The Library of Babel
Posted: 2015-09-25 02:40pm
If you have not run across The Library of Babel, I highly recommend checking it out. Succinctly, it is everything. Everything that anyone has ever written, said, is writing or saying, will possibly say or write in the future, can be found there. It makes use of an algorithm to generate combinations of characters and punctuation, grouped into distinct sets of pages, books, shelves, walls, and hexagonal rooms. Once a particular statement is located, it will always be findable in the same location. The algorithm that generates words on pages also works backwards, so that you can input up to three thousand, two hundred characters and find the precise page, book, shelf, wall, and hexagonal room which contains that text. It is fascinating concept.
I recommend starting by copying the above paragraph into the search. You'll see that it shows up on a great number of pages, but can be found by itself here.
I recommend starting by copying the above paragraph into the search. You'll see that it shows up on a great number of pages, but can be found by itself here.