It's been a while since I posted here! I was sick during my trip in Asia, which didn't help, and honestly I didn't have much to tell!
Traveling
It always feels good to travel, even if it's less often than before. You break out of the routine, discover new things, eat well, enjoy.
Especially for me, since I love Asia, particularly for its food, so it really did me good!
And it makes you think about what's next, about work, and the goals you set for yourself.
I also got to film quite a bit for vlogs, and I really enjoy it, more and more. What used to annoy me before when I made them was the editing. You spend 10 hours on it for a 20-minute video, you have to go through all the footage, find music, make cuts, etc.
It's really not something I'm passionate about and I don't like wasting time. So I thought about hiring a video editor, but if you want to do things right, it costs a fair amount, and for a channel that doesn't generate revenue, it doesn't really make sense, especially since my channel isn't even meant to sell anything, it's pure enjoyment.
And recently I've seen a lot of AI video editing tools come out, and I tested them and they were mediocre. Then I saw a YouTuber I've been following for years who made a complete AI editing skill. He sold it for 200 euros to his audience. I thought that was way too much for a skill, so I wanted to make my own, and I took inspiration from his idea.
It blew my mind. In a few hours, Codex was able to do the complete video editing of my Singapore vlog. I didn't touch the timeline at all. It had all my rushes, my B-Roll footage, the music I like, and then it did everything on its own.
What's different from before is that the models are really good now, which helps a lot, and also I made (well, Codex made) a dashboard that lets you visualize your edit and leave precise comments, so in 2-3 versions, I had an edit that I really liked.
It analyzes the images, the full audio, removes repetitions, makes good cuts, etc. It's completely insane. It saves me a ton of time and it doesn't even cost that many tokens, so that's nice.
Here it is if you want to see the result (it's in French though, but there are subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjmgDUqqTcU
Thinking
Right now, I'm feeling a real weariness towards bug bounty. I think it's a shame because it's something really cool at its core. But just being there managing a fleet of agents and verifying their findings is much less exciting.
I don't know yet where all this is going, or if it'll continue and in what direction, but I need to think about what's next and what I'd like to do going forward and which path to take.
To be honest, I still have no idea. I think I'll keep doing bug bounty as long as possible before it's no longer really viable or the conditions get really bad.
I'm going to Grehack at the end of this week, a security conference in the south of France, and I'm looking forward to seeing friends there to talk about it and get their perspective and see where they stand on their end.
Sick
I'm a bit gutted because during my vacation in Asia I caught a bad flu that kept me in bed for a good week. It's a shame when you don't come often and can't enjoy things the way you want.
But oh well, now I'm back and I'm finally getting over it, so I'll be able to get back into sports and work and pick up the various things I've put aside during that time!
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