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-agency’s existence; also, the inventor of the M-134 precursor to the military’s ECM Mark
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-II or SIGABA, a multi-rotor proto-computer encryption device with pseudo-random
agency’s existence; also, the inventor of the M-134 precursor to the military’s ECM Mark II or SIGABA, a multi-rotor proto-computer encryption device with pseudo-random

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-weaknesses scaled cilia heaven’s soberly closeness nobody’s laughing lessened
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weaknesses scaled cilia heaven’s soberly closeness nobody’s laughing lessened Vincent.”5

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-acrostic pieces, which begins “Perceive. As Letters. Think? Think? Elusive, relations,
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-now met most of the classic criteria of intelligence that skeptics have proposed.” – works
acrostic pieces, which begins “Perceive. As Letters. Think? Think? Elusive, relations, now met most of the classic criteria of intelligence that skeptics have proposed.” – works

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-render cryptographically insecure any key generated from a handy book, the traditional
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-source for random keys. Shannon’s information theory provides a mathematical
render cryptographically insecure any key generated from a handy book, the traditional source for random keys. Shannon’s information theory provides a mathematical

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-example, the only example, of “second order word approximation.” The string is an
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-example of the literalness of information and voids any apparent meaning in making this
example, the only example, of “second order word approximation.” The string is an example of the literalness of information and voids any apparent meaning in making this

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-poetry, foregrounding the surplus at work in the theory of probabilistic information
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-sources. What Shannon’s theory, as exemplification or model, names as given in every
poetry, foregrounding the surplus at work in the theory of probabilistic information sources. What Shannon’s theory, as exemplification or model, names as given in every

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-executable on a standard microprocessor running an OS that produces a finite output.11
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executable on a standard microprocessor running an OS that produces a finite output.


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-diagram of a general communication system” is well known [Figure 1]. The diagram is in
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-some way “harder” than any given information circuit, as Wittgenstein said of schematic
-diagrams qua actual machines. Each box in the circuit is the same, a black line and an
diagram of a general communication system” is well known. The diagram is in some way “harder” than any given information circuit, as Wittgenstein said of schematic diagrams qua actual machines. Each box in the circuit is the same, a black line and an

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-dimensions, no materiality, and no necessary connection with meaning” needs to be reexamined.
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dimensions, no materiality, and no necessary connection with meaning” needs to be reexamined.15


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-while at King’s College in London. He adds that the stumble was less accident or
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-intuition than reading of Wittgenstein’s 1920 Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.17 Mackay
while at King’s College in London. He adds that the stumble was less accident or intuition than reading of Wittgenstein’s 1920 Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.17 Mackay

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-pre-semantic understanding of information, not at all the fine webs of meaning hoped for
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-by Hayles and Hansen. Mackay’s preferred metaphor of informational selection as
pre-semantic understanding of information, not at all the fine webs of meaning hoped for by Hayles and Hansen. Mackay’s preferred metaphor of informational selection as

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-semantics, the thematization of information and its effects requires little effort. Such
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-thematizations, however, remain intrasystemic re-descriptions, re-situating information
semantics, the thematization of information and its effects requires little effort. Such thematizations, however, remain intrasystemic re-descriptions, re-situating information

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-exclude meaning. This is their poetic and mythic quality. His insistence on this exclusion
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-seems a kind of delusion, a belief in the immediacy of information beyond cultural
exclude meaning. This is their poetic and mythic quality. His insistence on this exclusion seems a kind of delusion, a belief in the immediacy of information beyond cultural

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-Redundancy is the skeleton key to information theory as a pragmatics of transmission. In
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-the redundancy of the message received, we experience the mediality of the information
Redundancy is the skeleton key to information theory as a pragmatics of transmission. In the redundancy of the message received, we experience the mediality of the information

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-second the reduced text, where a dash indicates a correct guess and the correct letter is
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-written in where mistakes were made. That is, mistakes are not indicated by recording the
second the reduced text, where a dash indicates a correct guess and the correct letter is written in where mistakes were made. That is, mistakes are not indicated by recording the

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-subject. As Shannon makes clear, the second line contains the same information as the
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-first: an “identical twin” could reconstitute the first line from the second, could write the
subject. As Shannon makes clear, the second line contains the same information as the first: an “identical twin” could reconstitute the first line from the second, could write the

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-of information as in-forming potential. In Thomist and medieval philosophy, the Latin
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-informatio described the in-forming of matter by an active principle, which was in turn
of information as in-forming potential. In Thomist and medieval philosophy, the Latin informatio described the in-forming of matter by an active principle, which was in turn

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-writings to disciplinary fashions. The key is the purported “projection.” Even if we no
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-longer remain committed to “the poetic,” we still are persuaded that some value is
writings to disciplinary fashions. The key is the purported “projection.” Even if we no longer remain committed to “the poetic,” we still are persuaded that some value is

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-absolute depth and the basis against which value is measured, copyrighted and marketed.
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-Far from Mackay’s careful quantification and balancing of accounts, depth frustrates any
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absolute depth and the basis against which value is measured, copyrighted and marketed. Far from Mackay’s careful quantification and balancing of accounts, depth frustrates any logical tally.


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-encryption consultants still advise us to type a “favorite poem” when generating random
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-bits for PGP encryption. Better yet, “spice” up the poetic phrase with informational
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