[Sigia-l] data as information?

[Scott Nelson]

> because the very pointing implies some form
> of translation or interpretation of where the finger points. There is
> no data as such, only interpretation of noise.

doesn't this suggest that we should end this conversation already?

> but noise is not a
> number. You cannot represent noise by such; it goes against the very
> nature of those two patterns.

so how would you represent noise? by nothing? in which case it cannot  
be represented at all. as a jagged wave on an x-y graph? that's not  
noise, it's a graph!

you're being contrarian for the sake of it, which is reaffirming my  
earlier belief that you ARE my ex-wife.

> ...
>  unless he's really stupid (which he
> actually is, given he needs a script and doesn't even bloody exist!)

ok. this officially took this conversation into idiocy.

he's not stupid, he's fictional and being used for illustrative  
purposes only.