Re: [silk] Fwd: Balanced ternary

2006-07-28 Thread Devdas Bhagat
On 28/07/06 13:54 +0200, Eugen Leitl wrote: > I think binary does very well even on the lunatic fringe. True, false, null. And for thedailywtf.com fans, True, false, null, FileNotFound Ternary has a pretty old history. Devdas Bhagat

Re: [silk] Fwd: Balanced ternary

2006-07-28 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 01:32:48PM +0200, Dave Long wrote: > On the gripping hand, maybe there is some computational embodiment that > more naturally lends itself to 3x3 decision tables? Is it possible to > compute with triplet spin states? (consider this under the caveat that > it's all very

Re: [silk] Fwd: Balanced ternary

2006-07-28 Thread Dave Long
Balanced ternary, otherwise known as "maths for moties"? I'm afraid I lack time currently[0] to decently investigate this system; for now, just a few scattered impressions: On the one hand, binary divisions can certainly be accused of over-simplification. In the special cases where it's poss

Re: [silk] Fwd: Balanced ternary

2006-07-26 Thread Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
i thought it was pretty fascinating, especially since several years ago i had explored similar tristate systems for the specific application of data compression. At 03:20 26/07/2006, Udhay Shankar N wrote: Note: I've not yet read the article, only skimmed it. In my copious spare time, I plan

Re: [silk] Fwd: Balanced ternary

2006-07-26 Thread Badri Natarajan
> PS: I wonder how this guy (I assume he reads silk through the > yahoogroups archive - he doesn't seem to be on the main list) settled > on the three names below as the people to approach. You three post the most messages. Badri > >>Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:12:10 -0700 (PDT) >>From: Abhijit <

Re: [silk] Fwd: Balanced ternary

2006-07-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Udhay Shankar N wrote: PS: I wonder how this guy (I assume he reads silk through the yahoogroups archive - he doesn't seem to be on the main list) settled on the three names below as the people to approach. esp why me .. I flunked maths at least three times before I could pass it in my BSc co

[silk] Fwd: Balanced ternary

2006-07-25 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Note: I've not yet read the article, only skimmed it. In my copious spare time, I plan to do so. Meanwhile, I'm curious what the rest of the list (hi, Dave!) thinks of this. Udhay PS: I wonder how this guy (I assume he reads silk through the yahoogroups archive - he doesn't seem to be on the