> Manually simulating ideal computing machines loses its lustre once you’ve manually verified that 3 * 13 = 39 "Our love for each other was stronger than ever,

> Manually simulating ideal computing machines loses its lustre once you’ve manually verified that 3 * 13 = 39 "Our love for each other was stronger than ever, but I preminisced no return of the salad days." - H.I. McDunnough in Raising Arizona (or Reginald Braithwaite and ideal computing machines, apparently) Anyway, from a high-level view this is a lovely tribute to John Conway, who deserves to be remembered for more than just the Game of Life. From a less high-level view, I'm halfway through article, and it is excellently written but so dense in content that I need to take a break and digest it in multiple readings! But thank you for writing about this subject in such an accessible manner.