It's occured to you that FQDNs contain some structured information, no? -b
On October 5, 2012 at 21:47 b...@herrin.us (William Herrin) wrote: > On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Barry Shein <b...@world.std.com> wrote: > > 5. Bits is bits. > > I don't know how to say that more clearly. > > Hi Barry, > > Bits is bits and atoms is atoms so lets swap all the iron for helium > and see how that works out for us. > > You can say "bits as bits" as clearly as you like but however you say > it you'll be wrong. Bits are defined by the semantics of their use. > Any equality or inequality between one bit and another, and in fact > whether they can be meaningfully compared at all, is found in those > semantics. > > Bits ain't just bits. Bits are information *in context.* Change the > context, change the bits. > > Regards, > Bill Herrin > > > -- > William D. Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us > 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> > Falls Church, VA 22042-3004
