Dragaera

Pattern matching

Rick Castello rick at 404.978.org
Tue Nov 26 19:00:38 PST 2002

Kat said:
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 02:25:52PM -0600, Mia McDavid wrote:
>> Like (I suspect) every other member of this list, I read fluently.  I
>> can't, in fact *not read*.  I can't look at a word without knowing
>> what  it says.
>
> Ever glanced at a sign that has a large collection of stuff on it, and
> had your brain pick out the one thing of interest to you without you
> actually reading any of the sign first?

     Definitely.

     Other good examples:  Skimming a manual, putting together a puzzle.

     The human brain (some more than others) is an EXCELLENT machine
     for pattern-matching.

     -Rick