in reply to Re^6: Rand'n'Brand
in thread Ayn Rand vs. Stewart Brand

there is no infinite (=eternal) division: it stops at the quantum level.

If you have to resort to quantum physical arguments to make your case, you already lost! :)

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Re^8: Rand'n'Brand
by shmem (Chancellor) on Mar 30, 2017 at 22:00 UTC

    That hasn't been resorting to, but underpinning the argument :)
    (and the point of that underpinning is that even something as simple as motion is binary)

    perl -le'print map{pack c,($-++?1:13)+ord}split//,ESEL'
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      even something as simple as motion is binary)

      Which direction does 1 represent?

      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". The enemy of (IT) success is complexity.
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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        Which direction does 1 represent?

        Towards a point on the sphere, the starting point being the center, the name of the direction is based on convention. In time, either of 2.

        edit: in binary - $start ? 0 : 1

        perl -le'print map{pack c,($-++?1:13)+ord}split//,ESEL'
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