Monthly Archives: May 2008

The certainty of doubt

“If a man will begin in certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin in doubts he shall end in certainties.” – Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) There is so much in this quote that applies to the world of my thoughts. The older I get, the more I think …

May 31, 2008 – 9:16 am | By Henk | Posted in Scratch pad | Comments (4)

Geek streak 5: the incandescent light bulb

Geekstreak episode 5: the incandescent light bulb from tdaonp on Vimeo.

May 30, 2008 – 5:53 pm | By Henk | Posted in Photos & videos | Tagged | Comments (0)

Garden shots again

May 30, 2008 – 6:00 am | By Henk | Posted in Photos & videos | Comments (0)

Science fiction has arrived

Headline on the BBC news site: Monkey’s brain controls robot arm.Scientists have succeeded in inserting hair-thick probes in a monkey’s brain. By these probes the monkey was able to control a robot arm to feed it. The scientists hope to implement this technology in humans to help amputees and people who are paralysed. Bionic man …

May 29, 2008 – 6:49 am | By Henk | Posted in Scratch pad | Comments (0)