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Article #8800Re: How many bits are necessary to store the universe?
From: jmfbahciv
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:35
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:35
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In article <1131985279.298734.50820@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>, "tadchem" <thomas.davidson@dla.mil> wrote: >With one bit you can create a virtual universe, but it won't *do* >anything, so it won't be very interesting. > >In addition to the *bit(s)* that become states of objects you need the >*rules* (operations, processes) that encode interactions between the >bits and sets of bits and a space in which things can happen - i.e. >which allows the bits to be either interacting or non-interacting. > >You need at least two bits (two objects) that can interact, with a rule >that describes the consequences of the possible interaction(s). Then >you may have a universe in which something can *happen* - i.e. a >"working" universe. > >John Horton Conway's 'Game of Life' is a simplistic universe with bits, >a space, and a simple set of rules which leads to an infinitely diverse >universe. I recommend a study of it. > >Beyond that, all else is 'bells and whistles'. Yea, our bells rang when the monitor crashed. The only whistles were for the gals who walked past and were wearing mini skirts. But that a long time ago. Programming was so much like building an algebra or geometry. At least, that is how I always learned how stuff worked. /BAH
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