Re: MIDRANGE-L digest, Vol 1 #776 - 16 msgs

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

I had a boss who attributed the quote to John Lennon 'Perception is 99% of
reality.'

Rob Berendt

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Leif Svalgaard wrote:

> There is a psychological effect here. I once had a similar experience.
> The (character mode) screen was fed by a slow modem and the
> contents kind of "dribbled" down the screen. Users were complaining
> about "slow response". We changed the system to buffer up all
> incoming data until we had it all and then "flashing" it onto the screen
> in one go. Users got their information slower, but all applauded us
> for the "great improvement in response time".

ROTFLMAO!

"Perception is Reality" <-- I read that many years ago in some article
and it struck me funny at the time, in a kind of 'I don't believe it'
sense.  But the years have shown it to be true.

--
-Jeff

New email address: jlcrosby@dilgardfoods.com

The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily
the opinion of my company.  Unless I say so.

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