Computation at the Edge of Chaos (1990) [pdf] (pdfs.semanticscholar.org) 48 points by justin_ 8y ago ↗ HN
[–] eternalban 8y ago ↗ Interesting cite [OP's #5] from the paper (while searching for Wolfram :-)E. F. Codd was doing CAs in late 60s. What an impressive mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codd%27s_cellular_automaton
[–] criddell 8y ago ↗ Are there practical applications for cellular automata? [–] [dead] paradroid 8y ago ↗ Your mom is a cellular automata. [–] ASalazarMX 8y ago ↗ My first, well-earned downvote goes to you. [–] sctb 8y ago ↗ Maybe, but you'll have to spell out the metaphor in order to make this a substantive comment.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html(Edit: *automaton) [–] sten 8y ago ↗ Only thing I could think of.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_30#Applications [–] Keyframe 8y ago ↗ Stephen Wolfram sold a book about it.
[–] [dead] paradroid 8y ago ↗ Your mom is a cellular automata. [–] ASalazarMX 8y ago ↗ My first, well-earned downvote goes to you. [–] sctb 8y ago ↗ Maybe, but you'll have to spell out the metaphor in order to make this a substantive comment.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html(Edit: *automaton)
[–] sctb 8y ago ↗ Maybe, but you'll have to spell out the metaphor in order to make this a substantive comment.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html(Edit: *automaton)
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[ 0.17 ms ] story [ 31.2 ms ] threadE. F. Codd was doing CAs in late 60s. What an impressive mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codd%27s_cellular_automaton
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
(Edit: *automaton)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_30#Applications