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ofjcihen 15 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Fable 5 is Back

Off and on topic I guess but: Language and Thermodynamics? Like, the same book? That sounds interesting.

crancher 15 days ago | [–]

Holding symbols in a useful order durably and accessibly is an ongoing energetic event. How/why does it happen?

pkoird 14 days ago | | [–]

My old thermodynamics professor used to say: the answer's always entropy.

jasonfarnon 15 days ago | [–]

entropy/information theory may be the bridge?

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