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Mike "Veezy" van Zandwijk on Tech, Business & Life at Large
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2025

There are 24 posts published in 2025 (this is page 2 of 3).

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Who’s the Dick Now?

Philip K. Dick saw our world as a simulation decades before The Matrix. What if he was right? Reflections on time, reality, and why you are the signal, not the noise.

in 📔 Journail | April 28, 2025 | 761 Words | Comment

The Headset Beyond the Game of Life: Why Space-Time Is Just the Loading Screen

Space-time isn’t fundamental. According to Donald Hoffman and the math behind quantum reality, we’re in a headset—just pixels on a screen. Here’s what that means.

in 📃 Articles | April 25, 2025 | 960 Words | Comment

Pathy Paradox: From Empathy to Telepathy in a Simulation

Exploring empathy, simulation theory, and cosmic storytelling—through YouTube rabbit holes, lost moon tapes, and a Looking Glass into reality.

in 📔 Journail | April 24, 2025 | 914 Words | Comment

Long Live the Em Dash — Death to the Semicolon

Smart glasses, bilingual mix-ups, the em dash’s jazz solo, and a two-day synchronicity trip—Mike journals a ride through thought, faith, and the rhythm of inner voice.

in 📔 Journail | April 22, 2025 | 898 Words | Comment

The Zigzag of Kindness and Harvard’s Finger

Small acts of kindness can change the flow—on the road and in society. From traffic etiquette to Harvard’s quiet stand, here’s why small things matter more than we think.

in 📔 Journail | April 18, 2025 | 576 Words | Comment

The Fifth State: Quantum Ripples & A Mini-Viral Moment

A journal entry on going mini-viral, Microsoft’s quantum chip, and why critical thinking isn’t just for scientists. Welcome to the rabbit hole of the Fifth State

in 📔 Journail | April 16, 2025 | 548 Words | Comment

Nines on 13th Floor in ExistenZ: What If You’re the Plot Twist?

Explore simulation theory, quantum time, and reality-bending films in this mind-twisting journey that asks: what if you are the plot twist?

in ✍️ Blog, 🇬🇧 in English, 📔 Journail | April 14, 2025 | 939 Words | Comment

The Vase of Babel & The Quantum Omega Pattern

A mind-bending dive into quantum computing, language, AI, and perception—exploring reality through the metaphor of the Vase of Babel and the Quantum Omega pattern.

in ✨ AI, 🇬🇧 in English, 📔 Journail | April 12, 2025 | 1,034 Words | 2 Comments

The Child in the Basement, the Oracle in the Cloud

Explore the hidden truths of modern systems. Dive into AI, trade wars, and ethical dilemmas shaping our world. Stay aware, stay curious.

in ✨ AI, 🇬🇧 in English, 📃 Articles, 🪖 Geopolitics | April 9, 2025 | 709 Words | Comment

Neutrality vs. Complicity: a Powerful Pencil

When does staying neutral become dangerous? One dad, six kids, and a powerful pencil trace the lines between tech, truth, and global power plays.

in 🇬🇧 in English, 📃 Articles, 🪖 Geopolitics | April 7, 2025 | 1,049 Words | Comment

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  • Smart Wedding Rings and the Flexing Art of AI-FreeMay 14, 2025
  • The Xennial Halfway Point: 48 in a World of TransformationsMay 13, 2025
  • Happy Mother’s Day: Love, Loft Beds & the IKEA EffectMay 11, 2025
  • The First American Pope: Not a Blink, but a Bold IndicationMay 9, 2025
  • A Storytelling Manifesto for the Corporate WorldMay 8, 2025
  • The Hidden Scales: From Divine Loneliness to Conscious LoveMay 7, 2025
  • Walter Russell and the Cost of Being Too EarlyMay 6, 2025
  • The Ghost in the Blog: Decoding False MemoriesMay 2, 2025

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  3. My article in Techzine: Survival of the fittest
  4. My interview in AGConnect: Hackathons are a technical carnaval
  5. My article on hybrid work in ChannelWeb
  6. Captivate Like Spielberg: Consulting as a Sci-Fi Storyteller

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