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Shannon stated that the amount of information, H, transmitted by a series of n characters is given by: where W is the size of the alphabet. Hence, for the previous ASCII example, the amount of information contained in a single ASCII
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“It’s not for Zeus’s daughter to be A prey to common fears, I never feel Chill fingered panic’s touch. But the horrors Creeping out of Old Night’s womb Since the first beginnings of all things, 8940 With shapes as many as the fiery vapors Billowing from a crater’s fiery mouth, Make even heroes’ hearts turn faint. When”
― Faust: A Tragedy, Parts One and Two
― Faust: A Tragedy, Parts One and Two
“Los adultos siguen caminos. Los niños exploran. A los adultos les gusta recorrer siempre el mismo camino, cientos de veces, o miles; puede que nunca se les ocurra salirse de su ruta, arrastrarse bajo los rododendros, encontrar huecos en las vallas.”
― El océano al final del camino
― El océano al final del camino
“What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you accountable? And how can we get rid of you”
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“I grew thinner and more ragged. I slept in rain or sun, on soft grass, moist earth, or sharp stones with an intensity of indifference that only grief can promote.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“Finally, and most importantly, we must be concerned about the implications of multiverse theories for the future development of science itself. The multiverse theorists know that they are on weak ground regarding the Testability Principle, and rather than admit that their theories are not science, they argue instead that the rules of science must be adapted to accommodate this kind of metaphysical speculation. They want to change the very definition of science. This is a very slippery slope.”
― Farewell to Reality: How Modern Physics Has Betrayed the Search for Scientific Truth
― Farewell to Reality: How Modern Physics Has Betrayed the Search for Scientific Truth
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