Friday December 13, 20248:00 a.m. Room 216, Wisma SederhanaMedan, Sumatra, Indonesia In this episode of the podcast, I talk a lot about continuing to set up my new Asus TUF A16 laptop and learning how it works. And, because I now have that laptop, I shot this episode with a…
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Journal Post: YouTube Seems to Be Changing
7:01 a.m. December 13, 2024 Sometimes I wonder if YouTube as a video-hosting platform is getting dangerously close to jumping the shark. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with YouTube. It’s also a huge organization and dominates the world of online video. It seems like it is too big to fail….
Photo Post: Mie Pancit for Lunch
This is a good small meal for lunch, but I am finding that food in Medan is more expensive than elsewhere. For example, this Mie Pancit cost 40,000 rupiah. But in Tanjung Balai, I can get an even better bowl of noodles for 18,000 rupiah and even 12,000 rupiah. I…
Podcast: Laptop Setup & Submitting New US Tax Form
Wednesday, December 11, 20246:00 a.m. Room 216, Wisma SederhanaMedan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Podcast: Early Access and Separate YouTube Channels for Patreon
Planet Doug Podcast Friday, December 6, 20247 a.m. Room 216, Wisma SederhanaMedan, Sumatra, Indonesia In this episode of the Planet Doug Podcast, I ramble about quite a wide variety of topics, including my ongoing Patreon design and plans, a lot of technology stuff, some YouTube stories, and more. I hope…
Podcast: Helping a Fellow Traveller Buy a Train Ticket
Thursday, December 5, 20246:14 a.m. Room 216, Wisma SederhanaMedan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Podcast: Flight from Jakarta to Medan
Tuesday, December 3, 20247 a.m. Room 216, Wisma SederhanaMedan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Podcast: The Trip from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta
Sunday, December 1, 20246:33 a.m. Zest HotelJakarta, Indonesia My flight from KL to Jakarta was supposed to be a very easy and pleasant experience. After all, I knew the airport in Kuala Lumpur quite well and I was being given a lift right to the departure terminal. And the flight…
Journal Post: Last Day in KL Before Flight to Jakarta
Today is Friday November 29th, which is also the last day in Kuala Lumpur before my flight to Jakarta. I’m mostly ready to go. I still have to fill out the online forms for the health declaration and customs declaration for Indonesia. I also have to resubmit my tax forms…
Podcast: Bundling a Flight & Hotel Room on Agoda
Thursday, November 28, 20246:30 a.m. Room 303, J Hotel Masjid IndiaKuala Lumpur, Malaysia