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There'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-evol...
[2] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/44425/turings-cathe...
I'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/
[2] - "The textile design patterns of public transport seating" - https://codepen.io/kaliedarik/pen/ZYzrKYX
Philosophical 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.”
I recently came across Barricelli reading Labatut's book "The MANIAC"
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