Episodios

  • SSAB - May 16, 2025

    SSAB - May 16, 2025
    May 16 2025
    End of the week! Time to work! Can’t wait for the semester to be over.Power Automate - looks like Zapier but SLOW AF! Aaaand… why am I learning this?Workouts in! 110 pull ups (105 weighted with 5 kg), 220 push ups, 335 squats. Took 1 hr 13 min to complete, then a 7.00km run in 46.42. Figured, get it done cause if I stop, would I start again?Heading into an easier week but my mind is on the summer - what am I going to do? Gotta finish up essays this weekend.Looking at hiring another video editor, is this one of those moments where you need to spend to get over the hump of productivity so you can climb the next hill?The Twilight Zone “To Serve Man”, LOL! An oldie but a goodie!Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great weekend!!00:00 Introduction and Weekly Update00:40 Classroom Air Conditioning Woes01:52 End of Semester Plans03:20 Grading Essays and Student Feedback06:57 Future Job and Visa Concerns10:55 Content Creation and Hiring Challenges29:49 Fitness Routine and Workout Reflections33:59 Twilight Zone and Pop Culture Discussion35:46 Closing Remarks and Updates
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    38 m
  • SSAB - May 15, 2025

    SSAB - May 15, 2025
    May 15 2025
    Some articles on Warren Buffetthttps://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/read-the-wsjs-early-coverage-of-warren-buffett-01b09b9c?What’s inside Berkshire Hathawayhttps://www.wsj.com/business/what-is-berkshire-hathaway-warren-buffett-a6d0d968?$130 for a writing APP?!?! Could I make something similar for the language vlog?Summer plans, do I really want to be living in Canada?Current schedule is unsustainable.New SLV podcast is out! Episode 40! Time for a new tactic?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great one!!00:00 Introduction and Warren Buffet Insights00:38 Teaching in Beijing: Challenges and Reflections03:36 Exploring Writing Apps and Automation05:11 Summer Plans and Future Aspirations10:05 Developing Language Learning Tools21:27 Considering a Return to Canada29:01 Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway33:13 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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    34 m
  • SSAB - May 14, 2025

    SSAB - May 14, 2025
    May 14 2025
    Apple and Synchron - Would you connect to your device? What holds this back? What if a country such as China takes the lead in this type of technology? What if aliens “force-feed” their children information?https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-brain-computer-interface-9ec69919?No go for Winnipeg - oh. Will have to look for something else and some way else. Why DID I sign another contract with a university that I’m not altogether taken with?Bitcoin pops! Back above $100,000 USD! Wow.GOLD to fall? COT looks slimming.https://finviz.com/futures_charts.ashx?p=d&t=GCWorkout in! 7.00km in 46.17, then a weight workout after for 45 minutes. Not looking to lift heavy, just looking to lift. Should I bring my weights here?Tried out some new APPs: Craft and Ulysses writer programs (could help focusing?), Affinity Publisher, and Power Automate?!Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great one!!00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates00:33 Daily Routine and Fitness01:54 Work and Career Reflections03:33 Thoughts on Compliance and Corporate Jargon04:41 University Partnerships and Quality Assurance06:59 Reflections on Life and Career Choices08:45 Student Anxiety and Depression15:13 Apple and Synchron Partnership17:52 Future of Brain-Device Interfaces27:26 Job Opportunities and Relocation29:36 Bitcoin and Gold Market Insights34:07 Conclusion and Upcoming Topics
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    35 m
  • SSAB - May 13, 2025

    SSAB - May 13, 2025
    May 13 2025
    Peace in Ukraine? Could it be?Neighbour moving home, why?One of the other teachers? LEAVING! One semester is enough! And if she’s leaving after one semester, what am I to think? What do other people think about Beijing?And what about the Chinese economy? I know I said I’d talk about it. How bad is China’s economy?https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-economy-data-missing-096cac9a?Disappearing datahttps://www.realchinacharts.com/p/china-charts-12-disappearing-data?Chinese stonks a moving?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great Tuesday!00:00 Introduction and Podcast Overview01:22 Unfiltered Podcasting Style02:11 Perspectives on the Chinese Economy03:51 Cultural Differences: Canada vs. USA09:56 Challenges of Content Creation19:14 Teaching in China: Experiences and Reflections22:19 The Limitations of AI in Video Editing25:02 The Reality of Working in China26:36 China's Disappearing Economic Data30:26 Perceptions vs. Reality of the Chinese Economy35:21 Considering Life Beyond Beijing40:54 Final Thoughts and Farewell
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    42 m
  • SSAB - May 12, 2025

    SSAB - May 12, 2025
    May 12 2025
    Hey Happy Mother’s Day! Steve, did you forget? Only on Friday.
    Back to class, should I continue? What did I say??
    What will I do this summer?
    Essay reading, getting into the groove. Using a new APP: GoodNotes 6. Much better than default MarkUp APP.
    This just in, BREAKING! Trade war truce! Is that a surprise?! Stonks sore, GOLD drops!
    18-40
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    Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog
    Hope you have a great Monday!!
    00:00 Introduction and Mother's Day Wishes00:26 Reflections on Aging and Time07:23 Teaching Challenges and Email Dilemmas18:46 Summer Plans and Creative Projects28:16 Trade War Truce and Market Insights31:59 Conclusion and Farewell
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    33 m
  • SSAB - May 9, 2025

    SSAB - May 9, 2025
    May 9 2025
    End of week! Kinda! Make up class tomorrow.Touched a student today! She learned how to make a paper koala in class.New Pope! Pope Leo XIV! USAmerican. Did Trump call it? Will this Pope be at odds with the Chinese cardinals?!Workout in! 7.02km in 47.34, then down to the gym for 105 or 110 pull ups, 210 push ups, 315 squats all with 5kg weights. Took over an hour to do.Throat is doing okay, but still some coughing.Applied for a position in Canada, we’ll see how this goes. Do I even want to go?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great weekend!00:00 Introduction and Class Overview00:59 Student Absences and WeChat Policies02:39 Makeup Class and Koala Presentation07:34 Challenges of Teaching and Student Behaviour15:26 New Pope and Global Implications19:06 Personal Fitness Routine23:55 Reflections on Career and Future Plans30:03 Conclusion and Farewell
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    31 m
  • SSAB - May 8, 2025

    SSAB - May 8, 2025
    May 8 2025
    Smells like rain. It is! First thunderstorm!How is the throat? Better.Hamstrings are still a hurtin.Make up class today so began at 8am. Can’t say this is a sustainable schedule nor do I really want to repeat it!Winnipeg Jets lost… my internet connection cut out just before the end of the game.New SLV podcast out!Came across this guy on TikTok who LAMBASTS popular salesmen online. H&S Motors, just the owner, the guy just rips apart Andy Elliot and other big name online salesmen. Kinda funny, also kinda humbling.Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great Thursday!00:00 Introduction and Setup00:51 Thunderstorm and Makeup Classes02:52 University Administration Challenges04:27 Building an Online Community12:35 Health and Fitness Updates16:58 Job Sustainability and Future Plans23:13 Staying Humble Online26:55 Conclusion and Sign-Off
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    28 m
  • SSAB - May 7, 2025

    SSAB - May 7, 2025
    May 7 2025
    Owie! Legs are a hurting! Run done, 7.26km in 50.10. Went right to the weight room after for a workout and hit the legs. I would stiffen up during the day.Getting hit with something, throat is sore, fatigued, but brain is still okay. 板蓝根 Banlangen, is a Traditional Chinese herbal medicine, only has a 1000 year history in use. (Who had it before?) Main component is Isatis indigotica root (IIR). It also warms the body, so you sweat a lot.Government article that tests it vs oseltamivir:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4383212/Weekly meeting today, turns out one of the admin ladies who lives overseas will come to Beijing for a visit! Today we did marking moderation, that is, we sat down and went through six essays and discussed the marks we would give it. What is an “error-free” sentence? What is a compound sentence? - A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a comma, semicolon, or conjunction (and, but, so).Never did finish the latest episode of the Language Vlog Podcast, even though it was recorded on Sunday!And even I’m ignoring my language emails now! How long do you study for?!Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great Wednesday!00:00 Introduction and Quick Updates00:29 Health Struggles and Workout Routine01:53 Teaching Challenges and Student Absences07:37 Traditional Chinese Medicine vs. Western Medicine19:56 Grading Essays and Language Assessments30:53 AI Agents and Language Learning32:12 Conclusion and Sign-Off
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    33 m
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