tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post3583019352606498899..comments2023-11-05T04:04:12.442-05:00Comments on Short Schrift: ExformationTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13026955797817424956noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post-78778069774045097062008-07-31T12:19:00.000-04:002008-07-31T12:19:00.000-04:00Your definition of exformation is actually much cl...Your definition of exformation is actually much closer to Nørretranders's (I read his book).<BR/><BR/>He goes through this lengthy thermodynamic argument (!) about information and tries to show that it's not collecting information that takes energy; it's *discarding* some -- leaving, presumably, only the good stuff.<BR/><BR/>So it's precisely as you say -- exformation is the stuff you ditched to make what remains clearer and more concise.<BR/><BR/>Information is signal; exformation is noise.Robin Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544600054056664342noreply@blogger.com