Very sad as my two drivers Nick and Timo still seem to have no seats next year. I am also sad that Rubens will be shoved out of the Brawn backdoor and reading between the lines that Kimi wanted to remain at Ferrari (more than the payout). I do not get this Alonso worship!
You wont notice its gone within a week!
although it might be good for live sessions?
Aww, all this talk of Alonso has made me forget about Rubens :(
Sounds amazing! That's really great!
Poor Rubens! I really really want him to stay at Brawn. Silly Ross.....
I'm waiting to see more details and confirmation of anything before I jump to conclusions. If he is going I'm positive it's because of Mercedes rather than Mr Brawn himself. It's all whispers and rumours at the mo remember!
am every so slightly happy now.. it's worse than the other day when i inhaled a few too many paint fumes :)
I think he should retire at the end of the season. If he wins the championship i could understand him haging around for another year. but i think it would be best to go out on a high.
Williams aren't the team they once were, their talented people all get poached by the bigger teams leaving them a bit of a glorified Jordan. They haven't produced a decent car for quite a while. The Renault engine might rejuvenate them, but it hasn't exactly been a power horse this year.
Rubens and Jenson both belong in that team! they are incredible team mates and i just <3 them so much as a team and things, i'll be so sad to see that change.
I'm sure Mercedes gain a lot by having Ross at the team though. I'm not sure they'd get involved if he wasn't. I'm sure he could say he can't run a team without free reign over who drives for him.
Not if you listen to joe. He thinks they have both signed new contracts for their new teams...
Thinks being the key word ;)
I think I'll wait until confirmation
Hey we have found something to agree on. I think Rubens has helped the Brawn Team enormously, even if he has not scored as many points as Jenson his experience is a huge benefit. I think Rubens might end up at a team that virtually no-one has discussed as an option (just hunch).
I knew I should've started Team Awesome... but I assumed Ross was going to call the team that after he got the Honda buyout ;)
Ive found something to distract you... http://twitpic.com/jq7v4
Don't look at it!!
He'll hypnotise you like the Demon Headmaster!!
Eurgh he DOES look like the Demon Headmaster :(
I am fairly sure Rubens will have the pick of what's left (more so than choices open to Nick and Timo - although Timo will probably have more options).
Which teams is less likely to be competing next year Sauber or Toyota?
have you seen AUTOSPORT today?
the discussion began in the comments because they seem convinced he's about to sign for Williams
Toyota. I can't see them next year. And it only takes one team to go kaput for Sauber/QADBAK/14th Team/That Lot/TBA to be in next year.
And been to the factory... I don't think it will be announced publicly until the championship is decided though...
If Mclaren can get 3rd in the constructors championship we could see him rocking a red 5 next season ;)
Barrichello being Mclaren no.1 over Lewis?!
Hehehehe. That Lot. :)
but only yesterday the following was being widely reported...
Technical director Sam Michael admits he still rates Heidfeld highly.
"Against Kubica, Nick looks very good. To say that his career is over would be ridiculous," the Australian is quoted as saying by Auto Bild Motorsport.
It is believed that Williams is looking for an experienced driver to be German rookie Nico Hulkenberg's 2010 teammate.
"Today there are many advantages to having experienced drivers, because as everyone knows there is no testing. Taking on a rookie is a risk, without a doubt," Michael added.
It looks like even a team like Williams have an embarrassment of riches in terms of driver options.
#mfc (ps. look away now nick)
gizmodo are reporting apple may be attempting to redefine print media:
"A person close to a VP in textbook publishing mentioned to me in July that McGraw Hill and Oberlin Press are working with Apple to move textbooks to iTunes"
"Apple also recently had several executives from one of the largest magazine groups at their Cupertino's campus, where they were asked to present their ideas on the future of publishing."
http://gizmodo.com/5370252/apple-tablet-aiming-to-redefine-newspapers-textbooks-and-magazines
There should have been a lewis or lucy in there somewhere ;)
Go speed racer, go speed racer, go speed racer goooooo!
Lewis to Renault I say....
quick plug for bootneck's new blog: http://naturalbornracers.blogspot.com/
hmmm ;)
Stuff like this is exactly why I'll wait for it to be confirmed before jumping to conclusions :)
I can see the excuses now... Sorry sir i couldnt do my homework because you made me use itunes and now i cant start windows...
I must have really missed something when I went to grab an artery clogging burger for lunch and snow leopard.
i said look a-w-a-y :)
thing is, i already don't want a kindle now.
Its for text books though, that would likely be quite a different solution to a normal book reader
I am not jumping to any conclusions - I thinks if Rubens is shoved out of Brawn he will go to Williams (first choice). What I though might be an option which has not been speculated is Renault. Is Brazil not a big market for Renault cars and of course Carlos Ghosn is Brazilian.
Ooops... not my fault, there were no hashtags :P
very much so. but they has di grassi.
#confidential!!
#confidential!!
#confidential!!
confidential!!
only from nick though....
#lookawaynick
Cannot see Lewis leave Macca - they have got this year's car quite well sorted out. Macca, Brawn and Red Bull are three overall best cars this car and I am sure will occupy the top three spots in the constructor's championship.
Wouldn't you prefer this though? http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/sony-announces-daily-edition-reader/
Hehehe sorry, I don't think Lewis will ever leave McLaren.
Hello everyone, made it to work today although I was still feeling rubbish. Have given in to Lukeh's propaganda & my copy of The Resistance arrived today, my first Muse album. Looking forward to listening to it, we shall see if it stands up to the hype ;)
Lewis to ferrari
;)
Mercedes to buy Brawn and Ferrari to supply engines to Mclaren!!! ;)
The speculation begins...
:P
It depends whether Renault gets Kubica - they need an experienced driver - I am sure this is part of Toro Rosso's problems(two in-experienced drivers). I personally would dump RG the F1 driver.
nooooo! hands off bff grosjean! ;)
I still got confused by that. I've decided that for my own sake, Grosjean shall now be called Frosjean and his initials will be RF
hahahaha :D
If the Microsoft thing i posted last night is really coming out soon i think it could change the whole market
Its early days but each outing seems almost worse than the last.
i look in a bit. the itunes eco-system is just perfect for me though.
His only saving grace is that Jamie is perhaps just as bad as him at the moment
Who? I know Jaime but not this Jamie :P
Confused. What are you talking about?
Bob ;)
Maybe we should call him Jammie if he's still there next season??
I would argue Jaime was doing better at Singapore - he was ahead of Adrian - sure his pitstop was not great - but then nor was Adrian's at Monza. Is Jaime doing enough to hold a seat? Probably not either.
They kept Bourdais.... He's possibly better than him.
but he did not come with such a nice lump sum of money!
I am not here
YAY Lou
STEEEEVEN!
Noooo thats what I get called by someone...
and I can't believe I just shared that.. :)
I KNOW! it's like Lorrenzo Bellanca too! of all the photographers that would reply he replied first! :D
:D
Ooooh, shall I be evil or not.
You might as well :P
People used to call me "Jamie". Everyone I met after High School calls me by my proper name, though, thankfully (James)
As far as nicknames go, I don't think it's that bad....
Hehe I got a choice, that was the better of the two.
I am not here
:(
You need to try and keep a conversation going with him. Send an e-mail now saying thanks for his reply and when he gets back to you make sure you reply a day or two later and stick a question on that message to encourage him to reply.
Wassup?
Hehehe nothing. Why are you so busy? :)
wooo-hoo!
hehe have already replied saying thank you :D was my thinking exactly. he seems so nice too :D i'm so very happy now :) i'm always seeing his photos in f1 racing.. plus he was the honda photographer last year i believe :D eheheheh
Just stuff I have to do. I will be around shortly.
Should I be scared RG?
You should be after putting that clip with james allen screaming on your blog!
it's not available in europe yet, or did i miss something?
What's wrong with Sony Reader thingies? Why don't we love those?
we might do. i've never seen one. are they available here?
Yeah, you can even buy them in Waterstones.
Link
major pluggage:
f1 big pic: http://www.f1minute.com/2009/09/30/third-team-lucky/
f1 minute: http://www.f1minute.com/2009/09/30/30-sep-09-ferrari-finally-confirm-alonso-for-2010/
Interesting press release by Ferrari http://www.ferrari.com/English/News/Pages/090930_F1_Gold_rush.aspx
Fistly they are denying paying him a lot, then a subtle dig at Lewis's 08 drivers title
I think they look quite good, the e-books are about the same price as normal books on the site, I've always found Waterstones good for ordering from, they deliver to the store which helps with not being in for deliveries. Mind you, the shop staff look at you a bit funny when you pick up 9 books in one go.. Not tried downloading though
it must be subtle, i don't see it?
ahh, i got it sorry. blonde moment.
OOh a clue, are you blonde then ;)
#mrcfacts MrC is Blonde
:P
. o O ( says the guy who tried to cook a pizza still in the plastic.... ) ;)
:D
that doesn't count. i was just doing as i was told :(
Mr C is secretly Gillian McKeath
There is a mute button for a reason ;)
I heart this.
can you play with them? would like to check them out.
I think it'll be cool to see Alonso in a good car (I started watching last year, so I didn't see him win his two championships)
i (heart) those championships more than any other by any driver.
Why's that? I certainly like the paint job :) (And Richard Hammond screaming like a little girl trying to drive one of them)
ended michael's run of success. and did so despite the fia bending over backwards to penalise renault and advantage ferrari.
:) I heart them alot to, I didn't so much in 05 I wanted Kimi to win but looking back Fernando was the man to do it. It is the reason I have this http://www.twitpic.com/j7mwl.
Oops this should work. http://www.twitpic.com/j7mwl
I would imagine so, I know they advertise them at my local store but I've not asked
love it. you're right about kimi, he was more racey, but more fragile.
this might be interesting: http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/30/eyetv-app-for-iphone-released/
would allow you to watch f1 on an iphone, if say, they'd binned their tv.
Cant you already do that with iplayer?
It is from a year later but he had to work harder that year in my opinion.
yeah, but that requires bandwidth. eyetv plugs into freeview.
given they nicked his mass damper... although i do think schumi's engine blow up was suspiciously fortuitous timing.
Ah i see, its a bit like the psp and playstation 3 thing then...
or rather eyetv plugs into the ariel and streams freeview to the phone.
You can get freeview to play on your computer with a little box thingy. I don't see how that's of benefit over using an actual tv though....
In your big picture, does Alonso have really bad eyebrow dandruff?
Its quite usefull for recording stuff, if i keep meaning to get one, but forgetting
me tooooo
that's exactly what this uses. i guess the benefit is you can record as much as your external drives can store. freeview boxes have limited drive capacity. umm... and now you can stream to your phone too, i guess.
I have never been happier during a F1 race than I was right then.
Evening all. Just going through preview quotes for Digest. I'm surprised by the depth of feeling towards Suzuka. Every week they say it's a great track they're racing on but this time they're all proclaiming it the best in the world.
no comment :)
It seems to be the same concept as this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayTV
agreed. i guess the difference is, it uses a mac and an iphone, whereas that uses a psp/playstation. pick one that suits your lifestyle/workflow, right?
It is in my opinion, I blogged some quick thoughts about it earlier but I've plugged enough for one day ;)
if nothing else, it tells you just how bloomin' awful fuji was.
I have that. :)
The drivers have always rated Suzuka and Spa as being the best circuits in the world. They have not been there for a couple of years so they are bound to be a bit more hyper than usual.
Yeah, i have both a psp and a ps3, but i have never really made them talk to each other, i guess i just dont use the psp enough anymore
I've clearly been influenced by Sidepodradio; I don't know what pizza to have...
I love it when Mr & Mrs C reply to each other's comments on here. I imagine a silent house with them each sitting on the sofa looking at each other and meaningfully clicking "Post Comment" to make their point ;)
;)
Mushrooms, pepperoni, ham & onions
It's quite common with techie married couples, my wife and I would IM each other even when we were in the same room :)
Yes, I shall have meat feast. You read my mind well there
:P
James May, you silly man
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8283798.stm
I could have sworn that show was about cars at one point.
"Viewers will have to wait until the next series to find out what happens"
it blew off course and landed on it's side. this is an easy game.
Mr C you have spolied the next series of Top Gear :P
rats. everytime!
Maybe it bounced off the tree and landed upside down on the cricket field.
campervan pinball.
Ladles and jellyspoons, the inevitable has happened
♥
Heehehe :)
How many blogs do you plan to have?
:D love it!
You have a Glock News Feed
Awesome.
Till I take over the world.
Or, I'll stick to what I've got.
more or less than Christine
Mmmm cinema time. I'm going to see the film with robo-Bruce in it. This my solve the freezer dilemma.....
Have commented, sorry its a bit long!
Remember, quiz in half an hour
Always appreciated.
Robo- Bruce Willis? when did he become a robot!
I had the same problem yesterday. Mr C, what have you done to us???
mwahahahah
What's the film?
I am definitely not missing it this week again. I will eat later.
Should have plugged the blog post i wrote about it - silly me!
http://rubbergoat.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/pick-a-pizza-for-petes-sake/
Did anyone get a google wave invite they would like to share ;)
sadly not :(
What time were/are they supposed to be coming out?
If your super keen http://mashable.com/2009/09/30/google-wave-invite/ :P
But given your tweeting power i guess you could just ask for one :D
4 hours ago
Nope, but I'd like one!
Google hates me.
I still haven't gotten a google voice invite from them, either.
You need an invite? I figured i just needed to download it from marketplace
yeah, if I go here: http://www.google.com/voice and try to login it sends me to a FAQ.
Im gonna download it and see what happens, it says US only, but who knows
are you using an android phone?
i have tweeting power?
Yup... It wont let me login as i don't have an account
i have one... it's US only :(
I'm in the US :)
hehe. so they're only giving invites to people who can't use them!
You have over 1200 followers, a lot of who i would guess would be techy... its pretty good ods, why not give it a go?
i do?
Being as self aware as you are, im starting to wonder why! :D
hehe. no-one tells me these things. how is one supposed to know?
Surely it is Christine's job to keep you up to date with stuff like that
Any more for the quiz http://www.pitlanefanatic.com/chat.php ?
apparently wave invites haven't been sent yet.
hehe. no chance.
'He's' not gonna be there
We don't talk about Twitter, we're both pretty mad at it.
anyone listening to Midweek Motorsport? I forgot because I just had to clean up a small accident :(
I'd have to sign up, so not this week ;)
i see him top of the list?
also true. bring on the "wave".
He just mentioned that he won't be here this week. How odd. Unless he's off now.
no worries. you enjoy. am coding like crazy.
Awesome :D
oops!
on it like bonnet
To each other I mean. It's hard to avoid it on the interwebs :)
Horner: “It's [piquet-gate-gate] a distraction, but part of F1 I guess. We're worse than Eastenders right now. We need to get the focus back to the racing.”
heheh
I can see Google HQ watching the comments now
"Has Mr c gone mad yet from waiting?
Nope.
Don;t send them out yet then... wait for him to crack..."
Ah ok! I thought i had stumbled into another unmentionable :D
:cry:
was this covered already:
"Hockenheim will continue as one of Germany's two Formula 1 circuits until at least 2018 after an agreement was reached over the track's F1 future."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8283837.stm
Hey don't blame me. It's them google people. They're the Tesco of the internet.
Yup, well, I did say that Google hated me :)
News to me but I am way behind on the comments
Its a bit quiet... is anyone who is going to the talk tomorrow about?
This weeks spot the difference, if mr c is about
http://i38.tinypic.com/25gc48l.png
It always is on PF Quiz night...
I think Bassano is on lates, but he mentioned that Jon and Andy Taylor were going?
I thought that was one big picture to start with :)
OMG!that's.. well... wow...
I have 2, woohoo!
i don't have one O.O
That's correct, I'm going.
good night everybody!
i have 3! :D
Me too
4!... now where is that 5th one...
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
i got none and then all of a sudden they started to stand out.. can't find the last one though..
lou! my good friend, I see you have four there...
:D they are really easy once you look hard enough ;)
ooo i just saw the nicest photo used in the pitlane fanatic quiz. i approve of them all :)
FIVE!!! ahaha got it! that's very clever.
the difference.. not the fact i got five...
I think I know which one that could be :D
:D :D the silhouette one is cool too. i like picture rounds.. i'm alright at those.. it's the fact filled ones i struggle with.
Hey!
Me, are you there? I think you can officially delete the Wombat of the BOL blog from weblinks here. Like Ziggy Stardust this character is no more. I think I'll start my own personal blog later on... It's gonna be different from FOFA stuff, more arty and weird as I miss that part of my experiments.
SoonZuka, here I come! Ah, I have wonderful memories of Zusuka track - 1998, 1999 and 2000 races were pure classics.
Ah cool, do you fancy meeting up beforehand?
I did very badly in the quiz tonight. Struggled with a lot of the questions
Same here :(
I expect it to be very low scoring. Especially by me.
I'll be happy with 2
I struggeled with nearly all of them
Do you think Amy would appreciate a txt telling her there is no kimi news so far? :P
you may get her hopes up, so best not. ;)
hehe, i was only kidding. I would expect it soon if a deal has been done, as at the moment it looks like the guy has been sacked and Macca are picking up the scraps
Good evening.
How was the quizzie quiz?
to you to!
Bloody hard!
hard...
I forgot to check back!
Harder than last week? I struggled with that.
If I could move our new meet-up day I would, so I could play it more..
We're expecting the scores to be low because it was seriously very tough tonight
you got the one question/ image i would have identified though?
PF results are in.
Evening all :)
Difficult
aww, sorry to hear that. have done so.
I read on Orange's F1 expert's blog (yes, Orange the phone company, it's all I can get in terms of news on our work computers that isn't blocked) and he's saying that Alain Prost is set to become Renault's new team boss.
...Yeah, exactly.
I thought the Richards/Prost combination is one of the stronger rumours at the moment?
Blimey, I thought our blocking was bad, can you not even get BBC?
That story has been around for a few days now. There was even one saying he and David Richards would share the job.
Oh so it's an actual rumour and not just something ludicrous?
Nope.
It's been talked about on here in the past few days definitely. I wouldn't mind seeing it happen to be honest!
Its still very possible, apparently Prost wants too much money.
But they didnt put a permenant guy in there, and i would guess its because they want him
Anyone spot this on the article on F1 Fantic about Richards and Renault (it was posted on the :16th)?:
Interesting.
I saw it talked about on Twitter over the weekend, not so much here. I think it is a load of rubbish tbh. Richards is far more believable.
It's funny, I mentioned Richards as a possible replacement for Flav and now there's rumours abound!
Is Bassano or anyone else who's going to be there tomorrow around?
If you could let them know that i'll be at the lecture but won't stay around after, am not feeling great at the moment so need to come home as soon as really, appologies!!
#GP2 (thats Bassano's personal hash tag)
#Bassano
# Mr Clapper Sir
I hear richards talked about more before the hearing, but after they decided to commit it has been more prost as i expect richards would want to take the team over.
yes i am going
Do you want to meet first, what time are you getting there?
tweet him?
Yeah that could work. It starts at 6 something, 6.15. I'm free from about 2, so any time is good for me?
refreshments start at 5:30, want to aim for 5:45?
sounds good to me, meet in the place where ever it is, still havent worked out where im goig yet
hello
hi! :)
hey sarah! ;)
*pokes*
Well done in the Quiz!
Owe!!
I knew knowing random rubbish would come in useful one day. :P
As much as I'd like to be a part of the violence, I need to go to bed. So see yas and lotsa love.
Night sir
Night *bash*
night night RG
Night Mr RG
I can hold facts, but not F1 facts for some reason. Asking me about chassis is never going to get a sensible answer!
Remember, three weeks time, all questions from 2000.
and gone.
Well for the one about the McLaren I put was it pink. Thats about enough as I know about chassis.
:D I got a bit board and started making up names for all drivers... I cant belive i didnt think of Jenson Chocolate buttons for my top 5
I like when I find random things like this on youtube, Alonso on board during the last lap of Spa 2008 when he moved up from 8th to finish 4th. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmOixmxpXF4
I had a guess at that one on he basis that McLaren won 15 of 16 races that season
thats awesome, it reminds me of a driving game when your on easy, and you can just drive round everyone
I am really going to struggle with that
Pat symonds fixed the weather
1x Aside with Joe inspired blog post:
http://woodwiss.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/behind-the-mic-in-front-of-the-camera/
Just discovered this awesome gran turismo flash game... its brilliant
as an added bonus if you have the game on psp you can earn a free car from it!
WHAT?!
http://eu.gran-turismo.com/au/products/gtpsp/skills/
that's fab sir.
Thank you :)
replied, with a link you might remember ;)
Hmm, nothing showing up yet. Strange.
say's i'm in moderation?
I should have gotten an e-mail through to moderate the comment but nothing yet.
Ah, there it is :)
Puppet Chipmucks rocking out to some death metal.
You, sire, have a memory that's better than mine sometimes. And that actually is saying something! :D
Sire? What am I, medieval?
:)
ummmm...?
Ah I love finding split tracks of songs... there's so much depth you don't hear on a normal album then you get to hear a surround sound version and my lord, the little quirks and details. Bliss!
I'm watching Disaster Movie and there are puppet chipmunks rocking out to death metal.
ahh, i see :)
split tracks?
Wow, just noticed Christine's even popped a link to my post on Facebook. My life is now complete :P
That has to be one of the best marketing things i have seen... its easy enough to complete, but it makes you want to go back and do it again and again until you can do it all properly. some really innovative little games in there too
I think steven will like it...
*shhh*
that mighta been me. have tweeted you too.
Like, there's the bog standard files you have on the album, then 5.1 surround sound. Someone has got the 5 split files for the surround sound from each track so you have 5 different versions of the song each playing different parts of a song and you get to hear so much more than the bog standard track off a normal album.
gotya. was thinking you meant the things radiohead put out where you can remix the songs using the individual parts.
ahh, sorry! was a bit vague but it's just kinds cool noticing all these different layers of music that aren't normally apparently
righto. was a late night last night. must sleep now, see you tomorrows.
Night!
adiois amigo!
Steven and Gran Turismo - somehow the two don't quite gel in my opinion.
Ah, righto ;) Much appreciated, sir :P
On the flipside, Mr C.
night night
Its not gran turismo though, is more a series of exercises for racing drivers.
Changing gear on note, corner profiling e.t.c..
I went to see surrogates. Bruce Willis controls a robot version of himself by the power of his mind. I'm sure this is an amazing way to allow old-Bruce to save us all.... If only it hadn't all gone so terribly wrong!
Toodles!
I keep seeing trailers for that. Very odd.
I've seen a ad for it on some sites. There's a building with a girl on the side in an advert and her torso is gone and all that's there some kind of artificial spine. Very weird.
I just keep seeing Bruce shouting.
It was okay. Kinda predictable. I can't help but talk through films and my friend and I had kinda sussed out the plot within the first 10 minutes. We nearly wet ourselves when everyone fell over, that bit was hilarious. Other than that.....
If Martin Whitmarsh is to be believed, McLaren haven't decided on their 2nd seat for 2010. I think this in out of respect to Heikki until he wraps up his negotiations with his new employers
Thoughts?