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Cloud AI vs. Local AI: A Privacy Decision, Not Just a Cost One

Everyone compares cloud and local LLMs on price and quality. The more important question is where your data goes — and the last two years of retention orders, fines, and leaks make the answer concrete.

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Why I Built ApplyX: A Local-First Job-Application Tracker

A build log for ApplyX — a job-application tracker that reads your inbox over IMAP and understands it with a local Ollama model, so none of your application data ever leaves your machine.

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After the Vibe: Where AI Coding Actually Breaks Down

A year of hard data on AI-assisted development, from the METR productivity study to the Veracode security numbers, and an honest look at where "trust the vibes" stops working.

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Vibe Coding - Programming with AI Vibes

Explore vibe coding, the revolutionary AI-assisted programming technique that enables software development through conversation with large language models.

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