The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Half Murph again, back is sore but I think it is muscular tightness. Would love to get out of the city but if i do... how will i delta? Discourse analysis... ah, that's the difference: spoken, natural languages vs language learning materials Learned some more things: Found out that I can easily combine video clips on Mac using Quicktime! This changes everything! Chang with espresso Show notes n tr...

20.2022! Website being hit by something... Stinky ginko trees Two songs of China... Raining Blood, Welcome to the Jungle Two guys, five bottles of wine, and microphone... yeap.. SSP34 up! It's a long one! Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

A clarification on using abbreviations..., guess you can't say what really happened, ie, yep, shit broke. You had to wait. But honestly, just use plain language. I have a secret... I had McDonalds shhhh (on Monday) OBS software... learned how to blur the background. The only problem? It just looks like Im blurring out all the junk in the background. And... could I automate it's opening? DELTA task...

Assisted connection devices not always operational on every device And wtf is an MI? Major incident? WTF IA MI WWASE? what the fuck is a major incident when we all speak English? The Art of War and how it applies to learning a language DELTA course progress - starting Unit 7 The Institute of Human Anatomy - they use real cadavers! -What alcohol does to your body -very informative and focuses on th...

If not the news, then what? Reading the Global Times. I bought it for posterity... and cause newspapers can teach you some things. Congress kicks off, what are the results? A bit more success with Chinese reading as I continue to review vocab Physio in aft so no double workout. DELTA progress And a little spacey track to start your week! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Enjoy!

Modified Murph cause I didn't want to do pull ups on the tree outside, I think that has been contributing to my back pain. Bought some newspapers to mark the occasion: Oct 16th kicks off the 20th CPC Congress. A lot of stocks were up today! Lockdowns affecting many... outside of Beijing. The more I read for the DELTA, the more I see my own failures in studying Mandarin Chinese. Show notes tracks n...

Flying cars from China to the UAE The banner of the people... figures it would happen now. Angela Lansbury passed away Michael Erard's (2012) review of the cases of some of history's most successful learners of multiple languages shows that their unusual talent was also associated with a willingness to work hard at tasks that many would consider too boring or difficult, such as using word cards to...

Russian invasion meant to deplete US and NATO arsenal? If Russia can prolong and Ukraine continues to rely on Western weapons without making its own, then there can be a slow bleed of Western munitions supply. Imagine who Russia could be working with on this one. Don't need writers, need eyes and ad revenue. How to generate? Hit the posts with he words you want to trens with a bunch of bots? Net z...

Some new shows to watch: new season of Family Guy and... a black guy as Louis the vampire? Hellraiser reboot with a woman? Still haven't seen the original. Worth it? Never really liked horror movies in general. McDonalds, fast food and supply chains, you feeling the pinch? Every time I think of getting it I either go for Chinese fast food or just make it myself. Working on a few writings. Sometime...

Back to work already... well, some started on Saturday! Kyiv being bombed in reaction to the Kerch Strait Bridge being bombed. Elon Musk trying to get into the Ukrainian War conversation after releasing Optimus. Company's stock is down quite a bit. Paypal, his former company, has also been getting hit. How real is the threat of nuclear war? What would we do? When will 'all of this' end? What would...

Reading up for the DELTA. Recommended reading Chapters 1-3, then Chapters 4-5. How many chapters in the books? Five. Ummmm... Reading Journey to the West in Chinese! Reviewing characters. NEW VARIANT! I WONDER WHY NOW?! Watching El Estepario Siberiano... a drummer on YouTube. CRAZY one-handed drumming! (All metal songs, a lot from Slipknot.) Also watched some Danny Carey, the drummer for Tool. Dou...

Couldn't go to Tiananmen cause... you need to book an appointment. I think the flower display will be there for a few more weeks. Sanlitun... busy! No one sneaking photos today so this is a change. Book store Page One: nice place but still couldn't convince myself to buy anything. I have too much to read as it is. I'd like to read the Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. Need to make more time for rea...

Sirski! You Mother! Flower market and a new cactus collection. 400 RMB on flowers or booze? Central authority has final say on Dalai Lama's reincarnation. Umm what? SLV vids: reading with Steve! I pick a topic and literally just read it from a website. Theory of the future of the mind: will 'mind reading' technology be the Google / new tech media of the future? By that I mean, as some are unable t...

Got cold outside! But finally blue skies. Elon, Putin and Zelenskyj Putin's speech: very distorted view of history Elon's tweet Zelenskyj's reaction And USD now going down... what next? Robotic window washer... why haven't they come about yet? Starting a newsletter on substack? Once a month, unpaid, gives me a chance to review and try something new. Inktober begins Next month is NaNoWriMo - how to...

Guo qing jie! New / Modern China is 73. Any special events? Not that I knew of. Episode 34 recorded... a long one and a bit of a chin wag. Cinnamon buns and macarons Going aways... more people leaving. Will they ever come back? Why don't I leave? Inflation and the cost of things. Feeling better, though a couple of late nights have taken their toll. Slow workouts today. Show notes n tracks up on st...

Is spitting the same as dog piss? End of the month already! Another podcast episode to be recorded this weekend, another long timer leaving. Keep on going or pack it in? The authorities said that a correct national map is a symbol of national sovereignty and territorial integrity. - China cracks down on illegal maps... do these include maps that have redrawn Crimea as part of Russia? And what did...

Which would you rather have in your apt that you know is there: a cockroach, spider or mosquito? Payday! Markets will close for a week, but too late to get your money out if you didn't sell today. Let's see how Chinese markets react. All of these ESL books have some sort of disclaimer about he/she pronoun use. Dave Smith on Joe Rogan, talks about a deal that could have been accepted... luckily he...

Feeling alright, slow AF. Token workout this morning just to try it out. Sanitary napkins and sex ed and other headlines from today! That market, though it looks bad, these are historical levels of badness. Russians or USAmericans or Europeans clipping the pipelines? Pro-Russian observers say it was the US, pro-West observers say it was Russia. Either way, in the day and age of so much security an...

Asteroid hit! NASA does another first. Discourse analysis... all the things that are so obvious most wouldn't bother to state them. Popped up the rest of the episodes for the big cast, now available on the major platforms. YouTube... well, ooops. Can only use your phone number to verify two channels per year. So do I wait or find someone else's to use? Was thinking of using those burner phone webs...

Welp, as expected, Friday went on. Kinda lost Saturday. That's why you do these things on a Thursday. Physio was all right. Spent a lot of time on that piriformis. Trainer handed in his resignation... and was rejected! This must be big business in China cause it was difficult to get an appointment. Apparently they do a lot of work with the national teams. Eating garlic all day because of some sort...

Good bye's and so long's, how many people will we ever see again? We've worked together, conplained together, commiserated together. And now it's over. Social media lives on. Half Murph (unweighted) 2 mile warm up: 21.33 1 mile: 9.30 50 pull ups: ca. 8.00 100 pushups: ca. 8.00 150 squats: ca. 5.00 Total time: 21.03 1 mile: 8.16! Total time: 38.45 roughly Want to update to Monterey... except now I...

Wind has picked up, got a run in just before. Do you like Chinese food? How often do you eat it? 门钉肉饼 méndīngròubǐng, 糖醋鸡柳 tángcùjīliǔ Wangfujing Bookstore closing... when was the last time you went? Did you buy anything? How often do you buy books anyway? I haven't read the last set I bought since this DELTA course started. WIFI issues on the phone aaand... it must be that time of year fo...

Monkey pox in China! Stay away from foreigners! Did oil exist in the time of dinosaurs? And about those carbon credits, how do they work? And gold hitting those levels, USD really high. EV tech n materials... all produced in... China? Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com Happy hump day!

Getting much cooler! My 600 lbs life, food choices and dealing with your emotions Hotshot 500: 100 pushups 100 Flutter kicks 100 Bent Over Rows 50 Barbell Curls 50 Shoulder Presses 50 Kettlebell Swings 50 Overhead Squats The difference of water supplies! And the price difference: Big Nongfu is from Chengde, Wu Ling Shan 23-26 RMB Little is from Chong Bai Shan 10 RMB per bottle, or buy four and get...

Does life still happen after burgers n pints for lunch? Welp... 12 hours later... Got a voice clip for you... Proper burgers n pints, then shots. Queen's funeral today. Following along on the socials. Website updated and... big cast getting bigger? Or just more accessible? And hey, do you know where you can find this daily audio digest? Spotify, Anchor.fm, Apple Podcast, and Google. I also live st...