I 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

I 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.