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n particular, information must not be confused with meaning.”?! Linguists and poets might be concerned about the “semantic” aspects of communication, Weaver continued, but not engineers like Shannon. Rather, “this word ‘information’ in communication theory relates not so much to what you do say, as to wha
es.” Information cannot be conserved—so far, so good. But did Wiener really have Shannon’s “information” in mind? The crux of Shannon’s argument, as Weaver had emphasized, was to distinguish a colloquial sense of “information,” as message with meaning, from an abstracted, rarefied notion of strings of sy
antages of computers for math, storage, and search, faculties of limited use to our ancestors, could be designed and evolved anew in labs. Facebook, the National Security Agency, and others are constructing exabyte- scale storage facilities at more than a megawatt and four hectares, while DNA can store that amount in a millig
n particular, information must not be confused with meaning.”?! Linguists and poets might be concerned about the “semantic” aspects of communication, Weaver continued, but not engineers like Shannon. Rather, “this word ‘information’ in communication theory relates not so much to what you do say, as to wha
es.” Information cannot be conserved—so far, so good. But did Wiener really have Shannon’s “information” in mind? The crux of Shannon’s argument, as Weaver had emphasized, was to distinguish a colloquial sense of “information,” as message with meaning, from an abstracted, rarefied notion of strings of sy
antages of computers for math, storage, and search, faculties of limited use to our ancestors, could be designed and evolved anew in labs. Facebook, the National Security Agency, and others are constructing exabyte- scale storage facilities at more than a megawatt and four hectares, while DNA can store that amount in a millig
S Offers Millions In Rewards For Former Venezuelan Officials. The Miami Herald <https://www.miamiherald.corn/news/locaUarticle246103210.html> (9/30, Weaver, 1.09M) reports the US government has issued "wanted posters for three ex-Venezuelan officials accused in Miami federal court of exporting cocaine
oir." The government had "argued that Snowden was required to submit the manuscript for his book for review under secrecy agreements he signed with the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency." In his order, O'Grady "agreed with that assessment," writing that Snowden "breached his contractual and fiduci
r items with money sent by relatives in the United States." US Offers Millions In Rewards For Former Venezuelan Officials. The Miami Herald (9/30, Weaver, 1.09M) reports the US government has issued "wanted posters for three ex-Venezuelan officials accused in Miami federal court of exporting cocaine f
moir." The government had "argued that Snowden was required to submit the manuscript for his book for review under secrecy agreements he signed with the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency." In his order, O'Grady "agreed with that assessment," writing that Snowden "breached his contractual and fiduc
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