Insights
AI, tech, and the way work is changing
Research, experiments and field reports from our team, alongside what is worth reading from elsewhere. New tools, new movements, and what they actually mean once they meet real work.
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Claude Max 5x vs Codex Pro 5x: we measured both $100 plans
Both cost $100 a month. Measured on real use, Claude Max 5x held $1,248 of API-equivalent usage a week and Codex Pro 5x $325, but Codex had no 5-hour limit.
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Claude Max 20x vs 5x: is it worth it? We measured the limits
Max 20x costs twice Max 5x. Measured on real Claude Code use, it gives 2.0x the weekly limit and 3.7x the 5-hour limit: the same value per dollar.
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Raspberry Pi 5 power light solid red, doesn't turn on: how I fixed it
Pi 5 stuck on a solid red LED, never green, won't boot with a good SD card and PSU. It was not a dead PMIC. A 330Ω resistor from pin 1 to GND brought it back.
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How a swarm of agents maps a market in a day
Agents from three model families priced a market nobody had measured. 26 providers, 70 rows, one open dataset, and three conclusions that never shipped.
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How I use Seef instead of ChatGPT, Copilot and ElevenLabs
Seef replaced ChatGPT, Copilot and ElevenLabs for me. My meeting agent turns my notes and the audio into a summary with every action point. Saves 15 minutes.
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Pokémon Go, but with real animals: my experience with dobudex
A weekend away got me scanning animals with dobudex. 160 cards later I know the butterflies in my garden by name, and I stay out longer than I planned.
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AI agent vs new hire: the true cost in the UK
What does hiring really cost a UK employer? A £25,000 hire costs £53,000 in year one, a £50,000 developer £88,000. An AI agent costs £25,500/year.
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What is an AI agent? What they do and what they can't do
What is an AI agent? Software that owns a process end to end. What they actually do, their real limitations, and how they compare to chatbots and automations.
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