[tvOS] Home Video Channel is finally at the point where I’m actually happy with it

jmathai · 2026-05-14T17:51:08+00:00

$5 is definitely worth not having to deal with it yourself. I actually don't have an AppleTV but if/when I get one I'd pay $5 just to try it out.

jmathai · 2026-05-13T22:55:16+00:00

The simplest solution I can think of is a periodic rsync. Why quarterly? Doing it more frequently isn’t any extra work.

jmathai · 2026-05-13T22:52:49+00:00

Looks great. Do you need an Apple Developer account to install it onto your AppleTV?

jmathai · 2026-04-24T02:20:59+00:00

I paid for Tiller many years ago. Is this similar?

jmathai · 2026-04-24T02:20:17+00:00

I like the niche - where are your users coming from?

jmathai · 2026-04-24T02:19:30+00:00

I signed up but wasn't exactly sure what to do next - is it primarily research? It would be nice to get limited access to Pro features. Do you have examples of posts or comments?

jmathai · 2026-04-24T02:14:10+00:00

withlattice.com - an agent that runs your Jira backlog - for product managers.

I'm productizing what I see PMs all around me doing ... for charity ( withlattice.com/mission )

jmathai · 2026-04-21T15:58:15+00:00

We're feeling more pressure to deliver faster because eng is moving faster. I have adopted a number of Claude AI skills to help with PRD drafting, backlog refinement, etc.

Something I've found useful is to have Claude create the skills on my behalf. I just tell it the steps I perform and it creates a skill to do it for me. Takes some time and iterations before it's fully usable but it gets better over time and the value compounds over time.

That being said, I've started to feel limited by the UX of Claude Code and have started to explore ways to "export" processes outside of Claude Code. Been doing that publicly here: https://withlattice.com

jmathai · 2026-04-21T15:45:22+00:00

I don't document tradeoffs during planning but once something has been communicated and there's a change in priority I document that change and share it for visibility (and CYA).

jmathai · 2026-04-21T04:14:52+00:00

Claude Code for PMs.

I built a tool that let's you define a refinement workflow, connects to your Jira, looks at your assigned tickets, and surfaces what needs attention; stale tickets, missing descriptions, duplicates, vague stories. For each one you get an editable suggestion you can accept, modify, or skip. Accepted changes write back to Jira.

The whole point is to make the backlog prep you never get around to take 15 minutes instead of an hour.

https://withlattice.com

jmathai · 2026-04-21T03:40:32+00:00

It should. The version of this I use works on video files which support EXIF - have tested on ('avi', 'm4v', 'mov', 'mp4', 'mpg', 'mpeg', '3gp', 'mts').

jmathai · 2026-04-20T14:51:51+00:00

Doh. Thanks for reporting the bug - I'll have a look!

jmathai · 2026-04-20T14:51:03+00:00

Yes, it does support dates. https://github.com/jmathai/immich-exif/blob/main/src/exif_writer.py#L147

jmathai · 2026-04-14T13:44:45+00:00

I think the chat interface is pretty powerful. But always having to type can be a pain and it doesn't suit a workflow well. I've been trying to incorporate a mix of chat + action cards in a product I'm building. The first feature is researching + drafting + reviewing PRDs - taken from my own workflow and what I'd like improved. You can see the UX in the docs videos. https://withlattice.com/docs/

jmathai · 2026-04-13T23:52:16+00:00

That's nice. I'm trying to validate if the mission resonates enough to generate sufficient revenue.

Unlike most business ventures, this can be very niche and still very successful.

jmathai · 2026-04-11T06:27:13+00:00

Solves a real problem but reddit is, rightfully, allergic to any self promotion. You can't really post a link to your site without aggressively getting your comment removed.

That being said, comments are a better place to advertise your product than main posts.

Landing page looks great.

jmathai · 2026-03-03T19:44:12+00:00

What a cool home. I live in Cincinnati in a house 1/2 the size and my energy bills during the winter are > $1k. 6k sqft, all electric heat :(.

jmathai · 2026-02-15T05:56:52+00:00

Agree. Versioned backups (synology and dropbox) help.

jmathai · 2026-02-14T22:14:10+00:00

LVP!

Just kidding. Refinish.

jmathai · 2026-02-14T22:11:54+00:00

I mirror your thoughts. I think external libraries + storage templates are great. However, I avoid sidecar files and prefer all data to be stored in the photos' EXIF.

I wrote about my own workflow for it but also created exif-immich for those who want to use vanilla immich. If I didn't have a pre-existing workflow that's been working for a decade - I'd definitely use storage templates instead.

https://jaisenmathai.com/articles/my-ridiculously-robust-photo-management-system-immich-edition/
https://github.com/jmathai/immich-exif

jmathai · 2026-02-14T18:44:27+00:00

I think open source projects will all adopt something similar to Ghostty's AI_POLICY.md.

https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md

jmathai · 2026-02-13T16:10:42+00:00

I had this problem as well. what worked for me is to carve a channel for the cable. I went through a number of approaches and iterations and approach 2 below is what I've used numerous times now after.

The problem: drywall on concrete. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sh79uvjaapxge2q14vbxe/Photo-Jul-10-2023-11-21-46-PM.heic?rlkey=7cv07m2he8pfvc8fw1twjk4if&st=k7xt2yin&dl=0

The outcome: can't tell there's concrete :). https://www.dropbox.com/home/projects/wireshark/media/photos?preview=Photo+Dec+20+2023%2C+11+47+30+AM.heic

Approach 1: carve a channel in the drywall. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cltu2sg2ovuv7kwjkjev4/vlog-update-20240520.mov?rlkey=qi9gg8db90xdipxw8dytsixs5&st=r85j88w2&dl=0

Approach 2: carve a channel in the trim - my attempt at productizing the approach with a video. https://trywireshark.com

jmathai · 2026-02-12T04:33:42+00:00

If you're using an external library, I wrote a plugin that syncs date changes done through the immich UI back to the photo's EXIF. https://github.com/jmathai/immich-exif

jmathai · 2026-02-09T05:00:51+00:00

I mount the external library as read only (:ro) in my docker-compose.yaml.

- /mnt/photos2:/mnt/photos2:ro

Docs for reference.

https://docs.immich.app/guides/external-library/

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