I’m fine with a guess being included in the text, even one that isn’t elaborated on. The post wasn’t about making that particular estimate, and elaborating on it there would have been counter-productive.
However, that doesn’t really answer my question. What factors need to be accounted for when estimating the kolmogorov complexity of physics? Which parts cost the most? Which parts cost almost nothing?
500 bits was a guess. It was not intended to be accurate. It just looks better if he uses an actual number.
I’m fine with a guess being included in the text, even one that isn’t elaborated on. The post wasn’t about making that particular estimate, and elaborating on it there would have been counter-productive.
However, that doesn’t really answer my question. What factors need to be accounted for when estimating the kolmogorov complexity of physics? Which parts cost the most? Which parts cost almost nothing?