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Morning Briefing (2023-12-22)
Today, in Lincoln, UK, it looks like moderate rain with a current temperature of about 11.09°C. Overall for today though, it’ll be light rain and cool down to an average of 10.2°C.
News
In global news, a gunman in Prague killed himself on a roof as police approached. The situation is still being investigated, and you can read more about it here. Additionally, there is an ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, and a vote on a U.N. Security Council resolution on Gaza is expected soon. More details about the situation can be found here. There is an interesting article about Israel’s AI-powered ‘mass assassination factory’ as well, which you may find intriguing here. If you prefer to listen to the news, NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN has an English newscast available at 23:00 (JST), December 22, which you can access here.
In local Lincoln news, there have been reports of various incidents involving the Lincolnshire Police, including misconduct hearings. More information about these cases can be found here. There was also an incident in Lincoln where a woman was arrested and a man was hospitalized. For further details, you can read the article here. Another article covers the case of Brianna Ghey’s murder and highlights other young killers named by courts, including a Boston teenager. You can read about it here. On a more positive note, there’s an inspiring piece about the fulfilling life of an NHS volunteer in Lincolnshire. You can find the article here.
In mathematical news, there’s an article discussing the relationship between wildfires and curvature, which you might find interesting. You can read it here. Another topic to explore is compactifications, configurations, and cohomology, covered in this article here. If you’re interested in bridges, wheels, tricycles, and squares, there’s an article that delves into their mathematical significance here. Lastly, for those interested in PDEs (Partial Differential Equations), there’s a mathematical article discussing the algebraic and cohomological aspects of this diverse field here.
Dailies
First up, starting the day with a game of chess. Then, moving onto a quick Typeracer match, Typelit page and Monkeytype test to yourself typing quickly, warming up to quickly type out a solution to a Project Euler problem.
That might be quite an intensive task, so next up we’ll cool down a bit with a bit of Sudoku, followed by a fun game of Chessle. Now that your mind has relaxed a bit again, let’s do some Brilliant courses on LLMs and Calculus!
By this time, you probably want to move somewhere else, so let’s do something we can do on the go if you want to: Lichess tactics and Chess.com puzzle. Now that you’ve moved a bit, let’s explore the world in a Geoguessr game and make sure you know the country names in Globle!
Now, just before we finish up with some proper thinking, let’s combine the previous two dailies into Worldle, then play the regular old Wordle.
Finally, we’ll end this morning’s dailies by making sure you can still program somewhat! Here’s a little list, choose a few to explore today:
Today’s Schedule
No events for today! :D
Emails
Good morning! Here are your email subjects for today:
First up, we have “We Challenge You to Solve Solve Me First.” It seems like an interesting challenge waiting for you.
Next, we have “Your exclusive Amazon e-voucher is here!” Looks like you might have received a special offer.
Moving on, we have “William thank you & happy holidays!” It seems like a message of gratitude and well wishes.
Next, we have “Be a change maker. Here’s how.” It could be an opportunity to make a difference and contribute to something meaningful.
Then, we have “Chess.com - It is Your Move.” It looks like there’s a game waiting for you on Chess.com.
Following that, we have “LeetCode Weekly Digest.” It could be a useful resource for coding and programming enthusiasts.
Next, we have “ChatGPT Plugin Waitlist Update.” It might provide some updates regarding the waitlist for the ChatGPT Plugin.
Finally, we have “Your exam certificates are now ready for you to collect from Abbeygate Sixth Form College.” This could be a reminder to collect your exam certificates.
I hope this summary helps you stay organized and have a productive day!
Chess
Daily Puzzle
Here’s a puzzle to think about today, it’s a bit harder than your usual puzzles at a rating of 1634. The puzzle ID is RYjTv in case you want a bit of a hint or you want to check your solution in a more visual way!
fen: 2rr2k1/1bq2pp1/p6p/2b1P3/3BBPP1/1pPQ3P/1P2K3/R6R b - - 4 27Spoilers! Below is the solution, so try and put your solution below it first so you can check them - but only once you’re confident!
['b7e4', 'd3e4', 'c5d4', 'c3d4']My Solution
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Daily Games
Here are the game(s) I’ve done today, including an analysis for each one:
Game One (me vs person)
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Good Luck! ✨
“Good luck on your journey! Remember to embrace the challenges, believe in yourself, and never give up. Your determination and positive attitude will pave the way to great success. Have fun and enjoy every step of the way!”
Now…
Have a look at the to-do list in The Scholar’s Ledger, or not, you do have free will after all :)
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