Alex; from pages 64, 65 of the photoreading book 3rd edition
"Consistent with the idea that only 4 to 11 percent of a text carries meaning, skittering over all the words lets your brain capture the important ones and feel secure in passing over the rest of them."
If a book has this paragraph;
The digital backbone of the PSTN uses time-division multiplexing, or the variation described below, to move bits throughout the network. The smallest backbone pipe in the PSTN is the T1, which has a total capacity of 1.54 Mbps (24 voice channels), and the largest is the OC-192, with a capacity of nearly 10 billion bits per second (129,024 voice channels). The only difference between the two is the rate at which the bits are pulsed on the line. The capacity, or bandwidth, of the pipe increases as the bit rate is speeded up. It is nothing short of amazing that the PSTN backbone equipment can both generate and keep track of bit pulses transmitting at a rate of 10 Gbps.
So with skittering would the same paragraph be;
digital backbone PSTN uses time-division multiplexing variation described
move bits throughout network. Smallest backbone pipe PSTN T1 total capacity 1.54 Mbps 24 voice channels largest OC-192, capacity 10 billion bits per second 129,024 voice channels. Difference between two rate bits pulsed on line. Capacity or bandwidth pipe increases as bit rate speeded up. Amazing pstn backbone equiptment can generate keep track bit pulses transmitting rate 10 Gbps.
So is that skittering?
Another question; what is the maximum time one should be spending skittering a page? Is 30 seconds a page the maximum time one should be doing on skittering a page?
Thanks
Photoread4me
