SSAB - October 5, 2026

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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Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog

Google Stock Tracker Sheet

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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