David Smith, a retired print technician from the north of England, was pursuing his hobby of looking for interesting shapes when he stumbled onto one unlike any other in November.
  •  NotaCat   ( @notacat@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) English
    6•1 year ago

    I love stories like these. It says the hobbyist took the initiative to call a computer scientist about this shape he found, which means not only did he discover it but also recognized its uniqueness. It just makes me wonder how often something like this happens where a random person doesn’t recognize the uniqueness of what they’ve found and everyone just goes on their merry way.