Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 14:08:08 02/18/02
Go up one level in this thread
On February 18, 2002 at 17:01:38, Dann Corbit wrote:
>On February 18, 2002 at 16:51:54, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>I think you will find that more strong chess players (& chess programmers &
>>heavy users of chess software) are likely to prefer this design:
>>http://www.sciencedaily.com/index.htm
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>This one I like
>
>>to this design: http://www.submethod.com
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the above wins a prize for the world's most unintelligible mess.
>
>>(to use examples already mentioned in this thread). It may be a
>>left-brain/right-brain thing. I also vote to avoid pop-ups.
>
>I doubt if it is the left/right brain. As a dyslexic person, I think out of the
>wrong side of my brain (from other people -- can't remember if it is left or
>right -- {left/right confusion is another aspect[1]}). And submethod.com looks
>horrid to me.
Dann, I don't like it any more than you do. I've just learned that other people
have very different opinions about this sort of thing, and that their views are
just as sincere and strong as mine.
>
>[1] Dyslexia is different from person to person. It has some funny effects on
>me (like I can read newspapers in a mirror without any difficulty). When you
>see a glass door that says "PULL" on it, if it is written on the other side of
>the door, you will push. I will read "PULL" and give it a yank.
I've never been diagnosed as dyslexic, but I also read fine in a mirror and
might very well pull when reading that backwards. I also sometimes think to
move a pawn the wrong way, as you did in another thread. Maybe I'm lysdexic?
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.