The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Off to the gym but feeling like it’s a down week. Am I getting sick AGAIN?! Met a paramedic at the gym… it’s the ethical concerns more than the broken bones that affect you. Cancelled Metricool! A savings of $22 a month. Almost kept it cause of the analytics but I’m just not using it enough. Some accounts I follow on YouTube are posting 2-3 times a day, mostly Shorts. I’m starting to think I shoul...

It’s February already! And Groundhog Day! Is AI for old ladies already?! What did I learn from this past weekend’s networking event? More new tools! Is Claude Code the next iteration, or something else? Nate Herk video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO5aW01DKHo -Kiro (Amazon) -Antigravity (Google) Watch this (an intro to Kiro et al): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73h5Lb_N9r8 Apparently I have...

PLOP go the METALS! Why?! The USD! Because of Trump! What about China? End of the month and the last day at the office (for now) and…podcasting ideas for everybody! Should I stay in Winnipeg? Uganda, Dubai, London and Paris! Guy from Uganda has been here 20 years! Never been back. Another lady from Dubai, says Winnipeg is good! Two university-aged ladies? Want to travel! Got my driver’s license in...

AI won’t replace your job, but it will make you do it differently. I thought this was becoming clear. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/were-planning-for-the-wrong-ai-job-disruption-2264d219 End of January already! End of the work space for now! GOLD finally comes down, Chinese STONKS PLUMMET! What does the AI say? (And how can I automate, eh?) And it works! Got the audio files created and sent! Next, l...

New Final Cut Pro out! Still one of the easiest “pro” platforms to use. Am considering the Creative Bundle since I’m already paying for FCP and Logic for iPad… but never using them. Some new updates to play around with but nothing groundbreaking. It takes a while to transcribe files and won’t export just the transcription. How long do you spend editing your work? This is something I have to come t...

“Architecture literacy”… interesting concept - that is, listening or reading something to simply have a familiarity with it rather than rebuidling it. How did those audio files work? -Alloy -Nova -Onyx -LiuPing -Mingyao Audio files here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZVQZ518D3LWgAhbmBVT5GY0giZi3NrDG?usp=sharing Got something working! ElevenLabs voices, OpenAI voices and… the costs! It’s...

DIDN’T WORK! Zapier error and ElevenLabs credits… but waitaminute… OpenAI can generate audio?? Is the deep freeze over? No. Probably not. Talks at the office - software development. And the expat fifteen… pounds. Am I able to keep it off? And got the morning workout in, this could be my new routine? Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show n...

Workout in! Chest, legs, and some pull ups, but not as many as usual. How many sets is enough? New skill unlocked? Switching hands rope work. US and China relations will define the next generation, good talk on how NATO was what needed during the Cold War, but the Cold War ended with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 - Russia couldn’t do it. https://geopoliticalfutures.com/why-us-china-relat...

The cat’s sleeping on my bed! No wonder I’m reacting! Hey Steve, what about Greenland and Alberta? Weren’t you going to go on about that? Look at the map! Had to sleep. Slept in till 8 am today. It’s cold! Off to the office, getting things done, and meeting people. Substack articles, DaVinci fails, AI automations and why Winnipeg? Another Substack article done. Thinking… this is unsustainable beca...

Workout in and I had a partner! A lady showed up and was stretching within the area that I was doing my circuit workout today. Things got crowded when I was going to do sledgehammers so she asked if she should move. She did, then I offered, “Want to join in?” So we did a bunch of tire flips, double unders, burpees, farmers carries, pull ups, battle ropes, etc. Slippery AF out there! Got the car di...

Is course creation dead? A few YouTubers seem to be packing it up (Amy Porterfield, Latasha James made a video about it, Chris from Why Logic Pro Rules). Moving into coaching instead. Seems like teaching by another name. WOW! People are SO concerned about Denmark! What about Alberta?! Workout in! Back day, tomorrow will aim for a full body. Off to the office! It was busy, but still got some things...

It’s cold! And it stings! But Beijing got snow! Clean up commenced! New vacuum cleaner and all! Lost my Airpods, hope I didn’t throw them out! Substack articles continue. And spent SIX HOURS at the office today. Is this worth it? Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com And on Notion: https://stevensirsk...

Woke up late, so went to the office first. It has FAST internet! Uploaded a bunch of videos. More snow! How many times did you post to TikTok today, Steve? NONE! Working on a workflow to generate images from prompts derived from my transcripts. New Canada-China deal! Chinese EVs coming to Canada! Which ones? Only 49,000 per year??? NOT in Winnipeg! But canola oil remains out of China (is this why...

Next device… a HEPA vacuum? Dry skin! Worse than Beijing! How is the weather? Workouts in! Still not running, but am going pretty consistently. And yes, my weight has still increased. Any movement on your business visa? Nope! What will it take? And played an AI start up game, founderscape.ai, neat idea but not sure how much I learned. Tiktok arbitrage, would this work? Donate to the show! PayPal l...

Tried out the new work place… realized that jumping from a workout to work is a little bit more difficult. Skills or a product? Learning AI and online social media, or simply make videos for entertainment? (And Hormozi is talking about selling AI products and services… I guess the gig is up.) Apple releases Creative Studio - $18 CAD per month… I already pay $10 a month for Logic and FCP for iPad t...

Got an office! You still going to the gym? How’re those early mornings going? They fkg suck. Conclusion? Maybe going back to the 6.00 am wake up cause the 5.45 isn’t working. https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/sleep-productivity-wake-up-time-0dd6a621? Try a sleep quiz: https://my.sleepdoctor.com/sleep-quiz (I’m a lion… sooo, I CAN wake up at 5 am but not if I don’t want to?) How about a $200 alar...

You know one big change I’m hearing in Winnipeg? Ukrainian. Never heard that in the city except in cultural activities. Now, it’s at Starbucks. Put up an advertisement on Kijiji, the local ad space, paid $6 to host it. Just trying it out and we’ll see what happens. If I paid $10 for a beer before or $3 for a coffee, I can spend $6 on an ad. Went to a show on Saturday night, a metal show. Haven’t b...

Up and out the door to… Starbucks! Still thinking: would an office be a good idea? The coworking desks don’t start until 9 am, but the offices are available from 5 am. Am I just getting ahead of myself? Didn’t get to the gym till afternoon aaaand… there were fewer people there! Lol! Met a lady from Florida who moved up here to be with her partner… interesting. Hey! My air filter arrived! And start...

Morning workouts continue, but jet lag subsiding! Don’t know why but I did a back day today, even though yesterday was chest. Tomorrow? The students are concerned about their marks! I understand… but what can I do? SLV Episode 69 done and published… thinking… what is the goal with this in 2026? Especially if I have to pay for hosting? Remember that comment my professor said about doing the hard wo...

Hey, forget about Maduro, what about Alberta? Is the CIA in there? Workout in! Chest today, still surprised by how many people show up early in the morning. Not running as much but am doing some high intensity cardio (battle ropes, rope work). SLV 69 edited, not posted just yet. Got an idea for another YouTube channel. Is this sustainable? And are the Chinese markets a popping? Donate to the show!...

My apologies about the roughness of the episodes as of late. I’ve been rambley, more so than usual. Was going to re-do yesterday’s episode but decided to just leave it. SLV 69 re-recorded, much cleaner episode I think. Need to work on my workflow. Things are settling down a little, catching up on a few things. Met a professor of mine from years ago, thoughts on AI?! And has he changed my mind on t...

Weekend over! But it’s been busy! The State of the Jet Lag is… 9pm, up at 3am! Off to IKEA for some items! Steve, I thought you were supposed to be getting rid of things? Yes, but… tried the deluxe breakfast. Canadian Tire for… an air FILTER! (Not the whole unit.) Best Buy for another hard drive. A visit to the ol alma mater. Thinking of renting an office space… the price of coffee alone might be...

Awake and ready to record! Do it now! Asleep at 3, up at 6, gym at 7.00. Back day and a treadmill run. How was IKEA? Didn’t go… tried Amazon instead. Bought a Xiaomi filter! Looked at Blue Air (mentioned this yesterday), also Cosway and the IKEA ones. DID go to Artists Emporium to find sketchbooks, but they didn’t have the ones I wanted. Bought some fancy pencils for the niece. How are those aller...

Welcome to the New Year! New donation! $60! What will I do with it? Slept till 5… but went to bed at 1.30. Fells asleep again today at 5pm, up at 8 or 9. So how does this jet lag work? Looks like I’ll be falling asleep early in the evening and then waking up. How was New Years?! Peaceful in the city. Got to the gym around 7.00, another guy showed up at 7.30, and a bunch came in at 8.00. Chest day,...

It’s New Years! Happy New Year! Any plans? Trying to stay awake! Finally fell asleep. Up at 3 this morning! Off to Starbucks for 6.00. Workout in, leg day, but no run. Bought a month-long membership. Also got a SIM card, easy enough to set up. A couple of articles on cell phones in the classroom: Banning cell phones in class https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/school-phone-ban-test-scores-66f8da...