Jan Vorbrueggen <jan at mailhost.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
wrote:
>bandr at impulse.net writes:
>>> So far there is no known limit to the amount of information one can remember.
>>That's not really true. There is substantial evidence that memory capacity
>is limited, and that older memories that aren't refreshed "fade" with time.
>Mostly, however, one doesn't forget like a crashed hard disk, so subjectively
>the process is different. And, of course, one can always store new memories -
>the system just is intelligent enough to choose on its own what older data
>to delete 8-).
Ri-i-i-ight!
Husband: "What's wrong, dear?"
Wife: (tightly) "Nothing!
Husband: "Then why are you so tense?"
Wife: (angrily) "You forgot our wedding anniversary!"
Husband: "Sorry, dear. I had a head crash."
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences.
You have biases.
He/She has prejudices.