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  • Of God and Scientists

    ‘If scientists don’t play God, who will?‘― James Watson

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  • Of God and Men

    ‘Men ought not to play God before they learn to be men.‘― Paul Ramsey

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  • Science and Method

    ‘The scientist does not study nature because it is useful. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it, and het takes pleasure in it because it is beautiful.‘― Henry Poincare, Science & Method, 1908

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  • No more ICE

    I learned earlier this week from a colleague that ICE can also stand for Internal Combustion Engine. It was his own invention no doubt but he said he got a personalised number plate with ICE on it when he switched to an electric car. He had overlooked that ICE in the US also stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. So his number plate didn’t go down well with some other drivers as they mistook it as a political statement against the government immigration policy. Anyway, last week I had to say goodbye to my good old Diesel engine powered car…

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  • Napoleon. Deel 1: van strateeg tot Keizer, Johan op de Beeck (ISBN , 9789022329115, WPG Uitgevers)

    Read this biography a second time while on vacation in Austria. I had read the book a few years ago when it first came out in 2019. As the title says it is the first part of a 2 book biography, spanning a little over 1000 pages in total. Johan Op De Beeck worked many years for the Belgian tv news of VRT. He has written 5 books about Napoleon and his 2 part biography is considered one of the Best Napoleon biographies. It is not written from the perspective of the victorious and as such doesn’t suffer from a…

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  • What might have been

    ‘It’s no use thinking of the chap you might have been.‘― James Clerk Maxwell

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  • Second k on the Stromer ST3 Pinion

    Last week the odometer on the Stromer crossed the 2000km mark. Again it took a bit longer than expected. Started working on a new project which has me going to The Netherlands regularly which is too far to go by bike. The Pinion + carbon belt drive form a very robust combination. I had to bring the bike in for a short 15′ check after 2 months and then I had to go back once because it started making a strange sound. Took a few hours in the shop to find out what the trouble was. Greasing an tightening a…

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  • Camerado !

    This is not a book;Who touchesthis,touchesa WoMan: (Is it night?are we herealone?) It is Iyou hold,And whoholds you; I springfromthe pagesintoyourarms …― Walt Whitman

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  • Red

    Another comic book inspired movie. I didn’t know about the comic book origin when I saw this movie. I kind of stumbled across it on Netflix and started watching. A lot of unexpected star actors participate in this comic book adaptation : Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Morgan Freeman, Hellen Mirren and John Malkovich to name a few. The visual style and over the top hilarious action are true to its origin. Although not superheroes in the classical sense the characters in the story certainly have superhuman skills. It is in essence a traditional spy story with a bad government trying…

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  • The College @ Sittard Hilton

    I had dinner with my son @ The College while staying in the Sittard Hilton a few weeks ago. We had arrived quite late at the hotel and had to get up early for our Limburgs Mooiste bike ride the next day so we didn’t bother to go looking for a restaurant in the neighbourhood. And I cannot complain about the decision. Staff was friendly and there was enough choice on the menu to find something to our liking. I had the Seabass with Thai green curry and rice. As the portion was not too large I decided to have…

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