[Sigia-l] Data, information, knowledge, wisdom

[Boniface Lau]

> From: Ted Han
>  
> You admit that the meaning of an object is supplied by "the
> so-called configuration", right?

Right.


> 
> If one was to take away the configuration, either by changing the
> configuration, or removing the devices configured so, is there
> anything connecting an input to a meaning?

And that is where you got off at the wrong turn. 

There is an implied bigger convention in Tom's example that makes the
difference in the meaningfulness of "010101" and "January 1, 2001".
That bigger convention is what you called configuration. If you change
or remove the configuration, you are no longer dealing with the same
example that Tom had.

In Tom's example, the difference in meaningfulness was not due to the
presence or absence of a person. Thus, I wrote earlier that the key is
in the configuration, not whether there is a person around.


[...]
>  
> > BTW, are you going to back up your claim in the "Professional
> > Integrity" thread?
> 
> I don't know.  I don't really see the point.  The claim i made was
> that your trolling was self-evident by the case you,  yourself,
> made. 

You thought it would be self-evident. But it was not. Thus, I ask you
to quote from what I wrote to explain the connection you see to your
claim.

People cannot read your mind. When you accuse people, the
responsibility is therefore on you to explain the accusation. Thus,
refusing to explain is irresponsible.


> And besides we all have more productive things to be doing.

No excuse is necessary for it is completely your choice whether you
want to be responsible.


Boniface