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O XPort... before we addressed any other pins for a sensor, Theresa and I got both our Xports communicating with her server. I'm a little confused about the direction information is flowing through...we're connecting our microchip to "telbel", Theresa's server, that in written into both our codes. And at the moment, the php code lives only in her folder--But! my XPort is addressed to my IP address at ITP. '***************************************************************** '* Name : xport_hello.pbp * '* Author : Patrick Dwyer * '* Notice : Copyright (c) 2006 * '* : Licensed under G* '* Date : 2/14/2006 * '* Version : 1.0 * '* Notes : * '* : * '***************************************************************** ' We are using a 20Mhz oscillator DEFINE OSC 20 ' We communicate with the XPort using 9600 8N1 serial true9600 con 84 ' Our serial communication pins tx var PORTC.6 rx var PORTC.7 ' Our blinking pin for status messages statusPin var PORTC.4 'potPin var PORTC.2 OUTPUT statusPin 'output potpin ' Used to read response from the XPort inByte var byte ' Track whether or not we are connected to the remote server connected var bit connected = 0 '' Turn on our LED so we know that the startup sequence is going 'high statusPin '' Wait for the XPort to boot up 'pause 5000 '' Turn off the status LED while operating 'LOW statusPin '' Just so we know that we're ready, we'll quickly blink the status LED counter var byte counter = 0 while counter < counter =" counter" connected =" 1" connected =" 1" counter =" 0" counter =" counter" msg2="Polo"> 0 serin2 rx, true9600, [inByte] wend ' now we're disconnected: connected = 0 ' turn off LED, since GET request is complete: low statusPin return

thoughts on readings: wk1 wk2

Well, my notes are pretty slim. I enjoy our class discussions but when I
open the readings, I think---I hate this stuff! I don't get it --and have nothing to say
about it. That's confusing to me...brings up that momentary panic--what
am i doing here?!!--not the class-- ITP! Panic subsides...

But I think I have remained pretty naive about the direction of technology. --And
about what people are interested in.

To me, the work is thinly disguised noise-- and sometimes fancy commercials, as in ____. "Calm technology" yet still delivers an invitation to distractibility.

So far, I am only able imagine designing intimate devices solely to inspire a question in the
user's mind--one that they will hopefully answer for themselves.

Is it necessary to think larger? Get more attention?

Our class discussions are really useful to me: in general, most seem to have thought further about this sort of design than I have, so interacting in that conversation is at least a start!