On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Derek M Jones wrote: > These mistakes and assumptions all go to show that it is a persons > existing knowledge that is probably the most important issue to > consider when taking limitations of short term memory into account.
I would add to that the idea of person-to-person communication being context sensitive. So, it becomes not just what you know but it is further constrained by what you believe is applicable to the current situation. The most common interpretation of ATM in the US would probably be automated teller machine among the general population. If you ask a networking person, it would probably be asynchronous transfer mode. :-) ---- Russell Mosemann, Ph.D. * Computing Services * Concordia University, Nebraska "Star Trek is like a family. The most important guy sits in the coolest chair in front of a big-screen TV telling everybody else what to do." - Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
