In that case the effect of inattention would be inattentional agnosia, rather than inattentional blindness (see Simons, 2000).
But because of the continued use of Microsoft's long-outdated Windows XP in not-fully-updated versions, some installations of Internet Explorer 6 could be forced to use the outdated security protocol, giving a hacker access to traffic to and from a web server.Each of the four problems may seem particular, but they all stem from inattention.
The White House has claimed that, just before the invasion of Iraq, Mr Clarke met Ms Rice but did not raise his worries that such an action would harm the war on terror.Wilful inattention?It might also be argued that the administration, in attacking Mr Clarke, was merely responding in kind to the personal criticisms that Mr Clarke himself had levelled at its members.
But inattention was loosely defined and encompassed three potential modes of distraction: visual, physical and cognitive.
So why is hands-free texting so dangerous?In 2006 a study published by the United States Department of Transportation concluded that inattention while driving accounted for 78% of all crashes and near crashes.
The inattention of China's leaders to the stockmarket contrasts starkly with their obsession with bank restructuring because the banks' troubles are easier to understand, hazards Mr Fang.
In the AAA Foundation study, the authors focused specifically on the cognitive component of inattention while drivers performed particular tasks.
Republicans in Richmond hastily rewrote their bill, requiring merely an obligatory abdominal ultrasound rather than the use of a vaginal probe.The fact that Mr McDonnell had not foreseen a public backlash to the vaginal-ultrasound requirement seems, to some, to illustrate his tone-deafness and inattention to detail.
So the new administration, under its chief minister, Dharam Singh, a portly grass-roots politician who prides himself on his common touch, forswore the "urban bias" of its predecessor.The city soon felt the pain of the government's inattention.
Although friends say he in fact mentioned only blacks in the letter, it still shows a remarkable inattention to the facts.
What the youngsters have in common is an eagerness to learn that has yet to be dampened by overcrowded schools, poor teachers and administrative inattention.
