Hey everyone,

I recently came across Nvidia's official graphic comparing the RTX 5090 to the M3 Ultra, claiming a "2.7x speed advantage" in local AI tasks (LLMs). As a developer, it felt a bit like comparing apples to oranges especially with the M5 Ultra just around the corner at WWDC '26.

I did a deep dive into the architecture, memory bandwidth, and what happens when you try to run a 70B+ model on a 32GB VRAM card vs. Apple's Unified Memory.

A few key takeaways from my analysis:

• The "2.7x" gap is mostly due to memory bandwidth, which the M5 Ultra is expected to bridge significantly (1.1 - 1.2 TB/s).
• The RTX 5090 hits a wall with 70B+ models, while the M5 Ultra handles them entirely on-chip.
• The power efficiency gap is still insane (575W vs ~100W).

I wrote a full breakdown of the specs, the "Single Die" rumor for the M5, and why Nvidia chose specific small models for their marketing.

Full article here

Started getneotiler.com in February with no audience, no backlinks,

no paid traffic.

3 months later:

- 2,950 impressions on Google Search

- 71 clicks

- Average position 11.6

- TO: 2.4%

Not viral numbers. But the trend is going up and it's all organic.

Built a Mac window manager to solve my own problem.

Figured content was the only realistic distribution channel I had.

Still figuring out how to convert impressions into clicks.

Open to brutal feedback.

As the developer and a user of NeoTiler, I thought about how Taskbar Thumbnail Previews was a feature that really came in handy back when I was on Windows; I said to myself, 'why shouldn't it be on macOS too?' and I've started working on it. It's currently in the testing phase. I will release the feature as soon as I feel it's ready for use. If you'd like to try NeoTiler for free: link

Getneotiler.com

While looking for a blog theme, I noticed how dominant Elementor has become. Having used similar bloated themes for WordPress before, I wanted to go a different route this time. I was craving a pure, lightweight, and custom design built exactly the way I envisioned.

To be honest, I didn't expect the result to look this polished, but I’m really happy with it. I wanted to get your thoughts: If this design were refined a bit further, how would it stand against those $50 premium themes? I’m actually considering a price point around $14.99 - $19.99 to offer a high-performance alternative to those overpriced, heavy themes everyone seems to be using.

Is there still a demand for 'pure and clean' designs without the unnecessary bloat? I feel like while major developers lean on Elementor, there's a growing crowd that’s tired of it. I’d love for you to check it out and let me know what you think. link

With GTC 2026 just around the corner (March 16-19), the hype is reaching Blackwell-levels of insanity. But if you look past the stock price and the memes, the roadmap NVIDIA is laying out for the next decade is genuinely wild.

I just finished a deep dive into what’s coming, and here are the 4 things that aren't getting enough mainstream coverage yet:

1. The "Vera Rubin" Architecture & Feynman Teasers: We're moving to HBM4 with 22 TB/s bandwidth. But the real "holy grail" is the move towards silicon photonics (using light instead of electricity) which might be detailed under the 1.6nm Feynman roadmap.
2. NVIDIA N1X (The ARM-based Laptop Chip): It looks like NVIDIA is finally coming for the consumer CPU market. An ARM-based chip for Windows with a high-end integrated GPU could be the "Apple Silicon moment" for PC laptops.
3. Physical AI & Universal Robot Brains: We're moving past LLMs into VLAs (Vision-Language-Action). Startups like Skild AI are building "universal brains" that can be dropped into any robot—humanoid, wheeled, or quad—trained on NVIDIA Cosmos world models.
4. Alpamayo (Cause-and-Effect Driving): The new VLA models in autonomous driving aren't just "pattern matching" anymore. They use chain-of-thought reasoning to explain why they are making a maneuver (coming to 2026 Mercedes models).

The "Five-Layer Cake" of AI (Energy, Chips, Infra, Models, Apps) is finally coming together.

I’ve written a full breakdown of the tech specs and the "Industrial Revolution" Jensen is pitching here: Journey into the Future of AI: What to Expect at NVIDIA GTC 2026?

Are we hitting the physical limits of silicon, or is photonics going to save us? What’s the one announcement you’re most hyped for?

I’ll be honest—I used to be terrified of the Terminal. I was a point-and-click Windows guy who thought one wrong command would blow up my Mac.

But after switching to macOS and building my own apps, the Terminal didn't just change my workflow—it changed how I think about computers. What used to take 15 clicks now takes one line.

I just wrote a deep dive on the 10 commands that genuinely transformed my daily life as a dev. Here’s a quick tl;dr:

1. Homebrew: The only way to install apps. Period.
2. SSH: How I fell in love with remote management.
3. caffeinate: No more third-party "keep awake" apps needed.
4. pbcopy/pbpaste: Seamlessly bridging the CLI and GUI clipboard.
5. networkQuality: Built-in speed test (stop using ad-heavy websites!).
6. sips: Batch resize/convert images without Photoshop.
7. say: My Mac literally tells me when a long build is finished.
8. mdfind: Spotlight on steroids for finding files instantly.

If you’re still "GUI-only," I highly recommend giving these a shot. It makes computing fun again.

I’ve shared the full list with examples and my personal setup on my blog: MacOS Power User: 10 Terminal Commands That Changed My Workflow

What’s that one terminal command you can’t live without? I’m always looking to add more to my workflow!