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China's AI Governance Strategy Is Smarter Than the West Admits
China's AI regulations predate the EU AI Act. Some mechanisms are more coherent than Western critics admit — here's an honest read of what they actually say.
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Your Mac Can Watch Videos for You — Local Vision Models Explained
How to run local vision models on Apple Silicon with Ollama and LM Studio: reading screenshots, extracting receipt data, summarizing videos via frame sampling, plus RAM requirements and honest accuracy limits.
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Google Gemini: Generating Mermaid architecture diagrams the agent can then critique
A field-tested take on generating Mermaid architecture diagrams the agent can then critique with Google Gemini: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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The Science Behind Smoothness: Why Some Systems Feel Faster Even When They Aren't
Explore the psychology and engineering behind why some devices feel faster than others despite similar specs. Learn the perception techniques that create.
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The Specific Mechanism by Which LLMs Confabulate (And Why It Can't Be Fixed with More Data)
LLM hallucination is architectural, not a data problem. Understanding why models confabulate determines which interventions work and which are wasted effort.
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Local AI for Students — The Study System That Beats Tutoring
A complete local AI study system for students: refurbished M1 MacBook with Ollama, Whisper lecture transcription, Feynman-technique prompts, Anki flashcard generation, and an honest take on AI vs human tutoring and academic integrity.
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ChatGPT Codex: Auditing the diff, not the narrative – the code is the contract
A field-tested take on auditing the diff, not the narrative – the code is the contract with ChatGPT Codex: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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When Is It Worth Buying a New Generation Product – and When Not at All
Learn when upgrading to new product generations makes financial sense and when keeping your current device is smarter. Practical frameworks for tech.
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How Privacy Became a Luxury Product (And Who That Hurts Most)
Privacy now costs money — better phones, paid apps, strong privacy law. Those most exposed to surveillance have the least power and resources to resist it.
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The AI Photography Workflow Pros Run on MacBook Pros
A professional AI photography workflow on MacBook Pro: AI culling tools, Lightroom AI masking and Denoise benchmarks on M-series chips, Topaz and DxO processing times, and where AI must stay out of pro work.
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Claude Code: Keeping Claude honest with explicit acceptance criteria, not vibes
A field-tested take on keeping Claude honest with explicit acceptance criteria, not vibes with Claude Code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
