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Sm2n 2026-09-02 #audio365 (245/365) considering what happens if obsidian is unauthorised 02.09.2026 15:56 ↓

Sm2n 2026-09-02 #audio365 (245/365) A quieter day: a stakeholder meeting got postponed, but Simon still sent the slide deck so the update counts as delivered. He experimented with a local transcription tool ("hear") on his Mac to batch-transcribe four months of backlog voice memos. He used Claude/Obsidian to build an ad-hoc topic-summary lookup and is considering turning it into a skill that scans...

Sm2n 2026-09-01 #audio365 (244/365) inspired by an argument with Claude 01.09.2026 10:35 ↓

Simon debates the "refresh task" skill's checkbox-scanning logic with Claude: Claude wanted to re-scan every file for thoroughness, Simon argued for just scanning the open tasks list for efficiency. Simon's approach won, with an accepted blind spot (tasks checked off before their first scan get missed). He reflects on how natural it felt to hash this out like he would with a human developer.

Sm2n 2026-09-01 #audio365 (243/365) multiplying skills 01.09.2026 24:43 ↓

A productive day with Claude: built a title-generator skill for his audio diary, migrated his to-do-list skill to his work computer (Claude self-diagnosed and fixed a memory error), and built a new RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Decisions) log skill in Obsidian through conversation with Claude, including a review pass that caught missing assumptions. Also turned his transcript-formatting workfl...

Sm2n 2026-08-31 #audio365 (242/365) tea and Todoist 31.08.2026 2:58 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-31 #audio365 (242/365) tea and Todoist

Sm2n 2026-08-29 #audio365 (241/365) I created my first Skill.md ! 29.08.2026 5:09 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-29 #audio365 (241/365) I created my first Skill.md !

Sm2n 2026-08-28 #audio365 (240/365) I was missing mcpServers {} 28.08.2026 4:55 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-28 #audio365 (240/365) I was missing mcpServers {}

Sm2n 2026-08-27 #audio365 (239/365) that’s why you’re supposed to put the milk in first? 27.08.2026 7:11 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-27 #audio365 (239/365) that’s why you’re supposed to put the milk in first?

Sm2n 2026-08-26 #audio365 (238/365) enjoying a silent walk, imagining my perfect AI operating system 26.08.2026 12:54 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-26 #audio365 (238/365) enjoying a silent walk, imagining my perfect AI operating system

Sm2n 2026-08-25 #audio365 (237/365) why must the show go on? 25.08.2026 8:30 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-25 #audio365 (237/365) why must the show go on?

Sm2n 2026-08-24 #audio365 (236/365) emergency speech prep 24.08.2026 7:01 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-24 #audio365 (236/365) emergency speech prep

Sm2n 2026-08-24 #audio365 (235/365) hitting token and context limits 24.08.2026 8:51 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-24 #audio365 (235/365) hitting token and context limits

Sm2n 2026-08-22 #audio365 (234/365) I've now got Claude integrated to my Obsidian using MCP 22.08.2026 8:44 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-22 #audio365 (234/365) I've now got Claude integrated to my Obsidian by following the instructions in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PiRCPnQmgk using MCP… so still using the free version of both Claude and Obsidian, and keeping my files off the cloud

Sm2n 2026-08-21 #audio365 (233/365) the best time of day to learn AI 21.08.2026 3:11 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-21 #audio365 (233/365) the best time of day to learn AI

Sm2n 2026-08-20 #audio365 (232/365) checkbox thoughts @topgold 20.08.2026 7:31 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-20 #audio365 (232/365) checkbox thoughts @topgold

Sm2n 2026-08-19 #audio365 (231/365) work was OK, though 19.08.2026 5:04 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-19 #audio365 (231/365) work was OK, though

Sm2n 2026-08-19 #audio365 (230/365) it was the wrong kind of speech for at least one person 19.08.2026 13:42 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-19 #audio365 (230/365) it was the wrong kind of speech for at least one person

Sm2n 2026-08-18 #audio365 (229/365) Claude and Obsidian in action, inspired by @topgold 18.08.2026 8:09 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-18 #audio365 (229/365) Claude and Obsidian in action, inspired by @topgold

Sm2n 2026-08-17 #audio365 (228/365) I’ve waited a year for this tea 17.08.2026 6:27 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-17 #audio365 (228/365) I’ve waited a year for this tea

Sm2n 2026-08-17 #audio365 (227/365) speech prep for tomorrow 17.08.2026 2:26 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-17 #audio365 (227/365) speech prep for tomorrow

Sm2n 2026-08-14 #audio365 (226/365) early memories of the World Wide Web @topgold 14.08.2026 9:24 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-14 #audio365 (226/365) early memories of the World Wide Web @topgold

Sm2n 2026-08-13 #audio365 (225/365) epiphanal moment with AI 13.08.2026 16:01 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-13 #audio365 (225/365) epiphanal moment with AI

Sm2n 2026-08-13 #audio365 (224/365) some good progress at work today using AI and not using AI 13.08.2026 13:29 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-13 #audio365 (224/365) some good progress at work today using AI and not using AI

Sm2n 2026-08-11 #audio365 (223/365) I keep seeing different versions of the same AI-generated ads 11.08.2026 5:35 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-11 #audio365 (223/365) I keep seeing different versions of the same AI-generated video adverts

Sm2n 2026-08-10 #audio365 (222/365) when @omaniblog has coffee with Joseph Feller 10.08.2026 9:31 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-10 #audio365 (222/365) when @omaniblog has coffee with Joseph Feller of University College Cork

Sm2n 2026-08-10 #audio365 (221/365) straw coloured grass 10.08.2026 6:18 ↓

Sm2n 2026-08-10 #audio365 (221/365) straw coloured grass