I guess in this particular field of discussion I'm keen on
over-specification as a means of avoiding unintentional conflicts of
interpretation. The overall `want to' is hard to discern; its sort of
like saying a cloud `wants' to disperse when its the overall motion of
millions of Brownianly-inspired particles that give that impression.
> The 'physical medium' includes anything from a stream of photons through
> copper wire to telepathy (if such exists). No restrictions inherent,
> although I take your point re: the suggestion of it.
I hope its /electrons/ heading through a coper wire or I'm wondering
why you're cutting me off from the outside world, starting with
lasering my phone cords ... :)
> The three steps form exactly that separation. Step 2 is concerned with
> the media alone, the protocols are involved in the
> creation/deconstruction of the symbols at either end.
Your steps distinguish but the following dialogue/discussion did not,
so I felt it was useful to reiterate.
> >Its much like a learning NNet in continuous flux; creating a pattern
> >its rewarded for reinforces that pattern, which makes it more likely
> >to emerge and things /like/ it to emerge.
>
> Ultimately even supplanting the original version.
When its the version itself that is fluxing, that would seem to be the
ultimate result.
[Gee, when everyone agrees the discussion peters out rather quickly.
:)]