[Sigia-l] data as information?

[Alexander Johannesen]

On 6/30/05, Eric Scheid <eric.scheid at ironclad.net.au> wrote:
> Here is some noise: 4638
> Here is a datum: 3778
> 
>  Now,
> while providing that context (me, meals, porridge, etc) has transformed that
> datum into information, the raw data point (ie. 3778) is still a raw data
> point.

But it's not; my brain read that number, and thinks its a part of a
phone number! What shall I do?!

> The first item I can't say anything about. It's just a number, it's just
> noise. 

Well, you need to make up your mind; is it a number, or is it noise?
Because they are two different patterns, two different things.

> Do they "appear" the same? Yes. Get over it.

Wow. "Get over it." Isn't that what we say to people who fret over the
cost of petrol for their car? I can't do anything about it, so I'll
tell them to get over it, deal with it, crikey, silly sods.

Yeah, I never accepted that as a reasonable answer either. :)


Alex
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