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Weekly - 2026 CW 13 (Wed 2026-03-25)

Accomplishments

🎯 MAJOR MILESTONE: Taskwarrior → 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 — Revisions Sprint" (3/19-3/25)
  • Created 4 modules in Thesis: Proposal V1, Code Implementation, Defense Prep, Literature & Background
  • Taskwarrior officially retired — Plane is source of truth
  • Heartbeat checks now poll Plane for daily changes

🎙️ MAJOR MILESTONE: Voice Calling Working (March 19)

Epic debugging session — 2-way voice calls fully operational.

  • Switched from Telnyx to Twilio after media streaming issues
  • New number: +17244122385 (724 AND 412!)
  • Full pipeline: Phone → Twilio Media Stream → WebSocket → OpenAI Realtime STT → Opus response → ElevenLabs TTS
  • Inbound calls work perfectly ✅
  • First real conversation: Dane roasted the voice ("you sound like a fucking serial killer") — fair
  • Voice upgrade: Chris (iP95p4xoKVk53GoZ742B) "Charming, Down-to-Earth" — works on iMessage AND phone
  • Discovered iMessage voice notes were using Edge TTS fallback (Microsoft), not ElevenLabs — 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 — 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 — "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 — 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: A♣ J♠ UTG, raised 25c pre
  • Lost with ace high to Krzys's pair of jacks
  • Played it half-hearted — 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 → 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 — table for later

Weather & Riding

  • March 20: First real spring day (32°F dawn → 74°F high), below 40°F threshold at dawn
  • March 22: 55°F clear morning, 77°F high — excellent riding weather before evening thunderstorms
  • March 24: 17°F clear dawn (too cold), warming to 51°F afternoon — marginal for return trip
  • March 25: 37°F partly cloudy, high 70°F sunny — great motorcycle day. Tomorrow: thunderstorms + heavy rain 100%

Pushed or Rescheduled

Preliminary Example Work: Still pending — 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) — silent failure, needs investigation

To Do

Immediate Priority (This Week):

  • Continue waiting for Dan's feedback on V1 — downstream work unlocks on his response
  • FRET spec work — 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 — 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 — 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 — direct task access + agent integration
  • Voice calling infrastructure battle was worth it — 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 — just cam bolt + front cover + oil pan → primer ready