Steven K. Roberts is amazing. He was very influential on my ideas around technology when I was about 12. Super awesome guy. Never afraid of living on the bleeding edge
When I took an animal communication class in college, there was a formula for the value of information (not data).
I don't remember the exact formula, but it was similar Shannon's equation. Basically, the more valuable information is, the larger the change it affects in the probably of what an organisms next behavioral state is. So, if information signaling didn't change the behavior of another organism, it wasn't considered communication.
> The phone companies say that the ruling will free up more of their resources to improve their broadband services, although at least one FCC commissioner says he will be watching to see if that's really the case.
> ISPs such as EarthLink, which already have a hard time competing on price, may still negotiate access contracts with the phone companies but are looking for alternative ways to deliver their services.
Maybe it's that facebook encourages the content from your friends that is toxic, because that toxic content leads to more clicks, engagement, and ultimately revenue.
