I just don't have a problem reading long lines. And I do detest wasting space. Also if an article is long, why have it go off the page?Not especially. You just like to read long lines, is all. The three-word
chunking you noticed when testing yourself is quite normal.
I thought the centre of your eye had a MUCH greater resolution?It's a fairly common phenomenon, which also works with people and
objects in the peripheral vision field. We see a lot more than we pay
attention to.
I see.The opposite is also common: _not_ noticing something in
your field of vision. You're more likely to recall such
not-quite-noticed items when you are not fully focussed on your task.
Think "paying attention", and how complicated that is. Our senses
provide us with a vastly larger quantity of data than we pay attention
to. Well before the "paying attention" phase, that data is filtered in
many different ways. Conscious attention applies even more filters.
Training for any process, procedure, method, activity, etc, requires
learning how to apply filters so that distracting cues are ignored. When
you are well-trained, most of these filters operate below the level of
conscious awareness. Etc.
I was thinking too superficially. If you look at one letter in a word, then look at another, your eye moves. I thought you meant that your eye doesn't bother moving until the point of focus you're asking for is a certain distance away from the centre of your retina.Lieutenant, you really should read up on a subject before you pronounce
on it. The fact is that we do not read one letter at a time.
Etc.
Yawn....Kudos for the valiant effort. Not all campaigns are successful.
Lieutenant Scott said:You've snipped the stuff you wrote which cause me to respond in that
way....... very childish.
Having kill filed him I hope to not see him at all.Robin Bignall said:You can see this Scott character across a wide range of newsgroups and
he's consistently an idiot in all of them.
On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:49:42 -0000, Gene E. Bloch
The major requirement is a sense of humor. Or a sense of humour, even.How can anyone not find "citizen (or denizen) of the network" pompous?
As was that. Temper temper.PLONK!!!!
You're replying to a discussion about me. Killfile me properly there's a good lad.Having kill filed him I hope to not see him at all.
That's not surprising either. People *can* change, but usually don't -You can see this Scott character across a wide range of newsgroups and
he's consistently an idiot in all of them.
Thanks. In this case, it became apparent that the behavior isKudos for the valiant effort. Not all campaigns are successful.
Says the guy named after a fictional character with two heads.On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:46:49 +0000, "Robin Bignall"
That's not surprising either. People *can* change, but usually don't -
IOW, once an idiot, always an idiot.
It's someone who disagrees with you, and you can't handle it.Thanks. In this case, it became apparent that the behavior is
intentional and likely designed to provoke a response - IOW, it's a
troll and I needed to treat it as such. Either that or it is a horse's
backside, and I need to treat it as one - boils down to the same thing.
Quite, provided your kill filter is universal.Having kill filed him I hope to not see him at all.
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