UPDATE: Not much time has passed, yet it feels like it’s time for a quick update. Planet Doug is still spinning in orbit around Kuala Lumpur. KL has a strong gravitational pull, and it’s always hard for me to break free. The big event for today (Thursday) was moving from…
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Tripod coming in clutch! How did I live without it?
Right out of the gate, my brand new Ulanzi MT-44 tripod is making itself at home in my video-shooting systems. I use it all the time already, from shooting BTS videos on my hotel bed to filming myself getting coffee in the MRT system. My usual method of attaching the…
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Credit Card Fraud Update (and new Touch’n’Go Visa card)
UPDATE: Some good news on the credit card front. Of course, nothing changed with my old credit card. That account was flagged by my bank for potential fraud, and the card was cancelled. My phone call to my bank was extremely stressful, but it wasn’t actually that bad. I’ve certainly…
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UPDATE: Hotel Smokers and Credit Card Fraud
Saturday, October 4, 20258:32 a.m. Room 307 Crossroads HotelChow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia THE SMOKER IN ROOM 408 A few things have happened over the last few days. I’m still in Kuala Lumpur. I keep uncovering new things I want to do or need to do while I’m here. One…
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A/B Thumbnail Testing on YouTube
Recently, YouTube added the ability to do A/B testing on video titles. And you can combine that with A/B testing on thumbnails. So you can test just thumbnails, just titles, or even test various titles combined with various thumbnails to test each combination and compare them. When they added the…
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UPDATE: Back at the Crossroads Hotel and New Hotel Room Adventures
Tuesday, September 30, 20257:50 a.m. Room 407 Crossroads HotelChow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I don’t have any big stories to tell this morning, but there have been a few changes since yesterday. For one thing, I’m in a different hotel. I won’t call it a new hotel because I’ve stayed…
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Lazada Delivery Drama – These Things Happen Only on Planet Doug
Monday, September 29, 20255:12 a.m. Room 211, Hotel Raja BotChow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia It’s a bit early to be awake, drinking instant coffee, and typing, but my eyes popped open at three this morning, and then I couldn’t get back to sleep. I’ve been awake since then and busy…
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The Best Audio Quality of My Life: Sennheiser Headphones & Portable Amplifier
I often find myself thinking about audio and audio equipment. This time it’s because I started watching the Swedish TV series “The Playlist.” I’ve only watched the first couple of episodes, but I find it intriguing. I love a good tech story about a small startup that ends up taking…
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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….
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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…