Re: Data vs: Information (was: A unique number for every "person" - can it be done?)

From: Randy Howard (randyhoward_at_FOOverizonBAR.net)
Date: 04/14/05 

Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 01:47:34 GMT

In article <kfnis2q2x9c.fsf@alumnus.caltech.edu>,
txr@alumnus.caltech.edu says...
> Programmer Dude <Chris@Sonnack.com> writes:
>
> > Yes. I would say that order IS information. Randomness is not, although
> > it may be data. White noise, for example, is full of data, but there's
> > no information to be had.
> >
> > Generally, I would equate structure with information.
> >
> > [100+ lines of discussion on "randomness" snipped]
>
> Please take comp.programming off the newsgroup list for this
> discussion.

Why? Seems far more valid than the evil oppression of corporate
fascists or similar psycho babble that gets posted here all
the time, with zero programming content. 

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Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR)
"Making it hard to do stupid things often makes it hard
 to do smart ones too." -- Andrew Koenig

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