May 4, 2025

Here’s an LLM-generated podcast of what I coded last week. NotebookLM-inspired. The process proved straightforward. Get my GitHub commits for the week. Get the repositories I committed to for more context. Have an LLM generate a podcast script. I’m using GPT 4.1 Mini but might shift to Gemini 2.5 Flash or DeepSeek V3. …using a detailed prompt beginning with “You are a podcast script assistant for “Anand’s Weekly Codecast.” This episode is for the week of {WEEK}. …”. Here’s a sample output. Convert the script to audio. I’m using GPT 4o Mini TTS with customized voices of Ash and Nova. These now appear on my GitHub repo as a weekly summary. ...

We all have stuff we know well and don't. I know the % charge on my phone to within a few percent and the current time to within a few minutes -- no matter when you ask. But I have no idea how much money there is in my pocket. Things I know within 5% errorThings I get wrong by ~500%Current timeTime to finish my current taskMy weightMy next meal% charge on my phoneHow long the phone will lastNumber of unread emailsTime to clear themPrice of my next earphonesCash in my walletLength of this listHow long it will go before I stop But this apart, it turns out generating xkcd style comic strips is harder than I thought. ...

Qwen3-30b-a3b: <think> Okay, so I need to figure out what the capital of France is. Let me start by recalling what I know about countries and their capitals. France is a country in Europe, right? I think it’s known for things like the Eiffel Tower, Paris, and maybe some famous foods like croissants or wine. Wait, but the question is specifically asking for the capital. The capital of a country is usually the city where the government is based. So, for example, the capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. So applying that logic to France, I need to think about which city is the seat of the French government. ...