tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post1615585189830198619..comments2023-11-05T03:45:25.001-08:00Comments on God Plays Dice: information-theoretic entropy in the weatherMichael Lugohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15671307315028242949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-47486590885330332992007-08-22T08:37:00.000-07:002007-08-22T08:37:00.000-07:00I think the potential value in this might be to re...I think the potential value in this might be to reduce weather reporting to the minimal number of bits required - if the information content is low (it's 60 degrees and partly cloudy, again!), do I really give a crap? No, I just want to be notified insofar as the weather deviates from what I'd expect (i.e. an unusually hot day, a rainy day in a dry season or vice versa - all based on local norms).<BR/><BR/>Also reminds me of a funny line from Waiting For Guffman: "when you step into that [crop circle] it is always 67 degrees with a 40 percent chance of rain - always"Ian Varleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549771851387122708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-54435979788224519952007-08-21T11:56:00.000-07:002007-08-21T11:56:00.000-07:00I'd read "generic Philadelphia weather" as "It's n...I'd read "generic Philadelphia weather" as "It's not always like this, but it's always like this in any open neighborhood of now."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com