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From: ccb8m@viper.cs.Virginia.EDU (Charles C. Bundy)
Subject: Re: Emergent behavior in lossless systems
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Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 17:18:12 GMT
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In article <3ufdeq$97r@feynman.ee.latrobe.edu.au> khorsell@ee.latrobe.edu.au (Kym Horsell) writes:
>In article <DBM9v7.ICI@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>,
>Charles C. Bundy <ccb8m@viper.cs.Virginia.EDU> wrote:
>>>Kym:
>>>Reversible computation allows processing using no lower-bound on the 
>>>energy to "flip a bit". If the machine operates near absolute zero
>>
>>Well kiddies the closer it operates at "absolute zero" the slower
>>your computation until viola at abs 0 you aren't computing anything
>>and hence not expending energy :)  QUIZ Why do they call it absolute?
>
>Don't forget to count the cost of the cooling unit. ;-)
>

The Devil has already taken care of that :)  (assuming you equivocate
entropy with anti-life with the Devil)

    Anti-Life = Cold, stillness
    Life      = Hot, active

Charles

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