I don’t parse either of those as computer-related. I use the term “brain-bits” to mean cognitive modules; the ‘bits’ part is just a more alliterative synonym of ‘pieces’ or ‘sections’ in that context. I’m not even sure how to reply to the suggestion that the second example is computer-related; none of the terms in that sentence except ‘bit’ (which I again parse as ‘piece’) parse that way to me, outside of the fact that they’re sometimes used to describe computers.
Well, I guess it’s an example of the sort of effect described in the article then. Some other parts also sounded somewhat computery to me, but that probably just was priming.
Computer metaphors? Where?
I don’t parse either of those as computer-related. I use the term “brain-bits” to mean cognitive modules; the ‘bits’ part is just a more alliterative synonym of ‘pieces’ or ‘sections’ in that context. I’m not even sure how to reply to the suggestion that the second example is computer-related; none of the terms in that sentence except ‘bit’ (which I again parse as ‘piece’) parse that way to me, outside of the fact that they’re sometimes used to describe computers.
Well, I guess it’s an example of the sort of effect described in the article then. Some other parts also sounded somewhat computery to me, but that probably just was priming.