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  • Fine-Tune Your Own AI Model on a MacBook — Yes, Really

    Jun 15, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    Step-by-step LoRA fine-tuning with MLX on a MacBook — preparing a JSONL dataset, mlx_lm.lora flags, training times on M-series chips, evaluating results, and serving the fused model with Ollama.

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  • AI coding workflows: Daily shutdown routine that actually ships code

    Jun 15, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    A field-tested take on a daily shutdown routine that actually ships code with AI coding workflows: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.

    ai-workflowdeveloper-productivityai-codingsoftware-engineering
  • Why Privacy Is the New Luxury of the Digital Era

    Jun 15, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    Privacy has become the new luxury good. Compare how Apple, Google, and Meta approach your data, and learn practical strategies to protect yourself in the.

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  • Every Major Tech Partnership Ends the Same Way — Here's Why

    Jun 14, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    Major tech partnerships follow a predictable lifecycle from mutual dependency to power struggle to breakup — and the platform always wins over the application.

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  • The Mac Menu Bar Apps That Give You AI Everywhere

    Jun 14, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    A hands-on roundup of the best Mac menu bar AI apps — Raycast, MacWhisper, BoltAI, ChatGPT desktop, and CleanShot workflows — with pricing, local model support, and a conflict-free shortcut layout.

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  • Prompt engineering for code: Turning specs into prompts without losing the nuance

    Jun 14, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    A field-tested take on turning specs into prompts without losing the nuance with Prompt engineering for code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.

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  • Technologies That Look Boring Today But Will Change the World

    Jun 14, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    Discover the unsexy technologies that will transform our world. From solid-state batteries to graphene materials and MEMS sensors, explore the boring.

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  • What the Steam Engine Teaches Us About AI Inequality

    Jun 13, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    The steam engine created enormous wealth while dramatically worsening inequality for 60 years. The AI revolution is following the exact same historical script.

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  • I Let AI Organize 20 Years of Photos and Files on My Mac

    Jun 13, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    How to use on-device AI on macOS to organize decades of photos and files — Apple Photos ML, local LLM batch renaming, Live Text OCR, and semantic file search. All private, all offline.

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  • Cline and Roo Code: Plan mode as a cheap dry run before committing budget

    Jun 13, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    A field-tested take on plan mode as a cheap dry run before committing budget with Cline and Roo Code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.

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  • iPad as a Full Computer in 2026 – Reality Without Marketing

    Jun 13, 2026

    • Jakub Jirák

    An honest evaluation of whether iPad can replace a computer in 2026. Cut through Apple's marketing to understand what works, what doesn't, and who should.

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