tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294135473370786875.post5130155742463916122..comments2014-07-17T18:57:29.528-04:00Comments on Project Potpourri: Your Favorite Geek Desk Toy SucksDUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15427884103652875815noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294135473370786875.post-65644058513147821942008-01-03T10:24:00.000-05:002008-01-03T10:24:00.000-05:00We can't figure out how to put J's into "true bina...We can't figure out how to put J's into "true binary" mode. Since it's a "startup option", I'm guessing you hold some buttons down when you turn it on...?<BR/><BR/>OK, we found it. That isn't too bad, really. Just 3 unused LEDs. <BR/><BR/>Either way, though, right: Hack it. Also, now I know how to multiplex. I'm thinking <A HREF="http://youtube.com/results?search_query=led+cube&search=Search" REL="nofollow">LED cube</A> next.DUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427884103652875815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294135473370786875.post-66061333145822557922008-01-03T10:07:00.000-05:002008-01-03T10:07:00.000-05:00Here's the dumb thing about the "true binary" mode...Here's the dumb thing about the "true binary" mode (other than the fact that they call it "true binary" as opposed to the "powers of two" mode): Wasted LEDs, since displaying each digit individually needs more bits than displaying H/M/S. When certain LEDs are never used, the display is less elegant, which makes it harder to understand (I think) to someone who hasn't seen it before.<BR/><BR/>So yeah. Totally needed to be hacked.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04047429486903657925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294135473370786875.post-41176535825517287542008-01-03T07:09:00.000-05:002008-01-03T07:09:00.000-05:00I wondered about that when I found this descriptio...I wondered about that when I found this description: <I>Startup option allows user to display time in 'True' binary mode (using the binary coding of 32/16/8/4/2/1) </I><BR/><BR/>"'True' binary mode" sounds good, but I couldn't see how you could display it. And then the 32/16 thing is confusing. So I wasn't sure if that was just marketing double (binary) talk.DUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427884103652875815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294135473370786875.post-1355990006255714232008-01-03T00:08:00.000-05:002008-01-03T00:08:00.000-05:00Whoa! Not too shabby.For the record, the favorite...Whoa! Not too shabby.<BR/><BR/>For the record, the favorite geek desk toy <I>does</I> have a "true binary" mode where seconds, minutes, and hours are represented as you represent them . . . except sideways.<BR/><BR/>But making your own is more, uh, impressive than figuring out how to switch modes on the toy. I guess.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04047429486903657925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294135473370786875.post-73548987374440740132008-01-02T09:36:00.000-05:002008-01-02T09:36:00.000-05:00The electronic clock industry will think twice bef...The electronic clock industry will think twice before tangling with me again, now that I've exposed their lies.DUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427884103652875815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294135473370786875.post-3471906280055805292008-01-02T08:46:00.000-05:002008-01-02T08:46:00.000-05:00It is truly awesome.It is truly awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com