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the interpretation of the human senses rather than the interpretation of thecomputer senses. this tracking assumes that the two derivative effects ofthe phenomenon of the finger on the pad, namely, the output to thecomputer and the output to the brain, are substantially homomorphic, sothat the interpretation as a particular assignment effect, click or movecursor and so on, is reliably equal in both cases. the state of affairs of

proceeding apace under the assumption of reliable equality, and the irk ofseeing a failure of equal output and interpretation at some frequencygreater than zero, is not a process that assures a solution to theproblem of finding a method of uch that will be reliable in equalitybetween computer and brain in assignment of interpretation.

3. orthogonal component, duration range, and uch qualification are at presentstate of investigation a necessary and sufficient set for achievingequality of computer and human assignment of interpretation ofcontact of the finger with the touchpad. update to state of investigation:there seems also to be in such a set the phenomenon of shape of the

contact, both spatially and temporally, so that certain shapes qualify forassignment and others do not. whether there is in this criterion some intentto capture the ideal human finger in the act of imprint or whether there is aswell some standard of mental control of such an ideal, is hard to say at thistime but both need to be considered in advancing the investigation herebegun.

4. the discrimination between uch and touch may be made either upwardfrom zero contact toward the point of demarcation, or downwardfrom some arbitrary aggressive impact toward that point. once onehas tried the former and seen how startling is the ability of the computer to

recognize uch, he will probably never be happy with touch again, and thatmeans anything other than uch. i suggest you try it. see if you can get thecomputer to click without even touching (or uching) the pad.

C. control of uch begun

1. the recognition of the distinction, between an uch that is tangential tothe surface of the touchpad and an uch that is normal to it, is withinthe powers of the computer and can be assumed to occur whenever thedata allow it.

2. it is noticed that the sheer demarcation of a link topography currentlyinduces a different human tangential sensitivity than the flat demarcation ofnon link topography regardless of its appearance. it is natural to infer thatthis difference is learned, the inference being reflective of a sense that nodecision is made to distinguish the two cases and further, it is not possibleto avoid it. it is fair to suggest that this distinction in control isdysfunctional within the uch regime as it detracts discriminatingly fromthe freedom of movement and control over the screen that would be aprecondition to development of a durable faculty of uch equal, or perhaps

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nearly equal is all that can be expected, to the limit of sensitivity andassignment of the computer.

3. i need a reference frame to comprise both large movements acrossthe pad and the movement of clicking. it must be general enough tosustain operation over extremely varied fields of screen topography

characterized by sheer distinctions of text and hypertext, plus all thedifferent graphical features. it is possible no general method exists.

D. opening up the control of uch

1. uch cannot be steered unless touch is put somewhere harmless.

2. the behavior of uch is always hosted by a residual motility of touch whichhas been demobilized in one or more places, and this hosting is like ablindness in that it is a sense which has been nullified. if touch escapesthis blindness uch is effectively disengaged. the blindness is necessary for

hosting to occur. the extent of this blindness into the body is clear into themind, as it is there where demobilization is created and maintained.therefore the impact of uch on the body is general as well as specific,because the mind cannot let its other duties be sacrificed for a moment,and so these duties must be rearranged to permit uch but yet not sufferfrom the addition of so different a task.

3. the blindness of the mind that enables uch regularity is replete with othercultural implications than it sees on the touchpad and these degenerateit virulently.

4. the attention span of the human body allows for a certain amount ofstability of its own reference point within the physical world. thatamount is less than the stability of the data which the computeruses to establish its assignment of interpretation of uch. consequently, overtime the human body strays from any single successful action of uch. thegeneral awareness is somewhat cognizant of this effect and may attempt tosteer the body's stability across an extended duration of operation of thecomputer, however, this steering is itself part of the human body's stabilityand so is not able to meet the computer's demands, although it may get afew successes none of which amount to a stabilizing potential and sotouchpad uch operation is an unrealized durable faculty.

5. distribution of incidents of using the touchpad into textbook effectiveand accidental ineffective are not haphazard but occur as such for definitereasons.

6. it is possible to sense both touch and uch in one movement. this is notas good an action as keeping it an uch. the touch is ignored, if the combinedmovement is successful, and adds less to the record of success than a pureuch would, the record being the primary way we learn, by watching and

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remembering our success and failure.

7. the dominant mark is uch, not touch bracketed by it, and while atouch may last short enough to qualify in duration as a click, it is the uchesaround it that trigger the measuring of duration in preference to touch, andso the registered duration may easily be the longer one and fail to be

assigned the interpretation of click.

8. another common pattern is for touch to steer uch into contact. this isless preferable than placing the steerage directly into the reference point ofthe uch.

E. computer considerations

1. in contact solidly in the uch range, the data will be subjected to a greaterextent ofanalysis per unit data than for uch contact more towardsbordering on touch. evidently the computer devotes an equal amount of

analysis to every incident, or perhaps to every equal duration in time.

2. the small amount of data from the finger contact which is sufficient for aconsistent application of assignment of interpretation by the computerenables the computer to analyze meaningfully a very small sample ofskin, much smaller than the person is accustomed to register with anyprecision such as the computer's. thus while we may think a contactincident should qualify as a click our estimation of the data we put out maybe in error for just this reason.

3. if the computer industry were attached to this bureau, i would suggest that

it provide users with a graphical display, with memory, of an enlargedtrace, with coordinates given, of the shape and movement of eachregistered uch.