tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70070302008-07-03T21:46:00.521+01:00Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comBlogger491125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-35441604057687767862008-07-03T21:32:00.006+01:002008-07-03T21:46:00.552+01:00

I swear the time is coming to don the tin foil hat and retire to the newly dug bunker in the garden. A "Science" exam for 14 year olds?!!? WTF, I mean WTF is going on? Some stars are bigger than the Sun but they look smaller. Why do they look smaller than the Sun? They are brighter than the Sun They are further away than the Sun They are the same colour as the Sun They are nearer than the Sun

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-32716821433182559892008-06-29T21:10:00.003+01:002008-06-29T21:15:20.437+01:00

See him? That's me that is (Floyd von Jaguar), the next time you see him I'll be cackling over your lifeless carcass. Be there or be somewhere else. Category:Games

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In times of trouble, Joe Strummer said to me... This is a public service announcement, with guitar Know your rights all three of them Number 1 You have the right not to be killed Murder is a CRIME! Unless it was done by a Policeman or aristocrat Know your rights And Number 2 You have the right to food money Providing of course you Don't mind a little Investigation, humiliation And if you

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What a complete and utter shambles this has, and will continue to, become. Nobody, and I mean nobody, will come out of this with any credit. Where to start, where to start? I am dumbfounded. 42 days is completely and utterly unjustifiable in any shape or form. This puts the UK back into the Dark Ages with the state retaining the right to do whatever they want, when they want and how they want.

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-52094420076329233552008-05-24T17:24:00.004+01:002008-05-24T18:09:04.524+01:00

Head still in the bin so no energy to do any proper postings, hence a lovely mish mash. The season is finally over, good riddance, it's been a drag for weeks. I'm fecked so how bad do Rangers feel? Got two interviews for permanent positions lined up. The fourth anniversary of the blog was yesterday, looking back at the first day of posting I also realised we've had "the boys" (Bonnie and Clyde

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-58947836041543452882008-05-22T22:57:00.001+01:002008-05-22T22:59:00.230+01:00

The beatings will continue until morale improves. That is all.

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-17494439115287347992008-05-17T09:34:00.002+01:002008-05-17T10:23:56.874+01:00

Well, I cant dodge round this issue any longer and something must be said (though it's likely to be rambling drivel as my head is in the bin at the moment due to tiredness). The conduct of a certain number (the number doesn't really matter, however small it was) was totally unacceptable and unforgivable bringing fear to the streets of Manchester and shame upon everybody associated with or to

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-20775251184242630242008-05-04T21:34:00.008+01:002008-05-04T21:44:53.093+01:00

I've been meaning to test embedding google video into the blog for a while as I may have some things I want to show in the future. So, here's a quick test to see how it works and looks. That is all carry on. Category: 3D Blender

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"Lest we forget" Face facts, the next General Election has begun.Category:Politics

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-15535580127240895922008-04-30T19:19:00.002+01:002008-04-30T19:25:41.728+01:00

Usually I'd dismiss a story like this as a shameless publicity stunt to drum up interest in an event but as Roger's shows sell out pretty quickly I knew this was not the case. To lose one pig was considered unfortunate back in 1976 but to lose two...? I didn't appreciate that Roger had also announced that his closing UK date would be the last time he performed The Dark Side of The Moon. Makes me

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-10036702206015993592008-04-26T14:32:00.002+01:002008-04-26T14:40:26.067+01:00

My car developed a serious fault which required investigation and repair (under warranty thankfully) by the garage. Due to their workload and waiting for a part to arrive I had the use of a courtesy car for an entire week (Saturday to Saturday) and what an eye opener that turned out to be. I drive a 53 plate Ford Focus Zetec 1.8 tdci diesel and the courtesy car was a 56 plate Zetec 1.6 petrol (

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-59864006648153022802008-04-21T18:55:00.002+01:002008-04-21T19:09:22.087+01:00

Right Walter, listen up, here's the plan. Put out your best team on Thursday against Fiorentina in the Semi-Final of the waffa cup. Go for it big style, attack attack attack. At the end of the night if we have a clear 3 goal advantage rest the first team and put out the reserves for the return match. If we have less than a 3 goal advantage or draw or lose then, again, put the reserves on the

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-22007672359785857352008-04-20T12:17:00.004+01:002008-04-20T15:52:25.172+01:00

I've noticed from the site logs that an old post about screen size comparisons is quite popular so I've updated it to reflect the current favourite sizes for flat panel manufacturers (click on image to enlarge). We have a lovely 26" Samsung LCD in the bedroom which has prompted the desire to finally replace our old 28" CRT in the living room. With the bad experience of the Sony I can't really

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-65703012844273369772008-03-30T13:55:00.004+01:002008-03-30T14:15:22.394+01:00

Good to see the Rogmeister back on the road again this year for a small "World Tour" of the US and Europe finishing with 3 dates in the UK (Liverpool and O2 Arena London). I'll not be seeing him this year but hopefully he'll have a new Rock album soon... please Roger for the love of gawd release it. I never thought when I first saw Roger in Toronto 1999 he'd still be on the road 9 years later

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-68816183858976388452008-03-29T14:23:00.004Z2008-03-29T15:35:31.719Z

Immense victory for Rangers against the deviant hordes. Six points clear and a game in hand it's ours to lose. How many games is that they've played this season so far? How many games left? Two more old firm games due (at parasite) nothing is certain in this mighty season. Carlos Cuellar to be cast in bronze and placed at the entrance to the stadium? "It's behind you, Artur." Category:Sport

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-23967122262359572022008-03-25T18:28:00.003Z2008-03-25T18:36:12.188Z

Just a quick post about the power energy monitor I mentioned in this post. I know a couple of you have bought one so I thought I'd give a couple of tips on how best to use the device. Read more... The monitor will display all manner of useful information such as RMS Voltage, RMS Current, Active Power, Apparent Power, Line Frequency, Power Factor, Energy Quantity and Time. Now, unless you're

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-56893028846339010292008-03-22T18:34:00.003Z2008-03-22T18:39:35.218Z

Just added a twitter feed to the sidebar for some realtime, round the clock... err... moans and rants (what I do best).Category:Twitter

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-45634803910003853612008-03-16T17:47:00.002Z2008-03-16T17:53:09.622Z

First trophy of the season in the bag. Mixed emotions, I wouldn't have minded Dundee Utd winning in any other circumstances but it's our first trophy in 3 seasons so it had to be done. Honestly, it was our best chance of a trophy this season. The fixture pile up particularly in the league, a round behind everybody else in the Scottish Cup and in the waffa cup last 8 I really fear for the SPL

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-57655029666701923382008-03-16T16:02:00.011Z2008-03-25T18:38:46.941Z

This is a follow up to my original post about how much electricity costs us (in the UK) and how that applies to real world usage. Since I wrote the original post my electricity supplier announced increases of 15% to their prices, ouch. Using the previous calculated figure of 9.75 pence per KWh (1 unit) my electricity will now cost me on average 11.21 pence per KWh... double ouch. Has my income

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Get in there! Rangers in the QF of the waffa cup, nice. Terrible, terrible performance but who cares?.. onwards.Category:Sport Football

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I finally cracked a few weeks ago and ordered a TV for our bedroom. We've been without a telly in the bedroom for a couple of years now (probably since I installed the home cinema). To be honest I just couldn't get my head round what TV to go for as I've been pretty underwhelmed every time I've seen an LCD or Plasma TV in the flesh when playing from a standard definition source (as this will be

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Gotta say I'm loving the BBC iPlayer service for catching up with programmes I've missed during the week. Most notably, That Mitchell and Webb Look, The Armstrong and Miller Show and The Last Enemy. I generally just watch them on my laptop while lying on the sofa. Playback is pretty smooth (I wish Youtube was as smooth) and picture quality is good, all in all a useful service. Hopefully in the

Ricky Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257450581244055159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007030.post-21195587940275763082008-03-02T20:01:00.005Z2008-03-02T20:57:57.674Z

Bought myself a set of relatively decent headphones primarily for use at work where we've a huge open plan office. Much of the CAD support is by way of video training help files so headphones are really the only way to listen to them. Harking back to my younger audiophile days Sennheiser was the name that instantly sprang to mind when searching for a set of headphones. They were the mark 20

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... so said Super Ally in the post match interview. A great night for Rangers getting Scotland's first result on Greek soil. Yes, it's the European diddy cup but we're still in it :) Have to worry though when you see the like of Christain Daily wearing the shirt, what he's doing in the squad is beyond me. Another thing to worry about is the fact that the deviants only have one more match in

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Here we go again, The Six Nations, absolutely fantastic. Five weekends where even I will not react unfavourably to being called "Irish" (I'm not, I'm from Norn Iron). Love it, love it. The Rugby World Cup is best forgotten as far as Ireland were concerned, we were rubbish, a disgrace and easily the biggest disappointment of the whole tournament. But, it's a clean slate tomorrow and off we go on

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