Think Different by Jakub Jirák: latest posts
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The History of Price Controls from Rome to Weimar
Price controls have been deployed by governments across four thousand years of recorded history, and the pattern of their failure is remarkably consistent. This article examines the economic mechanics and historical record of price ceilings from Diocletian's Rome to World War I rent control, revealing what works and what never does.
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Why the GPU Isn't the Endgame: The Physics Case for Specialized Inference Chips
GPUs dominate AI training, but inference economics are forcing a reckoning. Here's the physics argument for why specialized chips win the next decade.
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Why Reviews Are No Longer About Features But About Living With the Product
Modern product reviews have shifted from dry specifications to describing real life with the product. Explore why this change matters and how it affects.
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ChatGPT Codex: Using AGENTS.md to describe the environment the sandbox must respect
A field-tested take on using AGENTS.md to describe the environment the sandbox must respect with ChatGPT Codex: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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What Television Survived and What Democracy Might Not
Television changed elections but democracy survived. The AI era poses harder questions about whether the adaptation mechanisms that worked before can work again.
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The Best Mac for Gaming in 2026, and Honest Expectations
A realistic 2026 guide to gaming on a Mac: what Apple silicon can and cannot play, GPU cores versus RAM, native versus cloud streaming, and when to just buy a console.
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Side Hustle 2026: Automation as the New Passive Income
A nuanced exploration of automation-based side hustles in 2026—examining the hidden costs, skill erosion, and cognitive trade-offs behind the passive.
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Claude Code: Writing a CLAUDE.md that captures tacit team knowledge
A field-tested take on writing a CLAUDE.md that captures tacit team knowledge with Claude Code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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How to Master Safari on Mac and iPhone: Tabs, Profiles, and Privacy
A 2026 guide to getting more from Safari on Mac and iPhone: Tab Groups, Profiles, extensions, Reader, the Privacy Report, Private Relay, and passkeys, with a features-by-platform table.
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The Regulatory Vacuum and Who Benefits From It
AI election regulation has failed not through incompetence but by design. Who benefits from the regulatory vacuum in 2026, and how the political economy sustains it.
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Science Meets Apple: Why Apple Makes the Best Chips in the World
Apple Silicon dominates the market through a unique combination of hardware and software. We explore how human judgment and scientific approach.
