Appstraction A short reflection on “appstraction” – the moment an app pulls your attention away from the very thought you picked up your phone for. A human look at habit, distraction, and digital awareness. Continue Reading →
Eight-Legged Truths: From Werewolves to Water Leaks A wild July update: cracked teeth, plumbing fails, Citrix chaos, Nigerian time, forbidden love, and a dystopian binge. Eight real-life stories, one human thread. Continue Reading →
The Locker Room Ballet of Human Signals How much can a single “yeah” say? From Dutch tones to dressing room stares, Mike explores why communication is more than words—even in the age of AI. Continue Reading →
Data, Dates & Disillusions: A Memoir in Three Lives A personal reflection on leadership, reunion, and meaning—through a Winvision memoir, a Sony keynote, and a government collapse. When data becomes memory. Continue Reading →
When the Break Lights Lie: A Signal to Start Data Month An EV misjudges a pedestrian crossing—launching Mike’s Data Month with a true story about invisible risks, sensor gaps, and the paradoxes of AI-driven awareness. Continue Reading →
Eyes Wide Open: The Paradox of Privacy in a Smart World On Ascension Day, I reflect on smart glasses, UX, privacy, and the paradox of live-logging life while risking exposure in the age of AI. Continue Reading →
Roundabouts, Ray-Bans, and the Westland A narrated drive from Hoek van Holland to The Hague—greenhouses, wind farms, roundabouts, and Ray-Bans—capturing the Dutch spirit in motion through Mike’s eyes. Continue Reading →
Zit Happens: Ramblings Through a Video Shoot From a rogue zit to quantum questions, join Mike behind the scenes of a corporate AI video shoot—and discover why rambling might just be the ultimate human interface. Continue Reading →
Curiosapiens: What Your Favorite Scientists Reflect Five dads, one playground question: who’s your favorite scientist? A reflection on Penrose, Hoffman, Leeuwenhoek, and what our scientific heroes reveal about us. Continue Reading →
Saying Yes to One is a No to Many Saying yes means saying no to many other things. A story of GPS mix-ups, family logistics, and the deeper meaning behind volunteering at a kids’ soccer club. Continue Reading →
