Think Different by Jakub Jirák: latest posts
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AI as the New Internet: Those Who Get It Will Be 10 Years Ahead
Artificial intelligence is changing the rules just like the internet did in the 90s. Those who understand its real potential first will gain a.
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Google Gemini: Auditing IAM policies with a million-token sweep over Terraform
A field-tested take on auditing IAM policies with a million-token sweep over Terraform with Google Gemini: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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RISC-V and the Open Architecture Moment in AI Chips
RISC-V is becoming the default ISA for custom AI inference silicon. Here's why the open architecture movement is reshaping who can design competitive AI chips.
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The Economics of America's Gilded Age Industrial Consolidation
America's corporate economy was built in a single decade of consolidation between 1895 and 1904, when the railroad model of scale and control spread across every major industry. This post traces the economic logic, political economy, and lasting organizational consequences of the Gilded Age merger wave.
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The Best Home-Office Upgrades for a Mac
A priority-ordered guide to home-office upgrades for a Mac: the right monitor, a Thunderbolt dock, keyboard, Continuity Camera over a webcam, audio, and lighting.
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MacBook Pro for video editing: build a mobile studio
A research guide to M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro for video editing, covering mobile media, proxies, screen size, power planning and a reliable studio handover.
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Why Batteries Are the New Limit of Human Progress
An exploration of how battery technology has become the bottleneck for human innovation, from electric vehicles to renewable energy storage, and why.
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ChatGPT Codex: Parallelising bug-fix attempts and picking the cleanest patch
A field-tested take on parallelising bug-fix attempts and picking the cleanest patch with ChatGPT Codex: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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How to Use Apple Maps Offline, with Guides, and Without Google
How to download Apple Maps for offline use in 2026, build your own Guides, read live transit, and why the privacy trade against Google Maps is real — plus where Apple still loses.
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AI in Appliances: The Smart Home That Actually Works Locally
Smart home AI has been cloud-dependent and unreliable for a decade. Here's why edge inference chips are finally delivering what early smart home promises could not.
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How the British Coal Industry Fueled Industrialization
Britain's Industrial Revolution was built on cheap coal and high wages — a combination that made labor-saving, energy-intensive machinery the rational economic choice. This post traces the institutional and geographic foundations of British coal from Newcastle's coastal trade to Robert Allen's energy price theory.
