On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote: >> You've got it backward, the algorithm imperfectly instantiates the >> device; the device has something very important that the algorithm lacks, >> matter that obeys the laws of physics. > > > > You got it backward. It is the physical device which approximate the > mathematical algorithm
A real physical device is much more complex, that is to say has many more attributes, than any of our algorithms. So if you have a simple thing and a complex thing you tell me which is making a simplified approximation of which. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
