Cosmic Rays, a.k.a. Nondeterminism, a.k.a. Why I Hate Hardware, a.k.a. Why I Am Up at 1:30 AM on a Sunday Morning Trying to Find a Good RCX Simulator for My Class. The LEGO Mindstorms robots I ordered for my class are extremely flaky when downloading firmware and programs. The download (via the IR port) will go perfectly for a while and then just randomly stop working. And when it does work, it is sl-o-o-o-o-o-ow. We need a simulator or we will get very little done this year as we wait around for robots to download. Argh. Did I mention that I hate hardware?
Tonight I installed LMS, which so far I'm not wild about. Besides reminding me of Lincoln Middle School, it looks a bit clunky and the documentation is in German. Ack. Deutsch ist ausgezeichnet, aber Ich kann nur ein Bißchen Deutsch lesen. I think I know what I just said...
Tomorrow I'll look at Intellejos. Who said the second year of teaching is easier? So far it's worse because now I have expectations for myself...and my classes still suck. Hrmph.