Comments on: On the Ontology of Information http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/600 See what large letters I use as I write to you in my own hand. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:41:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: peter http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/600#comment-4015 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:14:47 +0000 http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/600#comment-4015 Tim- Read your essay with fascination, and (even me, with brain the size of a planet...) with dictionary at my side. Not having had the prerequisite courses, I had to take some phrases and axioms (axia?) on faith. A couple of things: 1) ephilosophers.com, sadly, is no longer available. All of the other domain extensions, however, may still be had. 2) during the reading, I nearly winked out of existence several times, although you proved one truth essential for my existence: 3) the only thing that exists is _now_ - that is where we live; neither the past nor future can exist, at least in terms of 'information'. 4) it's good to know where I can find a good metaphysician when I need one - they're not even in the yellow pages. peter Tim-
Read your essay with fascination, and (even me, with brain the size of a planet…) with dictionary at my side. Not having had the prerequisite courses, I had to take some phrases and axioms (axia?) on faith. A couple of things:
1) ephilosophers.com, sadly, is no longer available. All of the other domain extensions, however, may still be had.
2) during the reading, I nearly winked out of existence several times, although you proved one truth essential for my existence:
3) the only thing that exists is _now_ - that is where we live; neither the past nor future can exist, at least in terms of ‘information’.
4) it’s good to know where I can find a good metaphysician when I need one - they’re not even in the yellow pages.
peter

]]> by: Susan http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/600#comment-4005 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:34:47 +0000 http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/600#comment-4005 Hi Tim It's nearly 3am and insanely windy in Boulder. Thus awakened and unable to return to sleep, I landed here at your blog and hurrah! Your paper is posted. Such good fortune. I had forgotten to ask you about it at the Metaphysics party and lo, here it is. And even better news for you: it did not put me to sleep. Quite the contrary. This has all kinds of implications. Of course, I'm not sure what they are. I'm still working on universals. Perhaps there is some connection... Was any of that information you just read, stored in this comment block? Do I arrive correctly at the conclusion that information only exists on pre-storage side? Once it is stored, it is only data, or facts, which are then indeed retrievable but are no longer gleaned as information? I will refrain from the disquieted condition I might find myself in upon receiving any data you might wish to transfer to me via further comment, and try to return to regular nocturnal duties. However, if I am bleary-eyed while leading worship later this morning, I will tell Pastor Doug I was up 1/2 the night processing the data encrypted on the philosophically wealthy website of one of my classmates, and to get used to it. This is going to be a long road. Irretrievably, Susan Hi Tim

It’s nearly 3am and insanely windy in Boulder. Thus awakened and unable to return to sleep, I landed here at your blog and hurrah! Your paper is posted. Such good fortune. I had forgotten to ask you about it at the Metaphysics party and lo, here it is. And even better news for you: it did not put me to sleep. Quite the contrary. This has all kinds of implications. Of course, I’m not sure what they are. I’m still working on universals. Perhaps there is some connection…

Was any of that information you just read, stored in this comment block?

Do I arrive correctly at the conclusion that information only exists on pre-storage side? Once it is stored, it is only data, or facts, which are then indeed retrievable but are no longer gleaned as information?

I will refrain from the disquieted condition I might find myself in upon receiving any data you might wish to transfer to me via further comment, and try to return to regular nocturnal duties. However, if I am bleary-eyed while leading worship later this morning, I will tell Pastor Doug I was up 1/2 the night processing the data encrypted on the philosophically wealthy website of one of my classmates, and to get used to it. This is going to be a long road.

Irretrievably,
Susan

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