Author Archives: Kieran

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About Kieran

Old school hacker, amateur photographer, petrolhead, geek, father. ( and I might just like planes ) http://www.kieranreynolds.co.uk

Ferrari are still cheats

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Kieran

Yes, this is another controversial post, so what, it’s a controversial issue. Formula 1 has engineered itself criticism again, through the same rules that got the sport into hot water years ago, and even more worrying – by the same … Continue reading →

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Appliance Insurance.

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Kieran

We all have white goods in our kitchens, be it fridge, freezer, cooker/oven, washing machine, maybe even a tumble dryer and dishwasher, as well as things like boilers elsewhere in the house. All have electronics and moving parts, so at … Continue reading →

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Flush, flush – and flush again.

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Kieran

I am not talking toilets here – although for a short while, I wish I was – it would have been less frustrating. I work and play in a LAMP environment, for example, this blog and site lives on a … Continue reading →

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Lewis and McLaren

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Kieran

When Eddie Jordan first disclosed that Lewis was transferring to Mercedes, I tweeted that it was a mistake. I still think that it is. Schumacher might have been once great, but Mercedes haven’t supplied him with a fast, reliable car, … Continue reading →

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Elan Valley, the return to be.

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Kieran

I *still* blame my good friend, it’s all her fault…. đŸ™‚ I am so enamored with the place that I want to go back, and spend the time taking some of the shots I missed. (principally due to light being … Continue reading →

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Wales – Part 2, Victorian Engineering Excellence.

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Kieran

I blame my good friend. It all started with a conversation with my friend about the potential for meeting up in Wales during my holiday, and the routes that we both take to virtually the same place that we frequent … Continue reading →

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Wales – part 1

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Kieran

Well, relaxation at last. I’d “engineered” some time off between jobs, so, it was holiday time. Wales is one of my favorite places to go, the scenery is astonishing – and I occassionally get to find low flying jet planes. … Continue reading →

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Drupal and Oracle….. Pain

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Kieran

You may or may not realise it, but my “other” site, a pure testing site, www.macgyver.yi.org runs Drupal on an Oracle database. I’ve done it to actually to learn Oracle, and give me a site I don’t care (so much) … Continue reading →

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I have seen the Light(room)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Kieran

Well, I blame my friend Cath…. And I am sticking to that. It is, as always with Cath, in a good way. The other week, a group of us went to RIAT on the Sunday this year for a good … Continue reading →

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Legalese……

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Kieran

What a lot of crap. I’ve been looking at more “tidying” up of this site, amongst others, and finding out what I should and should not have on my site. One of those things is legal bumpf… What a minefield. … Continue reading →

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