Summary #6 for 2025-04-21

Good morning, Alex! Hope you had a relaxing Easter Sunday. Just a quick heads-up for your Easter Monday!

A big piece of news this morning is the passing of Pope Francis. Tributes are coming in, and discussions about his legacy are underway, along with the process for electing a new Pope.

Your Exercise Today!

Looks like you have a Run planned for today, including some tempo intervals. The weather forecast suggests some rain showers are possible this afternoon, particularly between 3 PM and 6 PM.

To dodge the rain and get your 45-minute run in comfortably during daylight hours, you might want to aim for earlier this morning or hold off until after 6 PM this evening.

You also have ‘Start Running Taper’ on your list - sounds like the planning is kicking off for something exciting!

Quick Bits from the World

• Sadly, news is out that Pope Francis has died, leading to features like this on The Pope from Latin America who changed the Catholic Church and how A centuries-old process of electing a new spiritual leader now begins.
• Feeling philosophical? Check out how These men put off doctor’s visits again and again. Then came a tipping point.

Tech and Science Corner

• Good news for bringing AI closer to your hardware: Gemma 3 QAT Models: Bringing AI to Consumer GPUs.
• Dive into the specifics of the Zig language with Things Zig comptime won’t do.
• An interesting study on The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State.
• Whoa, wait, I thought I bought a camera, but no DJI sold me a LICENSE to use their camera [video]? Sounds… like a firmware feature?
• More AI insights: Jagged AGI: o3, Gemini 2.5, and everything after.
• Fascinating science on healthcare efficiency: A study found 85% of providers preferred notes with AI-generated summaries over standard versions.
• Teamwork makes the dream work! Research on Brainwaves and team flow state shows similar neural patterns help.

Some Uplifting Notes

• Future inventors alert! 3 teens invented a salt-powered refrigerator that doesn’t need electricity and are building 200 for hospitals. Amazing!
• Good news for renewable energy: The UK Is Doubling Down on Wind Energy.
• Life advice from a centenarian: 110-year-old Fort Erie, Ontario, man says to treat others as you’d like to be treated. Simple, yet wise!
• An incredible feat of endurance: A Famed Sherpa guide will attempt to climb Mount Everest for a 31st time and break his own record. Wow!

Your Calendar Today

• It’s Easter Monday, a public holiday in the UK! Enjoy the extra day off.
• Looks like your Backend Stand-up at 10:30 AM is on the calendar.
• The Frontend Stand-up at 11:00 AM is marked as Canceled.

Have a great Easter Monday!