2nd semester 4th post

this week i added alarm functionality to my code and on order to do so i had to edit the existing functions to use pointers in order to make it easier to use them with the alarm struct. when testing my code the display counted random numbers and i have absolutely no idea what is causing the problem. i've been spending some time trying to debug it but it's probably going to take a while.

2nd semester 3rd post

this week i was finally able to get the new version of my code to work properly. now i will begin adding button and alarm functionality. i'll also have to start building a test circuit for the buttons and switches which could present a bit of a problem since the buttons i have dont have pins that fit in the bread board.

2nd semester 2nd post

over winter break my car's engine went kablammo and my dad and i decided to put a new one in ourselfs. the engine is arriving this weekend and we will begin the process of removing the old engine when it comes in. aside from that, i've had some trouble getting the new version of my code to work properly on the clock so i've been spending a lot of time debugging the toBinary and display functions. pretty soon im going to get a solder board to start making my circuit more permanent.

2nd semester 1st post

so im pretty excited about this six weeks because in my engineering design class we are starting arduino projects, which means i'll have even more time to work on my clock project. the clock project itself is comming along decently, though i have quite a bit left to do on the hardware side of things. I hope to finish my clock in the first half of this semester so i can begin a new arduino project that pulls live data from my car's obd II port and displays it on top of my dash board.

Broforce on the rise, productivity suffers

This week i attempted to open up the arduino programming environment. I failed. Instead I worked on stuff for other classes, specifically english. I have left the program open on my desktop all the time so that i work on the code a bit every time i use my computer, and because of this i have completed a small amount of code since the last blog post.

Stephens proclaimed dead, body yet to be found

After almost three weeks of searching, the police have declared Mr. Stephens to be legally dead, though his body was never recovered. My hopes for his safe return remain as but a small flicker, soon to be extinguished. The use of code work has proven to be an insufficient distraction from the grief. My only hope is to discard all recollection of Mr. Stephens and never face the sad truth of his passing. And so, in other news, I've made some minor progress on the clock project, however I think I will table that project for now as I have something more pressing. In another class, Engineering Design, we will be making a website with information on shop safety. I hope to be on the team that actually does the web development portion so I will be working to Improve my html skills as well as work towards completing the project which will last for the duration of the first semester.

Stephens still missing, students in panic

After a week of tireless searching, Jacob Stephens is yet to be found. The latest rumor is that he was captured by radical hong kong education administrators and forced to teach CS at the international school there. In order to avoid emotional distress, I've buried myself in my work. I'm trying to make an alarm clock that uses an LED strip in the wake up cycle. The clock itself is partially built, recently I've been focusing more on the code as I realized I was going about it all wrong and had to start again from almost scratch. As long as I stay focused on the screen, I'm certain I can avoid the painful emotions of real life.