--- ## Daily Brief โ€” 2026-05-12 ### โœจ Morning Florence Nightingale was born on this day in 1820 โ€” in Florence, Italy, and named after the city. Beyond nursing, she was a pioneering statistician who invented the polar area diagram (a kind of pie chart) to visualize death causes in the Crimean War. Data storytelling as a lifesaving tool, 150 years before "data viz" was a thing. ๐Ÿšถ Take a short walk before diving in. --- ## Plan for Today 1. โšก Check Failing pixels report โ€” Samantha linked PR #4648 as fix (Apr 29). Verify merged; close task if done. ~5 min. 2. ๐Ÿ”ด Unhold iOS onboarding Ship Review โ€” **May 15 is in 3 days**. Ping Costas for QA results; post UTI-redesign-fixes build; resolve GJ1 scope with Gary. 3. ๐Ÿ”ด Update TP task โ€” [ON HOLD] iOS: Demo tracker blocking was due **yesterday (May 11)**. Remove hold, extend due date to May 15. 4. ๐ŸŸ  Reschedule Dominik 1:1 โ€” overdue since May 5. 2-min message. 5. ๐ŸŸ  Triage inbox: Text selection, Pinned tab, iPad Ship Review, EP2/EP3 calibrations, NA Analysis follow-up. 6. ๐ŸŸ  Batch 7 PR reviews โ€” after TP block. 7. ๐ŸŸก Follow up Localization delegated task (overdue Apr 28, no assignee). --- ### ๐Ÿ”ด Urgent / Overdue **OVERDUE โ€” DRI โ€” [[ON HOLD] iOS: Demo tracker blocking after chat in onboarding](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213551050320249)** ยท due May 11 (yesterday) - Context: TP task passed its due date while on hold for holidays. Ship Review deadline is May 15 โ€” 3 days away. - Action: Remove hold; update due date to May 15. Drive Ship Review to done. **OVERDUE โ€” DRI โ€” [[ON HOLD] Ship Review: iOS: Demo tracker blocking after chat in onboarding](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214147157456478)** ยท due May 15 (3 days) - Context: Put on hold Apr 30. Costas said he'd QA on May 1 โ€” no QA results in DB. UTI redesign fixes were NOT in last posted build (Apr 30). Pete's note: must be UTI-compatible before May 25. - Open items: GJ1 (animation thumbnail scope unclear with Gary); GJ3 (waiting on Costas); Z1/Z2 (fixed); UTI fixes still needed. - Action: Remove ON HOLD. Message Costas: "Back from holidays โ€” did you get a chance to QA the Apr 30 build? What's still outstanding?" Post UTI-redesign-fixes build. Ping Gary on GJ1 scope. **OVERDUE โ€” DRI โ€” [Dominik :: Alex Regular 1:1 Agenda](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214339792109087)** ยท due May 5 - Context: 7 days overdue. Back from holidays โ€” needs immediate reschedule. - Action: Message Dominik to pick a new date; prep agenda items. **OVERDUE โ€” DRI โ€” [Follow-up: restore onboarding state for duck.ai non-experiment flow](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213992139518104)** ยท due Apr 27 - Context: Inbox, overdue 15 days. Likely tied to iOS onboarding project. - Action: Triage โ€” fold into main project task list or close if current work covers it. **OVERDUE โ€” DRI โ€” [Text selection in the address bar doesn't work as standard](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214071796247142)** ยท due May 1 - Context: Internal Product Feedback, inbox. Overdue 11 days. - Action: Triage โ€” file bug, assign to someone, or defer with new date. **OVERDUE โ€” DRI โ€” [Pinned tab opens link in background tab](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214038885921128)** ยท due May 1 - Context: Internal Product Feedback, inbox. Overdue 11 days. - Action: Triage โ€” file bug, assign, or defer. **OVERDUE โ€” DRI โ€” [PR Check failing on main - testWhenTabWithConnectionLostError...](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213975496167929)** ยท due Apr 22 ยท last activity Apr 24 - Context: Active section, Apple CI Failing Tests. 18 days since last touch. - Action: Check CI current state; close if fixed, or assign investigation. > **Backlog cluster (informational):** "Bug: Tab preview stuck around" (due 2025-04-15, inbox), "Assertion Failure Pixel Anomaly" (Sep 2025, planning), "Review Overdue Tasks Summary" (Jan 2026, planning) โ€” stale backlog, no action today. --- ### ๐ŸŸ  Needs Action Today **Ship Reviews (DRI)** **[[ON HOLD] Ship Review: iOS: Demo tracker blocking after chat in onboarding](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214147157456478)** โ€” due **May 15 (3 days)** - See Urgent section above. Top priority action today. **[Ship Review: (iOS Only) Ensure compatibility on iPad](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214396826612252)** โ€” no due date - DRI role (inbox). Arrived Apr 29, no new activity. Not yet reviewed. - Action: Open task, read notes, determine role and whether action needed now. **PR Reviews (batch)** 7 review requests queued โ€” batch after TP block: - Enable ad blocking soft launch [privacy-configuration] - Bump prettier-plugin-multiline-arrays [privacy-configuration] - [macOS] Improve value transformer failure observability [apple-browsers] - [macOS] Avoid force unwrap crash in debugDescription [apple-browsers] - Fix maestro tests [apple-browsers] - Enable iPad toggle for iOS 7.211 [privacy-configuration] - attributed_metric_data_store_error definition fix [apple-browsers] **Inbox โ€” Items needing triage** - **[Failing pixels report for Alex M](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214280588891026)** โ€” Samantha linked PR #4648 (Apr 29). Verify merged; close if done. โšก Quick win. - **[NA Analysis: iOS Duck.ai Onboarding Experiment](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214126868034912)** โ€” Alessandro asked questions Apr 28 about experiment framework setup. Check if Alex needs to respond or if the question was directed elsewhere. - **[EP2 TD Calibration - Alex](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214121856485500)** + **[EP3 Implementation Calibration - Alex](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214121856485502)** โ€” Both in inbox. Triage your role. - **[DRI <> Project Advisor async for Demo tracker blocking](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213551072611261)** โ€” Gary confirmed Apr 29 no new Apple projects in assessment cycle. Alex's 5 stacked PRs were referenced. Check PR status and update Gary now that you're back. --- ### ๐ŸŸก Delegated โ€” Follow Up Needed **OVERDUE โ€” [Localization - 2-5 days](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214147157456477)** ยท due Apr 28 ยท no assignee ยท stale 21 days - Part of iOS onboarding project. No current assignee. - Action: Re-assign or confirm status โ€” who was doing this? Message the team. **OVERDUE โ€” [Pinned tab activates in other window unpinning](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1210705465887828)** ยท due Apr 30 ยท Juan Pereira ยท modified Apr 30 - Overdue 12 days. Last touched just before holidays. - Action: Ping Juan: "Back from holidays โ€” what's the status on this?" **STALE โ€” [Login autofill shows empty field in macOS Browser](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1211742725064177)** ยท due Nov 2025 ยท Deepankar Bajpeyi ยท last activity Dec 2025 - 5+ months stale, 6+ months overdue. - Action: Message Deepankar for status. Consider closing or escalating. --- ### ๐Ÿ”ต Rhythms **TP:** [ON HOLD] iOS: Demo tracker blocking after chat in onboarding ยท [link](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213551050320249) ยท was due May 11 (yesterday) ยท last updated Apr 30 ยท โš ๏ธ OVERDUE + 12 days since last update โ†’ unhold today, drive to May 15 Ship Review deadline. **Upcoming:** - **Ship Review deadline: May 15 (3 days)** โ€” critical, no room to slip. - **Unified Input deadline: May 25** โ€” all iOS onboarding work must be UTI-compatible before then (Pete's requirement). - **macOS Weekly Maintenance DRI** rotation starts ~May 22 โ€” 10 days out, build awareness. - **WWDC'26** โ€” Alex partially AFK Jun 8โ€“12. Plan around it. _Note: No weekly plan found for week of May 11. Brief derived from DB state + yesterday's carry-forwards. DB: my_tasks synced 07:05 today; project/story syncs last run Apr 30 โ€” no new comment signals available._