May 25, 2005
Here is a small snippet from last nights episode of the simpsons. The episode is the one when the inventor shows Bart and Lisa 8 years into the future.
quote:
"Mr Smithers!, I thought you were" - Bart Simpson
"No, I'm straight, as long as I take these injections every 10 minutes" *injects* "I LOVE BOOBIES!!!" - Mr Smithers, the simpsons
This is obiviously another one of their clever political statements they often slip in. I have only just started to notice these even in older episode, and they directly relate to the current issues in the United States. This one obviously has something to do with recent US federal elections a separate vote was taken at the same time in several US states about this issue, and a warning of how far this close mindedness could end up.
May 15, 2005
On my rounds of the internet today, I googled something somehow found HUMBUG, the Unix group from my university. And exploring their site they had linked to dilbert, I hadn't been to dilbert in too long a time, so I had a look. Exploring dilbert I found a new comic being 'promoted' entitled unfit.
It's essentially about a fit person having the last laugh over unhealthy Americans who think their body comes with a warranty (well was the topic of todays strip). Not the first time I've heard people ranting about those who think the human body comes with a warranty. Though I can't exactly remember where.
I myself aren't anywhere near fit, but for some reason (possible inadvertedly skipping breakfast and/or lunch serveral times a week) am underweight.
May 07, 2005
I got my STK500 (Atmel AVR Starter Kit) yesterday, after a little battling with the courier, I got it two days and several hours after I was supposed to. The good thing about it is I wasn't distracted during the week, the bad part is that I didn't have it during the week. So you win some you lose some.
First up I had an ordeal that AVR studio 4 on my laptop wouldn't communicate with the STK(500), it would just appear to freeze. (I was using a Belkin USB->Serial adapter). So I restarted my computer once, twice, reinstalled AVR Studio 4, restarted, installed AVR Studio SP2. Still not working, blast, at least by now I figured unplugging the USB device would cause AVR Studio to unfreeze itself. I tried changing serial port settings, to no avail.
I then jumped on the AVRFreaks website and went a searching the forums. There is alot of talk about updating the onboard firmware and how because of the bootloader on the onboard AT90s8535 it's a no risk operation. So I got and try that. Ohh damn, update failed, The lights on the demo program on the AT90s8515, a chip I had used the semester before in COMP1300 weren't lighting up. So I try to download the firmware again, damn the thing failed again, but this time the demo chip is working, odd. While its working it still won't communicate with AVR Studio.
After a few tries of that I then go and try it on a desktop computer with a real serial port. At first I was getting trouble, but then I realised the helper application for the Remote Control of my Pinnacle TV card has got control of the serial port, after terminating that system tray program I now am able to communicate with the serial port. AVR Studio still doesn't like the board, so I go and try updating the firmware. It takes it time to download, then verify and it works. Now AVR Studio on the desktop is able to communicate with my STK500 and download programs to it. So now I go and try to use it on my laptop, and low and behold it starts to work now.
So now I have a working STK500 using my fake serial port. Hooray...
May 01, 2005
I have made absolutely zero progress on the design of my site. Instead I have been studying Mech2300, and working on the code and PCB design for Metr2800.
I will take any suggestions for the design of my site as long as their not bad ones. My title is also lame and I am open to suggestions on changes to make to it, as long as their not lamer.
I am going to install the gravatar plugin for wordpress when I get the time to do it.
About | Safety | Privacy | Terms of Service | Help | Site Map
Copyright © 2010 ZinZam, Powered By Box Social