#OscarTrial timeline - Lin confirms that he completed his report at the end of last week. BB

#OscarTrial Nel: I don't see a date on your report Lin: Towards the end of last week.

for Dame to drool over when she gets back

#OscarTrial Nel are you aware that new developments have occurred in the last year? Lin says he was. BB

this is about the houses that have been built in between some of the witnesses houses and OPs - hinting therefore, that the test cannot be accurate as the conditions are not the same 

#OscarTrial Lin says he was not told that at the 80m location (Stipp) he was not told their windows were wide open. BB

but he insists he tested every scenario!!!!

*drools and sighs*  still here Pengy...I've been in the shower and doing my hair, I have to go at 9.15 though. looks as if its another cocked up report 

#OscarTrial Lin: OP attorney Brian Webber gave me scenario information. He was also shown photos.

what use are photos?  surely for a test to be empirically sound, it needs to be conducted under the same conditions as the shooting that night?? 

Nel's got his slightly sarcastic but not over the bounds of being rude voice on today - I loved the way he said - gooooood 

#OscarTrial Nel: Common sense, more often than not we can distinguish male and female voices, happy with that? Lin giggles: Yes

I'll be spamming a lot today 

Nel asking about how loud she could have screamed - he says she screamed for her life

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#OscarTrial Lin: OP attorney Brian Webber gave me scenario information. He was also shown photos.

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what use are photos?  surely for a test to be empirically sound, it needs to be conducted under the same conditions as the shooting that night?? 

you would have thunk 

I love the way he says anything 

spam all you want...I will catch up when I get back from the second sports day  

#OscarTrial Nel: If a person feared for life, wouldn't scream be closer to 120 db. Lin: Extreme limit of human voice, close to jet take-off

Nel says his case is that Steenkamp was screaming for her life so it wouldn't have been a normal scream, would have been louder. #Pistorius

Nel asks if the reflection of sound from hard surfaces like in a bathroom would amplify the sound #oscartrial

Awww your Dameship sounds like Gerrie is not feeling very well - he's been clearing his throat and coughing   he's probably got that coughing virus that I have and the two are in no way connected 

We have the sound of a gunshot in the bathroom. What would be the db of a 9mm firing? Lin says hard to ascertain.

I have got it too Pengy...my chest is really tight and the coughing really hurts  I am so pleased I gave up smoking  

well if its hard to ascertain why is he there 

he's there to give scientific bumph to make believe that his evidence is important to the case 

every witness Roux has put forward seems to have been done at the last minute, not properly conducted and easy to ridicule 

The little boffin sitting next to Nel is working overtime 

I can't help feeling tis because OP fecked up his testimony and left very little wiggle room for Barry et al to defend him - these witnesses have either been got last minute or they were the only ones prepared to get on the stand for money 

Who the heck in their right mind would want Dr Voster to treat any of their patients after her diagnosis of GAD has been dismissed 

#OscarTrial Interesting how the sound expert testifying in the OP trial is almost inaudible himself!

Shem, Lin seems like a cool dude. Maybe Wollie will take him for a beer.

I know Pengy...the defence is looking more sleazy or incompetent by the day, rushed in to try and tailor evidence isn't a good look   I think this guy is a good witness, and tried to cover all area's but some some details were left out when he conducted this and if it wasn't exact then it certainly isn't now. As for the screams at 177 metre's we all know that is possible 

got to go Pengy...daughter is here. Catch up later  

he's credible in as much as he was as thorough as he could be given the information and the tests carried out to the best of his ability - I'm just not sure that under the test-retest scenario that all empirical scientific tests need, he accurate recreated the conditions for it to be of use in this trial.

also, this evidence is very dry and people will have glossed over it like I have 

On twitter they're saying the Wolmarans of Lurve should take him out for a beer and a steak dinner - I suggested that might prove problematic due to Wollie not being able to hear much and Mr Lin being very softly spoken 

I once drove an Aston Martin DB9. That was fun.

I love his sense of humour 

the line of sight between Michelle Burger and OPs house seems to be a bone of contention

or is that the Stipps house? 

With the amount of concessions Lin is making on the stand, Nel and his sound experts clearly did their homework. @ANN7tv #OscarTrial

he's got a point 

#OscarTrial Nel: At this stage, we have 4 people identifying sound as a woman, we have no exceptions.

Nel: Four state witnesses said they heard screams, not cries by women. Two were at 80m, two were at 177m. "They don't know each other."

adjournment for 10 minutes

#OscarTrial quite an intense meeting underway between Webber, Roux, Arnold, Oscar and Adams. BB

Oooooo wonder what's been said?  Despite being a good witness and sticking to his guns under pressure from Nel, I'm not sure how relevant his testimony is as it's very technical without decent explanations 

#OscarPistorius ispeering back at us, listening to the journos comparing notes on what exactly Mr Lin said.

be afraid Aislinn, be very afraid 

*wibbles*

Uncle Arnold puts us in our place, telling us that for those who understand Mr Lin, he's great "For the uninformed...." (ie us) *Blank face*

#OscarTrial Lin agrees that he has not excluded the possibility that the listener could differentiate between male/female voice.

manager Peet van Zyl has been ushered into court.

eNCA news reporting that - wonder if that's OPs manager??? 

Next witness is called - Peet Van Zyl - no pics/footage allowed

he's a sports advocate which in layman's terms is his manager/agent 

#Oscartrial Van Zyl says he has ahd a business relationship with OP since 2006. securing, races and sponsorships, managing finances