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A comment on Computation as a Universal and Fundamental Concept. Parent comment

Re:Computation as a Universal and Fundamental Concept by chriswarbo on Friday July 10, 2026 @08:48PM (#48867308)
> Information and computation are not the same thing.

Shannon information, sure.

However, algorithmic information (Kolmogorov complexity, etc.) is based on computation.

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Re:Computation as a Universal and Fundamental Concept by Diogenesian on Friday July 10, 2026 @09:05PM (#48867458)
But that just takes us even further from physical relevance / universal fundamentals. Kolmogorov complexity is fundamental in computation, but its relevance in physical science is pretty selective.
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