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I understand so little of the topics of that book or this review, yet still very much enjoyed reading the takedown: http://bactra.org/reviews/wolfram/ http://b

• hjek 11y ago
  That "New Kind of Science" review was a curious read. Surprising how the absurdity of software patents is mirrored in physics: "Wolfram has since retreated from normal scientific life, in to, on the one hand, tending the Mathematica empire, and, on the other, his peculiar scientific vision and method. The vision is of the universe as, if not exactly a CA, then a simple discrete program of some sort. The method has involved an enormous number of man-hours on the part of subordinates who are, as it were, enserfed to him, scanning the behavior of likely-looking CAs and signing over the rights to their discoveries to Wolfram; their efforts are supplemented by frequent lawsuits and threats of lawsuits against those whom Wolfram feels have infringed on his turf"