Thursday (Jeudi) October (Octobre) 22, 2026
Thursday (Jeudi) · October (Octobre) 22, 2026
Thursday Medicine: The Therapeutic Frequencies of Space and the Memories of a Healer
La médecine du jeudi : les fréquences thérapeutiques de l’espace et les souvenirs d’une soignante.
What’s up, everybody! It’s Thursday (Jeudi), October (Octobre) 22, 2026. Today we discuss the world of Medicine, and I hope you enjoy the latest updates.
Health reminder: the latest COVID-19 variant (XGF) is going around, so it is very important to get the latest COVID-19 booster (2026–2027) so that you are protected. Get that flu shot as well. You don’t want to get deathly ill, especially small children, toddlers, and older adults.
This weekend is very sentimental for me. A few years ago was my honeymoon with my ex-wife, when we visited two of my favorite places on Earth: France and Germany, so it’s bittersweet. If she’s reading this, all I can say is that I hope she sees my progress and that she contacts me. I’ve tried reaching out multiple times, with no answer. I’m also on a dating app (Boo), so if another woman wants to date me, I won’t say no. So far, no prospects.
Healing Frequencies and a Cup of Coffee Thirty Years in the Making
Welcome back to zack.coffee, brought to you by ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC. For this week’s Thursday Medicine segment, I want to explore a unique intersection: the science of auditory healing, the gravity of nostalgia, and the unpredictable paths our lives take over decades.
Recently, the gaming industry was struck by the heartbreaking news of the cancellation of the next Mass Effect project. It is a devastating blow to lose a universe that has meant so much to so many, though there is always hope that the brilliant developers might regroup to form a new studio. To process the end of this era, I have been diving back into the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and eventually Andromeda, on my livestreams.
What strikes me most during these deep-space playthroughs isn’t just the storytelling; it is the atmospheric, synth-driven soundtrack. There is a profound, soothing quality to BioWare’s audio design that functions as a genuine form of music therapy. The ambient frequencies of the Normandy’s starmap provide a meditative space that invites deep introspection.
For me, those therapeutic synths always pull my thoughts back three decades to my junior high days. I find myself thinking about my very first childhood love. We were just kids sharing the court on the same basketball team, completely unaware of where the future would take us.
Life, much like the sprawling galaxies in the games I stream, expanded in different directions. Today, she is on the frontlines saving lives as an ER doctor in France. Meanwhile, I am here in Sacramento, building the ZACK TECHNOLOGY ecosystem and exploring the healing properties of electronic music. Separated by an ocean and thirty years of history, we have never been able to meet up for that long-overdue cup of coffee.
Yet there is a beautiful, quiet symmetry in it all. While she practices the high-stakes, critical science of emergency medicine in a French hospital, I am exploring the restorative science of music therapy through audio production and gaming. Sometimes the right soundtrack doesn’t just calm the mind. It builds a bridge across time, oceans, and memories.
Today’s Curated Reading and Watching
- A Better Way to Face Challenges and Find the SubmarinePsychology Today
- Video: The Ehlers-Danlos Society (watch below)YouTube · The Ehlers-Danlos Society
Watch: The Ehlers-Danlos Society
Source: The Ehlers-Danlos Society on YouTube.
Jacking Back into Night City with Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5
To close out this week’s Thursday update here at zack.coffee, we’re shifting from medical headlines and the soothing space therapy of the Mass Effect soundtrack to something a bit more high-octane. We are heading back to the neon-drenched streets of Night City.
CD PROJEKT RED just dropped the patch notes for the Cyberpunk 2077 Edgerunners 2 Update (Patch 2.5), hitting PC, Mac, and consoles today, October 22nd. If you thought V’s journey was over, this patch proves Night City isn’t quite done with us yet.
For gamers, this update is massive. It introduces the “Clampdown” side quest set before the events of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, bringing new gear, 12 new Minor Arcana Tarot Cards to discover, and a brand new radio station (HKGN 102.0 FM) bumping tracks from the series. They are also adding five new Glamdocs across the city to customize the look of your hand cyberware and, in a huge combat update, a “Double Trouble” perk tree that finally lets V dual-wield pistols and revolvers.
But as a #RazerCreator, the feature I am most excited about for my upcoming PS5 livestreams is the official Cross-Platform Mod Support powered by mod.io. This means we will finally be able to browse and install player-created mods directly from the in-game menu on the PlayStation 5. We’ll be exploring all these new mods, testing out the new dual-wielding mechanics, and hunting down those new tarot cards live on stream.
Between the immersive world-building of Night City and the sheer creative chaos these new mods will bring, this update is going to be an incredible way to decompress. I’ll see you all in Night City.
Who We Are · Qui nous sommes
I am Zaki Qayoumi, aka “Zack”: Founder, CEO, COO, CTO, Senior Project Manager, Director, President, VP, Chairman-of-the-Board, and Editor-In-Chief of ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC, an independent bilingual media and technology company based in the Sacramento area.
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