Think Different by Jakub Jirák: latest posts
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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.
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TRMNL OG with the Clarity Kit: the e-ink dashboard I bought for the developer licence
A practical review of the TRMNL OG 7.5 inch e-ink display and the Clarity Kit bundle, covering the pull-only server model, refresh intervals, battery life, private plugins under the Developer Edition, self hosting, screen quality and who should buy it.
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Genius Scorpion M8300: a 58 gram wireless mouse that costs less than a game
A practical review of the Genius GX Gaming Scorpion M8300 wireless mouse, covering weight, sensor steps, Bluetooth and 2.4 GHz modes, battery, the Copilot shortcut, macOS behaviour, and who should buy it at this price.
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Zemismart M1 Matter Hub: useful bridge, confusing vocabulary
A practical review of the Zemismart M1 Matter hub, focused on Zigbee bridging, Thread, commissioning, local control, device compatibility, recovery, and who should buy it.
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Zemismart MTP1: Matter over Thread is the easy part
A practical review of the Zemismart MTP1 retrofit blind driver, focused on Matter over Thread, chain compatibility, mounting, calibration, load, noise, battery, local control, recovery, and who should buy it.
