From: M. Taylor Saotome-Westlake Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 03:36:38 +0000 (-0700) Subject: publish "The Information Theory of Passing" X-Git-Url: http://unremediatedgender.space/source?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a83a0dcc5019a7174269c185a95f8b12181b9107;p=Ultimately_Untrue_Thought.git publish "The Information Theory of Passing" Thanks, Sophia! <3 --- diff --git a/content/drafts/the-information-theory-of-passing.md b/content/2018/the-information-theory-of-passing.md similarity index 96% rename from content/drafts/the-information-theory-of-passing.md rename to content/2018/the-information-theory-of-passing.md index ac958a2..cf34e32 100644 --- a/content/drafts/the-information-theory-of-passing.md +++ b/content/2018/the-information-theory-of-passing.md @@ -1,9 +1,8 @@ Title: The Information Theory of Passing Author: Sophia -Date: 2020-01-01 +Date: 2018-10-01 20:35 Category: commentary Tags: epistemology -Status: draft _(This is a guest post by friend of the blog Sophia!)_ @@ -20,7 +19,9 @@ Different pieces of evidence are evident in different interactions, but I put my **clothing**: 2 bits (I dress more 20-something than 30-something, which is telling) **posture**: 0.5 bits (probably the low-hanging fruit right now) **breasts**: 0.5 bits -**other body structure** (hips, ribs, _etc_.): 1 bit +**other body structure** (hips, ribs, hands, _etc_.): 2 bits + +***total***: 8 bits Some of those aren't quite independent evidence (clothing/hair/posture/body) but even assuming conservatively that they are, people who are trying can get 6–8 bits of evidence with some careful observation. And assuming correct calibrations on base rates, that's not good enough to clock someone. So I feel all right about this.