Tartans are always a great example of how computer science and algorithms got their start: fabrics. From the Jenner Loom on up, there has been a long relationsh

Tartans are always a great example of how computer science and algorithms got their start: fabrics. From the Jenner Loom on up, there has been a long relationship with textiles. Some fun and semi-related tartan sites: The list of US State Tartans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_tartans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_tartans A Tartan warp sequence generator: http://www.weddslist.com/cgi-bin/tartans/pg.pl?source=sts#result http://www.weddslist.com/cgi-bin/tartans/pg.pl?source=sts#re... The above site is pretty neat! They have a GIANT list of recognized tartans, with the warp sequences. In addition, you can input your own warp sequence. Though I can't find evidence of the warp sequence being used as a messaging platform, it's not hard to envision. Take some message, convert it to hexadecimal (or some other method), put it in the weft, and viola! A 'secret' message: http://www.weddslist.com/cgi-bin/tartans/tartan.pl?col(g)=008000&col(c)=008080&col(f)=800040&col(k)=000000&warp=g10(c6f6)k10&ptrn=d1 http://www.weddslist.com/cgi-bin/tartans/tartan.pl?col(g)=00...