Will

I do love it, but since I moved to San Francisco I've been looking into costs of either keeping it there or bringing it over, and neither really works out cost-wise. Ideally I'd bring it here but try insuring that thing with no no claims discount and having only just passed your test, it's ridiculous! With living smack bang in the centre of the city I don't think I'll need anything for now. Plan is to save like crazy and buy something cool in a few years time. Even in this situation I'm glad I'm able to drive though. You never know when you might need to be able to, and it only gets harder to learn as you get older. It's definitely something you should do sooner rather than later. I also agree with Eddage and Retro, driving is probably the most fun I have. I'd hate not to do it.

Actually you're right, doesn't look like it was overly Red Bull themed, works very well. I'd prefer that Sauber to the one we have now. The Lotus thing is definitely ridiculous, I'm going to protest it by not buying any of their cars ever again (until 2013 when I am absolutely buying one of their cars). Glad testing is tomorrow, though I think due to timezones it will all be over by the time I wake up.

Yeah I'm pretty good at roundabouts. I usually let hot babes call me by my first name too, so Moogle is allowed. Also, if anyone is looking for a nice little runaraound my car will be going up for sale next weeks. One careful owner and all that, I'll even take potential buyers out for a spin.

You must have read a different financial report to the one I got. Sales are massively decreased, R&D has barely moved on last years.

I guess Red Bull having their own team played a part I actually quite like it, reminds me of the original plain Sauber cars. Seems like they at least have more sponsors than last year so things should hopefully be looking good for them. I like the look of the Renault, though I hope they get stopped from using the sponsor name or else do crap next year. The Lotus looks good, hopefully they can move up the grid a little next year, be nice to see them do battle with some of the more established teams. When does the testing start? Really looking forward to seeing how the teams compare against each other on the track. Also this is apparently the new Mercedes. Looks pretty nice from that angle.

I found countless hours of SEGA Rally as a kid taught me more stuff than my driving instructor ever did. Took me ages to get to grips with gears and clutch control with that daft old bloke, but as soon as I needed to regulate skids or put on a bit of opposite lock I could do it like a natural. As for actual advice, stay calm. Driving is pretty easy once you get the basics down. Also once you pass your test keep in mind you're probably the worst driver out there. You're taught to pass a pretty rigid test, not how real life driving actually works.

Glad to hear it, they were great when testing but good to know people like them a lot longer term.

Some new headphones.

Of course publishers will create games on whatever platform can generate an acceptable profit for them, and yes, for home consoles often reward has been greatest on the HD formats (unless of course you happen to hit the jackpot on the Wii, something thats doable if you create the right content). With handhelds I think the lines are a lot more blurred than people think. Day to day I have room for one device, and that device has to be a phone. So for me that's an iPhone as my main device. It does not matter in the slightest how much I like the 3D of the 3DS or the power of the PSP2. If they don't have a phone, they're not taking over my pocket. The way many (most?) people play handhelds is in pretty short bursts, no more than 30 minutes at a time. Just the right setting for the cheaper, and often decent quality now, iPhone games. PSP2 just doesn't fit in with this more casual end of the market, and this just so happens to be where the bulk of the people and money is situated. My only real thought is that this is too much of a games console rather than an all-in-one device. I know that's the point of it but the market has moved on from where we were 5 years ago. Yearly iterations of smartphones/tablets will at some point surpass the standards set by this device anyway. Right now I don't see this being a huge success whatsoever. Just to correct one point, the iPhone market is very very predictable.

My big problem with this is that it's only going to appeal to the hardcore. Essentially it's an incredibly powerful iPhone with your traditional gaming controls added to the sides. Tack on a pretty high pricepoint (I can't see it being anything but) and I just don't see the masses being interested at all, not when they can buy an iPhone and have access to 1000's of games that are of random interest to them for 99p. As a device it's quite simply phenomenal, as a commercial prospect I think they've taken totally the wrong direction. Where Sony once dominated by appealing to the Western audience I think they've now become far too Japan-focussed.

And a rear touch pad! OMG!

Looking forward to hearing what people think about this, I've been totally underwhelmed by the device at all times. Honestly the only thing I think that would save it is a low price point. I'm not sure if initial reactions from others will be different though.

Could be rather interesting, it's a decent time for me so I'll no doubt check out what gets announced. Not making any guesses as to what it will be though.

Set up and run my own business. Ideally a successful one that allows me to buy a Ferrari in cash at some point.

That whole story is fucked up from start to finish, America for you I guess. I have absolutely no idea what the right thing to do in this situation is. I'm not sure there even is a right thing to do. I'd love to know the backstory to this whole fiasco. How on earth this all came to happen is something I just can't get my head around.

Really I stole this but it's a pretty nice item.

I got these over Christmas too, I really like them. This is what I have, by far the best trimmer I've ever used, which is odd considering the cheapness of it.

My internet package ran out on my iPhone and from background downloading it racked up $90 of internet use in 12 hours. AT&T are quite literally ridiculous.

Oh forgot about this one, I don't use it all that much to be honest. Just to keep track of any fun jobs that might be about I suppose.

I do some twittering @wrcox and I also like facebook. I also have foursquare because I go to so many cool places.

So excited! This year Alonso will win, I just know it!

That version of the song is all sorts of amaze though, I want a copy of it. Life throws up some pretty big hurdles, I try not to think of them as anything bad though, just stuff that needs to be dealt with and onto the next thing. Sure there are times when I want to give up and come back another day, but if you're ever going to get anywhere it's best to tackle things as soon as possible if you ask me.

I don't think I will bother with bending over lady, DSF and I are pretty set on us getting together so I don't see any point. I'll keep her card though, so maybe one day.

That may have been me, sometimes you have to do these things to fit everyone in though.