New monitor
July 26th, 2008
I just got a new monitor. It’s a 22″ Acer LCD, 1680×1050. Awesome!
Also, this makes working from home a hell of a lot easier.
Archive
Archive for July, 2008
Prius
July 12th, 2008
Scripting
July 8th, 2008
Well, I’ve found myself enjoying one of my favorite past-times again, this time on the job. I’m writing some software for analysis of the FMS, and I need a way to automate complex sequence of batches and instructions. The answer? Write a scripting language. So I’m writing a language, but this time I get paid for it. Kickass.
#intj hiatus
July 5th, 2008
Well, I’m taking a week-long hiatus from #intj. I’ve had enough for a little while, and it would do me some good. Also, it will help me pay more attention to Lauren. Having something that is sometimes interesting often enough to constantly check in the background isn’t always a good thing. So, goodbye #intj for now. Probably not permanently, but I’m cutting back.
Projects
July 4th, 2008
So I have two real projects at work. One of them is making a good programmer- and analyst-friendly interface. This is harder than it sounds. I have a basic API to deal with, but anything involving the flight computer is screen scraping and keyboard pressing, with delays for the keystrokes to take effect. The things they want to be able to do with it are difficult to get it to do.
The other involves isolating some functionality from a monolithic research program that my department works on. It’s a matter of ripping functionality out until I am left with the bare essentials. It’s alternatively fun and not fun.
Anyways, so I have these two projects, and I’m working basically on my own with them.