Re: RM formalism supporting partial information
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:10:36 -0400
Message-ID: <47437726$0$5288$9a566e8b_at_news.aliant.net>
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> <aside>
> We generally do this temporally. When I read out f(x, y) I make the
> sound of x before I make the sound of y.
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> A guess you could also affect the phase of a stereo signal.
> </aside>
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> Is your point that there are more mediums that can convey names than
> there are mediums that can convey positions? Or that the conventions
> used to convey names will, in general, be simpler than the conventions
> used to convey positions, when considering many media? Or that
> specifying positions ties you to a particular medium?
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:10:36 -0400
Message-ID: <47437726$0$5288$9a566e8b_at_news.aliant.net>
Joe Thurbon wrote:
> Bob Badour wrote:
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>> 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?
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> <aside>
> We generally do this temporally. When I read out f(x, y) I make the
> sound of x before I make the sound of y.
>
> A guess you could also affect the phase of a stereo signal.
> </aside>
>
> Is your point that there are more mediums that can convey names than
> there are mediums that can convey positions? Or that the conventions
> used to convey names will, in general, be simpler than the conventions
> used to convey positions, when considering many media? Or that
> specifying positions ties you to a particular medium?
Yes. Received on Wed Nov 21 2007 - 01:10:36 CET