The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Why do your work in 2.5 hours when you can get it done in four?! Aiya! March Motion continues with new vids posted to YouTube channel. I see how I can break this out a little bit more. One quote that has stuck with me that I think was said by Gary Vaynerchuk is 'Would you rather spend 8 hours a day working for someone else or 8 hours a day working for yourself?' Doesn't mean you need to start a bu...

It was the Lab! Or was it? Who funded it? But... why did it get out? Well, if you've ever been to China and noticed hygenic practices before... Anyway, latest target is Mr. Elon Musk, beloved hero of the common people right up there with Jack Ma... who is now living in Tokyo. And the masks are off and the trip to Hong Kong is still on! March already and the creative season begins again! Looking at...

Paid rent, and about that disagreement... asking too early. End of the month already which means March Motion starts tomorrow! Follow the Insta handle May You Make Your Movie to see these vids posted and I will be making a new YouTube handle. Chinese class postponed - iTalki classroom not the best. Easy transcriptions with YouTube, now to edit a bunch of videos for a podcast. Do you think I could...

Expats Ex-patriate! More job shifts and maneuverings! How would you handle moving from a city of 21 million to 1 million? How about 50,000 people? Honestly, I imagine it would be quiet. Why move to the big city? Is the current foreigner in China able to adapt? Was that the plan they wanted to see? Newsletters out on Substack. FYI multiple entry visas issued before March 20 2020 are still on hold....

Is university a waste of time? The DELTA ceiling, how much education is even worth it? March Motion coming up... need to get a new channel made for this project. Thinking of how to group these things. Planning Hong Kong... have you ever tried those SNES Classic game consoles? Game consoles aren't allowed to be sold in China. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good weekend!

Preparing for the future, looking ten years back to see what ten years forward could be Do you wash dishes after dinner or do you let them sit for a day or so? ChatGPT: is it really a doomsday bot? No, it does not have feelings and no it cannot think. It is pulling information from the net and assembling it according to the algorithm it's programmed with. Ie, it couldn't do it on its own nor could...

How do you structure a demo class? -icebreaker / warm up -notice the topic / elicit responses -get sts to discuss -explain / elicit topic -pair work -review -group work etc. Chinese classes... how are they going? Finished that Trafficked documentary... wow everything is sourced illegally! Fish, logs, gold, you name it! Also... given that these illegal things can happen, makes me kinda wonder bow w...

Nomad Sculpt, much easier than Blender. Apparently you can 3D print these things. Bike ride from Beijing or Hong Kong to London? Crazy idea? I'm not sure I want to poop in a different place just yet. Posted some new vids, from a flight during a thunderstorm. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good last third of February!

Birds in the morning, ah, how the weather is changing. The freshness of coffee and.getting up n going early in the morning. Website updated, newsletters out - a little more about the DELTA M1 results. DELTA M3 is... no go for Spring? Could focus on retest and HSK 5 instead. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good start of week!

Moving for money - would your salary increase? DELTA M1 = FAIL. Regroup, is it worth it? Should I move onto M3 anyway? When to retest? Is there something else I could do with my time? I guess Musk has had rockets blow up and TV networks have had shows fail... Air quality and workouts... back to the indoor medicine ball. And what about those Chinese studies? Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.c...

Oh how files grow It used to be Twitter was the place to get depressed from all the violence and political jib a jibe. Now the expat outlets keep reporting just horrible things. China beats covid? So it's like over for real? Planning that HK trip, is Shenzhen worth the stop? Still watching that Trafficked documentary, shows Ghana quite a bit. Gets me wondering if I even want to travel any more? Is...

Oops... a nap turned into a sleep! Workouts completed. Run at lunch, weights after. Watching Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller. Just... WTF. Learning more about how to use some audio clean up software. And watching old podcast videos. Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Well Happy Valentine's Day! Red roses everywhere! Has covid changed your future plans? Three years? One year? SSP37 up and out! Andrew Morehouse, Ilse van Rooyan and Claire Mieher joined me a few weeks ago to talk about their teaching and studies in the ancient languages, particularly Latin. Think Latin is dead? How about teaching it as a second language? Stay tuned after this episode for a snippe...

8 mile run... wanted to see if I could. Get your flowers ready, but just get the right colour. Yellow and white are for death, so keep that in mind when shopping for your love. Or squeeze. Sad to hear of the passing of another 'young' man, in his 60s. Most likely pancreatic cancer. Very difficult to detect. Sad. Automation one step closer as I've finally got the program to pull text, now to get it...

Robusta coffee on the move? Now you know they're cutting costs to improve margins! Super Bowl what? The Super Bowl Indicator states that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) will end the year with a gain if the NFC team wins the Super Bowl, but will fall if the AFC team is the winner. Historically, the indicator has a success rate of 73% and more so, 82%, when the NFC team wins. Has China dropp...

What did the bf say when he lost his gf ? 好 What did the couple say when they broke up? 好 What did the foreigner say when he first saw Beijing? 雾霾 What did the Chinese woman say to the foreigner smiling at her? Why grin? SSP37 edited, checking levels Made a video for the language vlog about writing Chinese characters, that will be up shortly Snow day smog day... coal dust in the air. And what...

ChatGPT... maybe it isn't worth all the hype? App shortcuts vs Services = this might be some of the automation I'm looking for instead of trying to script everything Working for now, but where are you thinking of travelling? Do you think backpacking is still possible? Workouts done... Noon time jog, don't stress it, just go. SSP37 in the works! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a goo...

Nomad Sculpt and learning how to create Visual media workflow: Nomad Sculpt (modelling) Procreate (painting) Blender (rigging) Motion (animating) ChatGPT is what Siri should be What will your bot be named? And when will iPhones fly? A week off from language learning. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have you asked your bot yet what it will be in three years time?

Lantern festival done n over, so now back to normal. Jamuary tracks up FULL PLAYLIST. Website updated. Wondering if archives are better suited to be hosted elsewhere. Should've been prepared... sending money to Canada. Smog and running Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good start of week!

Full track list for Jamuary 2023: Jamuary 1, 2023 - Spacey Electronic Beat Jamuary 2, 2023 - Ethereal Drum Beating Jamuary 3, 2023 - All the Cinematic Moments Jamuary 4, 2023 - The Orchestra Jamuary 5, 2023 - Eyeum Jamuary 6, 2023 - Elevation Feels Nice Jamuary 7, 2023 - Office Table Jam Tap Jamuary 8, 2023 - Chengdu Bike Timelapse to Hotel Jamuary 9, 2023 - Worldwide Percussion Jam Jamuary 10, 20...

Busy week... not over! Twitter the next WeChat? What's missing and what's the difference? Border is open with HK and Macao... and no reports of any virus despite outbreaks continuing to happen elsewhere. Workouts done! Impressed by the mileage and timings. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a great weekend!

Cancelling Feature Film February... just won't have the time or energy to do it. Jamuary tracks are up, full playlist will be out soon. ChatGPT... friend foe or fad? Actually sounds like it could replace Google. Working on SSP37. And Sanlitun bar street closed... has anyone even been there recently? Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Welcome to February. Do you remember how to spell it? Jamuary... done. Like done done! Al tracks uploaded! Have a listen through Spotify! Website will be updated on a bit. February... the plan was to make a feature film buuuuttt I couldn't get my head around how to do it properly. Instead? Nomad Sculpt for a month. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com. Have a good week!

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