Tangent: one of my favorite programming patterns is to roughly mimic the human visual processing. This is super simplified, but humans make snap judgements bas

Tangent: one of my favorite programming patterns is to roughly mimic the human visual processing. This is super simplified, but humans make snap judgements based on small amounts of data, then progressively make better judgements as better data comes in. (ie, you'll jump away from that brown stick instantly before you even think about if it's really a snake). In programming terms, it's a narrowing funnel of accuracy. You start off vague but very very quick to catch the important stuff early, then you filter it better and better as you have time.