Do By Friday A Chunktionality of Functionality
Mar 5, 2025
The hosts kick off with humorous stories about sleep and tech updates. They dive into how transcription tech revolutionizes documentary production, boosting creativity. The exploration of audio editing apps reveals coding challenges and the fun concept of 'vibe coding.' They discuss no-code vs. traditional coding and rave about AI tools simplifying tasks. Personal anecdotes and pop culture light-heartedly tackle the absurdity of certainty in tech. The conversation also meanders through the quirks of religious hymns and amusing news headlines, blending insights with laughter.
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Transcription Software's Impact
- Transcription software like Descript automates tasks previously done by interns.
- This frees interns for more engaging work.
Merlin's Transcription Tool Search
- Merlin Mann experimented with Mac Whisper but finds Descript better for his needs, though costly.
- He wants an app to transcribe multiple-speaker recordings and identify each speaker, similar to Descript's functionality.
Alex's Vibe Coding Project
- Alex Cox used "vibe coding" with Python to attempt building a voice recognition tool for podcast transcription.
- He aimed to isolate his own voice from recordings, but did not achieve a fully functional application.