Claude Code helped me turn my OSHO preservation work into an actual archive pipeline—without having to spend hours coding everything from scratch. The collection itself is 1300+ DVDs so far, spanning over 35 years of talks, interviews, events, discourse series, and rare recordings. One of the largest high-quality private OSHO video collections I’ve seen anywhere... nearly complete and still growing. The goal is to preserve the archive by converting the original DVD collection into lossless MKVs. The archive is massive, so at one point I paused the DVD ripping workflow and started uploading completed ISO backups to Amazon while it was still unlimited. Then Amazon shut the service down. The web interface is limited to 5GB downloads or 1000 files at a time. There is no Linux app. Meanwhile, I had ~10TB of already-ripped ISO backups sitting there waiting to be recovered and verified. So the engineering side became its own project. I fired up Claude Code and vibe coded an Amazon Photos downloader script. The downloader evolved into an interactive archive browser. I can navigate the folder tree, queue entire sections of the archive, see file counts, sizes, totals, storage requirements, and launch batch jobs. It rebuilds the original hierarchy, resumes interrupted work, verifies every file locally, audits completed runs, and refuses to silently accept incomplete downloads. Downloads fail. Discs fail. Navigation structures fail. Manual processing doesn't scale. The converter walks the archive automatically, finds ISOs, batch converts them with headless `makemkvcon`, preserves chapters, skips completed discs, writes the MKV back into the same structure, and logs everything. Validation is automated too. ffmpeg fully decodes every finished file and flags corruption automatically. The workflow now looks like this: 0. `validate_mkvs.sh` — one-time scan of pre-existing MKVs (no ISOs = validation only) 1. `download_photos.py` — download ISO backups from Amazon Photos 2. `batch_mkv.sh` — convert ISOs to MKV, validate, optionally delete ISOs 3. `recover_corrupt.sh` — auto-fix anything flagged corrupt by step 2 4. `dvd_recover.sh` — manual recovery from physical disc for what step 3 can't fix 5. Repeat steps 1–4 as more ISOs download The archive keeps moving. Problem discs have their own recovery path: ddrescue → bsdtar → mkvmerge. Sometimes the navigation layer is broken. The video isn't. So the workflow bypasses the damaged DVD structure and rebuilds from the raw VOB streams. The cool part is these aren’t just scripts anymore. They’re becoming a preservation toolkit built around the realities of maintaining a massive archive. Less babysitting. More automation. More preservation. #IKITAO #OSHO View quoted note → View quoted note →

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Had nearly 10TB of important backups sitting on Amazon Drive when they killed it in 2023 and migrated everyone to Amazon Photos. Browser downloads are capped at 5GB or 1,000 files at a time. Amazon Photos has no Linux app. And they want $600/year to keep it there—back when I started, Amazon Drive had an unlimited era. Glad they kept my files on the server this long after the shutdown—but it was time to get them out. Fired up Claude Code in my terminal, had it build a Python script with a terminal file explorer, plugged in my session cookies, and I'm pulling everything down right now—no official app needed. There's always a way. #IKITAO

Google just showed where computing is heading. https://www.youtube.com/live/dXCCleAddEA?si=lJPn9SP15ndgtrdF Android is evolving from an operating system into an intelligence system. Gemini Intelligence is being woven across Android, Chrome, Android Auto, Wear OS, Googlebooks, and the broader ecosystem. Not just chatbots. A system-level intelligence layer that can understand context, reason across apps, organize information, manage workflows, and increasingly help handle the small frictions of everyday digital life. The new updates coming to Android and Gemini include: • Understanding texts, emails, screenshots, and app context • Reorganizing schedules around incoming information • Handling multi-step workflows across apps • Making bookings and reservations • Browsing and navigating the web for you • Managing tasks in the background with confirmation layers • Smarter Autofill powered by personal context • AI-generated widgets from plain language • More proactive cross-device assistance Android Auto is also getting major upgrades: • Widgets • Immersive 3D Maps • Full-bleed adaptive interfaces • YouTube/video while parked • Gemini-powered contextual assistance • Voice-driven workflows and actions And then there’s Googlebook: an AI-first laptop category built around Gemini Intelligence and contextual interaction. Magic Pointer activates contextual Gemini actions directly from what’s on screen with a simple wiggle of the cursor. This is what a new generation of computing looks like: Less friction. Less micromanagement. Less time fighting interfaces. More flow. More assistance. More intelligence woven into the experience itself. #IKITAO #Google #AI

LazyVim configured. Neovim, Git, Ripgrep, fd, fzf, Lazygit, Tmux, Node, Python, Starship—and Hack Nerd Font, of course. Every tool has a defined role. Every workflow has a home. Specialized agents—each with their own role, context, memory, and dedicated workspace on my local machine... Works with any model. Capturing inputs, organizing knowledge, mapping projects, coordinating workflows. Managing operations, surfacing context, connecting ideas, tracking processes. Maintaining continuity across the stack. Personal knowledge. Personal projects. Business knowledge. Business operations. Notes, journaling, research, writing, automation, planning, analytics, design, development, and execution. Parallel systems. Compartmentalized workflows. Connected through MCP. Less friction. Less entropy. More signal. Quietly building the future-facing stack. #IKITAO

Anthropic just doubled Claude Code's 5-hour limits for Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users. Peak-hour cutbacks for Pro and Max accounts are gone. Opus API limits also got a major increase. Anthropic leased capacity from Colossus 1—a massive AI supercomputer with more than 300 megawatts of power and more than 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs, operated by SpaceX and powered by advanced GPUs like H100s, H200s, and GB200s. This is a big deal for Claude users.

Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

We’ve raised Claude's usage limits and agreed a new compute partnership with SpaceX that will substantially increase our capacity in the near term.

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Great to see #Wisp on the Play Store. New updates are looking good. Giving it another shot as my daily driver.

Picked up these Gannet UV gloves from Coolibar. UPF 50+ with silicone grip palms and touchscreen-compatible fingertips—everything I wanted in a driving glove. Light, breathable, cooling, grippy. The touchscreen response works surprisingly well, and they feel great. - #IKITAO

Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits. Your net worth is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your weight is a lagging measure of your eating habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your learning habits. Your clutter is a lagging measure of your cleaning habits. You get what you repeat. — James Clear #IKITAO

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. — Henry David Thoreau, Walden #IKITAO

The palest ink is better than the best memory. — Chinese Proverb #IKITAO

New gun kit. Nothing flashy. Just the essentials. - Otis Professional Pistol Cleaning Kit for Glocks (9MM, .40 Cal & .45 Cal). - Breech-to-muzzle Memory-Flex cable system - Three caliber-specific Ripcords for quick one-pass field cleaning - Pistol loop rod for patch punching - Bronze and nylon bore brushes, slotted tips, patches, obstruction remover - 8-in-1 T-Tool for pins and front sight adjustment - Magazine plate removal tool - FP-10 Lubricant Elite included - Patriotic slide back plate included. Not my vibe, and doesn't fit my Glock anyway—but it's there. - Glock Gen 5 exploded parts diagram bench mat. This thing is actually really cool. Full parts diagram right there on your workspace—keeps the surface clean and gives you a handy reference while you work. Clenzoil Field & Range CLP. Clenzoil Synthetic Gun Grease (syringe). Patches. Take care of your equipment. It takes care of you. #IKITAO #GunGear #Firearms

Fedora Linux 44 just dropped

Fedora Magazine

The Fedora Linux 44 Release is Here! - Fedora Magazine

I’m excited to announce that Fedora Linux 44 is here! Keep reading to discover highlights of Fedora Linux 44, or if you are ready, just jump righ...

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Back on Fedora. Now I finally get to play Receiver 2 😎 Been waiting on this. "Receiver 2 simulates every internal part of each firearm based on manufacturer schematics and gunsmithing resources. Learn exactly how each sidearm works, including how to load and unload them, clear malfunctions, and operate their safety features." Trailer YT Firearms Expert Reacts to Receiver 2 Guns YT #IKITAO #Gaming

Back to daily driving Fedora KDE Plasma 😎 Looking forward to the final 44 release on the 28th. #IKITAO

Firefox 150 ships 271 bug fixes found by Anthropic's Mythos AI • Firefox 150, released Tuesday, includes fixes for 271 vulnerabilities discovered using Anthropic's unreleased Claude Mythos Preview model, according to a Mozilla blog post. • The find dwarfs the 22 flaws Claude Opus 4.6 caught in January, reflecting what Anthropic says is a roughly 90-fold improvement in exploit development capability. • Mozilla warned of a "rocky transition" for developers facing a flood of newly discoverable bugs but called it a chance to "win, decisively" for defenders. #IKITAO

It is your choice. You are free to do as you please— but you are not free from the consequences of your actions. Quitting alcohol altogether is a very good idea for health, wellness, longevity, and mental clarity. #IKITAO