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Feb 8, 2026 1 hr 13 min

#149 – Hiring Claude as a $100 Virtual Assistant

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Episode 149: Hiring Claude as a $100 Virtual Assistant Episode Description This week, Damashe considers canceling his Claude subscription... only to immediately sign up for a more expensive plan to hire Claude as his virtual assistant. Meanwhile, Michael tackles a Stream Deck accessibility project with help from Claude Code, and the guys make potentially dangerous plans to unleash OpenClaw on their Mastodon bot. Plus: RSS reader workflows, notification rage-quitting, Bitcoin regrets, and why good help really is hard to find (whether human or AI). Topics Discussed AI Assistants & Claude (2:00) Damashe's plan to use Claude as a $100/month virtual assistant The $50 API credit offer (expires February 16th!) Why AI hasn't taken jobs... yet Claude Code living in the terminal Stream Deck Accessibility Project (15:00) Making Stream Deck usable for blind users on Windows and Mac The power of profiles and context-switching Integration possibilities with Bunches, shortcuts, and automation RSS Readers & Workflows (6:00) Net News Wire, Liray, and the eternal search for the perfect feed reader Why preview mode matters The Verge's Twitter-on-their-website approach OpenClaw Plans (1:07:00) Security concerns and Leo's removal The bot that got itself a phone number and called its owner Plans to unleash it on the @TW Mastodon bot Building a kill switch (before the bot reads this transcript) Good Help is Hard to Find (30:00) Why reliable contractors are priceless The 90-day test for employees who think the job is easy Michael's subcontractor success story Also Discussed Cash App notification rage-quitting Uber's marketing message problem Bitcoin: "I would have sold it at $2,000" Home Assistant Yellow module installation anxiety Raspberry Pi 5 (16GB) for sale! Links & Resources Follow the bot: @[email protected] (before OpenClaw takes over) Claude $50 credit: Redeem in settings before Feb 16th Harper's blog: Early Claude Code adopter mentioned on TWiT Net News Wire: Open source RSS reader PineCast referral: 50% off first 4 months (link in show notes) Show Stats Total downloads: 29,312 (just 688 away from 30K!) Episode 148: 45 downloads Episode 147: 154 downloads Help us grow: Subscribe a friend! Contact Email: [email protected] Michael: @[email protected] Damashe: @[email protected] Use #TechnicallyWorking to join the conversation Support the show at technicallyworking.show/tipjar Episode 149 • Runtime: ~1:13:00 Support Technically Working by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/technically-working Find out more at https://technically-working.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/technically-working/05cb5ac5-15af-4793-b9dc-33816faea911 Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required.

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