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      The tool recedes, understanding remains.

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Meeting Capture: Tools Recede, Understanding Remains

This experiment documents building a personal meeting transcription system that embodies Heidegger's concept of Zuhandenheit (ready-to-hand). Rather than competing with feature-rich alternatives like Granola or Otter, we built the minimum viable tool that captures audio, transcribes via Whisper, and stores in CREATE SOMETHING's knowledge infrastructure.

December 4, 2025

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