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is there enough data in the clicks and whistles to render an image?
by dharma1 11y ago
is there enough data in the clicks and whistles to render an image?
- spatulan 11y agoThere probably isn't enough data to render a full image, but how many lines do we need to draw to give the impression of a person, or a tree? Surprisingly few. Couldn't the same apply to a sonar image? It's just an idea. I'm not saying its true, just that its an interesting possibility.
- thaumasiotes 11y ago> how many lines do we need to draw to give the impression of a person, or a tree? Context sensitive, but yes, surprisingly few. 大 is three lines. 木 is four.
- inimino 11y ago人 is just two.
- thaumasiotes 11y agoI'm aware, but you need special training before you can recognize that as a person. 木 is "wood" in the modern day; does 树 really make you think "that looks like a tree"?
- inimino 11y agoSo perhaps any visual representation of meaning would require shared context to interpret, and would then inevitably become symbolic rather than directly representational.
- thaumasiotes 11y agoI don't understand what you're trying to say here, but e.g. Michelangelo's David is widely recognized as representing a person, and no shared context is required for that.