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stoneman9284 t1_ix16ntz wrote

Reply to comment by JBatjj in TIL after a seizure left him paralyzed except for his left eyelid, Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952-1997) wrote the bestselling book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking to select each letter as an assistant recited the alphabet to him. by chumloadio

It says the recited the alphabet. That doesn’t sound like coded blink sequences.

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JBatjj t1_ix17mc2 wrote

The wikipedia article says "26-letter alphabet according to the frequency of use"

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stoneman9284 t1_ix18fgz wrote

Right. I interpret that to mean she recited the “alphabet” like a-e-s-t-etc instead of a-b-c-d-etc

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JBatjj t1_ix3lies wrote

Oh ya, I agree with you. My comment was more what you would do if you actually followed a compression algorithm tree. Idk I was really high when I commented.

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