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  • The Engineer Who Built the Foundation of Modern AI (And Died Without Recognition)

    Jun 20, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    David Rumelhart co-invented backpropagation and died before the deep learning revolution he enabled. His story reveals how scientific credit is really assigned.

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  • The Truth About Mac vs. NVIDIA for AI — I Tested Both

    Jun 20, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    Apple Silicon vs NVIDIA GPU for local AI compared honestly with benchmark numbers — tokens per second, prompt processing speed, power draw, and VRAM vs unified memory. Which to buy for LLM inference, fine-tuning, and training.

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  • Claude Code: Checkpointing long sessions to protect yourself from context rot

    Jun 20, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    A field-tested take on checkpointing long sessions to protect yourself from context rot with Claude Code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.

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  • The Most Underrated macOS Features That Save Hours Every Week

    Jun 20, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    Discover macOS features you're probably not using. From Shortcuts to Quick Actions, Spotlight tricks to window management, these built-in tools can save.

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  • Why Every Company That Claims to 'Do AI' Is Lying to You in Exactly the Same Way

    Jun 19, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    AI-washing follows a precise, repeatable pattern. Understanding its anatomy matters for investors and customers making decisions based on AI capability claims.

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  • Apple Shortcuts + AI Is the Automation Stack Nobody Talks About

    Jun 19, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    How to combine Apple Shortcuts with Ollama, ChatGPT, and Claude to automate summarization, voice memos, OCR, and daily briefings on Mac and iPhone. Includes the exact JSON body for calling Ollama's local API and a Tailscale setup for cross-device shortcuts.

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  • GitHub Copilot: Switching models mid-conversation when reasoning quality starts to degrade

    Jun 19, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    A field-tested take on switching models mid-conversation when reasoning quality starts to degrade with GitHub Copilot: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.

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  • Why Smartwatches Will Soon Replace Half of Medical Check-Ups

    Jun 19, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    Smartwatches are evolving into medical devices. Learn how continuous health monitoring is transforming healthcare, what watches can already detect, and.

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  • The Countries Being Left Behind by AI (And Why That Should Terrify Everyone)

    Jun 18, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    AI is concentrating in the US, China, and EU while most nations are excluded — with sovereignty implications as serious as colonial-era extraction dynamics.

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  • RAG on Your Own Notes — Build a Second Brain That Actually Answers

    Jun 18, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    How to build local RAG over your personal notes on a Mac — Obsidian with a community AI plugin and Ollama, AnythingLLM, and Open WebUI compared, plus chunking, embedding models, and honest limits.

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  • Local LLMs with Ollama: Pairing Ollama with Continue or Cline for a private IDE

    Jun 18, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    A field-tested take on pairing Ollama with Continue or Cline for a private IDE with Local LLMs with Ollama: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.

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