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Muiderslot - LEGO project with a little Tour through the Castle

As far as I can remember, I never published anything in Worldmappin. First time for everything. After being with HIVE (and whatever was before HIVE) for 9 years...

Muddy Chocolate/Orange Cake - Yummy - if I may say so myself

This Xmas I asked if I could assist with cooking all the meals. To my surprise I was told: "No Edje, all being handled and in the works." And then: "Edje, we ca...

an Attempted Book Review - Never Flinch by (master of suspense?) Stephen King

As far as I remember, I never wrote a book review. Not for HIVE, not for anything else. At secondary school, I had to review books, but not on paper. The tests ...

Comedy with modesty - and Exactly the right amount of Silly

As it happens to me more often, I am late to the party. While gazillion - more like a few 100 million - subscribers stream their butts off, I was able to stay f...

Nummer 5 - ...or Talking too Much

Reading Galenkp Weekly Engagement post, I was triggered by the fifth and last topic: "Awkward silence, or talking too much...do you do one or the other or know ...

"Do you work here?" - a Story from the Techno underground

Last Friday we headed off to Wuppertal, a city in Germany close to the well known Ruhrgebied, centred in the area marked by the cities Düsseldorf, Köln and Dort...

My Life Changing Period ... Colleagues: Who Need Them, Fuck them

Today I was inspired by a 'recent' post by our own @diabolika, someone who I highly appreciate, who is genuine to her core and is bold enough to talk out in the...

Dutch Political Landslide? ... by your Nutty Columnist ... [eng/nl]

Wilders and his political party PVV suffered a heavy loss recently. He showed himself to be a sore loser by doubting the election result. He claimed votes had b...

Liberation Day in Amsterdam with master Etapp Kyle

EDIT: now WITH the homemade video inside --- A month ago, I received this text message (can you believe it? an original text message, not a WhatsApp, Signal, or...

Discovering Interesting writeups while roaming HIVE this morning

Today I took the step. A writeup showing some of the posts that I like. For years this crossed my mind, to help others get a bit more of a spotlight. But I didn...

WTF! ONLY IF?! .. my Story that Led to this Loud Shout Out to Self

This morning, I woke up and did what I usually do right after waking up .. a "WTF?" and an "ONLY IF?!" escaped my mouth, with my morning voice heavier than usua...

AI Poisoning used for the Greater Good: Protect the Artist

It was just over a month ago when quite some of us posted about their Spotify 2024 achievements. It seems all of you are using this platform for what it was cre...

Money will become Obsolete in the Future

In my last post, I got derailed. I wanted to talk about AI Agents. Instead, I wrote about my history with AI. Interested in reading? Touch me with your mouse. I...

AIAgents: How De-Railing is Easy - from Rabbit holes to Opinions

As you may - or may not know - I am always a bit late to the party, whatever the party is. IRL. In digital space. In almost everything. Except, when I agree on ...

How Solid is Bitcoin? ...Decentralisation under Threat

Last week, some commotion started in the Bitcoin scene around the latest video published by Blackrock (Decrypt article). Although a bit hidden, Blackrock expres...

Citytrip Extraordinaire: Playing 'Tourist' in the Dance Clubs of Berlin

Time flies! Already a bit more than two weeks ago, I set out for a weekend trip to the capital city of Germany, Berlin. A trip I make a few times a year. A trip...

Was the attack on Trump shocking? Nope..

A few weeks after the first attack on Donald Trump's life - last July - I listened to a Dutch podcast that left a big impression on me. The editor of 'De Corres...

Humanoid progresses through Gamification

Gamification is something that is proposed in many different segments. Bring the entertainment and competition elements to for instance the office environment t...

finding the Sweet Spot: Carpe Diem

Last Friday my team lead at the office asked me: "Edje, will you be at the customer on Monday?" My reaction: "Not sure, depends on when my friends let me go on ...

my MUG collection and some of their STORIES

Months ago. 7 to be exact. That is when the 'HIVE Collection' community was established. That was also the time when I promised the founder (MiPiano) to expose ...