Daniel Mahlow dmahlow

Talk Runbook: Generative AI in Media Production 2026

Slot: 16:10 - 17:00, June 25, 2026 Room: Afternoon breakout, Spielfeld Digital Hub Language: English Slides: ~/code/contiamo/claw/conference2026/slides/index.html (Reveal.js, serve locally or Tailscale)

Pre-talk checklist (do during lunch break)

Workshop Runbook - Beat by Beat

Every 20-minute block of the day, what you do, what you say, what can go wrong.

Block 1: 9:00-9:20 - Intro + Setup

Title + about me (2 min) - Managing Partner at Contiamo, GenAI from prototype to production since 2020. Builder, generalist. Keep it warm but brief - they're here to build, not to listen.

Elixir on Erjang

The last few weeks I've spent some night hacking time to get Erjang to be able to run Elixir. Here's a short note on the current status for those interested.

The bottom line is that we can now boot the Elixir REPL, it looks like this:

krab$ ./bin/iex 
Warning: could not run smart terminal, falling back to dumb one
Aug 26, 2013 11:11:14 AM erjang.EModuleManager$FunctionInfo$1 invoke

	/* MySQL raytracing engine by Nick (holtsetio@gmail.com) */
	Select if(repeat(char(
	/* Parameters */
	@w := 100, /* width of the output in pixels */
	@h := 100, /* height of the output in pixels */
	@cam.x := 0.0, /* x-position of the camera */
	@cam.y := 0.0, /* y-position of the camera */
	@cam.z := -6, /* z-position of the camera */
	@cam.lookatx := 0.0, /* x-position of a point at which the camera looks at */
	@cam.lookaty := 0.0, /* y-position of a point at which the camera looks at */

	#!/bin/bash -em

	IMAGE=contiamo/platform:latest
	CONTAINER=contiamo-$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)
	URL=http://localhost:4300
	PATH="$PATH:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/X11/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/share/python/"

	function checkReady {
	curl -s $URL > /dev/null
	}

	Please close your eyes

	00:00
	Please close your eyes and take a seat
	Gradually become aware of the sensations of sitting, pressure in your back or legs, feel your arms at your sides

	00:23
	And perhaps take a few deep breaths

	00:30

	350 g puff pastry
	500 g apples, sour variety (e. g. Elstar)
	55 g sugar and 1 tablespoon extra
	100 g raisins
	1 packet vanilla sugar
	1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
	35 g walnuts, roughly chopped
	1/2 lemon (s), grated peel and juice
	55 g breadcrumbs
	35 g butter

	#!/bin/sh -e

	# create a temp dir in which to work
	OLDDIR="$PWD"
	mkdir /tmp/rds-ca && cd /tmp/rds-ca

	# download the bundle
	wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/rds-downloads/rds-combined-ca-bundle.pem
	# split the bundle into individual certs (prefixed with xx)
	csplit -sz rds-combined-ca-bundle.pem '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/' '{*}'

	oauth_access_token = <OAUTH ACCESS TOKEN>
	oauth_access_token_secret = <OAUTH ACCESS TOKEN SECRET>

	consumer = OAuth::Consumer.new('consumer_key','consumer_secret',
	site: '<magento host>',
	request_token_path: '/oauth/initiate',
	access_token_path: '/oauth/token',
	authorize_path: '/admin/oauth_authorize',
	signature_method: 'PLAINTEXT'
	)

	docker run -d -v /data/postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql zaiste/postgresql
	user:pw = docker:docker
	host volume files need to have proper ownership of container postgres user