Neural pre reading is accomplished via a sensor net woven into
the softsuit, the cpu will learn the thought patterns of the
user, building a rapport. [...]

We never considered this.  At least not at a rewritable level. 
Not everyone wants something that tries to predict movements, it
can be very annoying and can cause a lot of problems in the
middle of a battle.

[...]

The computer predict movements based on brain activity. It senses
brain activity that occurs before an arm is moved, let's say, and
prepares to move that arm, allocating power, maybe shifting the
angle of thrust if the suit is airborne to maintain center of
gravity.

Perhaps this is not applicable, but you might consider the noise
issues involved here. If you have a system that reads human
responses at anything below a conscious level, you'll going to have
a lot of trouble sorting out actual responses that need to be
handled, versus random subconscious impulses that need to be
ignored. (See David Brin's _Earth_ for an example of this; it's a
minor topic in the book, but hooks in well with one of the major
themes, and it's a d*mn good book anyway.)

Mmm... never read the book, but about all this sensor net is good for 
is reading muscular impulses. By the time the net could detect 
anything with accuracy, it would alrady be a movement. We are talking 
about fractions of a second, but the computer is easily fast enough 
to handle it.

Travis Butler
(The Professor, formerly of Myth and Magick!, Lawrence, KS;
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..Hello. I'm afraid I'm not sapient right now. Please leave a
message, and I'll get back to you when I reach a higher evolutionary
plane. Thank you.

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