From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Dec 12 03:04:55 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id DAA11100 for chat-outgoing; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 03:04:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gratis.grondar.za (gratis.grondar.za [196.7.18.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id DAA11086 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 03:04:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@greenpeace.grondar.za) Received: from greenpeace.grondar.za (Vzj52FAUaEICqjVABBPq+1qwwg1x5A4v@greenpeace.grondar.za [196.7.18.132]) by gratis.grondar.za (8.8.7/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA12463; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 13:04:59 +0200 (SAT) (envelope-from mark@greenpeace.grondar.za) Received: from greenpeace.grondar.za (g89iZGVOzP5zXxORu5R6hglZG1eOknHf@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by greenpeace.grondar.za (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA14267; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 13:10:02 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@greenpeace.grondar.za) Message-Id: <199712121110.NAA14267@greenpeace.grondar.za> To: John Fieber cc: "J. Weatherbee - Senior Systems Architect" , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: This IS relevant, you'll realize why later. Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 13:10:01 +0200 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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