The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

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 have to backup everything! Ventura is also coming out soon so will probably jump to that, too. Some APPs are not updating any more, Pixelmator Pro, Final Cut, Garageband. So it's time.

Part of the problem of backing up? Moving these files larger than 4GB. Will need to figure that out.

Thinking that I'll start a separate channel on Youtube for the audio digest so I can compile Youtube clips and things. It's also a bit of a different focus than my main YouTube channel... which is just a bunch of unedited travel clips.

Reading up on London's history. Still very fascinating.

Do you need a PhD these days? Or just an intense curiosity and a willingness to be put through the academic wringer against your opinion?

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com

Have a great weekend!

Hug a foreigner! You may never see them again!

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 for assisted internet connections to face some interruptions

Wonderful silence and the beginning of the weekend

Watched a few YouTube clips on carbon credits, etc.

Digital currencies and the future of power. Net zero carbon... forget controlling digital currency, what if they controlled the lights? If they could monitor, through smart tech, that your power expenditure was greater than what you put in, how ever that would work, and then either cut your expenditure or simply fined you. All monitored through smart home tech.

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com

Have a good one!

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 2 kuai back

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com

Have a good day!

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 stream through YouTube and keep an archive on my website.

DELTA Unit 2 done. Unit 3 begins. Next week will also have a unit but then there will be a break for the Chinese National Day.

National day... all trains are booked! Some flights. Thinking of where to go.

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com.

Weekend!

Workout and how is that back going?

Half Murph:

2 mile warm up: 23.00

(unweighted)

1 mile: 10.20

50 pull ups

100 push ups

150 squats (22.44)

1 mile: 9.14

Air raid siren test this weekend! Ever heard one?

Changsha fire! Maybe we'll see some fire suppressant tech finally installed?

China finds some sort of new mineral, now pundits are saying TIME TO LEARN MANDARIN!

Referring back to my discussion yesterday about learning Ukrainian...

How long does it take to learn a language?

Revisit of that AI tech and why we need it for denfence purposes - we can't learn languages fast enough. Can we trust people? But can the systems be hacked?

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com

Have a good weekend!

Two year wait to get a car in Canada?! Supply chain issues?! Makes me think about what I see around here: almost no Jaguars and far fewer Lamborghinis and Ferraris. Still some Audis, BMWs and Mercedes, lots more Nio, Xpeng, Teslas.

Day off on Monday for the Queen's funeral, and apparently not all are sad that she's gone. Even in Canada! Would it matter?

Did some light jogging today to get the back moving, surprised how much it hurts!

Would you learn Ukrainian? Lots of the people speak English or Russian, those who only speak Ukrainian are from the villages.

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com

Have a good midweek!

Building internet connections with proxies and Raspberries, is it worth it?

Rest week enforced as the back has been tweaked! Ouch! Change of workout planning? Do you track your workouts? How long do you fast for?

Show notes tracks n vids up on my website stevensirski.com

Have a good midweek!

Plan B 2012 prices, free burgers n beer this weekend on the 17th!

HSK in the morning. Was able to hold several conversations recently, so something must be working. Still need to work on tones and spoken grammar.

DELTA Unit 1 done (making a new video).

Chinese check

Natural or AI-assisted language?

Ukraine offensive: what happens when they hit the border? Still lots of people sort of assuming this is all a part of a Russian ploy but it's kinda not looking like that.

How to change from one hat to another hat in an instant?

Starbucks CEO change, From Schultz to Narasimhan.

Show notes tracks n vids up on my site stevensirski.com

Have a good start of week!

Cleaning the apt: what's some of this stuff worth?

Mixing live: new idea?

Making moon cakes, it kinda worked.

Dual workouts continue, what changes could I make?

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com

Have a great start of week!