SSAB - July 18, 2025

Bought an API key! They got my money and my credit card deets!But can’t the Zapier+Claude connection to work because of OAuth… and the firewall.Need to tweak those AI Agents, still not doing what they’re supposed to.SSAB Newsletter in Chinese?! Why not?!STOP MAKING STUFF! USE WHAT YOU’VE GOT! Says the AI Man Behind the Curtain. Guess I should start building some courses. Workouts in! Shoulders, rows, deadlifts (topped 150kg x 1 today), 50 pull up push ups, get ups, dips, then out for a 5.5km run in 56.31 to finish up with another 61 pull ups or so. Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great weekend!!00:00 Introduction and Initial Thoughts00:12 API Key Troubles and AI Agents01:12 Challenges with Western Apps in China01:53 Automating Podcast Administration02:02 Newsletter and Substack Issues02:49 API Key Purchase and Usage04:12 Zapier and Claude Integration Struggles07:00 Language Vlog Newsletter Experiment16:13 Future Plans and AI Integration26:25 Workouts and Fitness Routine35:39 Conclusion and Final Thoughts