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I wrote a telephone number on my hand. A few hours
later the
blurred number gave me some puzzlement. Luckily, I
deduced
the correct digits.
What about 10 very different symbols so that if there is
any
loss or blur, the numbers are still distinguishable. I
thought
the symbols might
be along the lines of play station
symbols
or Zenner symbols.
The symbols would have to be simple for quick
conversion and as individual as possible.
Baked? , useful ?
Zener cards
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zener_cards
Designed by perceptual psychologist Karl Zener for use in parapsychological experiments. [jutta, Sep 28 2009]
PlayStation symbols
http://japanesetran...laystation-symbols/
Well, almost - this article is about a set of japanese symbols frequently used to mark things on a scale. The PlayStation has a square instead of a double circle. [jutta, Sep 28 2009]
Zener diode
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zener_diode
Completely unrelated, but the word zener gets so little play [normzone, Sep 28 2009]
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Why not get a pen that has 7 different colors available (I used to
have one that boasted 6 colors, plus black and a pencil). Assign
each color a number for 4-9 and just write the number in dots,
and a colored hyphen or backslash for 0-3. In effect, it would
look like technicolor Morse Code, but would be pretty smudge
proof. [+] because it's a neat idea and I didn't think of the
solution until I read this. |
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Impractical solution: Prick your hand with needles to cause
welts in the shape of Morse Code. |
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[21] Nice idea, you could use a phone app to translate the telephone number into colours. |
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If you had a phone on you, you could enter the number into
contacts instead of using a color-based code to write it on
your hand. |
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coloured pens is a stretch, who carries a multi-
barreled pen. Morse would be a pain if the frame
got smudged. |
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I was thinking that an algorithm could compute
the difference between the simple symbols to
measure their individuality. The more individual,
the more likely a blur won't make them similar. Of
course there will be a level of error that won't help
you no matter how individual the characters are. |
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//who carries a multi- barreled pen.// |
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Actually, the characters above the numbers on the
qwerty keyboard might work well. If 9 was (, zero
could not be ). Too similar. |
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Sorry, on 'my' keyboard 1=!, 2=@, 3=#, 4=$, 5=%, 6=^,
7=&, 8=*, 9=(, 0=) |
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I think this calls for another WIBNI sub-category. "Wouldn't it be nice if things were slightly different ?" Hey, what's a glyph amongst friends ? [mfd] WIBNITWSD |
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[bigsleep] I thought "wouldn't it be nice" ideas usually
are not practical or not doable. This symbol coding
might not catch on, but then it is amazing what does
become popular. Text word coding for example. |
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This would probably have limited application. I could
have used it for that phone number so not a
WIBNITWSB |
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[wjt] You're absolutely right that a WIBNI needs a sub-culture qualifier as much as a NIMBY. |
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with a bit of practice you could use the abc def ghj etc to write words |
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//I used to have one that boasted 6 colors, plus black// |
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Holy shit! Who made black no longer a colour? Is it official yet? |
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Japanese numbers, pre-Westernisation, do a pretty good job of this, BTW. |
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I thought black was just the darkest shade of any possible colour, and so, strictly speaking, is not one in it's own right [UnaBubba]? |
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If this could be adjusted so there is no chance of confusing numbers due to different writers even when scribbled or written quickly, not just blurring, this would be a good thing. I once worked on a set of financial books where the prior treasurer wrote their 8s almost exactly how I wrote my 9s. 4 and 8, 7 and 1, and 5 and 6 are also easily confused under different hands. |
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Perhaps a mark could be put on each finger: left-most finger (thumb, palms up) means 1 and count up to the right. Some idea is needed to record the correct order... |
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Black is 255:255:255 as RGB; or 0:0:0:100 as CMYK. As a PMS (Pantone) ink it's also a colour, |
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Seems like a colour to me. |
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All colours are shades. Black just happens to be one
of the two extreme shades. |
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[Ling] Maybe crossing toes could be used to indicate
order. |
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[UnaBubba] 6,7,9 are a bit close with the cross at the
top. Zero is just to complicated. |
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