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Comment by ofjcihen

5 days ago

Off and on topic I guess but: Language and Thermodynamics? Like, the same book? That sounds interesting.

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crancher  5 days ago

Holding symbols in a useful order durably and accessibly is an ongoing energetic event. How/why does it happen?

  • pkoird  5 days ago

    My old thermodynamics professor used to say: the answer's always entropy.

jasonfarnon  5 days ago

entropy/information theory may be the bridge?

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