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User:henman
Date:2008-09-06 07:59
Subject:Belgian Grand Prix - Qualifying
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As forecast, there's been more rain at Spa.

Today's practice session was declared wet; fastest was Heidfeld (1:47.876) followed by Kovalainen and Alonso. (Compared to Friday's practice sessions, which had Massa (1:47.284) fastest in the first practice session and Alonso (1:48.454) in the second.)

As always, my notes are behind this cut... Read more... )

Provisional grid: Read more... )

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User:henman
Date:2008-09-06 02:30
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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  • 08:10 is watching the 2nd practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix - henman.livejournal.com/1295802.html #
  • 09:11 wants to know what's beeping - it's not a UPS, a phone, or anything I'm used to hearing #
  • 09:14 @wilw \m/ #
  • 09:20 @alexlindsay We got hooked on biltong when we were in SA a few years back - wish we could find it in Toronto #
  • 09:30 @wilw "heavy metal listeners are gentle, creative types" - tinyurl.com/6dhvo3 #
  • 12:46 is off to buy a new lens :) tinyurl.com/5sqv5v #
  • 14:58 is back home with a new lens - tinyurl.com/5sqv5v #
  • 14:59 @andreat76 Sounds like you're the one who needs the luck after lunch! :) #
  • 15:25 is planning for next year already :) tinyurl.com/59xzwu #
  • 16:09 @Aubs ...or Bed! ...or even Bath? :) #
  • 16:13 wants to know where the thunderstorms have got to - it's been really humid this afternoon, then the wind picked up, but no storm :( #
  • 17:27 just noticed the temperature in the study is down to 27C for the first time this week! #
  • 18:14 thinks the storm is coming - it's beginning to get quite dark now... #
  • 18:51 thinks the storm may have passed us by - it's brightening up :( #
  • 20:02 has added all the new members to the badminton mailing list (mine was the easiest step though) #
  • 21:57 @closetgeekshow What meetup? How did I miss that? #
  • 23:08 is finally up to date with photos up to yesterday (probably not sharing today's test photos anyway) - www.flickr.com/photos/pah57/ #
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User:henman
Date:2008-09-05 08:00
Subject:Belgian Grand Prix - Practice
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Spa is one of my favourite circuits - Silverstone is #1 (partly because I've driven it too!) but Spa is right up there, even though it's been simplified (to make it "safer" apparently).

There's rain forecast for this weekend, but right now it's 17°C and dry; 80% humidity; 3.1m/s wind.

My notes are behind this cut as always... Read more... )

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User:henman
Date:2008-09-05 02:31
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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  • 08:52 @f1uncensored Would someone please deal with Bernie? The guy (and his sidekick) are doing no end of harm to F1 :( #
  • 09:50 @andreat76 @photojunkie That's your soul escaping! :) #
  • 12:43 @ambermacarthur Domain addicts = @CaliLewis :) #
  • 16:31 @andywalker I was hoping for a more dramatic conclusion (whoops!) but I like the line about "friend _or_ family member" :) #
  • 16:41 says it's ironic that it's the geeks that'll find this site first :) - unplugyourfriends.com/ #
  • 17:55 is off to the BADinTO badminton registration night (6:30-7:30 for existing members, 7:30-8:30 for everyone) #
  • 19:38 is impressed -membership is full! #
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User:henman
Date:2008-09-04 02:31
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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  • 08:58 is getting the hang of lie-ins :) #
  • 10:18 has installed the new UPS and all is well in the world of XBox again :) #
  • 10:23 @somecanuckchick Add two PCs, two large LCDs, and a south-facing room that just lets the sun flood in, and you've got my study = 27°C now! #
  • 10:32 @somecanuckchick Central air = I hate you! :p Yeah, I was downtown taking photos yesterday and it was hot, but probably cooler than home! #
  • 10:40 @somecanuckchick Just hate the heat + humidity #
  • 13:09 @wilw Want one too! #
  • 13:10 is listening to another Agile-related webinar; shame I couldn't do this when I was at work #
  • 13:37 @wilw Want one of these too - tinyurl.com/5zjyul #
  • 14:37 can't help but look out the window every time I hear sirens #
  • 16:17 is fixing Flickr search options so people can find my public photos - tinyurl.com/yrues5 #
  • 16:23 @stevesaylor Or a 12-step programme? :) #
  • 23:33 wants to see Andy Murray's passport - a Brit in the US Open semis - srsly? - news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7594743.stm #
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User:henmansite
Date:2008-09-03 22:52
Subject:If it's not tempting fate too much...
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All our websites/blogs are running smoothly, as is email. Nothing to see here; please move along :)

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User:henman
Date:2008-09-03 02:31
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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  • 08:26 has decided which UPS to buy today - far easier than picking a lens! #
  • 15:45 @somecanuckchick re: ioptout.ca - I didn't think that came in to effect until the end of September but I don't see a date on the website? #
  • 15:50 is installing Chrome, to see what all the fuss is about - www.google.com/chrome #
  • 20:19 just got home from an afternoon of wandering and taking photos = sore feet + hungry, hungry Homer #
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User:henman
Date:2008-09-02 02:32
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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User:henman
Date:2008-09-01 02:31
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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  • 08:32 wonders if "up to" means "including" - so much for making it clearer! news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7590440.stm #
  • 10:11 forsees a shopping trip - that UPS was beeping again this morning, so I think it's time to replace it #
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User:henman
Date:2008-08-31 02:31
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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  • 09:57 has to replace a UPS - looks like one of the 3 in the study is dead :( #
  • 10:03 thinks it could have been worse - at first I thought the noise was my terabyte hard drive! #
  • 11:00 just disconnected everything from the UPS; plugged just the essentials back in, and it's OK; now "testing" the XBox + wheel works OK :) #
  • 12:53 posted another photo update summary last night @ henman.livejournal.com/1292413.html #
  • 14:58 says *this* is why I don't photoshop my photos - www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/research/digitaltampering/ #
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User:henman
Date:2008-08-30 02:32
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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  • 09:15 can hear the smokers outside the subway station coughing up their lungs - lovely! Time for a little music to cover the cancer choir #
  • 10:19 is downloading Billix - you can never have enough Linux! tinyurl.com/64d5ku #
  • 14:34 just added an RSS feed via toluu 'John Cleese's Cleeseblog' www.toluu.com/feeds/132428976/ #
  • 14:59 is synchronising my PDA with Palm Desktop, then to Yahoo, which then syncs with Plaxo, and finally to Google! Convoluted but free :) #
  • 15:06 @calebelston Well I could hand over $30 for CompanionLink but where's the fun in that? :) #
  • 15:11 @calebelston If I used Outlook, then there are plugins to sync too, but I don't / won't use Outlook at home. #
  • 15:37 @calebelston I'm still waiting to see it finish (it's the first time I'm trying this, so it's got lots to sync) but it seems to work so far #
  • 15:58 says you have to see this video - tinyurl.com/6b3cmo #
  • 19:57 wishes he was in the UK to see the Colin McRae tribute - tinyurl.com/6xh8d2 #
  • 23:28 is part-way through the photos from last week's party - finish them tomorrow - www.flickr.com/photos/pah57/sets/72157606926188600/ #
  • 01:23 posted another photo update summary - henman.livejournal.com/1292413.html #
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User:henman
Date:2008-08-30 01:21
Subject:Latest photos
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Music:Marillion - Berlin

Since the previous update, I went to the Flickr meetup, Kerri and I went to the beer festival, went to England, and last weekend there was a party with a lot of the badminton crowd present.

Note: these are just a few of the photos I took - there are lots more in the respective albums (i.e. follow the link in the text above the photos) and you can find all my photos (well, at least the last year's photos) at Flickr.

That's me finally up to date (for now!) so now I want to dig through some old (pre-digital SLR) photos and upload them.

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User:henman
Date:2008-08-29 02:30
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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  • 07:34 just added an RSS feed via toluu 'my pointless' www.toluu.com/feeds/671362708/ #
  • 07:54 just added an RSS feed via toluu 'MostlyLisa.com' www.toluu.com/feeds/169569446/ #
  • 07:56 just added an RSS feed via toluu 'Stop Shooting Auto!' www.toluu.com/feeds/407939056/ #
  • 08:11 is going in to work today to pick up personal stuff and have lunch with friends ... wearing this tinyurl.com/uvhs #
  • 09:38 @jevon For a minute I wondered how the ploughing requirement related to the new scramble crossing! It would move the crowds quicker though! #
  • 15:47 is back from lunch and catching up on Twitter + Facebook before I have another bash at Flickr (lots of photos to edit + release) #
  • 16:58 has only done 2 of these 5 "Insane Upgrades That You Should Never Do" (so far!) - tinyurl.com/59f5tf #
  • 18:39 @mindrobber Free beer? Where? I'm on my way! #
  • 20:04 @mindrobber ...and his friend Mr. Robertson? #
  • 23:36 met Phil Hill at Goodwood Festival of Speed a few years ago - www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20700.html #
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User:henman
Date:2008-08-28 02:31
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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  • 08:45 watns to go - can I, please? news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7580913.stm #
  • 11:20 wants to warn users of "offsite backup copies" of XP about this -- tinyurl.com/58h529 #
  • 13:04 is watching webinar re: Secrets of Enterprise Agile Adoption - I missed the previous 2 thanks to work - yeah, no time for training for me! #
  • 13:59 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ! Badminton tonight is cancelled again :( #
  • 18:57 @f1uncensored ...and don't apply the rules fairly (i.e. dangerously releasing Massa from the box) ... but then that's nothing new :( #
  • 23:06 @ambermacarthur What is this "unplugging" of which you speak? :) #
  • 23:13 thinks this report is backwards: Macclesfield one of the cheeriest places but Edinburgh one of the least? news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/hea ... #
  • 23:41 thought mushroom caused people to think they're flying, not cause them to land? news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7585234.stm #
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User:henman
Date:2008-08-27 02:31
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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  • 10:43 is hoping it went better than I fear - really want this one! #
  • 18:08 discovered the PC's RAM can't be upgraded: RAMBUS=defunct. Put RAM back; booted; couldn't see hard drive. Reconnected drive; now no sound! #
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User:henman
Date:2008-08-26 02:31
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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User:henman
Date:2008-08-25 02:31
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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User:henman
Date:2008-08-24 15:07
Subject:What Olympic Sport Are You?
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Of course )

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User:henman
Date:2008-08-24 07:39
Subject:European Grand Prix - Race
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After yesterday's qualifying, the provisional grid was: FM, LH, RK, KR, HK, SV, JT, NH, NR, SB; KN, FA, TG, MW, NP; JB, DC, GF, RB, AS. The question I posed at the end of qualifying was "will TG be penalised for the NH incident in Q1?" Well, it appears not, so the grid is unchaged.

Although the general Valencia forecast is for light showers, the teams' forecasts expect it won't rain until after the race. Current conditions: air temperature 29°C, track 44°C, wind 2.3m/s, humidity 66%

Can LH pass FM off the line, paying him back for Hungary?

FIA timing sheet clears and we're 5mins away from the start of the race.

My notes are behind this cut as always )

Provisional results: meh )

Ewwww - ugliest trophy ever!

Interviews: Read more... )

Next race: Belgium (Spa Francorchamps) in 2 weeks (Sep 5-7).

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User:henman
Date:2008-08-24 02:31
Subject:Just another twit(ter)
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