From 6deb76675dd6f1353bbc80dd316cbc632ec45723 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Split Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:02:17 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Weekly note: 2026 CW 13 (Cole Group prep) --- Fleeting Notes/Weekly/2026_13.md | 143 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 143 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Fleeting Notes/Weekly/2026_13.md diff --git a/Fleeting Notes/Weekly/2026_13.md b/Fleeting Notes/Weekly/2026_13.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e36d749 --- /dev/null +++ b/Fleeting Notes/Weekly/2026_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ +--- +id: 2026-13 +title: Weekly ā€” 2026-03-25 +type: Weekly +created: 2026-03-25T11:00:00Z +modified: 2026-03-25T11:00:00Z +tags: [weekly] +--- + +# Weekly - 2026 CW 13 (Wed 2026-03-25) + +## Accomplishments + +### šŸŽÆ MAJOR MILESTONE: Taskwarrior ā†’ Plane Migration Complete (March 19) +**Full task management infrastructure overhaul.** +- Split got dedicated Plane account + API key +- Migrated all 57 Taskwarrior tasks to Plane: + - 40 to Thesis project (9 proposal tasks, 25 reading list, 6 zettelkasten) + - 14 to Danespace (finances, poker, website, infra, fantasy football) +- Created cycle: "Week of Mar 19 ā€” Revisions Sprint" (3/19-3/25) +- Created 4 modules in Thesis: Proposal V1, Code Implementation, Defense Prep, Literature & Background +- **Taskwarrior officially retired** ā€” Plane is source of truth +- Heartbeat checks now poll Plane for daily changes + +### šŸŽ™ļø MAJOR MILESTONE: Voice Calling Working (March 19) +**Epic debugging session ā€” 2-way voice calls fully operational.** +- Switched from Telnyx to Twilio after media streaming issues +- New number: +17244122385 (724 AND 412!) +- Full pipeline: Phone ā†’ Twilio Media Stream ā†’ WebSocket ā†’ OpenAI Realtime STT ā†’ Opus response ā†’ ElevenLabs TTS +- Inbound calls work perfectly āœ… +- First real conversation: Dane roasted the voice ("you sound like a fucking serial killer") ā€” fair +- Voice upgrade: Chris (iP95p4xoKVk53GoZ742B) "Charming, Down-to-Earth" ā€” works on iMessage AND phone +- Discovered iMessage voice notes were using Edge TTS fallback (Microsoft), not ElevenLabs ā€” fixed +- Full transcripts logged to `~/.openclaw/voice-calls/calls.jsonl` +- Architecture: separate agent session, runs on Opus 4.6 + Haiku for speed +- Known issue: outbound calls disconnect after intro (tabled for later) + +### Research Infrastructure +**FRET Installation + First Spec (March 19-20):** +- FRET installed and working (took significant time) +- Started first specification for point kinetics preliminary example +- Discussed spec structure: component vs variable separation (ReactorController as type, control_mode as trait) +- Dane drew Rust analogy ā€” clicked for him +- Example spec: `when T_min > 700 ReactorController shall at the next timepoint satisfy control_mode = heatup` + +**DICE Conference Acceptance (March 20):** +- Accepted to DICE 2026 (Digital Engineering Conference at University of Utah) +- May 12-13, 2026 (Tue-Wed), S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City +- INL-led conference on digital engineering, digital twins, AI for nuclear/energy +- Dane needs to prep a 20-minute breakout presentation +- Planning extra day to visit Great Salt Lake area + +**People Directory (March 20):** +- Created `people/*.md` directory for contact/relationship tracking +- Jackie entry started (RPM Club co-founder, pickleball/motorcycle buddy ā€” "complicated") +- David Pabst added (neighboring lab PhD, pickleball/motorcycle/clay shooting companion) + +### Website & Professional +**HTML CV (March 24):** +- Built HTML version of Dane's CV as Hugo content page (`content/cv.md`) +- Matches dark night sky theme, responsive +- Updated nav in hugo.toml to `/cv/` (PDF still available at `/cv.pdf`) +- Not deployed yet ā€” awaiting Dane's approval + +**CV Updates (March 23):** +- Added King's Eunuch (Rust poker engine) and Z31 LS swap to Projects section +- Moved Panther Racing from Projects to Professional Experience +- Sent to Ed Long (Emerson boss) for summer internship onboarding + +### Personal / Life +**Poker Session (March 21):** +- Played poker remotely via iMessage with Dane, Krzys, and friends ($10 buy-in, 5c increments) +- Got dealt in: Aā™£ Jā™  UTG, raised 25c pre +- Lost with ace high to Krzys's pair of jacks +- Played it half-hearted ā€” should have folded flop or committed to real bluff line +- Fun experiment: "state of the art with LLMs" at poker + +**LS Swap Progress (March 22):** +- Big garage day: rear main seal installed, flywheel torqued, timing chain + components done +- Harbor Freight haul: Quinn 3/8" flex-head digital torque wrench + 1/2" digital torque adapter +- Central Machinery portable abrasive blaster kit (upgrading from undersized 18oz) +- Still needs: torque-to-yield camshaft bolt, then front cover + oil pan ā†’ ready for paint +- Internal assembly nearly complete + +**RPM Club (March 23):** +- Drinks with Jackie and Alyssa (Jackie's friend) +- They're starting Racing, Performance and Maintenance Club at Pitt (RPM Club) +- Car/motorsports focused + +**Union Captain Email (March 23):** +- Drafted outreach email as grad student union captain for Pitt Graduate Workers Union +- Final version: friendly, low-pressure intro + recent bargaining wins + invite to chat +- Subject: "Just saying hello!" (ambiguous for open rate maximization) + +**Server Networking Issues (March 23-24):** +- Gitea web UI not exposed via Caddy (SSH works fine) +- Tailscale broken on saboserver +- Low priority ā€” table for later + +### Weather & Riding +- March 20: First real spring day (32Ā°F dawn ā†’ 74Ā°F high), below 40Ā°F threshold at dawn +- March 22: 55Ā°F clear morning, 77Ā°F high ā€” excellent riding weather before evening thunderstorms +- March 24: 17Ā°F clear dawn (too cold), warming to 51Ā°F afternoon ā€” marginal for return trip +- March 25: 37Ā°F partly cloudy, high 70Ā°F sunny ā€” great motorcycle day. Tomorrow: thunderstorms + heavy rain 100% + +## Pushed or Rescheduled + +**Preliminary Example Work:** +Still pending ā€” formal requirements (#17) In Progress, automaton (#18) and synthesis (#19) still Todo. Deferred while waiting for Dan's feedback on V1. + +**Thesis Revisions:** +- All revision tasks (#20-25) marked Done in Plane as of March 19 +- Research Statement, State of Art, Research Approach revisions all high priority +- Calendar blocks scheduled but work appears complete + +**Email:** +- Dan Cole's Proposal Draft email from March 17 still flagged unread +- Himalaya broken on all accounts (3/24) ā€” silent failure, needs investigation + +## To Do + +**Immediate Priority (This Week):** +- **Continue waiting for Dan's feedback on V1** ā€” downstream work unlocks on his response +- FRET spec work ā€” continue building preliminary example specifications +- DICE presentation prep planning (May 12-13 approaching) + +**Upcoming:** +- Therapy Tuesday 3 PM +- Supercross Rd 11 Detroit Saturday 8 PM +- Palm Sunday (March 29) + +**Context:** +- Week of solid infrastructure work ā€” Plane migration, voice calling, FRET installation all major wins +- Social week: poker session, drinks with Jackie/Alyssa, union outreach +- Good riding weather mid-week before storms return +- Iran conflict Day ~27: Major escalation ā€” Iran fired missiles at Tel Aviv AND US bases in Kuwait/Jordan/Bahrain. 13 US soldiers killed total. Trump approval dropping. + +**Notes:** +- Plane integration is a game-changer ā€” direct task access + agent integration +- Voice calling infrastructure battle was worth it ā€” real-time conversations work +- FRET mental model clicked via Rust analogy (component = type, response = trait) +- CV HTML version ready pending Dane's deployment approval +- LS swap nearing completion ā€” just cam bolt + front cover + oil pan ā†’ primer ready