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Predicting the Price of Bread
AI food price forecasting is improving rapidly. The geopolitical and equity implications of who owns these models are more consequential than the technical achievements.
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AI That Helps You Think vs. AI That Thinks for You
Explore the fundamental difference between AI that augments human thinking and AI that replaces it. Learn why this distinction shapes skills, autonomy.
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GitHub Copilot: Measuring acceptance rate honestly instead of celebrating vanity metrics
A field-tested take on measuring acceptance rate honestly instead of celebrating vanity metrics with GitHub Copilot: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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The Algorithm Decides When the Cow Gets Fed
Computer vision, biometric sensing, and feed optimization AI are transforming livestock management. The efficiency gains are real. The ethical terrain is complicated.
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Which iPhone Should You Buy in 2026? Pro, Plain, or Last Year's
A 2026 iPhone buying guide: when the base is plenty, what the Pro really buys you, who needs a Plus or Pro Max, and why last year's is the value play.
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Why the Best Products Don't Explain Themselves
Explore why exceptional products need no explanation. Learn the principles of self-explanatory design and why the best interfaces communicate through.
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Local LLMs with Ollama: RAG over internal docs without handing them to a third party
A field-tested take on RAG over internal docs without handing them to a third party with Local LLMs with Ollama: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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How to Set Up an iPad as Your Only Computer, and When You Shouldn't
How to run an iPad as your only computer in 2026: Stage Manager, the Files app, external displays and keyboards, plus an honest list of the workflows that will send you back to a Mac.
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The Invisible Water Problem
AI irrigation management can cut agricultural water use by 20-40% with existing technology. The barriers to adoption are economic and institutional, not technical.
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The Psychology of 'It Just Works'
Explore the psychology behind products that 'just work' and why no amount of marketing can manufacture this perception. Learn what separates genuine.
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Agentic coding: Rollback plans for changes you did not watch land
A field-tested take on rollback plans for changes you did not watch land with Agentic coding: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
