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Shak’s New BMW

Shak’s picked up a BMW – pics can be found in the gallery. The car looks lovely – well done matey.

IPod

When I bought an Ipod the first thing that struck me was the packaging. It was superb – the best I’d seen for any of my many gadgets. It makes no difference to the usefulness of the product but made me take value in the product. If you haven’t got an Ipod then you won’t know what I mean – unless you look at the piccies here.

If you really want to experience an Ipod for little or no cash (but a bit of effort) you could do worse than try this.

Champions Update

Fantastic – 1-1 draw with Panathinaikos away from home but annoyingly they were 5 minutes from an away win. Bugger, but great at the same time. Man U lost as well which shows just how well we played against Stuttgart and means Rangers are currently top of their league:

UEFA Champions League Group E Table
Wed Oct 01

1 Rangers 4
2 VfB_Stuttgart 3
3 Man Utd 3
4 Panathinaikos 1

Champions League

Glasgow teams are playing yet again this week. Fantastic game for Celtic last night and a good 2-0 win. Rangers turn tonight with a tough away gamein Greece, but they’ve just scored – its 0-1 – the first time they’ve scored in Greece. Way-hey. Its half time and it couldn’t be going any better.

Of course by Saturday a Rangers win in the old firm derby is all that matters!

Stunt Doubles

Watching The Matrix trailer again, you can easily spot the stunt doubles especially here and here.

I know doubles are used in most stunts but I don’t like watching a movie and spotting the double with ease, especially when the ones above look more like Charlie Sheen than Keanu Reeves.

Appledore Work-In

Appledore Shipyard have started a sit-in to try and save their jobs. As with most ‘events’ these days, theres a blog too. Working in a shipyard myself I’ve seen the industry decline over the years. I can’t remember a year where redundancies haven�t been an issue. I hope Appledore can find a way forward but even though we’re an island nation, the demand for ships and the competition from abroad (including government subsidies) make it tough to justify the small number of yards that are still open in the UK.

Return of the King Trailer

Another day, another trailer – this time for Return of the King. Clickety-click for torrent file. Very sombre but sets the scene well for final film.

eBay – user details auction

eBay will give away user details to basically anyone with a fax machine according to The Register and The Sunday Herald. If true, what else can easily be accessed – how many websites are you registered with?

Matrix Revolutions

Just spotted the trailer is out for the final Matrix film. Looks good and hopefully this will live up to the hype more than 2nd film did. Official site here, torrent download here. Everything that has a beginning has an end.

And if you want the Ultra version, click here. 100mb of trailer goodness.

Thinker Quiz

First saw on mad musings, the BBC has a thinker quiz for your delights. My results are:

Logical-Mathematical Thinker –

  • Like to understand patterns and relationships between objects or actions
  • Try to understand the world in terms of causes and effects
  • Are good at thinking critically, and solving problems creatively

    • Other Logical-Mathematical Thinkers include Isaac Newton, Archimedes, Albert Einstein.
    Careers which suit Logical-Mathematical thinkers include Physicist, Chemist, Biologist, Lawyer, Computer programmer, Engineer, Inventor.

    Interpersonal Thinker –

  • Like to think about other people, and try to understand them
  • Recognise differences between individuals and appreciate that different people have different perspectives
  • Make an effort to cultivate effective relationships with family, friends and colleagues

    • Other Interpersonal thinkers include Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa, William Shakespeare.
    Careers which suit Interpersonal thinkers include Politician, Psychologist, Nurse, Counsellor, Teacher.

    Usually these net surveys are pretty inaccurate and just a bit of fun. Maybe its just coincidence but I’m surprised by the results which I think match me pretty well.