I somewhat agree with you, but noise _is_ universal, related to the
second law of thermodynamics, quantum probability, etc. You might be
interested in a book by Michel Serres, The Parasite - which develops a
theory of 'the parasite,' related to noise, and culturally-productive
and essential. Then there's Flores' and Winograd's work Understanding
Computers and Cognition; they draw on Heidegger and notions of 'the
broken.' - Alan
On Tue, 4 Jan 2005, su b wrote:
Hi alan,
I began thinking about noise when I did a brief catch up on
information theory and became interested in all these large arrows
pointing into the 'communications models'. The arrows were
consistently labeled noise! And it seemed to be a (paradoxical )
constant. I think noise has developed for me now into a metaphorical
term which finds its way as a traveller between analogue and digital
models. I'd be reluctant to label it (or anything for that matter)
universal. To me, the occurrence of noise, both visual and sonic, is
aesthetic but also material, so it is quite specific and located,
rather than universal. However this contradicts my first point that
noise seems to appear everywhere in the models - i guess it is this
contradiction that interests me the most. I think of digital media as
inherently contradictory, and this is what keeps me interested, it is
simultaneously pervasive and specific.
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