Understanding the AI Ecosystem: The Companies, Infrastructure and Capital Behind the AI Boom
Artificial Intelligence has become one of the largest infrastructure build-outs in modern history. Companies are investing hundreds of billions of […]
AI
DevOps, GNU/Linux
Best Bang for Buck Linux VPS VM in South Africa (2026)
See below for the best bang for buck Linux VPS (Virtual private servers) in South Africa table. Currently the best […]
GNU/Linux, Hardware
Binary vs Text: What Makes a File Executable?
Not all files are created equal. At the most fundamental level, every file on your computer is just bytes – […]
AI
LM Studio vs Ollama: How They Load Models
Local AI tools like Ollama and LM studio both let you run large language models on your own hardware. However, […]
From Forms to Autonomous Agents: My Journey Building a Financial Prediction Platform with LLMs
When I started building a platform to track financial predictions, I thought I had a straightforward path ahead. What unfolded […]
Finance
The Cost of Withdrawing Cash in Rands from a Thailand ATM
Using a South African bank debit card – one can withdraw money from a Thailand ATM. This example using Thailand’s […]
AI
The rise and fall of StackOverflow
The rise and fall of stackoverflow can be seen in the following charts. First the number of questions over time: […]
Agentic Coding, AI
LLM and AI Coding Tools
A curated list and explanation of key elements in the AI and LLM ecosystem, including autonomous agents, coding assistants, frameworks, […]
Wall of Shame
All the Projects Google has Killed
Here is a list of all the projects google has killed https://killedbygoogle.com/