Blue skies and holidays, but getting cold outside.
Automation success! On-device transcription done! But is it a good idea?
Terminal AI!? Better or worse? It’s very… computery. Claude Terminal could look at a JSON and create FCPXML files. The problem? Is it safe? Now someone knows which files I have on my computer and how I structure my system. Security risk? Or paranoia?
And videos getting done, almost time to publish!
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Hope you have a great start of week!
00:00:05 Opening Notes
00:00:27 Introduction and Microphone Troubles
00:03:15 Why I Started This Podcast, and the National Day Break
00:04:20 Beijing Weather
00:06:13 A Run, a Workout, and End-of-Range Squats
00:10:49 Bench Press and Explosive Circuit Work
00:11:57 Fitness Channels I Follow
00:12:43 Holiday Plans and a Day of Tinkering
00:13:47 Scaling Back My AI Subscriptions
00:15:07 The Translated Podcast Summary Workflow
00:17:02 NetworkChuck, Ollama, and Running AI Locally
00:20:05 Models, Inferences, and Harnesses
00:21:58 OpenClaw and Agent Permissions
00:23:40 The Privacy Risk of Giving AI Access to Your Files
00:26:23 Why Use the Terminal?
00:29:14 Automating My Daily Workflows
00:31:56 Replacing Descript with On-Device Transcription
00:33:16 Hotkeys Versus Folder Actions
00:34:55 Clipping with Claude and Final Cut Pro XML
00:37:54 Cutting Out the Sesame Street Alien Moments
00:39:27 Explaining It All to My Girlfriend
00:40:54 A B-Roll Folder Dream
00:41:56 Is It Any Better?
00:44:08 AI-Written Pitch Emails
00:45:06 Linux Versus macOS
00:45:49 Video Progress: The Toronto Video
00:46:52 YouTube Shorts and a Possible Book
00:47:34 Closing Thoughts on Local AI
00:48:35 Outro
