James Torres

Systems programmer and AI skeptic. Writes about Rust, low-level computing, and ChatGPT.

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Articles by James Torres

• Stop Using ChatGPT. This 'Bruh' Moment Actually Changes Everything.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 11 min read
• Stop Wasting ChatGPT Credits. This Simple Text Secret Changes Everything.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Using Realtors. This 5-Day ChatGPT Secret Changes Everything
  Aug 27, 2026 · 14 min read
• Stop Using JavaScript
  Aug 27, 2026 · 13 min read
• Postgres rewritten in Rust, now passing 100% of the Postgres regression tests
  Aug 27, 2026 · 13 min read
• I Watched a Drunk Guy Phone ChatGPT. I Wasn’t Ready For This.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 13 min read
• Everyone Is Wrong About 3rd World Gaming. ChatGPT Just Proved Why.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read
• Whatsapp rewrote its media handler to rust (160k c++ to 90k rust) - A Developer's Story
  Aug 27, 2026 · 11 min read
• FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE - A Developer's Story
  Aug 27, 2026 · 10 min read
• Vouch - A Developer's Story
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read
• This Local AI Just Exposed My Worst Coding Habits. I Wasn't Ready For This.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 11 min read
• Stop Worrying About AI Taking Jobs. Actually, It Just Gave Me One.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 11 min read
• Stop Using OpenAI. Alibaba Just Quietly Proved Why. This Changes Everything.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Using Local LLMs. This New Drama Proves You’ve Been Doing It Wrong.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 11 min read
• Stop Using LM Studio. It’s Actually Worse Than You Think.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Using Llama 3. Qwen3.5 Benchmark Results Are Actually Shocking.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 11 min read
• Stop Using ElevenLabs. Mistral Just Proved Why This Changes Everything.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 13 min read
• Stop Using Claude. This Uncensored 9B Secret Beat Opus. Nobody Saw This Coming.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Using ChatGPT’s Default Voice. It’s Quietly Making You Sound Identical.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Using ChatGPT. He Was Just Following Instructions. Nobody Saw This Coming.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 13 min read
• Stop Using ChatGPT. Bernie Sanders Just Exposed Why It’s Worse Than You Think.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 10 min read
• Stop Using AI Like It's 2023. This 2026 Secret Is Worse Than You Think.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Using 4-Bit GGUF. TurboQuant Just Proved Why. It's Not What You Think.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Trusting Sam Altman. This Rust Secret Is Worse Than You Think.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 11 min read
• Stop Trusting ChatGPT. Its Confidence Is Actually Worse Than You Think.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Looking For Em Dashes. These 3 New AI Secrets Actually Change Everything.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Buying RTX 4090s. M5 Max Just Proved Why. LLM Benchmarks Are Shocking.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 13 min read
• Stop Buying Nvidia. Intel’s 32GB GPU Actually Changes Everything.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 11 min read
• Stop Buying GPUs. M5 Max Benchmarks Are Actually Shocking. Here’s Proof.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Browsing. ChatGPT Just Revealed the 2026 Internet Secret. It’s Over.
  Aug 27, 2026 · 12 min read