--- ## Daily Brief โ€” 2026-05-14 ### โœจ Morning On May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner vaccinated 8-year-old James Phipps against smallpox using cowpox โ€” the first vaccine ever administered. Jenner coined the word "vaccine" from *vacca* (Latin: cow). The child survived. Smallpox killed ~300 million people in the 20th century alone; Jenner's rural curiosity eventually eradicated it entirely. ๐Ÿง– Sauna day โ€” don't skip it. ๐Ÿ’ง Start with a glass of water. --- ## Plan for Today 1. โšก Check [Failing pixels report for Alex M](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214280588891026) โ€” Samantha linked PR #4648. Verify merged; close if done. ~5 min. 2. ๐Ÿ”ด **SHIP REVIEW DEMO TRACKER โ€” DUE TOMORROW (May 15).** Unhold now. Message Costas re QA (last said he'd do it May 1 โ€” 13 days ago). Post UTI-redesign-fixes build (promised Apr 30, never posted). Resolve GJ1 animation scope with Gary. 3. ๐Ÿ”ด Unhold TP task โ€” [[ON HOLD] iOS: Demo tracker blocking](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213551050320249) โ€” 3 days overdue. Remove hold, update due date, link Ship Review status. 4. ๐ŸŸ  Reschedule Dominik 1:1 โ€” 9 days overdue. 2-min message. 5. ๐ŸŸ  Triage inbox: Text selection, Pinned tab, iPad Ship Review, NA Analysis, EP2/EP3 calibrations, DRI<>Advisor async (Gary). 6. ๐ŸŸ  Batch PR reviews โ€” after TP block. --- ### ๐Ÿ”ด Urgent / Overdue **๐Ÿšจ CRITICAL 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 โ€” TOMORROW** - Context: On hold since Apr 30. Build posted Apr 30 (without UTI fixes). Costas never confirmed QA. GJ1 (animation thumbnail) unresolved with Gary. Pete's requirement: UTI-compatible before May 25. Deadline is **tomorrow**. - Action: Unhold. Message Costas: "Back โ€” did you get a chance to QA the Apr 30 build? What's still open?" Post UTI-redesign-fixes build. Ping Gary on GJ1 scope. This is today's singular mission. **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 **(3 days overdue)** ยท top_priority - Context: TP task. On hold for May holidays. Ship Review deadline is tomorrow. - Action: Remove hold. Update due date to May 15. Drive Ship Review to done. **OVERDUE โ€” DRI โ€” [[ON HOLD] iOS: Introduce a new screen (toggle with Search/Duck.ai)](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213320237636425)** ยท due May 15 (tomorrow) ยท top_priority ยท Staffing - Context: Last comment Apr 14 โ€” "PR merged, getting to internal release." Status unclear; may already be complete but task never closed. - Action: Verify if closeable โ€” check internal release status, close or confirm what's pending. **OVERDUE โ€” DRI โ€” [PR Check failing on main - testWhenTabWithConnectionLostError...](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213975496167929)** ยท due Apr 22 (22 days overdue) ยท active - Context: Apple CI Failing Tests. 19 days since last touch. - Action: Check current CI state; close if fixed, or assign investigation. **OVERDUE โ€” DRI โ€” [Dominik :: Alex Regular 1:1 Agenda](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214339792109087)** ยท due May 5 (9 days overdue) - Action: Message Dominik to pick a new date. 2 min. **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 (17 days overdue) ยท inbox - Action: Triage โ€” fold into main project or close if current iOS onboarding 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 (13 days overdue) ยท inbox - Action: File bug, assign to appropriate engineer, 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 (13 days overdue) ยท inbox - Action: File bug, assign, or defer. > **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), "Duo login Grafana" (Jul 2025, inbox) โ€” stale backlog, no action today. --- ### ๐ŸŸ  Needs Action Today **Ship Reviews (DRI)** **[[ON HOLD] Ship Review: iOS: Demo tracker blocking](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214147157456478)** โ€” due **TOMORROW** โ€” see Urgent section above. This is today's #1 mission. **[Ship Review: (iOS Only) Ensure compatibility on iPad](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214396826612252)** โ€” no due date - Arrived Apr 29, still unreviewed. Open and determine role and whether action needed. **PR Reviews (batch)** Review requests queued (as of Apr 29; project syncs stale Apr 30) โ€” batch after TP block. **Inbox โ€” Triage** - **[Failing pixels report for Alex M](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214280588891026)** โ€” โšก Quick win: verify PR #4648 merged, close. - **[NA Analysis: iOS Duck.ai Onboarding Experiment](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214126868034912)** โ€” Alessandro asked questions Apr 28. Check if a response is needed. - **[EP2 TD Calibration - Alex](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214121856485500)** + **[EP3 Implementation Calibration - Alex](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214121856485502)** โ€” inbox. Triage your role. - **[DRI <> Project Advisor async for Demo tracker blocking](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213551072611261)** โ€” Update Gary on current status (5 stacked PRs, ship review tomorrow). - **[Follow-up: Inline Text Images to TypingTextAnimation](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214040804696193)** โ€” inbox, macOS Release Board. Triage. - **[macOS: Fire Window animation not played closing with cmd+w](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213760440471324)** โ€” inbox, macOS Release Board. Triage. - **[[Executor] Open PRs & Queue โ€” 2026-04-28](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214346059379151)** โ€” stale executor note; likely close. --- ### ๐ŸŸก Delegated โ€” Follow Up Needed **OVERDUE โ€” [Pinned tab activates in other window unpinning](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1210705465887828)** ยท due Apr 30 ยท Juan Pereira ยท 14 days overdue - Action: Ping Juan: "Back from holidays โ€” what's the status on this?" **STALE โ€” [assertionFailure when DBP url is opened](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1212305913722018)** ยท due Dec 2025 ยท Anh Do ยท 5+ months stale - Action: Ping Anh for status or close if resolved. **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 6+ months stale - Action: Message Deepankar for status. Consider closing or escalating. **STALE โ€” [Subfeature settings converted to&from String](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1212016050823964)** ยท Sabrina ยท last activity Jan 2026 ยท 4+ months stale - Action: Ping Sabrina for status. **STALE โ€” [Document font usage standards](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1206389088453914)** ยท Stephen ยท last activity Apr 28 ยท 16 days stale - Action: Check with Stephen on status. --- ### ๐Ÿ”ต Rhythms **TP:** [[ON HOLD] iOS: Demo tracker blocking after chat in onboarding](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213551050320249) ยท due May 11 (3 days overdue) ยท last updated Apr 30 ยท โš ๏ธ UNHOLD TODAY โ€” Ship Review due **tomorrow**. **Upcoming:** - **Ship Review deadline: May 15 (TOMORROW)** โ€” zero margin. - **Unified Input deadline: May 25** โ€” all iOS onboarding work must be UTI-compatible before then. - **WWDC'26** โ€” Alex partially AFK Jun 8โ€“12. Plan around it. --- _Data: my_tasks synced 12:02 today (fresh). Project/story syncs last run Apr 30 โ€” no new comment signals available. No tasks completed since Apr 30._