The problem with the quoted argument from Shalizi is that it is describing a decrease in entropy over time of an open system. To track a closed system, you have to include the brain that is making observations and updating its beliefs. Making the observations requires thermodynamic work that can transfer entropy.
The problem with the quoted argument from Shalizi is that it is describing a decrease in entropy over time of an open system. To track a closed system, you have to include the brain that is making observations and updating its beliefs. Making the observations requires thermodynamic work that can transfer entropy.
D’oh! Why didn’t I think of that?!