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It makes a really good doorstop EDIT - to all the downvoters, I read like 40% of it but all of the criticism you can easily find about it[0] is accurate. 10 ye
by seibelj 10y ago
It makes a really good doorstop
EDIT - to all the downvoters, I read like 40% of it but all of the criticism you can easily find about it[0] is accurate. 10 years or so later it makes a really good doorstop, I have used it for that several times, it's super heavy with thick pages. I have used it as a source of knowledge exactly zero times and a doorstop probably 8 times, so it's utility to me is overall pretty high. I think you can get used copies for about $4, so it might be a good investment.[1]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science#Reception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science#Receptio...
[1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1579550088/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1579550088/ref=dp_ol...
- ScottBurson 9y agoI bought it new. Fucking waste of money.
- cr0sh 9y agoI bought it new, too - twice. First time, because I was reading it and found that it was bound incorrectly (text repeats for about a good third of the book) - so to finish reading it, I had to buy a new copy. I did finish it (everything except the appendix/notes - though I did read a few of those, which are fascinating as well, and wholly attributed) - I do not consider my purchase a waste of money, either.
- ScottBurson 9y agoI admit I didn't get very far in it, and maybe I didn't give it a fair chance, though you are one of the few people I've seen reporting that they found value in it (and that's great; I'm glad someone has). But I had known about cellular automata since the early 1980s when I read about Ed Fredkin's work in the area. I don't remember now what the first pages of NKoS say, but I do recall, after reading a little of it, concluding it didn't seem worth continuing.
- qubex 9y agoLikewise.