Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 13:10:01 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> Cc: "J. Weatherbee - Senior Systems Architect" <jamil@acroal.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: This IS relevant, you'll realize why later. Message-ID: <199712121110.NAA14267@greenpeace.grondar.za>
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John Fieber wrote: > On Thu, 11 Dec 1997, J. Weatherbee - Senior Systems Architect wrote: > > > Does anyone have any numbers for the sum total amount of information > > existing in the universe? > > Define what you mean by "information". Not the answer you were looking for, John, but how about this from an informatics point-of-view. At least n Bits Where n is the total quantity of mass/energy quanta reduced to binary states. More information is given by each's position in spacetime. The "reduction" process excludes those quanta reappearing through time travel. M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org
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