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Daily Prep: Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Last work day before PTO — camping + Knotts Berry Farm (Thu-Fri). Micah’s birthday Apr 5.

Carried Forward from Yesterday

Completed Yesterday (Tuesday — Stanford Day 2)

  • Efface video blur discussion with Wilson Wang + Rebecca Deutscher (10:15am)
  • AS:DE end-of-month meeting (11am) — Q1 close
  • Health Coach Bot meeting on Zoom with Marily (12pm) — Michele missed, will catch up with Marily
  • Lake Forest AI Literacy Workshop (3:30pm) — went well, positive feedback
  • Christine Bywater debrief (4:45pm)

Incomplete Action Items (carried forward)

  • Push Airtable stories — was due before yesterday’s end-of-month meeting. Confirm done.
  • Finalize Flash Lab slides — boost cards with flashlab.live URLs, QR codes
  • Draft CRM survey questions — Josh waiting
  • Write tag analysis plan — 3-month rollout
  • Register for ISTE Live 2026
  • Follow up with Vanessa Monterosa re: Flash Lab partnership
  • Send Rachel AI + learning-by-creating tool recommendations
  • Respond to Isabelle re: DCI Celebration June 5
  • Cat Nostrand follow-up — “how did NCCE go?” (no reply since Mar 16)
  • Create Flash Lab inventory document (basic vs deluxe)
  • Let Crystal Springs team know you’re not coming Apr 15 — told Christine, declined planning meeting

Open Questions/Blockers

  • Marily sent IRB draft for chatbot questions to Caitlin — waiting on IRB feedback

Today’s Calendar

9:00 AM — AI Literacy Workshop Lake Forest (2.5 hrs) DONE

With: Christine Bywater, Josh Weiss Context: Final Lake Forest session. Group visited AI Tinkery with Gregory, then headed to Raikes Longview 400 (4th floor). Josh asked about Flash Lab connection.

11:30 AM — Team Lunch DONE

With: Josh Weiss, Joe Sherman Location: Josh’s desk

6:00 PM — CAP Check-in with Jonathan (recurring)

Note: Skip — you’re in Palo Alto, flying home tonight.

7:50 PM — Flight Home: SJC → ONT (SW 3166, conf CKVSDS)

Arrives: 9:05 PM at Ontario Note: Premium seat selection window was yesterday — check if done!

Open work window: Now until ~6:30pm (head to SJC)

Email Action Items

Needs Response

  • Marisol Liu (Apr 1): AI Comic Studio datestamp question — timestamps are UTC. Replied and sent.
  • Belinda Yeung (Mar 31): CRISPRkit app — scheduled meeting for next week.
  • Sergio Arango (Mar 27, carried): Follow-up on SofIA AI discussion — wants to schedule Zoom with Josh + Reuben, week of Apr 6-10. Reply with availability.
  • Daniel Guimaraes (Slack, today): Reconnecting about Claude/LLM usage. Replied.

Needs Action

  • Moraima DiMare (Mar 31): Requesting flight receipts for March and April trips. Find receipts and send.
  • Google AI Studio (Mar 31): Usage tier changes effective today (Apr 1). Tier 1 limit = $250/month. Review and ensure projects imported.
  • Preetha Krishnan Menon (Mar 31): Crystal CSET Team Planning for Apr 15th — declined, told Christine.
  • Unknown Slack DM (Mar 26, carried): Someone asking for workshop registration templates and slide deck for a panel event. Figure out who this is and respond.

FYI

  • Marily Oppezzo (Mar 31): Sent IRB draft questions to Caitlin re: chatbot data storage, consent, and Firebase. Good progress — this unblocks the Health Coach Bot study.
  • Michele Patel (Mar 31): Missed Health Coach Bot meeting, will catch up with Marily.
  • Isabelle Hau (Mar 31): Lake Forest group logistics — Tinkery visit then Raikes 400.
  • Josh/Joe (Apr 1): Stanford Daily April Fools edition — “Gates building renamed after Peter Thiel.” Comedy gold.
  • Efface UPO (Mar 31): Assessment auto-approved + risk assigned. Wilson Wang thread active.
  • CRAFT Fellowship meeting: Canceled (Preetha).

Newsletters (skipped)

TLDR AI, Stanford Report, Hechinger Report, SSIR, ASU+GSV, XQ Institute, OpenAI Dev News, Ontario Airport, Stanford Venture Studio

Slack Catch-Up (Past 7 Days)

Needs Response

  • Daniel Guimaraes (today): Replied.
  • Unknown person (Mar 26, DM): Asking for workshop registration templates and slide deck. Still unanswered from yesterday.

FYI

  • Josh Weiss (today): “any connection yet to flashlab?” during Lake Forest morning session. Active coordination.
  • Alissa Anderson (yesterday, group DM): Working from home, available on Slack for Lake Forest support.
  • Gregory Wilson (#stanford-genai-events, Mar 26): ClaudeStanford Buildathon at Tinkery — Saturday, April 11 at 10am. Cool opportunity.
  • Moraima DiMare (#stanford-genai-events, Mar 31): Robotics, AI & Education Panel — Tuesday April 21, 4-6pm, Shriram II. RSVP open.
  • #cop-ai: LiteLLM compromised (v1.82.7-1.82.8). Free Stanford AI tools now available (Gemini, NotebookLM, Copilot Chat).
  • #gse-data: GSE Data Working Group session happened yesterday (Mar 31). Jack Dieckmann from Youcubed joined.
  • Josh (Mar 27): “you’re putting together some great resources here, reuben” — positive feedback on Flash Lab materials.

Reminders

Overdue

  • Pick premium seat on SJC→ONT flight (SW 3166, conf CKVSDS) — Done, checked in.

Personal (Claude list)

  • Ask Chris at Ascendant Aviation re: tax questions
  • Buy echinacea herb for cold
  • Godwin trip planning — talk to Christyl about timing
  • Read: OpenAI Prompt Caching 201 cookbook (personal laptop)
  • Dentist (Tiffany) — May 11 at 9am

Claude-ToDo (mobile capture)

  • “Need to ask for 4/2 and 4/3 off for Micah’s bday and camping” — Is this done? PTO starts tomorrow.
  • Google Workspace CLI exploration — already in action-items.md
  • Personal exec assistant setup idea — personal laptop
  • SQLite for exec assistant — already implemented

From Inbox Processing

Processed 1 item from INBOX.md:

  • Flash Lab recap (Mar 30): “flash lab went well!! the kids were super engaged. 4 teams, came up with some cool ideas.” → Noted as session context for Tinkery Flash Lab with Gregory. This feeds into the Lake Forest / Flash Lab narrative for Josh.

Cadence Checks

  • TIMECARD: Was due yesterday (Mar 31, last day of month). Confirm submitted.
  • PTO CONFIRMED Apr 2-3 off for camping + Knotts Berry Farm. ✓ Confirmed.
  • CRYSTAL SPRINGS APR 15: Preetha sent a planning Zoom invite. If you’re not attending, let them know before PTO.
  • LEON FURZE MEETING: Sunday Apr 6 at 5:00 PM PT (10am Melbourne time Apr 7). First meeting — Josh referral. Flash Lab dissemination, train-the-trainer. Consider running /meeting-prep Leon Furze before then.
  • CLAUDESTANFORD BUILDATHON: Saturday Apr 11 at 10am (Gregory + Tinkery). Fun opportunity — decide if attending.
  • ROBOTICS PANEL: Apr 21, 4-6pm, Shriram II. RSVP if interested.

This Week’s Key Dates

Day Date Key Events
Wed Apr 1 Lake Forest AM (done), Team lunch (done), Flight home 7:50pm
Thu Apr 2 PTO — Camping
Fri Apr 3 PTO — Knotts Berry Farm
Sat Apr 4 Weekend
Sun Apr 5 Micah’s 15th Birthday!
Mon Apr 6 Hold for Chris (9:30am-3:30pm), Leon Furze meeting (5pm)

Today’s Priorities

Wednesday afternoon — wrapping up Stanford trip. Open window until flight. Last day before PTO.

  1. Pick premium seat on return flight — Done, checked in.
  2. Quick replies before PTO: Belinda Yeung (suggest next week), Marisol Liu (timezone explanation), Sergio Arango (availability week of Apr 6), Daniel Guimaraes (Slack).
  3. Send Moraima flight receipts — she asked nicely, don’t leave this over PTO.
  4. Crystal Springs Apr 15: Reply to Preetha to confirm you’re not attending, or decide if you are.
  5. Confirm PTO is submitted for Apr 2-3.
  6. Enjoy the flight home — PTO starts tomorrow. Happy camping!

Session Notes

(Added throughout the day as significant work sessions occur)

~1pm — Quick Updates

  • Replied to Marisol Liu confirming AI Comic Studio export timestamps are UTC (verified in codebase: formatDateTimePrecise() uses .toISOString(), datestamp comes from requestedTimestamp which is FieldValue.serverTimestamp() — server-side UTC, not client local time)
  • PTO confirmed for Apr 2-3
  • Premium seat picked + checked in for SW 3166
  • Emailed Isabelle about splitting the DLI group into 50

Generated: 2026-04-01 12:53 PM PDT (Wednesday — Stanford campus, final afternoon)

Source: daily/2026-04-01.md