takehika
@takehika.bsky.social
Specializing in audio tech development, leveraging AI/ML and data analysis. Freelancer in Japan.
I'm going to shift my Sora 2 workflow: using only audio prompts and letting the AI infer the visuals.
The goal is to maximize originality in a saturated landscape of similar video content.
Audio is key—check it out!
The goal is to maximize originality in a saturated landscape of similar video content.
Audio is key—check it out!
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I'm going to shift my Sora 2 workflow: using only audio prompts and letting the AI infer the visuals.
The goal is to maximize originality in a saturated landscape of similar video content.
Audio is key—check it out!
The goal is to maximize originality in a saturated landscape of similar video content.
Audio is key—check it out!
Sora2 contents that would have gotten more likes two weeks ago are barely getting any traction now.
This suggests both higher overall quality and a saturation of similar content.
This suggests both higher overall quality and a saturation of similar content.
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Sora2 contents that would have gotten more likes two weeks ago are barely getting any traction now.
This suggests both higher overall quality and a saturation of similar content.
This suggests both higher overall quality and a saturation of similar content.
Why are there three?
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Why are there three?
Figuring out the prompt structure for content persistence in Sora 2 videos. The next challenge is optimizing the use of cuts, transitions, and overall direction for better results.
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Figuring out the prompt structure for content persistence in Sora 2 videos. The next challenge is optimizing the use of cuts, transitions, and overall direction for better results.
Took a break and stopped by the YAMAHA cafe in Yokohama Minato Mirai.
It was fun to get hands-on with various instruments like guitars, drums, and violins in their trial space!
retailing.jp.yamaha.com/shop/yokoham...
It was fun to get hands-on with various instruments like guitars, drums, and violins in their trial space!
retailing.jp.yamaha.com/shop/yokoham...
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Took a break and stopped by the YAMAHA cafe in Yokohama Minato Mirai.
It was fun to get hands-on with various instruments like guitars, drums, and violins in their trial space!
retailing.jp.yamaha.com/shop/yokoham...
It was fun to get hands-on with various instruments like guitars, drums, and violins in their trial space!
retailing.jp.yamaha.com/shop/yokoham...
I really want to try out the new Alexa+ and see if it can handle Japanese conversations at this level of quality.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H3Y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H3Y...
Pete Davidson books a ride with the all-new Alexa+
YouTube video by Amazon Alexa
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I really want to try out the new Alexa+ and see if it can handle Japanese conversations at this level of quality.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H3Y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H3Y...
Digital sound from Sora 2.
Theme: "motion against nature’s vastness"
Theme: "motion against nature’s vastness"
October 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Digital sound from Sora 2.
Theme: "motion against nature’s vastness"
Theme: "motion against nature’s vastness"
Digital audio from Sora 2.
It feels like there's still plenty of room for improvement after some testing.
It feels like there's still plenty of room for improvement after some testing.
October 31, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Digital audio from Sora 2.
It feels like there's still plenty of room for improvement after some testing.
It feels like there's still plenty of room for improvement after some testing.
Just got the update notification for ChatGPT.
Is this readable for you?
Is this readable for you?
October 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Just got the update notification for ChatGPT.
Is this readable for you?
Is this readable for you?
I'm testing what kinds of sounds I can define and generate with Sora 2.
October 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I'm testing what kinds of sounds I can define and generate with Sora 2.
Leaving your PC unattended for half an hour at a cafe... I truly have to admire the guts of people who do that.
October 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Leaving your PC unattended for half an hour at a cafe... I truly have to admire the guts of people who do that.
There are too many Starbucks in Japan, sometimes even three in a single shopping complex! But you can find lots of quiet spots with quality coffee for a comparable price
Big thumbs up for the Hoshino Coffee near Tokyo station that I visited last week
www-yaechika-com-e.athp.transer.com/shop/sp442/
Big thumbs up for the Hoshino Coffee near Tokyo station that I visited last week
www-yaechika-com-e.athp.transer.com/shop/sp442/
HOSHINO COFFEE
| Yaechika Shopping Mall (Yaesu Underground Shopping Center)| Tokyo Station
Yaechika Shopping Mall (Yaesu Underground Shopping Center)| Tokyo Station | Cafe HOSHINO COFFEE in restaurant and cafe.
www-yaechika-com-e.athp.transer.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM
There are too many Starbucks in Japan, sometimes even three in a single shopping complex! But you can find lots of quiet spots with quality coffee for a comparable price
Big thumbs up for the Hoshino Coffee near Tokyo station that I visited last week
www-yaechika-com-e.athp.transer.com/shop/sp442/
Big thumbs up for the Hoshino Coffee near Tokyo station that I visited last week
www-yaechika-com-e.athp.transer.com/shop/sp442/
At first glance, it seems contradictory: the Nikkei Average is soaring, yet BOJ won't raise rates due to concerns over US tariff impacts.
However, if you assume Nikkei Average as an index doesn't really mean much, then it makes sense.
However, if you assume Nikkei Average as an index doesn't really mean much, then it makes sense.
October 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
At first glance, it seems contradictory: the Nikkei Average is soaring, yet BOJ won't raise rates due to concerns over US tariff impacts.
However, if you assume Nikkei Average as an index doesn't really mean much, then it makes sense.
However, if you assume Nikkei Average as an index doesn't really mean much, then it makes sense.
There's a common perception in Japan that the government, not the Bank of Japan, is the main actor responsible for tackling rising prices.
No way.
No way.
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
There's a common perception in Japan that the government, not the Bank of Japan, is the main actor responsible for tackling rising prices.
No way.
No way.
OpenAI released a new "gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize" model in the Transcription API.
October 22, 2025 at 4:38 AM
OpenAI released a new "gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize" model in the Transcription API.
It seems standard for AI to have UI where users must pick a mode like:
web search
image creation
deep research
agent
learning mode
etc...
I keep wondering why AI can’t automatically determine tasks, but building that functionality proved challenging.
web search
image creation
deep research
agent
learning mode
etc...
I keep wondering why AI can’t automatically determine tasks, but building that functionality proved challenging.
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
It seems standard for AI to have UI where users must pick a mode like:
web search
image creation
deep research
agent
learning mode
etc...
I keep wondering why AI can’t automatically determine tasks, but building that functionality proved challenging.
web search
image creation
deep research
agent
learning mode
etc...
I keep wondering why AI can’t automatically determine tasks, but building that functionality proved challenging.
As Google Home and Nest get Gemini integration, a few things come to mind.
1. Cams and doorbells should be great with natural language video search.
2. It’d be interesting if Nest could access various services like Alexa+.
3. Does Gemini Live really have a necessary use case on Nest?
1. Cams and doorbells should be great with natural language video search.
2. It’d be interesting if Nest could access various services like Alexa+.
3. Does Gemini Live really have a necessary use case on Nest?
October 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
As Google Home and Nest get Gemini integration, a few things come to mind.
1. Cams and doorbells should be great with natural language video search.
2. It’d be interesting if Nest could access various services like Alexa+.
3. Does Gemini Live really have a necessary use case on Nest?
1. Cams and doorbells should be great with natural language video search.
2. It’d be interesting if Nest could access various services like Alexa+.
3. Does Gemini Live really have a necessary use case on Nest?
If voice operation always sets expectations too high, maybe the solution is to offer only the essentials and let users customize the voice commands they need.
That's the idea I'm tackling now.
That's the idea I'm tackling now.
October 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If voice operation always sets expectations too high, maybe the solution is to offer only the essentials and let users customize the voice commands they need.
That's the idea I'm tackling now.
That's the idea I'm tackling now.
Voice control seems to always create high expectations.
When that happens, users are more likely to get results that fall short, turning a simple 'Can it do this, too?' moment into an immediate 'Ugh, this is useless' reaction.
When that happens, users are more likely to get results that fall short, turning a simple 'Can it do this, too?' moment into an immediate 'Ugh, this is useless' reaction.
October 3, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Voice control seems to always create high expectations.
When that happens, users are more likely to get results that fall short, turning a simple 'Can it do this, too?' moment into an immediate 'Ugh, this is useless' reaction.
When that happens, users are more likely to get results that fall short, turning a simple 'Can it do this, too?' moment into an immediate 'Ugh, this is useless' reaction.
Claude Code's Sonnet 4.5 is noticeably faster, making the coding experience much better.
It definitely seems to outperform Codex (GPT-5 Medium) in terms of speed.
It definitely seems to outperform Codex (GPT-5 Medium) in terms of speed.
September 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Claude Code's Sonnet 4.5 is noticeably faster, making the coding experience much better.
It definitely seems to outperform Codex (GPT-5 Medium) in terms of speed.
It definitely seems to outperform Codex (GPT-5 Medium) in terms of speed.
Is Gemini Live actually seeing wide adoption?
Google's ads tends to overpromise, so I suspect users are getting disappointed and won't stick with it.
Given the huge leap from Google Assistant, Google needs to step up and show people the practical, useful applications to drive real engagement.
Google's ads tends to overpromise, so I suspect users are getting disappointed and won't stick with it.
Given the huge leap from Google Assistant, Google needs to step up and show people the practical, useful applications to drive real engagement.
September 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Is Gemini Live actually seeing wide adoption?
Google's ads tends to overpromise, so I suspect users are getting disappointed and won't stick with it.
Given the huge leap from Google Assistant, Google needs to step up and show people the practical, useful applications to drive real engagement.
Google's ads tends to overpromise, so I suspect users are getting disappointed and won't stick with it.
Given the huge leap from Google Assistant, Google needs to step up and show people the practical, useful applications to drive real engagement.
Google is expanding its coding services for subscribers. This move clearly shows a sense of crisis that users might leave if they don't focus more on this area.
blog.google/technology/d...
blog.google/technology/d...
Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers now get Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist with higher limits.
Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers now get higher limits to Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist IDE extensions.
blog.google
September 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Google is expanding its coding services for subscribers. This move clearly shows a sense of crisis that users might leave if they don't focus more on this area.
blog.google/technology/d...
blog.google/technology/d...
iOS 26 now has live captions in Japanese, which is great.
But switching between English and Japanese is a hassle because I have to open the settings every time.
Android lets you toggle languages right on the caption screen, which I think is a better user experience.
But switching between English and Japanese is a hassle because I have to open the settings every time.
Android lets you toggle languages right on the caption screen, which I think is a better user experience.
September 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
iOS 26 now has live captions in Japanese, which is great.
But switching between English and Japanese is a hassle because I have to open the settings every time.
Android lets you toggle languages right on the caption screen, which I think is a better user experience.
But switching between English and Japanese is a hassle because I have to open the settings every time.
Android lets you toggle languages right on the caption screen, which I think is a better user experience.
Codex and Claude Code seem biased by my existing code, making it difficult to obtain truly novel ideas.
But I'll ask the same thing on the browser versions of GPT5 or Claude and get totally different answers that can be a real breakthrough.
It’s smart to use different AIs for different tasks.
But I'll ask the same thing on the browser versions of GPT5 or Claude and get totally different answers that can be a real breakthrough.
It’s smart to use different AIs for different tasks.
September 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Codex and Claude Code seem biased by my existing code, making it difficult to obtain truly novel ideas.
But I'll ask the same thing on the browser versions of GPT5 or Claude and get totally different answers that can be a real breakthrough.
It’s smart to use different AIs for different tasks.
But I'll ask the same thing on the browser versions of GPT5 or Claude and get totally different answers that can be a real breakthrough.
It’s smart to use different AIs for different tasks.