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The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 18, 2024
Working with Google APIs and automations, is Gemini any better? Who do I want to have my payment details?? Chinese class done: BRUTAL. Here in China there are…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 17, 2024
Metricool scheduler on call! A little more about the APPs I’m using these days. $30 for a program to do the work of 2 minutes per day x 6 or 7. How was Chinese…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 16, 2024
Trump still alive and kicking! George Friedman on the 50-year socio-economic cylce and 80-year institutional cycle in the US…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 15, 2024
What a weekend! Trump shot! Biden still alive! Euro2024 - Spain wins in Europe! Argentina wins in South America! Didn’t watch any of it! Faucet broken Episode…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 12, 2024
Ah that little pain that happens every time you send money out of China… will I have enough? Thunderstorms and lightning, should it be so frightening? Still…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 11, 2024
Gold stocks jumping, but gold lagging? This is the buy on rumours effect leading into earnings season! But not in China??? The US didn’t require people provide…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 10, 2024
30 degrees and 61 percent! The floors are sticky! Tiktok has changed their algorithm cause my memes have been disrupted. But, looking at Castmagic.io for help…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 9, 2024
Eeesh computer issues, iPads still can’t complete, lack of ports! Is this what it would be like to work for myself?? Set up a Buy Me A Coffee site for the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 8, 2024
Hot n humid! Why am I not in Canada? Other options?? What would you rather have to deal with all day: computers, clients or colleagues? Beijing manhole cover…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 5, 2024
Humid, says it will rain but that doesn’t seem to have happened yet. Another day off, Starbucks’ing responsibly today! Lunchtime workout: 6.35 km plus 54 pull…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 4, 2024
Happy Independence Day! Remember the movie? Surgeon General’s warning label on social media? All because of TAXES?! I’d concur! Now on Threads, trying it out…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 3, 2024
Cooled down! nice! Chinese stonks a tanking, why is the US soaring?? Earnings season about to begin. Google Drive issues: shared is not the same as owned by…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 2, 2024
Hmmm… spreadsheet idea’ing… selling templates?? Notion templates?? Rainy n cool, but still hot inside. Still need this fan running! Looking ahead to classes…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 1, 2024
Happy Canada Day! Is that okay? Newsletter out! Productive weekend, even though it’s uncomfortably humid. Tickets to Canada STILL expensive.. can fly to Sydney…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 28, 2024
Back to work? Are client meetings the same as having a work schedule? Working on a few long form content ideas. Here’s the issue: how do I do extensive…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 27, 2024
Hmmm, work slows down, so why am I not in Canada? Canada Day this weekend, many years since I first entered the bar scene! Episode 45 has been edited and cut…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 26, 2024
Chatbots are the teacher of the future, your teaching career regardless of the subject depends on you developing an automated system that will teach people on…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 25, 2024
Florida wins, congrats goes to Paul Maurice Edmonton will have to try again next year. Watched the live stream, I haven’t seen commercials in English in a very…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 24, 2024
Episode 46 done and recorded! Episode 45 getting edited right now! Why am I not in Canada yet? Newsletter out, all about expat vacations! Workout in, 7km in…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 21, 2024
It’s the solstice! First sponsor! $30! Sheeeit! What do I do? They said it was for Blue Frog, but since it went through Paypal, this will go to production…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 20, 2024
Second longest day of the year! Tomorrow is the solstice! And it’s 20/2024! Oh chuckle chuckle 🤭 Feeling MUCH better, but still sniffly. Got some automation…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 19, 2024
Cicadas are back! Summer is here! How am I feeling? Still good enough to go for a run + workout at lunch. 6.45km in 40m 04s. Slam ball too, but moving slow…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 18, 2024
COVID 3.0??? NOOOOOO! About Apple’s Intelligence: they will have their own proprietary LLM function which will no doubt be connected to Siri. Two things about…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 17, 2024
Tim Cook and Marques Brownlee - less time on your phone in the future? Newsletter out! All about automation…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 14, 2024
Eesh half day! A bit of a technical incident. Old phone back, battery seems to be short lived and all the data is gone. Why do I even need this thing?…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiJun 13, 2024
I forgot what high humidity feels like! Thunder rumbles… but nothing! Automation working, got LinkedIn connected! Out for coffee, new language vlog! Xiaomi…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 12, 2024
Heat is up, run is on! Work is half! YouTube polyglots, truth or lies!?! "Exposing fake polyglots: Warning signs and red flags" on languagejones…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 11, 2025
Half days seem like a nice amount of work to do. Will have time to work on Episode 45! Substack article BLOCKED on Facebook page, violation of what? Doldrums……
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 10, 2024
Happy Dragon Boat! Or is it Have a safe Dragon Boat Festival? Substack out! All about the festival. Looking at computers: new computer or just hire people? But…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 7, 2024
Hope I don’t get sick! New burger from Blue Frog but I selected “rare” beef burger… it was very rare. PROBABLY should have cooked it a little more. Oof!…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 6, 2024
It’s Dragon Boat this weekend, does that mean we actually get some time off? Chinese class, how was it? Took me an hour to write! Language vlog a ticking up…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 5, 2024
Alright, break time, looks like things will start slowing down over the next few weeks! Had a tinge of anxiety like I should be doing more, the problem was…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 4, 2024
Russian class done! Cantonese class done! Booked too much for myself, son! Getting hot in here, hun! And where’s episode 45, manh? Traditional characters…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 3, 2024
We’re into June! How are plans coming along to go to Canada? I wish I knew! Traditional Chinese yet again, do I even need this class? Or do I just need to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 31, 2024
There, we done with May! Language vlog, tried to get a long vid up but it just took too long. Need to rethink my scheduling. Cantonese class done, re-learning…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 30, 2024
End of the month already? Did I drop the ball on MYMYM? How could I make up for this? Getting hot in here! Turn on all your fans! Looking ahead five years…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 29, 2024
P trap fixed! I think. Notion database created! What should I talk about on this week’s language vlog? How was Cantonese class? Sounds are sinking in… but I’m…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 28, 2024
Money in, money out! Let’s all scream and shout! Long vid doing well and the comments continue from around the world! What will this week’s vid be? Should I do…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 27, 2024
Last week of the month! Long vid on YouTube doing well, lots of talk about the social credit score system here in China… is it all Western propaganda? New taps…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 24, 2024
Rethinking those morning classes! Knackered this morning! A walk arounds the neighbourhood, another long vid posted to the language vlog. Lunch time run done…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 23, 2024
Back hurting! What am I doing wrong? Sitting too much? Traditional Chinese character class, how was it? （太）陽 湯 燙 （機）場 手 雙 拿 手掌 左右 - the picture of a man A note…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 22, 2024
Knackered, woken up by a falling plant. Has Apple fallen behind? Is there marketing all splish no splash? CoPilot+ PC…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 21, 2024
Low altitude flights to be offered by 2027?! Cantonese… what were you going to say? Getting shtuff proofread, so hopefully will have a few more longer reads…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 20, 2024
20/2024! Wu Er Ling ainiyou pengyou! Post-pandemic leave! Some people coming back, some people leaving, the great foreigner shuffle (within the circle I know)…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 17, 2024
Friday up! End of week! Still work tomorrow… Getting HOT! Lunch time run: 7.01km in 1.04.03, full of pull ups, squats, lunges and drinking water! Should ai…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 16, 2024
Day off! No work out, body’s a bit sore from yesterday! Off to the cafe to work on… South Korea travel video, wondering… how much work would it be to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 15, 2024
Day off tomorrow! Am I tired? Blue Frog Haoshijie / Hujialou gone! Any other big changes around town? Babies! Does China really need more babies? The country…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 14, 2024
Re-settled in Beijing Happy Belated Mother’s Day! South Korea in retrospect: what do I think now? Could I have lived there? SHOULD I have lived there? Back to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 13, 2024
Back in the Beej! How was the last day in South Korea? Sorry for the delay, but I guess I was kind of exhausted. Early morning train, but then there are more??…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 10, 2024
Last full day in South Korea! Off to lunch with the chinggu, met a couple of his coworkers who had been in the country for 15 and 20 years. Lunch was a Busan…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 9, 2024
How much do you reminisce before you just move on? Early-ish morning run around Gwanganli Beach, nothing really opens until 9 or 10 am so it was very quiet…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 8, 2024
Down to Busan we go! How was the train? Nice, 2.5 hours from Seoul Station to Busan Station. FRIED CHICKEN on the way down!! Delicious! Namsan Tower for the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 7, 2024
Oh yea, forgot to mention… yesterday’s beers were non-alcoholic… even the gf was surprised haha! Cass Lite, Hite Zero and Heineken Zero! Not bad, and a far cry…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 6, 2024
Annyeonghaseyo! Is that beer can opening? Why yes it is… Hite Zero! Cass Zero and Heineken Zero too! Back in the So of Ko and tbh, this is the first time I’ve…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 3, 2024
End of week, off to Seoul on Sunday. We’ll see you there. If not Google Drive, are there local solutions? QQ got taken out by Tencent, but their file transfer…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 2, 2024
Another Korean class in the morning! Should be spending my time conjugating verbs. South Korea in three days! Spent the day moving files around and updating…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 1, 2024
May the first be with you! New month! Lunch time workout in… what if I didn’t have a such a structured day job, how would I maintain this ability to workout at…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 30, 2024
End of the month! I guess I’m on vacation? Money remitted! And GICs drop! 4.90%?!? Are we living in the age of always being on? -there is no retake Back is…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 29, 2024
Elon Musk is in town I have days off this week? Oh, right, yesterday was a work day, and next Saturday is too. Doesn’t matter, I’m off to South Korea on…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 26, 2024
Paid and now to trade! Korean class tomorrow morning, I have NOT been working on verbs or vocab as much as I’d like to. Imagine a three week language sprint…