SSAB - February 25, 2026

New video editor on deck? What’s it worth?
Descript troubles! Refunded, but cancelled for next year… can I build this myself?
Claude Code/Cowork, OpenClaw, and what’s next? Is it even worth it to learn these things? And what about security concerns? Playing around with Claude Code… it’s doing stuff I wanted to automate anyway. File renaming, picture sorting, etc. Is it safe? Is this the future of computing? And still running up against some problems as Claude runs of out tokens or whatever. ChatGPT doesn’t seem to have the same limits on it.
And would you pay $18,000 for an egg? What if it was a golden egg? How could you ever justify that purchase? A digression on numismatics.
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00:00 Refunded Is Not a Word00:35 Back in Canada Update01:12 AI Automations Focus01:53 Why Rent an Office02:15 Travel Content Dilemma03:18 Coworking Entrepreneur Scene04:56 Online English Dream06:49 This Time Is Different07:33 AI as Distraction10:15 Hiring a New Editor12:54 Descript Training Plan15:05 Descript Double Charge18:02 Refund Policy Rant20:04 Canceling and Next Steps21:17 Tools Change Fast21:51 Why Descript Wins24:14 Cutting Subscriptions25:46 Claude Cowork Explained27:00 Security and Permissions27:47 Folder Cleanup Demo30:22 OpenClaw vs Automations32:28 Agents as Future Teachers34:00 Do You Need OpenClaw34:50 The $18,000 Coin Debate37:28 Border Taxes and Insurance41:39 Coin Toss Fantasy42:04 Wrap Up and Links