Hello one and all! I have missed you, and I have missed writing these little posts every night. We have only been away a few days but we are back... sort of. Check out our explanation of what went wrong for us last week, and what we're doing to try and fix it here. Now, on with the good stuff.
- Some quotes were doing the rounds today, supposedly from the mouth of Massa but it looks as though they were not things he actually said. The man himself is reported to be doing his first interview since his accident today at some point, and that will be an excellent thing to read, to confirm that he is getting better and better every day.
- Peter Sauber has confirmed that he will do his level best to find a solution for BMW, to save hundreds of employees finding themselves out of a job. Sauber admits he can only advise the BMW board and the final decision will be theirs, but he is on the hunt for possible routes to salvation, even if time is short.
- And finally, the Concorde Agreement has been signed, after months and months of talking about it. As Steven has pointed out in the comments, this should calm the politics down a little. I'm surprised the agreement only runs until 2012, but perhaps long-term thinking isn't too advisable at the moment. I can relate to that!
So, there you have it, a return to the daily posts as we know and love them. That means it must be time for me to wheel out that old phrase, I'll see you in the comments.
Can i just say, on behalf of the whole sidepodcommunity.
It's great to have you back :)
Yay, a return of the lovely Daily Posts! Great to see them back with their bullet pointyness :D
Good to have them and, of course, you wonderful guys back!
Peter Sauber still owns 20% of the team
seconded :) I've missed reading the daily's too. although i'm guessing Mrs C wrote this, but Mr C posted it? unless i'm going nuts and Mr C writes the posts more that i thought...
i.e. a minority stake.
I gotsa admit, I reeeeeeally want to see Sauber buy out the team. I'm not even a big BMW fan, or even a big Sauber fan back when they were around, I'm just living on hope him buying out the team will see the return of the gorgeous blue and turqiouse livery they had ;)
it has capitals, it cant be mr c ;)
Good to have you guys back.
I think it can be, he has been known to use the shift key before.
christine writes them and then schedules to post at midnight.
Only when he's stocked up on anti-histamines ;)
lies!! lies i tell you!!!
i am forced to when writing posts. i gain a competitive advantage from not shifting in comments though.
ah i see... it's just the written 'by me' that confused me i think cause i haven't noticed it not saying 'by Christine' before. :)
so it's mainly for speed then? i'm not sure i like this non-shifted way of typing. i've always been a bit of a stickler for correct spelling, grammar and punctuation, this is a bit weird.
it is? ahh, shucks, she used my laptop. must've confused wordpress. i fix.
:) ahh okay, it all makes sense now :)
i have no idea why. i think i prefer the look of lower-cased text tbh.
it's less formal, and strangely nicer to look at sometimes. I dunno why.
that too.
steven, whilst i was in wordpress, i changed the sauber line to:
"Sauber admits he can only advise the BMW board..."
is that more accurate?
Here's a story of less than intelligent scammers at work.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136179/Fake_ATM_doesn_t_last_long_at_hacker_meet
"They were smart enough to place the machine in one of the few spots in the hotel where there was no security camera to catch them"
wouldn't the hotel have noticed?
I think it is probably accurate either way. I was just making the point that he has a degree of ownership.
I am not sure what rights he has as a minor shareholder. If the team goes bust BMW get nothing but bad publicity so it would make sense for them to give him or Theissen the balance of the team. Since BMW paid him well no doubt they would expect at least a percentage of that back.
I guess not if it is a large hotel.
crazy.
RIght, bed time for me I think. NIght all.
night sir.
Night Andy
Night Andy
Night Andy
i've just finished listening/ watching to Giggle's final video :D what an awesome series :) loved every minute of them.
haven't finished the 4th one yet, but i will by morning. thank you giggles.
the final celebrity caller is brilliant! :D
I wondered where he was going with that one for a while. I can't wait to see how a certain person reacts to it.
Have been making a bloggy entry that you might be interested in, my own top 5 liveries that I love. You will all probably shout at me after reading it for several reasons but what the hell, it's all fun :P
ooh. don't tell me. i'll have a listen in a bit.
http://www.marksf1models.co.uk/Minichamps/Williams/990096med.jpg
*cough*
i don't believe it! better looking than the jag...
Heads-up, my comment in the other thread looks like it might be quite big.
i feel sick
loving no.1!! :D
I am saying nothing because it would totally spoil it.
Rothmans Williams for the win!
Nothing beats JPS. It's the law. No-one ever asked to have their car painted Rothmans Williams. People who knew nothing about F1 never called a car painted in that livery black and gold. They called it JPS and there were a lot of them around.
The first Jordan needs a mention and the classic McLaren Marlboro too.
Was gonna put in the McLaren Malboro. So close.
I also reaaaaaaaaaally like the Stewart F1 car.
i'm off to sleep now :) night everyone, speak to you tomorrow! x
night lou :)
Does it depend on 'your' era though? I mean for me, as a Williams fan who started to get heavily into F1 in the late 90s, that car and livery means a lot to me...
Night!
Night Lou
I have to agree with pat in this example. We're bound to remember the liveries of cars we saw in the era we got into f1 in comparison to those before that, like I can visualise so many different liveries in the late 90s and beyond but before that it's a different story.
I wish the Winfield Williams was before when I got into f1. That car did nasty things to the most colour of all the colours, red. :(
The thing with JPS was it was everywhere. People got their cars painted in it. People who had no idea what JPS was or that Lotus was even involved used to refer to that livery as JPS. I even had an English teacher who had a picture of a JPS Lotus on his class room wall. Imagine the trouble he would get in for that now.
Maybe. Some people probably think the "chrome" type McLarens are cool. I just don't think you can go past the JPS. Classic, and would still be the best today.
Just found out the sky at night is on BBC1. They are nicking my sidepodradio show stuff. I cam so close to claiming Patrick Moore was copying me.
I think the fashion for people painting their own cars, by the 90s that had moved into rally cars and touring cars.
I like the Chrome McLarens. I liked the white Saudia Williams livery to.
Oh yeah, that Williams was cool. So was the Gold Leaf lotus 49 if you want to go back that far.
JPS sponsored the BMW 625csi tourers here in Oz. They actually sold cars painted that way in the showroom.
and that should be 635 of course
Hahahahahahahaha. Aww man. That was fantastically evil. Must share this quick story.
There's a Muse song being played for the first time tonight on Radio 1, and on digital download from 12midnight Aug 3rd (tonight? tomorrow?) but basically, in New Zealand the song has become avilable to purchase and download because of time zones and the like. So on a Muse forum I go on, there's load and loads of fans waiting and crying out for someone to chuck it on youtube, etc, then a new topic appears with a link saying 'THIS IS IT! You wanted it...'
....it was Rick Astley. :D:D:D:D:D
The reaction is wonderful.
It wasn't a good look. Murray Walker described it as putting all the logos in a cannon and shooting it at the car!
I can imagine!
Seems a flawed system though..
Yeah I know. But it got sent to all digital retailers so I guess Warner Music seemed happy doing that.
Me no likey Warner though.
What's flawed about Rick Rolling?
I'm yawning away so better head to bed. I want more weekend. I also want people to stop organising what I'm doing in my week off in a couple of weeks time, and let me do what I want...
Silly peoples! Night pat
Night Pat
Ok. I just heard that new song I mentioned. I need a lie down before I explode from excitement.
Night all.
why oh why am i at work unable to listen to more giggles radio which i get a sneaking suspicion is heikki related somehow
I have heard all four. They are brilliant but I can't tell you whether or nottheir is Heikki bcause it would spoil it for you if there is an would eliminate one possibility if he is not.
ah well i will be home in 7.5 hours. I can wait!
Do you count every minute you are at work?
heh it seems that way but i actually dont
I've been doing that lately... let's just say it's worrying if you do that.
Morning, everyone.
G'Day.
good morning
Hello there.
Morning everyone. I don't believe there will be any moths or pigs today. But instead we are going to the supermarket. A bit of a step down in the excitement stakes!
i love the supermarket. I especially love foreign ones where all the brands are scary and unfamiliar so i wouldnt say no to any giggles live commenting/ photos
tried to find something about the Serbian AMCO company. Not a very high tech website for an aerospace and F1 ready company ...
http://www.amco.st/index.htm
Last updated in 2007, too, from the looks of the copyright.
no offence but it looks to me that this European Commission complain is just a PR for a company nobody knew until last night ...
I'll try my best!
some more - http://stefangp.com/
Even so, he might've opened a can of worms Max didn't want to open.
maybe, but these things take years to sort out. can't see anything happaning on time to prevent Campos Manor and USF1 to loose their places on grid (unless they pull out)
Michelle Yeoh looking at us right there from FIA.com ...
Good morning!
good morning Lukeh!
Gooodddd morning SPWorld!!
Morning all.
morning
Morning, Christine. Morning, everyone. :)
Morning everyone :)
Mr Massa is on his way home: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77529
Yay!
Woo! :D
that is great news! :)
Thinking up a name for our new project is tough. I mean, what are the chances of coming up with a genius Sidepodcast style name twice in a lifetime?
Have you told us what it is yet or is it a surprise?
It takes me long enough to think of a good blog entry title! How about... urm...
....well you could... no... wait.... nah...
*twiddles thumbs*
Well, I can't say too much because... we haven't really decided yet! :)
We've been throwing around the words 'media' 'future' and 'change.' I have come up with a couple of potential titles, but the problem is that all the good urls are taken.
you came up with f1minute...
Shhhhh.
Glad to hear!
How about thrice in a lifetime, then? :D
Media, future, and change. How could this be related to your new idea? Hmmm... :D
mediafuturechange.com is taken :(
That IS the new idea. All the thinking we've done so far, anyways.
who the heck would buy that??
we only took 4 days off.
futuremediachange?
or
futurechangemedia (i prefer this one, not sure why though)
I was joking sorry ;)
Very intriguing. I was thinking you might've had a more concrete idea. Still, there's a LOT of directions you can take that set of ideas. Would love to hear more about it as the concept grows.
Whatever it turns out to be, make sure it has a doohickey. ;)
More cider already?
That's a difficult one to mention in a business plan.
You see, we must have a kajillion pounds because of the importance of a working doohickey, Mr Bank Manager
Mr C said yesterday that not only would it have a Doohickey, it would probably be a better one because they won't be hindered by the Wordpress backend.
From what I understand, they're developing the new site from scratch.
that might be where we're going wrong?
correct.
:D
we're also redesigning the homepage here too, probably as a proof-of-concept for the new site. in theory everything will one day be running on the same custom system.
Another difficult question arises:
Does my new backend look big in this?
:D
Mr C was quite excited about the thought of not having to develop on Wordpress for it. I was quite excited that I get to buy a new notepad and pen for it.
We make a great team.
Call me slow, but I've only just this moment got 'it.' Far too subtle for me :-D
:D
;)
i think what we've learnt here, is that: mediafuturechange.com
will probably be fine.
It is available as well. I checked. :)
http://bit.ly/GqxTy
Felipe giving interview - photo
i think you should.
working title.
Massa's on Sky News (or at least was). Pic: http://img193.imageshack.us/i/massan.jpg/
And Massa interview from Scuderia Ferrari:
Ouch. That eye looks very sore... :(
Least he's sounding in great condition. what matters is that he gets back to being 100% as soon as possible :)
Done.
I have decided Greggs placed a shop way too close to my home in order to boost profits!
It's too tempting to get lunch there. :(
They must also know that you are on SPC, because every time you mention it it makes me want to go there too :)
It's a fantastic business strategy!
Afternoon all, I heard Greggs mentioned and came right away.
:)
wow.
i feel i'm missing out.
Now i feel hungry
"Prodrive boss, and potential Formula One team owner, David Richards has confirmed claims that the FIA stipulated use of Cosworth power as a requirement for a place on the expanded 2010 entry list. "
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/150690/1/richards_confirms_cosworth_rumours_denies_bmw_interest.html
ooooh joy
I'm currently writing a blog post but have been distracted by youtube and I think I might have found a video Christine might enjoy. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gho3u5rtSmE
Seeing Rob speaking Italian is wierd!
aww :D
it's just not right!
His Italian accent's better than Chris Dyer's
Ahhhh, I have no sound, but I will watch that the second I get home!
that is true. I am now jealous of them both. I should really pick up my Spanish lessons again.
This is now my favourite Massa clip ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woJsH-n-Kvk
This should cheer you up Amy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM7BCZKtzeI
Now I should get back to writing that blog post :D
Heikki just looks bored in that one
This is my favourite Finn + Mercedes ad :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWnwWxqIYvQ
or maybe this one. F1 + Tennis! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J62p0EEq_F8
There are a lot of F1 realted adverts, this calls for a blog post I think.
in that case you have to mention this one because it is my favourite ever :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiomuRm41YI
Hey everyone :) all having a nice day?
There are soooo many adverts. I never realised.
Hey Lou :) I'm having a good day, you?
Afternoon :)
my day's going alright thanks :)
Oh well, work beckons
I'm outa here, catchya later peeps
see ya bassano
Another F1 driving talking aboutb WRC? Now Vettel wants a go!
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77533
Might as hell get a co-driver for F1 with all these drivers suddenly wanting a chance at the WRC :P
Christine or Mr C, do you still want me to send you that 2CV post (this weekends 24 hour race) you said about doing?
I put it on hold as i didn't know how long the hiatus was going to last. Don't worry if you don't want it, i can just put it on my blog instead. It be up to you.
Let me know
Yes please!!
Hi all
So I thought Piquet was getting sacked today.....no news so far?
i can't embed this in the comments sadly, but zoomable jenson: http://seadragon.com/view/3d3
and zoomable franck: http://seadragon.com/view/3d7
you can upload your own bigs pics for free here: http://www.seadragon.com/
I'll get on it right now!
No i can't believe i've just read this garbage on PF1
"There is a brazilian newspaper reporting that Nelson Piquet Sr and Peter Sauber are buying the BMW Sauber team. The report also states that - yes, you got it, Nelsinho will be one of the drivers in 2010."
"this is from the "Estado de Sao Paulo" newspaper, which is not a tabloid. Not a sports-focused publication, but certainly a decent and reliable source. The reporter is Livio Orichio, who has always followed F1 very closely for many years and frequently writes about the topic"
OMG!!!
Oooooh. zoomy.
actually, i messed that one up...
zoomable franckage: http://seadragon.com/view/3d8
Can i get a yeeyyyy?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77534
is iheartfrank.com available?
:D
it took me a while to get that, but :D :D :D
:O
:D
:D :D
What the...!
:O
Not surprised, really. I was actually surprised FOTA said yes.
Moving on.
Today I spread the good Pearl Jam word and life is good. Now I know lots of people going! Still no one who wants my spare fanclub ticket though :D
I was thinking of seeing them in Sydney after you mentioned they were coming, but then I thought "Why Go"?
It'd make you a Better Man?
Damn bands with bad short song names, I can't think of a witty reply!
I had to scroll through the 282 I had in iTunes to come up with that one ;)
I only have 8, and two of them are Even Flow. Not sure where I know Why Go from.
Too bad Jeremy's not around though. ;)
I have lots of double ups, I have four Better Mans and five Blacks because I have four different live albums. It was worse, I used to have 50+ of their bootlegs as well but everytime I put my music on shuffle it was live Pearl Jam all the time so I decided to just keep it to their commercial releases :D
I have some bands like that. Still, I have about 23000 songs, so you can expect a few double ups. ;)
you just need to summon people.
*clears throat*
JEREMY!
ah yes, that's quite a few :D
Hopefully he's still "Alive". ;)
I have just learned that there is a live album I don't have because it was only released as an iTunes download. Must...resist...lure...of....new....media....
ooooh lordy.
*wonders if that domain name is taken?*
I tried my own resistance (hehehehe) of new stuff, and it lasted about 5 minutes. :)
"Alive", "Jeremy", "Better Man" and "Why Go" are all Pearl Jam songs you see.
don't worry, i'm well aware. i don't know enough titles to play along.
proceeds go to charity and they do my second favourite cover song that they do......it's downloading now. If they did my favourite cover song I'd buy 10.
gasp! there is a string quartet tribute to pearl jam! I kind of love tribute albums that are super random like that.
Yeah! They did a Muse one and LOADS of bands. They are really, really awesome. Check them out :)
so, does buying this off itunes mean I can't put the songs on my non-Apple MP3 player?
you can play them on anything that supports m4a files. which are basically a more efficient form of mp3's. they're not drm'd though.
I can't complain too much, Pearl Jam send me a vinyl every year and I sure can't put those on my MP3 player. Since moving away from my parents I can't even listen to them :D
if you buy it off normal itunes, you burn it onto a cd, then burn it off using real player which converts it to mp3.
s'how i do it anywho
it just told me off for telling it I am in NZ when I am not in NZ. Clearly I haven't used the iTunes store since 2007 when my flatmate worked for Apple and had hundreds of free download vouchers lying around the house.
There is a video of me falling over on the beach on the drop. Plus some photos from the supermarket for Amy :)
Just been making a little something on Movie Maker (urrrgghh). Just whenever I hear the chorus of the new Muse song it reminds me of all the politics and change that Formula 1 needs and so... I decided to put my ideas into video, hopefully the message comes across well :) Hope you like it! (Mr c, it's very Ari Vatanen just to get your attention ;))
It's just a little something randomly chucked together. Plus Ari can totally use it to get him into power I say. :P Quality will be a lot better soon... youtube is slowwww...
YAY! Australian supermarkets really excited me at first, and 80% of the brands are the same as in NZ. Alexland however, ooh. I'm excited.
please tell me you fell in the water?
Love it Lukeh :D
Blog plug time: My internetless grand prix ;)
Their Iron Maiden one was best.
like christine, i have no audio. but shall check it out later :)
I can't decide what to do for the rest of the night. Should I finish off my Bourbon and regret it in the morning, or maybe have one drink while I watch 24 all night. Both are so tempting.
Giggles not quite falling in the water:
I wondered who was pointing at me earlier!
i like that katherine has now been roped into the madness.
hehe :)
My mother has "Panpipes Play The Beatles"
I'm not such a fan of that one.
I do have a secret love for the Gregorian Masters of Chant CDs though.
Because you don't like the Beatles or you don't like the Panpipes playing them?
I don't like the panpipes full stop.
I could stage falling in the water but it wouldn't be the same!
I'm still in the supermarket. Where do you think the custard powder is?
can Giggles fix it so the beach has sand instead of rocks?
Near the jelly! Near the jelly!!!!
in my local Aldi it's above the freezers. In my local proper supermarket I think it's in the baking aisle.
custard powder?
Have you not seen custard powder before?
hello? Sorry I'm late
meh, better late than never ;)
that shouting obviously took a while to get to you ;)
ah. There is the Man Of The Hour.
tis true, there is such a thing as custard powder, i've seen it used in cooking a few times... but it's not as nice as fresh custard :)
http://www.f1complete.com/content/view/13792/900/
that's gotta be a joke
Piquet buying F1 (and guess who'd drive there?!!)
"Aug.3 (GMM) "
therefore, it is
The first thing I saw was those naughty 3 initials, so I'll wait for more info :P
I have normal flavour and chocolate flavour. It also comes in banana flavour but eugh, I don't want that.
here's some recommended reading for rcc:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/02/03/f1-websites-you-can-trust/
come back to us when you've digested all of that (including the comments). thanks.
sounds awful. isn't it a bit dry?
OMG custard powder rocks harder than pearl jam!
i shouted as loudly as i could :(
oh dear...
Hehehehe.
mix 2 table spoons of custard powder with 1 table spoon of sugar. Add milk. Bring to boil and then simmer until desired consistency. :D
I should give my spare ticket to custard powder?
What if i'm unable to 'digest' all of that?
Section 7 in here will also help: http://www.sidepodcast.com/about/new-to-sidepodcast-quick-start-guide/
it's a long way (to the shop if you want a sausage roll)
Have a good afternoon
Wanted to share a funny story, not get a lesson in posting
Laters
I watched School of Rock last night and as soon as Jack Black sung that at the end, all I could think of was sausage rolls :(
Afternoon all...
Im grabbing a cuppa and avoiding some programming, what's what?
400m to mine. Not too far ;)
if you get desperate, I'll fly Zoe down.
If the rumours are true and its a GA show rather than reserved seating, I'll take anyone tall who can act as my personal buffer. All 5 foot of me doesn't go well at a show when everyone else trying to see is 6 foot, male, aged 25-40, and not scared to throw elbows around.
you need a shoulder to sit on.
I'm sorry to have to leave again, it's sleep time. Zoe says goodnight and see you round like a rissole.
I can't believe something made me check SPC before sleeping, and you were shouting for me!
or really big shoes?
sleep time? it's barely past midnight! lightweight ;)
i'm 6 foot 2 with size 14 feet.
any hellp?
well, stilts i guess.
or you could find a tall person and beg.
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-157
done. Thanks Lukeh :)
I told ya!
funny. That was my nickname in the rally fraternity. Different reason though. I used to weigh 65 kg even though I'm 5' 11"
Sorry guys but I'm really annoyed by that comment, It comes across really smug with a " we're better than you " theme to it. It's not like I don't post on here and a newbie is it? Why verge on being insultive?
it's not meant to be mate, but theres alot of GMM rubbish that's on the internet, and we try to avoid it, thats all that was meant by it
A brand called Birds! It's not in a box! CRAZY UK GROCERIES.
apologies, however you left a comment linking to pf1 "story" earlier, which i believe was largely ignored by us. and then you came back with the same content listed at a different site.
came across to me like you were just trolling for a reaction.
I'm very aware of the pitfalls of GMM, hence why I said it's gotta be a joke (the article).
I did want a reaction, I want to talk about F1 with people that are actually into it and understand it.
There's a distinct difference between trolling and discussing.
I did mention it earlier but didn't have the link to add in, I went away and found thinking that would be better.
fair enough, if you read your comments like this:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/rcc-comments-png
it doesn't come across that way to me.
There's nothing more to say about it really, just put a hex on my afternoon now.
Reading back through the comments like that I can see why you may of thought I was trolling
I'm at work so can't sit and read every comment etc and duck in and comment when I can, nobody was commented on what I said so I thought i'd bring it up again to stimulate discussion. Fair enough if nobody's interested but usually people pick up on every comment posted rather then ignore them.
sorry. i don't have anything to add.
i said many months ago that the problem with cost cutting, is rich but rubbish drivers like fisichella can afford to buy themselves a drive for ever more.
i recall also saying that i expected schumi to buy his way back along with any number of overpaid ex-f1 drivers. therefore i'm not in the slightest bit surprised if it happens.
Especially with the entry for rookies getting more and more difficult.
I would turn the troll radar down and i'll turn the 'think about it' radar on
On a totally seperate note and moving away from said Piquet stories it is good to see you both back..
I did think of MR C's reaction to the news of Schumi returning and was quite anticipating hearing his views etc.. I was surprised to see the reaction to put it mildly!
He'll be gone soon enough
depends how long you've listened to spc. we've discussed him a lot in the past.
There was a discussion about him in work, where the consensus was 'he deserves another chance' which kinda amazed me when I realised people were serious. I'll continue to look at it as 'F1 has moved on from him, and so he should move on from F1.'
Simple!
My #f1happyplace is that time Kovi beat him at the ROC. Go Kovi. I promise not to find you when you are in hiding.
ah so you did listen to it :D i was wondering if you had hehehe
I loved it so much I had to listen to it twice :D
That is amazing! Regardless of what he has or hasn't done, he was in the sport for 15 years. How many chances does a guy need? :)
what've i missed?
These are very much 'Lewis is the b... oh it's jenson now?' fans mind you, they simply read the back pages of a newspaper in terms of their f1 support ;)
giggles 4th show?..
I think we could forever with some of the comedy rules from th FIA this year. It actually makes me angry some of the things that come out from them. Actually probably not a good thing to let them physically wind you up.
ahh, not got there yet. don't tell me what happened, shall catch up tonight now.
you said you were going to listen to it yesterday evening :P you'll love it though :)
i know. i fell asleep.
aw :) fair enough.
I tell ya, them safari parks are tiring!
i got as far as eating coffee from a plate :D
tis true!!
you went to a safari park?!
awesome!
all this talk of safari parks and zoos has made me want to go to our local zoo... i haven't been in such a long time, and i love taking pics of the animals...
It was! 'Cept for the lack of pandas.
Hope to post some pictures in the next couple of days.
:D :D :D
Yay!
I wanna go to a safari park :(
boo for the lack of pandas
i'm still shocked that there are no pandas in london zoo :(
Apparently my nearest panda options are:
a) Berlin Zoo.
b) Edinburgh Zoo two years in the future.
isnt it because they are becoming extinct? or like uber rare?
I'd say actually the close season 07-08 was when I started, and then since i've gone back through the the old ones, espaically important events in 07 - spygate, Hungary, Brazil 07 etc
I have family that are literally blinded by the man and are total fanboys. It was a case of Schumi and 21 other idiots on the grid with him. That's what put me off F1 during the Schumi years, I came back to it in 2007 when he left (and my weekend job ended - didn't see a race for 3 years!).
The family took it to the point of whenever you'd go round to visit there'd be a huge Ferrari flag in the garden etc and constant digs about other teams. Really awkward to enjoy watching a race when every other driver is jeered etc in their company. I'm a Macca fan (from the early 90's not 07!!) and you can imagine the grief I get whenever I see them.
Schumi in short is a bad memory for me, strangely enough though I was quite pleased the other day...Now we're gonna see hopefully Lewis and Kimi teach him a lesson that retirement means retirement.
does your Panda App tell you that ;)
I had a look at their site and they have red pandas. But they are just pretend pandas.
sidepodmeetup in berlin? :P
Did you say....
....red?
yeah probably... but i was sure they had some at london zoo... i was wrong.
Hehehe, no, that's the information I am gathering to feed into the app :)
http://tigertailfoods.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/redpanda-walk.jpg
thats a red panda...
they arent pandas.
red pandas aren't as rare though :) they have them in our local zoo, and they are adorable :D
Wikipedia says they used to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Zoo#Notable_animals
Well that was a MASSIVE anticlimax.
Quite simply photoshop can resort this issue.
They are just cashing in on the panda name.
they look like a cross between a cat, lema, and a panda :D
v-power will take you to 88mph?
:D
Aren't red pandas technically a type of racoon?
It's because they are lame at doing the err 'dirty' so to speak. Breeding themselves into extinction. Well and some silly diet of bamboo not normal bear food (ie small animals etc).
The best panda in the world is the one off south park
'That makes me a saaaaad panda'
with an identity crisis?
Apparently, they used to have some kind of half zebra, half horse as well. Weird.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Quagga_photo.jpg
*hides*
I wanted to go to the night safari when I was in Singapore but there was something else happening at night time when I was there. Can't think of what it was though.
how would you see anything?
Sleep. Do I win?
Oooh, night vision goggles like in Jurassic Park??
ahh. that would be cool.
kinda cute though :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Safari
"The animals are made visible by lighting that resembles moonlight"
No pandas there either though.
Well, then the next question is, why is Singapore obsessed with nighttime?
Bernie said they are, therefore they are
I type in 'Panda' and I get suggestion for Panda Golf in the google box...
Well it could be fun I suppose, not quite sure what the panda brings to golf though........
"There are no Giant Pandas in Australia or New Zealand."
That makes me sad.
See... now... this is a red panda...
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/redpanda-jpg
Much more satisfying than mr 'i'm a panda' fox back there!
:D:P:)
You are a cruel cruel man, looks like the guy from the ronseal advert with the fence sprayer missed and got a panda instead.
Hehehehe.
Would it be wrong to take that photo to the hairdressers next time, and say I want it that colour?
Perhaps because it is really hot there during the day :-)
I went to that night safari 2 years ago and I must say it is very interesting
or this poor thing
you want red and white hair?... :D
I think so. Unless you tell them you want your hair in the same colour as a red panda. That could cause mayhem.
I lie! There are two pandas in Adelaide. The zoo says "Wangwang has a separate enclosure to Funi because Pandas don't mix well except on the three days each year when they are up for mating."
No wonder they're rare. Imagine hating someone for 362 days of the year then being madly in love for 3.
thats uber wrong
Hmm, I didn't think this through at all.
"Yeah I'm going for the strawberry cornetto look this week"
Told you, they just don't like to get down
Panda viagra?
:D
I imagine Mr C is fighting back jokes about marriage this very second.
Wangwang?!?! what a rediculous name
*sits quietly*
sniggering?
but look how cute!
BRB, going to Adelaide.
can you run around the old street circuit with a video of yourself making car noises?
that would make.my.day
With a van for kidnapping purposes, right?
5LiveF1 on twitter - "official statement from Nelson Piquet! He is no longer with the team...."
link - http://twitter.com/5LiveF1/status/3105433248
and a giant airmail envelope
oo-er
Looks like egos have finally exploded
Perfect. You're my new favourite.
they say it makes interesting reading. I bet he ripped into Flavio.
woop
Nick says on twitter...
PK is out at renault, says "I want to say thanks to the small group who supported me" I think that says it all...
Ouch.
http://www.npiquet.com/news.asp?NewsID=336
Why do I have this horrible feeling he will be like that itch you can't scratch and we won't get rid of him? I pray that other story is a bad google translation, which is rather likely.
thanks you.
"I feel a sense of relief for the end of the worst period of my career"
ouch.
"In addition, on numerous occasions, fifteen minutes before qualifying and races, my manager and team boss (Briatore) would threaten me, telling me if I didn't get a good result, he had another driver ready to put in my place. I have never needed threats before to get results."
Gosh!
That's horrible. I'm no fan of Piquet but that's just disgraceful.
flav is a piece of work isn't he?
I did laugh at that. Even with threats he didn't get results.
It says what i thought it would say. I don't think he's the best driver in the world, but i think he's better than he's made out to be.
I hope he gets one chance in a decent-ish car
oh my goodness... i feel sorry for piquet, that isn't nice at all.
Briatore really knows how to treat people huh. I do feel bad for Nelson, as I did for Heikki a few years ago.
Dare I comment on Piquet??
I feel quite sad for him really, driving ability aside it's not nice to see some bullied.
Anyone sad or bothered to see him go? I cheered him at Silverstone, got some nice pics of his car. Shame he couldn't drive quick enough.
uh-oh
:)
PIQUET TO MCLAREN? ;)
I am actually, some people respond to be told if they don't perform they're out, you don't need to tell F1 drivers this, they've worked their whole lives to get to this point
i could see that working...
It's strange because at times he's annoyed me because he's come across as very arrogant and whatnot, but it's clear that he's just not got the results at Renault. At the same time, we all know what Briatore is like and I do feel for him because it was obvious he and Flav never saw eye to eye. I'm not necessarily sad to see him leave the team but I am sad to hear how he was treated, no driver deserves to have their manager and team boss constantly threaten them.
so. where are the bodies, mr. piquet snr?
I was slightly disappointed the article didn't finish with: "And so, as promised, I'll get my dad onto you."
I'll now be looking forward to Valencia to see how Grosjean goes. He'll probably be worse than Piquet.
:D
No Amy please!! Heikki I like and would like to see him given another crack at it next year if not Glock or Heidfeld!
So now does this mean Grosjean can appeal to the team to get testing day for some experience? ;)
Don't worry, even if I feel sorry for him at this moment, I can never support Piquet. The two times I've seen him in person he has come across as sooo arrogant. Not lovely like Heikki was in person :D
Can i come out of hiding?
I am not very good at it...
I know PK isnt the most popular driver around here, but i do feel sorry for him... He does have a tendency to drive like a DJ, but i think he does have some talent, and Renault was never going to be the place where anyone could succeed being treated the way he was.
I would like to see him get another shot somewhere else to see if he is any better...
same
Glock ain't going to McLaren
*returns to lurking*
Phew, thought i'd be the only Heikki fan left.
so what creative folks are going to enter Ruben's competition? I am looking at you Lou "helmet designer extraordinaire" and Lukeh "photoshop wizard"
I'm already on it...
:)
huh? he has a design a helmet competition??....
Yep, on twitter he's posted messages saying its over the next 24 hours
ahh.. so it's why you deserve to win the helmet?
I don't think you actually have to design a helmet though, but his helmet is the prize.
The coolest and most creative picture, portraying why you deserve to win the helmet, will be the winner
what are you hiding from?
Awwwww. I've started making a helmet now!
I thought i was being a bit annoying last week so i thought would take a break ;)
I must admit, the only tweet that actually made me laugh today, from @runoffarea
"Rumours today are that Nelson Piquet has lost his seat. I'd suggest looking in the car, Nelsinho."
oh.
i said that, or someone else?
noone said it.. but i kinda realised i was,
i didn't mean to be annoying, but the combination of last weeks news and having a really bad cold didn't help...
I'm guessing lukeh and lou's is just going to be a picture made in paint
something like this....
news to me. if any one annoys us, we tell them.
mind you, sometimes they come back pretending to be someone else.
ahaha i've no idea what i'd do...
and not even subtle about it!
I think i am still me... :P
if button as dr. who doesn't win it...
the thing about being an annoying person, is even if you change your name... you're just as annoying as you were when you got banned in the first place.
glad to hear it.
it was THE most obvious thing in teh world ever
I think i missed the fun, I went away to watch the
Cricketwet field with nothing happening on it.Outside is not good.
my thought process was "similar writing style. similar interest in games on wii. similar asking far too many questions. by an AMAZING coincidence happens to know him. is him"
Rubens tweets: @NelsonPiquet was bad ... was head up and ball forward
I think it lost something in the translation, but possibly it means 'chin up, son'
We were about to go out, and I checked the comments one last time on my phone (cos I'm obsessed) and I was like: "Mr C! Alarm bells!!"
I installed the portuguese dictionary on my phone today so when out and about I could translate tweets word by word. Turns out every single word in one of Rubens tweets could be any one of 300 English words depending on context.
Question, when you block someone, do you do it by moderating everything? or by ip address?
Can i get another wooooop? (or 2 in fact)
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77540
"We asked for a test permission for Alguersuari before the Hungarian GP and it was turned down"
perfect.
yay!! :D
ooh so much for the "well STR didn't ask" argument.
Yay!
Well.. not for jaime with that.. but yay for red bull!
Akismet lets you mark things as either moderation or spam, and you can enter anything for it to pick up. For example, certain words, an email address, or a name.
In some cases, with more persistent folks, you have to use everything under the sun, including multiple IP addresses.
Mr C can tell you more, I'm sure.
i didnt read that bit, thats awesome.
i agree'd that he should have done the test in the f2007 on gp2 rubber. another test? not so much
everything we can, every detail we have about a user.
and then we we send iffy comments to the akismet service which i think scans the content of the comment for patterns that match submissions previously marked as spam from thousands of sites across the world.
not sure how that one got through in the first place, but we reported them all as spam too.
tis interesting, i guess you just gotta do whatcha gotta do
technology astounds me sometimes.
incidentally, something in development is the ability for everyone to flag and hide iffy comments.
it'll require a signup somewhere, which is something we've tried to avoid until now. but only if you want to be a comment moderator, rather than just a normal commenter.
more on that soon.
"12,059,690,654 spams caught so far. 6,377,306 so far today. 83% of all comments are spam"
http://akismet.com/stats/
oooooo sounds interesting :)
wow. When I spoke to my mum the other day she said "why don't you go back to Uni and do IT" but I don't think I'd ever understand how these sorts of things work.
i thought you were meaning SPC hehehe
same, i can use my computer pretty well, but when it comes to scripting and all that jazz....
dont come anywhere near me
Bah! Deep in concentration on this rubens helmet didn't see the time... have to run over my sisters...
Won't be long, then abck to Photorubenshopping!! :)
Afternoon. I hate packing.... I'm so scared I'll forget something essential
I can't use mine pretty well anymore because the one remaining hinge on my screen just broke and now I have to hold it up with my knees :(
boo :(
Where are you off to?
Photo of rubens hopping?
see ya.
:)
Can i plug my new blog post?
Its all about testing, not sure if that is really politics, but i tried to wangle some in there ;)
eeeekk! another video of Jenson is up on his site! :D hehe
http://jensonbutton.com/#/Video/Latest/
I'm off on a cycling/camping holiday for 3 weeks. Everything I need, I have to be able to carry on my bicycle so sensible packing is pretty much essential....
I am so very jealous
ooh, a redesign?
Hehe, thats been there a while ;)
question, the subtitle of the main title which on the afformensioned blog is...Looking at whats going on in F1 behind the facade of racing…
how do i change mine? i didn't change it when i got it and now can't work out how to do it
i check, honest :)
normally i use feed reader mind you.
I'm terrified. My boyfriend's ridiclously fit. I've not done serious exercise in about 6 months. It's bad times. I think my legs might fall off
3 weeks cycling with panniers and bags (that are very heavy im guessing) and a boyfriend...
what could possibly go wrong ;)
If you are on wordpress... click on settings on your dashboard
congratulations, you are living my worst nightmare!
Dont worry, until last week there has been a biiiig gap between posts! Even i was surprised when i looked at it last week :P
awesome
ta
On the plus side, I'll be gorgeous when I get back :)
that is true! I once did a 4 day tramp/hike and then sat in the car for the 4 hour drive home and when we got home I couldn't get out of the car because my legs had seized. I kind of half rolled half fell out. Very embarrasing. My legs looked more toned once they recovered though :D
is it all planned out, i.e how much you're doing each day, or are you playing it by ear?
We have a plan but nothing's booked campsite wise, so we can just see what we feel like. We're driving down and dumping the car in Germany and we've got a flexible return date so we can do pretty much whatever we like. We did the length of the Danube last summer, fancied trying something a bit more hardcore....
awesome :D
It started raining as I went out :(
Back to Rubensworld...
I think you should be happy about that :)
Was it just me that missed Nelson Piquet getting fired? When did that happen.... :(
hour or so ago, theres a big statement. well worth a read
Found it, ouch! He hasn't half stuck his claws into Flav....
Piquet gets sacked just hours after I updated a bunch of stats for the season, now I have to make more changes.
I loved it! :D
"Flavio Briatore was my executioner"
Blimmin heck.... I leave the house for 2 hours and this happens. Piquet'll be driving the 1st car at McLaren by the time I get back my holiday.
Hi Guys,
Been on the Wiki. How do I donate to Sidepodradio? Do I need a Paypal account which I haven't got because I'm a hoarder and don't buy/sell stuff on ebay?
Sorry to barge in with this here.
Does that lead the way for Grosjean?(who I'm told is pants).
Or even the much loved Mr. M?
Hi I'm a friend of this guy called Chris. I wonder what happened to him.
Also can you tell me when the wii game is out and when the new podcast is coming out and some other things.
Also can you tell me why you haven't responded to my questions yet and why I am sooooooooooo annoying.
[loved the story about the fake Chris! Madness!]
i seem to have missed that? :-/
evening all!
Um, what? You on about Chris H?
he came back as someone else...spam filter didnt pick him up
Hehehehehe.
hahah yeah, dont worry chris :D
I know this is an imposter because theres not enough !!!!!
yes. Sorry not you Chris. Or Kris or I think there may be another one.
I didn't want to say his name in case it got me actually banned.
Fair enough. I think he did use the alias Chris when he first arrived
Which would be mildly amusing
ohhh. i see.
Oh THAT was him?! Ahhh.
I am soooo confused right now :lol:
dont worry :D im not sure you were around when he was here, cannae remember
I have been here a while :P just not much recently.
I wonder if a sidepodcast ban would extend to the we heart giggles site as well?
you are live commenting this, right?
wehearttheunmensionablepersonwhosbeenbanned.com?
and others. sometimes simultaneously.
#leemck "Presenting launch of F1 Rocks with Bernie tomorrow morning. Pretty cool announcements so keep an eye out!"
anyone know anything about this?
there was a post on f1.com earlier this year.
is this the f1 themed rock concerts or something?
bingo:
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/3/9070.html
yeah just found it. it dosent excite me particularly
oooh. that's just... creepy.
Just now? Would've thought they started this earlier in the year.
btw, lou...
the whole reason for us to moan at you to get a blog was to erm...blog....
and you have a big holiday, so there no excuses!!
gogogo! ;)
and I thought I was crazy.
:)
Ok... I think I'm done for the Rubens thing :)
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/rubenshelmet-jpg
What do we think? It has everything Rubens... a tribute to the people he loves... his patriotism...Brawn colours... and of course Bruno's cartoon he was wearing on a shirt last week...
we deleted the "conversations", but the less said the better.
you also haven't been privy to near endless stream of emails christine's had to put up with. my favourite being the time christine explained that the endless questions in the comments, were wearing us down. the email that came back contained two further questions.
Did he agree with himself or argue with him?
Its quite a strange thing to go to the effort of doing...
that's just stalker-like now...
oops, sorry!
thats awesome
i think there was probably more to it at his end than we realise, but it was rather annoying
Speaking of F1 rock concerts, I am watching a video I made of The Who and it almost feels like they are doing a bad version of their own song.
poor lukeh was getting PM'd by the same individual on twitter the other day, it woke him up.
Whoa, mind you he's done more than I have. I keep meaning to send feedback but never get round to it.
oh my... that's just... sad and pitiful. poor lukeh.
that's no good.
However I did get woken up for sidepodcast yesterday. Katherine came running in from the bathroom, "quick quick Alex the moths in the bathroom!"
;)
Twitter actually texted me to tell me he messaged me. Was actually quite freaky.
can his page be deleted off the wiki?
it was i think.
(hearts) katherine
This was not feedback.
I linkied you to one thats still there and got moderated :D
Hehe, I will have a look now.
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/SPC+Regulars
hehehehehe
Also I saw Mr C's comment about how he was please Katherine was now roped in on the video!
I told her a little story about a couple I know. One was doing technical work on a podcast where he didn't car about the subject. And a the other was reading aloud for the Internet. The way I told it they found a common ground and started making podcasts together - and lived happily ever after :)
Ah ok. This convo came up just as I followed him on twitter. Good timing :D
Oooh, he was hardcore... I dont have one of those :P
gogogogogo.
Neither do I ;)
You must!
You must too!
awww
;)
It's a sidepodconstitutional requirement.
FACT
hehe, one day! ;)
Today is one day :P
Isnt it 2day?
I shall bid y'all good day, have to go and have dinner before i start making up more new words
ciao
I don't have one only because you'll all find out how boring I really am ;)
Today my boss said to me "so what do you do, you go to work, you go home?"
I didn't tell him "I also go on sidepodcast"
THIS is my profile pic...
you won't be any worse than i am ;)
Those are some really filthy socks.
yeah, just saw them. didnt realise they were in the pic toooo
that reminds me to upload the photo of my new slippers that I insisted on sending to my family. They said they'd rather see my face. Never! The slippers are awesome!
They dont know what you look like?
I wish i could say the same about my family, although they insist on skyping me, keeping your family 10 time zones away isnt what it used to be...
Evening all, just had a quick womble through the comments. Glad me & Mrs C are back, good news about Massa (although that eye looks really sore), happy about the teams standing up to Ferrari, love Lukeh's helmet design, think someone should tell Nelsinho to say what he thinks ;-). I think that just about covers it except to say that I heart red pandas. Pictures don't do them justice they are so cute in real life.
my mum: "I haven't seen a photo of you in ages, I want to see what big fat Amy looks like"
she must know about the KFC.
I've joined the facebook sidepodcast group and become a fan of sidepodcast. I think thats enough for one day ;)
Thats a bit harsh!
All i get is 'get a haircut you gypsy'
Right I'm off to eat the lasagne I just made. Have fun guys. See you later :)
there may be some dropped pictures shortly.
She did apologise, I've only put on 5kg, not enough to make me big and fat just yet. :D
they are there
You have made me hungry enough to venture to the supermarket...
(that and the pics of one on the drop?)
and now: the tale of my slippers. To say I like to be warm is not an under estimation.
these were the first slippers, purchased in 2003 and kind of epic but far too large to bring to Australia in my luggage.
this is a picture my flatmate-who-hated-me drew in 2007 (that I wasn't meant to see) it was captioned "Guess Who!"
I think the slippers gave the answer away. I appear to be doing the dance from Thriller. Clearly her skills are no match for Lukeh.
These are the new slippers, expertly cropped so you can't see how badly I need to vacuum.
That's a level of photoshopping I can't match.
I believe it was drawn on a Bebo page. Would you believe she has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting? :D
sounds way to familiar. were you and christine separated at birth?
Absolutely! A fine amount of time went into creating the detail, I can just tell :D
Is it wrong those pink fluffy slippers look awesome?
she's not having any.
they are made from muppet, I swear. The thing that scared me was when I saw people out and about wearing them. As much as I loved them, they were not for wearing in public. Now they are all threadbare and I assumed they went in the trash, but mum said she can't bring herself to throw them away.
They look amazing! I havent seen boot slippers before...
you just wrote our entire day in 3 sentances....
Evening all.
Happy that Piquet is finally gone from Renault :D
Feeling rather worried that there is still the prospect SPC will end if Todt get's the FIA job. :( I'm probably going to feel like that all the way to the result.
am confused. why are you cooking on holiday?
I don't believe in these wimpy slip-on slippers. What's the point in slippers where half your foot is exposed to the cold air?
Actually, are you sure she wasn't a video game designer in the early 90s?
Amy in slippers
Stan from Monkey Island
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
what's wrong with those lovely slippers? they look nice and toasty. compared to having a panda at least the slippers wont require you to buy/ grow huge amounts of bamboo ;)
And how many people is he cooking for!
she will fall over in them.
the similarities are striking.
but you couldn't wear a panda...theres laws against that kinda thing
they have a hard sole so they're just like a shoe. Very easy to walk in. And the fur is so soft that my flatmates keep coming over to rub my feet which is very, very odd.
They come in three colours, but who needs more options when one of them is purple?
not a fan of heels then either?
but aren't they just like fluffy shoes?
Evening all. Looks like the rate of commenting has shot up. Wonder why?
almost certainly because amy has cool slippers
they sell them in the shop as shoes. I seriously want to know who would wear these in public?
nick was hiding...
hehehe :D
:P
I have been waiting for you! I need you to convince me that this won't happen to me.
No-one is going to beat that.
Also, I thought I'd take some pics of the two artistic prints I bought at Snetterton yesterday. They're done by an artist called Nik Curry, and he's very good. He was working on a new one of Loeb's Red Bull C4 at the stand he was selling at, and he's actually had the canvas signed by Seb himself at Goodwood. So...
For all Group B rally fans:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-159
And for all Brawn/Jenson fans (lou and Lukeh in particular):
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-160
Yeah, you will have to turn your head to the side. Stupid iPhone camera...
wow they are very nicely done!
i think that's drop.io's fault. not reading the metadata correctly.
Suddenly need to find this Nik Curry and get that
ow, my neck. Great paintings though!
Nah, it is my iPhone. They're up that way on there.
3 People shared 1 twister...
Laws of greed do not allow this, something else is to blame...
He has a website:
www.motorsportart.co.uk
At least, that's the web address on the print...?
I feel I have eaten much KFC in my time and never become brain damaged and a quadriplegic afterwards, so so far so good?
I had no idea salmonella could have such serious implications. Given the thousands of cases I hav ever heard of on TV I would assume that there was some other contributary factor. Also given how many KFCs there are and how long they have been around combined by how prone chicken is to salmonella you have to think that id this was a remotely likely outcome they would be pointing at previous cases.
I suggest you speak to Alison since she is an apprentice doctor.
Yay! F1 minute just downloaded onto my iTunes :-)
Perhaps it will turn you away from heikki. Then you can sue KFC for everything they have.
Some of his work is on this site:
http://www.assistpoint.co.uk/MotorSportArt/nik_curry_motor_sport_art.html
That is a stunning picture i love it, but i could never own it.
I wont tell you why because it might annoy you as well!
Me likey!
I got it in a BOGOF offer he was doing. I bought the Quattro for a tenner and got Jenson free!
wow!
Nik Curry also has a page at www.ukcps.co.uk/members/curry_n/index.html which says he does not have a website but has an address for him.
http://www.assistpoint.co.uk/MotorSportArt/jenson_button_williams_p.html is brilliant!
I see after Kubica said he wants to go rallying the other day Vettel is on the AUTOSPORT site today saying he wants to do some.
that's odd. alex's phone is sending EXIF image rotation information along with the pic, but yours isn't. have you changed something?
Nope.
Timo also did some rallying at goodwood and said he would like to try some more...
Maybe because his is a 3GS and mine's a 3G? Or would that make no difference?
heres a vid of Seb in Finland. Man after my heart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYlkyhyQbrc
We need an end of season F1 drivers rally
:o
it's not a new thing, because his old phone did it too. the only new thing alex is sending is the compass direction, which is quite cool.
doohickey must tell us which way alex was facing when he takes pictures in future :)
Right i am of to sainsbury's without a shopping list...
Living dangerously might be fun :D
It should also send GPS co-ordinates and after a few trips we can set up the Giigles trail and people can stand where he did
Right y'all. I'm off, i may have wireless at my girlfriends but it's not 100% certain.
However, when i do come back, i want to hear a massive "JON!" like you haven't seen me for years.
You have been warned!
Ciao
haha. it does, the problem is drop.io then looses that info. have requested that they add it back in future.
You can see he is itching to get in a car and drive
bye Jon!
Silly Red Bull saying no. Drivers not being allowed to drive is sad.
Since we have a lot of people around I will plug this again. Nikki came up with a great idea for a sidepodradio show. We are scattered all over the world and she thought it would be interesting if we all left a short voicemail saying who we are where we are and something interesting, funny or unusual about our part of the world.
If you have spent time in another part of the world feel free to do that instead or as well as. Nikki spent 4 years in Japan so she is doing that as well as her part of Canada.
She is looking for someone to help her co-host and pull the show together.
So please visit the shows wiki page and sign up for your part of the world or if you feel like helping Nikki with the show put a comment to that effect on th pag or send her a personal message. I think this could be a really fun show but only if people support it.
I can see this becoming a section on the wiki after the show so that over the coming years other people can add their bit.
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Travels+in+Sidepodland
woah! fantastic.
i didn't get that memo.
Thye won't let him do it in season when he is in with a chance of the championship but I am sure part of the deal with Citroen to let Loeb driv in F1 after his championship is clinched will be for one of the F1 drivers to try his rally car.
You will go on hiatus and drik cocktails. I think it is a fantastic idea for a show and I can see it taking a couple of slots if people back it.
There were a few Aussies around when I plugged it before and they were all keen. I am sure the English won't let the Aussies beat them.
'Ello. I think I've caught up.
sounds like it needs a post too.
christine, darling, dearestest, person...
I received an interesting e-mail from Joe after my comment on his site about an unmentionable driver. Shame that it would be wrong for me to mention the contents of the e-mail here.
go joe!
unless he asked to you copy it, nope.
ahaha i thought the way of summoning people was to shout?...
This is the final piece of Top Gear Season 13 last night. I don't care if it was a political stunt or not, I couldn't help but watch it again. It was thought provoking, emotional and it gives me goosebumps when I watch it. The music, the car, the location, the editing. All of it together is just...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oulZ6Y3VYZk
CHRRRRRISTIIIIIIIIINE!
lou! I am (slowly) drop.ioing a video you might like :)
Mmmm?
:D hehe
:D :D
ooo can't wait! does it have Jenson in it? :)
maaaaaybe
I really don't want to say what he said but it was about modifying my comment slightly.
:D yay!!! :D
nikki has had a brilliant idea, but if i were to write a post to plug it, it might not be finished before the end of the season.
i'm not even sure i know which comment you mean. i probs missed that memo too.
presumably you're happy he responded though?
Okie dokie. Am on it.
am off to go eat some lovely home made vegi pizza :) back soon!
I posted a comment about he who should not be mentioned following a load of comments by his fans.
I am very happy with Joe's response.
enjoy!
There ar still slots available on sidepodradio if anyone has any ideas for shows.
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Sidepodradio
I am going to give up on uploading my video because it keeps stalling at 25%, so instead I am going to go to sleep because somehow its 4.23am
Night all :)
G'night amy
I have wireless!!!
Right, time to do my first recording for Sim Racers Weekly - a review of the new Race Pro DLC. :P
You are insane
Night Amy
Congratulations
hey JON!!
see, thats the type of reaction i was after :D
Can I ask a quick question.. Is Lewis also now an unmentionable?
How do melons get so much juice in them?
He is not on the list
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/The+Unmentionables
Yet?
why would he be??
you've lost me?
go on...
he is as disliked by some as the recently unmentionable person
I really don't think he is.
Disliked a bit, but not on that scale
ummm:
a) says who?
b) what in the world prompted such a conclusion?
c) have you been drinking?
c) No I've not been drinking.
Is there a reason to put him on the list?
I have no idea. I just know I ate a slice of melon and ended up covered in more juice than could possibly fit in that volume
if anything, i'd take him off. prior to this year, i hadn't seen him do anything from the back of the pack and he didn't appear to be able to drive development forward.
as discussed during the last show, he's ticked all the question marks i felt were still unanswered.
oh. soz, i thought there was a punchline!
Oh no now Muse are for sure'ing...
kudos to mass for not doing that earlier. i was betting on at least three of them.
Yeah I noticed there weren't any or at least didn't notice them. He has been away from the track for too long already. Once he returns (as soon as possible please :P), he will be back for sure'ing left right and centre.
For sure.
oh no! is this the video with Jenson! :(
night Amy ;)
Finally I am back. My computer decided it needed a rest and refused to run the doohicket or lclt. Now it has had a little sleep all is well again
Hello everyone.
Well, to be frank, I was hoping that the break would last a little bit longer as well, it would have given Christine a little bit more time to get caought up on her film list she can complied at her "Smarter Than Your Average" web site. TBH, I was kind of hoping she would be able to have the time to sit thru the 3 and half hour epic that is Ben Hur, the 1959 best picture oscar winner version.....
Then on second thought, I realized that a) There's a race with is controlled by "politics", The Italian "Black Horse" team cheats to get rid of competitors, and I am sure that "Messala" is Latin for "Person who makes shoes"....
"The more things appear to change, the more they stay the same....", I guess :P .
Welcome, back, folks!
Joe thinks its possible that if PKsnr Buys Sauber, Jr could move there for the rest of the season.
I hope not, i dont think it would exactly endear him to the team and it would be harsh on the drivers already there...
Wow, thats very cool!
OK, who wants the unedited first recording of a piece for Sim Racers Weekly on drop.io?
Question is, which driver does he replace?
steven's in charge.
OK. Steven?
What? When? How? Erm.
I can do hassling people and stuff and scheduling but I can't do anything technical.
I am not here
i thought you were delegated the role of organising sidepodradio?
I thought that only applied during the hiatus. Organising I can do but what can I do with unedited material?
Do i get a point for saying "edit it" ? :P
Let me just clear this up - I wasn't asking anyone to edit anything for me. All I asked was if anyone want me to upload my first pre-recorded bit which will be edited later for the full show, so they could have a listen.
you just need to decide if the world should hear the unedited material today, in order to give feedback, or whether it should be saved for the radio show. you were doing fine without us...
You could get volunteered to do it for a comment like that
*wonders aloud*
if someone sent you an email claiming to be of legal profession. suggested that you stop doing something you're not doing (or else). and then turned out not to be in the legal profession at all...
that could be considered intimidation, right?
In that case no. Material should be heard for the first time on the day or it won't work. By all means have one person listen to it and give an opinion and I am happy to do that but making it public now would ruin the effect on the day.
Intimidation, false representation, impersonating an officer of the court, etc etc
Don't we have anyone on this site with a legal background? Giggles seems pretty clued up.
It could be considered open for ridicule, IMHO. If not here, then on Twitter.
Things get interesting when dealing with it takes up your time and causes undue stress.
I couldnt find the case i was thinking of, but this might interest you
Scott,
What name do you use on the wiki and I will PM you my e-mail address? You can send me your clip and I will give you my opinion
ridicule looks to be working out well on twitter what what i've seen. i'll hopefully join that party later today or tomorrow.
I love the Ari vid on dropio.
Has anyone sent it to Ari? Or Max/Todt?
It's LONG. That's all I'll say. I doubt it'll even fit as an attachment. In fact, I know it won't!
My name on there is Mr_Woodwiss.
I am looking forward to the owner of this account updating it. The owner seems to be having a break
https://twitter.com/gmmf1
something like that, yeah. shall hassle giggles upon his return.
The one about being Victorious?
It be mine :D
i was thinking of being slightly more subtle and plugging giggles media corp.
very interesting. ta.
actually the EFF might be exactly what i need.
I have sent the PM Scott. If it doesn't work as an attachment we can try dropio.
Why is that not a surprise. I would love to see the FIA spammed with thousands of copies of that
Just warn people when it goes up and tell them NOT to download it.
create a custom drop for it and don't tell anyone the url/name.
Hehehehehe.
Good one.
If we have to dropio it I will listen to it straight away then Mr C can pull it
we are renting a cottage. We have to cook!
try megaupload.com
When you say we I assume you will be visiting the local pub while the cooking is being done
wowee :)
Nice to see the 5 Live guys supporting Sidepodcast :D
Really?
How about www.newmediadirection.com or www.newmediadirections.com or www.futuremediadirection.com or futuremdeiadirections.com
All are available.
Great stuff, i tried to discreetly nudge them down the right track ;)
Yep over in the land of Twitter!
Haven't been on twitter today
love it :)
:)
The local pub can do cooking for you.
Come on guys. Everyone re-tweet Mr C's original tweet. I had to modify it slightly to get the character count down. If enought re-tweet we may turn up a lwayer.
no no I am the main cook :)
But does he know his principals?
am on it :)
And it should always be remembered that there are four possible response to intimidation. You can ignore it. You can make a token response, an equivalent response or you can escalate. I like escalation.
think of floyd
Excellent :-)
I think I just found the flaw in your plan
Mayweather?
So you cook a lot but are never sober enough to eatany at the end?
Keith
:D:P
unmentionable ;)
:P
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-149
Evening all, anyone want to enlighten me on what's been going on on Twitter.
:D
we've been on hiatus and are now working through the pending tray. am in the mood to deal with things now.
:P
:D :D :D
Ah, I now understand :)
Aaaaaaaand in the blue corner...
I love that fakesidepodcast just re-tweeted sidepodcast
awesome :)
I think Nelson will be delighted that he's away from Renault. As I revealed yesterday, he can work on his upcoming game now.
i should retweet fakespc.
I'm being told that a solicitor's letter has no weight unless it is delivered as a physical document from a registered (UK or EU) legal professional.
what i'm mainly questioning is, do the emails we've been sent, constitute a form of intimidation?
Prost?
Possibly. Or, going back a few years for mr c, Renault ;)
I nearly put red corner... but... that could have been disastrous.
Seems only fair
I didn't know you'd had more than one. It's possible, but then IANAL.
they sound to me, and I'm not an expert, like false representation.
Private Eye has recently been doing some work on the subject of intimidation. But it's been clouded by the fact that real lawyers are suggesting real threats. This is quite different.
depends if you include the ones from our "concerned listener". but more than one, yes.
absolutely. as yet i've not found a clear case containing similar circumstances. i'm learning lots though.
tried to find something about the Serbian AMCO company. Not a very high tech website for an aerospace and F1 ready company … {Comment #81}
It gets worse. It was last updated on April 1 this year...
Plus we're not very happy with PE right now as they are refusing to cover the Badman report on Home Education
I just ate a jam doughnut with no jam in it. It was massive disappointing.
The worst part is there is no evidence as i kept eating it expecting to get to the jam... it never came :(
:(:(:(:(:(
Im so sorry
Multiple e-mails certainly make a better case for intimidation.
because?
It didnt come from gregs, and to be fair i got 6 for 35p, but still...
Interesting that the concerned listener only ever posted one comment
they have been stung in the area of home education recently with the insane witches running schools thing. That's not a sensible reason but I guess that's why it is.
It's probably better not go into details why.
You have learnt a valuable lesson tonight
Do the other 5 have jam?
BTW, Lou I am guessing you've seen the picture of Jenson running in the tirathalon?
understood.
I would agree.
ooops!
yell if we should remove. interesting to me though.
which one? i've seen many.... not that i found a whole section on his website called 'lifestyle' where there are lots of pics of him... or anything...
I had another one just to be sure... yes that one did, 4 others defiantly do, the other is suspect.
I prodded it with a spoon, but i thinks open doughnut surgery will be needed to know for sure...
No need to remove.
loving the new hashtag :)
There's one in the Telegraph (at the bottom of the article)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/williams/5966659/Williams-block-Michael-Schumacher-from-testing-Ferraris-2009-car.html
Have you thought of threatening a counter-suit on the grounds of breaches of the Fair Trading Act? There are two reasons:
1) The organisation in question may decide it's bitten off more than it can chew and stop being such a pest, possibly without you even needing to employ any (further) legal services;
2) Even if it doesn't get the hint, the judge would have to take it into consideration that you considered your statements about said organisation to be well-founded.
You could also threaten to sue the lawyer for malpractise, though you'd need to do more research to see exactly which part of New Zealand law sounds best for pointing out the error.
:D i have only one thing to say... i'm not a fan of the sunglasses :(
indeed. PE always selective and madly so. But I can't ignore them. And I loves 'em really.
Tell LPG we actually quite liked the Bakelite museum though! ;)
Bakelite as in plastic? They have a museum?
awwww!! look it's all wrapped up in a basket ready for Christine to collect it :P
Don't they deliver?
now that is cute :D
that's a new zealand url isn't it? the gmm address is:
East Terrace
Gawler East
SA, 5118
Australia
Well yes, but this particular issue - demonising home educators on the say-so of a badly written report should be exactly their sort of story.
No one else seems interested either, including Liberty and Mark Thomas.
You can't send that to him. He will sell it on as a donkey
yes. A museum.
My favourite review of the place that we are stayingc came, I think, from LPG and was, "the Bakelite museum is underwhelming".
Loved it. I went with this in my mind and because of this it was better than I feared!
no offence but it looks to me that this European Commission complain is just a PR for a company nobody knew until last night {Comment #83}
That's as may be, but it could be all the excuse it needs for the EU itself to prosecute and fine the FIA for breaching the conditions it was set after their 2000 encounter. Let's face it, the EU always wants money to fund stuff...
Right off to bed now. See you later everyone :)
hehe, thats always the best way..
what was your highlight?
night alex.
Night
Night Alex
Michelle Yeoh looking at us right there from FIA.com … {Comment #88}
Is this a subtle campaigning tool?
The combination, bamboo effect (read made out of plastic), shoe horn and back scratcher!
Dank just tweeted that Schumacher's cnsultancy contract has been renewed for next season. So he is not racing in 2010 and he is not going to Brawn.
night Alex :)
Shhhhh!
wohoo! hehehehe i told you he wasn't going to Brawn ;)
#sidepodspace
Just saw this link tweeted by Digg. Cities from space
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/pictures/index.html?topGallery=1001744
Lastly... Just a quick point but in the UK elections leaders partners are subjected to the same rules in media as the people who are trying to get elected.
So if they want to show Yeoh, they should have to show Ari's partner... for balance.
That's what the BBC would have to do if they showed Sarah Brown on so much as Blue Peter during the election.
Why are you always right Lou?
the gmm address is...
...Australia {Comment #772}
Um... ...Take 2!
Australia's equivalent of Trading Standards is the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the law you could use to protest GMM's marketing is the Trade Practises Act.
The same two reasons for using it apply as last time.
that's a good thing. i have no issue with the man being on the pitwall. my problems begin when the visor goes down.
thank you alia :)
Crumbs, I think I need glasses. I initially read that as the 'Trade Parasites Act'
Mr Massa is on his way home: {Comment #96}
Best news of the day :D
Now that would be appropriate.
Crumbs, I think I need glasses. I initially read that as the ‘Trade Parasites Act’ {Comment #794}
Pity there isn't one of those too - from what I gather it sounds like it should be applicable!
thank you alia {Comment #793}
You're welcome :) If you do end up quitting the F1 portion of the internet, I want it to be on your schedule and not because some silly agency doesn't like being called out.
Well at least you won't have to worry about that next year. Presuming SPC will still be here... :(
haha, thank you.
fair point.
you worry too much about next year sir. enjoy this year, and what we have planned for the future.
that actually doesn't make any sense at all does it?
agreed! :D
I did have a bright idea the other day to start ringing up Mostorsport associations in random small countries to find out who they are voting for....
I am not going to do it, but if anyone did they would be heroic... ;)
I worry too much in general to be honest. It's like Clarkson last night - I've a horrible feeling that what's happening is the beginning of the ending. Not sure why...
But you're right, I worry too much. No need to bring a downer on things. :P
F1 Eurovision?
Ari Vatanen - Duex point.
Jean Todt - Nil piont.
Let's hope so anyway.
Only two?
Were dooooooooooomed.
I think. Oh hi everybody.
i agree tis only August :D plenty of stuff happening before the end of the year :D
I couldn't think of 12 in french. :(
Doesn't Amy have a degree in business law or similar? I'm coming in to the conversation having been asleep for the past 7 hours so forgive me if it's already been discussed
I think the next series will be the last, i hope so, its begining to slip and i dont want them to go out as a show which failed.
They have been filming a variation on the Italian job in some sewers in Belfast over the last few days apparently
Douze point
Mon douze!
I'm not here!
Thats what I meant to type! What did I type? 2?
Some animals but no pandas: http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/2009/08/03/walk-with-the-animals-well-drive-actually/
E-mail them Lukeh's Ari video and ask for their comments. If they say they are in favour of Todt get a bunch of people to spam them with more copies of the vid
Yep.
I like 1, 2, 3.
Wow! Didn't realise it was West Midlands Safari park... I loved that place when I was young :D
*reads*
I think she has a degree in business but did business law as part of it
You are commenting from bed now?
who doesn't? :)
Whatcha think I'm doing right now?
ahem!
um...
Steven?
i used to, but someone took my question mark key away.
stolen i tell you.
Been trying to (finally) upload a profile pic on Twitter. Keep getting the fail whale. Everyone stop tweeting! ;)
Gotta kee[ it away from the pillow, they're evil
Why does that mean no commenting from bed?
I can see why that would mean no Rose in bed ;)
you don't have a question mark on you ipod touch either!! :o
Never from bed
I take that to mean someone values the sheets more than the laptop. Grrr! :P
Some say... He has no name
Some say... He has an aversion to capital letters
Some say... No device he ever touches can retain it's question mark...
All we know... is he's called Mr C
:D :D
It's on the numbers and symbols page of the keyboard.
because half of my comments end in question marks, and i can't very well keep a laptop and an external keyboard balanced on my lap.
I wonder If PK Sr will be at the next race or Spa.
I just want to see some fireworks...
Ooooh, I'm taking the camera.
You could remap the key.
Are you going?
I am now.
We have a new fakeF1 twitter personality. twitter.com/FakeMurrayWalkr
it’s a long way (to the shop if you want a sausage roll) {Comment #242}
1.5 miles for me.
christine just found this:
http://twit.tv/twig1
no idea if anyone knew about this, am just listening now.
Leo has been talking about this show for a few weeks. He was waiting till he returned from China to launch it. As the name suggests it will be weekly and has some interestig people lined up to be on it. Although I can't remember who
Time to head off. See you guys tomorrow!
Likewise, see ya lukeh and see ya all.
Night Lukeh
Night RG
night sirs.
sounds like a good show.
night Lukeh, night RG
They were talking about it as a general cloud show but it evolved to Google because they do all the cloud stuff
Mmm.... Chocolate
wow... that's one expensive chocolate bar... i'll stick with kinder bueno's or other cheaper chocolate bars ;P
#sidepodspace
The floating toolkit is no more. It got fried in the atmosphere.
http://www.space.com/news/090803-space-tool-bag-burns-up.html
Just heard about it, listening to TWIT. Can they sustain a show about Google? How interesting is it?
What happens now, if my car breaks down in space?
just following this on leo's new show. interesting in deed.
especially as recently AP appeared to misreport massa's condition last week.
it might actually have been google simply truncating the wire story for fair usage reasons. still sounds like a crazy idea though.
is it interesting. no cloud talk at all thus far.
Must give it a go. I have dropped Macbreak anyway, I'm just sick of the fan-boy-ism
am behind on everything. i couldn't be without it though.
should also point out the first story is about the iphone...
Hard to keep up isn't it? I used to listen to Security Now every week - very good for the job. Now I'm about 3 months behind.
impossible to keep up. i dip in and out of the live shows where i can and christine fills me in on the rest.
MacTalk Australia podcast makes me laugh. I wonder what others here would think about it? They have a girl on now but the swears continue :-)
They also do interviews and Can Touch This about iPhone apps.
Sneaky. So that's the trick, get a second set of ears on the job...
An Australian podcast? Who ever heard of such a thing.
Maybe they could get Webber on it for the swearing.
totally. abridged podcasts by christine :)
Ah ha! New project. ;-)
will give it a listen after this show.
:)
I've only just started the radio shows, but how awesome is Alex?!
Other toolkits are available
wow… that’s one expensive chocolate bar… {Comment #855}
I'll stick to Maya Gold bars and the like - they are much cheaper than gold-plated bars and somewhat more substantial!