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Irrational numbers are an infinite source of information. (lemmy.world)
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They're probably the only things that "create" information in the sense that you can always grab another slice. Thank you delicious pi!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

From one of my favorite college professors: apparently in the Chevy Chase days of Saturday Night Live he would do the Weekend Update and had a recurring bit that went like this.

And now it's time for the basketball scores. 98-82; 102-99; 95-76.

That's data. Without context there's no useful information.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Very nice! The Permittivity of Free Space is doing a handstand and would like a word with you.