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Emergence only makes sense in the context of a relationship. Communication and procreation aren't necessarily linked, but serial monogamy is outrageously expensive and polygamy is outlawed. Marry for wealth, duty and pleasure. If I lunch alone every day, I don't need table manners. If I don't have table manners, the prediction that I will lunch alone is reliable and verifiable. The sender adapts to needs of the recipient... yes, the ancient philosophy of the beloved and the well-paid. Len http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti. Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h -----Original Message----- From: Simon St.Laurent [mailto:simonstl@s...] Predictability and verifiability only make sense to me in the context of a relationship, however. It's not something intrinsic to the information itself, though it may well be an expectation we layer on top of the information. The recipient is always the one whose semantic interpretation matters - unless, of course, they have a good reason ($$$, friendship, convenience) to adopt the semantics of the sender as their own.
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