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[tectak]

Thanks for the comment, tectak What's a "Fiona Neural Net"?

What what what??? I thought everyone knew Aneural net is a description of a collection of neurones and synapses which make decisions (outputs) based on the "weight" of the conditions (inputs) presented to the grouping.It works by taking in conditions and by trial and error adding more "weight" , that is, giving more "importance" to those inputs which produce a beneficial output and giving less weight to those which don't. So it is a small learning unit responsible only to itself. Fiona Nielsen wrote a good deal on the concept and some modern computer games, like chess, use the same algorithms to check out moves. The system can play the game right through to the end given enough time, but in reality, practicality demands limiting the iterations to say, twenty moves ahead. The important thing to note is that IF the play does not go as forseen, ANOTHER overlay of neural nets re-weights those below until the system makes it very difficult to beat.
Gestalts were an early epiphany. A bunch of German Psychologists/ latterly psychiatrists came up with a theory, late twenties I believe.
The idea was that ANY thought presented in the frame of consciousness of a sentient being HAD to be processed quickly, assigned an acceptable output, then stopped. The cause of some neuroses was put down to an inability to terminate neural "gestalts",which ultimately resulted in many thought processes running at once, like leaving browser tabs open, so causing nervous breakdown.
Ever wished you'd never asked!!!!????
Like using silver service when you mind meant silver platter. You cannot serve "on" a silver service as sit is a style or procedure. (plate from right and serve from left, this way you will please your guest....or as the french nearly say (recollection) when referring to silver service as "Service Anglais"...

"Plaque de droite et servir de la gauche,
et vous s'il vous plaît
votre invité"

........or very similar.
tectak