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testing ling tiny macbook pro
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#coding, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Testing Ling 3.0 Tiny on my 16GB MacBook Pro

Last updated: November 1, 2026

Ling 3.0 Tiny is a surprisingly good model to run on a 16GB MacBook Pro. Test generation can go as fast as 45 tokens / second.

testing apple intelligence on macbook pro
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #coding, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Testing Apple Intelligence on my 16GB MacBook Pro

Last updated: October 30, 2026

I tested the Apple Intelligence model Apple ships with its default install, by actually chatting with it. One of the fastest models so far.

testing spark 2.6 macbookpro
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #coding, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Testing Spark-X2.6-4B on my 16GB MacBookPro

Last updated: October 28, 2026

Spark 2.6 4B from Spark LLM is a decent model for its size. In my testing, there was even room left for other apps on my [...]

testing nemotron 3.5 bolt
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #coding, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Testing Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB on my 16 GB MacBookPro

Last updated: October 28, 2026

Testing Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB on my 16GB MackBook Pro: balanced answers and decent speed. It's a good model for day to day usage.

when the agent deletes your files
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #apps, #coding, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Stories From The Vibe Coding Trenches – When the Agent (Claude) Deletes your Files

Last updated: October 27, 2026

During development of one of my apps, Zen Tales, my coding agent (Claude, back then) deleted some audio files I already paid for. A difficult lesson.

the user knows better
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools iPhone
#ai tools, #coding, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Stories From The Vibe Coding Trenches – The User Knows Better Than You

Last updated: October 23, 2026

Second installment of my stories from the vibe coding trenches is about a mindset shift: nothing is difficult anymore. Listen to your users.

nemotron dory macbook pro
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools Personal Development
#ai tools, #coding, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Running Nemotron Dory 1.0 4B on my 16 GB MacBookPro

Last updated: October 21, 2026

Nvidia Nemotron Dory 1.0 4B is a surprisingly good model that can be run locally, on a 16GB MacBook Pro, for coding and text generation.

vibecoding overpay cloudflare
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools iPhone
#apps, #coding, #lessons learned, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Stories from the Vibe Coding Trenches – Accidentally Overpaid $150 to Cloudflare

Last updated: October 11, 2026

This are real stories from my life as a vibe coder. This one shows how I overpaid $150 on Cloudeflare while vibe coding Flight Lens.

local ai liquid ai lfm25
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools Financial Resilience
#ai tools, #coding, #money mindset, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Running Liquid AI LFM V2.5 on my 16 GB MacBookPro

Last updated: October 7, 2026

The 4th video in the series about what models can you realistically run on a 16GB MacoBook tests Liquid AI LFM 2.5. A solid model.

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.

slow down ai, ban open source
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools Technology
#ai tools, #Claude, #perspective, #vibe coding

Anthropic Wants to Slow Down AI, Ban Open Source, and Still Aims an IPO at $2T Valuation. Really?

Last updated: September 14, 2026

In a rather disturbing essay, Dario Amodei, Anthropic's CEO, urges to slow down AI dissemination (not training) and ban open source AI.

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.

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 [...]

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