Jinx wrote: > If nothing else, the [EE] and [PIC] traffic sure has gone way up in > volume, and most of it is legitimate. Scarcely an [OT] for ages. I love the whole OT thing! Fair enough this "forum" is supposed to be about PIC's but it's great to be able to have discussions about all sorts of stuff :-D > I hesitate to draw a link between that and Russell being in China ;-) > > BTW, Tomas, I hope you realise that we're all generally quite > light-hearted and don't intend to be too mean-spirited when > answering your questions. But you have tripped off a couple of > your own mines. Got to be careful giving people ammo. And > then handing over the gun too (hmmm, rather a military theme > there) > I've no problem with people advising me to read datasheets, but it's all about the demeanour and deliverance. > Your topics have actually raised some interesting issues > > Named snooker balls for the colour-blind - are there products > that could be enhanced ? Not that you want the place looking > like a half-finished paint-by-numbers. Or the Bat Cave > I'd go with patterns probably... coloured patterns! People who have difficulty with patterns can work off the colours, and the colour-blind can work off the patterns. If you're colour-blind and have difficulty with patterns... well... I feel for you. In professional snooker, (the kind where they dress ridiculously), there's very few things you can ask of the referee. One of the things you can ask though, is for him to identify which ball is which if you have difficulty distinguishing. > And the LED colour selection for the Connect 4 game. Now > I think perhaps you get an inkling of how much work a circuit > design really needs before you can call it a "Product" By switching from Red-Green to Magenta-Green, I've just opened up my product to a previous 8% of people that I had marginalised. What's 8% of 73 million Euro? :-D -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist