1109. Redstone Wednesday

Okay, 10 minutes to totally nerd out.

I am struggling with Redstone. A central part of Minecraft building, The low lying red rock represents ‘Craft’s form of electricity. As with all electricity, redstone is best applied in circuits to move and activate objects. I am using redstone to power hidden doors, and that is where my struggles begin.

Redstone circuits, like electric ones, have two basic states–on and off. The circuit I’m building is set to on as a default and I need to turn it off from in front of the circuit barrier and behind it. This is made difficult by the limited number of switch options employed by the game. I can use a button, a switch, or a pressure plate. The fourth option, called a Block Updater Switch, is not really an option for this particular endeavor.

So, I am presented with a challenge–be it a juvenile and largely meaningless one. Still, I am fully engaged in the challenge and will update you on my progress as the puzzle is slowly unraveled.

 

Some Thoughts:

1.  I’m not quite sure if Michael Strahan crossed over or sold out. The co-star of Live! with Kelly & Michael was once the cream of the NFL crop and a hero to thousands of inner city kids. Now he is the hero of middle-class white moms.
2. Mattress Firm is making particular use of the primacy effect in their ‘8 yr mistake’ commercial. By first establishing the 8 yr time frame, you are immediately persuaded that a mattress can only last 8 yrs. furthermore, you are persuaded that the purchase is an 8 yr commitment–much like American marriages.
3. You do something long enough you start to think you’re good enough at it–regardless of if you actually are good at it.
4. I want another shot at owning a business. The last business, djmalik.com, was a single proprietor operation that denied me the opportunity to manage staff. Staff would be a great challenge to experience in a non-acedemic setting.
5. Dear Overstock.com: ‘Saved thousands’ and ‘got me an engagement ring’ don’t really work in the same commercial let alone the same sentence. Please reconsider your marketing strategy.