Hello Sidepodcast fans, it is Tuesday the 9th August 2011. Formula One is currently on 'holiday' for the summer, although some news is still trickling in and here are a few things to tide you over.
F1 News
- The organisers of the Turkish Grand Prix have revealed that negotiations are infact ongoing with Bernie Ecclestone for the race to remain on the Formula One calendar despite it been given the boot on the proposed calendar. The inclusion of the Turkish Grand Prix will take the calendar to 21 races, so will we have the longest season ever or will another race face the chop?
- Vijay Mallya has said he has no concerns and is confident that the facilities needed for the Indian Grand Prix to take place will be ready come the race at the end of October. With an inspection delayed, will this turn into Korea Mark II?
- While the Formula One circus is on holiday, Ferrari had a slightly different idea on how to spend their time as Stefano Domenicali and Fernando Alonso attended Summer Wrooom. Involving cycling, food, interviews, more cycling, more food and amazing scenery.
Non-F1 Stuff
- The BBC have rolled out a brand new interface, which uses HTML5, for iPlayer which will debut on the PlayStation 3 before rolling out to smart televisions and set top boxes. The BBC still wants iPlayer on Xbox 360 but it appears the stumbling block is that Microsoft want it available to Gold members whilst the BBC want it usable by all.
- What is going on at Sidepodcast? I hear you ask, well there are a few posts for you to take a look at; Tweets of Week, a review by Christine on 'Chequered Conflict' by Maurice Hamilton and also your chance to get some F1Minute stickers.
Now I must leave you once more so all that is left for me to do is say I hope you have a good day and I shall see you in the comments!
So Tuesday, what will today bring?
Evening everyone. Is Steven around ?
Calm, hopefully
You called?
I hope...
Steven Roy 09/08/2011 at 00:11:26
Evening everyone. Is Steven around ?
You called?
Exceelent. Yes, we have figured out how "Black Stiing" Technology works, as I have a theory...
Yes.
I thought we volunteered Guille to figure it out
Like I said, it is only a theory.....
OK let's hear it
It works based on simple principals of "Elasticity" to compress vast distances in space-time using shortcuts in subspace. Call it wormholes, if you will.
Of course, I will be the first to admit that this thoery is a "bit of a Stretch".... :P...
Sounds like Amy has borrowed some Borg trans-warp technology
I think your knowledge of this is hanging by a thread
No problem, what we do know, Black String technology has an extremely high rate constant, so that thread supporting my knowlegde will not snap. ...
I think we need to read up on some Heim theory
No frog catching any fly ever required Heim theory, if you want an earth-bound example of this "elasticity" theory.... Just picture "Black String" to be the Frog's tongue, and the fly the destintation.
How does the frog breathe in space? Do we need a frog trainer? How do we get anywhere if the frog dies?
How does the frog breathe in space? Do we need a frog trainer?
:D
Phew. Given how difficult it is to get any volunteers for this mission the chances of finding a qualified space frog trainer who would want to go would be slim.
Steven Roy: 09/08/2011 at 01:08:51
Oddd, refreshing the realtime gave me yesterday's daily for some reason....
Anyway, me being on the right Zulu time is easily fixed....
Did the same to me earlier
To bad it ruined the "Peter Gabriel" joke...
Shame :)
Can we keep the comments on one post?
Lou is not around so convention dictates we can volunteer her
Sorry, it is still going back a day on refreshes....
Good plan
Sorry, Steven. I will come back when I am a littl emore observant...
I completely missed the cupcake comment. More cupcakes sounds good
Shame. For a second there I thought I was going to be useful as I do actually have direct experience of training frogs in zero gravity, but if you don't need a zero gravity frog trainer then I'll simply go back to whatever my old job was ;)
Vogue-ing father? :)
*waves to Nina*
I am still not convinced we don't need a frog trainer
It's good to have one around.
Dario won't be a spokesperson for a Mercury Grand Marquis.
@dariofranchitti
missed my flight last night, the result was a 460 mile road trip home.. in a mercury Grand Marquis, probably the worst car I've ever driver!
I have never heard of that car but it sounds horrible
http://www.edmunds.com/mercury/grand-marquis/
I'd love a pic of him in that car! hehe
The car looks as bad as I expected it to
Basically, Giggles your my relief. That's your "old" job , But if we do come under attack by Aliens I suspect that Steven is going to use the time to sneak into Sick Bay and steal some yellow pills, under such circumstance stances I surrender full control of secuirty to you while I running Tactical on the bridge.
I figure you can make our jobs easier if you use your vast collection of "elevator" music on an endless loop to keep the crew docile enough.
Oh, I need to show you your non-leathal weaponary should we need to calm down the crew during incidents. The laser blasters are strictly for frying aliens....
I do not care what you do on your downtime so if you want to train frogs go right ahead. I guess you will be training female frogs so that you can Kiss That Frog for doing their rountines properly?
Oh, one final other detail, Alex. Until Eric_the_Baker returns, we need to keep an inventory on the rations, as we are without a cook. So far with a still drawing full rations.... For now...
The Good/Bar news is that the Bar is still fully stocked and requires two crew to operate it.
Amy can help us in performance of these duties.
"Come On, Gig, I need ya, I need the old Blade Runner, I need your Magic."
psssh no, i'm a lazy dentist
Lazy as in "using freezing agents to assistant in the removal of wisdom teeth is irrelevant" kind of lazy ?
Night everyone.
Basically a Ford Crown Vic with some bling on it?
Morning all
Here's Tony's pic: http://lockerz.com/s/127988796
This must be related to the share swap - some sort of partnership...
He tweeted something about being in London on Friday. Something is going down apparently.
How well do you know your Formula 1 history?
To learn about this and more events that helped shape Formula 1, get your copy of That'll be the Day: 365 F1 Stories (Part 2).
morning
any connection with this one ? http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93692
I just won an iPad!
I never win anything. And then when I do, I win something I've already got.
Why wasn't it the lottery. Grrrrrrrr
woohoo!
is it better than your current iPad?
sell it! :D
I doubt it.
Not sure if I can sell it as it was a "door prize" at a conference I went to for work
Nice stuff Paul
I was kind of wishing it was a galaxy tab since I already have an iPad
Oh I see
one of the guys I work with bought an acer android tablet. Its awwwwwful.
They do look terrible.......
its so heavy!
Sell it then?
I guess
Hmm. Doesn't seem too promising.
In other news, my mate from Trinidad got sick of the iPhone that he broke trying to jailbreak and has bought a Samsung Galaxy II...
Some more potential calendar juggling going down
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93694
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93692
Although if they do go back to Mexico and it ends up being yet another street circuit, I may lose the plot
There's no way they'll race at the Mexico City racetrack - not without spoiling it (again, again)...
It was reconfigured already for the CART races if I remember correctly
Nope - my mistake. I think CART may have just used a different variation. Didn't realise it also had a oval layout in it
They did use it - but cut the last corner in half
NASCAR used it too.
Yep.
I'm going to see a live open air performance of Hamlet at Elsinore on Friday!
Ace.
I hope so - I started reading it as I never did in school, so I'm super excited :)
I studied it in school. Very interesting play.
I can't wait. I'm gonna have to read it on the iPad before I see it now (i've read act 1)
This might be the best photo I have seen today: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixel-eight/6024429000/in/photostream/
Boo. I'm not going to go to that play after all. Turns out I lost the chance at getting the tickets :(
Sucks
:(
Saw that earlier - just fantastic
Sorry you can't see it live but if you want to see it, now you've read it, the David Tennant/Patrick Stewart RSC production is brilliant http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hamlet-DVD-David-Tennant/dp/B002PXHRFQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312895383&sr=8-1
I'll check it out once I've finished reading it. Thanks!
I saw a great version of Macbeth a few years ago with James Macavoy and someone who used to be on Spooks: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1062205/
They were chefs in a restaurant...
Mexico City Street Circuit? Red Bull would never keep up with the local taxis!
:D
'tis usually nobler, or at least easier, on the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune than try to deal with a complaints department
Mav speaks the turth if the typical Mexican Driver's speed on main roads of Cancun - okayu, the main road - is aanything to go by....
They could draft in Gutierrez. He has a tendency to occasionally lose the plot on track and drive like an idiot.
Sounds like one of the taxi drivers
When on earth did India's GP circuit get renamed Buddh International - totally missed that one
Oh dear folks,
I've been told to get out of Hammersmith, so I'll see you all later
Stay safe man!
He'll fits in well at Sauber then.
Stay safe Leigh.
Many months ago - heard that a long time ago.
Christine's Rankings today, people. All suggestions gratefully received. I'm expecting a quiet one!
Hey folks
Hi Leigh. How's it going?
Not too bad - it's all quiet at the minute.
Are you at home?
Aye - got in about an hour ago. It's all calm here at the minute thankfully.
Good. Quiet is what we're going for. :)
The news is saying there's lots of stand-offs, but no action at the minute.
I took my car in for service today. It's an expensive one, including 2 rear struts because one went bad and they replace them in pairs. I threw in a the huge 120,000 mile service that I hadn't done and was overdue on.
I get to tool around in a minivan. Woo hoo!
Sweet
:)
Ouch!
Afternoon all
Same here. Most shops closed already or closing as I drove through half an hour ago
Enjoy a little something from the Sidepodcast back catalogue.
- How Driver Negotiations Work: Mercedes GP
Originally published 16 November 2009.
Not fun to have a big bill right now, but it must be done. I have to keep saving like crazy for a while to pay off my trip and this.
Yeah, my Dad had that on his old car.
My mate bought a 10 year old Audi for about £8,000 and has just had to spend £2000 repairing it.
He's only had it a year!
apparently it means peace and harmony
does india actually know what it has signed up for?
:lol:
My car's been great and I've taken good care of it. Hard to believe it's 5 years old already.
I just saw my old car sitting on a garage forecourt, was wondering if they've noticed the dodgy fog light that a fox knocked out the day before i handed it over
That's a lot of miles in 5 years!
yeah. I used to live very far away from work and take lots of road trips.
How did a fox knock out your foglight?
And no public transport.
Evening everyone, are you all safe and well?
it got in the way of it. said fog light was doing 70mph. a goalless draw I think
Not too bad Jackie, just tired. And yourself?
Yes good thanks but surprised that the shops have been closed as precaution in a reasonble part of brum
Similar here. It's a caution to prevent copy cat thuggery. Resources were very stretched last night.
Suppose it makes sense but daughter is freaked out at being sent home from charity shop she works in
It's weird though. Absolutely noting is happening at all anywhere. It's like a weird apprehension everywhere, but everything out east is pretty much still open and folks are getting on with their lives.
Saw a tweet to the effct that people in middle east protest for basic rights, people in UK for plasma tv's ... how true
Last night was not a protest, not comparable in any way
All this puts keep F1 on BBC in perspective
i notice that sending in an army is a more acceptable solution with the general public these days :-)
I feel so bad for those connected to the fire at the Sony / PIAS factory last night
Can't see that happening but I can understand the public wanting a better reaction from authorities
I would, and draft all the looters to do national service BTW is this a no-no topic?
Not only did it destroy that factory, but has put the future of nearly every independent label with it.
Heard of one label that lost every single shred of stock they had. Everything just up in flames.
We should stick to the facts, I suppose
Did you have a nice holiday Mav?
I finish this with "no thanks"
I did thanks
in the process of blogging about it
Cool, I was going to blog about the 500th post but couldn't decide what to promote
In the past it would have been, but not sure anyone takes any notice what we say. Have at it.
As noted, I'm saying no more on that direction
Jackie, Mav, any ideas for my swap shop post?
thought it best to check
Do you want suggestions or just want to surprise us?
aww :(
Thought we did rather well here last night...
None at all
I was going to swap my holiday post but thought I'd better do you something with numbers
Right now I'm completely blank to be honest!
You don't have to ... that's up to you of course ;)
Depends on your expectations, I suppose. But now I have none, so it's all good :)
Are you feeling low?
i started playing around with correlations and R-squared values last night, so it's all good :-)
Making sure everyone we knew was ok were mine. The rest was for twitter.
Not at all. That's a smiley face.
Ooh I miss prper science
Oooh actual numbers! Sounds good man :D
this is statistics... not proper science :-P
I'd even settle for statistics
I have no clue what to write about for Jordan
Write about Eddie Jordan ;)
Haha that's be a short post punctuated with lots of grrrrrrr's
Well you have something to fall back on at least!
And talking of grrr's did anyone read that latest Christian Sylt article on F1 finance #notonPP
No - what's he said now?
A collage of his horid shirts :P
I stopped reading him ages ago. I don't think he knows what he is talking about these days...
Can't remember where is was posted, maybe espn. lemme check
I got annoyed half way through
Fill your boots ... http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/56182.html
Oooohh fun times
:)
hold on... he's not pitpass' business editor anymore?
Never noticed that bit :P
He's been doing ESPN for a while too.
yes he is, whether he himself goes around saying that is another matter
That would require them to update the website ;)
Don't tell me you have been on that site again
Does anyone have any idea of accurate viewing figures worldwide per GP?
today is a good day... The Murray match is on now!! oh i how i have missed watching tennis. :)
The numbers are fudged. You're counted as a viewer if you watched 15 minutes of it at any point in the weekend...
there was something about an F1 film today, it's not worth looking up though
it's on F1.com too.
Promised myself after that email from them that I'd never go back and I don't
??
some exclusive it was then
Look up an open letter to pitpass on here
OK
Hey, everyone. I am working on a beautiful blog that Rubbergoat and jackie will both envy as it is almost "Death by Stats". I am compare the weather at variosu times in MOntreal to suouthern US cities to see if a Back to back GP's are do-able or not.
March in Montreal would have been one week before the US GP at Long Beach in 1978. What do you guys think?
Fantastic, where are you posting it?
Sounds great man!
jackie 09/08/2011 at 19:05:59
March in Montreal would have been one week before the US GP at Long Beach in 1978. What do you guys think?
Fantastic, where are you posting it?
Not sure yet. I think I am going to miss your blog deadline, so that leaves either my Blog or Sidepodcast.
Geting the weather data is a bit of a headache.
ah, not the same story
this is about a general f1 film, similar to Grand Prix, that warner want to do - of course they want an american driver (toasters as well, possibly)
So Jordan, have you any ideas for a blog topic for me?
back later
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/a-very-quiet-summer-break-week-on-christines-rankings
Hey, its your blog. I am just "renting out" the space.....
Thans, I'll find something to amuse me, just don't know what yet
Ah OK.
Wow! first comparsion of having Montreal and Long Beach back to Back in 1978, and I have already hit that 20 Degree C (68 F) tempature drop I was warning everybody about...
It's a great idea, how far apart are the two locations?
And ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/team-building-exercises-gain-team-rankings-points-this-week
jackie 09/08/2011 at 19:16:25
Wow! first comparsion of having Montreal and Long Beach back to Back in 1978, and I have already hit that 20 Degree C (68 F) tempature drop I was warning everybody about...
It's a great idea, how far apart are the two locations?
About as far as you can get in North America. You can call Montreal to be in the North East and Long Beach is in the South-West on the Pacific Coast.
As a canadian comedy team said: "have you every been to the Middle East? "Yes, I have been to Montreal..."
"Well, what about he Far East"
"No I have never been to Newfoundland...."
Evening all
#sidepodspace
The best meteor shower of the year is this weekend but will be disappointing in the southern hemisphere
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2011.html
The building blocks of DNA are whizzing round in space
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/dna-meteorites.html
Interesting stuff!
Did you see they found antimatter encircling the Earth?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14405122
It was found by Pamela, I wondered where she went
I missed that
She must be on a scouting mission for sidepodTrek
felipe just spotted this on an amazon promo: http://sidepodcast.posterous.com/coming-to-a-tv-near-you
listed under "hot" :)
We should have Montreal the week before Long Beach in 1982. Villenneuve would have kicked butt massively. -15.5 degrees Celcuis temperature, 10 cm (4 inches) of snow of the ground , and he used to race snowombiles just up the road....
Interesting
Heidfeld would just clear a path with his forward facing flamethrowers
Ping - http://toomuchracing.com/2011/08/09/tmr-game-2011-week-29/
game results
According to John Dagys, Ant Davidson has broken his collarbone.
Riding a bike.
When will these racers ever learn that bikes are dangerous!?!?
Ant has tweeted about it himself. He had it pinned today
From the pic he tweeted the other day it looked like the bike broke its collarbone, too.
Bah! Heidfeld was not even born yet in 1982.....
Found the pic
http://twitpic.com/6092ux
J Dub is all strapped up as well.. http://moby.to/tiv0ow
heh, I like the first comment :)
:)
Ping: http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=7919
Seems I can't just go away for a week and simply forget about F1 for a few days
What did they say for him, did I read 4 months? Hope I'm wrong on that.
Compression fracture of the spine could take a while to sort itself out
3 months, Scheckter will stand-in
I'm glad he didn't need surgery.
:) :)
I've ruined another bunch of drivers' weekends with my picks :-)
How much specialist knowledge is needed to figure out that parking a boat at the bottom of a glacier is not the safest idea ever?
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/video--alaska-glacier-fall-panic.html
hehe! madness.
How do they think the water got there??