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AI Image Generators· 11.04

Seedream 5 in Practice: Commercial and Design Work Outside the Usual Suspects

Practical review of ByteDance Seedream 5.0 (Pro, Lite, Flash) in 2026. Commercial design, multilingual text, m...

MMarcus Bell 9 min

Outside the Office· 10.01

Using AI to Troubleshoot a Broken Kitchen Appliance

My dishwasher stopped draining. I used AI to troubleshoot it. It got the diagnosis right, skipped one safety s...

MMarcus Bell 7 min

Outside the Office· 09.21

Can AI Build a Barbecue Shopping List for a Family of Four?

I asked AI to build a barbecue shopping list for my family of four. It forgot two things, overbought one, and ...

MMarcus Bell 5 min

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