Re: Information

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Thu May 03 2001 - 20:56:02 BST

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    On 05/03/01 13:52, Robin Faichney said this-

    >> I agree that until the information is _derived_ from whatever system that
    >> process is resident within, it is without value and irrelevant.
    >>
    >> That is far from saying it is not there.
    >
    >Considering the following quote from the same article, do you still
    >insist that intrinsic information (J) is of no significance?

    If having no derivation is of no significance, and I think that's fair to
    say, then, yes. Of what significance is something that no-one knows?

    - Wade

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