The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Russian morning on Duolingo and HelloTalk. Are you learning or trying to pick up? // Python afternoon and all I got done was a package installation. That took three hours. // Blender modelling! // Thursday already! // stevensirski.com

BACK ON TWITTER, is this a good thing? Is the site even relevant any more? TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE (if it can even be called that). // AI movie editing IS possible, a couple of methods presented themselves today. Makes me wonder why I didn't figure it out sooner! // Trying out short form videos! // Hope you're having a good day! :D // stevensirski.com

Cottage cheese, macros, and maple syrup. // Next week, trying for 60 miles (80 km) on the bike.

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Work cancellations means more time for study. Thinking... Xiaomi phone has some neat pre-built video clips, how can I make these myself?

How can I code an AI-video editor for my phone on my own?

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Keep thinking it's Wednesday but it's Tuesday.

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Have a great day!

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WALL STREET (English) SHUTS DOWN! Now getting sued! // QR codes and travel restrictions and NAT tests within 48 hours! // Are 'They' harvesting our DNA?! // Trip planning in September and October, will it even happen? // Gotta get going on that HSK 5! // stevensirski.com

Rode 48 miles or about 77 kms in the last two days! Never done that before! // Got home just in time for Russian class! // Want to try out one of the TORFL tests to gauge my current level! // Lockdowns are back! // Take a look at my Instagram @sirskisteven stories for some short vids I've posted! // Have a great weekend! // stevensirski.com

Is it Peak China? Doomsayers say what they will! // THE VIRUS is back and shutting things down. Work trips CANCELLED! // Let's talk about HOW to do things, not WHY THEY CAN'T BE DONE! // Cycling to and from work... 11 miles / 19 kms each way! FIRST TIME! // stevensirski.com

Lying down after dinner is a risky endeavor! Three hours later you WAKE UP and wonder... what happened? Thanks coffee martinis. // Olympics are over, China did well, can they do it again for the Winter Olympics? // Private school restrictions mean that THE GENERATOR is off! // THE VIRUS is back, lockdowns and restrictions everywhere! // Tracking macros, going to try... cottage cheese? // stevensirski.com

Done with the week! Productive! // Russian pronunciation is getting better, so says my teacher! Question: why does Russian have accented and unaccented О's but Ukrainian doesn't? We'll have to find out. // Finished the video soundtracks, sounds good! Same view, two perceptions! // People are leaving Beijing! Expat Exodus continues! // Have a great weekend! // stevensirski.com

Russian declensions, Starbucks muffins, timed readings, oh my! // Python Coffee Machine DONE! Tinder Bot? Why not? And how to deep fake a pic and scrape a website! // Working on soundtracks, the hardest part are the little tweaks. stevensirski.com

3.5 hours of Chinese study in one block of time, that's a first! // 45 minutes to install a plugin to convert Chinese characters to pinyin with tone marks. Went with Google Docs! // Python PyCharm, spent the day setting that up. // Next up, soundtracking some timelapses! // stevensirski.com