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Three Countries, Three Regulations
France, Germany, and Ireland are enforcing the EU AI Act in dramatically different ways. The divergence undermines the regulation's harmonization goal and advantages those who can navigate it.
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The Economics of Famine in Historical Perspective
An analytical history of famine as an economic and political phenomenon, drawing on Amartya Sen's entitlement theory to reinterpret the Irish Famine, the Bengal Famine of 1943, and the Chinese Great Leap Forward as crises of distribution and power rather than agricultural failure. Examines why democratic accountability changes famine outcomes.
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The Apple Ecosystem Is Not Lock-In. It's Fatigue Reduction.
Discover why the Apple ecosystem succeeds through cognitive fatigue reduction, not lock-in. Learn how consistency across devices preserves mental energy.
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AI coding workflows: Resting the agent: when taking the keyboard back beats another turn
A field-tested take on resting the agent: when taking the keyboard back beats another turn with AI coding workflows: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Nobody Is Ready to Certify Europe's AI
The EU AI Act's conformity assessment system depends on qualified Notified Bodies. There are 28, serving a continent of 450 million people. The math doesn't work and nobody wants to say it out loud.
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The History of Economic Sanctions and Trade Warfare
A historical survey of economic sanctions and trade warfare from antiquity to the present day, examining why coercive economic statecraft so rarely achieves its political objectives. From the Megarian Decree to Napoleon's Continental System and the League of Nations' failed response to Italian aggression, the record is uniformly sobering.
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Prompt engineering for code: When to stop prompting and start coding
A field-tested take on when to stop prompting and start coding with Prompt engineering for code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Why Apple Reviews Age Better Than Android Reviews
Apple product reviews remain accurate years after publication while Android reviews become obsolete within months. The difference isn't platform.
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The Mittelstand's AI Problem
German Mittelstand companies — the manufacturers and industrialists at the heart of the German economy — face EU AI Act compliance costs they didn't anticipate. The consequences for European industrial AI are significant.
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The Economics of the Florentine Wool and Banking Industry
Fourteenth and fifteenth century Florence combined wool cloth production at industrial scale with the most advanced banking system in Europe, creating an economic model that would not be replicated until the Industrial Revolution. This article examines the guilds, the florin, the Medici, and the labor conflicts that defined it.
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Do You Need AppleCare Plus? An Honest Cost-Benefit Look
An honest cost-benefit look at AppleCare Plus by device: what it covers, accidental damage and theft, the alternatives, and exactly when the maths works in your favour.
