Think Different by Jakub Jirák - Blog
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Your Mac Can Summarize Any YouTube Video in 30 Seconds
Summarize any YouTube video locally on your Mac with yt-dlp, Whisper, and Ollama. Includes a copy-paste shell script, no-code alternatives with Raycast and Shortcuts, and honest timing benchmarks.
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Cursor: Composer runs that land a feature in a single reviewable diff
A field-tested take on composer runs that land a feature in a single reviewable diff with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Why Traditional Apps Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past
Explore why traditional single-purpose apps are dying. AI agents, superapps, and voice interfaces are converging to replace the app model we've known for.
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The Biggest Lie in Tech Is Being Told Again, Louder Than Ever
From Facebook's 'connecting the world' to AI's 'democratizing intelligence' — tech's democratization promise always becomes centralization. Here's why it's structural.
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Run Stable Diffusion on Your Mac — No Cloud, No Limits, No Cost
How to run Stable Diffusion and Flux locally on Apple Silicon with Draw Things and ComfyUI. Real generation times per chip, unified memory advantages, LoRAs, and an honest comparison with Midjourney.
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Google Gemini: Using Gemini CLI as glue between Cloud Run and your local repo
A field-tested take on using Gemini CLI as glue between Cloud Run and your local repo with Google Gemini: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Minimalist Digital Life: How I Reduced My Apps by 80%
A personal account of radical digital decluttering. Learn how reducing apps by 80% transformed productivity, focus, and peace of mind—and how you can do it too.
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The New Standard Oil: How AI Is Concentrating Wealth Like the Robber Barons
The economic dynamics of AI mirror Standard Oil's monopoly formation. Network effects, infrastructure control, and data moats are creating the same winner-take-all outcomes.
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The AI Coding Setup That Made Me 3x Faster on My MacBook
My complete AI coding setup on macOS with Claude Code, Cursor, and Ollama plus Continue for offline autocomplete. An honest breakdown of where the 3x speedup comes from and where AI slows you down.
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ChatGPT Codex: Using AGENTS.md to describe the environment the sandbox must respect
A field-tested take on using AGENTS.md to describe the environment the sandbox must respect with ChatGPT Codex: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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How AI Will Change Education Before Teachers Even Realize It
Explore how AI is transforming education faster than institutions can adapt. From personalized tutoring to assessment changes, discover the shifts.