Week 11

Happy Thanksgiving!

This week was short, but I will attempt to produce as much quantity as possible.

Pretty much to sum up the week it was all testing. I mean seriously, we had testing on Monday (didn't go too good), Tuesday, and we (5th hour) didn't even have the class on Wednesday, so that's going to be the subject about this short week.

Making the project was a little irritating. Why it was so vexing can be seen in my previous post. But I did manage to get it done, surprisingly. I wanted to make mine as best as possible, meaning using one of those styrofoam coolers, that metallic-looking insulator, etc, but I didn't have that around. I wasn't willing to spending money on such a trivial assignment, so I went with the things I had around me: Some foam coffee cups, extra packing foam from one of my Dad's recent jobs, tape, and even a mini towel. To my surprise, this thing performed well, keeping a 97.9% retention rate. I hope that's good enough, but I must remember that these standards don't really count for any sort of cogent grade. Oh well, it was good I guess. A better way to pass the time I suppose?

Anyways, I was happy to also see that everyone else was getting into the project. I don't think anyone opted out, which was great (I guess that's just an expectation). I wonder if the sense of competition made them much more immersed. If that were true, is that such a good idea? Yes they are working harder, but they are also working against each other, yes? There are teams, but as a whole maybe this discourages teamwork. I can't be sure, but I believe I saw this attitude in at least a couple people directly. I guess I'll have a better idea with more of the upcoming projects.