Can a newbie really vibe code an app? I tried Cursor and Replit to find out

I'm not a programmer, but I tried four vibe coding tools to see if I could build anything at all on my own. Here's what I did and did not accomplish.

Beginner’s Guide to Running AI Locally on a PC : Tools, Tips & Real Use Cases

Learn how to run AI on your own machine in 2026 with no token limits, so you keep data private and save money, using affordable secondhand hardware.
IEEE

An Improved One-step Onsite FTU Health Condition Assessment Method Using Semi-supervised Graph Discrepancy Learning

Abstract: The data-driven health condition assessment (HCA) methods of Francis turbine units (FTUs) have become an important part of hydropower unit prognostics and health management (PHM). Among them ...
The Atlantic

The Three-Step Guide to Fixing Affordability

Earlier this month, Donald Trump took a break from his busy schedule of watching TV and overseeing the renovation of his taxpayer-financed mansion to rally his constituents. “They always have a ...
AARP

‘A Good Death’: A Step-By-Step Guide for Dying

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