There's more about at Barricelli at [1], and in a chapter in <i>Turing's Cathedral</i> [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.<p>[1] <a href="https://nautil.us/the-computer-maverick-who-modeled-the-evolution-of-life-234936/" rel="nofollow">https://nautil.us/the-computer-maverick-who-modeled-the-evol...</a><p>[2] <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/44425/turings-cathedral-by-george-dyson/" rel="nofollow">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/44425/turings-cathe...</a><p>[3] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAS_machine" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAS_machine</a>
I'm sure this was posted on Wednesday - looks like the HN Gods gave the submission a second chance.<p>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]!<p>[1] - <a href="https://genuary.art/" rel="nofollow">https://genuary.art/</a><p>[2] - "The textile design patterns of public transport seating" - <a href="https://codepen.io/kaliedarik/pen/ZYzrKYX" rel="nofollow">https://codepen.io/kaliedarik/pen/ZYzrKYX</a>