Re: information transmission

Mark Mills (mmills@fastlane.net)
Sun, 14 Mar 99 10:42:21 -0600

Subject: Re: information transmission
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 99 10:42:21 -0600
From: Mark Mills <mmills@fastlane.net>
To: "Memetics List" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>

Mario,

>I previously posted my favourite 'definition', one of Gregory Bateson:
>Information is 'A difference which makes a difference'. This includes the
>context sensitivity of the meaning of information. (Information is a
>concept, it is not some'THING');

I've been saying information is an 'attribute' of something. I agree
that information is not a 'thing.'

What is your perspective on 'information transmission'?

Mark

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