[sdiy] Tape head collage (pretty much not synth DIY, sorry)

[harrybissell]

john mahoney wrote:

> Which makes me think of the recent tiff between
> Peter G and Cynthia (and that's all I have to say about that).

aww you mean I missed a fight (damn!)  :^P

> We
> should remember that *ideas* aren't patentable -- you need a
> prototype, as far as I know. That's why the non-disclosure agreement
> was created, eh?
>
> There are many good ideas out there, most of which bounce around for
> ages before someone does something good with them. Being original is
> good; being useful may be better.

The best protection for an idea is to keep it secret and don't tell
anyone.  Patents
are only enforcable by the extremely rich anyway.  I prefer to publish
them (like
the EDN idea)... then I have some proof that it was MY idea, and can claim
all the
credit (and none of the profit)    ;^P

s-diy is the greatest forum for ideas. Usually people are good about
giving credit where
credit is due, occasionally someone makes a variant of someone else's
circuit, then
'forgets' that it did not arise in a vacuum.

So how about that 'ladder filter' I invented...       <bfg>

H^) harry