The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

It’s Friday the 13th and the midterms are done! How did they go? What did they learn?Keeping up appearances. Do you want your teacher to take their job seriously?Stocks a crashing! Time buy?And WOW Jensen Huang is OUT! Not once! Not twice! But thrice! An affair with rice! Is this the October surprise? is this a good time to buy the RSI? Or… is this a Taiwanese takedown?-“Don’t try to catch a falling knife?” Reddit down too!Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.comEpisode summaries in Chinese: https://stevensirski.github.io/ssab-zh/Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingWish me luck in Tianjin!00:00 Friday the 13th Horror Movies03:26 Midterm Writing Exam08:03 Running a Formal Midterm14:36 Midterm Marks and Personal Projects16:47 Citation Practice and AI Review22:05 Stock Market Crash and Watchlist24:47 Jensen Huang Affairs and Ouster29:21 Nvidia Succession and Takedown Theory31:41 Tech Stocks and Bill Gates34:21 SpaceX Gap and RSI Oversold39:20 V Recovery and Female Executives43:03 Links and Support

How were sales? What was there to buy? Don’t know cause… I gotta get rid of stuff instead of bringing it in!Off to Tianjin for the weekend? Gotta go! Remove the drone!Energy stocks a move… in Canada. But in China? Down they go!And I bought pie, 吃派来财! The last time I bought from her, I quit my job!Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.comEpisode summaries in Chinese: https://stevensirski.github.io/ssab-zh/Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great one!! 00:00 Livestream Setup and Botched Intro03:05 Double 11 Advertising Drought07:19 Giving Away Old Notebooks09:46 DJI Osmo Camera Temptation12:24 Drone Ban and SF Express15:47 Drone Deadline and Fine Risk18:27 Drone Registration and Travel Hassles23:25 Shipping Drone to Tianjin26:40 Energy Stocks and Tamarack Valley30:24 Midterms and Energy Selloff36:08 Pie Order and Chocolate Pie41:33 Eat Pie Brings Wealth43:34 Links and Support

It won’t be a million dollars, Steve! Figure something else out!An ESL podcast? Sounds like work! Ech! How do we make it easy?Speaking midterms over, writing on Friday. how are they doing so far?Chinese classes over! Does anyone like their job?And Lest We Forget, another reading of In Flanders Fields.In Flanders FieldsIn Flanders fields, the poppies grow
     Between the crosses, row on row,
   That mark our place; and in the sky
   The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
   Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
                          In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
   The torch; be yours to hold it high.
   If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
                            In Flanders fields.-by Lieutenant Colonel John McRaeDonate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.comEpisode summaries in Chinese: https://stevensirski.github.io/ssab-zh/Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingLest we forget!00:00 Broadcast Setup and Degrassi Podcast06:57 ESL Podcast With a Co-Host19:59 Chinese Teacher on Disliking Jobs34:06 ESL Salary Ceiling and Muse44:54 Double 11 and Remembrance Day46:39 In Flanders Fields

Gotta record! Chinese class at 7!Cold in the morning, warm in the afternoon! Still too hot for the big jacket just yet!Speaking tests begin! How are they going and what are they doing?More dashboards! Can I build a multi-utility? What about an AI meter?And energy stocks a crushed! Time to buy?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.comEpisode summaries in Chinese: https://stevensirski.github.io/ssab-zh/Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great one!! 00:00 Daily Recording Setup01:18 Last Chinese Class Tonight02:13 Chinese Study Motivation03:29 Temporary Life and Passports04:50 China as Home05:55 Colleagues and Chinese Degrees07:59 Cold Mornings and Parkas09:47 Speaking Test Rules10:42 Midterm Grading Criteria13:09 Discussion Format and Timing16:00 Recording Student Discussions16:55 Task Achievement Problems19:02 Government Argument Habit21:50 First Semester Expectations24:05 Gaokao Scores and Majors26:18 Review Plans and Sourcing28:46 Citations Next Semester29:26 SaaStr Podcast and Conference31:10 SaaStr 10K Dashboard33:27 Automating My ESL Work34:31 Feeling Like a Manager35:45 Mass Content Production36:24 Master Dashboard Idea37:52 Oversold Canadian Energy Stocks40:14 Small Cap Effect and Russell 200041:33 Leveraged ETFs and Options44:13 Show Notes and Support

STOP TALKING ABOUT HOW THE SHOW GETS MADE, STEVE! AI DOESN’T CARE!It got cold! And rainy!Rest week begins, is this just age? Should I get my testosterone tested?First the herpaderps! Then the cameras! And now the bed bugs! Makes you want to stay at home!The holidays are announced! What can we look forward to next year?!And are the agents unsubscribing people from my Substack? Then what’s the point?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.comEpisode summaries in Chinese: https://stevensirski.github.io/ssab-zh/Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great start of week!

Getting late and getting dark! Only six more weeks until Christmas! And 2027!I have homework! Time to read some essays! Just for practice!Speaking practice begins! Teacher, how do we even talk about this stuff? And why do we care? Good question!And would you consider watching a TV show the same as reading a book? What about a movie? What if just in terms of time spent?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.comEpisode summaries in Chinese: https://stevensirski.github.io/ssab-zh/Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great weekend!! 00:00 Beijing Central Heating02:44 Elevator Renovation05:27 Darkness and Fatigue07:32 Ungraded Midterms12:10 Class Prep and YouTube Gap14:04 Thesis Statements and Teaching Approach15:49 Practice Group Discussions18:01 Group Discussion Exam Format20:02 Midterm Logistics21:50 Personal PowerPoint Presentations24:21 Essay Errors and AI26:18 Citing Articles Not Internet28:25 Discussing Five Articles31:11 Neutral Academic Topics32:28 Marking Fifty Essays33:35 Books vs TV Shows36:44 Expat Reading Dilemma38:01 Sopranos and House of Cards39:48 Nightstand Books40:23 Links and Support

Skies cleared up! Looking good so far. How long will it last? (Even managed to go for a run today. 7 km in 43.10.)GOLD a moving! Stonks a moving! How did Google do?Has AI replaced your teacher yet? NOPE! Losing subscribers on Substack!Steve, do you think you could actually run a business?And hey, I almost own my computer! Time for a new one?!Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.comEpisode summaries in Chinese: https://stevensirski.github.io/ssab-zh/Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great one!! 00:00 Episode Preview and Date00:42 Nearly Paid Off MacBook05:46 Apple Upgrade Program and Dings08:28 Storage and Video Archives10:16 iPhone Duo and Upgrades12:29 iPad Pro Gathering Dust13:30 Blue Skies and Morning Run15:43 Stock Tracker and Alphabet17:45 RSI and Call Options22:35 BMO Covered Call ETFs25:47 Has AI Replaced Teachers30:05 English Requirements for Students32:02 Spy Language and Nanobots34:32 Substack Subscribers and AI Time38:46 Could I Run a Business40:48 Vibe Coding and Agentic Workflows43:13 Network and Product Doubts44:29 Links and Support

Grey skies over Beijing! Maybe it’s a good thing I haven’t gotten rid of my treadmill yet?!GOOGLE CRUNCHED! Time to buy?! That RSI is looking good!Presidential cycles: https://stockcharts.com/freecharts/historical/presidential.htmlChinese company of the week for most unbreakable product goes to: 河南平定山市恒兴峰企业! Even the French rioters can’t get through! (not publicly traded).Did Canada get rid of Daylight Savings Time? YES! Wow! About time? Midterms here, midterms there, what do they even mean? What are they worth?!Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.comEpisode summaries in Chinese: https://stevensirski.github.io/ssab-zh/Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great one!! 00:00 Grey Skies Over Beijing01:33 Beijing AQI and Smog03:07 Treadmill vs Running Outside04:45 AI Dashboards and Productivity05:23 Air Filters and Heating Season06:28 Google Stock and RSI09:55 Stock Tracker Spreadsheet14:42 StockCharts Symbol Summary16:23 US Midterms Explained21:34 Presidential Cycle and Markets27:47 Unbreakable Chinese Glass30:30 Chained Doors and Fire Safety33:43 Daylight Saving Time in Canada37:27 Student Midterm Preparation45:05 Chinese Class and Sign-Off

Steve, why don’t you just focus on one channel, instead of many? Good question. I think I tried. And failed. Enough of the AI! How’s China? How are the students?-Had some donkey burger over the weekend… long time no had. Why? And it was expensive!-Leaves a changing, looking nice and getting cold.Two more gym visits and then I think time for a break. Bench 80 kg the other day!And finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman, what’s next?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.comEpisode summaries in Chinese: https://stevensirski.github.io/ssab-zh/Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great one!! 00:00:00 Recording Setup00:01:25 Episode Opener00:01:56 Why Not Focus on One Channel00:03:33 Not Trusting Any One Channel00:05:21 The Podcast as a Labor of Love00:06:22 Substack and Epicitis00:08:04 What Each Channel Is For00:09:57 Live on TikTok00:11:11 Why the Podcast Started During COVID00:13:29 How I Live in China00:13:46 The Donkey Meat Burger00:16:05 Staying In and Being Stared At00:18:22 My Go-To Foods00:19:32 Blue Frog Burgers00:20:55 Prices in China Versus Canada00:22:11 The Girlfriend's Mother's Cooking00:24:25 Autumn Cold and the Ride to the Gym00:25:27 Autumn Leaves and Great Wall Drones00:26:44 Beijing's Drone Ban00:28:49 Gym Memberships and Passes00:30:44 The Six-Week Cycle00:32:16 Creatine00:34:32 Pea Protein and Water Retention00:36:10 The Mental Week Off00:37:03 Benching 80 Kilos00:39:15 Deadlifts, Rows, Presses, and Squats00:40:03 Staying Home to Read Instead of the Bar00:42:20 Finishing American Gods and What's Next00:44:05 Home and the Land of Expatia00:46:03 Show Notes and Sign-Off

Welcome to November! Hope you enjoyed those episodes last week! Sure took a while to get them done.Party meeting over, how did it affect markets? Let me check my dashboard!Grading begins, time to get busy.Thinking Meta’s Muse might very well be the next AI purchase. Why? Because it can take care of the big social medias. Hey Steve, for all your tech savviness, why don’t you just do that instead of trying to be a travel vlogger? Yea, could be. But I’d probably suck at it.Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.comEpisode summaries in Chinese: https://stevensirski.github.io/ssab-zh/Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great one!! 00:00 Intro and Date Slip01:14 Live Stream and Snapchat Accounts03:25 Social Media and Interest Marketing04:34 Why Not a Tech Vlogger05:45 ESL Workflows and Authentic Samples07:22 AI Funding and Venture Capital09:41 Multi-Channel Content Pipeline11:55 Meta Muse and Instagram Posting17:12 Muse vs GrokBot Pricing19:44 Dormant Instagram Accounts21:02 Automating Life to Quit Teaching23:32 Muse for Email and Newsletters26:33 Halloween Readings and AI Limits30:22 Safety Net and Editing Costs32:16 Halloween Readings E-Book Plans33:13 CPC Plenary Session and Stocks37:14 Frugality Message and Baijiu Stocks39:26 China Policy Watch Dashboard41:41 Ten Dashboards in Two Weeks43:30 Day Job Moderation and Lesson Plans44:43 Show Notes and Sign-Off