From rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Thu Mar 13 12:15:51 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:15:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from rlpowell by digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.12) id 18tZ7B-0001QM-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:15:45 -0800 Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:15:45 -0800 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: spofu skami Message-ID: <20030313201545.GZ25165@digitalkingdom.org> Mail-Followup-To: lojban-list@lojban.org References: <20030313194006.GR25165@digitalkingdom.org> <20030313145505.B85179-100000@granite.thestonecutters.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030313145505.B85179-100000@granite.thestonecutters.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.3i From: Robin Lee Powell X-archive-position: 4502 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 03:03:25PM -0500, Invent Yourself wrote: > > Now if you could please explain to me how a definition that > > encompasses both computer networks and neurons does *not* include > > talking, or a piece of string between two cans, I'd appreciate it. > > Unless you don't *mind* those being included, of course. > > Information or control networks that are made from nodes. I guess the > node part is already implied by the network. Wow. Umm, OK. I can't refute your choice to interpret nirna that way, and I withdraw my accusation of polysemy. But I think it's so broad as to be almost useless, and if that *is* the definition, the actual wording of the definition *needs* to be changed. -Robin -- http://www.digitalkingdom.org/~rlpowell/ *** I'm a *male* Robin. .i le pamoi velru'e zo'u crepu le plibu taxfu .i le remoi velru'e zo'u mo .i le cimoi velru'e zo'u ba'e prali .uisai http://www.lojban.org/ *** to sa'a cu'u lei pibyta'u cridrnoma toi