Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site seismo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!flinn From: flinn@seismo.UUCP (E. A. Flinn) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: escape talk Message-ID: <617@seismo.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Feb-84 18:50:35 EST Article-I.D.: seismo.617 Posted: Mon Feb 20 18:50:35 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 21-Feb-84 08:08:27 EST References: <982@cwruecmp.UUCP> Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA Lines: 6 I know one person (a well-known geophysicist) who turns his mind to other things as soon as he can extrapolate a minute or so what you're going to say - you can see his eyes switch off, and them come back on when the prediction error exceeds a pre-set threshold. It's a little eerie until you get used to it.