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. 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 →
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. 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 →
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 →
