Data: Any collection of information, bullshit and noise.
Information: Data that has been judged to be true or false through comparison with observed reality at a given point in time.
Bullshit: (1) Data (often a firehose) produced by someone who is indifferent to the truth or falsity of what is being said (2) Data that appears to contain more information than it actually does (3) Noise randomly tagged with truth-values to give it apparent legibility
Noise: The component of data that is neither information nor bullshit and at risk of being prematurely discarded ...
Falsehood: Information that is known to be inconsistent with the observed state of the world.
Truth: Information that is known to be consistent with observed reality at a given time and capable of being unpredictably turned into falsehood by a change in reality in the future.
Illegibility: Information or bullshit that looks like noise to those outside a system, due to the presence of a large amount of metis. (Derived from James Scott).
Metis: A collection of formulas that work to maintain the identity of a system.
Intelligence: The ability to separate bullshit from information.
Belief: Sincere acceptance of the truth or falsity of a piece of information.
Art: the process of creating information starting with bullshit.
I like the definitions, but I can't be the only who notices that according to these definitions data is "information and ...", while information is "data that ...". It looks like a circular definition, which definitely cannot help with distinction.
Data: Any collection of information, bullshit and noise.
Information: Data that has been judged to be true or false through comparison with observed reality at a given point in time.
Bullshit: (1) Data (often a firehose) produced by someone who is indifferent to the truth or falsity of what is being said (2) Data that appears to contain more information than it actually does (3) Noise randomly tagged with truth-values to give it apparent legibility
Noise: The component of data that is neither information nor bullshit and at risk of being prematurely discarded ...
Falsehood: Information that is known to be inconsistent with the observed state of the world.
Truth: Information that is known to be consistent with observed reality at a given time and capable of being unpredictably turned into falsehood by a change in reality in the future.
Illegibility: Information or bullshit that looks like noise to those outside a system, due to the presence of a large amount of metis. (Derived from James Scott).
Metis: A collection of formulas that work to maintain the identity of a system.
Intelligence: The ability to separate bullshit from information.
Belief: Sincere acceptance of the truth or falsity of a piece of information.
Art: the process of creating information starting with bullshit.