On 1/12/2017 2:34 AM, Stephen wrote:
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> I don't know how you could be bothered analysing it. It reeked of
> misdirection and false assumptions, as you show. And their presentation
> is too polished for what it is.
>

Surprisingly, it was actually sort of interesting to analyze, and forced 
me to think more than I had about the various ways the term 
"information" can be used in the context of physics.  So I actually feel 
like I learned a little bit from the analysis.

I guess, even when you see a magic show where you know the magician is 
exploiting misdirection and false assumptions, it's still sometimes fun 
to try and figure out how they did it.

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Am 12.01.2017 um 23:32 schrieb Kevin Wampler:

> Anyway, if you have the time
> there's a lecture I like by someone who actually *is* a top theoretical
> physicist related to these concepts and how they relate to black hole
> holography.  Maybe this is a good example of where you can get by
> pondering this stuff further (in addition to being substantially more
> precise about things): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DIl3Hfh9tY

Susskind is, of course, a brilliant mind when it comes to finding (and
explaining) new ways of thinking about stuff. No arguing about that. And
for a professional physicist his lectures (those I've seen so far at any
rate) are surprisingly easy to grasp.

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