I was entering a competition, involving various biological tasks and ending in a contest to build a device controlled by Java.
I had completed the first two tasks, those involving living things, and was going to start on the third but read a sign that said only Java experts should attempt it. Disheartened, I was not certain if I wanted to continue, but then one of the people running the contest told me that I'd be fine, and lead me to the area of the competition.
I backed the vehicle I was driving into an unoccupied parking spot and got out, taking various things out of the back and setting then on the workspace behind the parking spot. I decided that I was going to create a device that allowed Java to control my portable tape player, and began pondering how to do this.
I decided to begin with the physical parts, and pondered how to build a machine capable of pressing the various buttons. Some buttons were placed side-by-side, which prevented me from using bars placed across it to press them, my only idea at the time. I contemplated using mechanics suspended above the buttons, but didn't think that they would work very well.
(Just updated the backlog; sorry for the delay. The new dreams start at April 11.)
Posted by Trevor Savage at June 12, 2004 4:04 PM