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The Patterns of Barricelli (2024)
- block_dagger 2y agoPhilosophical aside #1 from TFA reminds me of these lyrics: “It’s the ocean flowing in our veins and it’s the salt that’s in our tears.”
- smbs 2y agoGhdfg
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- nicodds 2y agoI recently came across Barricelli reading Labatut's book "The MANIAC"
- rikroots 2y agoI'm sure this was posted on Wednesday - looks like the HN Gods gave the submission a second chance. When I read the article on Weds I was struggling to find inspiration for the next Genuary2025[1] prompt. Somehow the patterns that the algorithm produced looked vaguely similar (if you really squint hard) to some patterns I'd seen used on London Underground upholstery. Problem solved[2]! [1] - https://genuary.art/ https://genuary.art/ [2] - "The textile design patterns of public transport seating" - https://codepen.io/kaliedarik/pen/ZYzrKYX https://codepen.io/kaliedarik/pen/ZYzrKYX
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- mitchbob 2y agoThere's more about at Barricelli at [1], and in a chapter in Turing's Cathedral [2], George Dyson's excellent book about John von Neumann and the making and uses of the IAS machine [3] at the Institute for Advanced Study. [1] https://nautil.us/the-computer-maverick-who-modeled-the-evolution-of-life-234936/ https://nautil.us/the-computer-maverick-who-modeled-the-evol... [2] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/44425/turings-cathedral-by-george-dyson/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/44425/turings-cathe... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAS_machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAS_machine