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Great! Will follow and subscribe. I miss magazines like this, in particular Algorithm Magazine, edited in the 1990s by A. K. Dewdney. [1] https://en.wikipedi
by JoeDaDude 7y ago
Great! Will follow and subscribe. I miss magazines like this, in particular Algorithm Magazine, edited in the 1990s by A. K. Dewdney.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Dewdney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Dewdney
Note: Dewdney's role in the Algorithms Magazine is not mentioned in the Wikipedia article.
- codetrotter 7y ago> Note: Dewdney's role in the Algorithms Magazine is not mentioned in the Wikipedia article. Not yet, but it could be if someone edited the article. That's what's so great about Wikipedia!
- klez 7y agoI've seen this reasoning tossed around a lot, lately. But usually people forget to prefix that with "if you have third party sources about this...". If you just put assertions in the article without backing then, it's likely that someone will come and dispute (or even just delete) them. So make everyone (including yourself) a favor and always source what you add to Wikipedia.
- sabas_ge 7y agoCould you point out information on the zine itself? I can't find a lot on google. Thanks
- JoeDaDude 7y agoThe only on-line mention of Algorithm magazine are several articles listed in Mr. Dewdney's curriculum vitae which were published in the magazine. Would this be a good enough source for Wikipedia? The magazine was dedicated to "recreational programming" (but not games) and had a lot of articles about fractals, neural nets, etc. The magazine content was similar to the Scientific American articles written by Dewdney. I have a few (damaged) issues myself. I'll scan them and put the online if I can get Dewdney's permission. [1] http://www.csd.uwo.ca/faculty/akd/PERSONAL/hp.html http://www.csd.uwo.ca/faculty/akd/PERSONAL/hp.html