From a83a0dcc5019a7174269c185a95f8b12181b9107 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "M. Taylor Saotome-Westlake" Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2018 20:36:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] publish "The Information Theory of Passing" Thanks, Sophia! <3 --- .../{drafts => 2018}/the-information-theory-of-passing.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) rename content/{drafts => 2018}/the-information-theory-of-passing.md (96%) 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. -- 2.17.1