{
  "id": 16302504,
  "title": "Siesta: the anti-todo list that runs Gemma 3 1B in your browser and tells you to do less",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/siesta-the-anti-todo-list-that-runs-gemma-3-1b-in-your-browser-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-24T08:40:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/utkarsh_singh-27/siesta-the-anti-todo-list-that-runs-gemma-3-1b-in-your-browser-and-tells-you-to-do-less-ldp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Siesta is an anti-todo list that allows users to input all their tasks, concerns, and worries in a single list. The AI model, Gemma 3 1B, then processes this list and returns a minimal set of actions for the user to accomplish, along with a parking lot for less urgent tasks and a list of items that can be safely forgotten. This process occurs entirely within the user's browser tab, with no need for an account, server, or API key. Siesta aims to reduce the mental burden of deciding what should be done, as procrastination often arises from this very decision-making process.",
  "summary": "This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady I deleted eleven tasks and kept two. That was the whole feature. What I Built Siesta is an anti-todo list. You paste everything on your mind — eleven lines, no order, half of them already late — and it returns the smallest possible day: at most a couple of things to do, a parking lot, a list of things you…",
  "key_points": [
    "Siesta is an anti-todo list for processing tasks in a browser",
    "Gemma 3 1B AI model reduces user's mental burden",
    "No account, server, or API key needed for operation"
  ],
  "editors_take": "By processing task lists entirely within the browser, this tool shifts the burden of prioritization from the user to local AI to combat the decision fatigue that fuels procrastination.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}