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local ai mimo v26 qwen 9b
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools Financial Resilience
#ai tools, #coding, #money mindset, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Running Xiaomi MiMo V2.6 (Qwen 9B distill) on my 16 GB MacBookPro

Last updated: September 30, 2026

This week I'm testing Xiaomi MiMo V2.6, Qwen 9b distill, on a 16GB M1 MacBookPro. It works good enough for text generation and light coding

ios game pane shatter
Apple and Mac OS X iPhone Travel and Fun
#app store, #apps, #coding, #vibe coding

Pane Shatter, my First iOS Game, Is Live in the AppStore

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Pane Shatter is my latest iOS game. A tiny anti stress game where you can launch a steel ball and "break" the screen of your phone.

local ai google gemma
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools Financial Resilience
#ai tools, #coding, #money mindset, #tools, #vibe coding

[Video] Running Google Gemma 4 E4B on my 16GB MacBookPro

Last updated: September 25, 2026

This week I'm testing Google Gemma 4 E4B on a 16GB M1 MacBookPro. It works surprisingly well for text generation and even light coding.

testing grok 4.7
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #coding, #vibe coding

[Video] I Tested Grok 4.7 With One Simple Job: Turn My vi Task Files Into a Bash Agenda

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Grok 4.7 was launched yesterday and I had a chance to test it. It has better prompt adherence, it's more thorough, but also token greedy.

video qwen 3.8
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #coding, #tools, #vibe coding

[Video] Running Qwen 3.8 27B Ternary Bonsai 2 on my 16GB Mac:

Last updated: September 21, 2026

This is a brief test of a heavily quantized version of Qwen 3.8 27B, fitting in 7GB on disk. Impressive, but not 98% of the original [...]

open weights models on laptop
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #apps, #coding, #vibe coding

What Open Weights Models Can You Realistically Run on a Medium Laptop (September 2026)?

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Open source AI is here to stay, so let's see what open weights models you can realistically run on a medium laptop as of September 2026.

good guys bad guys vibe code
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #apps, #coding, #vibe coding

Good Guys Vibe Code, Bad Guys Write Specs

Last updated: September 15, 2026

AI is a great machine, if you treat it like a machine: ask clear outcomes, don't share feelings. Good guys vibe code, bad guys write specs.

vibe coding will kill apps
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools Technology
#ai tools, #apps, #coding, #ios development, #vibe coding

An App-pocalypse Is Coming! But Does It, Really?…

Last updated: September 13, 2026

It's very easy to vibe code an entire SaaS these days. But the cost of building going down doesn't mean ALL the apps will disappear.

what is agi anyway
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #coding, #perspective, #vibe coding

What Is this AGI, Anyway?

Last updated: September 10, 2026

What is this AGI, that everybody talks about? Artificial General Intelligence isn't vibe coding, it's solving problems we haven't solved yet.

win ai race
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #coding, #entrepreneurship, #investing, #perspective

Anthropic and OpenAI Are Both Expecting IPOs at Trillion Dollar Valuations. But Will They Win the AI Race?

Last updated: September 4, 2026

A one-trillion-dollar valuation is no joke. Anthropic and OpenAI are both at this level, and they are both preparing for IPOs. Of course, expectations are high. [...]

share grok bots
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools iPhone
#ai tools, #coding, #how to, #vibe coding

You Can Now Share Your Grok Bots (And Soon You Could Sell Them)

Last updated: August 29, 2026

You can now share your Grok bots. I had early access to the feature and I published my own before they went live. I explain how [...]

grok bot review
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #coding, #vibe coding

Grok Bot is the “iPhone Moment” for AI Agents – Quick Review

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Grok Bot quick review: it looks simple, but at the same time useful, just like the first iPhone. Agents talking to each other feels magical.

grok build free models
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #coding, #experiment, #how to

How I Use Grok Build to Run Free Models Alongside Grok-4.6

Last updated: August 25, 2026

Use Grok Build with local and OpenRouter free models alongside Grok-4.6. Copy-paste config.toml for Gemma, Qwen, and GLM — same harness, switch with /model.

software engineering is dead
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #app store, #apps, #coding, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Software Engineering Is Dead! Is It Really?

Last updated: July 26, 2026

I'm fortunate enough to have witnessed a few key moments in our recent tech history. One of them is web 3, the dot com revolution. Back [...]

vibe coding fable
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding, #vibe coding

The Poor Guy* Guide to Fable-level Vibe Coding for $80/month

Last updated: July 18, 2026

See how to combine entry-level AI subscriptions and free models for Fable-level vibe coding, solid limits, and high productivity on an $80 monthly budget.

app store release agent
Artificial Intelligence iPhone
#ai tools, #app store, #apps, #automation, #coding, #vibe coding

Introducing App Store Release Agent – Automating my App Store Pipeline

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Publishing ten apps in four months sounds good. And it is good. It means the bottleneck is no longer building the app. With AI-assisted coding, small [...]

claude code grok
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding

Switching from Claude Code to Grok – Same Interface, Different Model

Last updated: June 30, 2026

I kept the Claude Code interface I like and routed Grok's model underneath it via proxy. Same workflow, video generation included, $35/month instead of $100. Here's [...]

agentic loops
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding

I Stopped Prompting My Agents, I Write Agentic Loops Instead – Here’s Why

Last updated: June 12, 2026

I stopped prompting my AI agents and started writing loops instead. Here's what a 50-line Python audit loop taught me about trust, failure, and where humans [...]

claude minimax
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding

Leaving Claude Code (Opus 4.8) Behind – Switching to MiniMax 3

Last updated: June 4, 2026

After using Claude (Opus 4.6 to 4.8) for roughly 5 months, I'm experiencing with MiniMax 3. A full month to decide which is best for coding.

claude mythos anthropic ipo
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding, #perspective

Claude Mythos, the Anthropic IPO and the Apocalypse that Never Was

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Claude Mythos may indeed by a good model, but there's a lot of fear mongering around it. Maybe it's connected to the upcoming Anthropic IPO?

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