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+Finite state machines (really finite state transducers or mealy machines) are very useful for the simple reason that they are a good model for the mechanism(s) you use to process a log of events to achieve some outcome.
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+# Prior Writing
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 Reading that title I expect roughly one of three responses.
 
 1. What's a Finite State machine