If you were hoping for a quiet off season, you will need to wait just a little bit longer. It is Bonfire Night tonight, and we have certainly seen fireworks in Formula 1 for the past few days. Ahh, I like being cheesy about it. Here are some of the things we're focusing on:

  • Toyota pulled out of the sport and we have tons of coverage of this. There's a breakout thread, a brilliant guest post from Stuart, a quick roundup in F1 Minute, and a Toyota shaped Big Picture as well.
  • Meanwhile, the rumour mill went into overdrive with suggestions that the top bosses at Renault were gathering as well. Could there be another team on the way out already? That would be three teams out in the space of a few months, plus Bridgestones. No wonder the FIA are starting to sit up and take notice.
  • All this to-ing and fro-ing has put a bit of a spanner in the works of our 2010 Season line up thoughts. We now have even more drivers to try and squeeze into less teams, with Trulli and Kobayashi needing a drive as soon as possible. Do we think they'll fit in anywhere neatly?

That's all for now. Let us know how Thursday is going for you, as it is notoriously not a great day for Sidepodcast regulars. As ever, I'll see you in the comments.

1651 responses

  • Jeremy05/11/2009 at 00:55

    I've had a great start to my Thursday with a massive sleep in (over 9 hours sleep!). Thursday is late night shopping in NSW so I do the afternoon shift

  • me05/11/2009 at 00:58

    I've had a great start to my Thursday with a massive sleep in (over 9 hours sleep!). Thursday is late night shopping in NSW so I do the afternoon shift

    nice one. do you have the new mousey thing in yet, and is it any good?

  • Paul05/11/2009 at 00:59

    nice one. do you have the new mousey thing in yet, and is it any good?

    I had a play with one the other day. Weird.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 01:00

    I've had a great start to my Thursday with a massive sleep in (over 9 hours sleep!). Thursday is late night shopping in NSW so I do the afternoon shift

    Gotta love the long sleeps. I'm looking forward to the weekend already!

  • me05/11/2009 at 01:03

    I had a play with one the other day. Weird.

    good weird?

  • Paul05/11/2009 at 01:06

    good weird?

    Pretty cool. I like the multi touch surface. A little strange as a mouse, it feels a bit weird in the hand. I only had a play in a shop, but I guess you would get used to it. Not sure if you would have problems clicking with your hand on the surface, or other fingers or what ever.

  • Jeremy05/11/2009 at 01:07

    nice one. do you have the new mousey thing in yet, and is it any good?

    yes and yes. Weird at first. Don't know that I'll use te swipe thing much

  • Paul05/11/2009 at 01:10

    #MFC did people (Beatles fans) see this:

    http://www.thebeatles.com/#/news/APPLE_AND_EMI_TO_RELEASE/

  • me05/11/2009 at 01:11

    yes and yes. Weird at first. Don't know that I'll use te swipe thing much

    i'm trying to find something wrong with my mouse to justify buying one.

  • me05/11/2009 at 01:11

    #MFC did people (Beatles fans) see this:

    http://www.the...E_AND_EMI_TO_RELEASE/

    america only?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 01:11

    #MFC did people (Beatles fans) see this:

    http://www.the...E_AND_EMI_TO_RELEASE/

    I saw something about Beatles music being available on line a couple of days ago

  • Paul05/11/2009 at 01:12

    i'm trying to find something wrong with my mouse to justify buying one.

    it's old. You don't want to be using old stuff do you?

  • me05/11/2009 at 01:12

    america only?

    ignore me. worldwide, doh!

  • Paul05/11/2009 at 01:12

    america only?

    Nope. US, UK, Japan

  • me05/11/2009 at 01:12

    it's old. You don't want to be using old stuff do you?

    hehe. if i stare at it long enough. it might break.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 01:15

    Speaking of sleeps, bed beckons. Night!

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 01:16

    hehe. if i stare at it long enough. it might break.

    oh look it fell of the desk, oh look i trod on it

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 01:17

    one last thing.. really liked Stuart's piece on Toyota. Forgot to comment earlier.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 01:18

    one last thing.. really liked Stuart's piece on Toyota. Forgot to comment earlier.

    Soon as I saw the title I knew Stuart had written it

  • Alianora La Canta05/11/2009 at 01:47

    I've done what is probably the eighth plug for a "Toyota leaving F1" blog entry in the last 24 hours - this one compares with the entry I wrote 365 days ago for its Japanese counterpart.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 01:53

    I've done what is probably the eighth plug for a "Toyota leaving F1" blog entry in the last 24 hours - this one compares with the entry I wrote 365 days ago for its Japanese counterpart.

    I will read that later. Keep plugging your work

  • Alianora La Canta05/11/2009 at 01:59

    I will read that later. Keep plugging your work {Comment #22}

    Will do - and seeing as I'm doing NaBloPoMo again, there should be another 26 blog entries to plug this month alone.

    I'd also like to take the opportunity to (re-)plug the 2nd F1 Bloggers and Friends Karting Competition. If you're interested, please send me your e-mail. I've only got four people confirmed so far and I'd like there to be more than that on the day...

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 02:01

    I'd also like to take the opportunity to (re-)plug the 2nd F1 Bloggers and Friends Karting Competition. If you're interested, please send me your e-mail. I've only got four people confirmed so far and I'd like there to be more than that on the day...

    Just now it looks like I am not going to make it much as I would like to. It's a real shame more people haven't signed up after last year.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 02:16

    hey, everyone.

    From JA:

    My understanding is that Sauber is being told that Toyota is not going to merely give up its entry. Instead it is examining the possibility of selling the entry, or of John Howett leading a Ross Brawn-style management buyout.

    Sorry, RG.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 02:17

    I thought Toyota announced that they were not selling the team because the building is part of the Toyota building in Cologne

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 02:18

    I thought Toyota announced that they were not selling the team because the building is part of the Toyota building in Cologne

    They might've suddenly seen the penalties forthcoming of not doing so. At the very least they could sell the entry to Qadbak and make some money out of it.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 02:19

    They might've suddenly seen the penalties forthcoming of not doing so. At the very least they could sell the entry to Qadbak and make some money out of it.

    But they have to decide soon. If Renault drop out, the value of their spot will decrease significantly.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 02:20

    Sounds like they are negotiating with the FIA to drop the price of pulling out

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 02:21

    Sounds like they are negotiating with the FIA to drop the price of pulling out

    Hmmm. They could be, but aren't such penalties written into the Concorde Agreement? And if I were the FIA, I'd go down hard on Toyota - it's not like they're a poor company by any stretch of the imagination.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 02:25

    Hmmm. They could be, but aren't such penalties written into the Concorde Agreement? And if I were the FIA, I'd go down hard on Toyota - it's not like they're a poor company by any stretch of the imagination.

    I don't see how they can sell their entry anyway. Sauber are not going to buy it unless they have competition for it as they get in automatically if Toyota default. They would need to convince Sauber that they were getting offers from Prodrive or Epsilon Euskadi or there was going to be a management buyout

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 02:28

    I don't see how they can sell their entry anyway. Sauber are not going to buy it unless they have competition for it as they get in automatically if Toyota default. They would need to convince Sauber that they were getting offers from Prodrive or Epsilon Euskadi or there was going to be a management buyout

    Well, f1scoop said that Renault has terminated negotiations with DR. Would DR be willing to buy Toyota's spot and either provide the facilities or move to Germany?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 02:29

    Well, f1scoop said that Renault has terminated negotiations with DR. Would DR be willing to buy Toyota's spot and either provide the facilities or move to Germany?

    I don't know if he would be allowed to buy the entry and move to England. Too many rules now.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 02:30

    I don't know if he would be allowed to buy the entry and move to England. Too many rules now.

    Good point. Let's hope we hear from Renault soon. Any idea when we'll hear word from them?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 02:32

    Good point. Let's hope we hear from Renault soon. Any idea when we'll hear word from them?

    If the board meeting was today they should announce within a week if they are pulling out. If they are selling though things may drag.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 02:39

    Anyhoo, watching Game 6. I wonder if Pedro is still coming back...

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 02:40

    Anyhoo, watching Game 6. I wonder if Pedro is still coming back...

    The feed I am watching says not. His manager had a long chat with him and was patting him on the back so it looks like he is finished

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 02:41

    The feed I am watching says not. His manager had a long chat with him and was patting him on the back so it looks like he is finished

    He's gone down the dugout stairs. That should be it, surely?

    Meanwhile, Pettitte is holding up very well. :D

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 02:43

    He's gone down the dugout stairs. That should be it, surely?

    It's also Jeter up next. If it was the bottom of the order they may let him pitch but not against the top guys.

    Meanwhile, Pettitte is holding up very well. :D

    I am surprised how well he is doing on short rest

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 02:44

    They don't NEED a Game 7, MLB! :D

    It's also Jeter up next. If it was the bottom of the order they may let him pitch but not against the top guys.

    Yup, Durbin pitching.

    I am surprised how well he is doing on short rest

    He and Sabathia both.

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 02:54

    I don't like the way this day started. Client makes an appointment an hour earlier than our usual office hours because that is the only time that fits their schedule. And then they show up 90 minutes late ...

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 02:55

    I don't like the way this day started. Client makes an appointment an hour earlier than our usual office hours because that is the only time that fits their schedule. And then they show up 90 minutes late ...

    I hate people who do that

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 02:57

    I hate people who do that

    ... and I am so sleepy now :-)

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 02:57

    I don't like the way this day started. Client makes an appointment an hour earlier than our usual office hours because that is the only time that fits their schedule. And then they show up 90 minutes late ...

    Boo client.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 02:57

    NYY - 7 runs

    Matsui - 7 RBI.

    What the. :O

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 02:58

    What the. :O

    OK, 6 RBI, but still!

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 02:58

    NYY - 7 runs

    Matsui - 7 RBI.

    It's only 6 RBIs

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 03:04

    NYY - 7 runs

    Matsui - 7 RBI.

    and here comes the sport I do not understand at all :-)

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:07

    and here comes the sport I do not understand at all :-)

    All you need to know is that if the Yankees win tonight you don't need to hear anything about baseball for another 6 months

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 03:13

    Home :D

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 03:15

    I have beer in my hair :( I thought I had it all out but I candefinitely still smell it :(

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:18

    I have beer in my hair :( I thought I had it all out but I candefinitely still smell it :(

    Why do you have beer in your hair?

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 03:18

    All you need to know is that if the Yankees win tonight you don't need to hear anything about baseball for another 6 months

    OK, good :-)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 03:18

    Why do you have beer in your hair?

    I didn't piut it there.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:19

    I didn't piut it there.

    Nick's fault?

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 03:20

    Why do you have beer in your hair?

    washing hair with beer is said to be good for hair

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 03:20

    Nick's fault?

    I hoipe not. I blam you.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:21

    I hoipe not. I blam you.

    How drunk are you? Your typing is worse than mine. Everything is normally my fault.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 03:23

    How drunk are you? Your typing is worse than mine. Everything is normally my fault.

    Me?? I'vr not been frinking.... No sir.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:24

    Me?? I'vr not been frinking.... No sir.

    Are you sure? Not even one frink?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 03:27

    Are you sure? Not even one frink?

    Well maybe a little bit.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 03:27

    I miss michel ;(

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:29

    I miss michel ;(

    He is on in 15 minutes.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 03:29

    He is on in 15 minutes.

    WHAT?? how dDid you keep this a secret

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:30

    WHAT?? how dDid you keep this a secret

    He is on at this time every day. It's repeats but I am sure that is good enough for your purposes.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 03:31

    He is on at this time every day. It's repeats but I am sure that is good enough for your purposes.

    What putposes would these be? I'm converned by this.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:32

    What putposes would these be? I'm converned by this.

    The putpose of worshipping Michel. Nothing to be comverned about it.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 03:35

    The putpose of worshipping Michel. Nothing to be comverned about it.

    are you drunken STevenm?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:36

    are you drunken STevenm?

    I thought it would be easier for you to read if I spelled words the same way you did.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 03:39

    I thought it would be easier for you to read if I spelled words the same way you did.

    You're making dun of me :(

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:41

    You're making dun of me :(

    I am not. It's just unusual for you to make so many typos. I do it lots because I try to type faster than I can.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:48

    Michel time

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 03:54

    there is chance of Macau GP paddock pass again this year, this day is getting better :-)

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:56

    there is chance of Macau GP paddock pass again this year, this day is getting better :-)

    That is a race I would love to go to. Doesn't seem to get the coverage it used to here. When is it?

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 03:57

    That is a race I would love to go to. Doesn't seem to get the coverage it used to here. When is it?

    in 2 weeks

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 03:57

    That is a race I would love to go to. Doesn't seem to get the coverage it used to here. When is it?

    http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/56/subpage.php?id=1800&lang=en

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 03:57

    in 2 weeks

    Thanks. I will make a point of trying to watch it on the net somewhere.

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 04:03

    Thanks. I will make a point of trying to watch it on the net somewhere.

    star sports will be showing this year I believe. here are some shots from last year:

    http://www.f1wolf.com/race-photos/2008-macau-grand-prix-pictures

    and my video edit of friends onboard camera:

    http://www.f1wolf.com/2008/12/macau-gp-the-drivers-view-video.html

    and more video:

    http://www.f1wolf.com/2008/11/2008-macau-gp-formula-3-video-highlights.html

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 04:05

    star sports will be showing this year I believe. here are some shots from last year:

    I will have a look at that lot later. Thanks

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 04:29

    Yankees almost there. :D

    Was Alison really THAT drunk?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 04:30

    Yankees almost there. :D

    With Rivera in it looks good.

    Was Alison really THAT drunk?

    I don't know if she is still around. She can't have been too bad if she could make sensible comments. It was just the typing that was a bit off.

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 04:35

    Hey everyone. After the last few days, I expected to come back to Sidepodcast to see another something leaving the sport.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 04:37

    Hi Dan.

    No more teams leaving at least until Renault announce the outcome of their board meeting

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 04:39

    With Rivera in... the Yanks got it.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 04:40

    With Rivera in... the Yanks got it.

    I hope so

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 04:42

    I hope so

    I am actually rooting for the New York on this one even though I dislike that team.

    The only reason why I am cheering for them is that I HATE Boston sports teams.

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 04:45

    The only reason why I am cheering for them is that I HATE Boston sports teams.

    Trust me, after going to Mariner games with both of those teams in town, the Boston fans are the most insufferable. Especially since they started winning.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 04:47

    2 outs to go and my feed dies. Fortunately I have a dozen back ups

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 04:48

    Trust me, after going to Mariner games with both of those teams in town, the Boston fans are the most insufferable. Especially since they started winning.

    They waited a long time to win

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 04:49

    2 outs to go and my feed dies. Fortunately I have a dozen back ups

    :D

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 04:51

    Different stadium... same outcome.

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 04:51

    Awweeee... the Yankees are playing Jenson Button's favorite song.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 04:52

    Different stadium... same outcome.

    :D Different outcome actually... they didn't win at the old one for 8 years straight.

    So your MVP? I'm tempted to plump for Matsui.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 04:52

    Awweeee... the Yankees are playing Jenson Button's favorite song.

    :D

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 04:52

    Different stadium... same outcome.

    It;s a while since the last one

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 04:52

    Awweeee... the Yankees are playing Jenson Button's favorite song.

    Go back to bed Lou.

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 04:52

    So your MVP? I'm tempted to plump for Matsui.

    It's has to be Matsui

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 04:53

    So your MVP? I'm tempted to plump for Matsui.

    I think Jeter

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 04:53

    Go back to bed Lou.

    HAHAHAHA! :D

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 04:53

    It;s a while since the last one

    Don't worry, I've been waiting my entire life for the mariners to get to the world series.

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 04:54

    Go back to bed Lou.

    That was a good one.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 04:54

    Don't worry, I've been waiting my entire life for the mariners to get to the world series.

    :D

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 04:54

    HAHAHAHA! :D

    You only have to mention JB and she pops up to comment

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 04:55

    And to think a few games ago the press were slaughtering Girardi

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 04:56

    They waited a long time to win

    The thing is, that Boston always had a good team. All those close tries in the 1990's. The 1986 and 1976 series.

    The fans that I really feel sorry for are the Cleveland and Cubs fans. There are no hope in those towns.

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 04:57

    I am upset that A-Rod has a series ring. Can't stand the guy.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 04:58

    I am upset that A-Rod has a series ring. Can't stand the guy.

    I don't like people like that succeeding at anything

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 05:00

    I don't like people like that succeeding at anything

    Not really. I respect and like Jeter and Riveria. I am actually pretty happy for them.

    A-Rod departure from Seattle was really ugly. That is the main reason why.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 05:01

    A-Rod departure from Seattle was really ugly. That is the main reason why.

    I assumed it was to do with the drugs and the personality. I forgot he was a Seattle.

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 05:01

    I don't like people like that succeeding at anything

    Sorry to be a negative Nancy. It's been a interesting day.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 05:02

    Sorry to be a negative Nancy. It's been a interesting day.

    No problem. Call is as you see it

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 05:02

    I assumed it was to do with the drugs and the personality. I forgot he was a Seattle.

    Let's just say that was the icing on the cake.

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 05:03

    im so tired :( i thought the off season wasnt meant to do this to me!

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 05:03

    im so tired :( i thought the off season wasnt meant to do this to me!

    Go back to bed. It will be OK

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 05:05

    No problem. Call is as you see it

    Speaking of problems, Bud Selig. Between him, Bernie, and David Stern: I don't know who does a worse job. However Selig and Stern have the edge for stealing teams from Seattle.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 05:08

    Matsui must speak English by now

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 05:08

    Hehe. So true Dan. Matsui the MVP then. Nicely done. Rivera is just absolutely mighty.

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 05:09

    Matsui must speak English by now

    It's the oldest trick in the book. It like Mifune's character in Grand Prix. Ichiro does it as well.

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 05:10

    i would love to go back to bed but i am at work for 2 hours and 36 minutes more.

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 05:12

    i would love to go back to bed but i am at work for 2 hours and 36 minutes more.

    Here is a trick you could do. Go into work early and set up everything at your desk and then fall asleep. This way you can trick people to thinking that you were working through the night.

    I saw it Seinfeld once.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 05:13

    i would love to go back to bed but i am at work for 2 hours and 36 minutes more.

    That's not too bad then. You can cope with that

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 05:15

    ooh good trick but it wouldnt work in my building because it gets automatically alarmed at midnight so they would know i was not here!

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 05:20

    i have one more break too so could steal a 15 minute nap. And tomorrow is friday so its got to be a good day really.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 05:25

    Time for bed I think.

    I have never seen people putting on skiing goggles to stop champagne getting in their eyes before.

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 05:28

    Time for bed I think.

    Night Steven. Congrats.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 05:53

    I have never seen people putting on skiing goggles to stop champagne getting in their eyes before.

    Haha! Night Steven. :)

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 06:13

    dear giggles. Can you make sure i win the raffle i just entered? #fixit

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 06:23

    dear giggles. Can you make sure i win the raffle i just entered? #fixit

    Oooh, what raffle is this? :D

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 06:31

    $2 to win $400 of tickets to britney! I quite wanted to go to her show but not for $200. $2 i could handle. The guy selling said they regret their choice of prizes as no one is buying and they will probably lose money rather than raise it :)

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 06:34

    dear giggles. Can you make sure i win the raffle i just entered? #fixit

    I'll try my best.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 06:35

    I missed my train this morning. What day is it? Oh that's right.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 06:44

    $2 to win $400 of tickets to britney! I quite wanted to go to her show but not for $200. $2 i could handle. The guy selling said they regret their choice of prizes as no one is buying and they will probably lose money rather than raise it

    I thought you hated Nico Rosberg? I didn't know he sings now. I mean, I know he's like Prince Charming from Shrek and everything, but he's no singer. :D

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 06:44

    I missed my train this morning. What day is it? Oh that's right.

    :P

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 06:49

    I missed my train this morning. What day is it? Oh that's right.

    Morning.

    Strangely enough, I was on time this morning for the first time in two weeks ... but then, something had to make up for the train debacle last night...

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 06:49

    dear giggles. Can you make sure i win the raffle i just entered? #fixit

    morning all!

    I entered a raffle yesterday...but I think I lost my ticket...

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 06:56

    Just had a thought about Tim's visit to the pit lane on Sunday. Obviously it was the similar liveries that was the problem but I wondered about why the pit crew for him weren't ready.

    I have always wondered why the instruction to the drivers to pit is the word "box" rather than the word "pit". Firstly it doesn't make much sense (I think it might be the translation of the Italian word for pit or something).

    But the second reason that has always confused me is surely "box" could be confused with talking to the driver about the gearbox over the dodgy radios. It was a gearbox issue that Tim had so maybe that's it?

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 07:00

    But the second reason that has always confused me is surely "box" could be confused with talking to the driver about the gearbox over the dodgy radios. It was a gearbox issue that Tim had so maybe that's it?

    yeah, but 'box' is the term generally used for the area that the car stops in, but I see your logic...

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 07:04

    I have always wondered why the instruction to the drivers to pit is the word "box" rather than the word "pit". Firstly it doesn't make much sense (I think it might be the translation of the Italian word for pit or something).

    I read somewhere that the reason they use "box" is that the pronuncation can be clearly understood, unlike "pit" which sounds like a lot of other words.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 07:05

    yeah, but 'box' is the term generally used for the area that the car stops in, but I see your logic...

    yeah agreed. I mean I get that you need different words for the bit of the pits where you work on the car. But yeah you don't need to say the word on the radio. If you say pit then they would know what you mean.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 07:06

    I read somewhere that the reason they use "box" is that the pronuncation can be clearly understood, unlike "pit" which sounds like a lot of other words.

    see that would make sense, except I cam think that box sound like gearbox, but what does pit sound like? Hit? I can't think of any other F1 words?

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 07:07

    pit, hit, bit ..it, and many more :-)

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 07:15

    pit, hit, bit ..it, and many more :-)

    Ide...

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 07:17

    Ide...

    to be fair to Ide, he has done many things in his short lived F1 career but never stopped in Honda's box instead of Supa Aguri :-)

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 07:18

    Ide...

    to be fair to Ide, he has done many things in his short lived F1 career but never stopped in Honda's box instead of Supa Aguri :-)

    Is that worse though? He did send someone into a barrel-roll, which Tim didn't do...

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 07:20

    Is that worse though? He did send someone into a barrel-roll, which Tim didn't do...

    it was a bit of an Ide-otic move really...

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 07:23

    Star Sports viewers, coming Monday, 11pm, 1994 British GP with commentary from Alex Yoong and our beloved Mr Slater.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 07:27

    Star Sports viewers, coming Monday, 11pm, 1994 British GP with commentary from Alex Yoong and our beloved Mr Slater.

    Bastardized commentary much? I guess I should be happy I see old races with proper TV resolution now rather than a grainy Internet stream.

    Wolf, is there a page that has the schedule of all the races they'll cover?

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 07:28

    it was a bit of an Ide-otic move really...

    Pun intended much? :D

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 07:29

    it was a bit of an Ide-otic move really...

    Pun intended much? :D

    much.

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 07:30

    Wolf, is there a page that has the schedule of all the races they'll cover?

    nope, Slagter kept talking about this since Brazil, telling us to check out their website for more, but there is nothing, no word on that. All you can see is TV schedule a week ahead ...

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 07:33

    I guess I should be happy I see old races with proper TV resolution.

    not sure how Star Sports looks at your end, but over here it is far from what I would call proper TV resolution. The picture quality of the online feed from RoC was much better than the picture quality on Star ...

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 07:34

    I guess I should be happy I see old races with proper TV resolution.

    not sure how Star Sports looks at your end, but over here it is far from what I would call proper TV resolution. The picture quality of the online feed from RoC was much better than the picture quality on Star ...

    They showed some old seasons here in Denmark ... but I don't know where the picture was from because it looked RRRRRRRRrubbish!

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 07:35

    if you want to see what is troubling people in this part of the world, here is the front page of today's papers :-)

    http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/two-mickeys-jpg

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 07:43

    if you want to see what is troubling people in this part of the world, here is the front page of today's papers :-)

    http://drop.io...asset/two-mickeys-jpg

    That's a newspaper? Which you pay for?

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 07:52

    That's a newspaper? Which you pay for?

    no, used to be normal paper, they turned it into free paper

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 07:59

    That's a newspaper? Which you pay for?

    no, used to be normal paper, they turned it into free paper

    Ha! I was about to say that looks like the free papers I get on the train...!

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 08:10

    nope, Slater kept talking about this since Brazil, telling us to check out their website for more, but there is nothing, no word on that. All you can see is TV schedule a week ahead ...

    BOO. I probably won't be able to watch all the races, so I want to properly schedule those I can. Argh.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 08:11

    not sure how Star Sports looks at your end, but over here it is far from what I would call proper TV resolution. The picture quality of the online feed from RoC was much better than the picture quality on Star ...

    It's miles better than JTV, that's for sure. :) It's a bit above-average for SD.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 08:12

    if you want to see what is troubling people in this part of the world, here is the front page of today's papers http://drop.io...asset/two-mickeys-jpg

    One of those Disneylands will die, surely? They're way too close to each other, and HK is struggling as it is.

    When will the one in Shanghai open?

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 08:18

    When will the one in Shanghai open?

    no idea, but if they managed to build F1 track in a year or so, the Mickeyland won't take much longer

    none of them will die, taxpayers' money will take care of that. at least here where government owns more than half the shares ...

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 08:21

    So the initial rounds of news are part-good, part-bad:

    1. Caubet of Renault has told L'Equipe that they're on for 2010. But I'm not sold unless I hear it from Ghosn himself.

    2. There's this story about Petronas staying with Sauber that looks utter rubbish - considering JA's statement that Sauber isn't a lock for 2010 yet, and that it has no sources at all. No prizes for guessing where this came from. :D

    3. Rumor is that Bernie is giving Silverstone 48 hours to sign the dotted line, or the 2010 BGP is off. Nothing on this yet from the mainstream channels, though.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 08:22

    no idea, but if they managed to build F1 track in a year or so, the Mickeyland won't take much longer

    TIME magazine says 2014.

    none of them will die, taxpayers' money will take care of that. at least here where government owns more than half the shares ...

    Isn't HK Disneyland in the red already?

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 08:26

    Isn't HK Disneyland in the red already?

    yes, so the government agreed with Disney to pump more money into it, expand it and attract more people :-)

  • F1Wolf05/11/2009 at 08:31

    1. Caubet of Renault has told L'Equipe that they're on for 2010. But I'm not sold unless I hear it from Ghosn himself.

    Frankly I would be surprised if Renault decides to quit (not that I was not when BMW and Honda pulled the plug).

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 08:44

    Isn't HK Disneyland in the red already?

    Yes, the country is communist :P

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 08:45

    1. Caubet of Renault has told L'Equipe that they're on for 2010. But I'm not sold unless I hear it from Ghosn himself.

    Frankly I would be surprised if Renault decides to quit (not that I was not when BMW and Honda pulled the plug).

    I'm not so sure. They were treated leniently for a reason, remember.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 08:46

    Hello all. I was going to say good morning, but of course it is Thursday, so by definition it isn't.

    The Google doodle today is making me hungry.

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 08:48

    Hello all. I was going to say good morning, but of course it is Thursday, so by definition it isn't.

    The Google doodle today is making me hungry.

    Morning. I just bought my new newphew a baby-gro with cookie monster eating a guitar. So funny!

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 08:52

    Hello all. I was going to say good morning, but of course it is Thursday, so by definition it isn't.

    Morning

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 08:52

    The Google doodle today is making me hungry.

    everytime I see the Sesame St video where they explain to Big Bird that Mr Hooper has died I bawl. Stupid kids show making me cry repeatedly.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 08:53

    everytime I see the Sesame St video where they explain to Big Bird that Mr Hooper has died I bawl. Stupid kids show making me cry repeatedly.

    I don't know who Mr Hooper is.

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 08:54

    I don't know who Mr Hooper is.

    he was the old dude who ran the store. He died in 1983, so admittedly before I was even born, but I have seen the clip on many of those 'great TV moments' shows. And then I watched it on youtube once because it seems I like to punish myself.

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 08:55

    The Google doodle today is making me hungry.

    everytime I see the Sesame St video where they explain to Big Bird that Mr Hooper has died I bawl. Stupid kids show making me cry repeatedly.

    Aren't you too young to have seen that? Or was it in re-runs? I don't remember Mr. Hooper...

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 08:55

    I'm not so sure. They were treated leniently for a reason, remember.

    Well, you could look at it the other way as well. Allow Renault a gracious exit by being lenient on them as long as they leave the sport. Saving face and all that.

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 08:56

    Aren't you too young to have seen that? Or was it in re-runs? I don't remember Mr. Hooper...

    its apparently one of the 10 greatest daytime TV moments ever.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZTvDZHRFrU

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 08:56

    Looks like Autosport might be quite taken with the digital thing, this week's is available online too. http://www.autosport.com/postalstrike/

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 08:57

    I'm not so sure. They were treated leniently for a reason, remember.

    Well, you could look at it the other way as well. Allow Renault a gracious exit by being lenient on them as long as they leave the sport. Saving face and all that.

    After the last couple of days, I think my head will asplode if I start to think about that!

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 08:57

    Yes, the country is communist

    Yet it'll have 2 Disneylands by 2014. Madness.

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 08:57

    Looks like Autosport might be quite taken with the digital thing, this week's is available online too. http://www.autosport.com/postalstrike/

    Loving the URL there!

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 08:57

    Looks like Autosport might be quite taken with the digital thing, this week's is available online too. http://www.autosport.com/postalstrike/

    That's a good thing! :D

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 08:58

    Yes, the country is communist

    Yet it'll have 2 Disneylands by 2014. Madness.

    Wasn't Walt Disney a bit of a 'Red Hunter' in the 50's in America? That would make it very ironic!

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 08:59

    Wasn't Walt Disney a bit of a 'Red Hunter' in the 50's in America? That would make it very ironic!

    I believe so, yes. But I'd like to think that if he were around now he'd have done the exact same thing. ;)

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 08:59

    Finally a Pic of Kimi Raikkonen Smiling!

    TBH, I think it would be hard not to here ;)

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 09:00

    Wasn't Walt Disney a bit of a 'Red Hunter' in the 50's in America? That would make it very ironic!

    I believe so, yes. But I'd like to think that if he were around now he'd have done the exact same thing. ;)

    That's why it's ironic!

    BTW, in Denmark, pretty much every Disney Character has a different name - so confusing!

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 09:00

    TBH, I think it would be hard not to here ;)

    ahh yes, he was hanging out at the Olympic beach volleyball. My dad says thats the greatest sport in the world.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 09:00

    Loving the URL there!

    I assume at some point they'll have to give in and change it to something more long term. Can't keep hiding behind the postal strikes forever :)

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 09:01

    TBH, I think it would be hard not to here ;)

    ahh yes, he was hanging out at the Olympic beach volleyball. My dad says thats the greatest sport in the world.

    I went to see that live in Wellington. It's very cool!

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 09:02

    Loving the URL there!

    I assume at some point they'll have to give in and change it to something more long term. Can't keep hiding behind the postal strikes forever :)

    autosport.com/paperisdead?

    autosport.com/MFC?

    autosport.com/notoutdatedbythetimeyougetit?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 09:03

    autosport.com/notoutdatedbythetimeyougetit?

    That's the one.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 09:05

    You know how the politics is really boring and just seems to have a life of its own and never ever stop and go away...

    Mark Hughes seems to think that Ari might sue the FIA for an unfair election...

    Jack Wavamunno that a representative of Todt – a man in line to be made vice-president of Sport should Todt be president – made veiled threats and offered to pay for his club's outstanding subscriptions, but only if he voted the right way. If true, such claims would constitute bribery and intimidation. Amid such claims – both Vatanen's and Wavamunno's – any real election would now have been annulled while the claims were investigated, and if found to be true prosecutions would follow.

    http://www.autosport.com/features/article.php/id/2468

    His article went up a few days ago. I probably missed the conversation about it.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 09:19

    His article went up a few days ago. I probably missed the conversation about it.

    Haven't seen any discussion yet to this effect. If it's true that there will be investigations, Todt (and his appointed cabinet) will have to vacate the presidency (temporarily anyway), and all of a sudden, the FIA ends up headless.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 09:21

    Just to be clear Wavamunno is the person making the claims that somebody said this to him. My extracting of the article might make it look like it was him who was responsible for the threats. He wasn't.

  • Turkey Machine05/11/2009 at 09:22

    'sup punks.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 09:26

    Boost for Force India this morning...

    A judge has ordered Etihad Airways and Aldar to pay Force India US$4.7 million in damages for breaking their contract to move to Ferrari

    Thanks to @RobertsF1

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 09:27

    A judge has ordered Etihad Airways and Aldar to pay Force India US$4.7 million in damages for breaking their contract to move to Ferrari

    When compared to the exposure Etihad and Aldar got when they moved to Ferrari, it's a well-made investment.

  • James05/11/2009 at 09:30

    Boost for Force India this morning...

    he might pay some bills now.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 09:31

    a representative of Todt - a man in line to be made vice-president of Sport should Todt be president - made veiled threats and offered to pay for his club's outstanding subscriptions, but only if he voted the right way.

    Who were Todt's VPs-Sport?

    We have:

    Sport Vice Presidents

    Jose Abed, President, Organizacion Mexicana del Deporte Automovilistico Internacional (Mexico)

    Michel Boeri, President, Automobile Club de Monaco (Monaco)

    Morrie Chandler, Honorary President, MotorSport New Zealand (New Zealand)

    Enrico Gelpi, President, Automobile Club d'Italia (Italy)

    Carlos Gracia, President, Real Federacion Espanola de Automovilismo (Spain)

    Mohamed ben Sulayem, President, Automobile and Touring Club for United Arab Emirates (UAE)

    Surinder Thatthi, Secretary General, Kenya Motor Sports Federation (Kenya)

    Take your pick.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 09:33

    Just found something interesting:

    Gus Lagman, the Philippine representative who became a VP-Mobility with Todt's election, apparently has another hat beyond the FIA and our local AAP.

    He is also a proponent for election automation in the Philippines, as an IT expert. Many have found such automation fishy, as it may make any attempts at cheating easier now. Interesting background he has, indeed.

  • James05/11/2009 at 09:36

    BatRacer is back up but there are no Formula 1 games, so that is essentially BatRacer finished I suppose.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 09:38

    A tale of woe: http://mediafuturechange.com/2009/11/05/disappeared-into-the-ether/

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 09:39

    BatRacer is back up but there are no Formula 1 games, so that is essentially BatRacer finished I suppose.

    Yowzers. Someone will replace BATRacer soon enough.

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 09:39

    When compared to the exposure Etihad and Aldar got when they moved to Ferrari, it's a well-made investment.

    when Etihad took over the naming rights to one of the stadiums in Melbourne, from listening to the discussions in my office I was the only person who had heard of them. And that was only because of Ferrari.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 09:40

    I had a thought this morning...

    I was thinking since last week about what I could do to sneakily turn around on Christine and her pestering power for all our blogging efforts. What could we encourage Christine into?

    I have been pondering for a while... Then when I was creating the extraveganza plug video I watched a bit of the parade lap live video from the car and Christine said something like, "I don't think we've ever done a show from a car before".

    There it was...

    So Christine when's the next Sidepodcast Diary ;)

    http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Sidepodcast+Diaries

    The first couple of Sidepodcast Diaries were Christine not only broadcasting from her car, but driving at the same time!!!

    #sorrychristine :)

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 09:40

    BatRacer is back up but there are no Formula 1 games, so that is essentially BatRacer finished I suppose.

    Yowzers. Someone will replace BATRacer soon enough.

    What does this mean for modders?

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 09:41

    A tale of woe: http://mediafu...eared-into-the-ether/

    We need more reliable Internet connections. We really do. :D

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 09:41

    #sorrychristine :)

    Hehehe.

    I do drive more than I used to, so in-car cam is a possibility.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 09:41

    What does this mean for modders?

    Isn't rFactor still up? I guess some modders do have proper arrangements.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 09:42

    We need more reliable Internet connections. We really do. :D

    Well they do, certainly. Ours was fine, we were doing a live show!!

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 09:42

    Hehehe.

    I do drive more than I used to, so in-car cam is a possibility.

    In-car cam comeback.

    That's a mouthful.

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 09:43

    What does this mean for modders?

    Isn't rFactor still up? I guess some modders do have proper arrangements.

    Fair enough. Some people have tried to argue it is 'artwork'. But mods for some series have been stopped in the past...

  • James05/11/2009 at 09:44

    Fair enough. Some people have tried to argue it is 'artwork'. But mods for some series have been stopped in the past...

    I think it just depends if Ferrari know, if they don't then it is safe.

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 09:44

    Good morning, how's life?

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 09:44

    Fair enough. Some people have tried to argue it is 'artwork'. But mods for some series have been stopped in the past...

    I think it just depends if Ferrari know, if they don't then it is safe.

    It's not exactly secret is it?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 09:44

    In-car cam comeback.

    :)

  • James05/11/2009 at 09:45

    It's not exactly secret is it?

    well no but then neither was batracer

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 09:49

    Just finishing the replay of the Video from Sunday night (man it's been a busy week).

    Loved the show as per. #sorrychristine for the multiple endings.

    There is a really great extra bit near the end where Mr C just repeats, "the hotel did a good job today" about five times in a row at different volume levels.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 09:59

    There is a really great extra bit near the end where Mr C just repeats, "the hotel did a good job today" about five times in a row at different volume levels.

    Perhaps he wants to take over the titles.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 10:03

    Perhaps he wants to take over the titles.

    He already does the titles for the Aside, but I prefer your style of delivery. :D

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:03

    Good morning, how's life?

    Morning! It's Thursday. Boo. How's Maverick?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:05

    He already does the titles for the Aside, but I prefer your style of delivery. :D

    That's true. I don't think he particularly enjoys that bit, so maybe not.

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 10:06

    Morning! It's Thursday. Boo. How's Maverick?

    Thursday is the least of Maverick's worries... I really don't feel well. Just kicking some students into shape then I'm off home to bed.

    How's Christine?

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 10:07

    That's true. I don't think he particularly enjoys that bit, so maybe not.

    Have you ever considered a career on radio? I think you'd do pretty darn well. :)

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 10:07

    Thursday is the least of Maverick's worries... I really don't feel well. Just kicking some students into shape then I'm off home to bed.

    You teach, Mav? Cool! What do you teach?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 10:08

    Uggggh. I feel icky... my throat kills :(

    Morning. Stupid thursday.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:09

    How's Christine?

    Goodo.

    Sorry you don't feel well. Bed is best!

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:09

    Have you ever considered a career on radio? I think you'd do pretty darn well. :)

    Erm, no. I been on the radio. It was scary.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:10

    Uggggh. I feel icky... my throat kills :(

    Oh no! Another ill person! Poor Lukeh.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 10:11

    Oh no! Another ill person! Poor Lukeh.

    I was fine yesterday but I've woken up today with a rubbish cough and allsorts. Thursday is definitely to blame!

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:12

    I was fine yesterday but I've woken up today with a rubbish cough and allsorts. Thursday is definitely to blame!

    I believe so. P'raps once I get them baby pandas up you'll feel better.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 10:12

    That's true. I don't think he particularly enjoys that bit, so maybe not.

    It's reading out loud. From my experience... Mr C isn't a fan ;)

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 10:14

    I was fine yesterday but I've woken up today with a rubbish cough and allsorts. Thursday is definitely to blame!

    I don't like licorice either.

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 10:16

    I don't like licorice either.

    ooh can I join the club too?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 10:16

    I saw the waters of Mars trailer last night before Spooks. It made me think it was a Steven Moffat episode. It looks scary!

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 10:19

    I saw the waters of Mars trailer last night before Spooks. It made me think it was a Steven Moffat episode. It looks scary!

    Just over a week, woohooooooooo!! Hopefully it will be as good as Midnight in terms of a scary RTD episode...

  • James05/11/2009 at 10:20

    I saw the waters of Mars trailer last night before Spooks. It made me think it was a Steven Moffat episode. It looks scary!

    there was a trailer? I missed it :(

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 10:20

    Just over a week, woohooooooooo!! Hopefully it will be as good as Midnight in terms of a scary RTD episode...

    He has a cowriter for this... Apparently he's written another of the final three with RTD and wrote an episode of Torchwood before.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:21

    Just over a week, woohooooooooo!! Hopefully it will be as good as Midnight in terms of a scary RTD episode...

    Do we know what time it will be on because it being on a Sunday is a bit of a pain.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 10:21

    there was a trailer? I missed it :(

    If you follow Christine's Google Reader feed you will find 10 of them: http://www.google.com/reader/shared/cblachford

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 10:22

    Eurgh morning

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 10:22

    Do we know what time it will be on because it being on a Sunday is a bit of a pain.

    Oh yeah...

    I would say 7pm but I've no idea. Which is ruddy annoying for you if it is!

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 10:25

    there was a trailer? I missed it :(

    If you follow Christine's Google Reader feed you will find 10 of them: http://www.goo...der/shared/cblachford

    Does anyone else here have a shared google reader feed?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:25

    I would say 7pm but I've no idea. Which is ruddy annoying for you if it is!

    Ah yea, Radio Times says 7pm.

    Rrrubbish.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 10:26

    I would say 7pm but I've no idea. Which is ruddy annoying for you if it is!

    Ah yea, Radio Times says 7pm.

    Rrrubbish.

    I just checked that too.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 10:26

    Rrrubbish.

    Why not just leave it on Saturday, like normal? I guess the BBC can't find the time to fit in arguably it's most anticipated show between the exciting likes of Stupidly Gone Dancing and whatnot.

  • James05/11/2009 at 10:33

    If you follow Christine's Google Reader feed you will find 10 of them: http://www.goo...der/shared/cblachford

    Oo thanks, but I've seen it now. I found somewhere I could download it :)

    Ah yea, Radio Times says 7pm.

    A doctor who section in the debrief then? :P

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 10:34

    I was fine yesterday but I've woken up today with a rubbish cough and allsorts. Thursday is definitely to blame!

    I think I've had it since two Thursdays ago come to think of it

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:34

    A doctor who section in the debrief then? :P

    Debrief will have to wait!

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 10:36

    #MFC

    Am hearing Apple is going to launch a iPlayer type thing to fit within iTunes.

    The idea is that you would pay a subscription for it, and that would allow you to stream tv to your machine.

    But of course instead of just being the BBC it would be across multiple networks. Of course expect it to launch in the states and take a kajillion years to reach here.

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 10:36

    I would say 7pm but I've no idea. Which is ruddy annoying for you if it is!

    I'd say 8pm, after Countryfile

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 10:37

    I'd say 8pm, after Countryfile

    Or 7 if that's what the radio times says

  • James05/11/2009 at 10:38

    Debrief will have to wait!

    Hehe I could watch this trailer over and over, and I am it is on repeat :)

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:39

    But of course instead of just being the BBC it would be across multiple networks. Of course expect it to launch in the states and take a kajillion years to reach here.

    WANT.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:40

    Hehe I could watch this trailer over and over, and I am it is on repeat :)

    I wonder if I can convince Mr C that we should have a live commenting thread :)

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 10:40

    Ah yea, Radio Times says 7pm.

    Ah, have to feed it in before X-Factor don't they?

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 10:42

    Oooh, twitter have copied the Doohickey - now tells you how many new tweets there are

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 10:48

    Dank says:

    Paul di Resta and Gary Paffett could be on testing duties for next month's young driver test days for Brawn

    Steven will love Brawn lots now... :D

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 10:49

    Paul di Resta and Gary Paffett could be on testing duties for next month's young driver test days for Brawn

    Does that mean McLaren are not bothering with it and are lending out Paffett?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 10:54

    Bernie is saying that Silverstone has 48 hours

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/nov/05/bernie-ecclestone-silverstone-2010

  • James05/11/2009 at 10:55

    I'm trying to upload the trailer for doctor who to youtube because it should be HD, but it is taking forever....

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 10:55

    I wonder if I can convince Mr C that we should have a live commenting thread :)

    Well he could fix MFC's commenting ;)

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 10:55

    Bernie is saying that Silverstone has 48 hours

    Silverstone need Eddie Murphy!

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 10:55

    Also, not that I want to annoy Christine, but next Sunday also sees the return of a certain BBC2 car-related program...

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:56

    Well he could fix MFC's commenting ;)

    That's true. Or STYA. I wants it there too. :)

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 10:56

    I am watching the Amazing Race and their challenge is to race F3 cars around the Dubai track. I think I have found Nicks favourite show.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:57

    Also, not that I want to annoy Christine, but next Sunday also sees the return of a certain BBC2 car-related program...

    Oh.

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 10:57

    Also, not that I want to annoy Christine, but next Sunday also sees the return of a certain BBC2 car-related program...

    Already?

    I must say I am becoming bored of that program. I'm two seasons behind and I can't be bothered watching it!

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 10:58

    That's true. Or STYA. I wants it there too. :)

    And Go For Odd :) Oh yeah I better do something on there...

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 10:58

    I must say I am becoming bored of that program. I'm two seasons behind and I can't be bothered watching it!

    Yeah I know what you mean.

    Dr Who excitement = YAAAAAY.

    Top Gear Excitement = ...well, Christine said it excellently. 'Oh.'

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 10:58

    Of course the next thing we're going to want is a subscription doohicky where you can specify which doohicky enabled sites you want to follow from a single doohicky page.

    #playground

    :)

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 10:59

    Dr Who excitement = YAAAAAY.

    Top Gear Excitement = ...well, Christine said it excellently. 'Oh.'

    last season had Mika and I doubt they can top that so I say :(

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 10:59

    Of course the next thing we're going to want is a subscription doohicky where you can specify which doohicky enabled sites you want to follow from a single doohicky page.

    Crikey. That would be a lot of information!

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 10:59

    I must say I am becoming bored of that program. I'm two seasons behind and I can't be bothered watching it!

    Yeah I know what you mean.

    Dr Who excitement = YAAAAAY.

    Top Gear Excitement = ...well, Christine said it excellently. 'Oh.'

    I mean, will they do anything new and exciting? Kinda hard to after 13 seasons!

  • James05/11/2009 at 11:00

    last season had Mika and I doubt they can top that so I say :(

    Indeed. have you seen these amy? http://community.livejournal.com/kimiraikkonen/71747.html :)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 11:00

    I mean, will they do anything new and exciting? Kinda hard to after 13 seasons!

    They will blow up cara....

    ...yeah well, they will accidentally get in troub...

    .......I'm sure they will race around eur....

    ..................hmm.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:00

    I must say I am becoming bored of that program. I'm two seasons behind and I can't be bothered watching it!

    I think we are sort of sensing that from everyone. The first time we found ourselves conflicting, it was a real problem. Since then it seems more people are happy to catch it on the iPlayer later.

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 11:00

    Indeed. have you seen these amy? http://communi...iraikkonen/71747.html :)

    Indeed, I have been LJ friends with Emma for a long time, I heart her Kimi picspams :D

  • James05/11/2009 at 11:01

    I think we are sort of sensing that from everyone. The first time we found ourselves conflicting, it was a real problem. Since then it seems more people are happy to catch it on the iPlayer later.

    exactly, i'd rather miss top gear but see doctor who and catch the debrief.

  • James05/11/2009 at 11:01

    Indeed, I have been LJ friends with Emma for a long time, I heart her Kimi picspams :D

    yay! :) I'm going to miss kimi in red.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:02

    Crikey. That would be a lot of information!

    It would... And imagine cross posting problems ;)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 11:02

    exactly, i'd rather miss top gear but see doctor who and catch the debrief.

    Same here!

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 11:02

    yay! :) I'm going to miss kimi in red.

    I'm not! When he went there it kind of felt like being cheated on. :D

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:02

    yay! :) I'm going to miss kimi in red.

    Kimi in red,

    he dances with Kathi,

    #sorryamy

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 11:04

    We have 'Japanese Casserole' for lunch today. Not sure if I want?

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 11:05

    We have 'Japanese Casserole' for lunch today. Not sure if I want?

    If it's anything like Toyota it's just like a normal casserole but they convene a board meeting to discuss what vegetables they are going to include

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:05

    If it's anything like Toyota it's just like a normal casserole but they convene a board meeting to discuss what vegetables they are going to include

    :)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 11:06

    We have 'Japanese Casserole' for lunch today. Not sure if I want?

    I'm guessing an unexpectedly exciting casserole that is almost refreshing, and that deserves it's place on your plate in 2010

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 11:06

    We have 'Japanese Casserole' for lunch today. Not sure if I want?

    If it's anything like Toyota it's just like a normal casserole but they convene a board meeting to discuss what vegetables they are going to include

    If it's anything like Toyota the Casserole would be needlessly expensive, be prepared in two kitchens by a commitee and not the cook, and will disappoint the palette!

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 11:07

    We have 'Japanese Casserole' for lunch today. Not sure if I want?

    does it come with a side of warmed barrel rolls?

  • James05/11/2009 at 11:10

    Christine, I realised I haven't mentioned it but I have name ideas for the blog I should be starting! :)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 11:11

    I'm really not in a fit state for an Italian lesson :(

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 11:11

    I'm really not in a fit state for an Italian lesson :(

    Wassup? Thursday blues?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 11:11

    Wassup? Thursday blues?

    Hangover from hell. I shouldn't complain really.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:14

    Christine, I realised I haven't mentioned it but I have name ideas for the blog I should be starting! :)

    Ooooooh. Do it, do it.

  • James05/11/2009 at 11:15

    Ooooooh. Do it, do it.

    :)

    I've narrowed it down to:

    not looking back

    pretending to be normal

    new day somewhere

    water always wins (that trailer is stuck in my head now)

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:16

    Of course the next thing we're going to want is a subscription doohicky where you can specify which doohicky enabled sites you want to follow from a single doohicky page.

    huh?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:16

    huh?

    Xx1 doohickey page that brings in comments from MFC, Go for Odd, STYA and Sidepodcast.

    Mind = blown.

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:17

    Xx1 doohickey page that brings in comments from MFC, Go for Odd, STYA and Sidepodcast.

    oh i see.

    Mind = blown.

    so... if i was already working on it?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:18

    so... if i was already working on it?

    I would say stop it and let me have the doohickey on my sites first.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:20

    so... if i was already working on it?

    kblammy!

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:20

    I would say stop it and let me have the doohickey on my sites first.

    hehe. but i have to see the big picture.

    i'll be honest, it's really easy. am wave-enabling doohickey. then when the other sites you mention use this template, they'll all get a wave enabled doohickey.

    so to get them all in one place you simply create a custom wave and add whatever doohickey sites you desire. no real work from me at all, you can mix/match at will.

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:22

    hehe. but i have to see the big picture.

    not this big picture: http://www.f1minute.com/category/f1-big-picture/

    another one :)

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:23

    so to get them all in one place you simply create a custom wave and add whatever doohickey sites you desire. no real work from me at all, you can mix/match at will.

    As I said kblammy!

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 11:24

    so to get them all in one place you simply create a custom wave and add whatever doohickey sites you desire. no real work from me at all, you can mix/match at will.

    Coooooooooool.

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:25

    As I said kblammy!

    mr. c. will fix it?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:27

    mr. c. will fix it?

    Do you have an orange drill? ;)

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:27

    #MFC

    So Google have decided to face down the privacy concerns of users and give you a page you can look at that tells you everything they have on you: https://www.google.com/dashboard/

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:27

    Do you have an orange drill? ;)

    i know a man who has.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:28

    then when the other sites you mention use this template...

    And when will that be?

    (Answer: now)

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:28

    (Answer: now)

    Answer: Hopes by Sunday :)

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:29

    And when will that be?

    (Answer: now)

    heheh! does the homepage look even remotely finished :)

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:29

    Answer: Hopes by Sunday :)

    what's happening on sunday?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:29

    what's happening on sunday?

    I think Christine has a favour to ask you ;)

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:29

    what's happening on sunday?

    Next Sunday.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:30

    Next Sunday.

    Yes sorry.

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:30

    what's happening on sunday?

    Next Sunday.

    what's happening next sunday?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:31

    what's happening next sunday?

    dum, da da da dum, da da da dum, da da da dum, do do ahhhhhaaa, ahhhhahaahhaaaaa, eeee oooo ooooh ah bah bum, tididdy bum, da bum tiddy bum...

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:32

    dum, da da da dum, da da da dum, da da da dum, do do ahhhhhaaa, ahhhhahaahhaaaaa, eeee oooo ooooh ah bah bum, tididdy bum, da bum tiddy bum...

    oh.

    and what do i need to do?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:32

    dum, da da da dum, da da da dum, da da da dum, do do ahhhhhaaa, ahhhhahaahhaaaaa, eeee oooo ooooh ah bah bum, tididdy bum, da bum tiddy bum...

    Or Doctor Who returns if you don't speak theme tune.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 11:32

    dum, da da da dum, da da da dum, da da da dum, do do ahhhhhaaa, ahhhhahaahhaaaaa, eeee oooo ooooh ah bah bum, tididdy bum, da bum tiddy bum...

    *swirls through time*

    swoooososshhhwwososhsso *names fly at me*

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:32

    Or Doctor Who returns if you don't speak theme tune.

    eee ooo oooh kinda gave it away.

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 11:32

    Morning all. Getting annoyed now. I've been ill for the past three days. Ironically, it's mainly throat based, like Lukeh's!

    (disclaimer: I have not been near Wales, and therefore could not have given Lukeh my illness, unless it can now be spread across the internet.(no virus jokes please))

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 11:33

    I thought for a second you were singing Ski Sunday. It confused me.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:33

    and what do i need to do?

    http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/11/05/daily-5th-november-2009/#comment-579340

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 11:33

    Morning all. Getting annoyed now. I've been ill for the past three days. Ironically, it's mainly throat based, like Lukeh's!

    I blame Thursday

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 11:34

    swoooososshhhwwososhsso *names fly at me*

    *ducks*

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:34

    I thought for a second you were singing Ski Sunday. It confused me.

    Isn't that tum, tum, tum, ta, dum, dum, dah, do, dah, do do dah dah.

    Or is that the Cricket?

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 11:34

    I blame Thursday

    me too!

  • James05/11/2009 at 11:34

    grr someone has taken the blog name I wanted and not used the blog.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 11:34

    Hello everyone :D

    I might have a *cough* Job...

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 11:35

    grr someone has taken the blog name I wanted and not used the blog.

    I'd blame Thursday for that too

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 11:35

    I might have a *cough* Job...

    Sounds like you've caught the cough that Lukeh and I have too

  • James05/11/2009 at 11:36

    I'd blame Thursday for that too

    :)

    although youtube did upload the HQ version of the trailer, so I can be a little happy :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETK41njGAZw

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 11:37

    Sounds like you've caught the cough that Lukeh and I have too

    oh no!

    i think i will be ok, i just struggled to finish that sentance! :P

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 11:39

    grr someone has taken the blog name I wanted and not used the blog.

    Wasn't me!

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:39

    and what do i need to do?

    http://www.sid...-2009/#comment-579340

    ahh, right. well it doesn't bother me, so sure thing.

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 11:39

    Breaking news from the Renault Press Release site...

    New Renault Scénic wins the 2009 golden steering wheel

    *wonders if they can sell the golden steering wheel to pay for the F1 team*

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:40

    ahh, right. well it doesn't bother me, so sure thing.

    Not really though. I don't want Doctor Who live commenting here. I want them on a different blog.

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:40

    Not really though. I don't want Doctor Who live commenting here. I want them on a different blog.

    oh. haha. that's asking the impossible given it's hosted on wordpress.com.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:41

    oh. haha. that's asking the impossible given it's hosted on wordpress.com.

    Mine isn't.

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:42

    Mine isn't.

    true. i'm not sure it'll handle the load, but if you want me to try i can.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:42

    Mine isn't.

    Neither is mine ;)

  • James05/11/2009 at 11:42

    Wasn't me!

    :)

    I'm going to have to rethink this.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:43

    true. i'm not sure it'll handle the load, but if you want me to try i can.

    It's fine. Daily thread will do as always.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 11:44

    I am torn between extreme excitement and fatigue... not sure how to react... :P

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:44

    Is MFC hosted?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:45

    Is MFC hosted?

    wordpress.com

  • James05/11/2009 at 11:46

    hmm would neverlookingback.wordpress.com be too negative sounding a name? and not because wordpress is in there ;)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 11:46

    I am torn between extreme excitement and fatigue... not sure how to react... :P

    What's happened? Good times?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:46

    hmm would neverlookingback.wordpress.com be too negative sounding a name? and not because wordpress is in there ;)

    You could have alwayslookingforward instead :)

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 11:47

    I'm starting to think motorsport isn't the top of Renault's priorities as they're going all girly. Who'd have thunk Renault would form a partnership with L'Oreal to develop a concept car that's half spa - presumably because you're worth it:

    http://tinyurl.com/yfzp2z5

    An electric system diffuses essential oils, exclusive active substances adapted to the needs of the driver: dynamic in the morning, relaxing coming home from work, and awakening vigilance while driving at night. Developed by Biotherm, they transform the cabin into a “spa” cocoon and contribute to passenger vigilance.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 11:47

    What's happened? Good times?

    Job/hangover :D

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:47

    wordpress.com

    Right that explains why I have to use quota time for it here at the office. I didn't put two and two together. I was thinking "odd that they've quota times mediafuturechange.com but of course its the underlying site they've caught.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 11:47

    You could have alwayslookingforward instead :)

    Because we can't find reverse :)

  • James05/11/2009 at 11:47

    You could have alwayslookingforward instead :)

    Ooo I like that, thats what I'm using :D

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 11:48

    hmm would neverlookingback.wordpress.com be too negative sounding a name? and not because wordpress is in there ;)

    Do you have people sneaking up behind you and going BOO! all the time? Or is that just something I would do?

  • me05/11/2009 at 11:49

    Right that explains why I have to use quota time for it here at the office. I didn't put two and two together. I was thinking "odd that they've quota times mediafuturechange.com but of course its the underlying site they've caught.

    i have no idea what that means?

    i will say i'm never going near self installed wordpress ever again (unless they rewrite everything).

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 11:49

    Job/hangover :D

    Yay! That's awesome. Is this an actual job offer this time? I am with you on the hangover :(

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:49

    i will say i'm never going near self installed wordpress ever again (unless they rewrite everything).

    I won't either.

    (Once I get my hands on the doohickey.)

  • James05/11/2009 at 11:50

    You could have alwayslookingforward instead :)

    Because we can't find reverse :)

    and that is going in the title for now ;)

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 11:53

    I hope so :D

    you had a night on the bottle? ;)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 11:54

    you had a night on the bottle? ;)

    Judging my the smell of my clothes/hair/bed I've had more of it thrown on me than I drank tbh. But erm yeah I'm refusing to open the curtains.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 11:55

    you had a night on the bottle? ;)

    in response to

    Yay! That's awesome. Is this an actual job offer this time? I am with you on the hangover :(

    I am back on ye olde laptop, so sorry if my commenting is useless

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 11:55

    Judging my the smell of my clothes/hair/bed I've had more of it thrown on me than I drank tbh. But erm yeah I'm refusing to open the curtains.

    You never know who is behind them...

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 11:57

    Ooo I like that, thats what I'm using :D

    I helped! :)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 11:57

    You never know who is behind them...

    :( Are you trying to keep me away from the windows at all times of day now?

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 11:58

    So will silverstone sign?

    I doubt it... I expect they will want to become a concession like monza

    Is the event protected by the new concorde?

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 11:59

    :( Are you trying to keep me away from the windows at all times of day now?

    I say open them... its perfectly safe...

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 11:59

    I thought for a second you were singing Ski Sunday. It confused me.

    Brilliant!

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 12:00

    I say open them... its perfectly safe...

    But it's too bright! Make the light stop.

  • James05/11/2009 at 12:00

    I helped! :)

    Indeed I have a second blog now :D

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:01

    But it's too bright! Make the light stop.

    ... give me a few hours ;)

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 12:01

    I am watching the Amazing Race and their challenge is to race F3 cars around the Dubai track. I think I have found Nicks favourite show.

    That was last week's show? I missed it! BLAST! :(

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 12:01

    Does that mean McLaren are not bothering with it and are lending out Paffett?

    Paffett's been closer to Mercedes than McLaren, I guess (see DTM).

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 12:01

    Indeed I have a second blog now :D

    YAY! Post something, post something.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:02

    I am watching the Amazing Race and their challenge is to race F3 cars around the Dubai track. I think I have found Nicks favourite show.

    :D

    they have F3 cars!!!!

    *Looks for gyms...*

  • James05/11/2009 at 12:03

    YAY! Post something, post something.

    I will I will :P I love the comment from Mr Wordpress.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 12:03

    I went to say pivot tables and said pigeon tables instead. Out loud. That's embarrassing.

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 12:04

    I went to say pivot tables and said pigeon tables instead. Out loud. That's embarrassing.

    I heart Pivot Tables!

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:05

    I went to say pivot tables and said pigeon tables instead. Out loud. That's embarrassing.

    hehe *pictures pigeons sitting down to a formal dinner at a table*

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 12:05

    Back from Lunch.

    Japanese Casserole was too much like Honda - only a fleeting success, displayed badly and in the end I had to stop eating it in a hurry because it was disappointing!

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 12:10

    Nick, how was your dog?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 12:10

    i think there is only one choice to help make me feel better for my lunch... ;)

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 12:12

    i think there is only one choice to help make me feel better for my lunch... ;)

    Does it rhyme with 'Smegs'?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 12:12

    i have no idea what that means?

    We have a system that blocks access to "bad" sites here at the office. It just wont let you go to those.

    For sites that should be discouraged but aren't actually "bad" (facebook, ebay, etc) the proxy imposes a "quota time" system. So when you arrive on the site it says, "you have 25 minutes of quota time remaining are you sure you want to use 5 minutes of your time here."

    The quota time thing then allows you to request as many pages as you like for the next 5 minutes from sites in these categories.

    For reasons best known to themselves Wordpress.com is in this category. As is twitter's css page (but not twitter) as is the css page for the Sidepodcast wiki, but not the wiki itself. Presumably the css is on other domains.

    But sites like Sidepodcast, Smarter than your average (or as the cool kids are calling it STYA) and Go for odd are all good. But Media Future change is blocked in this way. I guess because Wordpress itself is blocked.

    It's a totally bonkers system.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 12:13

    Does it rhyme with 'Smegs'?

    Possibly.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 12:15

    I went to say pivot tables and said pigeon tables instead. Out loud. That's embarrassing.

    Oh dear... I'm going to have to refresh my pigeon table ;)

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 12:16

    I went to say pivot tables and said pigeon tables instead. Out loud. That's embarrassing.

    Oh dear... I'm going to have to refresh my pigeon table ;)

    I could not do my job without Pigeon tables. They are like Excel Black Magic!

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 12:19

    It's a totally bonkers system.

    We have a two web blocker systems in play here. certain sites are blocked like eganywhere you can download AIM, gambling sites etc. Then they have a webwashjer which blocks certain terms so if there is a news article which contains the word sex or whatever you can't see the page. Totally random and

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:22

    Nick, how was your dog?

    My dog?

    Are you saying one of my friends is a dog!?

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:23

    I could not do my job without Pigeon tables. They are like Excel Black Magic!

    I used to have to use them...

    ...hated with a passion.

    I think i might need them in the new job too:(

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 12:23

    My dog?

    I'm sure you were eating dogs at some point.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 12:24

    I think i might need them in the new job too:(

    When are you starting?

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:25

    When are you starting?

    maybe in 10 days or so. i need to get a flight back here and find somewhere to live, a car...

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:26

    I'm sure you were eating dogs at some point.

    Ah... not quite, but it was very nice :D

    Glad i wasnt paying the bill though!

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 12:26

    maybe in 10 days or so. i need to get a flight back here and find somewhere to live, a car...

    Oh my god. That's crazy talk!

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 12:26

    I think i might need them in the new job too

    They're fine when I generate them with the wizard. But there have been a couple of occasions where our clients asked us to programatically generate a Pivot Table. It was HELL. :O

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 12:27

    maybe in 10 days or so. i need to get a flight back here and find somewhere to live, a car...

    ooh somehow I missed the news that you found a job. Congratulations!

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:27

    ooh somehow I missed the news that you found a job. Congratulations!

    Its not definate yet... but i am quite hopefull :D

    Its very MFC too :D

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 12:28

    http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/wetnick-jpg

    I heard Nick was a bit emotional during the conclusion of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but the poor bloke must have been blubbering like a baby to get his T-shirt so wet?

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 12:29

    Did that link to drop.io work?

  • me05/11/2009 at 12:29

    Did that link to drop.io work?

    nope it has issues, soz. it's on me list

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 12:31

    nope it has issues, soz. it's on me list

    Image Shack it is!

    http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/7856/wetnick.jpg

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 12:31

    A lovely Road Trip article from Joe - really enjoyed reading it.

    I have a colleague from Budapest who is always badgering me to visit there..

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:31

    I heard Nick was a bit emotional during the conclusion of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but the poor bloke must have been blubbering like a baby to get his T-shirt so wet?

    Me?

    But i dont wear shirts without collars in public after somone told me not to! :P

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 12:31

    Image Shack it is!

    Them Germans really know how to party. :D The red-eye is awful, though...

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 12:32

    Them Germans really know how to party. :D The red-eye is awful, though...

    It's the Terminator.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:32

    Image Shack it is!

    ah! scary!!!

  • me05/11/2009 at 12:33
  • Alison05/11/2009 at 12:34

    But i dont wear shirts without collars in public after somone told me not to! :P

    Wouldn't want you looking like a twit.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:35

    Wouldn't want you looking like a twit.

    :D i cant remember what that was about... but it was funny!

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 12:39

    Are you too busy for sidepodpubbing then? I'm getting the train down Saturday morning but I've managed to make myself a lot busier than I intended :( It's bad times.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:47

    Are you too busy for sidepodpubbing then? I'm getting the train down Saturday morning but I've managed to make myself a lot busier than I intended :( It's bad times.

    I can do it... how long are you around for?

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 12:47

    I see in F1 Racing Whitmarsh decides if it was an animal this years McLaren would be a flying kiwi.

    Coming on the same page as how great a Raikkonen-Hakkinen team would be, he knows the way to a girls heart.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 12:48

    I can do it... how long are you around for?

    A couple of weeks. I had long term leave booked so I might as well use some of it before I start working again.

  • James05/11/2009 at 12:48

    Well here it is, the blog with the name inspired by Christine and Alex. :)

    http://alwayslookingforward.wordpress.com/

    please note, not an F1 blog. complete and utter randomness ;)

  • me05/11/2009 at 12:48

    A lovely Road Trip article from Joe - really enjoyed reading it.

    what's crazy is how many places i recognise from these videos:

    http://www.sidepodcast.com/2007/08/11/video-13-bulls-versus-lions/

    http://www.sidepodcast.com/2008/08/01/inside-track-budapest/

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 12:49

    I do think that Monday is best for me though. The 9th.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 12:49

    I suddenly feel better after that lunch and panda thursday at STYA :)

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:49

    A couple of weeks. I had long term leave booked so I might as well use some of it before I start working again.

    I thought you were flying off into the ether?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 12:49

    I suddenly feel better after that lunch and panda thursday at STYA :)

    Excellent! What did you have?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 12:50

    I thought you were flying off into the ether?

    Hence the booking of the leave.....

    Have you missed all the melodrama? Lucky you.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 12:50

    Excellent! What did you have?

    I had a cornish pastie and a chocolate ecclair. Although I should've eaten the pastie with a cornish accent.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:50

    I see in F1 Racing Whitmarsh decides if it was an animal this years McLaren would be a flying kiwi.

    hehe i saw that! my first thought was... who would compare there car to throing fruit about? it makes a reall mess :P

    +sorryamy

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 12:51

    +sorryamy

    does moving to Dubai mean you won't make it to Spa? I was looking forward to punching you.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:52

    I do think that Monday is best for me though. The 9th.

    Ok... anyone else in london? Alex? Janna?

  • me05/11/2009 at 12:52

    does moving to Dubai mean you won't make it to Spa? I was looking forward to punching you.

    :P

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 12:52

    please note, not an F1 blog. complete and utter randomness ;)

    Makes my day!!

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:52

    does moving to Dubai mean you won't make it to Spa? I was looking forward to punching you.

    hehe, its only for 3 months, then i can decide what to do...

    Why do i get punched!!!

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 12:52

    I see in F1 Racing Whitmarsh decides if it was an animal this years McLaren would be a flying kiwi.

    hehe i saw that! my first thought was... who would compare there car to throing fruit about? it makes a reall mess :P

    +sorryamy

    Erm... Sorry to me as well I hope?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 12:53

    I'm tempted to write up a blog entry like what Jakey did, an alternative F1 awards for 2009... but my own awards I mean :P

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 12:53

    Well here it is, the blog with the name inspired by Christine and Alex. :)

    http://alwaysl...orward.wordpress.com/

    please note, not an F1 blog. complete and utter randomness ;)

    Have left a comment!

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:54

    Erm... Sorry to me as well I hope?

    Oh yes!

    Assuming you insist on calling them kiwi FRUIT too...

    hmmm i think campos could do a sponsorship deal :P

  • James05/11/2009 at 12:54

    I'm tempted to write up a blog entry like what Jakey did, an alternative F1 awards for 2009... but my own awards I mean :P

    Do it!

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 12:54

    here is a, erm, lovely Panda story for a Thursday.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 12:54

    I do think that Monday is best for me though. The 9th.

    Ok... anyone else in london? Alex? Janna?

    I am around!

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 12:54

    I'm tempted to write up a blog entry like what Jakey did, an alternative F1 awards for 2009... but my own awards I mean :P

    Ooooh, sounds most excellent.

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 12:55

    Erm... Sorry to me as well I hope?

    Oh yes!

    Assuming you insist on calling them kiwi FRUIT too...

    hmmm i think campos could do a sponsorship deal :P

    Well I do, so yeah.

    You will get a follow-up punch from me after Amy lamps you one :P

  • James05/11/2009 at 12:56

    Makes my day!!

    yay!

    Have left a comment!

    thank you :)

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:56

    I am around!

    Awesome... Coalhole 6-6.30?

    any other takers in the london area?

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 12:57

    You will get a follow-up punch from me after Amy lamps you one :P

    Can i bring private security to spa? :D

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 12:58

    You will get a follow-up punch from me after Amy lamps you one :P

    Can i bring private security to spa? :D

    The distant Italian part of my heritage is inclined to offer you protection ;)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 12:58

    Can i bring private security to spa? :D

    Sounds like you can afford it.

  • me05/11/2009 at 12:59

    A lovely Road Trip article from Joe - really enjoyed reading it.

    i (heart) dt wearing a black shirt: http://joesaward.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/dinner.jpg

    that was a great read.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:00

    The distant Italian part of my heritage is inclined to offer you protection ;)

    hehe... Ill makea you an offer you cannot refuse, eh!

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:00

    Sounds like you can afford it.

    I have a job... i can afford anything!

    Or doesnt it work like that?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:02

    Or doesnt it work like that?

    :D It does when you're me! I'm waay too used to living on a scummy student budget. Being in employment is like winning the lottery.

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:05

    this is tempting: http://johnnyherbertkarting.co.uk/

    5live have entered a team (sans holly), it's a fiver to spectate and held at docklands, nov 29th.

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 13:05

    A lovely Road Trip article from Joe - really enjoyed reading it.

    i (heart) dt wearing a black shirt: http://joesawa...om/2009/11/dinner.jpg

    that was a great read.

    Here too: http://joesaward.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/0b2j9856.jpg

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:07
  • James05/11/2009 at 13:09

    I have to resist the temptation to blog a lot now I have a new blog. :)

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:10

    I have to resist the temptation to blog a lot now I have a new blog. :)

    can I have some? I have five entries planned, including that guest post I promised MFC I'd write in the weekend. Um. I've done some of it. :D

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 13:11

    this is tempting: http://johnnyherbertkarting.co.uk/

    I read that as johhny heart breaking

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:12

    can I have some? I have five entries planned, including that guest post I promised MFC I'd write in the weekend. Um. I've done some of it. :D

    tis okay. i know of another person in a similar situation...

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 13:12

    I have to resist the temptation to blog a lot now I have a new blog. :)

    Maybe do what I do and write in a big burst but save them in draft on the site? And then release them later?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:12

    hehe, its only for 3 months, then i can decide what to do...

    Awww I thought you were moving for life there. How on earth are you going to get organised and sorted to just go? Don't you have a lease on your house and boring stuff like that?

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 13:13

    Hi. Lunchtime.

    #sidepodspace

    I am catching up with the last few entries in (on?) a really interesting blog called Spaceman

  • James05/11/2009 at 13:13

    Maybe do what I do and write in a big burst but save them in draft on the site? And then release them later?

    I heart this.

    Mr C how goes the hearting comments idea? :)

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:14

    Mr C how goes the hearting comments idea? :)

    other priorities at the moment, but it'll happen.

  • James05/11/2009 at 13:14

    Mr C how goes the hearting comments idea? :)

    hehe cool :)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 13:14

    What race did James Allen produce that poem... thing?

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:15

    What race did James Allen produce that poem... thing?

    with hand gestures? I think it was Malaysia. I remember there being 'puddles'

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 13:16

    with hand gestures? I think it was Malaysia. I remember there being 'puddles'

    I couldn't rememebr if it were Malaysia or China but I think you're right. I wish it was still online!

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 13:18

    Maybe do what I do and write in a big burst but save them in draft on the site? And then release them later?

    I heart this.

    Mr C how goes the hearting comments idea? :)

    Like this post that I wrote a while ago but just posted because you reminded me :)

    http://www.gamboling.co.uk/2009/11/what-are-you-spending-your-social.html

    It's #MFC and it mentions Joe Saward so it's fun for all of the family ;)

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:21

    I couldn't rememebr if it were Malaysia or China but I think you're right. I wish it was still online!

    he pulled it?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 13:21

    he pulled it?

    I can't find it anywhere? Not on his youtube as well

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 13:21

    Like this post that I wrote a while ago but just posted because you reminded me :)

    You can see how long the process takes sometimes... I wrote that post on 23rd September 2009.

  • James05/11/2009 at 13:22

    Like this post that I wrote a while ago but just posted because you reminded me :)

    You can see how long the process takes sometimes... I wrote that post on 23rd September 2009.

    hehe loves it :)

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:22

    I can't find it anywhere? Not on his youtube as well

    sidepodsearch must know...

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:23

    with all thse blogs... how about a sidepod webring? :D

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 13:24

    sidepodsearch must know...

    Seemed odd searched for 'hand gestures' yet first result worked :P

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:24

    sidepodsearch must know...

    found this, so not china: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/chinajames-wmv

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 13:24

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWOTDQLSgdM

    yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaayyy!!!

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:25

    yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaayyy!!!

    good man. how did you find it?

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:25

    Awww I thought you were moving for life there. How on earth are you going to get organised and sorted to just go? Don't you have a lease on your house and boring stuff like that?

    hehe... where there is a will...

    i was in the uk for a year and couldnt find a job.

    i have been here for a week... Things will be sorted

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 13:25

    good man. how did you find it?

    Seemed odd searched for 'hand gestures' yet first result worked :P

    Which went onto daily, and again, ctrl + f hand gestures = found it

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:26

    with all thse blogs... how about a sidepod webring? :D

    hehe. will add to the playground.

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:26

    Which went onto daily, and again, ctrl + f hand gestures = found it

    w00t!

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:26

    i was in the uk for a year and couldnt find a job.

    That is crazy though! Why are you so unemployable? :P

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:27
  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:29

    That is crazy though! Why are you so unemployable? :P

    Bad timing and I guess I am fussy about where i work.

    Plus i could make money at home.

    New job looks awesome though, i really hope i can do it

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:30

    so, I have signed and sealed and delivered a new blog post. The amount of content will blow your mind.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 13:31

    so, I have signed and sealed and delivered a new blog post. The amount of content will blow your mind.

    :)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 13:31

    so, I have signed and sealed and delivered a new blog post. The amount of content will blow your mind.

    Yay!

    I like the tags. SPA OR BUST.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:32

    Bad timing and I guess I am fussy about where i work.

    No kidding.... I just don't understand this I guess. I have a good job now but I got it by taking a job at more or less minimum wage 2 years ago. It's hard for me not to think that minimum wage is better than no wage.

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:34

    Yay!

    as beautiful as it is, the full pdf upsets me. I refuse to believe Mr Clappers name is not Mr Clapper.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:35

    No kidding.... I just don't understand this I guess. I have a good job now but I got it by taking a job at more or less minimum wage 2 years ago. It's hard for me not to think that minimum wage is better than no wage.

    I think your right, i didnt know that 9 months ago though, but i have found it out myself, and i think it will help me in the long run

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:35

    so, I have signed and sealed and delivered a new blog post. The amount of content will blow your mind.

    awesome... but moving out here might mean i have to wait till xmas to buy a ticket :(

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:38

    awesome... but moving out here might mean i have to wait till xmas to buy a ticket :(

    thats still 8 months in advance, you'll be OK :D

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:39

    as beautiful as it is, the full pdf upsets me. I refuse to believe Mr Clappers name is not Mr Clapper.

    :)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:39

    thats still 8 months in advance, you'll be OK :D

    Lies.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:40

    I think your right, i didnt know that 9 months ago though, but i have found it out myself, and i think it will help me in the long run

    Clever boy :)

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:40

    thats still 8 months in advance, you'll be OK :D

    and at least 5 months before we buy ours.

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:41

    Lies.

    oh I know, but I was trying to channel Mr C when I typed that :D

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:41

    I haven't bought mine yet. My life crisis has put me off the making of long-term plans.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:42

    I haven't bought mine yet. My life crisis has put me off the making of long-term plans.

    #sorryamy

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:42

    I am finally catching up on debrief. I am easily led. It is true.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:43

    thats still 8 months in advance, you'll be OK :D

    then there is the temptation to go to bahrain, it wont be as awesome as yas, but it could be the 2nd best :P

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 13:44

    I am finally catching up on debrief. I am easily led. It is true.

    I heard that and thought it was true.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:44

    Clever boy :)

    Its not as easy as you might think!

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:44

    then there is the temptation to go to bahrain, it wont be as awesome as yas, but it could be the 2nd best :P

    kill.me.now.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:44

    Its not as easy as you might think!

    For you to learn? I see that!

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:44

    I heard that and thought it was true.

    except you'll never make me like Dr Who. or Harry Potter. or Apple.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:44

    kill.me.now.

    Alcohol poisoning?

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:45

    kill.me.now.

    are you going to the mercedes event on sunday?

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:45

    Alcohol poisoning?

    yup.

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:45

    are you going to the mercedes event on sunday?

    yeah, but i'm wearing ear plugs.

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:46

    yeah, but i'm wearing ear plugs.

    and am willing to punch people by proxy ;)

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:46

    yeah, but i'm wearing ear plugs.

    :lol:

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:46

    yeah, but i'm wearing ear plugs.

    can you bring me back a Finn? or two?

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:47

    can you bring me back a Finn? or two?

    back to our house? what would i do with them?

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:47

    whoah the sun set so quick tonight... that was nuts!

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:48

    back to our house? what would i do with them?

    keep them fed and watered until I land in London?

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:48

    and am willing to punch people by proxy ;)

    hehe that might stop me from dozing off!

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 13:48

    whoah the sun set so quick tonight... that was nuts!

    Aren't you near to the equator?

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:49

    keep them fed and watered until I land in London?

    he'll miss at least 7 grand prix?

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:49

    keep them fed and watered until I land in London?

    I hear they eat reindeer.

    *actual finn told me this

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:50

    he'll miss at least 7 grand prix?

    hmm. you can allow him to go out, but tie a tag on him that says "please return to SPC Towers, Rockall"

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:50

    Aren't you near to the equator?

    well yes, but tonight was especially fast... i am in a room facing east, which might have something to do with it

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:50

    hmm. you can allow him to go out, but tie a tag on him that says "please return to SPC Towers, Rockall"

    can he swim?

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:50

    hmm. you can allow him to go out, but tie a tag on him that says "please return to SPC Towers, Rockall"

    it would probably cost me a panda, so i'm gonna say no.

  • Stuart C05/11/2009 at 13:51

    Afternoon all.

    I've just walked past the Stig. Very bizarre. They appear to be filming Top Gear in the car park at HM Towers...

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:52

    it would probably cost me a panda, so i'm gonna say no.

    ah. OK. I will also accept anyone returning from the event with pictures of Finns. If both are in one picture, even better. I am willing to pay in SPC Paypal donations. Bribery. It works.

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 13:52

    Afternoon all.

    I've just walked past the Stig. Very bizarre. They appear to be filming Top Gear in the car park at HM Towers...

    Did you say "Hello Ben"?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 13:52

    Afternoon all,

    Just had a meeting with the head of my course as to why it's been "suspended", what a fun meeting that was

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:52

    ah. OK. I will also accept anyone returning from the event with pictures of Finns. If both are in one picture, even better. I am willing to pay in SPC Paypal donations. Bribery. It works.

    deal!

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:53

    Just had a meeting with the head of my course as to why it's been "suspended", what a fun meeting that was

    aooh? this does not sound good?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 13:53

    finally!!

    Postal workers and Royal Mail have agreed on a draft deal that could end the long-running strikes, according to Sky sources.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:54

    Just had a meeting with the head of my course as to why it's been "suspended", what a fun meeting that was

    Oh my gosh! Bad times :(

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 13:54

    aooh? this does not sound good?

    i can still finish the course but the future does not sound positive....

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:54

    ah. OK. I will also accept anyone returning from the event with pictures of Finns. If both are in one picture, even better. I am willing to pay in SPC Paypal donations. Bribery. It works.

    is mika gonna be there?

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:54

    I've just walked past the Stig. Very bizarre. They appear to be filming Top Gear in the car park at HM Towers...

    did you feel any kind of magnetic force?

  • Stuart C05/11/2009 at 13:54

    Did you say “Hello Ben”?

    Don't think it was him. He's a bit taller. May have been a double.

    The car he's going to drive appears to have been constructed from dustbin lids. It's a very bizarre contraption.

  • me05/11/2009 at 13:54

    is mika gonna be there?

    yup.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:54

    i can still finish the course but the future does not sound positive....

    What? So what do you mean by suspended?

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:54

    i can still finish the course but the future does not sound positive....

    :( why have they suspended it?

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:55

    Postal workers and Royal Mail have agreed on a draft deal that could end the long-running strikes, according to Sky sources.

    Is the deal that, since we are both completly useless we are giving up and a new sparrow based service will take over?

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 13:55

    is mika gonna be there?

    yes. My lifetime ambition to meet him fails once again since he is not in the same country as me. We were in the same country, once. I saw him on a big screen. I don't think that counts.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 13:55

    What? So what do you mean by suspended?

    Basically no-one else can start it, so i can finish it, but no other years will be able to start it next year. Which considering we are only the second year to have done the course, it dosent sound promising

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 13:55

    Is the deal that, since we are both completly useless we are giving up and a new sparrow based service will take over?

    I hope so :P

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 13:56

    Is the deal that, since we are both completly useless we are giving up and a new sparrow based service will take over?

    They sparrows beaks would clearly need to be replaced with those stamps that stamp the stamp, if that makes sense? The RSPCA would be livid

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 13:56

    Basically no-one else can start it, so i can finish it, but no other years will be able to start it next year. Which considering we are only the second year to have done the course, it dosent sound promising

    Oh I see. That really isn't good. Was it takeup problems or something else?

  • Maverick05/11/2009 at 13:57

    They sparrows beaks would clearly need to be replaced with those stamps that stamp the stamp, if that makes sense? The RSPCA would be livid

    Couldn't they just peck at the edges of the stamp to show that it has been used?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 13:58

    Oh I see. That really isn't good. Was it takeup problems or something else?

    Lack of leadership, and they didn't have as many people as they would want, but then they didn't market the course at all, rubbish PR, they didnt even go to Autosport which is an epic fail!!

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 13:58

    yes. My lifetime ambition to meet him fails once again since he is not in the same country as me. We were in the same country, once. I saw him on a big screen. I don't think that counts.

    Singapore last year? Can you imagine what it would've been like had they started those autograph sessions last year? I saw... Ralf Schumacher! :D

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 13:58

    Couldn't they just peck at the edges of the stamp to show that it has been used?

    What happens if those self sticky ones are used? The sparrows would need a small knife to nip the edges as they would be stuck down..

    Today is such a wierd day

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 13:59

    yup.

    ah cool... somone else to sign my tickets :D

  • Stuart C05/11/2009 at 13:59

    Which considering we are only the second year to have done the course, it dosent sound promising

    What was the course?

    did you feel any kind of magnetic force?

    Some say he makes magnets spin...

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 14:00

    Singapore last year? Can you imagine what it would've been like had they started those autograph sessions last year? I saw... Ralf Schumacher! :D

    Indeed. I didn't explore enough to find the paddock entrance, I'm sure if I had spent enough time there I could have been within metres of him! Instead I got within metres of Bourdais and Pedalo. Mika>them.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 14:00

    What was the course?

    Motorsport at Bucks New University

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 14:02

    Indeed. I didn't explore enough to find the paddock entrance, I'm sure if I had spent enough time there I could have been within metres of him! Instead I got within metres of Bourdais and Pedalo. Mika>them.

    If it helps i saw him sitting on the roof of one of mclarens motorhome/villas in AD

    sat next to anthony hamilton and a guy who i assume was mr koveleinen sr

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 14:02

    I will stop plugging this particular episode eventually...but as i'm in a bad mood i'm hoping it will cheer me up...

    Sebastian Hohethal (who? i hear you cry) yes THE Sebastian Hohenthal was interviewed by myself (and apparently its really good!) on the latest Episode of "The Feeder Series"

    www.feederseries.tk

    Ta

    I shall now go and reheat my pasta bake from last night.

    mmm

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 14:02

    "V8 Supercar driver Cameron McConville will retire from the sport at the end of the year because he is "over" the ups and downs of motor-racing."

    This is bad news for my F1 coverage. Now he'll be there for every race :(

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 14:03

    I shall now go and reheat my pasta bake from last night.

    P.S it smells of mince in my room. ergh

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 14:03

    Bear grillis is on tv.... i really need to go to the pub!

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 14:03

    sat next to anthony hamilton and a guy who i assume was mr koveleinen sr

    they must have had a "man" area and a "lady" area ;) because the world feed had a shot of Linda Hamilton and Catherine and THAT woman at a table with lots of other ladies I didn't recognise :D

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 14:04

    I will stop plugging this particular episode eventually...but as i'm in a bad mood i'm hoping it will cheer me up...

    Sebastian Hohethal (who? i hear you cry) yes THE Sebastian Hohenthal was interviewed by myself (and apparently its really good!) on the latest Episode of "The Feeder Series"

    www.feederseries.tk

    Ta

    I shall now go and reheat my pasta bake from last night.

    mmm

    Already listened to it. Jon, that was a great interview!

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 14:04

    "V8 Supercar driver Cameron McConville will retire from the sport at the end of the year because he is "over" the ups and downs of motor-racing."

    This is bad news for my F1 coverage. Now he'll be there for every race :(

    hehe :lol:

    maybe one day the web will retire and take over?

  • me05/11/2009 at 14:05

    they must have had a "man" area and a "lady" area ;) because the world feed had a shot of Linda Hamilton and Catherine and THAT woman at a table with lots of other ladies I didn't recognise :D

    mclaren, or abu dhabi?

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 14:05

    they must have had a "man" area and a "lady" area ;) because the world feed had a shot of Linda Hamilton and Catherine and THAT woman at a table with lots of other ladies I didn't recognise :D

    hehe it was just the 3 of them on a massive roof in front of 2 tvs... will try to drop a pic i took, but its on my phone and night = bad

  • Stuart C05/11/2009 at 14:06

    Motorsport at Bucks New University

    It's outrageous that some educational institutions prey on student aspirations and suck in funding while providing nothing of value in return.

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 14:06

    mclaren, or abu dhabi?

    mclaren. I am totally not serious though :D

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 14:08

    It's outrageous that some educational institutions prey on student aspirations and suck in funding while providing nothing of value in return.

    They only real thing that I got from him that wasnt the very basic stuff that you'd expect on a Motorsport course (you know, like people who know what they're talking about. I have not walked into a lecture yet and have them know more about the industry than i do!) was that we take our ARDS, they rest was basic standard stuff and frankly it's not the course i signed up for

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 14:11

    It's outrageous that some educational institutions prey on student aspirations and suck in funding while providing nothing of value in return.

    They only real thing that I got from him that wasnt the very basic stuff that you'd expect on a Motorsport course (you know, like people who know what they're talking about. I have not walked into a lecture yet and have them know more about the industry than i do!) was that we take our ARDS, they rest was basic standard stuff and frankly it's not the course i signed up for

    Chin Up Jon, I faced the same problem in my first year. My solution was to make a course change and take the points earned with me. You'll find a solution!

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 14:15

    Bear grillis is on tv.... i really need to go to the pub!

    Run along then....

  • Stuart C05/11/2009 at 14:16

    You’ll find a solution!

    Maybe something more specific, like mechanical engineering. 'Motorsport' seems like such a nebulous title for a qualification - it doesn't tell a prospective employer much about what you've learned.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 14:18

    Maclaren grouping, mika on the left, anthony in the middle http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/imag0176

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 14:18

    I tried making the beetroot soup myself. It didn't work as well.... My dad is officially mean!

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 14:19

    Maybe something more specific, like mechanical engineering. 'Motorsport' seems like such a nebulous title for a qualification - it doesn't tell a prospective employer much about what you've learned.

    If i'm totally honest, i don't want to work in the industry afterwards anyway. I joined the course to learn more about the industry because im passionate about it, its what i love learning about. I was originally going to do Mechanical engineering or Motorsport engineering but i discovered that generally they are very design based and i wanted to be doing something practical and thats what this was advertised as. But its really really not

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 14:19

    Chin Up Jon, I faced the same problem in my first year. My solution was to make a course change and take the points earned with me. You'll find a solution!

    I've got a solution in the pipeline, but i still have to finish this year to do it, so it'll still be a slog! oh well

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 14:20

    Run along then....

    Now your ordering me about?!!!

    Later peoples

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 14:22

    Now your ordering me about?!!!

    Why the heck not..... :)

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 14:24

    Maclaren grouping, mika on the left, anthony in the middle http://drop.io...odcast/asset/imag0176

    McLaren. That's a lamping!

  • Amy05/11/2009 at 14:27

    McLaren. That's a lamping!

    I'm so thankful for Mr Cs proxy punches.

  • Stuart C05/11/2009 at 14:29

    In other news, I read the tale of Joe's road trip with considerable amusement, aided by visualising some of the banter with DT. Can you imagine?

    Grrrrr! You ate all the M&Ms! Grrrrr!

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 14:30

    I'm still writing up these awards!

  • me05/11/2009 at 14:32

    I'm so thankful for Mr Cs proxy punches.

    :)

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 14:33

    I'm still writing up these awards!

    Keep it up, we are very excited to read them!

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 14:34

    Scandal!

    http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80029

    Kinda

  • Stuart C05/11/2009 at 14:34

    Grrr! This map was printed before Hannibal crossed the Alps! Grrrr!!!

  • me05/11/2009 at 14:37

    Grrr! This map was printed before Hannibal crossed the Alps! Grrrr!!!

    heeeeh!

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 14:40

    Grrrr! This wind is messing up my hair! GRRR!

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 14:43

    Grrrr! This wind is messing up my hair! GRRR!

    Grrrr!!! What do you know about Ferrari anyway Saward Grrrr!!!

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 14:44

    GRRR!!! Your Music choices are not as angry as mine Saward! GRRR!!!

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 14:45

    GRRR!!!! Why do I look like Simon Cowell in these pics? GRRR!!!

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 14:46

    Grrrrr!!!! Seriously why do you do a podcast with that website that do all of those impressions of me Saward! Grrrr!!!

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 14:47

    Having fun?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 14:47

    I think for the Christmas show we need to get Joe and David to Tremayne on voicemail.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 14:47

    Are the two of you having some sort of meltdown or is this the SPC equivalent of a dance-off?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 14:47

    I think for the Christmas show we need to get Joe and David to Tremayne on voicemail.

    Doing impressions of each other :D

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 14:48

    Are the two of you having some sort of meltdown or is this the SPC equivalent of a dance-off?

    Stewart started it. This time, and literally.

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 14:48

    I've been listening to the Sidepodchat podcast from January which were very good and suprisingly wrong which I think shows how topsy-turvy this season has been!!

    On another note does anyone expect Force India to do a Jordan and not be so good next season?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 14:49

    Stewart started it. This time, and literally.

    *Stuart ;) :P

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 14:50

    I've been listening to the Sidepodchat podcast from January which were very good and suprisingly wrong which I think shows how topsy-turvy this season has been!!

    On another note does anyone expect Force India to do a Jordan and not be so good next season?

    This is Sidepodcast - facts should never get in the way of a good argument :P

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 14:50

    *Stuart ;) :P

    Oooops.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 14:53

    GRRRRRRR Why do we always go on road trips when the big news happens?! GRRRR

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 14:57

    This is Sidepodcast - facts should never get in the way of a good argument :P

    I don't know about that ;) there were a lot of facts and many complaints about Honda not testing!!

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 14:58

    I don't know about that ;) there were a lot of facts and many complaints about Honda not testing!!

    am quite sure Honda didn't test in January as they pulled out in November ;)

  • Alianora La Canta05/11/2009 at 14:58

    I have always wondered why the instruction to the drivers to pit is the word “box” rather than the word “pit”. {Comment #136}

    "Box" is ambiguous in the sense that it could be "pit" or "gearbox", but it has the advantage of being relatively easy to distinguish from background noise due to the hard sound. This reduces the likelihood of the word being missed in the first place, which is good because instructions to pit are invariably important.

    It also means that pit stops can be discussed (using "pit") without any risk of confusion of an imminent stop (using "box").

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 14:59

    It also means that pit stops can be discussed (using "pit") without any risk of confusion of an imminent stop (using "box").

    I think this is probably the main reason. Actually that makes a lot of sense!

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:03

    http://www.formula1.com/video

    Abu Dhabi onboard lap is up - it's from Lewis Hamilton. :D

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 15:04

    This is Sidepodcast - facts should never get in the way of a good argument :P

    I don't know about that ;) there were a lot of facts and many complaints about Honda not testing!!

    To be fair, it was totally unexpected what happened to Brawn and nobody could have predicted that. The show was just a bit of fun after all - nothing that shuold have been taken too seriously and definitely not something that should be used as a form guide or an expert opinion!

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 15:06

    To be fair, it was totally unexpected what happened to Brawn and nobody could have predicted that. The show was just a bit of fun after all - nothing that shuold have been taken too seriously and definitely not something that should be used as a form guide or an expert opinion!

    The archives will always come back and haunt us all though. Always.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 15:08

    The archives will always come back and haunt us all though. Always.

    Isnt that why you invested the comment search box? So that when we use the podcasts against you, you can use what we've said against us ;) :P

  • RubberGoat (Gavin Brown)05/11/2009 at 15:09

    To be fair, it was totally unexpected what happened to Brawn and nobody could have predicted that. The show was just a bit of fun after all - nothing that shuold have been taken too seriously and definitely not something that should be used as a form guide or an expert opinion!

    The archives will always come back and haunt us all though. Always.

    I'm not too bothered about that - half the stuff I say is RRRRRRRRRRRrrubbish and the other half I was glad to be wrong about. However, it was just for fun and not to be taken seriously ;)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 15:10

    I have skived off my Italian class :(

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:11

    Has this been brought up?

    Renault delays decision on F1 future

    Ghosn says:

    "You will have to be patient," Ghosn was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency as telling reporters in Paris.

    "We will make an announcement on our participation in Formula 1 before the end of the year."

    Does this mean they're looking for a seller? Did they really terminate negotiations with DR, I wonder?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 15:12

    aaaand it's done. The 2009 Formula 1 TOATA Awards are now available ;)

  • Stuart C05/11/2009 at 15:13

    It also means that pit stops can be discussed (using “pit”) without any risk of confusion of an imminent stop (using “box”).

    And without the driver thinking they are calling him a 'git'...

  • James05/11/2009 at 15:18

    Has this been brought up?

    Renault delays decision on F1 future

    Ghosn says:

    "You will have to be patient," Ghosn was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency as telling reporters in Paris.

    "We will make an announcement on our participation in Formula 1 before the end of the year."

    Does this mean they're looking for a seller? Did they really terminate negotiations with DR, I wonder?

    I don't think they will leave, if anyone knows what they are up to it is Red Bull. Afterall they are supposed to be using Renault engines next year.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 15:23

    I have skived off my Italian class :(

    ummmm, im telling!! *puts hand up like a little kid*

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:24

    I don't think they will leave, if anyone knows what they are up to it is Red Bull. Afterall they are supposed to be using Renault engines next year.

    If they're not gonna leave, why haven't they announced it yet?

  • Stuart C05/11/2009 at 15:25

    Does this mean they’re looking for a seller? Did they really terminate negotiations with DR, I wonder?

    I think this particular news cake isn't ready to come out of the oven yet, or it will sink in the middle...

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 15:25

    To be fair, it was totally unexpected what happened to Brawn and nobody could have predicted that. The show was just a bit of fun after all - nothing that shuold have been taken too seriously and definitely not something that should be used as a form guide or an expert opinion!

    Didn't mean it in a negative way. It was a very interesting podcast and I think many looking at F1 at the time would have felt the same and I have to say that this is what I loved about this season as the lack of testing (which I think was one of the main factors) flipped the status quo. Still think they are very enjoyable and once my broadband go live I will hopefully be on more often!

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 15:25

    Does this mean they're looking for a seller? Did they really terminate negotiations with DR, I wonder?

    I think it means "you will have to be patient."

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:26

    I think this particular news cake isn't ready to come out of the oven yet, or it will sink in the middle...

    So this item could quietly disappear without a trace? Somehow I doubt that. We'll probably hear something from Ghosn one way or the other.

  • Stuart C05/11/2009 at 15:28

    I think it means “you will have to be patient.”

    True dat.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:29

    I think it means "you will have to be patient."

    I think that's rather unkind to those in the F1 team. So far, this has been an exact replica of what Honda did last year...

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 15:30

    I think it means "you will have to be patient."

    *stamps foot*

  • Stuart C05/11/2009 at 15:32

    So this item could quietly disappear without a trace?

    No - it's just one facet of a story that's ongoing. After all, if the story is that they haven't made a decision yet, then it's as simple as that: either they have (and aren't telling) or they haven't. There may be other factors that may yet come in to play; it's just that with the 24-hour news culture we have nowadays, everyone is so eager to be first with the news that they tend to jump to conclusions.

  • me05/11/2009 at 15:33

    I think that's rather unkind to those in the F1 team. So far, this has been an exact replica of what Honda did last year...

    how so?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 15:35

    it's just that with the 24-hour news culture we have nowadays, everyone is so eager to be first with the news that they tend to jump to conclusions.

    I am not in any rush to know either way. It's a long old off season and we have had far too much news as it is.

  • me05/11/2009 at 15:35

    I am not in any rush to know either way. It's a long old off season and we have had far too much news as it is.

    we haven't had any off-season yet :(

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:35

    how so?

    The Honda F1 Team continued working on the 2009 car as normal, expecting support from the mother company. Then Honda decides to pull the plug in December, leaving them hanging. We're not quite at the plug-pulling yet, but I just find it surprising that for a team that seems to have decided post-Crashgate to stay in the sport, that they don't seem to be so sure after all.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 15:36

    Riiiiiiight.

    I'm off for another meeting that i really don't want to have! What a fun day!! Woop woop :(

    Speak to y'all later!

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 15:36

    I am not in any rush to know either way. It's a long old off season and we have had far too much news as it is.

    Why do they make a big deal about it then or was this one of those 'leaked; stories??

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:37

    I am not in any rush to know either way. It's a long old off season and we have had far too much news as it is.

    I'd rather get it settled now, so that December will be nice and quiet. The longer this drags, the less likely we'll have a quiet offseason.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 15:37

    we haven't had any off-season yet :(

    Nope. What with people signing us up for trips when they don't even know what day it's on. ;)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 15:37

    Oooh. Have just noticed the microblogging section of the Playground, funky :)

  • me05/11/2009 at 15:37

    The Honda F1 Team continued working on the 2009 car as normal, expecting support from the mother company. Then Honda decides to pull the plug in December, leaving them hanging. We're not quite at the plug-pulling yet, but I just find it surprising that for a team that seems to have decided post-Crashgate to stay in the sport, that they don't seem to be so sure after all.

    i don't see any resemblance.

    honda quit, said stuff the lot of ya. ross/nick you can figure it out yourselves.

    renault have said, "you outside people, you mind your own business".

  • me05/11/2009 at 15:38

    Nope. What with people signing us up for trips when they don't even know what day it's on. ;)

    ahh yeah....

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 15:38

    Why do they make a big deal about it then or was this one of those 'leaked; stories??

    I think Witness X was Bob Bell....he's slowly trying to infiltrate F1 with Irish people...e.g....Eddie's back....

  • me05/11/2009 at 15:38

    Why do they make a big deal about it then or was this one of those 'leaked; stories??

    they want attention?

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:39

    renault have said, "you outside people, you mind your own business".

    given how news works nowadays, the people in the team may just be as much in the dark as the rest of us. that seems like a stuffing to me.

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 15:39

    they want attention?

    Any attention is good attention??

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:39

    I think Witness X was Bob Bell....he's slowly trying to infiltrate F1 with Irish people...e.g....Eddie's back....

    :D Gary Anderson hasn't returned yet... or Ralph Firman...

  • me05/11/2009 at 15:39

    given how news works nowadays, the people in the team may just be as much in the dark as the rest of us. that seems like a stuffing to me.

    i disagree.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 15:40

    :D Gary Anderson hasn't returned yet... or Ralph Firman...

    YET

  • me05/11/2009 at 15:40

    Any attention is good attention??

    for people spreading rumours. yes.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 15:41

    I want to be bored of no F1 news so we can start playing games and that while we wait for something to happen.

    I'm bored of not being bored yet.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:42

    I want to be bored of no F1 news so we can start playing games and that while we wait for something to happen.

    As long as Renault don't announce, I wouldn't count on it.

    There's still the BGP to settle too - and if those 48-hour stories are true, that'll come out by the end of the week.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 15:46

    There's still the BGP to settle too - and if those 48-hour stories are true, that'll come out by the end of the week.

    It won't though, will it? The British GP always has a deadline and it never seems to count for anything.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:47

    It won't though, will it? The British GP always has a deadline and it never seems to count for anything.

    You may be right. But surely it'll have to be settled sooner or later, or else we get no BGP at all? Regardless, there will be some sort of headline everytime there's a deadline...

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 15:48

    Regardless, there will be some sort of headline everytime there's a deadline...

    We could always ignore them.

  • me05/11/2009 at 15:49

    You may be right. But surely it'll have to be settled sooner or later, or else we get no BGP at all?

    that remains a possibility.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:50

    that remains a possibility.

    true. if i remember correctly, the final calendar is released sometime in December (the week of the FIA Gala?), so we should know one way or the other on or before then.

  • Stuart C05/11/2009 at 15:55

    Interesting piece from earlier:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/nov/05/toyota-profit-unexpected

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 15:59

    Can anyone help me out?

    In preparation for this year's FIA Gala video, I've been updating my list of songs from previous F1 highlight reels at the gala.

    I'm starting with the Year 2000 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw-OG4z80Ms

    I'm now only missing the first song in this sequence. Anyone know what it is?

  • jpancoast05/11/2009 at 16:00

    aaaand it's done. The 2009 Formula 1 TOATA Awards are now available ;)

    Whoa, what? Lou didn't/doesn't know who Yoda is!?!?

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 16:01

    Whoa, what? Lou didn't/doesn't know who Yoda is!?!?

    Yup, she didn't. :D Took us a while to explain it too. Hehehe.

  • Adie05/11/2009 at 16:01

    Afternoon y'all

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 16:02

    Yup, she didn't. :D Took us a while to explain it too. Hehehe.

    Ah that was a fun evening :)

  • jpancoast05/11/2009 at 16:03

    Yup, she didn't. :D Took us a while to explain it too. Hehehe.

    I weep. WEEP for the future. :P

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 16:04

    Ah that was a fun evening :)

    Was this the same evening where we talked about the similarity between Star Wars and a certain other movie? :D

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 16:05

    Whoa, what? Lou didn't/doesn't know who Yoda is!?!?

    It's not out of the question though. I know of Yoda but have never seen him/it in action. Not really sure what he/it does either, 'cept say things backwards.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 16:06

    Was this the same evening where we talked about the similarity between Star Wars and a certain other movie? :D

    Yup, as mentioned in my post ;)

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 16:07

    Whoa, what? Lou didn't/doesn't know who Yoda is!?!?

    It's not out of the question though. I know of Yoda but have never seen him/it in action. Not really sure what he/it does either, 'cept say things backwards.

    Master of the Force he is. Train Luke in the ways of the Jedi he did. Talk Danish with English words he does.

  • Adie05/11/2009 at 16:07

    It's not out of the question though. I know of Yoda but have never seen him/it in action. Not really sure what he/it does either, 'cept say things backwards.

    You haven't lived!!!! He is Yoda, he is awesome, he knows stuff. Lots of stuff.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 16:14

    You haven't lived!!!! He is Yoda, he is awesome, he knows stuff. Lots of stuff.

    But has he ever driven down a moutain in a bobsleigh. That's the key question.

  • Adie05/11/2009 at 16:17

    But has he ever driven down a moutain in a bobsleigh. That's the key question.

    This is a good question. However, he wouldn't need too.

    He would stand at the bottom of the hill and control the bobsleigh with the power of the force.

    That would be a cool running.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 16:18

    But has he ever driven down a moutain in a bobsleigh. That's the key question.

    Ah, believe they dont, some people say, bobsled team, jamaica dey 'ave.

  • jpancoast05/11/2009 at 16:24

    But has he ever driven down a moutain in a bobsleigh. That's the key question.

    He's 900+ years old.

    I'm sure he has at some point.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 16:24

    Ooooh, this is new. From CNN:

    Vatanen: 'Renault right to question F1 future'

    There's a video in the article.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 16:29

    One of my former colleagues just e-mailed me to say simply:

    "I miss the Daily Pun. Sigh."

    I don't think that I did a daily pun, but between fourstar and I we probably did.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 16:30

    I don't think that I did a daily pun, but between fourstar and I we probably did.

    Just one!

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 16:31

    Just one!

    Maybe not just one...

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 16:36

    It's not out of the question though. I know of Yoda but have never seen him/it in action. Not really sure what he/it does either, 'cept say things backwards.

    Yes but you don't really watch many movies as we discovered during Sidepodradio! Badaas Yoda Fighting

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 16:37

    Yes but you don't really watch many movies as we discovered during Sidepodradio! Badaas Yoda Fighting

    Doesn't work I'm afraid...

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 16:39
  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:05

    jake's doing a piece on newsround about why f1 teams are leaving. It's probably not going to tell us anything new, but you never know.

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:05

    OK ...where is everyone?

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:06

    OK ...where is everyone?

    engrossed in your video?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:06

    OK ...where is everyone?

    I'm here still!

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:08

    Ah I thought it was either that or I had broken a Commenting/Sidepodcast rule with my post and was being shunned!

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 17:08

    I have got one street away from my work and I am stuck in traffic. Boo.

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:08

    he he, they've used a photo of a ferrari to talk about Honda!

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:08

    Ah I thought it was either that or I had broken a Commenting/Sidepodcast rule with my post and was being shunned!

    *shuns*

    ;)

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:12

    Ah I thought it was either that or I had broken a Commenting/Sidepodcast rule with my post and was being shunned!

    We have a list of items we shouldn't mention. They're called the unmentionables and can be found at http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/The+Unmentionables

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 17:12

    Ah I thought it was either that or I had broken a Commenting/Sidepodcast rule with my post and was being shunned!

    MoJoker you can now leave Coventry ;)

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:14

    Evening all.

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:15

    Evening all.

    Evening RG

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:16

    Evening all.

    Hullo

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 17:16

    EURGH! Why do I not feel less sick?

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:16

    MoJoker you can now leave Coventry ;)

    Phew thats a relief! #sorry Coventry

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:17

    Evening all. As Thursdays go, this one was pretty good. I won a chocolate bar in Life Skills because I was the only one who volunteered to do the activiy. You should have seen the look on everybody's faces afterwards...

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:17

    Evening all.

    Evening

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:17

    So how is sidepodcast today?

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:18

    Evening all. As Thursdays go, this one was pretty good. I won a chocolate bar in Life Skills because I was the only one who volunteered to do the activiy. You should have seen the look on everybody's faces afterwards...

    And what did Life skill did you learn from that?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:18

    Evening all

    EURGH! Why do I not feel less sick?

    Alcohol?

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:18

    So how is sidepodcast today?

    I think everyone's ill

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 17:18

    Alcohol?

    You already know the answer :(

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:19

    So how is sidepodcast today?

    probably contemplating Renault's decision to have an emergancy briefing about their future in F1...

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 17:19

    MoJoker you can now leave Coventry ;)

    Phew thats a relief! #sorry Coventry

    It's not your fault...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sent_to_Coventry

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:19

    You already know the answer :(

    You were very entertaining last night. Looks like you have control of your fingers now so that's progress

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:20

    I think everyone's ill

    Well, I already had too much of coldness this year.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 17:21

    You were very entertaining last night. Looks like you have control of your fingers now so that's progress

    Oh god really? I haven't looked.

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:21

    Oh god really? I haven't looked.

    :D

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:21

    Well, I already had too much of coldness this year.

    well, we are in Britain (well, me anyway...)

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:22

    What are people gonna do for Sidepodradio II?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:23

    Oh god really? I haven't looked.

    You told me you hadn't been frinking and thought I was making dun of you because I used your spelling back at you. Then I told you Michel was on and we never heard from you again.

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:23

    It's not your fault...

    Learn something new everyday!

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:24

    What are people gonna do for Sidepodradio II?

    We don't know just yet but we are open to any suggestions. I expect after the first one more people will want to do shows.

    Any ideas can be put at the bottom of the wiki page

    http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Sidepodradio+2

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 17:26

    What are people gonna do for Sidepodradio II?

    We don't know just yet but we are open to any suggestions. I expect after the first one more people will want to do shows.

    Any ideas can be put at the bottom of the wiki page

    http://wiki.si...m/page/Sidepodradio+2

    Is nervous to look... Have I been volunteered for anything yet?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:26

    @Alison

    Your first comment was at 3:13am this morning. I have no idea how I guessed you had been drinking

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:26

    What are people gonna do for Sidepodradio II?

    Hoping this Michael Jackson/Derek Acorah thing works out. Then I'll hire him aquiring about Nostradamus.

    Not too confident that will work though

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 17:26

    Your first comment was at 3:13am this morning. I have no idea how I guessed you had been drinking

    I definitely had nothing to frink!

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:27

    Is nervous to look... Have I been volunteered for anything yet?

    No-one other than Mr C has been volunteered yet. I am sure I won't need to volunteer many people this time as everyone enjoyed it so much the last time

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:27

    We don't know just yet but we are open to any suggestions. I expect after the first one more people will want to do shows.

    Any ideas can be put at the bottom of the wiki page

    http://wiki.si...m/page/Sidepodradio+2

    my iPod can't edit the wiki...and the computer is being darn annoying...I would like to do a Quiz Show

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:27

    I definitely had nothing to frink!

    So why did you have beer in your hair?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:28

    I definitely had nothing to frink!

    Professor Frink, professor frink, he makes you laugh, he makes you think...

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:29

    No-one other than Mr C has been volunteered yet. I am sure I won't need to volunteer many people this time as everyone enjoyed it so much the last time

    RG's on it!

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 17:29

    my iPod can't edit the wiki...and the computer is being darn annoying...I would like to do a Quiz Show

    Mmmm... Excellent idea. :D We had one on the first one, and it was absolute fun! ;)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 17:29

    So why did you have beer in your hair?

    No reason. The fact that the world is still spinning a little also has nothing to do with anything.

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:30

    Professor Frink, professor frink, he makes you laugh, he makes you think...

    That monkey is going to pay!

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:30

    my iPod can't edit the wiki...and the computer is being darn annoying...I would like to do a Quiz Show

    I am sure there will be a quiz show that you can be involved in.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 17:31

    I am sure there will be a quiz show that you can be involved in.

    Is Mav up for a sequel, I wonder...?

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:31

    Mmmm... Excellent idea. :D We had one on the first one, and it was absolute fun! ;)

    I would love to do it...if it is after Xmas, then I will have a good chance of doing it. (getting skype about then)

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:31

    No reason. The fact that the world is still spinning a little also has nothing to do with anything.

    You should read your early morning comments. They will cheer you up.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 17:32

    evening..

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:33

    RG's on it!

    I'm really off it today, I'll add your suggestion Lewis

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:33

    evening..

    hi there

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 17:33

    You should read your early morning comments. They will cheer you up.

    :S

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:33

    You should read your early morning comments. They will cheer you up.

    I haven't just gone to the search, searched for it and smiled during it.

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:33

    I'm really off it today, I'll add your suggestion Lewis

    great, thanks!

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:34

    I wouldn't mind taking part in a quiz. Not sure of doing a whole show...can't stand the sound of my voice so don't want to force it on others! ;)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:34

    That monkey is going to pay!

    :D

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:35

    evening..

    Good evening :)

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:35

    evening..

    Hellllo lou

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:35

    I would love to do it...if it is after Xmas, then I will have a good chance of doing it. (getting skype about then)

    You can listen to the shows from sidepodradio1 at http://www.sidepodcast.com/category/sidepodradio/ There are a few pages of them.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:35

    My brother just asked me over dinner who I thought would be champion next season. Already?!!

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:35

    I wouldn't mind taking part in a quiz. Not sure of doing a whole show...can't stand the sound of my voice so don't want to force it on others! ;)

    I'd love to host an F1 quiz show!

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:35

    Hi Lou

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:36

    My brother just asked me over dinner who I thought would be champion next season. Already?!!

    Glock innit?

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:36

    You can listen to the shows from sidepodradio1 at http://www.sid...ategory/sidepodradio/ There are a few pages of them.

    the original sidepodcast was pretty epic!

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:36

    evening..

    It is! ;) Evening Lou

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 17:36

    My brother just asked me over dinner who I thought would be champion next season. Already?!!

    It's best to predict when you have no real information I find....

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:36

    Glock innit?

    I said Johnny Herbert

    *keeps fingers crossed*

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 17:36

    Hey Lou. :)

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:37

    I wouldn't mind taking part in a quiz. Not sure of doing a whole show...can't stand the sound of my voice so don't want to force it on others! ;)

    A lot of people feel like that but once you get started you enjoy it. There will no doubt be a series of sidepodpanels before sidepodradio so you will get to see how people resond to your voice on those

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 17:37

    the original sidepodcast was pretty epic!

    their first podcasts? of course they were epic! :)

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:37

    My brother just asked me over dinner who I thought would be champion next season. Already?!!

    I'm telling you now Nelson Piquet Jr! Definitely!! .....or Badoer heard he's good!

  • lou05/11/2009 at 17:37

    everyone had a nice day?

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:38

    their first podcasts? of course they were epic! :)

    You know what, lets all back to the archives and start listening again!

    ps, I'm already on the naughty step.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:38

    I said Johnny Herbert

    I like your thinking. If only he hadn't trashed his legs he could have been champion

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:38

    their first podcasts? of course they were epic! :)

    I meant sidepodradio but the first podcasts Christine and Mr C did were also epic!

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:38

    I'm telling you now Nelson Piquet Jr! Definitely!! .....or Badoer heard he's good!

    At this rate Badoer is a good shoe-in for the 1999 World Championship

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:38

    Glock innit?

    Sorry, thats 2012 according to my reliable predos

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:38

    A lot of people feel like that but once you get started you enjoy it. There will no doubt be a series of sidepodpanels before sidepodradio so you will get to see how people resond to your voice on those

    Don't fancy going to Coventry again!

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:39

    ps, I'm already on the naughty step.

    I have been there for months

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:39

    I have been there for months

    Same here. Perhaps one day someone will remember we are here.

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:41

    Oh RG, I finally finished my coursework! I gave it in...phew!

  • me05/11/2009 at 17:42

    fingers crossed, might be catching up with joe this evening. questions as ever, in the usual place:

    http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Questions+for+Joe

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:43

    Same here. Perhaps one day someone will remember we are here.

    I think I am here for ever. Just because I pardonend everyone when Christine put me in charge for 5 minutes then mwhahahaed her.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:43

    fingers crossed, might be catching up with joe this evening. questions as ever, in the usual place:

    Do you want voicemails?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:43

    fingers crossed, might be catching up with joe this evening. questions as ever, in the usual place:

    awesome! Will add one now

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:43

    I think I am here for ever. Just because I pardonend everyone when Christine put me in charge for 5 minutes then mwhahahaed her.

    plus you're blamed for nearly everything that goes wrong

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:44

    Oh RG, I finally finished my coursework! I gave it in...phew!

    Well done. Unless it was original writing, cos I liked that one

  • me05/11/2009 at 17:44

    Do you want voicemails?

    ummm, probably not, am a little short on time.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:44

    plus you're blamed for nearly everything that goes wrong

    I get so much blame I have to sub-contract some of it to Bassano but he gets away with it.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 17:44

    plus you're blamed for nearly everything that goes wrong

    Because he is responsible. Fact.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:44

    ummm, probably not, am a little short on time.

    No problem

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:45

    Have added a predictable one for joe

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:46

    Well done. Unless it was original writing, cos I liked that one

    it was...

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:47

    Just listen to the first ever sidepodcast (the intro from Xmas 2006). Soooooo different...

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:47

    Have added a predictable one for joe

    Predictable for my own content I mean, that sounded odd

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:47

    Have added a predictable one for joe

    Me too

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:48

    Just listen to the first ever sidepodcast (the intro from Xmas 2006). Soooooo different...

    *listened

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:48

    Completely off topic but a bit of good news, there will be no postal strikes for the rest of this year (or so they say)

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 17:49

    Just listened to the first ever sidepodcast (the intro from Xmas 2006). Soooooo different...

    It was a different time back then. :D Has been quite the adventure, the last 3 years...

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:49

    Me too

    Done and done.

  • me05/11/2009 at 17:50

    Just listened to the first ever sidepodcast (the intro from Xmas 2006). Soooooo different...

    and when you say different... you mean rubbish :)

  • me05/11/2009 at 17:51

    Me too

    Done and done.

    cheers all, keep em coming.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 17:51

    It's crazy that Christine wasn't called Christine!

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 17:51

    It was a different time back then. :D Has been quite the adventure, the last 3 years...

    it sounded so much more formal (haven't really listened to vintage spc because I started listening at Xmas).

    Here's an idea. You should repost classic episodes of Sidepodcast, you know, re-living the memories...

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:51

    and when you say different... you mean rubbish :)

    Doesn't Christine call herself Chris in it and things like that?

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:51

    Here's an idea. You should repost classic episodes of Sidepodcast, you know, re-living the memories...

    Thats not in Mrs C's stlye...

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:52

    It's crazy that Christine wasn't called Christine!

    Christine is a stage name.

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:52

    Here's an idea. You should repost classic episodes of Sidepodcast, you know, re-living the memories...

    There's usually an end of year review/best bits

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 17:52

    Christine is a stage name.

    I thought it was Chris that was the stage name?

  • me05/11/2009 at 17:52

    Here's an idea. You should repost classic episodes of Sidepodcast, you know, re-living the memories...

    she's not gonna like that idea at all :D

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:52

    Christine is a stage name.

    Is Mr C a stage name too?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:53

    Here's an idea. You should repost classic episodes of Sidepodcast, you know, re-living the memories...

    Christine doesn't like listening to the old shows so I don't think that will happen. There is a lot of good stuff in the archives though

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 17:53

    she's not gonna like that idea at all :D

    *tries to contain laughter* :D

  • me05/11/2009 at 17:53

    Christine is a stage name.

    I thought it was Chris that was the stage name?

    she's still called chris in some transcripts.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:53

    There's usually an end of year review/best bits

    Is there not a wiki pahe for that?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 17:54

    Is Mr C a stage name too?

    Nope. That's his real name

  • RG05/11/2009 at 17:54

    Is there not a wiki pahe for that?

    We have the best comments. Apart from that, last season there was that megamix, sidepoddies, inside track review, season in words and audio...

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 17:55

    Lukeh, you will LOVE the ending of this.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5lavVwrHnU

    Better late than never for Mr Mantovani, I suppose. :)

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:56

    Is Mr C a stage name too?

    Nope. That's his real name

    Parents were A-team fans but the Registra mis-heard!

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:56

    Lukeh, you will LOVE the ending of this.

    Awwwwww that was awesome!! No more Zombie Rubens!!!!

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 17:56

    Parents were A-team fans but the Registra mis-heard!

    :D

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 17:57

    Awwwwww that was awesome!! No more Zombie Rubens!!!!

    The concept had to be retired sooner or later - Rubens has, after all, well and truly revived his career this year. :)

  • MoJoker05/11/2009 at 17:58

    Right People - I'm off home. May be back on later! Bye

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 17:59

    Right People - I'm off home. May be back on later! Bye

    Byeee

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 18:01

    Argh. My freeview signal is horrendous tonight. I blame Guy Fawkes.

  • me05/11/2009 at 18:02

    Argh. My freeview signal is horrendous tonight. I blame Guy Fawkes.

    ahhh, a good evening to record a podcast...

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 18:02

    ahhh, a good evening to record a podcast...

    That was secretly his agenda. Not to annoy parliament but to upset podcasters of the future

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 18:03

    ahhh, a good evening to record a podcast...

    Fireworkgate? (Related to Owlgate)

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:03

    Evening all.

    What an aweful day

  • me05/11/2009 at 18:03

    That was secretly his agenda. Not to annoy parliament but to upset podcasters of the future

    grrr

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:04

    grrr

    012828 87225 ;)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 18:04

    What an aweful day

    There's going to be pretty colours though!!

  • RG05/11/2009 at 18:05

    Evening all.

    Hey Jon, care to elaborate?

  • me05/11/2009 at 18:05

    012828 87225 ;)

    thanks!

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:07

    Hey Jon, care to elaborate?

    not greatly ;)

    lets just say i've had 2 horrendus meetings today, and then to top it off, didnt get told that i wasnt going to get picked up for a course im doing (which is frankly the only good thing about this place)

    ARGH

    centreeee, centreeee

    right. How are we all today?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:07

    There's going to be pretty colours though!!

    Pardon? (french accent)

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 18:08

    012828 87225 ;)

    DO NOT CALL THAT NUMBER

    It is 0121 28 87225

    You would think Mr C would know his own number ny now

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 18:08

    Pardon? (french accent)

    Tonight be The night of Mr Fawkes and his fireworks.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:08

    Tonight be The night of Mr Fawkes and his fireworks.

    oh right yeah

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:08

    You would think Mr C would know his own number ny now

    hahaha. thats amusing.

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 18:09

    Hey Jon, care to elaborate?

    not greatly ;)

    lets just say i've had 2 horrendus meetings today, and then to top it off, didnt get told that i wasnt going to get picked up for a course im doing (which is frankly the only good thing about this place)

    ARGH

    centreeee, centreeee

    right. How are we all today?

    Jon.

    Drop the course at the earliest opportunity and start again. I did that after my first year and never regretted it. You haven't lost anything by doing this - you have still learned stuff and you won't get messed around!

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:10

    Drop the course at the earliest opportunity and start again. I did that after my first year and never regretted it. You haven't lost anything by doing this - you have still learned stuff and you won't get messed around!

    I am so far ahead of you it hurts ;)

    The course i'm changing to starts in September, but i have to pass this year to get into that course. So i have to stick with it!

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 18:10

    GRRR!

    The McLaren e-shop won't accept any of my credit cards and they think it's my fault!

    I have now emailed them asking if I can send them a cheque or something...

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 18:11

    I am so far ahead of you it hurts ;)

    Hehe typical!

    The course i'm changing to starts in September, but i have to pass this year to get into that course. So i have to stick with it!

    What you planning on doing?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:11

    I have now emailed them asking if I can send them a cheque or something...

    a cheque? you mean sending it via post?

    MFC stares at you ;)

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 18:11

    I have now emailed them asking if I can send them a cheque or something...

    a cheque? you mean sending it via post?

    MFC stares at you ;)

    Well their bloody website doesn't chuffing work!

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:14

    What you planning on doing?

    I originally applied to do Primary Teaching at Oxford Brookes (quite different i know), but after my aweful a-level year i didnt get in (hense ending up here) so hte place i originally applied to have said i can get into that if i finish this year! Which is a bigger challenge than i'd originally thought!

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:14

    Well their bloody website doesn't chuffing work!

    True story!

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:14

    There's usually an end of year review/best bits

    no like reliving old sidepodcasts from 06-07

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:15

    Christine doesn't like listening to the old shows so I don't think that will happen. There is a lot of good stuff in the archives though

    they really aren't that bad...

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 18:15

    What you planning on doing?

    I originally applied to do Primary Teaching at Oxford Brookes (quite different i know), but after my aweful a-level year i didnt get in (hense ending up here) so hte place i originally applied to have said i can get into that if i finish this year! Which is a bigger challenge than i'd originally thought!

    Hey, it's achievable!

    Don't they have a rule in the UK that says after a certain age, they can't deny you admission solely on your grades?

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 18:15

    I originally applied to do Primary Teaching at Oxford Brookes (quite different i know), but after my aweful a-level year i didnt get in (hense ending up here) so hte place i originally applied to have said i can get into that if i finish this year! Which is a bigger challenge than i'd originally thought!

    That's... ever so slightly confusing!

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 18:16

    Don't they have a rule in the UK that says after a certain age, they can't deny you admission solely on your grades?

    Yeah, 21. It's called 'Putting Bums on Seats'

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 18:16

    Alright, own up. Who started going through the archives?

  • me05/11/2009 at 18:16

    It is 0121 28 87225

    You would think Mr C would know his own number ny now

    ooops.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 18:16

    I originally applied to do Primary Teaching at Oxford Brookes (quite different i know), but after my aweful a-level year i didnt get in (hense ending up here) so hte place i originally applied to have said i can get into that if i finish this year! Which is a bigger challenge than i'd originally thought!

    I was going to do primary teacher as soon as I left school but I dropped it a month after it started because I felt rubbish doing such a huge course at the age of 18... I'd definitely have a think before definitely jumping into primary teacher. I'll probably do a PGCE in a year or twos time now I'm older and have had a good think about things, the last few days I've had some really serious talks with tutor leaders and graduate opportunities about teaching.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:16

    Don't they have a rule in the UK that says after a certain age, they can't deny you admission solely on your grades?

    Yeah, but being 19 i'm not going to wait for another 2 years ;)

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 18:17

    Don't they have a rule in the UK that says after a certain age, they can't deny you admission solely on your grades?

    Yeah, but being 19 i'm not going to wait for another 2 years ;)

    Then you should look into what else you can do just in case.

    You have options, it's not all bad...

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 18:18

    Alright, own up. Who started going through the archives?

    It was him over there

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:18

    I was going to do primary teacher as soon as I left school but I dropped it a month after it started because I felt rubbish doing such a huge course at the age of 18... I'd definitely have a think before definitely jumping into primary teacher. I'll probably do a PGCE in a year or twos time now I'm older and have had a good think about things, the last few days I've had some really serious talks with tutor leaders and graduate opportunities about teaching.

    I've wanted to be a primary school teacher for aaaaages, and unless i really have to i really dont want to stay here doing this!

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:19

    Ummm...it twas Guy Fawkes...

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 18:19

    I've wanted to be a primary school teacher for aaaaages, and unless i really have to i really dont want to stay here doing this!

    Same here, and you have no idea how much I wanted to do the course before I started it.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:20

    Then you should look into what else you can do just in case.

    At the moment Brookes is my option, if i dont get in then i'll just have to have a rethink. I'll have to finish the year whatever happens so its always open to me.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:20

    Same here, and you have no idea how much I wanted to do the course before I started it.

    Why did you change?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 18:21

    Ummm...it twas Guy Fawkes...

    You are learning fast. Guy Fawkes started looking at the archives.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 18:21

    Same here, and you have no idea how much I wanted to do the course before I started it.

    Actually from my own experiences I dont think it's right that a teaching course should be available to ages under 20 or so, but that's just my experience. A few years toughening yourself up and getting experience in the world and workplace than simply coming straight out of school into that just didn;t work at all for me.

    Like I say, it's just my own personal view so don't take it as if I'm criticising anyone elses choices because the last time I mentioned this to someone the other person got really mad at me :(

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 18:21

    Why did you change?

    I kind of answered your question without realising in another comment... whoops!

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 18:21

    I've wanted to be a primary school teacher for aaaaages, and unless i really have to i really dont want to stay here doing this!

    Don't do something you don't want to do. Life's too short. Seriously.

    I've left my degree already. Despite reassurances that my grades were fine and the fact I've been out of education for ten years wouldn't pose a problem, the engineering course I started in September was harder than a pitbull wearing a chieftain tank for trousers.

    It annoyed the hell out of me for a week. My aspirations in the gutter. But I'm now doing a few Maths and Physics modules through the Open University (check it out) to see if I can pick up the knowledge to perhaps begin again next September. Failing that, I'll just continue with the OU and see how that goes.

    And that's my story.

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:21

    You are learning fast. Guy Fawkes started looking at the archives.

    yep

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:21

    You are learning fast. Guy Fawkes started looking at the archives.

    You're only saying that because usually we blame you ;)

  • Guy Fawkes05/11/2009 at 18:22

    Alright, own up. Who started going through the archives?

    it was me, sorry...

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:22

    it was me, sorry...

    told ya!

  • RG05/11/2009 at 18:23

    Alright, own up. Who started going through the archives?

    I didn't suggest it. No way.

  • Journeyer05/11/2009 at 18:23

    it was me, sorry...

    Guy Fawkes is on Sidepodcast. How did God let him get here? :P

    And on that funny note, am off to bed. :) Night, everyone. :D

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 18:24

    And on that funny note, am off to bed. :) Night, everyone. :D

    Night J

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:24

    And on that funny note, am off to bed. :) Night, everyone. :D

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:24

    Don't do something you don't want to do. Life's too short. Seriously.

    I completely agree.

    Some bits are ok here, and the people are ok. The worst thing i can do is to go home and do OU stuff though, now i've left home i need to stay away.

  • RG05/11/2009 at 18:24

    And on that funny note, am off to bed. :) Night, everyone. :D

    Night sir

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:24

    And on that funny note, am off to bed. :) Night, everyone. :D

    Night J!

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 18:24

    Night Journeyer

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:25

    And on that funny note, am off to bed. :) Night, everyone. :D

    night

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:29

    Guy Fawkes you should really stop listening to the archives - you're embarrasing Mr and Mrs C

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:30

    Evening folks

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:30

    Evening folks

    Evening!!

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:31

    Evening!!

    Hi Jon, you feeling any happier tonight?

  • RG05/11/2009 at 18:31

    Evening folks

    Helllllo

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 18:31

    HI Jackie

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:31

    Hey RG

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:31

    Hi Jon, you feeling any happier tonight?

    Nope! :D

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 18:31

    Evening!!

    Hullo

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:31

    and Steven .. and hi to everyone I haven't mentioned

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:32

    Nope! :D

    Oh dear.. have the guys been giving you good advice?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:32

    Oh dear.. have the guys been giving you good advice?

    They have :)

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:33

    They have :)

    sidepodlove is cool :D

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:33

    Friday tomorrow, i have only just realised! :)

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:34

    Friday tomorrow, i have only just realised! :)

    Yay and I've got Monday and Tuesday off as well

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:34

    sidepodlove is cool :D

    it is totally awesome :)

    awww i love you guys (no i have not been drinking, not one bit, na ah)

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:35

    Yay and I've got Monday and Tuesday off as well

    one lucky peep!

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 18:35

    #MFC

    ooooh. I really hadn't heard about this until just now but apparently there is a scary Internet only drama called girl number nine which is being broadcast in 5 minute clips over six days. Online only. And apparently not only is the show on Twitter but so are all of the characters. Sounds like some quote serious people are involved. The first episode was last friday and I haven't checked it out. Apparently it is quite scary so if you are of a nervous disposition don't look.

  • RG05/11/2009 at 18:36

    Friday tomorrow, i have only just realised! :)

    Maths revision test, booo.

    Double PE (with football training) yaaay

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 18:36

    and Steven .. and hi to everyone I haven't mentioned

    I can't believe you didn't mention me even though I wasn't here yet ;)

  • James05/11/2009 at 18:36

    my dog has decided to go under my desk because of fireworks. poor thing.

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:37

    I can't believe you didn't mention me even though I wasn't here yet ;)

    I did, telepathically ;)

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:38

    Maths revision test, booo.

    Double PE (with football training) yaaay

    Got an A in my history mock, yay!

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 18:38

    Maths revision test, booo.

    Double PE (with football training) yaaay

    #oppositeatschool

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:39

    Got an A in my history mock, yay!

    congrats

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:39

    "Sidepodcast - "Who Needs Sleep?""

    Too true

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 18:39

    I did, telepathically ;)

    ahh I only just got it because of the telepathy strike!

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:40

    ahh I only just got it because of the telepathy strike!

    haha

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:40

    Maths revision test, booo.

    Double PE (with football training) yaaay

    #oppositeatschool

    same..

  • RG05/11/2009 at 18:40

    Got an A in my history mock, yay!

    Goood for you!

    Well done for picking history as well ;)

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 18:41

    Gonna do some racing - be back later...

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:41

    same..

    me too....

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:41

    me too....

    :(

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 18:42

    Got an A in my history mock, yay!

    well done.

    I am trying to remember some historic mocks myself and all I can come up with is that time Queen Victoria dressed down Prince Albert because he brought a tree into the living room in mid winter. But who's laughing now?

  • RG05/11/2009 at 18:42

    Goood for you!

    And I'm expected to do well in my English next week...

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 18:43

    me too....

    :(

    numbers not your thing?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 18:44

    I am trying to remember some historic mocks myself and all I can come up with is that time Queen Victoria dressed down Prince Albert because he brought a tree into the living room in mid winter. But who's laughing now?

    Don't talk about the Christmas tree :( :( :(

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 18:44

    numbers not your thing?

    actually I was more reacting to the sports thing.

    I liked all classes except pe / sports.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 18:45

    Don't talk about the Christmas tree :( :( :(

    Sorry. Why not?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 18:46

    I liked all classes except pe / sports.

    obviously this is highly ironic as now, as I'm sure you appreciate my sporting prowess is legend ;)

  • RG05/11/2009 at 18:47

    I liked all classes except pe / sports.

    Table tennis and football. Small gap and then football.

    #friday'srock

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 18:47

    Sorry. Why not?

    My parents have a HUGE one (by this I mean 3 story house height) growing in their garden. They're chopping it down as they say it's too big. When we moved into the house it was 6 foot tall. It's like the pet I never had.....

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 18:47

    Hello

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:47

    #friday'srock

    i go to slough on a friday....i can assure you they do not "rock"

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 18:48

    i go to slough on a friday....i can assure you they do not "rock"

    Friday is the best day of the week you silly

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:48

    Friday is the best day of the week you silly

    Friday from around 12.30 onwards i agree

  • RG05/11/2009 at 18:48

    i go to slough on a friday....i can assure you they do not "rock"

    #fridaysrock,foreveryoneexceptjon

    hey pat

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 18:49

    Despite my gripes about it last week, I'm entertaining the idea of spending £10 on James Allen's blog-o-book. Or should I spend it on sweets and fizzy pop instead?

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:50

    blog-o-book?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:50

    Despite my gripes about it last week, I'm entertaining the idea of spending £10 on James Allen's blog-o-book. Or should I spend it on sweets and fizzy pop instead?

    You should get the train to Bristol, then in the centre of town there is a market and it has THE best sweet shop EVER. Admittedly it will cost you more than £10, but it's worth it.

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 18:50

    blog-o-book?

    This: http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/order-your-book/

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 18:51

    My parents have a HUGE one (by this I mean 3 story house height) growing in their garden. They're chopping it down as they say it's too big. When we moved into the house it was 6 foot tall. It's like the pet I never had.....

    I suggest you take them to the European court of human rights.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 18:51

    Hello

    evenin'

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:51

    blog-o-book?

    I liked his blog when he started it at first, now that's its just become another news site I'm not so keen, in fact, it's starting to annoy me.

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 18:51

    You should get the train to Bristol, then in the centre of town there is a market and it has THE best sweet shop EVER. Admittedly it will cost you more than £10, but it's worth it.

    £10 would probably see me get so far as the borders of Oxfordshire and not a mile further!

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 18:52

    I liked his blog when he started it at first, now that's its just become another news site I'm not so keen, in fact, it's starting to annoy me.

    You know what? I think you're dead right. Swayed towards the sweets now...

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:53

    Anyone know any details about Stuart's booky wook. If it's just pretty pics I'm not so sure I want it

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 18:54

    Anyone know any details about Stuart's booky wook. If it's just pretty pics I'm not so sure I want it

    I think there are a lot of pics but Stuart has written a bit on each of them. I am not sure what the balance is though

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 18:54

    You should get the train to Bristol, then in the centre of town there is a market and it has THE best sweet shop EVER. Admittedly it will cost you more than £10, but it's worth it.

    I will be in Bristol on Saturday 21st for a revision course (retake coming up..)

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 18:56

    I think there are a lot of pics but Stuart has written a bit on each of them. I am not sure what the balance is though

    Thanks .. what we need is for Stuart to give us a synopsis

  • James05/11/2009 at 18:56

    You should get the train to Bristol, then in the centre of town there is a market and it has THE best sweet shop EVER. Admittedly it will cost you more than £10, but it's worth it.

    There is? where? I live near Bristol and have no idea :)

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 18:57

    IndyCar has found a title sponsor and the announcement is live on their website in 3 minutes. http://ow.ly/zCOj

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 18:59

    There is? where? I live near Bristol and have no idea :)

    I can't explain exactly where it is :D Not a million miles away from the castle ruins bit i think. Near the main high street, its a covered market

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:01

    It annoyed the hell out of me for a week. My aspirations in the gutter. But I'm now doing a few Maths and Physics modules through the Open University (check it out) to see if I can pick up the knowledge to perhaps begin again next September. Failing that, I'll just continue with the OU and see how that goes.

    Maths and Physics rules. That is all.

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:01

    Despite my gripes about it last week, I'm entertaining the idea of spending £10 on James Allen's blog-o-book. Or should I spend it on sweets and fizzy pop instead?

    i decided the next day that you were wrong and it is a good idea. so i say buy it.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 19:01

    Maths and Physics rules. That is all.

    LIES! ;) ahem

  • James05/11/2009 at 19:01

    I can't explain exactly where it is :D Not a million miles away from the castle ruins bit i think. Near the main high street, its a covered market

    hmm means nothing to me :P

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 19:01

    Thanks .. what we need is for Stuart to give us a synopsis

    He needs to do a plugging course with Alex

  • RG05/11/2009 at 19:02

    Maths and Physics rules. That is all.

    I think you are mad

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:02

    Maths revision test, booo.

    Double PE (with football training) yaaay

    Got an A in my history mock, yay!

    You're mocking history?

    Who ate all the pies? Henry VIII!

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 19:02

    hmm means nothing to me :P

    ummm....me neither :D

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 19:02

    Despite my gripes about it last week, I'm entertaining the idea of spending £10 on James Allen's blog-o-book. Or should I spend it on sweets and fizzy pop instead?

    Putting out the idea. People clicking to buy the book.

    Hand gestures to sign the copies. Happy.

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:02

    Anyone know any details about Stuart's booky wook. If it's just pretty pics I'm not so sure I want it

    it's not an obligatory purchase. i suspect many of us will be buying it, so you might be left out if you don't have a copy.

    hoping for a podcast chat with stuart before the official release.

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:03

    Despite my gripes about it last week, I'm entertaining the idea of spending £10 on James Allen's blog-o-book. Or should I spend it on sweets and fizzy pop instead?

    I'm going to buy it!

  • RG05/11/2009 at 19:03

    I'm going to buy it!

    I'm debating it.

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:04

    Maths and Physics rules. That is all.

    I think you are mad

    I am :D

    My degree is a Science degree, majoring in Maths and minoring in Physics...

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:07

    hoping for a podcast chat with stuart before the official release.

    cool :) .. actually I'm looking for a book to buy and see if I can get any of the drivers to sign it at the weekend. It would make a good christmas quiz prize.. thing is, I dont want one that's team-centric

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:08

    Hand gestures to sign the copies. Happy.

    lol .. buy my book .. a hand gesture :D

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 19:08

    cool :) .. actually I'm looking for a book to buy and see if I can get any of the drivers to sign it at the weekend. It would make a good christmas quiz prize.. thing is, I dont want one that's team-centric

    whats happening at the weekend?

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:09

    whats happening at the weekend?

    There's a Mercedes event at Brooklands on Sunday but I'm afraid the tickets are all gone, they were free

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:09

    cool :) .. actually I'm looking for a book to buy and see if I can get any of the drivers to sign it at the weekend. It would make a good christmas quiz prize.. thing is, I dont want one that's team-centric

    Ah there is a book available that isn't team centric that sounds ideal: http://www.thebookwiththemissingfirstpage.co.uk

    Well a boy's got to try ;)

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:10

    Well a boy's got to try ;)

    :) :) :)

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 19:10

    Maths and Physics rules. That is all.

    Not the easiest of subject matters. I've got equations coming out of my ears!

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:10

    Well a boy's got to try ;)

    :) :) :)

    You didn't technically say an F1 book ;)

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 19:10

    There's a Mercedes event at Brooklands on Sunday but I'm afraid the tickets are all gone, they were free

    oh yeah i did know about that, lou was saying about it yesterday....Mr C's going on Saturday ;)

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:10

    Well a boy's got to try ;)

    When is your next one out?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:11

    Not the easiest of subject matters. I've got equations coming out of my ears!

    I think I have discovered the square root of your problem... They are supposed to come out of your pen ;)

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 19:11

    i decided the next day that you were wrong and it is a good idea. so i say buy it.

    How very dare you. I'm never wrong. Maybe.

    When's Sidepodcast jumping on the bandwagon and releasing an annual?

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:11

    oh yeah i did know about that, lou was saying about it yesterday....Mr C's going on Saturday ;)

    I may know someone who has a ticket .. want me to ask them?

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 19:11

    IndyCar has found a title sponsor and the announcement is live on their website in 3 minutes. http://ow.ly/zCOj

    As of today, right now, the ICS is now the IZOD IndyCar Series.

    http://twitpic.com/odvgp

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 19:11

    When's Sidepodcast jumping on the bandwagon and releasing an annual?

    Now, that would be an awesome idea!

  • James05/11/2009 at 19:11

    ummm....me neither :D

    hehe but yeah, Bristol is a nice city. whoever was actually going there :)

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:12

    As of today, right now, the ICS is now the IZOD IndyCar Series.

    http://twitpic.com/odvgp

    not a very catchy name .. sounds far out as in alien space far out

  • RG05/11/2009 at 19:12

    Now, that would be an awesome idea!

    I can imagine it

    'Inside: 100 Reasons why Button is a great WDC, Non-F1 Related Recipes and find out the behind the scenes of Sidepodradio'

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:13

    When's Sidepodcast jumping on the bandwagon and releasing an annual?

    we don't do print :)

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 19:13

    not a very catchy name .. sounds far out as in alien space far out

    Izod is a clothing company.

  • Dank05/11/2009 at 19:13

    we don't do print :)

    e-book it. You have no excuse!

  • James05/11/2009 at 19:13

    we don't do print :)

    ebook? :P

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:14

    'Inside: 100 Reasons why Button is a great WDC, Non-F1 Related Recipes and find out the behind the scenes of Sidepodradio'

    isn't it time we did a new 100 things list?

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:14

    isn't it time we did a new 100 things list?

    100 uses for a can of Red Bull?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 19:14

    we don't do print :)

    Audio book, Online book. There are options

  • RG05/11/2009 at 19:15

    isn't it time we did a new 100 things list?

    I still can't believe we haven't done F1 drivers as biscuits.

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:15

    e-book it. You have no excuse!

    true lol

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:15

    we don't do print :)

    (except when Etherpad goes down ;) )

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 19:15

    I may know someone who has a ticket .. want me to ask them?

    ooh, really? only if its not too much hastle and they're not going

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:15

    Evening all

    New Mantovani cartoon - Barrichello's no longer the Monster! :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5lavVwrHnU

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 19:15

    we don't do print :)

    (except when Etherpad goes down ;) )

    new sidepodtagline ;)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 19:16

    I still can't believe we haven't done F1 drivers as biscuits.

    100 of them???

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:16

    we don't do print :)

    (except when Etherpad goes down ;) )

    ouch!

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:16

    (except when Etherpad goes down ;) )

    it was anaesthetised

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:16

    Evening all

    New Mantovani cartoon - Barrichello's no longer the Monster! :D

    http://www.you...m/watch?v=L5lavVwrHnU

    Evening Scott.

    Yeah that's a good'un!

  • RG05/11/2009 at 19:16

    100 of them???

    It was an obscure Fighting Talk reference.

  • RG05/11/2009 at 19:17

    It was an obscure Fighting Talk reference.

    Oooops, I mean radio show similar in format and not as good as the currently awesome Sidepodpanel

  • RG05/11/2009 at 19:17

    Hey Scott, hows things?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:17

    ouch!

    #sorrymrc

    I was only thinking of it because I read a great post about it over at everyone's favourite blog about the future of media and changing: http://mediafuturechange.com/2009/11/05/disappeared-into-the-ether/

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 19:17

    It was an obscure Fighting Talk reference.

    I don't even know what that is. Any references are beyond lost on me....

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:17

    Hey Scott, hows things?

    Good thanks, yourselves?

  • RG05/11/2009 at 19:18

    Good thanks, yourselves?

    Not too bad.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 19:19

    I was only thinking of it because I read a great post about it over at everyone's favourite blog about the future of media and changing: http://mediafu...eared-into-the-ether/

    :)

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:19

    I am soon off out to the Fireworks I think. I knew there was something I was supposed to remember tonight ;)

    Anyone have a favourite kind of firework?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 19:19

    Anyone have a favourite kind of firework?

    The ones that actually set fire

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:20

    I am soon off out to the Fireworks I think. I knew there was something I was supposed to remember tonight ;)

    Anyone have a favourite kind of firework?

    The one that shoots up in the air, has a big bang and lots of pretty colours!

  • RG05/11/2009 at 19:20

    Anyone have a favourite kind of firework?

    The ones that don't work

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:20

    I was only thinking of it because I read a great post about it over at everyone's favourite blog about the future of media and changing: http://mediafu...eared-into-the-ether/

    :)

    Of course given my most recent comment I could now plug this post on STYA ( http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/2009/11/02/thoughts-on-fireworks/ ) but that would be ridiculous ;)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 19:20

    Anyone have a favourite kind of firework?

    Is there a quiet one?

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:20

    Anyone have a favourite kind of firework?

    silent ones.

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:20

    The ones that actually set fire

    I hate bangers and crackerjacks though they may have been banned

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:20

    The ones that don't work

    Not a fan?

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 19:21

    aren't sparklers banned as well now?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 19:21

    silent ones.

    Is there a quiet one?

    Within a second. I must turn off my wireless thoughts

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 19:21

    aren't sparklers banned as well now?

    No they're fine aslong as you don't light them ;)

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:21

    I never normally go to such things. But a friend has tricked me into going. So there we are.

    I like big roaring fires. Maybe they'll have one?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 19:21

    Anyone have a favourite kind of firework?

    Catherine wheels as they are named after my fake middle name....

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:21

    Not a fan?

    that's something completely different. you don't want to get those confused.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:21

    The ones that don't work

    Not a fan?

    Actually a fan might be useful if you wanted to put one out?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 19:22

    I like big roaring fires. Maybe they'll have one?

    I remember when lou had a spider in her room and my advcie on here to her was 'Throw your bed at it'

    I want to offer the same advice to you and the bonfire!

  • RG05/11/2009 at 19:22

    Not a fan?

    Should be banned and those caught using them sent to me for punishment.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 19:22

    Actually a fan might be useful if you wanted to put one out?

    Have you never heard the phrase fan the flames?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:22

    Catherine wheels as they are named after my fake middle name....

    BEEEEEEEEEP... I'm sorry I think we're going to need a judges ruling here. You have a fake middle name?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:23

    Have you never heard the phrase fan the flames?

    But I like big roaring fires. I am a fan of the flames.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 19:23

    BEEEEEEEEEP... I'm sorry I think we're going to need a judges ruling here. You have a fake middle name?

    Oh well erm that's a very lengthy story. I'm not sure why I brought it up. I need to be much drunker to get into all that.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:24

    Oh well erm that's a very lengthy story. I'm not sure why I brought it up. I need to be much drunker to get into all that.

    *makes note to ask on Monday* ;)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 19:24

    *makes note to ask on Monday* ;)

    Oooh are you coming? Happy times :D

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:25

    #Forza3

    Now on Level 49 and just one more level to go. In the middle of Season 5 of 6 and have about just over 3 million credits in the bank as well as a garage stuffed full of awesome machines.

    Plus, my next project after I finish a Lexus I'm working on looks like it's gonna be this on the Merc DTM racer:

    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qK4eE0KbOoA/R3NMgfB2rwI/AAAAAAAAAg0/17zxgT8HSK4/s400/Christmas-2008-048.jpg

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:25

    I don't have a middle name.

    However in theory if I was really Russian (My Grandparents were born there) I would have a patronymic. So I would be Alexander Igorevich Andronov

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 19:25

    #Forza3

    Have you seen the video of Murray talking about Forza 3?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 19:26

    I don't have a middle name.

    Me either ;)

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 19:26

    However in theory if I was really Russian (My Grandparents were born there) I would have a patronymic. So I would be Alexander Igorevich Andronov

    You have no idea how happy that would make me :D

    My brothers middle name is Benjamin, so i call him SamBenj. My middle name is James...so i'm JonJam :(

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:26

    Me either ;)

    Except for this fake one...

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:26

    Plus, if there's any 90s BTCC fans in here at the moment, I have the Holden V8SC in the colours of John Cleland's 1995 Vauxhall Cavalier on my storefront and it's selling really well! Already sold 10 or so.

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:26

    Have you seen the video of Murray talking about Forza 3?

    Gordon or Walker?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:27

    My brothers middle name is Benjamin, so i call him SamBenj. My middle name is James...so i'm JonJam :(

    I like JonJam sounds good.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 19:27

    Gordon or Walker?

    Murray Walker

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:27

    Murray Walker

    Ooh, linky?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:27

    Gordon or Walker?

    Spirits both.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 19:28

    Oh well erm that's a very lengthy story. I'm not sure why I brought it up. I need to be much drunker to get into all that.

    I wish you had mentioned this yesterday

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:28

    Plus, if there's any 90s BTCC fans in here at the moment, I have the Holden V8SC in the colours of John Cleland's 1995 Vauxhall Cavalier on my storefront and it's selling really well! Already sold 10 or so.

    You should have done the Holden in DTM Calibra colours. Great job though!

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 19:28

    I like JonJam sounds good.

    im warming too it. My dad woudl be TrevEric which dosent work at all

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 19:28

    Ooh, linky?

    Here you go

    He's amazed at how drivers these days can use games like Forza to learn tracks :)

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:28

    You should have done the Holden in DTM Calibra colours. Great job though!

    I can do that. Which paint scheme though.

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:29

    You should have done the Holden in DTM Calibra colours. Great job though!

    I can do that. Which paint scheme though.

    Umm, the team Keke Rosberg drove for ... Joest I think?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:29

    So for those who are waving and that... Has anyone been keeping it open like e-mail? I have been but I was wondering if others are?

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:30

    So for those who are waving and that... Has anyone been keeping it open like e-mail? I have been but I was wondering if others are?

    nope. as yet, hardly used it.

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:30

    So for those who are waving and that... Has anyone been keeping it open like e-mail? I have been but I was wondering if others are?

    I'm checking it irregularly - seems like a tarted-up ICQ chat so far...

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 19:31

    Oh apparently there's supposed to be a video on there too of them playing Forza 3 with Murray commentating behind them but no sign of it :(

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:32

    nope. as yet, hardly used it.

    I think the problem is that it has to reach critical mass otherwise it's just another place to open.

    Katherine and I tended to send pretty short messages back and forth through the day. But can't use chat, so Wave works well for us. And because I need to check it for that I'm in there. But most people I've connected with on there are using it "when they want to check out about this cool wave thing".

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 19:32

    Firework time!

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:32

    Umm, the team Keke Rosberg drove for ... Joest I think?

    Erm, isn't that the same as the Cavalier? Or am I thinking of when the car debuted in 1993?

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:33

    I think the problem is that it has to reach critical mass otherwise it's just another place to open.

    i think so too. we probably won't do much with it until every has access, so as not to exclude anyone. good to have an early heads up though

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:34

    Umm, the team Keke Rosberg drove for ... Joest I think?

    Erm, isn't that the same as the Cavalier? Or am I thinking of when the car debuted in 1993?

    Might be the same: http://www.blausucht.de/images/Cars/calibra/dtm95op6.jpg

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:36

    Might be the same: http://www.bla.../calibra/dtm95op6.jpg

    Yup, it's pretty much exactly the same, only with Opel, not Vauxhall and a few more sponsors.

    Here's Cleland's Cavalier from 1995:

    http://media.photobucket.com/image/cleland cavalier/matt_71/VVOC/1995JohnClelandVauxhallCavalier.jpg

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:36

    Ah, bad link. Lemme find another one.

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:37

    Here's a bigger, better quality pic.

    http://media.photobucket.com/image/cleland cavalier/Turbo272/95_cleland_don.jpg

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:37

    Damnit!

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:38

    Damnit!

    USE THE CHUFFIN LINK BUTTON :P

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:38

    Try it without the space.

    http://media.photobucket.com/image/clelandcavalier/Turbo272/95_cleland_don.jpg

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:39

    i think so too. we probably won't do much with it until every has access, so as not to exclude anyone. good to have an early heads up though

    Exactly. To be honest the bit that is hard to get from looking at it now is the thing they are basically launching is: "a live data sharing protocol". If they just released that nobody, pretty much, would be interested. So what they did is worked out the simplest thing they could lay on top of it which would show off some of the features.

    It's when the developers start writing the extentions and layering them on top that people will go, "I love the new doohicky".

    "Yeah, it's only possible because of wave."

    "Wave? Really? It doesn't look like wave."

    "Yeah I know, it's a protocol... don't worry ;)"

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:39

    Try it without the space.

    http://media.p...72/95_cleland_don.jpg

    I remember going to the BTCC that year - was awesome!

  • Scott Woodwiss05/11/2009 at 19:40

    I remember going to the BTCC that year - was awesome!

    I went to Snetterton to see the BTCC in 96 and 99 for the night race. That was epic! :D

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:40

    USE THE CHUFFIN LINK BUTTON :P

    or the preview button :)

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:41

    It's when the developers start writing the extentions and layering them on top that people will go, "I love the new doohicky".

    "Yeah, it's only possible because of wave."

    bingo :)

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:41

    USE THE CHUFFIN LINK BUTTON :P

    or the preview button :)

    Or both ;)

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:41

    bingo :)

    was a dog-oh.

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:41

    "Yeah, it's only possible because of wave."

    or rather... it's only affordable and reliable because of wave.

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 19:42

    "Yeah, it's only possible because of wave."

    or rather... it's only affordable and reliable because of wave.

    Is Google open source?

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:45

    Is Google open source?

    the protocol will be i believe.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 19:45

    hehe driving in the dark is really fun :)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 19:45

    hehe driving in the dark is really fun :)

    Howd it go?

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:47

    or rather... it's only affordable and reliable because of wave.

    Yeah... I know you listen to Mac Break Weekly - so stop me if you've heard this one already. One of them mentioned that with the kindle the argument people are still trying to answer is, "I don't want one of those because I like reading books." The rebuttal, actually, is "yes, but don't you just like reading? Because this is much better than whatever you have for reading everything. Or at least, in your case, everything other than books." And he went on to say that it was a continuing trend of content being separated from its medium.

    I would argue that wave is the next step in this. In the same way that lots of people currently read blogs in their feed reader. Commenting has been broken for a while. I see wave fixing that. Each blog post with the comments appearing as waves underneath etc. To name but one example.

    How you get to the content will be about what you like. Just as how the content you read is about what you like now. Now if I like whatever content I have to deal with whatever blogging platform they use. That's over.

    #MFC

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:47

    the protocol will be i believe.

    Fact.

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 19:48

    To be clear only the first para was from the podcast, rest was from my bonce.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 19:48

    Howd it go?

    fun :D my mind was totally on other things though :( stupid house drama tomorrow... i wasn't as bubbly as i usually am apparently. but my driving was fine, i'm just so tired...

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 19:50

    hehe driving in the dark is really fun :)

    Just wear dark sunglasses during the day for the same effect

  • lou05/11/2009 at 19:51

    Just wear dark sunglasses during the day for the same effect

    haha :D

  • me05/11/2009 at 19:52

    To be clear only the first para was from the podcast, rest was from my bonce.

    hehe.

    i don't think it'll be easy though. for one thing wave is obsessed with threaded conversations. which i despise. i'd rather things worked linearly.

    how you prevent wave from trying to thread comments streams is a hard one to answer.

    i also doesn't appear to quote.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 19:56

    That is a race I would love to go to. Doesn't seem to get the coverage it used to here. When is it?

    MotorsTV had it last year

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 20:03

    Am back again!

  • Alex Andronov05/11/2009 at 20:08

    how you prevent wave from trying to thread comments streams is a hard one to answer.

    I assume that is all part of the layer on top though. You can't have to use that part in the protocol.

    People say, we need threading to solve this problem. In my opinion now you have two problems

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:12

    I've just seem my first christmas decorations of the year ..groan!

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:13

    I assume that is all part of the layer on top though. You can't have to use that part in the protocol.

    agreed. but people's expectations might be that we should do.

    the wave "experience" is yet to be determined, especially if we want to bring comments into the wave console.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 20:14

    I've just seem my first christmas decorations of the year ..groan!

    booo.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 20:15

    I've just seem my first christmas decorations of the year ..groan!

    it's not december :( celebrating christmas early annoys me :P i'm a right Scrooge until december :P

  • RG05/11/2009 at 20:16

    it's not december :( celebrating christmas early annoys me :P i'm a right Scrooge until december :P

    Should not be put up till the flippin 21st.

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:16

    i'm a right Scrooge until december :P

    I just don't like Christmas it's far too commercial nowadays

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:17

    Should not be put up till the flippin 21st.

    i (hearts) rg.

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:17

    we doing the twelve days this year?

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:18

    we doing the twelve days this year?

    never.again!

    maybe something else.

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:19

    never.again!

    :(

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 20:19

    never.again!

    boo!

    Maybe a pre-record this year. Might be simpler?

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:20

    Steven ... I'm bbbbbb...d

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:20

    Maybe a pre-record this year. Might be simpler?

    gotta be original though. i'm sure we can find something else to sing.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 20:21

    Steven ... I'm bbbbbb...d

    NO!

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:21

    NO!

    pmsl :P

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:22

    Steven ... I'm bbbbbb...d

    Good. You can dream up some shows for sidepodradio 2. Feel free to volunteer anyone you need to

    http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Sidepodradio+2

  • RG05/11/2009 at 20:22

    NO!

    dives in front of person who is set to be killed by a bullet screaming nooooooooooooooo, kind of no?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 20:23

    dives in front of person who is set to be killed by a bullet screaming nooooooooooooooo, kind of no?

    buemi style

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:23

    Steven ... I'm bbbbbb...d

    have ya submitted a question for joe?

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:23

    oh noooooooooooooooooooooooo's it's a blank page

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 20:24

    Why does Hindhaugh bother doing the F1 Review?

    He hates F1 and its really obvious. I wish he'd stick to what he knows

  • James05/11/2009 at 20:24

    Steven ... I'm bbbbbb...d

    Good. You can dream up some shows for sidepodradio 2. Feel free to volunteer anyone you need to

    http://wiki.si...m/page/Sidepodradio+2

    I'm not putting my idea down, just because I know I will end up doing it. :)

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:24

    have ya submitted a question for joe?

    nope

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:24

    have ya submitted a question for joe?

    Dear Joe .. Steven says I can volunteer people for shows, what are you going to do for us Joe?

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 20:24

    Why does Hindhaugh bother doing the F1 Review?

    He hates F1 and its really obvious. I wish he'd stick to what he knows

    Oh I haven't heard that yet.

    I get the impression they like winding people up.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:25

    oh noooooooooooooooooooooooo's it's a blank page

    What's a blank page?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:26

    I'm not putting my idea down, just because I know I will end up doing it. :)

    Put it down and volunteer someone else to do it

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:26

    What's a blank page?

    the radio 2 show

  • James05/11/2009 at 20:26

    Put it down and volunteer someone else to do it

    Sadly I'm not like toy Steven :P

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:26

    Dear Joe .. Steven says I can volunteer people for shows, what are you going to do for us Joe?

    Works for me

  • RG05/11/2009 at 20:27

    Put it down and volunteer someone else to do it

    Or Put it down and I'll add it to the wiki with no names attached...

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:27

    the radio 2 show

    It;s not for me.

    Try again. Suggestions at the bottom of the page

    http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Sidepodradio+2

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:28

    Sadly I'm not like toy Steven :P

    Put the idea down and we will sort put a host later. We did that with a few shows the last time. It will help give other people ideas

  • James05/11/2009 at 20:28

    Sadly I'm not like you Steven :P

    corrected. ;)

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:29

    When is the show? within 6 months?

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:30

    When is the show? within 6 months?

    no!

  • RG05/11/2009 at 20:30

    When is the show? within 6 months?

    within 20 years

  • lou05/11/2009 at 20:30

    no!

    this time next year?

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:30

    within 20 years

    exactly.

  • James05/11/2009 at 20:30

    When is the show? within 6 months?

    between now and 20 years time apparently.

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:31

    no!

    less than?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 20:31

    this time next year?

    Preferably not bonfire night!

  • James05/11/2009 at 20:31

    Put the idea down and we will sort put a host later. We did that with a few shows the last time. It will help give other people ideas

    I've added it to the wiki.

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:31

    less than?

    not within the next 6 months, i can assure you.

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:31

    Preferably not bonfire night!

    :P

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:31

    When is the show? within 6 months?

    The date has not been sorted yet. I expect during the off-season but Christine is only prepared to commit to it being sometime in the next 20 years. Once we sort out the schedule and we get some volunteers the date will fall into place.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 20:31

    Preferably not bonfire night!

    ah.. see i live in the middle of the country, i hardly notice if it's bonfire night... :P but i meant early off season :)

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:32

    no!

    Maybe

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:32

    not within the next 6 months, i can assure you.

    I reckon next years off-season would be good.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:32

    I've added it to the wiki.

    Go you

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:32

    not within the next 6 months, i can assure you.

    He doesn't mean it

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 20:32

    ah.. see i live in the middle of the country, i hardly notice if it's bonfire night... :P but i meant early off season :)

    I live in the country at the moment too. Unfortunately right next door to a school that runs what must be the biggest show in the county.....

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:33

    I reckon next years off-season would be good.

    it won't happen before we get a new live server that can be trusted to stay up for 24hrs.

    that requires much testing.

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 20:33

    not within the next 6 months, i can assure you.

    That's fine by me!

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 20:33

    it won't happen before we get a new live server that can be trusted to stay up for 24hrs.

    24 hours? This is expanding!

  • James05/11/2009 at 20:34

    it won't happen before we get a new live server that can be trusted to stay up for 24hrs.

    if we go on about it often enough i'm sure we can change your minds :P

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:34

    it won't happen before we get a new live server that can be trusted to stay up for 24hrs.

    I dont want this to sound negative, its not meant to. I thoroughly enjoyed the last one but it wont be special if it happens too often. Part of the fun for me was the long build-up

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 20:34

    that requires much testing.

    *translation* many more sidepodradios!

    ...or not...

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:34

    24 hours? This is expanding!

    i meant 12.

    oh balls.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:35

    24 hours? This is expanding!

    Christine is not going to be happy that he has made sidepodradio2 a 24 hour event

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:35

    i meant 12.

    Sidepodradio .. the marathon

  • RG05/11/2009 at 20:35

    i meant 12.

    We got it on record folks...

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:35

    We got it on record folks...

    i hate myself :(

  • lou05/11/2009 at 20:35

    it won't happen before we get a new live server that can be trusted to stay up for 24hrs.

    24hours... when are we/you going to sleep??...can't wait to know christine's reaction to you committing to a 24hour show :P

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:36

    We got it on record folks...

    quick get Alia to note the comment number

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 20:36

    We got it on record folks...

    gotta love the archives! :)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 20:36

    Boooo. drop.io is being stupid :(

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:36

    I dont want this to sound negative, its not meant to. I thoroughly enjoyed the last one but it wont be special if it happens too often. Part of the fun for me was the long build-up

    There will be a long build up this time anyway now that the first batch of ideas have been done. I think we need to try and do shows that are 80% different to the last one.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 20:37

    i hate myself :(

    ;)

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:37

    See, good stuff always happens when I am b....!

  • James05/11/2009 at 20:37

    i hate myself :(

    aw Mr C *hugs*

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:39

    So without volunteering anyone to do anything does anyone have an ideas of subjects that we could do shows on that were not done before?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 20:39

    So without volunteering anyone to do anything does anyone have an ideas of subjects that we could do shows on that were not done before?

    I had a couple before. I can't think of them now. I'm sure it's not an urgent concern.

  • RG05/11/2009 at 20:40

    So without volunteering anyone to do anything does anyone have an ideas of subjects that we could do shows on that were not done before?

    karaoke?

    *runs*

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:40

    I had a couple before. I can't think of them now. I'm sure it's not an urgent concern.

    I just want to start sparking off a few ideas.

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 20:40

    So without volunteering anyone to do anything does anyone have an ideas of subjects that we could do shows on that were not done before?

    I was thinking a proper drama/comedy play like on real radio, but it's WAY too much work for us to do

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:40

    karaoke?

    YMCA?

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:40

    *runs*

    wheezes with laughter

  • RG05/11/2009 at 20:41

    YMCA?

    Well you walked into that one didn't ya RG. Bloomin idiot.

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 20:41

    Well you walked into that one didn't ya RG. Bloomin idiot.

    :D

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 20:42

    When is the show? within 6 months?

    February, it'll be the perfect start to the season.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 20:43

    I am not mad about Mr C signing us up for 24 hours because that is not happening, no freaking way, you're all mental.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:43

    I was thinking a proper drama/comedy play like on real radio, but it's WAY too much work for us to do

    We have a lot of time

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:44

    I am not mad about Mr C signing us up for 24 hours because that is not happening, no freaking way, you're all mental.

    Evening Christine

  • lou05/11/2009 at 20:44

    I am not mad about Mr C signing us up for 24 hours because that is not happening, no freaking way, you're all mental.

    hehehe it's alright, we would never ask you to do 24hrs.. it's silly.. we were just teasing mr c ;)

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:44

    Evening Christine

    *waves*

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 20:44

    So without volunteering anyone to do anything does anyone have an ideas of subjects that we could do shows on that were not done before?

    Sidepodpanel Special - Joe vs Stuart

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:45

    Sidepodpanel Special - Joe vs Stuart

    nice idea

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:45

    I am not mad about Mr C signing us up for 24 hours because that is not happening, no freaking way, you're all mental.

    :)

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 20:45

    Evening Christine

    Howdy.

  • jackie/saltire05/11/2009 at 20:46

    how about GP2 for dummies.. I know nothing about the series apart from its an f1 feeder

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 20:46

    I am not mad about Mr C signing us up for 24 hours because that is not happening, no freaking way, you're all mental.

    It'll be great. If you need a break it could be 2 x 12 hrs over a Sidepodweekend.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 20:46

    It'll be great. If you need a break it could be 2 x 12 hrs over a Sidepodweekend.

    That would be way worse!!

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 20:47

    It'll be great. If you need a break it could be 2 x 12 hrs over a Sidepodweekend.

    You're going to kill them/us!

  • James05/11/2009 at 20:47

    So without volunteering anyone to do anything does anyone have an ideas of subjects that we could do shows on that were not done before?

    Best of Sidepodcast? like best bits from the debriefs/chats etc?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 20:48

    It'll be great. If you need a break it could be 2 x 12 hrs over a Sidepodweekend.

    When you say It'll be great, you really mean it'll be fictional, cos it ain't happening. :)

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 20:49

    You're going to kill them/us!

    Isn't that the plan?

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 20:49

    Isn't that the plan?

    That's be the end of Sidepodcast!

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 20:50

    That's

    *That'd

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 20:50

    That's be the end of Sidepodcast!

    Would go out in style though. Okay, I'll settle for 12 hours before the season.

  • me05/11/2009 at 20:53

    Would go out in style though. Okay, I'll settle for 12 hours before the season.

    2011 season?

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 20:54

    Thanks. I will make a point of trying to watch it on the net somewhere.

    star sports will be showing this year I believe. here are some shots from last year:

    http://www.f1w...u-grand-prix-pictures

    Love the pics!

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 20:55

    I enjoyed the show :) You not fireworks people or is it all a bit too outsidy?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 20:56

    I am going to channel Jon and start plugging the fourth episode of our other podcast: http://mediafuturechange.com/2009/11/05/this-is-what-goes-for-news-these-days/

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 20:56

    I am going to channel Jon and start plugging the fourth episode of our other podcast: http://mediafu...-for-news-these-days/

    :D

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:56

    Sidepodpanel Special - Joe vs Stuart

    It would be fun to get them involved

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 20:57

    I am going to channel Jon and start plugging the fourth episode of our other podcast: http://mediafu...-for-news-these-days/

    ...how did I miss episodes 2 and 3?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:57

    how about GP2 for dummies.. I know nothing about the series apart from its an f1 feeder

    I know a man who does podcasts on that kind of thing

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 20:57

    ...how did I miss episodes 2 and 3?

    We're not very good at plugging.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:58

    Best of Sidepodcast? like best bits from the debriefs/chats etc?

    There is a show that covers that at the end of the year.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 20:58

    I know a man who does podcasts on that kind of thing

    ahem

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 20:58

    We're not very good at plugging.

    Ah, ok.

  • James05/11/2009 at 20:58

    There is a show that covers that at the end of the year.

    I haven't been here a year yet ;)

    and I dare not go into the archives.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 20:58

    We're not very good at plugging.

    you need yourself an alex ;)

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 20:59

    It'll be great. If you need a break it could be 2 x 12 hrs over a Sidepodweekend.

    When you say It'll be great, you really mean it'll be fictional, cos it ain't happening. :)

    We had enough trouble finding one day that suited everyone. There is no way the first one would have been done yet if it had needed two days

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 20:59

    ahem

    i really need to use hte preview button dont i

    http://www.feederseries.tk

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:00

    how about GP2 for dummies.. I know nothing about the series apart from its an f1 feeder

    im currently working on a series of guides about the various junior formulae

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:01

    and I dare not go into the archives.

    The archives are awesome

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:01

    The archives are awesome

    That's why you're on the naughty step and he isn't ;)

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:02

    That's why you're on the naughty step and he isn't ;)

    I think he lives there

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 21:02

    The archives are awesome

    That's why you're on the naughty step and he isn't ;)

    It's simple. Use the archives, but don't advertise it in the comments

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:03

    It's simple. Use the archives, but don't advertise it in the comments

    I can't. I find this site impossible to search or navigate (#sorrymrc) I need the comments to help me.....

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 21:04

    I can't. I find this site impossible to search or navigate (#sorrymrc) I need the comments to help me.....

    But it says archive at the top of the screen?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 21:04

    There is a show that covers that at the end of the year.

    Oooh, that show takes ages to make.

    So, if anyone is at a loose end at any point before Christmas, (and seeing as you all love the archives so much) why not see if you can pick out any of your favourite moments?

    Make a wiki page, let us know when and where, or even better, use something free like Audacity to cut out your favourite bits and pieces. We could make it a collaborative thing.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 21:05

    But it says archive at the top of the screen?

    As well as the search bar ;)

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 21:05

    But it says archive at the top of the screen?

    They aren't finished yet, though.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 21:05

    We had enough trouble finding one day that suited everyone. There is no way the first one would have been done yet if it had needed two days

    We had people say they couldn't do Saturday and other people say they couldn't Sunday. Now they can dip in when they want.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:05

    That's why you're on the naughty step and he isn't ;)

    Nope. I was on the naughty step for something. Can't remember what then Christine put me in charge for five minutes on a live show so I pardoned everyone and I got put straight back on it. Then I mwhahahaed her and I am here forever now.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:06

    As well as the search bar ;)

    This is of particular confusion to me. I still can't find things I'm looking for.....

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 21:07

    Nope. I was on the naughty step for something. Can't remember what then Christine put me in charge for five minutes on a live show so I pardoned everyone and I got put straight back on it. Then I mwhahahaed her and I am here forever now.

    Known as 'taking one for the team'

  • RG05/11/2009 at 21:07

    Make a wiki page, let us know when and where, or even better, use something free like Audacity to cut out your favourite bits and pieces. We could make it a collaborative thing.

    Want me to set it up?

  • James05/11/2009 at 21:07

    Want me to set it up?

    already done :P

    http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Best+of+Sidepodcast+2009

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:07

    Make a wiki page, let us know when and where, or even better, use something free like Audacity to cut out your favourite bits and pieces. We could make it a collaborative thing.

    I thought we started a wiki page for that. I am sure you and I discussed it a couple of months ago when Mr C said something that had to be in the show. Can't remember what though.

  • RG05/11/2009 at 21:07

    Nope. I was on the naughty step for something. Can't remember what then Christine put me in charge for five minutes on a live show so I pardoned everyone and I got put straight back on it. Then I mwhahahaed her and I am here forever now.

    So good of you. And yet still found my way back on there.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:08

    This is of particular confusion to me. I still can't find things I'm looking for.....

    What are you looking for?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:08

    So good of you. And yet still found my way back on there.

    Is there not some form of rehabilitation available?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 21:08

    This is of particular confusion to me. I still can't find things I'm looking for.....

    Have you mentioned this to Mr C? He'd want to know.

  • RG05/11/2009 at 21:08

    already done :P

    Too slow today.

    #banthursdays

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:09

    What are you looking for?

    Nothing specifically right at this second! Normally I just wail about it and someone else looks it up. It's probably just my stupid broken computer.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:09

    #banthursdays

    ITS A THURSDAY?!?!

    That explains EVERYTHING

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:10

    already done :P

    Added a couple of items

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:10

    Have you mentioned this to Mr C? He'd want to know.

    Hmmmm no. My main problem is when I know roughly the date something happened on and you can't order the results by date.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 21:10

    ITS A THURSDAY?!?!

    But earlier you mentioned tomorrow being friday so surely you know it's a thursday

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:10

    Is there not some form of rehabilitation available?

    Not after the mwhahaha

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 21:10

    Also, not that I want to annoy Christine, but next Sunday also sees the return of a certain BBC2 car-related program...

    Ah, good. I hope they fixed the repetitiveness.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 21:11

    Ah, good. I hope they fixed the repetitiveness.

    I'm doubting it based on the previews I've heard

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:11

    But earlier you mentioned tomorrow being friday so surely you know it's a thursday

    Nah it was mensioned that it was Friday, and on Fridays i go to slough, but i wasnt really thinking about the days of the week

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 21:12

    I'm doubting it based on the previews I've heard

    :-(

    They shouldn't throw away a good series by being lazy.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 21:12

    Hmmmm no. My main problem is when I know roughly the date something happened on and you can't order the results by date.

    Ah yes, that's a common request. I believe it is on the playground somewhere.

  • James05/11/2009 at 21:13

    #banthursdays

    add it to the wiki ;) http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Hash+Tags

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:13

    Didn't James May crash a caravan into a tree by accident while aiming for a cricket ground? It doesn't sound like they've found any new jokes.

  • James05/11/2009 at 21:13

    with the best of sidepodcast, is it actual podcasts or do the live shows count as well?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:14

    "The Go Motorsport ambassador [VBH] was filming her exploits in the 495bhp 4.3-litre mid-engined supercar for Fifth Gear Web TV and for her Absolute Radio podcast, and will be writing about them for the Ferrari magazine, Auto Italia, and Country & Town House magazine.

    "

    hahahah

  • Paul05/11/2009 at 21:14

    #MFC anyone else been on Google Wave yet?

  • Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)05/11/2009 at 21:14

    I'm doubting it based on the previews I've heard

    :-(

    They shouldn't throw away a good series by being lazy.

    Then I probably won't bother.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:15

    with the best of sidepodcast, is it actual podcasts or do the live shows count as well?

    Whatever you like

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 21:15

    with the best of sidepodcast, is it actual podcasts or do the live shows count as well?

    We have always done just the shows, but we could make one for live shows as well. Chances are there are more for that than anything else!! *cough*Ringo*cough*

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:15

    We have always done just the shows, but we could make one for live shows as well. Chances are there are more for that than anything else!! *cough*Ringo*cough*

    Its already on hte list ;)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:15

    Whatever you like

    Did Mr C murdering Ringo make the final cut? :P

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:16

    Did Mr C murdering Ringo make the final cut? :P

    Nope :(

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 21:16

    *cough*Ringo*cough*

    :D

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:16

    We have always done just the shows, but we could make one for live shows as well. Chances are there are more for that than anything else!! *cough*Ringo*cough*

    Already put it on the list along with a certain song

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:17

    Already put it on the list along with a certain song

    Oh no please no

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:17

    Now I have "Mr C killed Ringo Starr" stuck in my head on a loop.....

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 21:17

    I would say stop it and let me have the doohickey on my sites first.

    hehe. but i have to see the big picture.

    i'll be honest, it's really easy. am wave-enabling doohickey. then when the other sites you mention use this template, they'll all get a wave enabled doohickey.

    so to get them all in one place you simply create a custom wave and add whatever doohickey sites you desire. no real work from me at all, you can mix/match at will.

    wooooow that changes the game

    (just realised the elongated wow doesn't look like it when written)

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 21:17

    Its already on hte list ;)

    Perfect.

    Don't forget the more info you put on there, the more likely we are to be able to find it :)

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 21:17

    Already put it on the list along with a certain song

    Don't forget "What do we want!"

    "...I don't know!"

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:17

    Now I have "Mr C killed Ringo Starr" stuck in my head on a loop.....

    :D

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:18

    Don't forget "What do we want!"

    "...I don't know!"

    This is just a big podcast to show the world Mr C's slip ups isnt it? ;)

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 21:18

    Then I probably won't bother.

    You'll get a good feel from it from the comments and tweets at the weekend... although I just realised I will probably be at Dad's and so none from me..

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:18

    Already put it on the list along with a certain song

    Oh no please no

    I meant Felipe Baby but now you mention it.

  • James05/11/2009 at 21:18

    Already put it on the list along with a certain song

    Don't forget "What do we want!"

    "...I don't know!"

    which show was that?

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 21:18

    This is just a big podcast to show the world Mr C's slip ups isnt it? ;)

    Yes, yes it is!

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:19

    I meant Felipe Baby but now you mention it.

    oh man

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 21:19

    I meant Felipe Baby but now you mention it.

    That's gotta be on it do!

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:20

    Who sent in that drunken voicemail about how awful voicemail was?

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 21:20

    That's gotta be on it do!

    *to (I'm doing bad on the spelling tonight!)

  • Paul05/11/2009 at 21:20

    oh man

    Oh yeah! Now I remember :D

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:20

    oh man

    Volunteered yourself. I love it

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 21:21

    #MFC

    So Google have decided to face down the privacy concerns of users and give you a page you can look at that tells you everything they have on you: https://www.google.com/dashboard/

    Oh I like that

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:21

    Who sent in that drunken voicemail about how awful voicemail was?

    I can't remember which is a real pain because I spent ages convincig him it was a good idea to do it

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 21:22

    Who sent in that drunken voicemail about how awful voicemail was?

    I can't remember which is a real pain because I spent ages convincig him it was a good idea to do it

    For some reason I'm thinking Nick, but I've no idea why.

  • James05/11/2009 at 21:23

    Already put it on the list along with a certain song

    Don't forget "What do we want!"

    "...I don't know!"

    any ideas on the show? ;)

  • Paul05/11/2009 at 21:23

    #MFC

    So Google have decided to face down the privacy concerns of users and give you a page you can look at that tells you everything they have on you: https://www.google.com/dashboard/

    Cool. I have an Orkut account?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:23

    Who sent in that drunken voicemail about how awful voicemail was?

    Looks like Nick

    http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/06/26/daily-26th-june-2009/#comment-372204

  • RG05/11/2009 at 21:23

    Will Sidepodpanel/radio be in for this?

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 21:24

    any ideas on the show? ;)

    The actual thing was: What do we want? Less races a year, or something. So it was when the news about the calendar came out.

  • RG05/11/2009 at 21:24

    any ideas on the show? ;)

    Sometime last month. I think. I'll search.

  • Chris05/11/2009 at 21:24

    any ideas on the show? ;)

    I honestly can't remember. Was only a few weeks ago. The answer was meant to be "less races!" though.

  • Christine05/11/2009 at 21:24

    Will Sidepodpanel/radio be in for this?

    They have their own. Sidepodpanels are up to date in terms of best ofs. Feel free to log some for Sidepodradio but it will be a different show.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:25

    Don't forget "What do we want!"

    "...I don't know!"

    That was only a few weeks ago

    Put it on the list as a reminder and we will find it.

  • RG05/11/2009 at 21:25

    Sometime last month. I think. I'll search.

    Paid My Dues, Time After Time

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 21:25

    What the heck?

    ...the help option on Windows 7 actually helped. It actually fixed a problem.

    .............what?

  • lou05/11/2009 at 21:25

    @Christine and Mr C another detail about Top Gear new series... apparently it will start at the later time of 9pm.

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 21:26

    Back again! Can somebody do me a favour and add on the Sidepodradio II wiki page my name (Lewis/LB22) next to the bit that says F1 Book Reviews (darn iPod...)

  • Paul05/11/2009 at 21:26

    .............what?

    How did that slip through quality control?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:26

    @Christine and Mr C another detail about Top Gear new series... apparently it will start at the later time of 9pm.

    They can't stand the competition

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 21:26

    How did that slip through quality control?

    Help is supposed to be useless. I'm a little offended Microsot's help helped me.

  • RG05/11/2009 at 21:27

    Back again! Can somebody do me a favour and add on the Sidepodradio II wiki page my name (Lewis/LB22) next to the bit that says F1 Book Reviews (darn iPod...)

    Am on it.

  • Paul05/11/2009 at 21:27

    Help is supposed to be useless. I'm a little offended Microsot's help helped me.

    Dont worry, won't happen again.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:27

    http://www.sid...-2009/#comment-372204

    Hahaha that whole conversation is epic.

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 21:27

    Paid My Dues, Time After Time

    I wonder if Jenson has improved his singing since Brazil...?

    :)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 21:28

    Dont worry, won't happen again.

    Phew!!

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:28

    Back again! Can somebody do me a favour and add on the Sidepodradio II wiki page my name (Lewis/LB22) next to the bit that says F1 Book Reviews (darn iPod...)

    Done

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 21:28

    Am on it.

    great...i have too many f1 books to count!

  • lou05/11/2009 at 21:29

    I wonder if Jenson has improved his singing since Brazil...?

    i think even the great Freddie wouldn't sound that good if he was singing and driving an f1 car :P

  • RG05/11/2009 at 21:29

    Done

    Note to self, put it in the right flippin column

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:29

    i think even the great Freddie wouldn't sound that good if he was singing and driving an f1 car :P

    Martin and DC had a chat when they were in them :P

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:30

    Also I presume Amy was never made redundant? How things change.....

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 21:30

    i think even the great Freddie wouldn't sound that good if he was singing and driving an f1 car :P

    I think there should be an album of drivers singing 'We Are The Champions' so we can compare them all.

  • Lewis/LB2205/11/2009 at 21:31

    Done

    thanks both Steven and RG!

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 21:31

    Mr C, apologies for the few videos on drop.io that havent converted... feel free to delete, it's my internet connections fault with uploaded rather than drop.io and they're just sitting there useless, just thought I'd bring it up

  • lou05/11/2009 at 21:31

    Martin and DC had a chat when they were in them :P

    yeah...but Jenson can hardly talk when driving them as it is... :P

  • James05/11/2009 at 21:34

    Don't forget "What do we want!"

    "...I don't know!"

    That was only a few weeks ago

    Put it on the list as a reminder and we will find it.

    I just had to find it :) http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/09/27/live-after-dark/

  • Adie05/11/2009 at 21:35

    Evening all

  • RG05/11/2009 at 21:38

    I just had to find it :) http://www.sid...9/27/live-after-dark/

    I give in on tonight, not getting anything right.

  • James05/11/2009 at 21:39

    I give in on tonight, not getting anything right.

    aw :( *hugs RG*

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:45

    Today has just been a write-off. I might give up and go to bed.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 21:45

    The McLaren e-shop won't accept any of my credit cards and they think it's my fault!

    What's the error?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:46

    Anyone else think theres going to be a live EJ vs Bernie fight on air next year if Silverstone dont get a GP?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 21:46

    Today has just been a write-off. I might give up and go to bed.

    :(

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 21:46

    Gah. I'm fed up of this stupid internet. I can't upload a thing.

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:47

    Today has just been a write-off. I might give up and go to bed.

    Already? You will miss Michel

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:48

    Already? You will miss Michel

    I missed him yesterday too despite your best efforts.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 21:49

    Gah. I'm fed up of this stupid internet. I can't upload a thing.

    reset the router?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 21:49

    I missed him yesterday too despite your best efforts.

    I didn't know if you stopped commenting because you were engrossed or asleep

  • Paul05/11/2009 at 21:50

    reset the router?

    Jiggle the cable?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 21:50

    reset the router?

    I've spent the last hour or teo doing allsorts, changing settings, trying different connections, everything does the same thing. It's Virgin Media being a useless...

    ...I'll end it there before bad words become involved.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:50

    I didn't know if you stopped commenting because you were engrossed or asleep

    Neither I don't think. I made food.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 21:51

    I've spent the last hour or teo doing allsorts, changing settings, trying different connections, everything does the same thing. It's Virgin Media being a useless...

    Stupid ISPs.

    Occasionally I have to unplug the power from mine for 30 seconds.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 21:52

    Stupid ISPs.

    Occasionally I have to unplug the power from mine for 30 seconds.

    The cable falls out of mine every so often.... It's very confusing. When I put it back in, it doesn't seem in any way loose.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 22:01

    BOO @ Hindhaugh. He's really bugging me now, i used to love him, but not anymore :(

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:06

    BOO @ Hindhaugh. He's really bugging me now, i used to love him, but not anymore :(

    I'm not listening (didn't know they were on but am listening to something else anyway), but he does seem to say things about F1 purely to wind people up. In an interview earlier this year he said he does enjoy F1..

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 22:07

    I'm not listening (didn't know they were on but am listening to something else anyway), but he does seem to say things about F1 purely to wind people up. In an interview earlier this year he said he does enjoy F1..

    I know it's not F1 but he sounded bloody bored at RoC

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 22:09

    I'm not listening (didn't know they were on but am listening to something else anyway), but he does seem to say things about F1 purely to wind people up. In an interview earlier this year he said he does enjoy F1..

    No it's yesterdays. some he does, but most he genuinely hates it. Grrr, i wish he wasnt there for f1 stuff

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 22:09

    I know it's not F1 but he sounded bloody bored at RoC

    He kept making provocative statements about F1 while doing RoC though (if you're talking about the confused commentator man)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 22:10

    He kept making provocative statements about F1 while doing RoC though (if you're talking about the confused commentator man)

    Thats the one.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:13

    No it's yesterdays. some he does, but most he genuinely hates it. Grrr, i wish he wasnt there for f1 stuff

    He has every right to be though, it isn't a dedicated F1 podcast and lots of people following other motorsports find F1 a bit odd to say the least

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:16

    Remember the sale on the McLaren website the other day... my stuff arrived today! I'm not a huge fan but I do like them a little bit and it is always good to get new F1 stuff :-) :-)

    Even the packaging is silver,

    exciting,

    swag!

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 22:17

    Remember the sale on the McLaren website the other day... my stuff arrived today! I'm not a huge fan but I do like them a little bit and it is always good to get new F1 stuff :-) :-)

    Even the packaging is silver,

    exciting,

    swag!

    I hope the orange shirt came with sunglasses :P

    Thats awesome though, woo!

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:18

    I hope the orange shirt came with sunglasses :P

    It is a lot brighter than I expected!

    I may lose Amypoints because I got the Lewis one. Shh.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:21

    Thats awesome though, woo!

    Thought I'd better try them on. Turns out their Large is actually quite big. Face is excused thru tiredness.

  • RG05/11/2009 at 22:26

    BMW have lowered the prices, slightly tempted.

    Anywho, must sleep. Night all. Lotsa love.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 22:27

    Anywho, must sleep. Night all. Lotsa love.

    See ya RG

  • Andy Taylor05/11/2009 at 22:27

    I hope the orange shirt came with sunglasses :P

    That's Dynarod orange !

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:29

    BMW have lowered the prices, slightly tempted.

    Anywho, must sleep. Night all. Lotsa love.

    Go for it.

    Night.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:30

    That's Dynarod orange !

    Clearly a shirt to be worn under something..

  • Andy Taylor05/11/2009 at 22:30

    Clearly a shirt to be worn under something..

    A peat bog springs to mind.

  • me05/11/2009 at 22:49

    w00t! x1 aside show wrapped.

    (hearts) joe.

    i'm not promising it'll be done this evening though, given i'm using logic.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 22:50

    w00t! x1 aside show wrapped.

    yay! got through the fireworks silliness then?

  • me05/11/2009 at 22:51

    yay! got through the fireworks silliness then?

    hehe. i think it was okay. luckily i don't say much and it was all quiet joe's end.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:51

    A peat bog springs to mind.

    hah :-)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 22:52

    i'm not promising it'll be done this evening though, given i'm using logic.

    I'm so sorry that I seem to have turned this into your job Mr C!!!

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:52

    w00t! x1 aside show wrapped.

    good stuff, look forward to it

  • me05/11/2009 at 22:53

    I'm so sorry that I seem to have turned this into your job Mr C!!!

    my job?

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:53

    yay! got through the fireworks silliness then?

    Have you had many? I haven't heard a single one and I'm just off the middle of town now.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 22:53

    Have you had many? I haven't heard a single one and I'm just off the middle of town now.

    We haven't had as many as usual here but still plenty

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 22:54

    my job?

    I'm sure it was Christine's job. I told you she'd like it if she woke up and it was already done and for some reason you fell for it. Now it's less like a nice surprise though.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 22:54

    well i'm just about ready to scream at the teacher who came up with the idea of having a house drama competition... and scream at the people who gave me this work to get done for tomorrow... ohhh.. and kill UCAS...

    am in need of a laugh :)

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 22:55

    well i'm just about ready to scream at the teacher who came up with the idea of having a house drama competition... and scream at the people who gave me this work to get done for tomorrow... ohhh.. and kill UCAS...

    yeeey UCAS!! woooooooo

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:55

    am in need of a laugh :)

    Romain Grosjean. Hahaha!

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 22:55

    yeeey UCAS!! woooooooo

    you probably dont want me to say that do you? ;)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 22:55

    yeeey UCAS!! woooooooo

    Oh dear

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 22:55

    yeeey UCAS!! woooooooo

    What planet do you live on? Obviously not one where you actually have to use UCAS :P

  • lou05/11/2009 at 22:56

    yeeey UCAS!! woooooooo

    personal statements are annoying.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 22:56

    personal statements are annoying.

    ahhh, my dad helped me (alot) with mine.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 22:56

    You should watch Tom Baker interviewing Tom Baker

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9zWuklil8g

  • me05/11/2009 at 22:57

    I'm sure it was Christine's job. I told you she'd like it if she woke up and it was already done and for some reason you fell for it. Now it's less like a nice surprise though.

    ooooh yeah! i forgot!

    grr. alison. grr.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:57

    What planet do you live on? Obviously not one where you actually have to use UCAS :P

    I'm glad they haven't changed in the ten years since I was last in contact with them

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:57

    How is it that the Forum isn't on iPlayer?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 22:58

    ooooh yeah! i forgot!

    GRRRR I should have know you would have GRRR

    Honestly mister your memory is awful!

  • Andy Taylor05/11/2009 at 22:58

    i'm not promising it'll be done this evening though, given i'm using logic.

    Still having problems with it? I did speak to someone (a charting musician) bout the crashing, they said it happened twice and then stopped. He is very happy with Logic 9.

  • me05/11/2009 at 22:58

    Honestly mister your memory is awful!

    yes it is.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 22:58

    How is it that the Forum isn't on iPlayer?

    You need to look for it on the bbc f1 website. It wasn't broadcasted on one of their channels hence no iplayer.

  • me05/11/2009 at 22:59

    Still having problems with it? I did speak to someone (a charting musician) bout the crashing, they said it happened twice and then stopped. He is very happy with Logic 9.

    i haven't used it since. i only do the aside shows.

    however, this time i'm not planning to use it whilst being tired and moody.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 22:59

    You need to look for it on the bbc f1 website. It wasn't broadcasted on one of their channels hence no iplayer.

    okay thanks, found it htere

  • Andy Taylor05/11/2009 at 23:00

    however, this time i'm not planning to use it whilst being tired and moody.

    :( Fair enough, but let me know if you are still having problems and i will see if I can get you some help.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:00

    Is broadcasted even a word? I'm beginning to doubt myself. Should I have said broadcast?

  • Andy Taylor05/11/2009 at 23:01

    Is broadcasted even a word? I'm beginning to doubt myself.

    If your neme is George W Bush, then yes. For the rest of us, no.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 23:01

    Is broadcasted even a word? I'm beginning to doubt myself. Should I have said broadcast?

    Broadcast

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:02

    ahhh, my dad helped me (alot) with mine.

    portfolios also suck.... :( uni preparation comes at the worst of times.. am currently making a video for house drama tomorrow... :s

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:02

    If your neme is George W Bush, then yes. For the rest of us, no.

    Alright.... I did notice.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 23:02

    portfolios also suck.... :( uni preparation comes at the worst of times.. am currently making a video for house drama tomorrow... :s

    you are allowed to turn things down

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 23:03

    portfolios also suck.... :( uni preparation comes at the worst of times.. am currently making a video for house drama tomorrow... :s

    Did the email work ok with the video thing?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:04

    What planet do you live on? Obviously not one where you actually have to use UCAS :P

    this is my second time in it! its great hte second time!!

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 23:05

    this is my second time in it! its great hte second time!!

    The stress of the meetings has clearly made you go crazy ;)

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:06

    The stress of the meetings has clearly made you go crazy ;)

    hahaha, no its great because you just copy it all from the old application

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:08

    hahaha, no its great because you just copy it all from the old application

    It's so tedious though, all those drop down menus! There should be a way of keeping information actually prefilled from previous years!

    Many of my friends had major stress too as now you need module marks or something and we didn't before. They're not listed on your certificates so god only knows where you're supposed to find them.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:11

    you are allowed to turn things down

    not when you're deputy house captain you can't... plus i'm really bad at saying no...

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:12

    Did the email work ok with the video thing?

    yep very well thank you :)

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 23:13

    not when you're deputy house captain you can't

    Yes you can. Uni is way more important

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:13

    not when you're deputy house captain you can't... plus i'm really bad at saying no...

    in that case you are allowed to resign.

  • Andy Taylor05/11/2009 at 23:14

    in that case you are allowed to resign.

    agreed

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:14

    Yes you can. Uni is way more important

    Yeah but despite what your school tell you, there's no huge rush with that. Also it's things like responsibility and dedication that get you in :P

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:16

    Yes you can. Uni is way more important

    at the moment i'd argue sleep is also important... i'm getting the impression my school don't like me very much..

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:17

    in that case you are allowed to resign.

    i am very close to doing just that..

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:18

    Your 6th form head or whoever just want to get it out the way to suit their own timetables. It's nothing to do with what's good for your application or otherwise. Schools generally pressure people into applying before they're ready and completely happy with their application.

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:18

    at the moment i'd argue sleep is also important... i'm getting the impression my school don't like me very much..

    unfortunately, as jon learned today, educators only care what you can do for them. not what they can do for you.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:19

    unfortunately, as jon learned today, educators only care what you can do for them. not what they can do for you.

    true story

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:19

    Your 6th form head or whoever just want to get it out the way to suit their own timetables. It's nothing to do with what's good for your application or otherwise. Schools generally pressure people into applying before they're ready and completely happy with their application.

    it's not even to get my application done... it's for an interview practice session i have on tuesday... O.o..

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:20

    true story

    :(

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:20

    unfortunately, as jon learned today, educators only care what you can do for them. not what they can do for you.

    i'm beginning to realise this.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:20

    true story

    :(

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 23:20

    unfortunately, as jon learned today, educators only care what you can do for them. not what they can do for you.

    Yup.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:21

    it's not even to get my application done... it's for an interview practice session i have on tuesday... O.o..

    Oh god. This is where I start to be glad I went to such a scummy school. I've been spared hours of torture.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:21

    :(

    am sure its not the case with all of them, i've known some thoroughly nice teachers in my time....but the higher you get the story appears the same...

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:21

    Oh god. This is where I start to be glad I went to such a scummy school. I've been spared hours of torture.

    I went to a scummy school....but instead i had my dad....who's 10 times worse than any school practice could ever be

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:22

    am sure its not the case with all of them, i've known some thoroughly nice teachers in my time....but the higher you get the story appears the same...

    All my A Level teachers were really lovely. I don't know though. I'm a bit of a teacher's pet :P

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 23:22

    Oh god. This is where I start to be glad I went to such a scummy school. I've been spared hours of torture.

    Tell me about it, my rubbish school barely even knew who was there for lessons!

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:22

    Oh god. This is where I start to be glad I went to such a scummy school. I've been spared hours of torture.

    it's like a proper evening where loads of contacts from the school and parents come in and they basically interview loads of students... i'm not looking forward to it. then again i get to chat about f1 and photography in my interviews :D

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:23

    All my A Level teachers were really lovely. I don't know though. I'm a bit of a teacher's pet :P

    mine were too actually, but the higher people can put so much pressure on you and not realise they're doing it.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:24

    Tell me about it, my rubbish school barely even knew who was there for lessons!

    I didn't really need it. I'm very driven. I can't tell what came first though. Maybe I became self-reliant because no-one gave a monkeys. If so, it probably did me a lot of good.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:24

    I didn't really need it. I'm very driven. I can't tell what came first though. Maybe I became self-reliant because no-one gave a monkeys. If so, it probably did me a lot of good.

    It swings differnet ways for different people i think

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:24

    the higher people can put so much pressure on you and not realise they're doing it.

    they do realise, i'm sure.

    they just don't care.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:25

    All my A Level teachers were really lovely. I don't know though. I'm a bit of a teacher's pet :P

    i love my teachers... they are all very supportive (except my AS ict teacher - he was rubbish - thank god i don't do ict anymore) it's just head of sixth form i don't like much... lol

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 23:25

    Evening...

    Pub was good... mai-tai bar was even better... glad i was sent! :D

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:26

    they do realise, i'm sure.

    Some people don't though. They just see their little piece of the puzzle.

    I remember my netball coach giving me a right blasting for missing a practice or not keeping up my fitness programme or something. They don't see that you're up all night trying to keep on top of something else.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:27

    Pub was good... mai-tai bar was even better... glad i was sent! :D

    :D

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 23:29

    having just read through... the conversation appears to be a tad heavy! especialy for somone in my condidtion!

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:29

    Some people don't though. They just see their little piece of the puzzle.

    they see what they want to see.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:29

    having just read through... the conversation appears to be a tad heavy! especialy for somone in my condidtion!

    best avoid!

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:32

    having just read through... the conversation appears to be a tad heavy! especialy for somone in my condidtion!

    You had fun then? Do you have beer in your hair?

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:33

    yay! i have proper beginning credits to play over the curtain at the beginning... now to try and add the video of powerpoint.. (this never works for me...)

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:33

    You had fun then? Do you have beer in your hair?

    Now i've only met Nick once....but i can imagine that however drunk he is...he dosent mistake his hair for his mouth...

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 23:33

    yay! i have proper beginning credits to play over the curtain at the beginning... now to try and add the video of powerpoint.. (this never works for me...)

    What are you using to make the video on Windows?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 23:33

    You had fun then? Do you have beer in your hair?

    He doesn't type like he has beer in his hair

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:34

    yay! i have proper beginning credits to play over the curtain at the beginning... now to try and add the video of powerpoint.. (this never works for me...)

    This does sound like hardcore work though. Please don't work yourself too hard. You shouldn't be scared to give up some responsibilities. Your health and happiness are absolutely the most important thing.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:34

    they see what they want to see.

    it's true. they really do. my teachers certainly do. I have a lovely new history teacher and he's always very concerned if we are stressed and things because he's pretty young himself so i suppose can remember what it was like? where as our other much older history teacher... well she's lovely.. but she's only concerned with our grades and deadlines...

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:34

    Now i've only met Nick once....but i can imagine that however drunk he is...he dosent mistake his hair for his mouth...

    I didn't put beer in my own hair! That would be really stupid.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:35

    What are you using to make the video on Windows?

    can i just insert the clip made from that program you sent me?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:35

    it's true. they really do. my teachers certainly do. I have a lovely new history teacher and he's always very concerned if we are stressed and things because he's pretty young himself so i suppose can remember what it was like? where as our other much older history teacher... well she's lovely.. but she's only concerned with our grades and deadlines...

    I think the older they get they can sometimes loose touch with what its really like to be a student, or they'll just go hard over time.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:35

    I didn't put beer in my own hair! That would be really stupid.

    Clearly you haven't met Nick ;)

    (joooooke)

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:35

    This does sound like hardcore work though. Please don't work yourself too hard. You shouldn't be scared to give up some responsibilities. Your health and happiness are absolutely the most important thing.

    hehe happiness happens on sunday.. until then i soldier on through the work ;)

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 23:35

    can i just insert the clip made from that program you sent me?

    Oh yeah, you can actually. I am le slow.

    I'm used to editing it for uploading purposes, doh.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:36

    I think the older they get they can sometimes loose touch with what its really like to be a student, or they'll just go hard over time.

    I think they see that year after year people get through it and just start to take it as a given. It doesn't matter to them whether you're a concert pianist in your spare time or that's the only subject you'll ever take, they expect the same in their little area.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:36

    hehe happiness happens on sunday.. until then i soldier on through the work ;)

    a) dont kill yourself

    b) this is the hardest year of education you have so far, and next year (whatever you do) it will be a breeze compared to your current stuff

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 23:37

    a) dont kill yourself

    b) this is the hardest year of education you have so far, and next year (whatever you do) it will be a breeze compared to your current stuff

    I definitely wouldn't have said b was true but it depends what you do I guess.

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:38

    I think they see that year after year people get through it and just start to take it as a given. It doesn't matter to them whether you're a concert pianist in your spare time or that's the only subject you'll ever take, they expect the same in their little area.

    very much agree. they expect you to put their subject first.

    i had that with coursework last year, each subject was demanding that their subject was put first and i just said to them that i genuinely had about 20 minutes proper concentration a day and that i'd do the coursework in terms of deadline

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:38

    a) dont kill yourself

    i'm always too busy stressing or something to kill myself so don't worry :P

    b) this is the hardest year of education you have so far, and next year (whatever you do) it will be a breeze compared to your current stuff

    honestly can't wait to be studying photography next year...

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 23:38

    I remember my netball coach giving me a right blasting for missing a practice or not keeping up my fitness programme or something. They don't see that you're up all night trying to keep on top of something else.

    I had a teacher really go off on one when I didn't do much work at all... it was a design tech class and he got really stressy saying "no you can't design now, design is over, you have to make it". but I was too busy doing science, english, maths, the important stuff...

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:38

    I definitely wouldn't have said b was true but it depends what you do I guess.

    Was your first year not really easy? I know it's not going to be uber easy, but lou's working alot harder than i've ever seen anyone work

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:39

    honestly can't wait to be studying photography next year...

    ahhh i remember that point last year. the "I HATE EVERYTHING AND JUST WANT TO LEAVE" point

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:39

    I had my hardest time when I was 16 finishing my GCSEs. I worked myself into the ground. I'm never doing it again. Ever. It started to happen at uni and I just took the year off. And the next one..... And..... :P

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:39

    I had my hardest time when I was 16 finishing my GCSEs. I worked myself into the ground. I'm never doing it again. Ever. It started to happen at uni and I just took the year off. And the next one..... And..... :P

    :D

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 23:39

    Was your first year not really easy? I know it's not going to be uber easy, but lou's working alot harder than i've ever seen anyone work

    In comparison to years 2 and 3, it was a breeze.

    In comparison to A level, it was tougher. Although I foind my A levels to be a breeze if I'm honest, it was quite bad for personal reasons.

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:40

    they expect the same in their little area.

    they require the same...

    i assume that if half their students didn't make the grade, whilst another teacher hit 100% pass rate. questions would be asked.

    students without the grades may be happier, fitter and healthier, but he number don't add up.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 23:40

    I should stop saying breeze.

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:40

    ahhh i remember that point last year. the "I HATE EVERYTHING AND JUST WANT TO LEAVE" point

    wasn't that around lunchtime?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 23:40

    students without the grades may be happier, fitter and healthier, but he number don't add up.

    I could tell you a right fun old story from my second year of uni last year that sums it up well about the greed of lecturers but I am le tired

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:41

    wasn't that around lunchtime?

    well yes thats true, but i meant in the year :P

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:42

    ahhh i remember that point last year. the "I HATE EVERYTHING AND JUST WANT TO LEAVE" point

    i'm so divided on that front.. on one hand i want to leave and get out and do something i want to do and enjoy everything.. and on the other i've had 15 years at this school, it's all i've really known.. it's been my life, as have my friends, leaving this all behind in the past is going to be something extremely hard. i mean i don't like small changes at the best of times..so a huge change like this will take some getting used to.

  • Nick05/11/2009 at 23:43

    You had fun then? Do you have beer in your hair?

    no beer in my hair! Although I ended up on cocktails. Mostly containing rum.... I don't even like rum! I have apparently also.agreed to teach people to ski tomorrow, notreally sure I am qualified!

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:43

    i assume that if half their students didn't make the grade, whilst another teacher hit 100% pass rate. questions would be asked.

    I suppose they would. It's hard to compare like with like though. My school was too small to really have more than one A Level class in each subject so comparing would be harder.

    I don't mind people working you hard by giving you useful tasks that help you to complete. It's when they say "design a poster" "make a power point" "perform a play"......

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 23:43

    I had my hardest time when I was 16 finishing my GCSEs. I worked myself into the ground. I'm never doing it again. Ever. It started to happen at uni and I just took the year off. And the next one..... And..... :P

    First year of uni I found sitting around watching TV to be far more interesting than doing my boring computer course. So I dropped out.

    Next year I did a Business course and it was hard. So I dropped out.

    Next year I did a Construction course because I was working for in the office of a construction company, but that was the most unbelievably tedious thing I have ever done partly because it was above my level (should have taken the preceding course.. actually I should have left the company). So I dropped out.

    Result: 3 yrs of student loan and sod all to show for it.

    DON'T DO THIS

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 23:44

    wasn't that around lunchtime?

    :-) :-) :-)

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:45

    no beer in my hair! Although I ended up on cocktails. Mostly containing rum.... I don't even like rum! I have apparently also.agreed to teach people to ski tomorrow, notreally sure I am qualified!

    Big girl's blouse..... I don't understand the skiing thing. Isn't it like 30 degrees?

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:46

    I don't understand the skiing thing. Isn't it like 30 degrees?

    ...prepares another drink.

  • lou05/11/2009 at 23:46

    eehehehe :D vista is actually better than xp for one thing... just one thing!!! i am able to add a video to a power point pres... i could never make that work in xp :D

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:46

    Big girl's blouse..... I don't understand the skiing thing. Isn't it like 30 degrees?

    It's totally amazingly hot, i love it

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:46

    It's totally amazingly hot, i love it

    apart from when its cold

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:47

    apart from when its cold

    When it's also the best place on earth? No place could ever be better at anything? Fact?

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 23:47

    eehehehe :D vista is actually better than xp for one thing... just one thing!!! i am able to add a video to a power point pres... i could never make that work in xp :D

    Woohoo! :P

    I'm still stunned that the Windows Help and Support on Windows 7 actually helped and fixed something tonight. Honestly, I've never ever seen H&S fix a thing on windows. I'm amazed.

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 23:48

    ...prepares another drink.

    For Sunday, I think the supermarkets have started their Christmas offers on cases of beer

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:48

    When it's also the best place on earth? No place could ever be better at anything? Fact?

    it's only cold indoors. by choice.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:48

    it's only cold indoors. by choice.

    Sounds ecologically unsound!

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:49

    ahhh, the penny has dropped. i've just realised why nick thinks nelson is awesome:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogqRK6Esn3g

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:49

    Sounds ecologically unsound!

    only to you and i.

  • Lukeh05/11/2009 at 23:50

    ahhh, the penny has dropped. i've just realised why nick thinks nelson is awesome:

    ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:50

    ahhh, the penny has dropped. i've just realised why nick thinks nelson is awesome:

    Jesus, those men are very trusting.....

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:50

    ahhh, the penny has dropped. i've just realised why nick thinks nelson is awesome:

    the bit that the video misses is him getting out the car and all the team throwign snow balls at him. genius

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:50

    the bit that the video misses is him getting out the car and all the team throwign snow balls at him. genius

    :D

    :D

    :D

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 23:50

    Hi everyone.

    Before the race SpeedTV has a short segment of Steve Matchett going over to the USF1 for a visit to the factory.

    There is a lot of things that entered my mind when I saw this again. None of it positive to be honest. Actually a lot of it was new to me because the first time I saw it I nearly knocked myself unconscious with the force of my palm hitting my forehead.

    LINK: http://www.racingeagles.com/2009/11/matchett-in-the-usf1-factory.html

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 23:52

    There is a lot of things that entered my mind when I saw this again. None of it positive to be honest. Actually a lot of it was new to me because the first time I saw it I nearly knocked myself unconscious with the force of my palm hitting my forehead.

    I saw this a few days ago. Nothing other than the Jim Clark poster on the wall is convincing. The office does not look lived in and the milling machine could be anywhere. Not a single wide shot to give the feel of the place.

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:52

    Before the race SpeedTV has a short segment of Steve Matchett going over to the USF1 for a visit to the factory.

    eric published that for us at the weekend.

    Actually a lot of it was new to me because the first time I saw it I nearly knocked myself unconscious with the force of my palm hitting my forehead.

    you've lost me?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:53

    you've lost me?

    Face palm?

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:53

    I saw this a few days ago. Nothing other than the Jim Clark poster on the wall is convincing. The office does not look lived in and the milling machine could be anywhere. Not a single wide shot to give the feel of the place.

    really? why would speedtv take part in such a cover-up?

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:53

    Face palm?

    why?

  • Jon Waldock05/11/2009 at 23:54

    why?

    i have no idea, but thats what the long sentance meant. i have no idea what he's refering too

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 23:55

    There is a lot of things that entered my mind when I saw this again. None of it positive to be honest. Actually a lot of it was new to me because the first time I saw it I nearly knocked myself unconscious with the force of my palm hitting my forehead.

    I saw this a few days ago. Nothing other than the Jim Clark poster on the wall is convincing. The office does not look lived in and the milling machine could be anywhere. Not a single wide shot to give the feel of the place.

    V.funny response :-)

    http://www.mynameisirl.com/2009/11/us-f1-mini-series-pt-3.html

    (warning - contains one instance of swearing)

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 23:55

    Actually a lot of it was new to me because the first time I saw it I nearly knocked myself unconscious with the force of my palm hitting my forehead.

    you've lost me?

    As a person who has a blog dedicated to the team, I was a bit embarrassed. Soon as I saw it, I knew they were going to get grief for it.

    Really, I thought Peter Windsor had more common sense than this.

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:55

    i have no idea, but thats what the long sentance meant. i have no idea what he's refering too

    i watched this video earlier from the radiolemans guys:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMh3qu5GtZA

    and i didn't get it. but it's saying basically what steven just said. and now i think i'm missing something?

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:55

    Those people are not working at those desks. There is no way they've been interrupted in the middle of a day at work.

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:56

    Those people are not working at those desks. There is no way they've been interrupted in the middle of a day at work.

    they're not?

  • Pat W05/11/2009 at 23:57

    As a person who has a blog dedicated to the team, I was a bit embarrassed. Soon as I saw it, I knew they were going to get grief for it.

    I think this is what counts as 'open access'. Tbh it didn't seem much different to any segment on Inside Grand Prix, which is all very well but it isn't new.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:57

    they're not?

    Look at their papers all set out, shut in stupid little stacks all over the whole surface. Set in a tidy grid. Noone can work like that.

  • Dan Brunell05/11/2009 at 23:58

    they're not?

    I'll put it this way, if all it takes to fool the FIA is a autocad program and a milling machine, I think I could get a grid spot in Formula One.

  • Alison05/11/2009 at 23:58

    Oh and Dan there's a stray apostrophe in your blog header :P

  • me05/11/2009 at 23:59

    I'll put it this way, if all it takes to fool the FIA is a autocad program and a milling machine, I think I could get a grid spot in Formula One.

    but again... what's in it for speedtv?

  • Steven Roy05/11/2009 at 23:59

    really? why would speedtv take part in such a cover-up?

    I am not saying it isn't right. I am only saying it just didn't look right.

  • Andy Taylor05/11/2009 at 23:59

    I'll put it this way, if all it takes to fool the FIA is a autocad program and a milling machine, I think I could get a grid spot in Formula One.

    I don't think you need the milling machine.

  • Dan Brunell06/11/2009 at 00:00

    but again... what's in it for speedtv?

    There is something fishy there. I understand cheer leading for the home team but it is getting ridiculous. The press conference they did in February was basically an informational.

  • Dan Brunell06/11/2009 at 00:01

    Oh and Dan there's a stray apostrophe in your blog header :P

    Thanks Alison. I've been meaning to change it but haven't had time.

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:01

    There is something fishy there. I understand cheer leading for the home team but it is getting ridiculous. The press conference they did in February was basically an informational.

    You realise what this means for the main F1 broadcasts next year..

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:02

    V.funny response :-)

    http://www.myn...mini-series-pt-3.html

    (warning - contains one instance of swearing)

    That is exactly how I saw it

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:02

    There is something fishy there. I understand cheer leading for the home team but it is getting ridiculous. The press conference they did in February was basically an informational.

    if they're party to making stuff up, to blinker the fia, won't someone just take their broadcast rights away?

    why would they be a part of this?

  • Dan Brunell06/11/2009 at 00:02

    There is something fishy there. I understand cheer leading for the home team but it is getting ridiculous. The press conference they did in February was basically an informational.

    ... was basically an infomercials.

  • lou06/11/2009 at 00:03

    i was reading through comments and...

    Dank says:

    Paul di Resta and Gary Paffett could be on testing duties for next month's young driver test days for Brawn

    Steven will love Brawn lots now... :D

    does this mean Rosberg isn't necessarily going to Brawn?.... *gets back to work*

  • Dan Brunell06/11/2009 at 00:03

    You realise what this means for the main F1 broadcasts next year..

    (*groan*)

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 00:03

    Is it me, or is this question extremely badly worded?

    "13) How do you think about and comparing the skills, knowledge and understanding that you have at any given point with the competence you need to develop?"

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:04

    they're not?

    Definitely not. I have been around a few CAD offices and it was totally unconvincing even for the things I have seen let alone F1.

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:04

    You realise what this means for the main F1 broadcasts next year..

    Something like Australia's Mark Webber coverage?

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:04

    Paul di Resta and Gary Paffett could be on testing duties for next month's young driver test days for Brawn

    I like the sound of that !

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:05

    Something like Australia's Mark Webber coverage?

    or ITV's Lewis Hamilton coverage

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:05

    Is it me, or is this question extremely badly worded?

    "13) How do you think about and comparing the skills, knowledge and understanding that you have at any given point with the competence you need to develop?"

    It is not just you.....

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:05

    really? why would speedtv take part in such a cover-up?

    Didn't the FIA visit USF1? Surely they don't get their status info from SpeedTV

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 00:06

    It is not just you.....

    problem is theres 30 of them and they're all equally terrible. i dont even know what that question means

  • Dan Brunell06/11/2009 at 00:06

    or ITV's Lewis Hamilton coverage

    #FakeGMM: SpeedTV hires James Allen to be pit reporter. His duties are limited to the USF1 garage.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:06

    ... was basically an infomercials.

    here's my non-cynical take...

    the milling machine is clearly cutting a scale model cockpit for windtunnel testing. the 3d flow-vis modelling software doesn't come cheap either. i'm bemused why there's a mac on the desk when the software is clearly running windows, but i'll gloss over that.

    it seems okay to me.

  • Andy Taylor06/11/2009 at 00:07

    the milling machine is clearly cutting a scale model cockpit for windtunnel testing. the 3d flow-vis modelling software doesn't come cheap either. i'm bemused why there's a mac on the desk when the software is clearly running windows, but i'll gloss over that.

    Boot Camp? The alu/white Display is Apple too.

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:07

    i was reading through comments and...

    Dank says:

    Paul di Resta and Gary Paffett could be on testing duties for next month's young driver test days for Brawn

    Steven will love Brawn lots now... :D

    does this mean Rosberg isn't necessarily going to Brawn?.... *gets back to work*

    I missed this. I saw in a MAGAZINE today that there is a three day young driver test in December. They were taking to Hüüülkenberg who said he was doing two days for Williams and Soucek who won F2 was doing the other.

    If diResta and Paffett are testing fro Brawn I wonder who McLaren have in their car.

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:08

    Is it me, or is this question extremely badly worded?

    "13) How do you think about and comparing the skills, knowledge and understanding that you have at any given point with the competence you need to develop?"

    It is complete garbage.

  • Lukeh06/11/2009 at 00:08

    If diResta and Paffett are testing fro Brawn I wonder who McLaren have in their car.

    Pat got 2 Mclaren tshirts today

    S;all I'm saying

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:08

    Definitely not. I have been around a few CAD offices and it was totally unconvincing even for the things I have seen let alone F1.

    i only stood in redbull's design office for a few minutes. but it was pretty damn clean. more terminals (maybe 60), but it wasn't a world away from that video.

  • Dan Brunell06/11/2009 at 00:09

    it seems okay to me.

    I wasn't expecting McLaren's headquarters but it just made the team look really bad. I can imagine any start up team would look the same with just the basics stuff around. Somehow, and it is probably me over reacting, it just looked bad to me.

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:09

    NIIIIIIIICK

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:10

    Didn't the FIA visit USF1? Surely they don't get their status info from SpeedTV

    USF1 is split up over many locations. I am sure thy will have aero people living at the Windshear place for example and other people at other locations. What they showed was fake but it doesn't mean the real stuff isn't happening elsewhere.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:10

    I wasn't expecting McLaren's headquarters but it just made the team look really bad. I can imagine any start up team would look the same with just the basics stuff around. Somehow, and it is probably me over reacting, it just looked bad to me.

    it's not just you, because the RLM guys have made no less than three videos on the subject!

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:11

    Pat got 2 Mclaren tshirts today

    keep it under your hat

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:11

    i only stood in redbull's design office for a few minutes. but it was pretty damn clean. more terminals (maybe 60), but it wasn't a world away from that video.

    you stood in Red Bull's design office?

  • Lukeh06/11/2009 at 00:11

    keep it under your hat

    EXCLUSIVE!

    :P

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:11

    USF1 is split up over many locations. I am sure thy will have aero people living at the Windshear place for example and other people at other locations. What they showed was fake but it doesn't mean the real stuff isn't happening elsewhere.

    is there a man hiding behind the door at 2:46?

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:11

    It's the office mainly though. It's not just expensive stuff they're missing. It's the desks and the stuff on the wall that I take issue with.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 00:12

    keep it under your hat

    they're quite orange, they might show

  • Lukeh06/11/2009 at 00:12

    you stood in Red Bull's design office?

    Adrian Newey to declare the 2010 car model name the Red Bull Doohickey

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:12

    you stood in Red Bull's design office?

    yeah. dank and i went there last year, ian from racingbulls.net invited us. we walked past newey who was drawing stuff with a ruler.

  • Lukeh06/11/2009 at 00:13

    is there a man hiding behind the door at 2:46?

    :D:D:D

    Sadly it looks like a jacket. Disappointly.

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:13

    I wasn't expecting McLaren's headquarters but it just made the team look really bad. I can imagine any start up team would look the same with just the basics stuff around. Somehow, and it is probably me over reacting, it just looked bad to me.

    It looked how I would expect it would have looked several months ago. Perahps it was filmed then.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:13

    yeah. dank and i went there last year, ian from racingbulls.net invited us. we walked past newey who was drawing stuff with a ruler.

    i'm sure we did a podcast about it? if i hadn't broken the archives i'd find it.

  • lou06/11/2009 at 00:13

    random question to ask on an f1 website but i'm really desperate for sleep so i want to get this done quickly... so... er... does anyone know where i can find a ghost sound clip from? like one of the traditional cartoony kinda things..

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:13

    Sadly it looks like a jacket. Disappointly.

    ahh.

  • Andy Taylor06/11/2009 at 00:14

    yeah. dank and i went there last year, ian from racingbulls.net invited us. we walked past newey who was drawing stuff with a ruler.

    Most people prefer a pencil or a pen (Aithanque)

  • Lukeh06/11/2009 at 00:14

    Sadly it looks like a jacket. Disappointly.

    Disappointingly I should say. Although Disapointly sounds funny

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:14

    Most people prefer a pencil or a pen (Aithanque)

    :D

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:14

    i only stood in redbull's design office for a few minutes. but it was pretty damn clean. more terminals (maybe 60), but it wasn't a world away from that video.

    There's a difference between tidy and staged though..... Noone could ever work like that. Somehow it's tidy but ALL the available surface space on the desk is also covered.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 00:14

    Most people prefer a pencil or a pen (Aithanque)

    :D

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:15

    the milling machine is clearly cutting a scale model cockpit for windtunnel testing. the 3d flow-vis modelling software doesn't come cheap either. i'm bemused why there's a mac on the desk when the software is clearly running windows, but i'll gloss over that.

    But normally there would be a wide shot of the milling machine giving you an idea of the scale of the machine shop. Instead we got a super close up of the head of the machine and no idea whether it was in a freezer or a desert. That machine could have been making toaster parts then one car part then back to toasters.

    It just looked wrong. Same with the offices. Everything in tight close ups. I have never seen an F1 shop shot like that and the whole thing jut looked wrong. I have done a few factory start ups and it looked like someone had stuck a couple of desks in a corner and put a couple of computers on them.

    The only thing we saw of Windsor's office was the door an the Jim Clark poster. They could have shot that in an airport toilet. Why not show him behind his desk or in a conference room?

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:15

    yeah. dank and i went there last year, ian from racingbulls.net invited us. we walked past newey who was drawing stuff with a ruler.

    cooool

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:16

    The only thing we saw of Windsor's office was the door an the Jim Clark poster. They could have shot that in an airport toilet. Why not show him behind his desk or in a conference room?

    fair enough. i concede defeat.

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:16

    ...who was drawing stuff with a ruler.

    Was it the Queen?

  • Lukeh06/11/2009 at 00:16

    yeah. dank and i went there last year, ian from racingbulls.net invited us. we walked past newey who was drawing stuff with a ruler.

    ooooooooooooooh.

    A ruuuuler.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:16

    There's a difference between tidy and staged though..... Noone could ever work like that. Somehow it's tidy but ALL the available surface space on the desk is also covered.

    that describes ron dennis right there!

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:16

    Pat got 2 Mclaren tshirts today

    keep it under your hat

    Who would put a T shirt over their hat? Maybe Alison last night

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:17

    Was it the Queen?

    :)

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidepodcast/sets/72157610384090193/

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:17

    Was it the Queen?

    Dirty kate?

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:18

    i'm sure we did a podcast about it? if i hadn't broken the archives i'd find it.

    You did. That was when you went in one building and came out a different one without ever going from one to the other

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:18

    But normally there would be a wide shot of the milling machine giving you an idea of the scale of the machine shop. Instead we got a super close up of the head of the machine and no idea whether it was in a freezer or a desert. That machine could have been making toaster parts then one car part then back to toasters.

    Since they've already mentioned they are outsourcing some of the work to local suppliers, perhaps this is one of the suppliers..

    The only thing we saw of Windsor's office was the door an the Jim Clark poster. They could have shot that in an airport toilet. Why not show him behind his desk or in a conference room?

    I know I'm cynical but it even crossed my mind that the poster was only put up in an attempt to gain credibility rather than them being fans of his..

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:19

    You did. That was when you went in one building and came out a different one without ever going from one to the other

    yeees!

  • Andy Taylor06/11/2009 at 00:20

    random question to ask on an f1 website but i'm really desperate for sleep so i want to get this done quickly... so... er... does anyone know where i can find a ghost sound clip from? like one of the traditional cartoony kinda things..

    Garageband no use, sorry.

    Perhaps Free Loops can help:

    http://free-loops.com/download-free-loop-5067.html

  • Andy Taylor06/11/2009 at 00:21

    i'm sure we did a podcast about it? if i hadn't broken the archives i'd find it.

    You've broken the archives? Trying to get into Christine's good books again? :)

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:21

    http://www.fli...ts/72157610384090193/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidepodcast/3068916782/in/set-72157610384090193/

    I like that one

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:21

    You've broken the archives? Trying to get into Christine's good books again? :)

    oops. jumped to today's thread. i found it:

    http://www.sidepodcast.com/2008/11/30/episode-85-burying-his-own-news/

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:22

    You've broken the archives? Trying to get into Christine's good books again? :)

    There's certainly something wrong with them..... I opened that link at the top of the page and there's a link at the bottom with my name on it!!

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:22

    random question to ask on an f1 website but i'm really desperate for sleep so i want to get this done quickly... so... er... does anyone know where i can find a ghost sound clip from? like one of the traditional cartoony kinda things..

    Try http://free-loops.com/download-free-loop-7129.html or http://www.soundboard.com/

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:22

    oops. jumped to today's thread. i found it:

    Is the ping on holiday? I hadn't even noticed the time.

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:23

    oops. jumped to today's thread. i found it:

    and you beat the pinger, which seems to have called it a night

  • lou06/11/2009 at 00:23

    Perhaps Free Loops can help:

    wow i never knew about this site... thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you... :)

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:23

    There's certainly something wrong with them..... I opened that link at the top of the page and there's a link at the bottom with my name on it!!

    you done wrote a post :)

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:23

    and you beat the pinger, which seems to have called it a night

    or not the pinger 'cos that's the panel show thing..

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:23

    and you beat the pinger, which seems to have called it a night

    been drinking with nick, probably/

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:23

    I know I'm cynical but it even crossed my mind that the poster was only put up in an attempt to gain credibility rather than them being fans of his..

    Crossed my mind too but who isn't a Jim Clark fan?

  • Lukeh06/11/2009 at 00:23

    I'm gonna call it a night.. *waves*

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:24

    Crossed my mind too but who isn't a Jim Clark fan?

    I thought it was assumed that everyone was and thus no poster is necessary.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:24

    I'm gonna call it a night.. *waves*

    that's not implemented yet.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:24

    I thought it was assumed that everyone was and thus no poster is necessary.

    :)

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:24

    I'm gonna call it a night.. *waves*

    bye

  • lou06/11/2009 at 00:24

    Try http://free-lo...d-free-loop-7129.html or http://www.soundboard.com/

    these sites are perfect... not to find clips of a phone ringing, a baby crying and some witches... yes our play is very odd...

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:24

    been drinking with nick, probably/

    Where is Nick anyways? I shouted. He seems to be comatose.

    NIIIIIIIIIIICK

  • lou06/11/2009 at 00:25

    I'm gonna call it a night.. *waves*

    night

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:25

    Night Lukeh

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 00:25

    Night Lukeh!

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:26

    Where is Nick anyways? I shouted. He seems to be comatose.

    Would you like someone else to poke fun at you while hes away?

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:26

    Where is Nick anyways? I shouted. He seems to be comatose.

    NICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:27

    oops. jumped to today's thread. i found it:

    Ta, btw.

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:27

    Would you like someone else to poke fun at you while hes away?

    That's not necessary. Mr C bullies him enough for the both of us these days.

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:30

    Just remembered. Windsor is a big Jim Clark fan. He interviewed him in Australia when Clark was doing the Tasman series at the start of 1968. Windsor was really young at the time. He has done a few interviews on the subject.

    Amazing the things that pop into your head.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:30

    That's not necessary. Mr C bullies him enough for the both of us these days.

    me? never.

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:32

    Steven! My friend had the pure cheek to get Michel confused with Raymond Blanc!!!!

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:32

    Steven! My friend had the pure cheek to get Michel confused with Raymond Blanc!!!!

    Don't speak to her/him ever again. They are not remotely similar

  • Dan Brunell06/11/2009 at 00:33

    I never realize that he was that old.

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:34

    Don't speak to her/him ever again. They are not remotely similar

    I know. I can't imagine how any confusion could ever arise.

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:34

    I never realize that he was that old.

    Who, Steven?

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:35

    Just remembered. Windsor is a big Jim Clark fan. He interviewed him in Australia when Clark was doing the Tasman series at the start of 1968. Windsor was really young at the time. He has done a few interviews on the subject.

    aha, good to know

  • Dan Brunell06/11/2009 at 00:35

    Who, Steven?

    Sorry,

    I was referring to Peter Windsor.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 00:36

    Firstly....i hate wordpress (although i think im doing something wrong rather than it...) secondly...bed time. im pooped!

    Night all

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 00:37

    Night all

    Night

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:38

    I know. I can't imagine how any confusion could ever arise.

    I am not sure if it is best to avoid or educate. Maybe you could watch Michel videos together

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:38

    Who, Steven?

    What? me? old?

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:38

    Night Jon

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:39

    Anyways I have an epic meeting with my (ex) boss to ask if I can have my job back. I can't work out who needs who more. I quite hope they say no so I can have a bit of a change.....

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:39

    What? me? old?

    You remember things from last century. You must be old

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 00:40

    Night Jon

    I saw ^^ and thought "are they trying to get rid of me?" then realised i'd said goodnight! oops

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 00:40

    Anyways I have an epic meeting with my (ex) boss to ask if I can have my job back. I can't work out who needs who more. I quite hope they say no so I can have a bit of a change.....

    #amnothere

    sorry to ask the blunt question, why are you asking to have your job back if you dont want it?

  • Dan Brunell06/11/2009 at 00:41

    You remember things from last century. You must be old

    I remember stuff from last century, does this mean I am old in Sidepodyears as well?

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:41

    sorry to ask the blunt question, why are you asking to have your job back if you dont want it?

    Errrrm because money is good. I don't hate it really. It's just they make me work like a b****. I'm a bit sick of it.

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:42

    Oh sorry Mr C. I didn't mean to swear.

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:42

    Anyways I have an epic meeting with my (ex) boss to ask if I can have my job back. I can't work out who needs who more. I quite hope they say no so I can have a bit of a change.....

    They will keep you working

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:42

    You remember things from last century. You must be old

    shocked

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 00:43

    I remember stuff from last century, does this mean I am old in Sidepodyears as well?

    Last century was 9 years ago

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:43

    They will keep you working

    Yes I know. Initially they tried to get me to take a more junior job when I asked. I said no and they've invited me to a meeting so they must be interested.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:44

    Oh sorry Mr C. I didn't mean to swear.

    fixed :)

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:44

    fixed :)

    Thankies :)

  • Dan Brunell06/11/2009 at 00:44

    Anyways I have an epic meeting with my (ex) boss to ask if I can have my job back. I can't work out who needs who more. I quite hope they say no so I can have a bit of a change.....

    They will keep you working

    A negotiation tactic I would use is pretend that money is better at the place you are at now but like the people at your previous employer more. It's positive and it lays out if they want you back or not.

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:44

    Last century was 9 years ago

    See, you can do maths too.

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:46

    Last century was 9 years ago

    Or was it 10 years ago?

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:47

    A negotiation tactic I would use is pretend that money is better at the place you are at now but like the people at your previous employer more. It's positive and it lays out if they want you back or not.

    No it's a bit of a stupid unnecessary situation. I was planning on flying to NZ this week and booked 3 months leave. As I'm taking up a new job when I return I had my contract terminated. Now I'm thinking (as I'm not going) it would be a good plan to maybe do some work.... They have however recruited a replacement.

    They offered me a job straight away as the replacement's deputy which I politely declined. I can just see myself doing as much work as I do now for less money as she doesn't know what she's doing.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:48

    No it's a bit of a stupid unnecessary situation. I was planning on flying to NZ this week and booked 3 months leave. As I'm taking up a new job when I return I had my contract terminated. Now I'm thinking (as I'm not going) it would be a good plan to maybe do some work.... They have however recruited a replacement.

    you don't do things by half do ya?

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:49

    Now I'm thinking (as I'm not going) it would be a good plan to maybe do some work....

    What on earth happened to NZ, if it's not rude to ask?

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:49

    you don't do things by half do ya?

    Erm no. I am queen of the melodrama. I don't know how I got myself in such a mess.

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:51

    What on earth happened to NZ, if it's not rude to ask?

    Eurgh. It's not rude. I can't really explain though.

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:51

    Eurgh. It's not rude. I can't really explain though.

    OK, no worries. I'm disappointed for you.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:52

    Eurgh. It's not rude. I can't really explain though.

    is NZ the island in LOST and did it move before you got there?

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:53

    OK, no worries. I'm disappointed for you.

    Everything's just a completely unnecessary mess. It's man related.

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:53

    is NZ the island in LOST and did it move before you got there?

    That might explain why those kiwis are always trying to leave.

    #sorryamy

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:53

    is NZ the island in LOST and did it move before you got there?

    Hah unnecessary mess - sounds just like LOST :D

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:54

    It's man related.

    I usually is. I hope it all works out.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:54

    That might explain why those kiwis are always trying to leave.

    #sorryamy

    :D

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:54

    I usually is. I hope it all works out.

    I don't.

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:55

    I don't.

    um, or not?

  • Andy Taylor06/11/2009 at 00:55

    Everything's just a completely unnecessary mess. It's man related.

    ooookay, time to change the subject I think...

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:56

    um, or not?

    Hah sorry. I'm sure you mean well :P I'm at that stage where I hope he dies a painful death. Not really in the mood for working it out right now.

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:56

    ooookay, time to change the subject I think...

    Right.

    What am I meant to do with this Google Wave thingy?!

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:56

    ooookay, time to change the subject I think...

    logic hasn't crashed yet.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:57

    What am I meant to do with this Google Wave thingy?!

    you can add: sidep[email protected] as a contact. but i'm edit at the moment.

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 00:57

    Michel was on Saturday Kitchen!!! How did I miss this?!?

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 00:57

    Hah sorry. I'm sure you mean well :P I'm at that stage where I hope he dies a painful death. Not really in the mood for working it out right now.

    Am sure what Paul meant was "whatever happens" i hope it works out.

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:57

    Hah sorry. I'm sure you mean well :P I'm at that stage where I hope he dies a painful death. Not really in the mood for working it out right now.

    sidepodvoodoo?

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 00:57

    #nothere

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 00:57

    sidepodvoodoo?

    Strange things happen to you at night :P

  • Andy Taylor06/11/2009 at 00:58

    logic hasn't crashed yet.

    Good, something non-controversial to talk about :)

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:58

    you can add: [email protected] as a contact. but i'm edit at the moment.

    So, you get a googlewave.com address?

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 00:58

    Hah sorry. I'm sure you mean well :P I'm at that stage where I hope he dies a painful death. Not really in the mood for working it out right now.

    Oh. This year has really been a rubbish year for lovelife (based on the stories of my friends, anyway).

    Morning, everyone. We're still in yesterday's thread?

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:58

    Good, something non-controversial to talk about :)

    :D

  • me06/11/2009 at 00:58

    So, you get a googlewave.com address?

    yeah. it's not an email address. it's a wave address.

    email is dead.

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 00:59

    email is dead.

    apparently.

    *starts new learning curve*

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:00

    Oh. This year has really been a rubbish year for lovelife (based on the stories of my friends, anyway).

    Apparently this is ironic. We break up over arguments about the fact that I don't care. This upsets me enough to make me cancel a round the world trip. I then realise that actually I probably didn't care after all. It's been an emotional week.

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 01:01

    Michel was on Saturday Kitchen!!! How did I miss this?!?

    Does he not have a blog you could subscribe to so that you would know stuff like this? Is it on the iplayer?

  • Andy Taylor06/11/2009 at 01:01

    email is dead.

    For those with invites.

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:01

    Does he not have a blog you could subscribe to so that you would know stuff like this? Is it on the iplayer?

    It most certainly is :D I'm enjoying at the moment.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:02

    For those with invites.

    true story

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 01:02

    For those with invites.

    Oh. does that mean I am special for once?

  • me06/11/2009 at 01:03

    For those with invites.

    email is on life support.

    if i had any...

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:03

    Apparently this is ironic. We break up over arguments about the fact that I don't care. This upsets me enough to make me cancel a round the world trip. I then realise that actually I probably didn't care after all. It's been an emotional week.

    Perhaps the truth is somewhere in between? I'm sure you'll figure it out once things calm down. :)

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:03

    For those with invites.

    I'm not at all jealous. I don't even understand what it is or why I would want it. I'm sure someone will turn it into something I like to use at some point then I can go on not understanding in peace.....

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:04

    I'm not at all jealous. I don't even understand what it is or why I would want it. I'm sure someone will turn it into something I like to use at some point then I can go on not understanding in peace.....

    i kinda get it, but i think its a bit like hydrogen fuel for cars.....it dosent work if only a few people have got it. its total market saturation or nout

  • me06/11/2009 at 01:04

    I'm not at all jealous. I don't even understand what it is or why I would want it. I'm sure someone will turn it into something I like to use at some point then I can go on not understanding in peace.....

    by far the best plan.

    i don't really understand it.

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:04

    Perhaps the truth is somewhere in between? I'm sure you'll figure it out once things calm down. :)

    Maybe. I'm not getting back together with him though. He's been a selfish twerp.

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 01:04

    Does he not have a blog you could subscribe to so that you would know stuff like this?

    He has a website but no blog

    http://www.michelroux.co.uk/

  • me06/11/2009 at 01:04

    i kinda get it, but i think its a bit like hydrogen fuel for cars.....it dosent work if only a few people have got it. its total market saturation or nout

    perfect way of explaining it.

    it's also quite broken at the moment.

  • Paul06/11/2009 at 01:05

    i don't really understand it.

    Phew. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

  • me06/11/2009 at 01:05

    Maybe. I'm not getting back together with him though. He's been a selfish twerp.

    it was the cricket scores wasn't it?

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 01:05

    email is on life support.

    Only for personal contact.

    In business it most certainly isn't. In fact I'm using it more than ever during the postal strike.

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:06

    I'm sure you'll bounce back better than ever, Alison. Plenty of fish in the sea and all that. ;)

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:06

    it was the cricket scores wasn't it?

    Yes. That was the only reason. I just couldn't get over it.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:06

    it was the cricket scores wasn't it?

    i think she's a tottenham supporter and he's a stoke supporter...after the result it would never have worked

    and thus concludes my football knowledge for the year

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 01:07

    I just listened the Red Bull visit, very interesting, thanks.

  • me06/11/2009 at 01:07

    and thus concludes my football knowledge for the year

    not bad considering you're fast asleep.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:07

    Only for personal contact.

    In business it most certainly isn't. In fact I'm using it more than ever during the postal strike.

    I only ever sent letters out on 2 occations...

    1. Thank you cards for birthday/christmas

    2. Letters too my other half

    Both depend on stamps, so i email ;)

  • me06/11/2009 at 01:08

    I just listened the Red Bull visit, very interesting, thanks.

    :)

    don't tell christine.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:08

    not bad considering you're fast asleep.

    and also not bad considering im fast asleep doing a health and safety workshtee that i forgot about!

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:09

    and thus concludes my football knowledge for the year

    :D :D

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:09

    it was the cricket scores wasn't it?

    Yes. That was the only reason. I just couldn't get over it.

    Yep, that was selfish alright.

  • Pat W06/11/2009 at 01:10

    don't tell christine.

    That was my first time listening to something in the archive. That is unless you count something downloaded weeks ago but are only just getting around to, as listening to the archive.

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:13

    Yep, that was selfish alright.

    I just think that perhaps people could choose a better time to vent pent up concerns than just before I'm about to set up on a life-changing trip. He didn't say anything new, he was very rude about it, I just can't be bothered with it anymore.

    I don't know what he wants from me. I was so good not harassing him while he was away, letting him enjoy himself. I don't know why I don't deserve the same.

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:15

    I just think that perhaps people could choose a better time to vent pent up concerns than just before I'm about to set up on a life-changing trip. He didn't say anything new, he was very rude about it, I just can't be bothered with it anymore.

    Mmm... So they were old concerns, but you just never got around to properly fixing them?

  • Andy Taylor06/11/2009 at 01:15

    don't tell christine.

    I still can't believe you came all the way to Milton Keynes but didn't come and see me at work :(

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:16

    I still can't believe you came all the way to Milton Keynes but didn't come and see me at work :(

    maybe he did....you just didnt know what he looks like ;)

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:16

    Mmm... So they were old concerns, but you just never got around to properly fixing them?

    Well not exactly. The sort of paranoid concern that people have and it doesn't matter how many times you say it's ridiculous, it never totally goes out their head.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:17

    Well not exactly. The sort of paranoid concern that people have and it doesn't matter how many times you say it's ridiculous, it never totally goes out their head.

    It does eventually, but it takes time. It's a typically male thing (generally)

  • me06/11/2009 at 01:17

    I still can't believe you came all the way to Milton Keynes but didn't come and see me at work :(

    you didn't tell us until we got back :)

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:19

    It does eventually, but it takes time. It's a typically male thing (generally)

    Not while he's away. It's the same qualities that made it possible for me to tolerate him being away that he got annoyed about. You can't have it both ways. You also can't claim I'm the uncommitted one if you've chosen to move half way around the globe rather than move in with me.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:20

    Not while he's away. It's the same qualities that made it possible for me to tolerate him being away that he got annoyed about. You can't have it both ways. You also can't claim I'm the uncommitted one if you've chosen to move half way around the globe rather than move in with me.

    you should tell my brother that, he moved to Africa for a few years. no idea how he's still with his girlfriend. sometimes these things do and dont work i guess

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:24

    you should tell my brother that, he moved to Africa for a few years. no idea how he's still with his girlfriend. sometimes these things do and dont work i guess

    Tell your brother what? I think if nothing else, I've learned that actually I could probably make a long distance relationship work which I never believed in any way possible before.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:25

    Tell your brother what? I think if nothing else, I've learned that actually I could probably make a long distance relationship work which I never believed in any way possible before.

    the "you cant have it both ways" bit.

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:27

    I think if nothing else, I've learned that actually I could probably make a long distance relationship work which I never believed in any way possible before.

    It can work (I was in one before), but it's very tiring - and there's always that possibility that there's something going on at the other side that you don't know about...

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:28

    the "you cant have it both ways" bit.

    Oh I see yes. I really just can't see how anyone could be expected to both wear their heart on their sleeve all the time and also cope well enough alone to allow you both to function sensibly. If I needed to be on the phone all day wailing away, I don't think he'd have enjoyed himself very much.....

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:30

    It can work (I was in one before), but it's very tiring - and there's always that possibility that there's something going on at the other side that you don't know about...

    I don't get why you'd bother keeping up a l/d relationship if you found someone else where you're living. Maybe it's a man thing :P

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:32

    I don't get why you'd bother keeping up a l/d relationship if you found someone else where you're living. Maybe it's a man thing :P

    it's one of those, she's girlfriend material, you're wife material, kinds of things. crazy, yes, but there ya go.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:34

    it's one of those, she's girlfriend material, you're wife material, kinds of things. crazy, yes, but there ya go.

    hmmmmmmmm

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:36

    it's one of those, she's girlfriend material, you're wife material, kinds of things. crazy, yes, but there ya go.

    Yeah when I think about it like that, I can see how someone explains it away but really? If you're that serious about wanting to get married or whatever you'd do something about the distance. It's just that there's another priority. Which is absolutely fine. It's stupid to pretend that there's not though.

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:38

    Yeah when I think about it like that, I can see how someone explains it away but really? If you're that serious about wanting to get married or whatever you'd do something about the distance. It's just that there's another priority. Which is absolutely fine. It's stupid to pretend that there's not though.

    True. It's just that some guys, when they find the person who they think is "the one" but they don't think they themselves are ready to settle down yet, do whatever they can to keep "the one". Selfish? Absolutely.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:38

    it's one of those, she's girlfriend material, you're wife material, kinds of things. crazy, yes, but there ya go.

    hmmmmmmmm

    not all of us are like that :P

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:39

    not all of us are like that :P

    No. I should think not. I might just go live in a cave. I know he wasn't cheating on me.

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:40

    I might just go live in a cave. I

    caves are fun. i wonder what the cavemen did before twitter

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:40

    No. I should think not. I might just go live in a cave. I know he wasn't cheating on me.

    He just got paranoid. At least he was faithful, but he could've trusted you more.

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:40

    caves are fun. i wonder what the cavemen did before twitter

    fire can be very fascinating. :D

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:41

    He just got paranoid. At least he was faithful, but he could've trusted you more.

    You have no idea what I've been up to..... :P

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:41

    fire can be very fascinating. :D

    aha, a fellow piromaniac!

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:42

    You have no idea what I've been up to..... :P

    Hmmm. :P

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:42

    aha, a fellow piromaniac!

    Where's Guy Fawkes when you need him? :D

  • Jon Waldock06/11/2009 at 01:44

    Where's Guy Fawkes when you need him? :D

    Being celebrated ;)

    On that bombshell im actually going to sleep.

    adios amigos

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:44

    On that bombshell im actually going to sleep.

    Kaboom. :P Night Jon.

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:47

    Hmmm. :P

    Maybe he was right about what he was worried about. I don't know. That's not why we've broken up. He's been shockingly rude to me and decided to spring all this on me at a time chosen, by the look of it, purely out of spite.

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:48

    Maybe he was right about what he was worried about. I don't know. That's not why we've broken up. He's been shockingly rude to me and decided to spring all this on me at a time chosen, by the look of it, purely out of spite.

    That says it all sadly. But, hey, things can only get better from here. :)

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:54

    That says it all sadly. But, hey, things can only get better from here. :)

    Yes. I'm not sure how I've found myself talking about this.

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 01:56

    Yes. I'm not sure how I've found myself talking about this.

    I think it started with my "rubbish year for lovelife" comment. We can always change the topic. :D

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 01:59

    I think it started with my "rubbish year for lovelife" comment. We can always change the topic. :D

    Hah. I'm just an open book though. If it's on my mind, it's out my mouth. I think this conversation has shown me that really I'm not very emotional about the whole issue. I think I'm supposed to be weeping.

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 02:02

    Hah. I'm just an open book though. If it's on my mind, it's out my mouth. I think this conversation has shown me that really I'm not very emotional about the whole issue. I think I'm supposed to be weeping.

    Normally, you would be, yes. Sometimes, it takes a while for things to sink in, but seeing as that it was a l/d thing, the weeping may not come after all? :)

  • Steven Roy06/11/2009 at 02:02

    Hah. I'm just an open book though. If it's on my mind, it's out my mouth. I think this conversation has shown me that really I'm not very emotional about the whole issue. I think I'm supposed to be weeping.

    You are supposed to do what you feel like doing. There is no one size fits all answer. Some people sit and cry in a corner and others go out and get beer in their hair

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 02:05

    You are supposed to do what you feel like doing. There is no one size fits all answer. Some people sit and cry in a corner and others go out and get beer in their hair

    Hahaha! :D But seriously, Steven's right. People do what they need to do to bounce back. :)

  • Alison06/11/2009 at 02:08

    Hahaha! :D But seriously, Steven's right. People do what they need to do to bounce back. :)

    I wasn't drowning my sorrows. I had a good time, got very rowdy and had beer thrown at me..... Sign of a good night out I'd say.

  • Journeyer06/11/2009 at 02:09

    I wasn't drowning my sorrows. I had a good time, got very rowdy and had beer thrown at me..... Sign of a good night out I'd say.

    Not to mention had great fun on the doohickey last night. :P :P

  • Aitch06/11/2009 at 05:49

    I've just seem my first christmas decorations of the year ..groan!

    I caught a bit of the noon news today and I saw that Santa Claus was back in Town, I think he was plugging the annual Christmas Parade. I personally think that Christmas decorations should not be seen until December.

  • Alianora La Canta06/11/2009 at 21:28

    it won’t happen before we get a new live server that can be trusted to stay up for 24hrs.

    that requires much testing. {Comment #1101}

    As instructed, I've noted the comment number.

    I've also noted that the wording of the comment is ambiguous and could mean, for example, that the Cs want some redundancy and/or practise time so that they can be confident that the machinery is capable of handling their ambition.

  • Alianora La Canta06/11/2009 at 21:31

    Is it me, or is this question extremely badly worded?

    “13) How do you think about and comparing the skills, knowledge and understanding that you have at any given point with the competence you need to develop?” {Comment #1447}

    It's an unsound sentence in several ways - "comparing" should be "compare", "competence" does not necessarily tally with "skills, knowledge and understanding" even in combination and the whole thing could do with some simplification!