Think Different by Jakub Jirák: posts, page 4 of 142
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Audio Hijack on Apple Silicon: the Mac audio tool I would trust with the awkward jobs
A technical review of Audio Hijack 4.6 on modern macOS, focused on application-level capture, live monitoring, reusable audio chains, system permissions, update risk, and who should pay for it.
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The Platform Bargain Is Broken
The implicit bargain between social media platforms and democracy has collapsed in 2026. Political advertising revenue and AI disinformation are structurally incompatible.
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Review: Mac Mini M4 Pro as the Best Home Server for Creatives and Devs
Mac Mini M4 Pro review as a home server. We test performance, power consumption, silent cooling, and practical use for developers and creatives. Is it worth it?
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MCP servers: Exposing read-only resources before you expose write actions
A field-tested take on exposing read-only resources before you expose write actions with MCP servers: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Foreign Interference Gets an Upgrade
AI has upgraded foreign election interference from a decade-long intelligence operation to a months-long technical project. What changed and what the 2026 cycle reveals.
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The Best Chargers, MagSafe, and Power Banks for Apple Gear
An honest guide to USB-C chargers, GaN bricks, MagSafe versus Qi2, and power banks for Apple devices: the wattage that matters, what to buy, and what to skip.
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Future of Notebooks: Fewer Ports, More Context
Exploring how modern laptops trade physical versatility for software abstraction, and what this means for user competence, repair culture, and the slow.
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AI coding workflows: Small reversible steps instead of one heroic prompt
A field-tested take on small reversible steps instead of one heroic prompt with AI coding workflows: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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How to Set Up and Actually Use Apple Pay, Wallet, and Apple Cash
A practical 2026 guide to Apple Pay, Wallet and Apple Cash: adding cards, paying in shops, apps and on the web, transit Express Mode, tickets and passes, and why it's safer than plastic.
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The Economics of AI Political Persuasion
Collapsing costs of AI political persuasion have democratized influence operations. Who benefits when manufacturing political reality gets cheap? Not voters.
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Apple Silicon as the Biggest Technological Shift Since Intel
Exploring how Apple Silicon's revolutionary efficiency gains mask a deeper problem: the gradual erosion of technical skills, intuition, and the very.
