SSAB - October 5, 2026

<p>Blue skies and holidays, but getting cold outside. </p><p><br></p><p>Automation success! On-device transcription done! But is it a good idea?</p><p><br></p><p>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?</p><p><br></p><p>And videos getting done, almost time to publish!</p><p><br></p><p>Donate to the show! PayPal link below!</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA</p><p><br></p><p>***</p><p>Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com</p><p><br></p><p>Transcript and more available on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1om1Geup1o6Adi-A8kTAnCf12Zo7nDkAt?usp=sharing</p><p><br></p><p>Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com</p><p><br></p><p>Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog</p><p><br></p><p>Google Stock Tracker Sheet</p><p>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharing</p><p><br></p><p>Hope you have a great start of week!</p><p><br></p><p>00:00:05 Opening Notes</p><p>00:00:27 Introduction and Microphone Troubles</p><p>00:03:15 Why I Started This Podcast, and the National Day Break</p><p>00:04:20 Beijing Weather</p><p>00:06:13 A Run, a Workout, and End-of-Range Squats</p><p>00:10:49 Bench Press and Explosive Circuit Work</p><p>00:11:57 Fitness Channels I Follow</p><p>00:12:43 Holiday Plans and a Day of Tinkering</p><p>00:13:47 Scaling Back My AI Subscriptions</p><p>00:15:07 The Translated Podcast Summary Workflow</p><p>00:17:02 NetworkChuck, Ollama, and Running AI Locally</p><p>00:20:05 Models, Inferences, and Harnesses</p><p>00:21:58 OpenClaw and Agent Permissions</p><p>00:23:40 The Privacy Risk of Giving AI Access to Your Files</p><p>00:26:23 Why Use the Terminal?</p><p>00:29:14 Automating My Daily Workflows</p><p>00:31:56 Replacing Descript with On-Device Transcription</p><p>00:33:16 Hotkeys Versus Folder Actions</p><p>00:34:55 Clipping with Claude and Final Cut Pro XML</p><p>00:37:54 Cutting Out the Sesame Street Alien Moments</p><p>00:39:27 Explaining It All to My Girlfriend</p><p>00:40:54 A B-Roll Folder Dream</p><p>00:41:56 Is It Any Better?</p><p>00:44:08 AI-Written Pitch Emails</p><p>00:45:06 Linux Versus macOS</p><p>00:45:49 Video Progress: The Toronto Video</p><p>00:46:52 YouTube Shorts and a Possible Book</p><p>00:47:34