tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155036766532593680.post3122398559297373889..comments2024-01-07T22:53:24.113-08:00Comments on Cantor on the Shore: Encyclopedia Wand and the End of EnthropyVincenzo Dimontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18171790656280332547noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155036766532593680.post-9345490418332466402023-12-28T14:22:30.348-08:002023-12-28T14:22:30.348-08:00This passage made me think of "The Last Quest...This passage made me think of "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimovnet_existinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623496034765982484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155036766532593680.post-27838483157074325712020-07-30T16:55:04.539-07:002020-07-30T16:55:04.539-07:00The reason the Professor says we can't create ...The reason the Professor says we can't create such a fine point is that any width of the engraving would skew the length of the toothpick and therefore change the text of the encyclopedia. You'd have to engrave a point to within 10^10,000,000 or so. All that said, thanks for writing this. It was fun. The real gold of that passage of Murakami is the relationship between Thought and Time. I have a lot to say about that and hope to be publishing it soon! Cheers!darrenreileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373644167266987187noreply@blogger.com