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Clinton Stark

Filmmaker and editor at Stark Insider, covering arts, AI & tech, and indie film. Inspired by Bergman, slow cinema and Chipotle. Often found behind the camera or in the edit bay. Peloton: ClintTheMint.
Apple Watch Series 6 attached to JOYROOM charger showing time 3:17 PM during charging test
Tech Gear Reviews

JOYROOM 2000mAh Wireless Apple Watch Keychain Charger: The Travel Backup That Actually Works

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.14.2025
Best portable Apple Watch charger under $16. Real testing shows 87% wall charger performance with keychain convenience.
ChatGPT mobile app Personalization settings screen showing Base style dropdown menu with eight personality options: Default (Balanced style and tone), Professional (Polished and precise), Friendly (Warm and chatty), Candid (Direct and encouraging), Quirky (Playful and imaginative—currently selected), Efficient (Concise and plain), Nerdy (Exploratory and enthusiastic), and Cynical (Sharp and skeptical)
Tech

OpenAI Upgrades GPT-5 With Warmer Tone, Faster Reasoning, and Custom Personality Options

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.12.2025
ChatGPT learns to sound like a colleague while getting smarter at following your exact instructions
La Marzocco espresso machine with Swan grinder on a home kitchen counter
News

La Marzocco App Adds Smart Schedule and Local Mode

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.10.2025
New v1.5.2 update brings scheduling automation and offline Bluetooth control to home espresso machines
Abstract digital art of two AI figures, blue and orange, facing each other with glowing circuitry and faint Matrix-style code in the background.
Tech

Two AIs, One Codebase: Why I Run Claude Code and Cursor Side-by-Side

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.29.2025
My daily workflow using competing AI assistants to build better code through creative tension
Illustration showing Qwen mascot (brown bear wearing Qwen t-shirt holding camera) celebrating with Ollama mascot (white llama with glasses holding wine glass) with "Qwen3-VL" text below
News

Qwen3-VL Cloud Model Review: Testing Alibaba’s Latest Vision AI on a Home Server

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.15.2025
Can a cloud-based vision model compete with the big players? We put Qwen3-VL through 7 rigorous tests to find out.
Clawd pixel mascot from Claude Code terminal interface
Tech

Clawd: How a Retro Mascot (and Some Lollygagging AI) Made My Command Line Feel Like Home

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.07.2025
A retro mascot. A cold terminal. And the spark of something human.
Apple iOS 26 home screen showing San Jose weather widget, 74°F, and apps.
News

Apple’s Liquid Glass Showcases Modern, Refined Design

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.19.2025
A subtle but striking design refresh that unifies Apple’s ecosystem without breaking what already works.
Nikon ZR cinema camera – Nikon and RED collaboration featuring full-frame body with NIKKOR Z lens against cinematic red curtain backdrop.
Cameras & Filmmaking

The New Nikon ZR Ticks All the Right Boxes (Plus 1 Really Important One!)

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.11.2025
Why the Nikon ZR might be the most exciting filmmaking camera of 2025 -- and a serious headache for rivals.
Close-up of the Canon EOS C50 cinema camera body showing its RF lens mount and full-frame CMOS sensor.
Cameras & Filmmaking

The New Canon C50 Cinema Camera Ticks All the Right Boxes

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.10.2025
Canon delivers a compact cinema powerhouse with 7K RAW, Super 16 mode, and dual-format media at a competitive price.
Abstract monochromatic orange artwork symbolizing AI transforming data into creative files
News

Claude Can Now Build Excel Models and PowerPoint Decks For You

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.09.2025
The line between idea and execution gets thinner.

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