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Best Free AI Image Generators (2026)

Which free AI actually generates good images in 2026? Honest comparison of Gemini, Firefly, Leonardo, Ideogram, and more — limits, verdicts, use cases.

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Best Free AI for Studying (2026)

Which free AI works best for studying in 2026: explaining concepts, summarizing notes, creating flashcards, and solving math. Honest verdicts.

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Best Free AI Video Generators (2026)

Free AI video generators ranked for 2026: Kling, Runway, Pika, Luma, Hailuo, Canva. Watermark, clip length, and honest verdicts included.

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Use ChatGPT Free Without an Account (2026)

Yes, you can use ChatGPT without signing up. Here's exactly what you get logged out, what a free account adds, and when it's worth registering.

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Gemini vs ChatGPT (2026): Which to Choose

Gemini or ChatGPT in 2026? Free plans, coding, images, and web search compared head-to-head. Clear verdict by use case, no hype.

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Best Free AI for Coding (2026): What to Use and When

Real comparison of the best free AI tools for coding in 2026: GitHub Copilot, Claude, DeepSeek, Windsurf, Cursor, Amazon Q. Actual limits, clear verdicts.

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Best free AI for summarizing: what to use and when

Which free AI summarizes PDFs, papers, videos, and meetings best in 2026. Real comparison with context limits, strengths, and verdicts by use case.

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RAG from Scratch with Python: understand how it works

Implement RAG in Python from scratch, no frameworks: chunking, embeddings, cosine similarity, retrieval and augmented prompts. Understand the pieces.

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Unlimited free AI: myth vs. reality (2026)

Does truly unlimited free AI exist? The short answer is no. Here's what every free plan actually limits — and the only real way to remove those caps.

June 4, 2026

Run AI on Your AMD GPU on Windows (No ZLUDA)

Native PyTorch on ROCm on a Radeon under Windows — no ZLUDA, no cloud. Same speed as NVIDIA and more VRAM per dollar for local AI.

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May 17, 2026

Why LLMs Don't Think in Embeddings (Yet)

Coconut proved LLMs can reason without text. Why Anthropic, OpenAI and 40 researchers signed a paper hoping the idea doesn't spread.

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April 16, 2026

Adaptive thinking: when Claude ignores your memory

I ask Opus 4.7 to solve an obvious question. It fails. The memory instructions that used to work no longer guarantee anything.

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April 14, 2026

Claude Code's Silent Downgrade

AMD analyzed 6,852 Claude Code sessions and the data is damning. Leaked source code confirms silent Opus-to-Sonnet fallback.

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April 5, 2026

Anthropic's Wild March: Mythos, Computer Use and GPUs

Anthropic leaked its most powerful model, shipped Computer Use on Windows, and exposed 24,000 Chinese accounts distilling Claude. Here's what it all means.

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April 5, 2026

Power BI March 2026 update: what actually matters

Translytical GA, PBIR as default in Desktop, custom totals without DAX, and Copilot improvements. A practical breakdown of Power BI's March update.

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April 4, 2026

Anthropic just cut off third-party harnesses

Your Claude subscription no longer covers external harnesses like OpenClaw. Pay-per-use is now mandatory, plus free credits and what it means for the ecosystem.

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April 4, 2026

OpenAI Killed Sora: $15M/Day Costs, $2.1M Revenue

Sora cost $15 million a day to run and made $2.1M total. What this reveals about the real economics of generative AI.

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April 1, 2026

Cursor vs Windsurf vs Claude Code: Which One to Pick in 2026

Honest comparison of the 3 biggest AI coding tools. Pricing, models, philosophy, and which one makes sense based on how you actually work.

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March 31, 2026

MCP Servers: What They Are and the Best Ones to Start With

A practical guide to MCP Servers: how the architecture works, the best servers by category, and how to set up your own in minutes.

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March 31, 2026

OpenAI Bought uv and Ruff: What It Means

OpenAI acquired Astral, the team behind uv and Ruff. Here's what they actually bought, why the community is split, and what you should do.

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March 22, 2026

NeuralFlow blocked by LaLiga: what's happening and how to fix it

Spain's LaLiga football league blocks NeuralFlow every weekend on major ISPs. Not a bug — collateral censorship via shared Cloudflare IPs. Here's the full story.

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March 19, 2026

35,000 API Calls to Say 'Nothing to Learn Here'

A reflection hook in my multi-agent system fired 35,000 LLM calls in three days. Cost: $165. Useful output: zero.

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March 11, 2026

Are AI Tools Worth Paying For? What the Data Actually Says

1B transactions: AI apps convert 52% better but retain 30% worse. Is ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro worth paying for?

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March 11, 2026

Vibe Coding: What It Is and Why 90% Do It Wrong

Vibe coding is real and growing. It also has serious problems. No-hype guide: tools, mistakes and how to use it right.

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March 11, 2026

Will AI Replace My Job? What the Data Says

Anthropic published the most serious study on AI and employment. Nuanced data that goes against both narratives.

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March 10, 2026

How to Build AI Agents for Free (No-Code and Code Options)

Build AI agents for free: no-code platforms, low-code options, and open source frameworks. What to use for your situation and what free actually covers.

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March 10, 2026

n8n AI Agents: What You Can Actually Automate

n8n has native AI nodes, memory, and tool calling. What works well, where the real limitations are, and when it makes sense for agents.

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March 10, 2026

Why AI Agents Fail in Production (And Nobody Tells You)

AI agents work in demos. They break in production. Six failure modes nobody explains — and what actually helps.

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February 28, 2026

AI and the Pentagon: Silicon Valley's New Battleground

OpenAI, Google, Meta and Anthropic compete for military contracts. Silicon Valley's pivot to the Pentagon is real.

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February 18, 2026

AI Weekly Radar: February 10-18, 2026

Sonnet 4.6 redefines AI pricing, Mistral acquires Koyeb, EU blocks chatbots, India attracts $200B, and 17 startups raise $100M+.

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February 18, 2026

Claude Sonnet 4.6: Flagship Performance at Mid-Tier Pricing

Sonnet 4.6 matches or beats Opus 4.6 on several benchmarks at 40% less cost. Frontier intelligence is no longer expensive. What it means for your AI budget.

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February 9, 2026

FinOps for AI: How to Stop Bleeding Money on Inference Costs

Your AI pilot cost €50/month. Production is €5,000. A practical FinOps guide to controlling inference costs, tokens, embeddings, and LLM API spend in 2026.

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February 6, 2026

Claude Opus 4.6: the model that tanked the market

Claude Opus 4.6 brings 1M context and agent teams. Cowork plugins wiped $285B off software stocks. What changed and why it matters.

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February 6, 2026

Enterprise AI in 2026: Where We Actually Stand

84% of companies haven't redesigned a single role for AI. We analyze Deloitte's 2026 report and what businesses must do next.

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February 5, 2026

LLM Sycophancy: AIs That Only Tell You What You Want

Stanford identifies artificial flattery as one of AI's major problems in 2026. If you've used ChatGPT lately, you know exactly what they're talking about.

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February 4, 2026

AI Maturity: Less Code, More Focus

Mature AI means less code, not more. The shift isn't smarter tools — it's knowing when to stop engineering and focus.

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February 3, 2026

The Hardware Crisis: Why Your Next Laptop Will Cost 20% More

RAM +344%, SSDs +100%, laptops +20%. AI data centers are devouring the world's chip production. Welcome to the hidden cost of the AI revolution.

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February 3, 2026

OpenClaw: The Viral AI Assistant I'm Not Installing (Yet)

OpenClaw: 15K GitHub stars. An AI agent managing your PC sounds great... until you see the permissions it needs.

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February 2, 2026

Only 5% See Real ROI from AI: the Uncomfortable Truth

70-80% of agentic AI projects die before production. Real cases from Equinor ($330M saved) and Travelers (20,000 users, 50% claims automated).

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February 2, 2026

BigQuery Now Talks Back: Google Makes GenBI a Reality

Google turns BigQuery conversational with GenBI. What changes, what doesn't, and why it won't replace the analyst.

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AI that works: Data-ka and automatic tender proposals

A Basque company uses NLP to read 200-page tender documents and generate proposal drafts. No hype, no smoke, just measurable results.

Weekly AI Radar: January 22-29, 2026

DeepSeek shakes the market, OpenAI and Anthropic compete for healthcare, 95% of GenAI projects don't generate ROI, and Spain gets an AI factory in Barcelona.

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ChatGPT drinks from Elon Musk's fountain

OpenAI integrates X/Twitter data into ChatGPT. What it means when your chatbot drinks from Musk's fountain.

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OpenAI Prism: the end of the generic chatbot

A free workspace with GPT-5.2 for writing papers in LaTeX. But the real news isn't Prism: it's what it represents about where AI is heading.

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Synthetic Data: The $8B Business of Making Up Data

Nvidia just paid $320M for Gretel Labs. The synthetic data market is exploding. What it is, why it matters, and why you should care.

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On-premise is back: why companies are fleeing AI cloud

Companies that went all-in on AI cloud are pulling back. Latency, costs and vendor lock-in force a rethink.

AI Slop: why we're sick of AI-generated content

The internet is filling up with mass-produced AI garbage. What AI Slop is, why it's a problem, and how to tell real content from noise.

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GenBI: the end of the data analyst bottleneck

GenBI: talk to your data in natural language. What works, where the limits are, and why it won't replace analysts.

Implementing AI in small business: the real truth

The truth about AI projects in SMBs. What works, what doesn't, actual costs, and how to avoid wasting money.

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Cursor vs Windsurf vs GitHub Copilot: honest comparison 2026

Real comparison of the 3 most popular AI-powered IDEs. Pricing, models, workflow and which to choose based on your profile. Tested on real projects.

Data-Centric AI: why more data doesn't mean better models

The paradigm shift in machine learning: invest in data quality, not bigger models. Tools and practices to implement it.

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DataOps: how Netflix and Spotify manage data at scale

DevOps revolutionized software development. DataOps is doing the same for data. Practical guide with tools and real cases.

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DeepSeek: cost, performance and data sovereignty

Low costs, high performance, open source... and your data on Chinese servers. Risk analysis and alternatives for Western companies.

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From dashboard guy to Data Engineer

The story of how I went from a stuck analyst making reports to actually understanding how data works. And why you should consider it.

How AI thinks: System 1 and System 2 in LLMs

Do language models reason or just improvise? The answer through Kahneman's framework and what it means for how we use them.

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How to learn Power BI for free in 2026 (real path, no fluff)

Practical guide to learn Power BI from scratch without paying for courses. Free resources, learning path, and mistakes to avoid.

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My AI development stack in 2026: what I use and why

The AI tools I use daily for coding, automation and productivity. No sponsorships, just what actually works.

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The copilot lie: why 95% of companies aren't seeing results

Studies from METR, MIT, and CMR show AI isn't delivering promised productivity gains. What successful companies do differently.

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17% of Basque Companies Use AI — and They Earn 8.7% More

While 95% of AI pilots fail globally, the Basque Country shows a model that actually works. Analysis of the BAIC 2025 diagnosis.

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AI Datacenters: 4% of US Electricity — Nuclear Is Back

AI's energy demands are resurrecting Three Mile Island. Analysis of the nuclear renaissance driven by Big Tech and its implications.

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$25B Patagonia datacenter: opportunity or extractivism?

$25B datacenter in Patagonia backed by the US. Record investment or digital extractivism? What Argentina gives up.

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50 ChatGPT Prompts That Actually Work (2026)

50 tested prompts for work, study, coding, and creativity. Work on ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek and other LLMs. Copy, paste, and adapt to your case.

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Cursor AI: Complete Guide to the AI-Powered IDE

What Cursor is, how it works, when to use it vs Copilot and Windsurf, updated 2026 pricing, and practical tips to get real value from day one.

Premium doesn't chase

The best professionals don't send resumes or negotiate salaries. If you want premium talent, you must play their game.

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"That's impossible" — ignore whoever says it

What AI can actually do for your business. Real cases, realistic expectations, and why those who say "impossible" are usually the ones who don't know how.

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Generative AI: What It Is and How It Works

What is generative AI and how it works. Real examples, types of generation (text, image, code), and its actual limits — explained without jargon.

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Why nobody looks at your dashboard

Most dashboards are corporate theater. Decisions are made by gut feeling and justified with data afterwards.

Why your "failures" are your greatest advantage

Random jobs and failed projects aren't wasted time. Every experience adds context that accumulates.

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AI Agents for Enterprise: From Demo to ROI in 2026

AI agents for business: real examples (CaixaBank, Salesforce, EY), what works, what doesn't, and how to move from pilots to production with measurable ROI.

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AI Trends in 2026: What Actually Matters

The 7 AI trends defining 2026: autonomous agents, small models, MCP, ROI focus and more. A guide for data professionals.

The 7 Best Free AI Tools in 2026 (ChatGPT Alternatives)

You don't need to pay $20/month. The 7 best free AI tools of 2026 compared: Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek and more. Which wins when, and when to pay.

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ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude: 2026 Comparison

Practical guide to choosing between the big three LLMs. Pricing, capabilities, use cases, and which one fits your situation.

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Data Engineering Guide: From Excel to Professional Pipelines

What a Data Engineer is, what tools they use, what the real day-to-day looks like, and how to start if you come from Excel/Power BI.

DeepSeek: what it is and how to use it for free

Complete DeepSeek guide for 2026: free ChatGPT alternative. Web, mobile app, local install with Ollama, and key privacy considerations before you start.

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MCP (Model Context Protocol): What It Is and Why

Complete guide to MCP, the standard connecting AI agents to your systems. How it works, available servers, and practical examples.

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Power BI Copilot in 2026: Cost, Setup, and Honest Review

Complete guide to Power BI Copilot: requirements, Fabric pricing, how to enable it, real use cases, and honest limitations.

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Power BI vs Tableau: Which is better in 2026?

Real comparison of Power BI vs Tableau: pricing, learning curve, job demand, and when to use each one.

Prompt Engineering: diagnose the failure before rewriting

Prompt engineering from a real 17-iteration experiment: the model knew the answer and discarded it. A 4-type failure taxonomy to stop iterating blindly.

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Self-Hosting Guide: Control Your Data and Save Money

Why host your own tools, what stack to use, the best self-hosted alternatives, and when it's NOT worth it.

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What Are AI Agents (explained without jargon)

Beginner's guide: what an AI agent is, how it differs from ChatGPT, real examples, and where to start.

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What Is DAX in Power BI: Measures vs Columns

Practical DAX guide for Power BI: when to use measures vs columns, 5 core functions, filter context explained, and common mistakes FAQ.

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What Is Power Query? Replace VLOOKUP in Excel

What Power Query is, when to use it instead of VLOOKUP, the 10 essential transformations, common mistakes, and an FAQ covering Excel 2016, Mac, and more.

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World Models: AI that predicts the physical world

What World Models are, how V-JEPA works, and why Yann LeCun is betting $3.5 billion on them.

LeCun leaves Meta: LLMs won't reach human-level AI

The godfather of AI bets $3.5 billion on a different architecture: World Models.

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90% of your data is garbage nobody knows how to process

Why companies buy AI without having their data ready. The data plumbing problem.

95% see no results with AI (and why that's normal)

The J-curve of adoption nobody tells you about. Why productivity drops before it rises when you adopt AI.

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The AI bubble: 7 trillion looking for returns

Who wins, who loses, and why you should care. Analysis of massive AI investment and its bubble signals.

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Don't be a fanboy of any model

A year of real data using AI to code. My Cursor usage graph and why I jumped from model to model.

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Taxonomy of LLM failures

Language models fail in four distinct ways. Each requires a different fix: prompt tuning, RAG, fine-tuning, or guardrails. A practical taxonomy.

The model knows how to reason. It just won't commit

17 prompt iterations revealed that the model finds the correct answer but self-censors for not being standard

More tokens doesn't mean better results

How an exhaustive meta-prompt caused context overflow and reached the same error on a random walk problem

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3 Coins, Tails Always Even: Is It 0 or 1/13?

P(heads)=1/3, number of tails is always even. Is P(all heads) 0 or 1/13? Both are valid — full math, why AI always picks wrong, and how to fix it.

Why LLMs Reject Their Own Correct Answers

Two-Box separates contexts so the LLM reviews without bias. Problem: counterintuitive answers get discarded.

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December 31, 2025

36% of Spanish companies now use AI: what it means for you

AI adoption data in Spain in 2025 and what it means for those who work with data. A view from Andalusia.

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December 31, 2025

Data Fabric: what it is and why you should care

Unified data architecture regardless of where data lives. What it means for a data engineer and how it relates to tools you already use.

Debugging in Power BI: The Complete Guide

Step by step when the numbers don't match. From the 80% rule to database validation.

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Power Query: Document the Why, Not Just the What

Why checking the history before touching the model can save you hours of rework. A practical guide to documentation in Power BI.

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Power BI Deactivated Your Relationship (And Didn't Tell You)

Complete guide to inactive relationships in Power BI: why they appear, how to detect them, USERELATIONSHIP, role-playing dimensions, and advanced patterns.

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Rolling 12 months in DAX: the two-calendar solution

How to calculate rolling 12 months in Power BI correctly. Step-by-step DAX tutorial.

Rotating Measures in DAX: When your data won't stay put

Products that change categories break your DAX calculations. Here's the pattern to handle rotating dimensions correctly in Power BI.

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Free Google Analytics alternative: Umami self-hosted

How to install Umami on your server. Cookie-free analytics, no GDPR banners, 100% yours.

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VertiPaq for humans: how Power BI compresses your data

Value Encoding, Dictionary Encoding, and RLE explained without the academia. Why your model is 2GB when it should be 200MB.

December 29, 2025

My Claude workflow: no lost context, free docs

My system for keeping Claude on track during long conversations and getting free documentation out of the process.

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December 29, 2025

When AI 'fixes' your bug by hardcoding the print

The time Claude Sonnet 3.5 decided the best way to fix a bug was to lie straight to my face.

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January 9, 2025

AI-generated code works, but is it secure?

An AI-generated docker-compose can work perfectly while having a massive security hole. Real case and checklist to avoid it.

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You have 3-5 years before AI agents become normal

78% of executives believe digital ecosystems will be built for humans AND AI agents. The window to position yourself is closing.

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Using AI cost $1000. Now it costs $1. What's your excuse?

AI costs dropped 1000x in two years. If you're not using it, it's not about money. It's fear, ignorance, or laziness.

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AI is the new data leak channel (and nobody's ready)

Employees copy sensitive data into ChatGPT without thinking. AI-powered phishing is more sophisticated than ever. Traditional security doesn't work.

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