[MD] Patterns

[Steven Peterson]

 Jorge:

On Thursday, February 14, 2008, at 10:37AM, <craigerb at comcast.net> wrote:
>[Jorge]
>> The ommelete and toasts and coffee, or
>> whatever I may eat at breakfast are not a pattern.
>> Wouldn't you agree?
>
>Nope.  As 'pattern' is used in the MoQ, the omlette, toast and coffee are (inorganic) patterns.  The coffee, for instance, can be experienced as a dark liquid, as a hot liquid, as a coffee-tasting liquid, as the contents of a cup, etc.  Each of these is a pattern, IMO.


Steve:
I agree with Craig but I think we can also infer biological, social, and intellectual patterns in these examples. There are biological patterning in the organic ingredients, and social patterns in the traditional nature of combining such foods for a morning meal as well as the names for these foods, and the preparation suggests intellectual patterns at least in the design of a toaster.

Regards,
Steve