PeeCleemens
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Think Differently
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t…
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Windows Joke
in a world without walls and fences – who needs Windows and Gates ?
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Tipp-Ex
Ik gebruikte Tipp-Ex zelf als student in het middelbaar in de jaren 80. Dat waren toen in het begin nog potjes met een kwast in. Dat was niet altijd even handig in gebruik om ergens 1 letter uit te wissen bijvoorbeeld. Tegenwoordig bestaat het nog steeds maar in een handzamere vorm zoals bvb als roller…
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WFH over de computer
‘Voor de schrijfmachine is het nu wachten op de doodklap van de computer. Terecht ? Meneer. Menéér. De computer is toch niet beter! Wat is daar beter aan? Zo’n ding is misschien een vooruitgang op kantoor, een brief ziet er netjes uit. Maar voor particulieren? De mens is nu eenmaal feilbaar, nietwaar? Fouten in mijn…
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Koken
‘De gemiddelde kooktijd is sterk gedaald in Nederland. Door de week ligt die nu nog maar op 17 minuten. Dat noem ik niet koken, dat is assembleren.‘― Theo Roos (1997)
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The Discoverers, Daniel J. Boorstin (ISBN 978-039472625-0, Vintage)
This book by Daniel Boorstin was first published in 1983. I read the Dutch translation around 1995 at which time it made quite an impression on me. In my mind it was still among the best books I have read. End of last year I decided to read it again but in the original English…
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb : 25th Anniversary Edition, Richard Rhodes (ISBN 978-1451677614, Simon & Schuster)
Last year ‘revolved’ about the history of the atomic bomb with the Oppenheimer movie being released. To brush up on my Oppenheimer I read 2 biographies, one by Abraham Pais and the other one the Pulitzer Prize winning American Prometheus. And then I decided to finally read book by Richard Rhodes about the making of…
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FEV vacationing
End of last year I had to say goodbye to my almost 7.5 year old diesel lease car. Because of the changed regulations and tax laws I ended up getting a full electric car from Audi with a theoretical range of slightly over 500 km. This summer was the first time we went on vacation…
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2500 km on the Stromer
Recently I managed to go to work again a couple of times on my Stromer ST3. As a result I finally reach the 2500 km milestone on it commuting to work.
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Napoleon. Deel 2: van Keizer tot mythe, Johan op de Beeck (ISBN , 9789022329979, Manteau)
New summer holiday so time to re read part 2 of the Napoleon biography from Johan op de Beeck. Although equally good as part 1 this book was a bit harder to get through the second time. It has not so much to do with the writing but all the more with the events in…
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