tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827894898038737285.post1979412045427606271..comments2023-02-12T22:19:12.200-08:00Comments on Dreadful Joy -- A. A. Attanasio: Sitting on the Edge of the Galaxy with YouA. A. Attanasiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00448196255114712660noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827894898038737285.post-80680008990651290142018-06-01T19:06:37.565-07:002018-06-01T19:06:37.565-07:00I am hungry for answers about the information/holo...I am hungry for answers about the information/hologram theory. Not to be argumentative, but at least these questions arise:<br />1) Presumably the 2D “surface” that information is “inscribed” on exists at a black hole’s event horizon. If a chair falls through the event horizon, is its corresponding information suddenly distributed (randomly or in some unknowable order or apparent quantum smear) across the entirety of the surface?<br />2) As it falls further and disintegrates, is each phase of its disintegration stored as information? In other words, is change logged somewhere?<br />3) If information about the contents of a black hole is stored in the surface, and information about the universe stored at its boundaries, is the black hole information stored redundantly?<br />4) The theory says that the 2D reality is primary and the 3D appearance is a “projection”—does that mean that the action of the chair disintegrating is actually primarily a series of information changes at the 2D level, as in the reverse of a shadow show where the 3D hand is primary?<br />5) If space is in fact granular at the Planck length, then can the original rapid expansion (and ongoing) be viewed as a propagation of cells?<br />6) If the Big Bang started as a non-dimensional point that propagated granular space “cells,” and the subsequent formation of energy and matter was a product of information at the “surface,” where did that information come from?<br />7) From what I’ve read, this information is stored in binary form: what is the nature of an “on” state or an “off” state? <br />8) “On” states and “off” states don’t make meaningful information; arrays and networks do, generally with visual or mechanical outputs (as well as feedback to inputs). Defining the universe as “information” is elusive in terms of meaning.<br />dhowardxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759987712535995465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827894898038737285.post-12625410815131056022017-05-31T11:08:06.903-07:002017-05-31T11:08:06.903-07:00My heartfelt thanks, BP! You affirm for me my dest...My heartfelt thanks, BP! You affirm for me my destiny, which is the great heart, the great heart of humanity that we call story. A. A. Attanasiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00448196255114712660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827894898038737285.post-5839038577311984162017-05-30T20:39:17.739-07:002017-05-30T20:39:17.739-07:00Greetings Mr. Attanasio, I just discovered your wo...Greetings Mr. Attanasio, I just discovered your work through Wyvern, of which I am about 3/4 of the way through. Wonderful story! Best story I've read since Shantaram and it's sequel. I look forward to reading many more of your tales now that I know they exist. BP Stormnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827894898038737285.post-23026462721997869392017-02-20T15:41:53.987-08:002017-02-20T15:41:53.987-08:00I thank you, Anonymous Reader, for giving my ficti...I thank you, Anonymous Reader, for giving my fiction a place in world and time.A. A. Attanasiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00448196255114712660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827894898038737285.post-86556969834117157362017-01-04T16:46:55.130-08:002017-01-04T16:46:55.130-08:00Hi there Mr Attanasio, I just wanted to let you kn...Hi there Mr Attanasio, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your writing. I consider Radix one of my favorite books of all time, and am currently in the middle of Demons Hide Their Faces. Thanks for sharing your work & your thoughts, and I look forward to reading more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com