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My Frustrating Journey to Create an Agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio for Applied Skills

Passed with 96% but at what cost? My honest experience inside Microsoft Copilot’s Applied Skills lab to create an agent, where bugs outpaced the exam itself.

in ✨ AI, 📔 Journail | August 4, 2025 | 502 Words | Comment

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.

in 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family, 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | July 11, 2025 | 808 Words | Comment

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.

in ✨ AI, 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | June 23, 2025 | 776 Words | Comment

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.

in Winvision, 💾 Data, 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | June 4, 2025 | 598 Words | Comment

The Census and the Bullet Holes: What Data Doesn’t Show

From Sumerian clay tablets to WWII bullet holes—discover how what’s missing in your data might matter more than what’s visible. Welcome to Data Month on Mike’s Mind.

in 💾 Data, 📃 Articles | June 3, 2025 | 461 Words | Comment

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.

in 💾 Data, 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | June 2, 2025 | 492 Words | Comment

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.

in ✨ AI, 📔 Journail, 🕶️ Metaverse, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 29, 2025 | 727 Words | Comment

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.

in 📔 Journail, 🔰 The Hague, 🕶️ Metaverse, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 28, 2025 | 659 Words | Comment

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.

in 📔 Journail, 🔬 Science, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 25, 2025 | 703 Words | Comment

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.

in 👔 Management, 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family, 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 24, 2025 | 652 Words | Comment

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  • My Frustrating Journey to Create an Agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio for Applied SkillsAugust 4, 2025
  • Eight-Legged Truths: From Werewolves to Water LeaksJuly 11, 2025
  • A Milestone for Me, a Starting Point for You: AI ExplorationJuly 1, 2025
  • The Locker Room Ballet of Human SignalsJune 23, 2025
  • Data, Dates & Disillusions: A Memoir in Three LivesJune 4, 2025
  • The Census and the Bullet Holes: What Data Doesn’t ShowJune 3, 2025
  • When the Break Lights Lie: A Signal to Start Data MonthJune 2, 2025
  • Eyes Wide Open: The Paradox of Privacy in a Smart WorldMay 29, 2025

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