SSAB - September 10, 2026

<p>Up and at it 6 am… or thereabouts. Gotta get back into the swing of things.</p><p><br></p><p>Happy sun spin to me and out for dinner with Mumsy!</p><p><br></p><p>Sorting files and hoping I’ve got the shots I needed… won’t get any of this done until next week.</p><p><br></p><p>—</p><p>Check for differences:diff -rq /path/to/computer/folder /path/to/external/drive/folder</p><p><br></p><p>(Returns a blank line if folders are 100% identical.)</p><p>Dry run (Simulate copying missing files):rsync -avn --ignore-existing /path/to/computer/folder/ /path/to/external/drive/folder/</p><p><br></p><p>Actual transfer (Copy missing files only):rsync -av --ignore-existing /path/to/computer/folder/ /path/to/external/drive/folder/</p><p>
(Note: The forward slash / at the end of the first folder path and the space after it are required.)</p><p><br></p><p>Useful Keyboard Shortcuts</p><p><br></p><p>Up Arrow: Recalls your last used command.</p><p>Option + Left/Right Arrow: Moves the cursor word-by-word.</p><p>Control + K: Clears/deletes everything from the cursor to the end of the line.</p><p>—</p><p><br></p><p>Upstairs a workin’ on that cymbal album… Why? Some latency issues and stick around for a sneak peak.</p><p><br></p><p>And, interesting conversation, if kids want to use social media, should they get a job?</p><p><br></p><p>Donate to the show! PayPal link below!</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA</p><p><br></p><p>***</p><p>Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com</p><p><br></p><p>Transcript and more available on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1om1Geup1o6Adi-A8kTAnCf12Zo7nDkAt?usp=sharing</p><p><br></p><p>Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com</p><p><br></p><p>Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog</p><p><br></p><p>Google Stock Tracker Sheet</p><p>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharing</p><p><br></p><p>Happy Sun Spin!</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Early Start Reset</p><p>00:33 Leaving Winnipeg Soon</p><p>02:13 New Semester Schedule</p><p>05:16 Skills Split Teaching Plan</p><p>07:08 Morning Routine Workout</p><p>08:21 First Week Prep Meeting</p><p>09:38 Icebreakers And Class Ideas</p><p>11:24 Packing Gifts And Visa</p><p>14:25 Gear Loss And Filming Runs</p><p>17:36 Birthday Dinner With Mom</p><p>18:26 Magazines And Media Rants</p><p>22:05 Backing Up Travel Footage</p><p>22:29 Sharing Photos via Drive</p><p>23:56 Terminal Backup Tricks<