Re: virus: agitation, encouragement, and feedback

David McFadzean (dmcfadzean@earthlink.net)
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 09:15:01 -0700

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From: Tim Rhodes <proftim@speakeasy.org> To: virus@lucifer.com <virus@lucifer.com> Date: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 2:24 AM Subject: Re: virus: agitation, encouragement, and feedback

>It seems (to me at least) that on closer inspection this looks
more-and-more
>like a false dicotomy. Intuition is simply a function of one part of the
>brain--the part which sorts out complex processes and notes trends based on
>what is, by nature, limited information--much like the pattern recognition
>software used for visual identification of objects. Perhaps not "rational"
>in an "if-x-then-y" sense, but far in a way from irrational.

What's the difference between "pattern recognition" and "if-x-then-y"?

David
(on conference in San Jose)