PeeCleemens
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Time for a new iPad
After 8 years it became time to replace my iPad Pro 10,5 from 2017. This iPad actually still works almost flawlessly and the only piece of hardware that is showing its age is the battery. The battery drain is quite big requiring frequent charging. But it is not dramatic, I can get by on a…
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Grill pizzeria Ruza in Omisalj
On our second evening at Villa Lovorka we decide to try another restaurant instead of Pipo as they other places nearby also have good reviews on Google. We go to Pizzeria Ruza. It has better scores than Pipo but personally I liked the food at Pipo a lot better. Still, the food isn’t bad and…
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Konoba Galija in Krk
During our exploration of the island Krk we also visit the little Krk village. Outside the Krk center, at a shopping mall, they even have the only high speed charging stations of the island. They are from Eleport and they don’t accept my card. Fortunately it is not busy so I have time to install…
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Winter has come, unfortunately
Some people enjoy the changing of the seasons and look forward to a cold winter, preferably with lots of snow. Not me, the cold, and certainly snow, interfere with my ambition to run all year long. If there is snow I will not even contemplate going for a run. If it is below 5 C…
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Igor Kurchatov
‘The Bearded One is rich and famous, His installations can’t be numbered; Scientists wander there in herds – Free they may be, but ever guarded.‘― Anonymous
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Hotel Sarov
‘A plane flies from Moskou to Sarov. Whoever comes here will never go back.‘― Anonymous
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The Five Ages of the Universe, Fred Adams, Greg Laughlin (ISBN 978-0-684-86576-8, Simon & Schuster)
I read this book a while ago. It came out in 1999 but I came across a reference to it in another book. This book is a ‘biography’ of the universe from the beginning with the big bang until its speculatvie end after 10150 years. It is based on our current understanding of the laws…
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Relaxing Stay at Villa Lovorka in Krk
After a week of biking in around Zadar and Sveti Filip we had booked a few days at the sea on Krk to relax. We stayed in an appartment called Villa Lovorka which was literally at the waterfront (I added 2 pictures from the site link to give you an idea of inside and outside).…
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In Praise of Good Bookstores, Jeff Deutsch (ISBN 978-0691207766, Princeton University Press)
This book was a tip from the book reviewers in the newspaper I read. And it is clear why book lovers like this book. Written by a former bookstore manager it is a basically long tribute to the bookstore, elaborating why it is important that we as a society ensure they survive. If you love…
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New weapons
‘If atomic bombs are to be added as new weapons to the arsenals of the warring world, or to the arsenals of nations preparing for war, then the time will come when mankind will curse the names of Los Alamos and of Hiroshima.‘― J. Robert Oppenheimer
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