- Removed gaming section per user request
- Added detailed pricing and availability for all CES gadgets
- Added company names, researchers, trial info for medical breakthroughs
- Added detailed specs for AI tools (NotebookLM, Gemini)
- Updated to 3-segment format
- Added price badges and availability badges for visual clarity
- Used ASCII markers instead of emojis per directives
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Added company names, prices, availability dates for all topics
- CES gadgets: LG (,999-,999), Samsung TriFold (,500-,000), Roborock (,599), etc.
- Medical: Galleri test (, available now), VERVE-102 gene therapy details
- AI tools: NotebookLM (free), Gemini Imagen 3 (free tier), detailed access info
- Removed gaming section per user request
- Updated common thread and show wrap for 3-segment format
- Added specific researchers, trial status, company details throughout
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Show prep for April 5, 11, 18, 2026 (markdown + HTML)
- IX server Smart Slider 3 Pro security scan script
- Comprehensive security audit report (87 WordPress sites)
- All sites safe: 0 PRO (compromised), 3 FREE (safe)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Created Mac M4 batch transcription using mlx-whisper with Apple Silicon
GPU acceleration. Transcribed 8 remaining episodes (17,555 total segments).
Scripts:
- batch_transcribe_mac.py: Full batch processor with mlx-whisper
- test_mac_transcribe.py: Quick test script for faster-whisper
Transcripts (JSON, SRT, TXT formats):
- 2011-06-04-hr1: 1,503 segments
- 2011-09-10-hr1: 1,378 segments
- 2014-s6e05: 1,340 segments
- 2015-s7e30: 1,053 segments
- 2016-s8e42: 2,205 segments
- 2017-s9e26: 2,366 segments
- 2018-s10e17: 4,683 segments
- 2018-s10e21: 2,493 segments
All 9 episodes now transcribed (8 on Mac + 1 from Linux).
Ready for Stages 3-6 on Linux PC.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
GPU firmware bug (NVRM 0x00000062) on RTX 5070 Ti makes
GPU transcription impossible. Handoff doc for Mac M4 to
build native version and complete the 8 remaining episode
transcriptions.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Researched and expanded all 6 segments with additional detail
- Added 35+ source links throughout
- Expanded NVIDIA GTC coverage (Vera Rubin specs, Groq acquisition, $1T orders)
- Added White House AI Framework 7 pillars breakdown
- Detailed TELUS breach attack chain via Salesloft/Drift
- Expanded Right to Repair with Colorado HB24-1121 parts pairing ban
- Added GPT-5.4, LillyPod, Uber robotaxi details to bonus section
Machine: Mikes-MacBook-Air.local
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Fine-grained speaker analysis (3s windows, 1s hop) across 42min episode
- Host voice: 0.90-0.98 similarity (clear positive match)
- Callers: 0.65-0.68 (correctly below threshold)
- Produced audio/clips: 0.53-0.65 (correctly identified as non-host)
- Co-host/other speakers: 0.56-0.62 (correctly identified)
- Tuned host_match_threshold from 0.75 to 0.83 based on empirical data
- Cross-referenced dips with transcript: correctly identifies callers,
show intros, played audio clips, and station breaks
- Batch transcription of 7 additional training episodes in progress
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Voice profiler using microsoft/wavlm-base-sv (512-dim x-vector embeddings)
- Bootstrap from archive: 180 embeddings from 9 episodes across 2010-2018
- Host identification accuracy: 0.87-0.98 similarity for live speech,
0.60-0.64 for non-host audio (produced intros, co-host)
- Dropped speechbrain dependency (requires torchaudio, CUDA version conflicts)
- Patched torchaudio CUDA 12.8/13.1 version check (warning instead of error)
- Profile stored in voice-profiles/mike-swanson/ with per-chunk embeddings
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Audio processor CLI tool with 6-stage pipeline: transcribe (faster-whisper GPU),
diarize (pyannote), detect segments (multi-signal classifier), remove commercials,
split segments, analyze content (Ollama)
- Post-show workflow doc for episode posts, forum threads, deep-dive blog posts
- Training plan for using 579-episode archive for voice profiles and commercial detection
- Successful test: 45min episode transcribed in 2:37 on RTX 5070 Ti
- Sample transcript output from S7E30 (March 2015)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Flarum forum is live with categories: Tech News, Security & Privacy,
AI, Space Tech, Gadgets & Hardware, How-Tos & Tips, Show Discussion,
Off-Topic. Email configured via local Exim.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Fix hero title/tagline/description text invisible in light mode
- Replace ghost button with accent-bordered outline button for contrast
- Add [data-theme="light"] overrides for hero gradients
- Add Mike Swanson headshot (WebP 11KB + JPEG fallback) to about page and home
- Replace SVG placeholders with real photo (circular crop on about, framed on home)
- Update show motto across all locations
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Complete website for The Computer Guru Show (radio.azcomputerguru.com):
- Astro 6.0.4 static site with React islands
- 194 episodes imported from gurushow.com RSS feed
- Dark/light mode HSL design system
- Persistent audio player with session persistence
- Episode archive with search and season filtering
- Home page with animated hero, stats, latest episodes
- All pages: About, Subscribe, Community, Live, Contact, Blog, 404
- Podcast RSS feed with iTunes namespace
- Session log updated
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Dataforth: 2.24M records, pipeline operational, sync script deployed
- Radio show: project structure created, talking points for 2026-03-14 air date
- BG Builders: MFA reset for operations@bgbuildersllc.com via Graph API
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Created projects/radio-show/ project structure
- Moved radio segment files from repo root into episodes/2026-03-14-ai-misconceptions/
- Merged all segments into final-script.md (13 segments, full reference)
- Added talking-points.md: bullet-point format for on-air reference
- HTML versions of both for browser viewing
- Mac's curated 9-segment show order as primary, 4 filler segments available
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
