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

Boniface Lau boniface_lau at compuserve.com
Fri Jul 1 20:00:34 EDT 2005


> From: Ted Han
> 
> > Thus, a date remains as a date even though there is nobody around
> > because that date has some attributes that will likely lead the
> > next person that sees it to interpret it as a date.
> 
> Ah, but this is the critical point isn't it?
> 
> It's not a date unless the person is configured to interpret as a
> date :)

So? The key is in the so-called configuration, not whether there is a
person around.

A date remains as a date even when there is nobody around.

BTW, are you going to back up your claim in the "Professional
Integrity" thread?


Boniface




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