It was Hamilton's birthday yesterday and I missed it! I am not very good at keeping up with these important days and things, am I? Anyway, Happy Birthday to LewHam, hope he celebrated with his new friend Jenson Button. Anyway, thankfully there wasn't an enormous amount of Flav news yesterday, so we could concentrate on other things.
- Lotus have been talking up their chances for the new season, with Mike Gascoyne confident they can beat Force India and Toro Rosso - running midfield. They're already ahead of schedule, about a week further up than where they should have been. They appear to be one of the furthest ahead teams, although Sauber have confirmed their launch, so it's a race to be ready.
- Autosport is talking about the double diffusers and the potential that they will be banned going forward. I kinda thought this would always be the case because it was obvious that's not how the regulations were intended to be interpreted, but it was a clever way to do so. It would make sense for the FIA to tighten up on it, wouldn't it?
- Some of the top names in British Motorsport (although I have only heard of one of them) are doing the London Marathon this year to raise money for charity. It's a BRDC thing, and if you're feeling generous you can donate here. I think it's quite crazy to run more than a few paces, but it's for a good cause, so I'll let them off.
That'll do it for now. It's Friday at last, so we are just hours away from the weekend. Yay for that, and yay for seeing you in the comments.
hey friday.
Yay!
Hola all, a great time of the shopping for tickets for F1 racing
Hi Joe
You going to Montreal this year?
ahhh, Friday
Roger that, but in years past there was a central website to get tickets, now it seems they farmed it out to other sources. My question is how do find a website you trust to buy tickets
Start at the circuit website [if there is one] or Formula1.com
You are the dude! found it and will be getting my tickets in the next day or two. I thinking of the chicane at the end of the casino straight. Close to the casino for blackjack and close to the beergarden for refreshement
Sounds perfect
Are you going to a race this year?
Spa roadtrip
It's gonna be 'a thing'
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Spa+Grand+Prix+2010
Yeah, that would be a thing. I already got the time off and thankfully there is alot of people injured or sick in my FD, so lots of OT to fund
But I doubt I will make the Spa thing, how many are going?
Nice!
[Well, for you anyway - not them, obviously]
About 6 confirmed so far, hoping we can make it a dozen or so
If my world goes perfect, I'll keep that on my radar screen, but I doubt it. Is there much to do in Spa. I always thought Montreal would be perfect meet up race
Probably not much more than drink great beer and eat good food. Not sure how many are staying outside the circuit yet
Absolutely. It's a fun town
You've been to GPC, right?
No, I ws in town last year but sadly, no race
Okay down to watch football and sleep, talk to you later
See ya fella
That's all we'll need, I'm betting.
Fine for me
#MFC
Leo is running a loop of his first day at CES on live.twit.tv The highlight is the Lenovo U1 laptop. It runs Windows 7 but the screen can be removed very easily and operates as a Linus tablet. Then it clips back in and goes back to Windows. Clever idea
Linus from Peanuts? ;)
No. It's quite expensive ;)
:D
Touché
I do heart leo, but he does make me feel very stupid
why?
because he makes everything sound so easy, doesn't he? ;)
morning everyone.
Hi Journeyer
ahhhh. yes.
new f1 minute video: http://www.f1minute.com/2010/01/06/sauber-confirm-launch-date-for-new-car/
Because I know NOTHING about the internet and computers and stuff. I watched a really interesting with him and they were talking about how anyone can do *This* and *that* how it was easy and i was sitting there with my mouth wide open going "oh my goodness, i have no idea what you're talking about"
Cool
Will these be going into iTunes?
My point exactly. :D It's a Leo thing, I guess. Even when he was still on ZDTV.
You are posting new videos at 1am?
ok. but you weren't discouraged? you just had your mind blown wide open.
you kidding, we've basically been working 24/7 for the past four days on this and posting them the second they're finished.
christine okayed it before she slept, am starting work on the next one any second and that should go up when she wakes.
we're like a little video producing factory :)
Jackie has posted pt2 of the g-force article.
http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=1987
It's only 59 seconds. I feel cheated. ;)
I saw the tweet earlier, I've yet to read the bookmarked pt 1
They are rather ace!
odd, it's not here. i'll have to check that :)
ummm, yes and no. i guess it's how it is with anything, you start it and go "wow, im doing some really good stuff" and then see what other people are doing and go "ah...not so much"
i feel all this epic video producing deserves a donation. Someone please remind me when i get home as cannot do it from phone.
They are really good but they must be a lot of work
When will that be?
more than we estimated, but thankfully the snow gave us extra time. i can guarantee it's not sustainable through the season without some investment but we will comprehensively blog everything this weekend.
Testing the water a little?
yeah. i get that everyday with leo.
I assumed originally you were just doing one for a bit of fun. I didn't think you would try to make a series.
as i said to alex this morning. we didn't know, so we tried it.
why did you do it? "because it was there"
As good a way as any to find out
there is no plan. but doing one wouldn't tell us much. 90% of the work was in the first show (intro graphics mainly), we need to know how long each one will take on a daily basis.
I get that with the infamous 'last pint' ;)
in our case - "because no-one else is"
i like that thinking :)
blimey. SLEEP.
saturday.
i bet. it's odd, its a bit like what i do when watching an olympic triathlon and going "i know i'll never be that good, but i can try" and you just have a go, and if it dosent work then you've tried
I wondered why you were staying up until 8am.
and this is why i love the off season. none of the pesky races getting in the way of creativity :)
There's not much of it left, unfortunately for you guys
Launches, testing, etc
tell me about it.
Heheh. If it were too long you'd run out of content to put in it.
My favourite bit of the off-season :-)
Bedtime, hopefully Friday will be nice and quiet at work..
not sure we would. we could panel, quiz, and all sorts of stuff for months without getting bored.
see ya.
see ya
So we need a couple of years without any racing?
G'night Pat
Will Renault's suspension contain Boullier Cranks this year?
I only really have one issue with Google Voice.
I can never remember the stinkin' phone number!
you could argue we just had that. a couple of years without events, yes :)
I'll have to ask Alex in the morning
Maybe he will name the next new bit they come up with the Boullier widget
pushrods or pullrods?
Bouliier Flugel has a nice ring to it
:P
I gotta sleep. Night all.
bye jon.
Also, on an aero front. How hard will the Brawn guys be thinking this year on scheming up something to be as controversial as the Double Diffuser when they're outlawed for 2011?
See ya Jon
So he is a Dumbo?
Night Jon and Pat
We shall see I guess
Engineers don't tend to make great managers, let's hope they have some good ideas this year
home is hours away sadly. 6 more hours at work then an hour or so at albert park.
What The Duck makes me chuckle today
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/wtd-internet-jpg
Some do some don't. Gascoyne did a better job at Toyota than their professional managers. Chapman did OK with Lotus. Ron Dennis was a mechanic and he turned out to be a decent manager.
Fair point
I think they're a rarity though
Nowadays maybe when you have people from outside the motor sport industry buying or starting F1 teams but it used to be engineers or ex/failed drivers who ran teams
I mean in general. F1 takes a little more of something special to succeed and is less like running a business, I guess
Assuming a fast car attracts sponsorship like moths to a flame, that is
Look at the top teams now
Brawn - engineer
Red Bull - Horner - failed driver
McLaren - Whitmarsh - engineer
Ferrari - Domenicali - engineer
Oh, I agree with you
Am thinking that F1 may be the exception that proves the rule, that's all
I get your point now. I am being a bit slow on the uptake.
So who else can we talk into for the Scotland meet-up?
[Must remember to ask Alex soon]
scotland meetup?
Yup
Alison came up with the idea, Steven & I are the organising committee
Possibly March [before or between races]
sounds good. can i recommend laster in the year? the science meetup came right in the middle of the busy back-to-back early races and it nearly killed us. monaco time might be better.
It was mooted that before Aus or before Bahrain which are two weeks apart but nothing is even close to confirmed yet
So far we have organised absolutely nothing so the date can be at any time
China > Spain is 3 weeks
[Apr 18th - May 9th]
that's much better.
With that much notice we could possibly get RG to come and say hello
am liking this more and more :)
My cold's getting worse, it's giving me a sinus headache. I think I might stay in bed tomorrow and phone in for a day off
In the meantime, I need the comfort food duo of Crisps & Chocolate
Nice to see Eddie Irvine has learned to be a bit more diplomatic
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8447297.stm
Spyker make another bid for SAAB
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6055B220100108?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews
I thought Genii were going for them
Or are they the backing for this?
Spyker put a bid in and got knocked back. They then announced they were no longer interested. Now Genii put in a bid and a few hours later Spyker's new bid has been announced. I gues Spyker thought that as they were the only interested buyer GM would have to sell to them. Now they have some competition they are prepared to bump up their price.
Joe says they are competing bids: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/genii-capital-bidding-to-buy-saab/
It'd be a shame if Saab folded, it's no coincidence that it went down hill as soon as GM took over and diluted the brand
I've had two Classic 900's, they were great cars
Saab F1 from 2013 onward? That can work. I do wonder if the folks at Renault know about this move by GenII, and if they gave their blessing to it (if it'll help them leave the sport).
Can't see the Renault name being in F1 from 2011 aside from an engine provider
They were one of the most distinct brands and GM was insane to go anywhere near it. Patrick Head used to tell people that if they wanted to understand aerodynamics of road cars you had to look at them from above and SAAB were way better than anyone else.
Maybe being an aircraft maunfacturer helped back in the day before they were split
It all depends on what the FIA will do with Toyota, if they'll even do anything at all...
But then, Saab-Renault? Is that possible?
Definitely
I wonder how much Renault are contributing financially these days?
A lot less, I bet
Has the rumors of Nestle sponsorship for Sauber been brought up? It sounds very interesting, and if successful, may convince Nestle competitors like P&G and Unilever to enter the sport as well.
Ooh, that's a new one
Saw that earlier
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/sauber-what-else/
oh eddie. Poor lensoo. Not. I dont believe him when he says he doesnt take eddies opinion to heart as pretty much everyone ever involved in f1 ever has said he made a bad choice. One person you could ignore but not everyone!
Again, I give the floor to Joe: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/sauber-what-else/
It also mentions that Pedalo may indeed be in line at Sauber.
My fave story about Saab was a pilot who rolled his 9000 three times after going into a ditch. His only injury was a knock to the head from his flight bag
[My Aunt used to run a Saab servicing business, he was a customer]
Same as him denying he was under pressure before the championship was wrapped up
No point regretting it now, is there? At least Jenson did it having already become World Champion - no one can take that away from him.
But if Merc ends up ahead of Macca in the championship, he'd probably wonder...
Has Lou caught you calling him Iensoo yet?
I can see 2010 being a four-way Battle Royale
I certainly hope so
lou sleeps when i talk about lensoo. I might get away with it all season. ;)
This paragraph made me double-take:
Convers Group, a Russian bank controlled by the Antonov family. Convers holds a 29 percent stake in Spyker and Alexander Antonov's 34-year-old son, Vladimir, is chairman of the carmaker's board.
LOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Giggles is everywhere
:lol:
EEEEEEvil. :D
shhhh.
hooray i am leaving work early today. 445 instead of 630. More sunshine time!
Slow day then
nah colleague desperate for more hours. Normally so am i but its so nice out there!
figured we may need a breakout for this one:
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/01/08/bernie-ecclestone-joins-genii-capital-in-saab-deal/
anyone fancy proofreading for me?
Why not
thanking you. shall move comments in meantime/
Yup, all good
ace :)
Mr C: Do you listen to Leo's MacBreak Weekly show?
Seems like it could be good but at 1 - 2hrs, it's a long podcast
MacBreak Weekly podcast link
yup. this week's with john gruber was especially good, why?
Was reading Daring Fireball and this week's show was mentioned so I thought I'd check it out
I couldn't sustain a podcast of that size 'in season' though :)
hehe. i'm not subscribed any more, i just pick video from his site when i get time.
MFC & Smarter Than The Average/Film Watch worlds colide
Nexus Name Irks Author's Estate
Blade Runner author's family not happy with Google Nexus phone title
"Our legal team is dealing head-on with this"
Android/Nexus - seems so obvious now
omg!
Didn't realise that Verizon/Motorola licenced the term Droid from Lucasfilm Ltd either
Leo's video loop covers the Nexus. He liked it and thought it was faster than Android.
He also showed a phone with a saffire crystal glass screen that you can hammer in nails with and they did. The phone can also work under water.
Unhappy but not surprised to read Christine's thoughts on Ridley's finest
she's wrong.
I suggested she'd have been happier with the original, narrated version. Too late now
Along with Amy's dislike for it, I added:
Don’t tell anyone I said this but maybe you shoulda watched the older, Harrison Ford narrated release.
The rest of us can watch Ridley’s intended version in our neon-lit, ivory tower.
Amy, you’re in the basement with Christine until you come to your Sci-Fi senses
its not the worst movie i studied at school. And it is the only one I studied and now own! Maybe Ill give it another go.
The most recent 'Final Cut' version is the one to watch
A lot of people are irked by Ford's narration on the cinematic release but it never bothererd me
ps the original narrated one is even worse. Worst ending of a film ever!
hehe. why would she like the narration?
the one we studied was "the directors cut" i think.
She says
it wasn’t until I got halfway through the film that I really understood what was going on
The narration guides the viewer along a bit
Which was nothing of the sort, apparently. More the Studio's idea of grabbing more cash from it
Ridley's intentions are supposedly in the most recent from 2007
i didnt mind the narration but i hated that they somehow managed to find this blue sky green hills part of the world that the whole movie lead us to believe didnt exist anymore. Boo lame "happy" ending, boo!
The Director's Cut didn't have narration
There are way too many editions of this gem
no, we studied the directors cut and then we watched the cinematic release so my teacher could say "look how rubbish this is" and the final cut didnt exist when i was at school
Seems teech was a BR fan boi then
i think he was, at the start of the year he told us we would be studying "the most discussed film ever" but refused to tell us what it was. 6 months later when he told us we all went "...most discussed? Ive never heard of it" and then we got a lecture on how it was so great the essays would write themselves.
i'd agree with that.
Other Sci-Fi in the course or just that?
Maybe it's a boys film
It's in my all time Top 10
Another MFC story, unhappy Linux users in Italy
Italian class action to sue over preinstalled Windows
#MFC
no other sci fi, just that. Novel study that year was one flew over the cuckoos nest and for our play study we did othello. I am shocked i remember that.
I liked Cuckoo's as a novel, all from the Chief's perspective rather than MacMurphy's
that was probably my favourite book i studied at school.
i am suspicious of a road that appears to be being built here. The sign on the fence around the construction says it is installation of a new turf and pavilion though. I just seem to recall some of the 2010 marketing i got mentioned track changes.
Morning Amy. Off to Albert Park the ?
*then
hey alex.
On my way to the station this morning I enountered this chap
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-388
Here's me with him:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-2-317
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-3-389
morning Mr C
hehehe :) :)
indeed. I am currently standing at the bottom of the stairs the drivers go up to get to the podium. No harem of ING girls for me though.
For Bassano. I also listen to Mac Break Weekly. It's not been quite the same since Merlin Mann left but there you are. I use it in much the same way as gruber's site works for me: sound heads talking about the news, gossip and rumours. They dismiss rumours and get to the heart of it. And they are just as likely to say that Apple is wrong as right. Well maybe not just as likely, but you get the idea :)
in some ways, for me it got a bit better without merlin, only because i like hearing about alex lindsay spending $100,000 on some editing software. whereas mm was a bit too down to earth and more interested in what imovie could do for him.
i find it really odd that all the offices in the pit building sit empty all year apart from a few weeks in march. Surely it would be easier for the agpc to work from there all year rather than move offices twice
i have stumbled across a wedding. I didnt know people got married on fridays.
in an f1 paddock?
I had a really strange idea about the tablet after listening to that mbw with gruber which I'm going to note down now in case it's right.
Lots of talk about the tablet saying that this device becomes a kind of media portal. Books, music and video content deals being made.
With all of the tablet rumours surfacing one of the other rumours seems to have gone away that Apple is going to make an actual TV which has a computer in it. The latest 22" iMac is pretty close to that already. But how about this...
Steve does tablet launch in the body of the show. Like iPhone there was too much stuff to show off for it to be just "one more thing". I say launch the tablet. Say it's coming in June. Then for one more thing say, for the one more thing we are launching a non-touch version of the operating system which will work right with your tv. And it's available now for your Apple TV.
Okay that last bit is wishful thinking, doubt the old hardware would cope. But i really think that if you can sort the navigation of the all of this stuff into a slate so it can operate with touch screen surely that would also work great as a remote.
Anyway just a thought :)
i say wedding, its just the reception. At one of the function places on the lake. I would totally have my reception at albert park before heading off to my monaco honeymoon. Keep the theme going.
maybe. but couldn't they make an app to do that? what does the tv os do?
sorry typo. If you have designed the os to work with a finger. It could work well with a remote. (not using the slate as a remote).
I'm sort of thinking some people why would I want to carry my media center with me on a 10 inch screen I want my media center to be 52" and hang on the wall.
yeah I know. With merlin the show did get ratholed a lot more. I liked it from an entertainment point of view more. Now more as a useful show.
They are behind us. Only on this show they were trying to work out how to attach an iPhone to somebody. That is so last year ;)
Morning.
PASTRY DAY!!!
lots of people get married on different days. My brother is getting married on a Thursday.
I do think it's a new thing though.
morning.
like a wiimote?
i would assume that you pick and choose you media on the slate, on your lap, hit play and then the movie appears on the big second screen.
:D
hey gavin.
In 3D? :P
Morning All!
maybe. But i think you would be able to do it without the slate.
What if Finnish Husband wants to have the reception in Finland?
are there non blonde finns?
Yes, I know a girl who had dark hair...
There is also 'Lordi' :D
I'm going to guess there are 4
:D
hi! are you allowed to be here?
Shhhhh....She is sleeping, so I think I am ;)
i am now waiting for a tram home. I think im sitting next to alex. Blue shirt? Tan trousers? Using an iphone? Same hair cut? It must be him.
i know mrs kimi has brown hair. That is my limit of non blonde finns.
Hehe, although this morning's capri sonne has been opened in the correct manner...
#conformist
whipped! *wa-pow*
:D:D
nu-uh!
I am on what I call a bus at the moment. Maybe I am confused.
uh-ha!
or should that be uh-huh. Yes that's better
doh!
There is no snow at all up in town. Crazybonks
too many people on this tram have no clothes on. They all must have missed the ad that says if you can no longer see the water you are in your undies.
I have been reading Terry Lovels book about Bernie.
In it there is a story about when he was running his car showroom.
It had snowed and the forcourt was covered, he was worried about people trapsing snow into his pristine showroom, so he asked the council to shovel it and take it away.
The werent that keen so he got his staff to shovel all the snow onto the road and block it. the council soon came to take it away apparently...
yay i just got ticket inspected! I dont feel like buying a ticket is a waste of time when i actually have to show it to a transport officer :D
Do you know I expected all Danes to be fair-skinned and blonde. It's so wrong to think that because they're just as mixed as any other country!
I would never doubt that because that is how Bernie operates to a T!
As a Mathematician, I often wonder if it is worth buying a ticket or trying to dodge it and pay the occasional fine.
I think I worked out that I would have to not be asked for 60 days to get away with it :D
I expected all people from Dewsbury to be stupid before I moved here. 10 years later, and..... no, I still stand by that thought.
my brother left melbourne angry he had spent $60 on public transport tickets and never ever got asked to show it to someone. We were taking multiple trips every day for 2 weeks. Its no wonder people fare evade. If the threat of being caught was a bit more real it might help.
This was a reference to the "popular" band "4 non-blondes"
I'm not much into that "popular" music - you are just too cool for me :(
Just got home. So sore from football.
Note to self: get in shape and don't smoke and drink a glass of scotch while anchoring the midfield. It will not end well.
There is virtually nothing cool about 4 non-blondes you don't have to worry. As I did it I thought, "Mr C will get this, don't know about anyone else"
On the field!!!
They are one hit wonders. With that song which goes, "hey-ah-yay-ah-yay-ah-yay what's going on"...
!!!
I was shocked that anyone could NOT get it? What's going on!
:)
I have held fourstar's pint while he was fielding on the boundry (cricket)
Sorry, no but that would be funny. I should do that sometime.
I went out drinking with some co-workers after work to a cigar bar. I figured that I would be OK for the match tonight.
Bad idea. It was raining and cold. I wasn't feeling good at all. I thought I was going to hack up a lung.
It meant that whenever they were changing ends or whatever he could have a sip
I is home. Donation has been made. And I notice my attempt to photograph the bride at the park is very sideways and mostly sky. I really wish the main camera on my phone still worked :(
Hi guys, I'll be doing a blog post tonight about the Saab-Genii-Bernie love triangle.
We need to do a sidepodfilm of this in the style of a Mexican soap opera.
And almost as soon as my train gets near the station I have to up and leave. Marvellous start to my day. Take care, don't slip over in the snow like I try to do regularly! Laters.
but she can sure write a tune:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Perry_songwriting_and_production_discography
So interestingly it seems the Apple tablet will actually be good for the Kindle. My guess is that it will make the market into two devices. Just want books: Get a Kindle. Want more features and stuff get the iWhatever.
Oh yes. Her and Kathi Dennis are the unsung heroines of 90s pop!
Cathy not Kathi sorry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_singles_written_by_Cathy_Dennis
i'd add diane to that too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Warren
oops, thaht's not the song list. this is a song list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_written_by_Diane_Warren
Well... Yes... She's less pop and more power ballad. I mean I know that's your weak spot Mr C. Good song writer sure... but... not really as poppy as the other two no?
- don't turn around, by ace of base
errr. that might be it.
Ah, thats traditional... But you should have been playing! :P
vs toxic?
yet you know rene from aqua???
I was scoring. That still means I'm on the team. FACT!
hahahaha!
yeah, you win.
When I was at school. My name got written up with the 11 players. I was, I must admit, always the scorer.
Yay for snow days...First time my school has been closed in the last 15(my period there). Plenty of time to get revision and work done now :)
hehe, i was always the deignated fielder...
iPod typing fail.
Anyway hello :)
morning lou.
is it morning or evening for you? ;)
dunno.
not tired can see myself sleeping around midday (sorry christine)
hehe when I'm older I'm gonna go live on rockhall... The time zone there is so flexible ;)
Morning all.
My feet are cold. I can't concentrate on anything when I can't feel my toes.
tis a little bit cold, i will grant you that.
morning :)
im the same, but since I got these lovely warm slippers and socks for Christmas my feet dont get so cold. Perhaps you need some too?
I do have big fluffy purple socks. I would imagine the bosses would not approve.
my boss approves of my big fluffy purple slippers!
nor do i.
boo you.
:P
Why not. If you explain the toe / brain connection surely he'll immediately approve purple sockage?
And if he doesn't tell him you'll send me round, I'll really sock it to them ;)
I think this means Amazon is going to sell the Kindle properly worldwide soon: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8443804.stm
just keep your feet under your desk and they won't notice ;)
I hope for all your UK folk that happens. Kindle is so goooood.
Ooh, i just saw a google ad for f1minute on the gaurdian site!:D
It's very unfair to talk about my Blade Runner Film Watch when I am not about. I know I said I would try and stay up later for more conversations, but 4am is pushing it.
did the autosport homepage just change, or do i need sleep?
in dubai?
looks the same to me.
hmm...
the advert round the sides has gone?
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/screen-shot-2010-01-08-at-09-26-32-png
oh. mine doesn't look like that :( #blameaustralia
How odd. Mr C has something different to everyone else :P
i came back now.
wondering if they're trying a new layout?
You were looking at the F1 page, I think, Mr C?
oooooh. mr. c. fail.
sorry.
Hehe. Tis alright. :)
:D
shush you!
;)
Morning. Friday is already far better than Thursday :-)
:P hehe
I'll drink (ribena) to that!
You'll be glad to know my toes have thawed now.
yay :)
Um currently debating whether venturing outside to take some more pics is worth while... The fox was around earlier this morning, am wondering if he'll be back soon.
Believe me, the amount of times that man is in the media here in Denmark it is hard not to!
I hate that feeling :(
Woooooooo!!
Woohoo!
It's colder oustide than I thought. Brrrrrr
People keep telling me it is warmer today, but I feel like it's colder. It might be the wind.
Hello, and a good day to y'all
And a belated happy new year to you
I think it must be the wind. Yesterday wasn't this cold I'm sure...
A company sent us an invoice and an order acknowledgement in separate envelopes, franked on the same day. Waste of paper and postage cost them twice as much as it should've.
morning
Hello, how's it going?
"Icy winds to come"
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2010/pr20100107.html
It's going slowly. Why am I the only one in work when I have the furthest to travel?
Dedication?
I said "in work" not "doing work" :-)
:)
Talking about awarding points but while you'd think they'd have enough to do designing and building cars and sorting out the mess that Flavio has created - they're actually still all sat in the pub discussing the points system
25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 is now up for debate
25-20-15-10-8-6-5-3-2-1 being the "current" one
Of all the things that need improving in F1, who would have thought that the points system was at the top of the list?
I'll have to rework my spreadsheet when I get home to see if it makes much difference. I'd assume not much but it is interesting that they've created a bigger gap 1st-2nd, and closed up the middle order.
I'm getting a cold :( Bad times.
awww mum's just saved a pigeon and has just gone out to give the birds and fox some food. she's determined to help them survive this cold snap.
That seems to be the problem. Reward first by giving them a bigger gap to second... fair enough. Oh but then move 4th closer to them? It doubly devalues second place.
Water is what they'll be really struggling for
yep she's gone out with water.. and breaking the ice in the bird baths too.
I have water outside for birdies.I keep going out to break the ice when I can remember...
Ow.
How?
Ow.
http://www.independent.ie/and-finally/man-with-genitals-in-pipe-cut-free-2003675.html
I find a little small chat can help break the ice.
Boooooo!
So can a large ship :P
:D
small talk that should have been... what was I thinking?
Oh, I was thinking that a chat was some kind of ice axe
I have to go down to town to pick something up. I really can't be bothered. It's too cold! What if I fall over (again)
They're doing something like that here for the birds and the rabbits and stuff
do you not have any thick boots or trainers or anything that may help with grip?..you could always take a cushion just in case you fall.. :)
I do have suitable shoes yes. To be honest, I should be fine. I was indoors when I fell before :P I have two HUUUGE bruises on my knee and elbow though.
I would like to issue a headping to ALL THOSE ATTENDING THE MELBOURNE GP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as I have just been to Lygon St and can't help but feel that perhaps we should have a SPC meet up there at some stage during the weekend and I'd like to put myself in charge of booking a table :D
do you lot try socks over your shoes or is that just a crazy new zealand trick?
*Note - I have never tried that!!!
oh no!! falling over is always horrible. I remember when i feel down the stairs at school last term.. i had some horrible bruises and ached for a bit too.
My mum was trying to get me to do that a couple of weeks ago.... Sounds awful! It must make you VERY slippy inside as well...
in the snow?
.... or is that just a crazy dunedin trick :D
I liked that the podium places were so far ahead of the others but not that 2nd gave the same advantage over 3rd that a win gave over 2nd.
On the face of it I like the new(er) one. Neater at the bottom end too ;-)
yeah it stops you from sliding. sounds insane but it does work. you just look a bit stupid. and you need big socks (thanks dad)
mum and dad wont let me come into town with them because they want me to work... no secretly buying red bull or any other caffeine full drinks for me today :(
a blizzard just started though, so maybe they wont be going into town either..
A bit stupid?
I'm not the one with the bruises :D
Sounds like a good idea to me.
you could get away with wearing your socks to work after all ;)
That happened at work! Someone had tramped loads of snow inside and knocked it all off their boots. It all melted and I came round the corner and went flying! I don't think socks would help that situation.
I was meant to quote Mav's post there. trigger-happy on the mouse
Unless I was using them to mop the floor or perhaps as knee pads.
both useful uses for sock. As long as they match.
That's a HSE issue right there - have you looked into it?
That's a really great way to get Athlete's foot and verrucae!
Although, if you have socks that don't match (Alex), discarding them as socks and using them as a mop is a good idea.
Lol. I put a doormat down. All the customer bits are carpeted.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80776
!!!!
I'm very glad I put my bike in the shed and didn't leave it outside.
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/snow-jpg-3
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/snow2-jpg
if I was Alex I'd find the store that sells them, and find an identical non-matching pair, leaving me with two matching pairs of socks and the ability to sleep at night.
Perfect. That's exactly how you should have reacted - see a problem and fix it ;)
now lets compare and contrast with London: http://twitpic.com/x6ojz ........ Finland wins!
wow! that makes our snow look like a dusting...
That's what Denmark looked like a couple of weeks ago too ;)
Is that bad?
for Amy... who wanted photos of new mclaren things.
I think it's good. They have been trying to have an IndyCar race there...
Not at all, it's just....surprising...
Which bit?
I would like to go on record as never having rubbished USF1s preparations ;)
the bit where they have everything ready and a car etc
That is a brilliant idea.
wow
There are a lot of things that were rubbished on here that came true - it's all good though, we can't all be RG-esque ;)
ah that's good news for USF1 then :) i'm pleased they are further on in their development than a few toasters.
For me, I thought it was taken as read they'd use Aragon, or Valencia with everyone else.
true. We also can't all be "as predicted by CAPSLOCK" either.
Although I question the logic of announcing this now rather than in 2 or 3hrs time when America is awake.
New non-F1 stuff:
Alex Tagliani's new IRL team with the silly name went testing: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80770
Mark Webber new GP3 team with Arden has hired a Dane called Michael Christensen:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80773
Never heard of him, but I don't think I'll like him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Christensen#Personal_life ;)
I think he might be ill.
# Favourite driver: Michael Schumacher
# Favourite circuit: Valencia Street Circuit
erk
Karting news:
I've finalised the details with Teamworks and I've been advised that the start time will be 7:30pm not 5:40pm as previously advertised. This is due to a very large race having been booked running over the usual start time.
Sorry if my disorganisation has caused a problem to anyone - it may make public transport access a pain in the neck, but the only other options I was offered prevent me from getting to the event to organise it...
In other news, I will be doing e-mail "tickets" for everyone who's booked and sending them out to everyone who's confirmed in the next 48 hours. You won't need them to get in, but they will have things like my contact number in case you get stuck in traffic or something.
If you've been keeping track of the organisation for this event and missed out, fear not. I've organised it with Teamworks that if they find anyone else who can join us, they would be welcome to do so. The option to book online through Teamworks directly should be appearing soon (you're looking for the 17/01/2010, 19:30/20:00 one.
Is that the charity event Radio Le Mans are covering?
The situation is not being helped by my wiki refusing to load up pages correctly on my computer :(
Is that the charity event Radio Le Mans are covering? {Comment #386}
I wouldn't know. It would be cool if it was, but all I know is that there are over 60 competitors involved...
no. really no.
eh?
Usually they have their own track within the NEC
Thats the charity event at the NEC, it costs about £300 each ;)
Safety????
Alabama has no circuits that are homologated for F1 testing. So safety doesn't matter any more? Great decision Todt.
I can't wait to hear Hindy commentate on something mad like Karting!
They are trying to get an IndyCar race held there, but I don't know what safety level they operate at...
Neither do I but I know it is not approved for F1
Questions for the floor:
1) Does a test circuit have to be at the same standard as a race circuit?
2) What about when they run F1 demonstrations like at Laguna Seca or the Nordschleife?
I expect they are only going to be running installation and PR laps..
I wouldnt count on it, that report said they get 3 tests in America, thats an aweful lot of slow laps
USF1's testing tactic is interesting. It means
a) they probably have a car
b) it's not as far along as Sauber's - possibly more like Lotus' stage, or maybe further behind
c) we won't get any comparable numbers until the first race
Yes we will, they're going to test with the other teams after their 3 test sessions.
"Windsor said the team is allowed to carry out three testing sessions in the US, but will then fly to Spain to join its rivals."
There were concerns from some (maybe just bloggers?) when it was announced.
Safety concerns?
Windsor says three tests
Safety????
Alabama has no circuits that are homologated for F1 testing. So safety doesn't matter any more? Great decision Todt.
If the track doesn't have T1 homologation, then USF1 won't be able to test there whatever their press release says.
However, Barber Motorsport Park has IRL races, so it probably won't struggle too much with the requirements... ...but there could be a problem with timing.
I would disagree with that. IRL safety standards are way lower than F1. Look at Laguna Seca for example. Never in a million years would that get an F1 licence in its current formation.
Is that the charity event Radio Le Mans are covering?
Usually they have their own track within the NEC {Comment #391}
I think I know which track you mean - the one leading to the Live Action Arena. So evidently the event that's overriden our planned slot is something different.
I would disagree with that. IRL safety standards are way lower than F1. Look at Laguna Seca for example. Never in a million years would that get an F1 licence in its current formation. {Comment #406}
Touché!
Concrete walls and bumpy surface. They ran a test. will look it up in 20mins when on lunch
I am booking my Singapore accommodation. For some reason the fact its non-refundable scares me even though I know I'm going to be there.
Good. Because I hate Laguna Seca! GRRRRR!!!
Sounds like an expensive idea.
Thanks Pat - I remember it being mentioned this year...
right, all booked. I decided I couldn't face a hostel so have gone for a hotel. That means I don't have to go outside! I can stay inside allll day and abuse the free wi fi.
That sounds suspiciously like staying at home!
1) I think it can be slightly lower but perhaps that's only really true on the facilities side than the track side.
2) and for that matter the street demos..
staying at home doesnt cost me $700 for four nights! And as much as I love buffets, I am not paying $16.80 a day for breakfast.
1) I think it can be slightly lower but perhaps that's only really true on the facilities side than the track side.
2) and for that matter the street demos.. {Comment #416}
1) There is a Category T1 specifically for circuits that want to run F1 tests without running a F1 race. Quite a lot of things are slightly lower standard on a Category T1 circuit than a Category 1 (F1 race standard) circuit.
2) Street demos are supposed to be organised such that drivers do an appropriately low speed for it. There isn't a category system for straight lines or non-circuit set-ups.
Crikey. It sounds even worse when you convert that to GBP.
A couple of years ago, AU$700 was about £250. Now it's nearer £500!
I'm having trouble finding anything other than the results of MyNameIsIRL's googling about the circuit owner's past, their response, and this circuit map in the SPC comments during the Infineon race..
This is where doing these things solo hurts so much. I get a queen size bed. It fits two people. Take two people, thats only $350 each. Sounds way more affordable.
Allen has a little bit as well before moving on to schedules..
http://furiouswedge.blogspot.com/2009/03/barber-wants-indycar-indycar-wants.html
I was looking for what was said in blogs and at Indystar.com. I should've just looked at Autosport.
Dario: "It's a fabulous facility - the way it's built, the way it's kept," Franchitti said. "The track is a real commitment track, a lot of really, really fast corners. I'm enjoying it a lot. I think if were to come back here and race, a couple of changes would need to be made to create some passing opportunities, but I don't think that would be a problem judging from what they've already done here."
Scott Dixon: "It's a fantastic circuit," Dixon said. "It's got a lot of elevation changes and is quite flowing. It's very different from a lot of the places we go to. It's very smooth, but has bumps and character in different areas. Because it's quite flowing, I think it would be difficult to pass. But there are changes they could make to alleviate that."
Of course F1 cars are very different.. there are onboard videos around the place which I can't watch here
I should add that the 'lots of changes' never happened..
Thanks Pat. Sounds like a good place to test then...
Not doing things solo though, means double the ticket prices.
good point :D
Airlines, transport, sustenance, event tickets...
Could be. Everything I've read is based on it becoming a race venue, which it is apparently too narrow for. That's different to being a test venue. I've never seen a race there so I don't know if it could get T1 easily or not.
wow, awful quiet today.
DRINK! :D
DANGIT!
Just asked Joe about safety standards for testing circuits on this post: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/us-f1-to-test-car-in-the-us/#comment-9603
Be interesting to see what his opinions are ;)
dangit. Alabama is even farther away (from me) than North Carolina is!
and this was linked off of Joe's column: http://runoffarea.co.uk/2009/12/28/large-hadron-collider-to-be-used-in-crash-testing/ it's kinda funny.
How far is the USF1 Factory in NC to BMP in Alabama?
it's about 380 miles from Charlotte to BMP. It's about 390 miles from my house to Charlotte. Unfortunately, charlotte is pretty much in the middle between me and Birmingham :)
I was kind of hoping if they were going to do testing in the states they'd do it at VIR (in southern virginia), but I can understand why they wouldn't go there (it's not a "big time" track, but they do have F3000 races there).
They have F3000 in the states???
my bad, F2000: http://www.f2000championshipseries.com/
Don't know what the similarities or differences are.
Um, there might be a couple ;)
Go wiki F3000!
Hey everybody.
Hey dude :)
hi
Afternoon, Sixth Form closed again, not that I complained. If this keeps up, I'll have a white birthday, the next best thing to a white Christmas!
Yay! The really big D-Bag who sat next to me on the train has left! w00t!
multiple wheels. race around a track that has left AND right hand turns. that's all I really care about ;)
:D
Hey, everybody! Just had to stop by. Right now, I'm listening to the "Cavin and Kevin Trackside" podcast out of Indianapolis, and they're talking to Andretti Autosport's new director Tom Anderson. He's talking about running a fifth car for the Indy 500. Since they ran him at Sonoma last year, maybe it's for Franck...?
I love how the FIA are all "too thin, barriers too close" etc etc, when we go to Monaco and Macau still!!
ooooooh, thanks you speedgeek.
Enjoying giong through today's thread to read people's thoughts on Barber Motorsports Park. I think it'll fit the bill as an F1-type test track. It's sort of a US equivalent to Silverstone, I think. Fast and flowing, with a couple slow sections. More elevation change, though. Anyway, the racing there isn't much good, but it'll be a good place to sort out an F1 car running at 7-8/10ths.
Just found something awesome!
http://www.cueprompter.com/
It's an online teleprompter/autocue. Tres cool
I thought that was what the lclt was. Except with it you don't even need to write out the script. You just ask a question and the answer appears like magic
:)
That is really good though.
okay, must be time for bed. night all.
SPC knows more than Google!
the question is, are you having an early night, or a late one?
Are you on Amy time?
isn't it only 5pm there?
Blimey, what's tired you out? Poor Mr C. You've got yourself all turned around haven't you.... Night :)
Yep. 12 hours before or after Mr C's normal bedtime. Christine has explained that there are 2 5 o'clocks each day. Hasn't she?
27hrs of productive work, and now i'm beat. catch y'all in a bit.
Good night
Actually sleep please :D when you wake up at 4am, GO BACK TO SLEEP!!
also....you are clearly the first person to have ever done 27 hours of productive work.....ever
night mr c
i don't want to sleep. there's exciting and interesting things to be doing. i just have to.
xxx
Can you motivate me to do some hardcore housework please? I need to tidy up before I go on holiday or I'll just get depressed when I come back.
yeah but christine wont be happy when you've killed yourself
Oh dear! Happy sleeping Mr C!
Here's a question for you, why do camera (and tv) companies always advertise their hd (and other really good) products with f1? when f1 isnt in HD?
example
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/photo/detailpages/A-HD_TV2.jpg
Possibly because of the connection between F1 and advanced technology? F1 is also a global brand, remember.
Do some hardcore housework please. You need to tidy up before you go on holiday or you'll only get depressed when you come back.
Did that do the trick?
Because you can use the same images all round the world. If they use football for example they have to show different teams in every different country so have to make multiple adds and they risk annoying the fans of teams other than the teams they use etc.
Similar things go for other sports.
Evening everyone, hope all are well
Hehe I'm trying! :P
I keep finding too many important/interesting things I forgot I owned :)
Someone just showed me a video about the destruction of the world in 2012, stating that it's believable. It really isn't.
evening guys. on my spare phone as my normal one has died. this one is rather alien to sidepodcast, but it shall be tamed!
Leo is live from the Consumer Electronics Show at http://live.twit.tv/ . They are just about to do Windows Weekly and they have a Lenovo rep with the U1 which is their laptop where the screen can detach and be used as a tablet.
#MFC
I've just had a thought - if anyone can do the '6 day week' challenge it's Señor C!
Do you mean 6 * 28 hour days? That would be easy
For him yes.
AAAH
I closed Firefox as it wasn't playing the sound, opened it up again and all my bookmarks and tabs have dissapeared!! :(
I can't cope with 24 hour days. 28 would be much better
That is weird
Firefox still does that? There's a way to retreive them. A few years ago ti did it every week or so on the older version of FF
Itunes did that the other week, it keeps resetting all my podcast settings....
wheeere?!!? :( i had so many bookmarks i needed
http://www.techsnack.net/how-to-retrieve-lost-bookmarks-on-firefox
Also suggest using the add-on Xmarks or something to synchronise your bookmarks online for future possibilities. Least that comes as part of Google Chrome now.
Oh, also another quick way if the copy and paste of the backup doesnt work is to just get the backup HTML file, go back on firefox and import said backup html on the bookmarks manager.
Oooh... exciting news. I've been emailed about a whole new way I can "collaborate with GMM, the world’s only Formula 1-dedicated news provision service" Well what's that? "Now, you can choose to pay only for the news articles you wish to publish."
Think I'll continue to collaborate in the old way though - by taking the mickey out of them at every available opportunity.
Is there anything useful you can do with old video cassettes? I have loads of them. I feel bad throwing them all in the bin.
throw them at Nick?
So not only are they wrong about it being "fully exclusive and original" as well as "thorough, highly researched and considered" but they're wrong about being the " world’s only Formula 1-dedicated news provision service" - thanks F1 Minute! :-)
he'll just try to put them in his VCR upside down or backwards, or stick a straw in them or something.
:D Seems like a lot of effort!
I put that through an online translator and it said our business is screwed so don't pay us what we asked for before pay us less instead - Love GMM
He doesn't have a VCR. He was laughing at me because I still own one.... I just feel bad throwing stuff out!
Record a set of instructions on them as to how straws should be inserted in Capri Sun and send it to anyone you think would benefit
We still have loooads and a VCR but we don't use them at all. God know how many video casettes are out there sitting lifeless.
Should keep you busy... http://www.craftstylish.com/item/43650/crafting-with-vhs-tapes
it dosent work :(
and i've tried using the restore tab in the bookmark menu bit
for the firefox issue, run it where you can select the profile. it should solve the issue if the profile exists.
Has always worked for me, what the hell?
That's firefox.exe -selectprofile or something like that.
Evening all :)
evening lara
Good evening. :)
the files are there, and i did exactly what it said, and its done nothing
Hehehe I'm not sure I have time right now! That might keep Nick out of trouble though....
Hi Lara
That's rrrrrubbish. Your firefox is being silly. :(
I dont know whether I should be happy or sad...
It's come back, but my dad was right...a pooter restart does help...
I'm almost done tidying I think! I seem to have created a mountain of laundry though!
Good for you, I should be doing some packing....
Ooooh do you think Theme Hospital would work on Vista?
I should be doing my dissertation and assignments. #blameworkformakingmetired
Although at this rate, with more snow on the way (somehow), god knows when I'll be seeing my tutor supervisor regarding the two! preferabbly never... :)
It does, eventually. Vista is a bit fussy with it despite the fact Theme Hospital is the best. game. ever. along. with. monkey. island.
Doctor, attend to psychiatry please...
.... I really should check to see when my classes start... don't want to miss 'em!
Is that the one where peoples heads go massive so you have to pop them?
Yep! I adore Theme Hospital :)
I can't get it to even recognise there's a disk in there :( I want my old computer back!!!
Well I'm already sick of revision and I only have two exams to revise for in the next couple of weeks. No assignment/essays, thank god!
Bah, stupid Vista. Windows 7 is a lot kinder with it but it does work on Vista eventually because I've played it plenty of times on there.
Oh well, that's improved productivity by 100%!
Hospital administrator is cheating ;)
I just remembered my parents still have an XP machine! Happy days. I might sneak over there while they're at work :P
Hello all, hope you are all ok. I managed to get to work today and am really looking forward to my lie in tomorrow. Just listening to the latest The Feeder Series podcast, it's very good. V interesting interview with the Save Donington guy :)
All patients have your credit cards ready.
Alison, have you tried compatability mode?
Evening
DC is on Question of Sport now.
Crofty has been on the darts all week apparently too
I am going to buy WIndows 7 Home Premium with the New PC. Is that a good idea?
More to the point, is this package any good for 3D games?
What's that? (does this answer your question....)
DC is on a question of sport atm :)
I have that, fantastic game! I may have to play it some time this weekend. I never could get the money bit right though.
ahh you beat me to it lol
Ooh thanks, *switches over*
hehe. Right click the theme hospital shortcut, click properties and on the Compatability tab on the popup window change it to Windows 98 or something. Try oading it up again after that
I just said that. You are copying me ;)
Seems pretty solid to me although I'm not the best with knowing the power of graphics cards for games. In general looks good though.
It just won't even register that there's a disk in the drive :( I found a wizard but it wouldn't work either :( Never mind! Thanks.
:P I sooo would have posted the comment quicker if I wasn't on my iPod ;)
Gah. I have to play Theme Hospital now, the urges are too much not to do so.
#blamealison
:)
Not sure on the gfx card, check the nVidia or manufacturer website (never heard of POV) to see if it supports it. Probably does.
Make sure the CD is completely clean and not scratched.
It is. It was doing this the other week as well with a completely normal DVD. I'm updating my drivers. Perhaps this will provide a miracle cure.
It's this one: http://www.pointofview-online.com/showroom.php?shop_mode=product_detail&product_id=126
Michel Roux junior on QoS
ALISON!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like it has enough grunt
Evening all
Lets just hope it's pwerful enough for Theme Hospital :)
Looks pretty good to me. Depends what you're expecting to do with it.
I'm strictly an Intel fan but the clock speed should keep you going well enough
evening
If it can't play Theme Hospital then it's going straight back!
Play rFactor and iRacing, maybe a little shoot em up?
This computer can just manage those right now!
I can't watch on my computer apparently "for legal reasons" :( I'll check it out later. Thankies Steeeeven :D
I was an intel fan but this computer is an AMD and it's been pretty good...
More competitively priced chips too
He was on with the mystery guest so only for about a minute
If you plan to keep it for 2 or 3 years you shouldn't have any problems with it, and you can always just change the card or processor later.
Ooooh I will hunt for that bit on the iplayer later :D
That's exactly what I want to do ;)
Ooooo I forgot the episode of qi tonight is the one I saw the recording of :) yay
I couldn't help myself again on that silly program called photoshop
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q127/Lukehmuse/themeapp.jpg
Awesome!
This is not the day for my gas bottle to run out on my heater. I knew it was coming but had hoped to make it last until tomorrow when I can get down to get another.... expensive electric heat it is then...
You can let us know all the good stuff they cut
Awesome!
I love that show.
if i can remember it i will. it's interesting because it felt like watching 5 people chat about random things rather than an actual qi episode. will be interesting to know how they edited it together.
You mean they have an editor as good as Christine?
well, we shall see :)
If you didn't see it on twitter, today I heard what is easily the best. joke. ever.
http://twitter.com/lukehmuse/status/7529811798
I want to know who first made it up so I can give them some kind of reward for their efforts.
http://www.sporcle.com/games/f1winners.php
Name all F1 World Champions. You have ten minutes. Time starts when you start typing in the box. GO
Ooh, nice one!
Ah good! Will watch. I forgot to watch last week's.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
I got up to 56 of the 60 years when the timer ran out... and two of them I probably wouldn't have remembered, the other I should've..
Work's Safety Shoes make excellent snow faring footware
Now I have onion rings, curry & wine for the weekend. w00t
Easy
Excellent. I bought some chicken and a curry sauce after work. Just choosing between that or pizza...
I always have a least one pizza in the freezer, for emergencies :)
6 min 30 left on the clock
I had fried battered pork with mash and parsley sauce... mmm lovely when it's -20A outside!
They measure temperature in Angstrom's in Denmark?
*Angstroms
[pesky over punctuation]
7:55 remaining
Degrees Andonov I assume
8:21 left
Giggles may need a new symbol for his scale
Yeah it's the Andronov Scale: http://www.gamboling.co.uk/2010/01/andronov-temperature-scale.html
I should say I found this from a tweet by Dex from Midweek Motorsport
I read the post, it was excellent
I may need to advise him to change the symbol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ångström
Link fail
Angstrom
Just tried again and discovered that if you only type surnames you get all the drivers with a particular surname on one hit
That's how I did it. Too easy as you don't have to know the years...
It would have been much better if you had to do each year individually rather than typing Schumacher and getting 7 boxes filled
morning/evening/afternoon everyone.
That was a quick nap!
Hello sleepy, good nap?
None-time specific greetings to you
hello :)how are you?
perfect i think. i woke up hungry though, and now a certain special someone is cooking pizza.
bizarrely, very good.
Hello
There's no need to allude to who does the cooking, we know it's not gonna be you unless you're baking Red Bull cakes ;)
Take the plastic off
Wow! I can't believe the two of you have actually seen each other!
:D:P
greetings..
one hell of a breakfast
Breakfast of champions
The best breakfast is roast dinner.
Definitely, I want one.
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/01/08/google-chrome-for-mac-finally-gets-extension-support/
I'm downloading this new chrome build right now, want to try some of these extensions!
Well worth it, I can assure you. I still love Mr.C for pointing it out to me.
Well actually, it's Guinness
But that's more of a once-a-year, special occasion thing ;)
So do I, I think I want curry more though so I'm going to go and cook that..
Oh, such a hard decision. Unfortunately, I've already eaten, but I might demand a curry on Tuesday.
Virgin Media seem to have blocked tvcatchup.com
Gits!
Net Neutrality FAIL :(
BOO.
I'll investigate later, just wanted to watch QI at my desk
how in the world is that collaboration??
is that legal?
it's down for me. you sure it just hasn't died?
Is this to do with illegal downloaders having their bandwidth slashed? They made a lot of threats about that. Is this that sort of thing?
Mines working?
I am amazed tvcatchuo is legal in the first place
I'm not sure the website is tbh ;)
Probably hogging too much bandwidth for their 50mb roll out
If only they chose to pay for the news articles they wished to publish
Ah, the Chinese one may well not be ;)
I got a VM ISP error message after the ad
Is BBC1 working?
Mine seems OK
I can access the site but not the channel I selected
Ooooh do you think Theme Hospital would work on Vista? {Comment #518}
Yes, through DOSBOX. I have no idea if it works without an emulator, but I had it working very happily through DOSBOX (albeit on an XP platform) and Microsoft was at one point advising people with compatibility problems with old games to use that particular program to work round it.
Just realised that Scotland is not getting Lou's QI tonight. Wonder when we get it
am wondering if andrew has an f1-live shaped hole in his bank balance? this could be interesting to watch.
odd. maybe it's a mac thing?
I'll tell you when its loaded....
Doubt it... ESPN have disappointingly gained the three magic letters on a lot of their output
:)
Is for me. That's how I found out Qi was on in England
true.
Soemthing for those that saw Dr Who... what would the master race be like in F1? http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/masterf1-jpg
Oh my!
Noticed they have been tagging their posts as ESPN Staffers instead of GMM
Fooling no one
Do you use VM?
That better not be a frame from Max's NOTW video.
10 years later, I got it working.
ooh? not with Jack Dee, Ronnie Ancona and Sandi Toksvig? :(
Jack Dee's on?
*Gets iPlayer ready
Sometimes leave GMM on. Not sure if ESPN are rewriting GMM stuff or what but they are doing some of their own stuff. It's very disappointing though - their cricket site is THE cricket site.
No. Orange
No QI at all
:( bad times.
BBC One Scotland are showing it at 22:45
They must have an extended weather report to squeeze in
jonny noble tweeted something about the shorty awards this evening, which is some kinda twitter thing. he's trying to keep f1 at the top of the sport category, if you haven't voted, you may like to now:
http://shortyawards.com/
thefifthdriver is third and strblog is... fifth.
if they use gmm, they are crediting them, i think.
No Andrew Benson?
hehe.
Chelsea 3rd? Now we can't be having that.
They know how to use a computer?
8.30 on a Friday means River City. Apparently like Eastenders and Corrie, you can't move that.
Just noticed that. They were showing highlights from the Imprseeions show when you had QI. Logic fail
I saw a lot of indycar twitter folk mentioning that a few days ago.
No River City tonight
Leo has 19,000 viewers right now. Twice as many as he has ever had. SPC needs to go to Vegas and put up worse video than it ever has if it wants a bigger audience.
He'll lose and then proclaim "It's not a vote"...
he he he
ah
heheheh. i couldn't watch more than two minutes of that yesterday.
Today;s shirt isn't anywhere near as horrendous. I didn't see anything live yesterday
I'm thinking about people for the Journalist category. I am aware it won't make a jot of difference because 'news' journos will win but I'd still like to pick a racing one. Trouble is, that's a hard choice..
I do think an F1 tweeter could win the sport category
Joe Saward of course!
he doesn't tweet?
On screen message I'm getting
Am checking their fourms now, was not just BBC One
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/screen-shot-2010-01-08-at-21-02-46-jpg
Does he need to to win?
He doesn't really tweet much and it is an award for tweeting. Torn between Noble, Cavin, Codling..
The McLarenEshop is 3rd in Customer Service!
2nd even
it's a reward for realtime tweeting. it might be a prerequisite.
Who is David Archuleta and why is he in nearly every category?
American Idol:(
Good journo but as a tweeter?
The more you know.. ;)
No escaping that rubbish is there?
Mrs. Goat is watching NCIS and the liquid terminator has a cameo. He's got old and fat very quickly!
oh
Jay Comefree would be a better choice
Robert Patrick?
Good one. I may vote for him in Sports..
Good call.
Seems to be new thing that started today
TVCatchUp are investigating according to their Forum
http://forums.tvcatchup.com/showthread.php?t=6278&highlight=Virgin
I am in mourning for Earthrace (a.k.a. Ady Gil) which holds the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world in a powered boat - 60 days 23 hours and 49 minutes. It was built in New Zealand and could travel 3000 nautical miles on a single tank and had 2 X 540 hp motors and a crew of six. Designed using CFD to actually pierce through waves it was the world's most unique power boat (and I think beautiful). The boat was abandoned after attempts to salvage her failed following a collision with a Japanese whaling boat.
That's him - although he's had a few more pies since thse photos...
Sad news
Damn whalers! :(
[insert Bob Marley joke here]
"Come with me if you want to eat"
I've went and betrayed F1. I apologise.
It's sad but what an awesome boat - I just hope a new one is built (not necessarily to take on the whalers) but just because it was such an incredible vessel (like Concorde).
Were Greenpeace handling her?
*tuts*
Any links?
Hi all
Hey Chris
Evening Chris
No Greenpeace not longer does "protests at sea" - it was bought by Sea Shepherd - but it was the original owner/captain skippering it though.
Climbing chimneys is safer huh?
Now that is an awesome looking boat!
Works for Fathers4Justice
holy...
Looks like something from Robot Wars!
Evening Chris
Pah! It's got no sails!
Sir Killalot would have a job on his hands there
You'd think a whaling ship would be easy to spot, even at 45 knots
Perhaps they disguise them so they can sneak up on the whales?
Could be
:)
Hi guys, hope Mr C's recovered from his mammoth day!
Hi TM
Hey had a power nap, interrupted by his rumbling belly
Hello Mr TM
Ooh, I get a Mr this time. That's unusual!
Hi RG, hi Bassano! :)
Here is a little video on it - it could submerge beneath waves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7toURAw5CXY
Its shape and coating meant it could not be detected by a Whaler boat's radar until it got with like 400 ft away.
Version 2 needs to have TCAS
Here is the video of the accident from onboard - it was idling when the collision occurred.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfGM-LzGKjc
That doesn't explain how they failed to see the Whaler - unless they were pulling their submerged trick
Just a quick point on that: what on earth is wrong with people using EYES?!?!
To be honest the boat was engaged in anti-whaling activities - but there is little question it was deliberately rammed into by the "Research Whaling" vessel while stationary.
They haven't really got the hang of this anti-whaling activities thing. They should talk to some Somali pirates for some tips. Or failing that read 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.
Why didn't they get out of the frigging way then?
[facepalm]
I resent that comment. No matter who is right or wrong, piracy or ramming boats is not acceptble!
Wasn't fast enough
They saw it coming from 100s of metres away. Once it was clearly heading towards them, how about using their rudder
Sinking the anti-whaling boats seems to be the norm
No less excusable though
Not good is it?
Both sides whalers and anti-whalers have rammed each other, the difference in this case is the consequences could have been fatal as the cabin is in the front at the point of impact.
F1 Minute (Audio): http://www.f1minute.com/2010/01/08/08-jan-10-sauber-reorganise-directors-for-2010-season/
It looked like it was a sudden turn from the big boat. Personally I would've fired the engine and left it on idle when they started using the alarm, just in case.
Thats not very green though ;)
Actually they where waiting to get refueled - it had done three weeks without refueling. It is also not terribly manouverable at low speed.
Oh. goodness... i just checked outside and my car (which was clean of snow 2 hours ago) is now white! (not black) and the snow comes up to the bottom of the bumper!.. there are serious blizzard conditions out there. The main road (which i basically live on) is covered in thick snow too!
If they were engaging in anti-whaling activities, they must've suspected some retaliation and steered well clear
Th ramming is inexcusable but it seems like a naïve response just to shout at them
Wow... half way through a bottle of wine and just realised I've not had any dinner yet.
Waiter?
They never anticipated the whaler to come that close with its LRAD and water canons. What is shocking is the Japanese vessel ignored mayday calls and failed to render assistance which is in breach of International Maritime Law so clearly they will be prosecuted at some point.
Bummer
Thanks Christine
F1 Big Picture: http://www.f1minute.com/2010/01/08/the-grass-is-always-greener/
naïve is the perfect word.
That's just two decent sized glasses
Remember to hydrate before bedtime ;)
Evening all. how's things in the world of SPC?
Yes mother
Always brilliant also, ta
Ooh good pic
I speak from experience
Was hit by a Sangiovese experience just this week ;)
ooooooooooooooo lovely! :)
Hi Andy
Discussing ramming on the high seas of awesome boats but piloted by silly seafarers
Evening
This is a not that thrilling Grenache Shiraz
Ah, a bit like the idiots on the road round here then. Either driving too fast or too slow for the road conditions. I've just picked up the eldest from Explorers and it is very slippery out there. Lots of opposite lock :D
I was watching this BMW all over the place yesterday - couldn't decide if he was doing it on purpose or he really was that bad a driver.
Kinda but with Whaling ships vs anti-whaling world circumnavigation record attempters
This is a bit like a cool running discussion isn't it?
YOOOOOOUUUUU gotta switch!
BMW does ballet? Could be a hit show.
I insist it must have sails to be classed as awesome.
All my slides were deliberate. I have VW Beetle and it's ace in the snow.
You have the engine and driven wheels in the right place ;)
Exactly. I just wish I had somewhere I could play.
I know, regretting the choice now. Could have stuck a white outside for 30 seconds and it would have been the perfect temperature.
http://shortyawards.com/
thefifthdriver is third and strblog is... fifth. {Comment #660}
McLaren's currently second in customer service...
Do you get one vote per category?
Yeah. The rules say if you tweet again in the same category it replaces your previous vote
It is awesome because it can penetrate beneath the waves which no sailing vessel can do. The fastest circumnavigation is a sailing maxi catamaran called Orange II did it in something like 50 days!
Gee... they must be selling a lot more cars than I though
To be fair the e-shop deserved it - they were really nice and helpful to me when I couldn't buy stuff using their online store
Has anyone ever seen this? It;'s quite amazing. the Renault f1 car on Top gear recreated on rfactor - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SvUGQVTJk0
Shoulda gone here:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2281703720_c34ace4fd2.jpg?v=0
Well Orange II is currently up for sale and its faster still and is really eco-friendly being sail power.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGr7kmnB-WY
F1 on rFactor is awesome but the AI sucks in that game...
The Fifth Driver is very good at answering questions, to be honest
have decided i'm not going to vote...that way i'm not technically voting against brawngp's twitter :)
I'd forgetten all about the site wish list
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Website+Wishlist
Why don't you vote for BrawnGP then?
cause they haven't been as good at mclaren with tweeting..
The Real JB?
Nice but I'm after a single hull really
he's not been amazing with twitter either...not compared to Rubens.. tis just easier not to vote.
#sorrybrawngp
#sorryJB
#sorrylou
You can't read half of Ruben's tweets unless you're fluent in Portuguese...
Oh BTW, this just cracked me up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muLIPWjks_M
Don't worry, I totally ignored F1 and voted football. So you are alright.
For me, I'm gonna run.
:)
Ninja cat is teh awesome
Awww, the cat's soooo cute.
Seen that before but someone seems to have added a better soundtrack
That leaves half that are still more readable than Benson's
Harsh considering Benson's updates are mostly links to his blog or stories he's written.
Quoted for truth ;)
Rubinho may get quite a lot of Brazillian and Portuguese votes then
Night everyone.
That was the idea
Night 2nd fave Welshman.
Sleep tight Sir
Au revior monsieur lukeh
i'm learning Portuguese through his tweets :P for example i now know 'abraço' means 'hugs'... and you can get the jist using internet translators.. tis a great procrastination technique ;)
night! :)
Speaking of procrastination, where's my frozen Guinness gone?
fro... wha?
It's good that you're learning the useful phrases first ;-)
Aach, potential widget failure imminent, Captain!
So would the Maltese Falcon suit you? The mast is 20 storeys high?
well.. f1 drivers sometimes get sad after a gp if they crash or something. this way if i get in the paddock i can offer hugs :P... not that they don't speak english.... hm....
Failure in what sense? I got a centimetre's head off a 440ml can that's been in the freezer on super-freeze for the past hour or so.
I got a 10-crate of Guinness cans from my brother for Xmas, and they won't fit in the darn fridge, so I have to either freeze the first one or leave it til tomorrow.
I chose to freeze it. No damage done. ;)
And it tastes GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD.
I think I've sailed past the Maltese Falcon actually
Ah, an hour in the freezer is perfect
The widget fails to Nitrogenate effectively when the black stuff is frozen solid
Its huge!
Night guys!
Au revior
See ya Mr Goat
Night squire.
Indeed, had nasty looking henchmen in black t-shirts and comically tight shorts too
It's wrong that I think RG and Rubbergoat are the same person. They ain't!
And looks superb
Confuses the heck outta me too.
A meal's calories in one drink that! :D
Why do people always think I'm someone else as well? A few months back someone thought me and Journeyer were the same person.
Possible that could intimidate the Japanese whalin, sorry research boats! especially the black t-shirts and too tight shorts!
Explain.
Didn't realise it wasn't Vegetarian friendly
Guinness may be unsuitable for vegetarians as the production process involves the use of isinglass, made from fish. It is used as a fining agent for settling out suspended matter in the vat. The isinglass is retained in the floor of the vat but it is possible that minute quantities might be carried over into the beer.
Don't tell Alison
Don't tell her what? ;)
You got it
Got what?
Exactly
This is like the never-ending question and answer threads you get on forums. :D
What is? :D
#shuttingupnow
http://sidepodcast.com/2009/06/10/daily-10th-june-2009/#comment-343010 *Tips hat to the freakin awesome sidepodcast search
And don't get me started on Romain Grosjean and Roland Garros
This really needs a big push before Shrove Tuesday
iPhone Pancake Flipping game
http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/01/pancake-flip-game-for-the-iphone.html
^^superfrickinfastsearch
Oi, weren't you supposed to be sleeping?
Or do you wake up at certain comment posts/words?
i woke up.
Blimey, that didn't half get confusing.
Mr C
Is the Website Wishlist page still monitored?
Have added one but noticed it's not used very often
You mean the sidepodsearch?
Oh. Morning! :D
it is, and christine's all knowing on the wiki. a handy short cut can be found on the playground:
http://sidepodcast.com/playground/
all three of those pages are monitored.
That's how I got there
Good call
blimey, you'll be selling us easter eggs next
Apparently, it is Creme Egg season accoring to Cadbury
Pancakes are for all year round, not just prior to Lent
*according
Yup, seen them for sale already!
I had pancakes for breakfast on new year's day
It's 59p, thought I'd give it a shot
I had cheesecake. It's gonna be a good year!
Crud, I crashed the Doohickey.
I'll go sit in the corner.
lol. What happened?
Am lovin' the Swedish tribute to Dank
http://en.tackfilm.se/?id=1262979521427RA19
#
Chrome had a fit when I visited the Playground. :(
Google FAIL :D
i just ran through the doorway, coaght my hand on the door frame and now my fingers are swollen and red...
*pauses*
so i basically just punched the door as i ran past... it hurts... alot. :(
I think it wasn't expecting me to visit 2 Sidepodcast.com pages at once and just said "ENOUGH!"
The other tabs were working fine though, so it didn't totally kill it.
Ow!
Ouch!
Sounds like you need chocolate
How's the blizzard?
That's the idea, I guess
I winced. You have my sympathies m'dear, I've done the same thing many times.
Bruise like a peach, regenerate like the Doctor!
I'm just getting a weird countdown...
It takes a while to load
There's a lighter version available
ahh good idea.. i think i still have some amazing chocolates left over from christmas ( <3's lukeh and his choice of amazing chocs)
blizzard is.. *checks* not as violent anymore, but it's still snowing.
You need ice cream - rest tub on your injured hand, eat with the good one.
i've never done it before. it was a shocking experience.
Nothing here, wonder which way it's heading
God bless you Dank. Hero.
we're meant to get even more tomorrow evening/ sunday. you're welcome to some of that. i need to be able to get to school next week as i've got exams! :o
cooooool.
It'll hurt in the morning. Its worse when you don't expect it.
Hi everyone.
I think the USF1's media department and I think alike. A quote from Peter Windsor's interview with the Formula One website:
Q: This season promises to be extraordinary. With four new teams and some sizzling driver line-ups at the established teams. You’ve been in Formula One racing for so long that you must have an opinion about who is hot and who is not…
PW: My marketing and media department here keeps telling me that I need to stop being a journalist and getting misquoted....
Either that or someone read my open letter to him.
North Easterly down this end
Should be fine for tonight at least
Any responses yet?
No, and I don't imagine there will be. If I was the press officer of USF1, I wouldn't respond. After all, if you are in a position of high exposure like Windsor is, you can't spend your time debating bloggers all the time, you'll go stir crazy.
That said, one of the ideas had for ideas but didn't list was to have their PR department start communicating with blogs to provide things such as photos, applications, and such. It seemed a little self serving to put in the post.
In all seriousness guys, anybody use SugarCRM on a regular basis?
Never heard of it. Sorry!
If you've not heard of it, you're unlikely ever to need to use it, which is a good thing as this is a nightmare system!
Me neither until just now
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SugarCRM
The reason I ask is because I need to teach 3 sales guys how to use it to do their jobs on Monday and I don't know it much better than they will when they start.
Ooh this sounds fun [also via Dank]
Red Bull Racing on Ice, Montreal - Jan 17th
Doh
http://twitpic.com/x90bw
Is that what Sir Alan uses?
Saw that/ apparently Buemi's doing it.
A F1 race in Montreal in the winter would be awesome! A straight race down the frozen St. Lawerence would crazy.
Queue a hundred 'Noooooooo' jokes
Kobayashi FTW :D
No idea, but it's heavily US-centric so I doubt it. If Alan did use it I'm sure there'd be a lot more swearing!
*doffs cap*
Blog updated: http://turkeymachine.co.uk/genii-and-bernie-shacking-up-with-saab/
Oh and whilst I'm here, Campos Meta Tags (or whatever they're called) are up for sale: http://bit.ly/7EYv8o
Penned by Dieter Thingymebob who also writes for Autosport for extra cash.
I was just about to translatify that
hehe, meta tags.
ahem... geek!
dodgy translation:
It's no secret that we do not have the budget. And time is running out
cripes.
Google Translate version
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news/2010/01/Wird_Campos_verkauft_10010814.html&sl=de&tl=en
If it helps, I keep seeing it as Campos Beta!
Enter Stefan F1?
ha, love it.
Meta Tags :-)
or flav.
Is probably more appropriate :)
So why did they enter in the first place?
Nah
:)
Bernie's Saab F1 ;)
It mentions Tony Teixera. How has he got money left after A1GP's problems?
the budget changed after they entered. went up by 20mil.
I love translators!
Oh... god... no. I think it would be ironic if both he and Piquet were trying to invest in the team to get back on the F1 grid.
Stefan GP to step in? Or Campos just in desperate need to raise some capital, a lá Renault perhaps?
Because he is an astute business man who clearly knows what he is doing*
(*a lie)
Well, quite! :)
Or we can revive the Sidepocast Cosworth Panda Superfantastic F1GPE Racing Team.
We need an Emergency Sidepod Radio telethon, STAT!
Joe Saward was talking about this at lunch time, gives a sensible perspective on the state of the team
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/what-is-happening-at-campos-meta-1/
it's badly translated, but am i reading they have 7 days to find money?
I thought Hedgehog was strongly tipped for Sauber
Either that or we can enter the durable kitchen good appliances market like USF1 and their toasters.
How about Sidepodcast sidepodwaffel makers?
He knows the right move is Campos
http://www.justgiving.com/camposmeta innit?
Gold! Get it on the market ASAP! :D
:D
The right move to destroy his career? He'll get spanked by Senna.
He'd love to but is a little short on change I think
Waffles are reserved for me
http://northernwaffler.wordpress.com/
http://www.justgiving.com/error/filenotfound.aspx more like. :P
I'll find that money for him, he doesn't need to worry.
Just enough time for Heidfeld/Klien to steal the last Sauber drive
nice plug :)
Oh dear.
OK. How about sidepodcast-sidemuffen-cup-tray-thingies.
*applauds*
Thank you
Next on list, do something on that blog.
:D
buy these redbull muffins to help a fellow competitor out?
Hmmmm....
Sorry? *Innocent*
Ego filtering again, I see :D
Actually no! The doohickey was asleep. I happened to notice the phrase "don't tell alison" as it woke up and was understandably curious :P
I'm wondering how long it's taken her to read through the rubbish that gets posted here to something that may or may not have referenced her.
There's always "Search".
I believe you, millions wouldn't ;)
That's what the filter's for
i typed 'lou' into the comment filter once.. but i soon realised it was a bad idea as soooo many words have 'lou' i them. So i just read them all when i can now.
Tick completed, I did something on my blog
http://northernwaffler.wordpress.com/
Its a bit small though.
Gee thanks....
Same/difference.
Don't tempt me, I haven't had my tranquiliser yet!
Not a problem ;)
ooh, interesting problem.
Not really
A search will find them
A filter will exclude every post without the desired term
[or vice versa for a (-) negative filter]
Filter comments: maybe an "advanced" button that expands some options to specify only whole words or other options?
Yes, I am that much of a pedant
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Website+Wishlist
If you type in " lou " with a space either side of the word I think you exclude anything where it's part of another word?
typing a space before the lou?
was thinking that. but it wouldn't pick up
hi lou.
And the lord of Sidepodcast hath decreed, it shall be added to the Wiki.
True
Beat me to it!
oh it does.
No it doesn't!! :P
Bassano's the lord of sidepodcast? :)
But what about punctauation, such as Lou,
it's a vacant position.
Works for those entries, except anything that ends with lou.
Alright eh? Commas are overrated anyways :P
Nah, I'm drinks co-ordinator
The Lord hath decreed, that position will be vacant no more......
i don't mind really... i did read alot of comments with the words 'colour' and 'jealous' in them and realised it might not work :D hehe
Proof: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/bassano-jpg
I think a space in front solves the problem mainly and still allows for punctuation or excessive enthusiasm like LOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!
but still picks up loud.
Liver welfare representative
Evening btw
That's not excessive, it's a head ping!
Deary me! I forgot to tell Nick he has to come to Scotland. He's quite drunked, he'd probably have agreed!
Hey Mr Bunny
The liver is evil and must be punished
:D :D
Evening
#blameLukeh
If the alternative is to read every comment, I think I'd live with that :P
That's just awesome.
We certainly can, the poor psychopath's gone to the land of nod!
that should be your twitter background.
i'd change my username to 'louise' if i
a) cared that much..
b) liked my full name used in casual situations ( 'louise' just sounds so formal dammit!)
c) seriously it doesn't matter :)
Mr C was rather hoping we do it in April/May during the 3 week gap between China & Spain
Without the liver, there wouldn't be a Bassano to speak of such things.
The clue is in the first 4 letters of the name. ;)
But I'm most un-yellow in it
LUUUUKKEEHH!!!!!!!!!! :D
Oh? Is he coming over from Rockall?
reading most of the comments is fun though, i've learnt a lot from spc... so if you guys could talk about my history course in depth most of the time it would be appreciated ;)
I like having one, I just don't think it should get off without a fight
It may be under consideration
#mayrequiremoremilkybarstoo
It does, it's called the "hangover".
Now let's never speak of it again.
;)
He's the Milky Bar kid!!! I KNEW IT!
Ok...le mans geeks about....i need help...is the following statement correct?
"If you look carefully at a Le Mans car you'll see;
a vertical row of three big dots, on each side. They are lit up depending upon which driver, 1, 2 or 3, is in the car"
bassano!
:D
Cool. I'm not really sure what boy is doing tbh. He's going to Australia at some point.
no idea what i'm talking about, but i thought it was race position?
No
Doh!
Bag open, cats everywhere
ahaha :D
That is the Leader Light system and it denotes whether the car is 1st, 2nd or 3rd in class.
nah, never seen a cowboy hat on spc. ever.
ha! yes! i knew it. sorry, just someone said something and i knew it was wrong but wanted to check!
fanx
how are we all?
i see Mr C has awaken'd again, nice to have ya back. good sleep?
giggle's must've at some point?
brief
thought as much. quality not quantity?
oo that reminds me we made a snow man today and we put a cowboy hat on it.. we called it Benji, we also made a tiny snow man called Oliver to keep him company.
.
...
.
i blame alevels for my blatant loss of sanity.
Someone built a Portsmouth football team of snowmen and sent it in to SSN.
Explains why they are so bad this season :)
#footballrelatedjoke
And Spa?
#Spa
#obvioushashtags
Yeah, I mentioned that. The subject was quickly changed :P
I can't really afford it. I should be saving up to go back to uni not jetting around the globe!
we aren't flying to Spa so technically you're not jetting anywhere :P
#youmustcometospa
I'm off to Dubai on Wednesday :S Life is expensive....
:(