Re: RM formalism supporting partial information
From: Joe Thurbon <usenet_at_thurbon.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:40:58 GMT
Message-ID: <egK0j.15279$CN4.13928_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>
>> Bob Badour wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>>
>>> In this context, your assertion is rather like 'transportation is
>>> essential'. Either buses or bicycles suffice. As I said, I am not
>>> sure the name is necessarily part of the element. We must have some
>>> way to identify the elements, but any identification method suffices.
>>> Of course, we choose names over positions because positions are
>>> necessarily tied to a specific medium, and we want to use
>>> media-independent representations.
>>
>> I'm afraid you've lost me. In what sense are names more
>> media-independent than positions?
>
> How do you make a sound to the left or the right?
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:40:58 GMT
Message-ID: <egK0j.15279$CN4.13928_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>
Bob Badour wrote:
> Joe Thurbon wrote: >
>> Bob Badour wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>>
>>> In this context, your assertion is rather like 'transportation is
>>> essential'. Either buses or bicycles suffice. As I said, I am not
>>> sure the name is necessarily part of the element. We must have some
>>> way to identify the elements, but any identification method suffices.
>>> Of course, we choose names over positions because positions are
>>> necessarily tied to a specific medium, and we want to use
>>> media-independent representations.
>>
>> I'm afraid you've lost me. In what sense are names more
>> media-independent than positions?
>
> How do you make a sound to the left or the right?
Cheers,
Joe
Received on Wed Nov 21 2007 - 00:40:58 CET