George Boyce
Working with Internet technologies since 1977. Now with NASA Goddard supporting the NASCOM mission communications network.
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31
Jan 31st
- Looking for an infrared sensor for robot. But time to walk the doggie. Need more coffee. #
- Must find usb disk before next load of laundry… #
- Must get quiet keyboard. Ned hears me start typing and times his jump to my lap (where I keep my laptop). #
- Getting serious about robot programming, but do UoP homework first… #
- Helping UoP learning team members learn html and website design #
- Who out there used PLATO to play RankTrek. Now THAT was a game console. Not bad for 180cps. http://bit.ly/9MnWYG #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-01-28
Jan 28th
- Looking for an infrared sensor for robot. But time to walk the doggie. Need more coffee. #
- Must find usb disk before next load of laundry… #
- Must get quiet keyboard. Ned hears me start typing and times his jump to my lap (where I keep my laptop). #
- Getting serious about robot programming, but do UoP homework first… #
- Helping UoP learning team members learn html and website design #
- Who out there used PLATO to play RankTrek. Now THAT was a game console. Not bad for 180cps. http://bit.ly/9MnWYG #
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Who out there used PLATO to pl…
Jan 28th
Who out there used PLATO to play RankTrek. Now THAT was a game console. Not bad for 180cps. http://bit.ly/9MnWYG
Helping UoP learning team memb…
Jan 28th
Helping UoP learning team members learn html and website design
NASA pic of the week
Jan 28th
Turrialba Volcano
With all indications that funding for space programs to the Moon and beyond is unlikely, attention on earth and near earth projects remains high. Certainly some would argue that there is a more tangible return on investment, while others simply think the benefits are more easily seen and understood by the average taxpayer.
It may be impossible to predict earthquakes (with current technology), but the activities of hurricanes, volcanoes, and terrorists should be easy to follow as this image shows.
This is an official image of the day from the NASA Earth Observatory, part of the EOS Project Science Office located at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Getting serious about robot pr…
Jan 28th
Getting serious about robot programming, but do UoP homework first…
Must get quiet keyboard. Ned h…
Jan 28th
Must get quiet keyboard. Ned hears me start typing and times his jump to my lap (where I keep my laptop).
Looking for an infrared sensor…
Jan 28th
Looking for an infrared sensor for robot. But time to walk the doggie. Need more coffee.
Learning a Graphical Programming Language
Jan 26th
LabVIEW robot
Back in my youth, I was known for my study of programming languages. I’ve lost count, but I’m sure I knew a few dozen different languages from ADA to Z++. I learned LISP to support AI grad students and to program my own Emacs functions. I learned SNOBOL before there was Perl. APL was probably the strangest. Writing a cross compiler to develop parallel processing code on a Sun workstation was the most challenging.
Now I’m learning LabVIEW, a graphic programming language built to process data flows. The “code” executes from left to right with program structure and “visual instrument” modules wired together. Input wires are on the left of objects; output wires are on the right. Code such as a while loop does not execute until all of the input data is available, and does not exit until all of the output has been sent.
I haven’t been productive yet, but the clock is ticking. I have to mentor my high school robotics team on how to design and write code asap. Our robot ships on Feb. 23rd. Yes, FedEx shows up to transport the robot (still needs a name!) to a holding facility until our regional competition on March 11th. Everyone has the same length build season, regardless of when their regional event is held.