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- Today, 12:42 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits
- Replies: 1206
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Re: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits
That Herschel looks awfully close to that ship. Do you suppose that it's possible to get that Herschel in? Yes, the standard BFx59H (and many other conduits that produce Herschels through a B sequence) will fit, though it's a really tight fit - 1 cell closer and it wouldn't work: x = 79, y = 60, ru...
- January 5th, 2021, 4:52 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
- Replies: 459
- Views: 260350
Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Another near-miss conduit, an HF96P (not to be confused with HF95P) with cleanup problems: x = 65, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory 56.3D$56.BDB$55.3D2B$55.5B$46.2A6.6B$45.A.A6.6B$37.A7.BA8.5B$36.A.A7. 2B2.2B3.6B$36.A.A6.15B$35.2A.2A4.17B$35.A2.B4.18B$36.AB2AB2.13B2A3B$ 34.A.A.2AB.14BABA2B$34.2A4.17B2A2B$...
- December 30th, 2020, 10:51 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
- Replies: 459
- Views: 260350
Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Bajillionth variant of RF28B which produces the known RNE-19T84 glider, but there aren't any conduits to insert the R here as far as I'm aware. Guess it's just another misfit conduit for now: x = 46, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory 8.4B$7.4B$6.4B$5.4B$4.4B$3.4B$2.6B7.2A$.7B7.A$.9B2.BA.A$11B.B2A$9BA3B $.7...
- December 29th, 2020, 10:11 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
- Replies: 459
- Views: 260350
Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
(Probably noticed before) Near-miss HRx74B conduit, in four variations: x = 107, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory 100.B$99.3D$99.BDB$98.2B3D$98.5B$98.6B$98.6B$98.5B$97.6B$10.2B86.6B$ 8.2C4B24.2E28.B28.2BE4B$7.C2BC4B22.E2BE2B24.B2E27.BEBE2B$7.B2C6B21.B 2E5B22.B2E2B25.B2E3B$7.10B20.8B23.4B25.2B2DB$7.9B2E19....
- December 22nd, 2020, 8:24 am
- Forum: The Sandbox
- Topic: Thread for your Trolls
- Replies: 194
- Views: 18280
Re: Thread for your Trolls
New QB to Glider converter (can be made to put out two gliders as well due to symmetry): x = 39, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory 14.2A.2A17.3B$15.A.A17.4B$ 10.2A.A5.A.2A11.4B$ 9.A.A.2A3.2A.A.A9.4B$8.A 2.B2.BA.AB2.B2.A7.4B$ 8.7AB.B7A6.4B$12.3B.B.3B9.4B$ 10.3AB.3B.B3A6.4B$ 9.A.BA3BA3BAB.A4.4B$ 9.2A3.BABAB3...
- December 22nd, 2020, 8:09 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
- Replies: 2984
- Views: 1172490
Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Here, have some weird, useless conduits: x = 122, y = 47, rule = LifeHistory 3.2D3.3D5.D4.4D2.4D2.3D16.2D3.3D3.D2.4D2.4D2.D2.D8.3D5.D4.D2.4D2.4D2. D2.D$2.D2.D2.D2.D2.D.D.D5.D5.D2.D2.D14.D2.D2.D2.D2.D5.D5.D2.D2.D8.D2. D2.D.D.D2.D5.D5.D2.D2.D$2.D2.D2.D2.D3.3D6.D5.D2.D2.D14.D2.D2.D2.D2.D 5.D5.D2.D2.D8....
- December 22nd, 2020, 6:55 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Results of catalyst tests
- Replies: 120
- Views: 62861
Re: Results of catalyst tests
I love the new beehive catalysts. The fact that the beehive->HF transformation still doesn't have a satisfactory general solution is unfortunate. Until then, here's a new tub and BTS based variant of the catalyst in L122, with different clearance and some additional capabilities compared to the exis...
- December 21st, 2020, 8:19 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Exploratorium Discussion Thread
- Replies: 163
- Views: 5779
Re: Exploratorium Discussion Thread
It seems as if the current version of Ordovician Radiation now incorrectly attributes the discovery of the Spaghetti Monster to Harmut Holzwart, rather than to Tim Coe.
- December 14th, 2020, 11:55 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: (34,7)c/156 caterpillar
- Replies: 58
- Views: 38671
Re: (34,7)c/156 caterpillar
I tried making an alternative way to making this climber climb using gliders travelling NW, but I haven't found one that works so far. I'm pretty sure that there isn't going to be version of this climber using a glider that's coming from behind. Not only does the back of the glider have the wrong s...
- November 30th, 2020, 10:13 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Exploratorium Discussion Thread
- Replies: 163
- Views: 5779
Re: Exploratorium Discussion Thread
This p2-odd 135 degree HWSS->G converter from 5 years ago might be a nice addition to complement the inclusion of the 135 degree MWSS->G converter, if anyone can come up with an artful way to actually demonstrate it meaningfully: x = 18, y = 58, rule = LifeHistory 9.2C$8.3C$8.3C$8.3C$8.2C.C$9.3C$10...
- November 13th, 2020, 7:46 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1628
- Views: 714637
Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Here's another near-miss attempt at p41 wick stabilization that I haven't seen before: x = 23, y = 73, rule = LifeHistory 5.2BC2B3.2BC2B$4.2BCBC2B.2BCBC2B$4.BC.BC2B.2BCB.CB$4.2B2C3B.3B2C2B$2. 2CB.5B.5B.B2C$.C.CB.3BAB.BA3B.BC.C$.C5.BA2B.2BAB5.C$2C4.2BABA.ABA2B4. 2C$5.5BA.A5B$4.7B.7B$5.6B.6B$5.6B.6B$6...
- November 8th, 2020, 5:16 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread for your conduits with active objects uncommonly used in conduits
- Replies: 6
- Views: 639
Re: Thread for your conduits with active objects uncommonly used in conduits
There is in fact a stable conduit that converts a LOM into a B (the left eater simply eats a beehive that gets left behind):MathAndCode wrote: ↑November 7th, 2020, 3:35 pmThis suggests a way to turn a LoM into a B-heptomino.
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x = 16, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
7b3o$6bo2b2o8$7b2o$8b2o$9b2o2$2b2o8b2o$bobo8bobo$bo12bo$2o12b2o!
- November 7th, 2020, 4:05 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread for your unsure discoveries
- Replies: 2144
- Views: 1061898
Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries
It pretty definitely counts as new if you can start with a Herschel somehow, and put a signal through your I-to-B and back to a Herschel again. Are you trying to say that the C→I conduit looks like feeding a century into it might be impossible? In case so, here is a demonstration that that conduit ...
- October 29th, 2020, 8:26 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Periodic Herschel Conduits
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3174
Re: The Hunting of the Periodic Herschel Conduits
(Does anyone know of conduits that turn an active region into a B-heptomino with some junk just behind it?) Here's one that works: x = 45, y = 71, rule = LifeHistory 10.B$9.3D$9.BDB$8.2B3D$8.5B$8.6B$8.6B$8.5B$7.6B$8.6B$7.7B$7.6B15.2A$ 7.8B4.B8.A$8.B2A6B.4B3.BA.A$7.2B2A13B.B2A$8.18B13.2A$9.17B13.A$1...
- October 29th, 2020, 12:50 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Periodic Herschel Conduits
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3174
Re: The Hunting of the Periodic Herschel Conduits
Also, I'm sorry for accidentally stealing your discovery (or whoever's discovery that was). Oh, I wouldn't worry too much about it. These sorts of simple reactions (in this case R + dot spark + [one of several simple catalyst placements]) are often re-discoveries of older (sometimes very old) findi...
- October 28th, 2020, 11:20 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Periodic Herschel Conduits
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3174
Re: The Hunting of the Periodic Herschel Conduits
wwei23 found a periodic R→L based off a stable near-convertor that I found. I remember seeing (either by finding it myself or seeing others mention it) this general spark-assisted LWSS production method a few years back, though I'm not sure if a truly usable periodic conduit based on it was ever ma...
- October 25th, 2020, 9:46 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits
- Replies: 1206
- Views: 827405
Re: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits
(I had been trying to complete a partial ∏-to-blockade predecessor conduit until I read your post.) To be fair, a sufficiently edgy LOM (lumps of muck, produces blockade) output, or a new suitable conduit with a LOM input, could potentially qualify it as a valid new branch point for the Elementary ...
- August 25th, 2020, 3:48 am
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: B38/S23
- Replies: 58
- Views: 27174
Re: B38/S23
Turns out one of the ways that a glider can hit a xWSS diverges significantly from regular Life when B8 is added, and this difference allows for bizarre helix segments with a burning front faster than c/2 forwards. In this example (which may not be the most optimal cleanup) the burning front travels...
- August 20th, 2020, 12:15 am
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: B38/S23
- Replies: 58
- Views: 27174
Re: B38/S23
I found some more crawler reactions that might be usable for building spaceships. There's probably still more out there, and I'm probably going to continue to prioritize 28c/83 over them in regards to research, but I figured it's worth a shot looking for some more for future reference. I haven't bot...
- August 19th, 2020, 6:49 am
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: B38/S23
- Replies: 58
- Views: 27174
Re: B38/S23
I've now found a spacer for the 28c/83 reaction, giving the ability to choose not to fire a glider. You can also burn the output blocks instead, which I haven't looked into as much since they don't immediately produce more easy to use fuel inside of the debris line. x = 2637, y = 100, rule = B38/S23...
- August 19th, 2020, 4:24 am
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: B38/S23
- Replies: 58
- Views: 27174
Pedestrian Life (B38/S23)
There's a wick in standard Life which burns at 28c/83 orthogonally, but since the reaction involves an R pentomino stage, its exhaust aggressively blows up out of control. However, in Pedestrian Life, Rs are much better behaved, and so the reaction settles down nicely. The reaction is quite versatil...
- August 16th, 2020, 8:59 am
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: B38/S23
- Replies: 58
- Views: 27174
Re: B38/S23
R pentominoes seem to like spawning more R pentominoes in this rule. In addition to the known RF190R from suppressing a snipe by the eventual FNG, I managed to find some new R conduits that spew out R outputs: x = 133, y = 80, rule = B38S23History 70.2A$69.A.A$69.A$67.2A.A4.A$66.A.A.A2.3A9.2A$66.ABA...
- July 28th, 2020, 12:43 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
- Replies: 459
- Views: 260350
Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
So, I might've posted a bit prematurely, because I've found a working H->LOM->G conduit. If analyzed as a pure H->G it's NW4T282, which appears to be a new lane again. But for me the more exciting bit is the fact that it's a H->LOM (the constituents of which are shown here in white) followed by a LO...
- July 27th, 2020, 9:31 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
- Replies: 459
- Views: 260350
Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
I've found a couple new H-to-G conduits with the new glider to pre-TL catalyst Kazyan found earlier this month. I feel like there's more potential out there with this, but I personally haven't found anything else after a few days so I'm just going to post what my own investigations have found. I'm g...
- June 10th, 2020, 4:57 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
- Replies: 577
- Views: 415719
Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
This is sort of a response to my other post over in Oscillator Discussion, so if you're the type who likes riddles and wants to try and figure out the oscillator's "special property" for yourself, you might want to take a look there first. Anyway, for everyone who just wants to know what's up, here'...