Blind Luck

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=256644" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#CC9900" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="044005a0dwnjzk.gif"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scrumdig"><U><B>home</b></U></A><B>     | </b><B> </b><B> </b><B>  </b><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Scrumdig</b></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="People Shit (part 1)"><U><B>People = Shit (part 1)</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="People Shit (part 2)"><U><B>People = Shit (part 2)</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Random shit that bothers me but isnt eno"><U><B>Random shit that bothers me but isnt enough to give its own page</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><B>Blind  Luck</b><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dictionary o Fun"><U><B>Dictionary o Fun</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Smelly Eddie...the Saga continues"><U><B>Smelly Eddie...the Saga continues</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sport Utility Vehicles......"><U><B>Sport Utility Vehicles......</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stupid People have a purpose...."><U><B>Stupid People have a purpose....</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Razor scooters, Cell phones,and pop cul"><U><B> Razor scooters, Cell phones,and pop culture......</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunday Morning Comics......"><U><B>Sunday Morning Comics......</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kroger Rocks My Face"><U><B>Kroger Rocks My Face</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The buffer seat"><U><B>The "buffer seat"</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ga Tech Physics and why it sucks"><U><B>Ga Tech Physics and why it sucks</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Smelly Eddie and the room of whores"><U><B>Smelly Eddie and the room of "whores"</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Forndogg"><U><B>Forn-dogg</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hall of Fame"><U><B>Hall of Fame</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hall of Shame"><U><B>Hall of Shame</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cool shit you should check out"><U><B>Cool shit you should check out</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Choice movies and tunes"><U><B>Choice movies and tunes</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Random Pictures"><U><B>Random Pictures</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U><B>Contact Me</b></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Blind  Luck</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>at least i dont have to worry about offending anyone</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> First off, this is not a rant about blind people, not that making fun of blind people through a visual based forum such as this would really offend any of them anyways.  I have nothing against them.  My beef lies (aside from in my pants) with the system of Braille that has been developed for these unfortunate folk.  You know what I'm talking about, the system of using little raised dots for letters/words/numbers and what not so that blind can still read and such. They teach you about it in elementary school and you're all like, "wow that's really great, now the blind people can read."  Further analysis reveals the true futile efforts of this "system." First off, Braille dots don't even resemble the letters they are supposed to be a substitute for. Wouldn't it make sense to make the dots in the arrangement of the letters/numbers the represent, at least for the benefit of the people who once could see?? I can understand it not mattering if you've never been able to see, but you'd think that making it at least some familiar format.  Maybe that's just me. Or maybe im just totally ignorant of the jist of the "system". But the real problem with Braille isn't even the pain-in-the-ass-to-learn-because-the-letters-are-not-even-close-to-the-same-arrangement-as-they-should-be set up of the "system."  The real problem lies in the implementation of the aforementioned "system." They print this shit on the small little plaques and such with the room numbers in buildings. Of course these plaques are maybe 4 inches by four inches and are mounted in the middle of huge, long, cavernous hallways. The blind folk are then expected to a) find their way to said hallway, b) grope along the walls of the hallway looking for the damn plaques c) be able to read the thing.  This process would of course repeat itself until they found the right room. Braille has also recently been spotted in such novel locations as street crossing signs. Holy G Willickers. As if the blind folk would know it was there anyways, seeing how Braille street crossing signs aren't exactly a staple of modern American culture.  Now they have to try to find a sign posted on a pole by some intersection, which is obviously a busy one if it employs a cross walk system, with out stumbling into the street and thus, oncoming traffic. Even if they could find the sign, what the hell does it say? "cross here" ? No shit. They could probably figure that out by the sounds of cars . Given the current layout of the system i wouldn't be surprised if it said "wait for light to cross street"  They might as well put little Braille signs underneath paintings in the museum so the blind people can read about the wonderful works of art they cant see, or maybe on video game controllers so they know what the buttons do. Don't get me wrong, its all well and good that people are doing (or did…or at least attempted to do) something to try to help the blind. But maybe they should have left it at the Seeing Eye dogs, perhaps even a seeing eye midget who would be a little more in tune to human needs. But I guess Braille is the least they can do since doctors pretty much gave  up on trying to cure the affliction.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0ed80e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Allright, i know its tough to see the braille on this little room numbering device here,  but remeber, you have eyes that work. Seriously, how could anyone find this?? Plus, if you cant see from the pic, the braille representation of 345 doesnt even contain 3 characters. nor do any of the characters use 3,4, or 5 dot, in any order. How in the hell???</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>