Howard has not answered a message in this chat in the 21-day window — all four messages are Alexandros reaching out (12, 17, 20, 30 Aug) with no reply. He was not idle, though: five commits between 13 and 15 Aug on a personal Home Assistant SwitchBot fan integration, then nothing for 16 days. Curriculum-wise he is parked — Trello still shows 08 - Quiz maker after 282 days and his last time-tracking note is 632 days old, in week 93 of mentoring. So the picture is a client doing his own thing in a burst, disengaged from both the exercise track and the 1:1.
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Breaks the pattern of 'are you alive?' pings by naming something specific he actually did. Easiest possible reply for him: a yes/no about his own project.
The 282-day exercise is the real blocker and nobody has named it. Offering three legitimate options makes it safe to answer honestly instead of staying silent.
Four unanswered messages suggests the ask needs to shrink. This lowers the cost of replying to one sentence and separates 'how are you' from 'where's the work'.
What the data does not answer.
Gathered 1 h ago, looking back to 10 Aug 2026.
No time tracking inside the window. Last entry 632 days ago.