> If y'all think running LEDs straight off the pic is bad (and I'd *never*
> consider doing it in anything but a quick 'n dirty proto circuit such as
> this), don't even ask what I've done with op-amps!

Serious answer: this (I assume you mean you've run LEDs straight here
too) might not be really bad.  Aside from perhaps some very old or very
special-purpose parts, op-amps generally have output current limiting; a
few even have a significant (100-1000 ohms) series resistance.