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- October 4th, 2020, 12:45 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: FreeElectronics, a 4-state rule
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6919
- September 11th, 2020, 10:14 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Soup search results
- Replies: 2316
- Views: 1481794
Re: Soup search results
There's six Ls.MathAndCode wrote: ↑September 11th, 2020, 8:37 pmGiving an oscillator a plural-sounding name for its singular form might be confusing.
- September 9th, 2020, 10:52 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Soup search results
- Replies: 2316
- Views: 1481794
- September 8th, 2020, 6:01 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Soup search results
- Replies: 2316
- Views: 1481794
Re: Soup search results
There was a discussion about it in this thread three months ago. Yes, that one. If switch engines are quite common, what's the chance of a 2-engine Cordership spontaneously appearing in soup? Zero. It's ridiculous (a 2EC is larger than the 16-by-16 square seed). And then I was proven flat-out wrong...
- August 29th, 2020, 3:06 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Small Spaceship Syntheses
- Replies: 506
- Views: 392756
Re: Small Spaceship Syntheses
Please, let's not send congratulations. Spaceship syntheses, like new eaters for the same ships, are becoming regular and common.
- August 14th, 2020, 7:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Thread for basic questions
- Replies: 2344
- Views: 669851
Re: Thread for basic questions
Should this be called "Mathematician Weld Mathematician"? It's easy to come up with a smaller weld: x = 11, y = 17, rule = B3/S23 5bo$4bobo$4bobo$3b2ob2o$bo7bo$b3o3b3o2$b9o$o9bo$b9o2$b4ob4o$bo7bo$3b2o b2o$4bobo$4bobo$5bo! But there are so many ways to weld two mathematicians (or any large objects) ...
- July 23rd, 2020, 7:01 am
- Forum: The Sandbox
- Topic: The 1+ language showcase and other 1+ stuff
- Replies: 3
- Views: 744
- July 17th, 2020, 12:35 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries
- Replies: 1602
- Views: 1112104
Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries
One-cell-thick lines were investigated by John Conway himself. He found the pentadecathlon through this method.ColorfulGalaxy wrote: ↑July 16th, 2020, 11:17 pmThis one produces 4 beacons and 4 integral signs.Code: Select all
x = 67, y = 1, rule = B3/S23 67o!
- July 14th, 2020, 5:24 am
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Langton's ant resolved collection (up to 11 colors)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 797
Re: Langton's ant resolved collection (up to 11 colors)
By the way, here's the LRLRRRRLLRL ant forming its wedge, at 1:1 scale:
- July 14th, 2020, 4:49 am
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Langton's ant resolved collection (up to 11 colors)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 797
Re: Langton's ant resolved collection (up to 11 colors)
What does it mean when a Langton's ant rule is "resolved"?
- July 13th, 2020, 9:01 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Spaceship Eaters
- Replies: 261
- Views: 49077
Re: Spaceship Eaters
The lobster eater does release gliders. Fine then: x = 728, y = 399, rule = LifeHistory 67.2C$67.C2.C.C$69.2C.3C$75.C$69.2C.3C$39.A19.A9.2C.C$39.4A16.4A247. 2C$41.2A18.2A246.C.C267.A2.A$44.A19.A228.3A13.2C271.A23.2A$41.4A16.4A 51.2C174.4A7.5A5.2C266.A21.A2.2A$45.A19.A45.2C2.C.C173.A.A.2A5.A.A8.C .C...
- July 12th, 2020, 2:05 pm
- Forum: The Sandbox
- Topic: Rаndom posts
- Replies: 119
- Views: 13841
Re: Rаndom posts
x = 35, y = 35, rule = 237/34578/4 16.A$15.ACA$14.A3CA$13.AB3CBA$13.7A$12.9A$11.A9.A$10.A11.A$9.AC11.CA$ 8.A2C11B2CA$7.A2C13B2CA$6.A2.2B11A2B2.A$5.A3.2BA9.A2B3.A$3.3A3.2BA.C 5.C.A2B3.3A$2.AB2A3.2BA2.5C2.A2B3.2ABA$.A2C2A3.2BA2.CABAC2.A2B3.2A2CA $A3C2A3.2BA2.C3BC2.A2B3.2A3CA$.A2C2A3.2BA2.CABAC2.A2B3....
- July 11th, 2020, 3:16 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Spaceship Eaters
- Replies: 261
- Views: 49077
Re: Spaceship Eaters
72P6H2V0 eaten: x = 41, y = 31, rule = LifeHistory 33.2C$33.C$31.C.C$10.A16.A3.2C$11.2A15.2A$11.2A15.2A$10.A16.A$12.A16. A$11.3A14.3A$13.A16.A$8.A4.2A2.A7.A4.2A$2A6.2A3.A2.A2.2A4.2A3.A$.2A. 3A.A2.2A6.5A.A2.2A$A4.2A15.2A$.4A3.3A7.4A3.3A2$.4A3.3A7.4A3.3A$A4.2A 15.2A$.2A.3A.A2.2A6.5A.A2.2A$2A6.2A3.A2.A...
- July 11th, 2020, 12:56 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Spaceship Eaters
- Replies: 261
- Views: 49077
Re: Spaceship Eaters
Version 1 of a 44P5H2V0 eater, repeat time 623: x = 334, y = 79, rule = B3/S23 288b2o$269b2obob2o12b2o$268bo2b2obo2bob2obo$267bobo4bob2obob2o$253bo 14bob5o$253b3o14bo4bob2o$256bo12bo3bobob2o$255b2o11bo3bobo$268b2o3bo5$ 280b2o$248b2o30b2o$248b2o45b2o$294bo2bo$295b2obo$298bo$298b2o$283b2o$ 284bo$248bo...
- July 10th, 2020, 11:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Are speed of light spaceships possible?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1335
Re: Are speed of light spaceships possible?
Here is an example of a lightspeed ship (often called a photon generally) in a Life-like rule, Seeds:
Here is another photon in Star Wars (one of the so-called Generations family of rules):
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x = 2, y = 4, rule = B2/S
o$bo$bo$o!
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x = 3, y = 2, rule = 345/2/4
ABC$ABC!
- July 10th, 2020, 10:59 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Spaceship Eaters
- Replies: 261
- Views: 49077
Re: Spaceship Eaters
If you're just eating loafers but not getting gliders out of them, using Playle's converter… Stable loafer to B-heptomino converter, feeding into a standard conduit: x = 26, y = 17, rule = B3/S23 3b2o$3bo$2obo$ob2ob2o$5bo12b2o2bob2o$5bo11bo2bo2b2o$2b2ob2o11bobo$3bo 15bo$3bob2o18bo$2b2ob2o16b3o$22bo$...
- July 10th, 2020, 12:00 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Spaceship Eaters
- Replies: 261
- Views: 49077
Re: Spaceship Eaters
Current eater collection: x = 448, y = 583, rule = LifeHistory 71.C$70.C.C$70.C.C$69.2C.3C$75.C$69.2C.3C$39.A19.A9.2C.C$39.4A16.4A$ 41.2A18.2A266.A2.A$44.A19.A267.A$41.4A16.4A266.A$45.A19.A260.A.2A3.A. A31.2A51.A$41.A2.3A14.A2.3A258.A2.A5.2A34.A46.A3.A$43.3A17.3A260.2A6. A29.A50.6A$44.A19.A299.A10.2...
- July 9th, 2020, 2:22 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: 20-bit still life syntheses
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4663
Re: 20-bit still life syntheses
These varaints of "SOS" are accessible? 595 xs20_bd0e970bd infinity 596 xs20_bd0ehe0db infinity 597 xs20_bd0ehe0mq infinity 598 xs20_bd0eis0qm infinity Well 595 is easy enough: x = 158, y = 25, rule = B3/S23 149bo$149bobo$149b2o$145b2o$39bo104bo2bo$39bobo102bobo$39b2o3bo 100bo$43b2o35bo9b2o$43bobo3...
- July 9th, 2020, 1:21 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Spaceship Eaters
- Replies: 261
- Views: 49077
Re: Spaceship Eaters
Here's a staged eater for wasp with recovery time 721. I'm sure this could be improved substantially – the beehive left after the initial collision might be directly edible in some way. x = 256, y = 106, rule = B3/S23 246b2o$246b2o6$2b2o238b2o$bo2bo235bo3b2o8b2o$3ob2o234bobob2o8b2o$bo2bo 235bo$2b3o2...
- July 9th, 2020, 10:21 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Refactoring DRH's cyclotron with stable components?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 34435
Re: Refactoring DRH's cyclotron with stable components?
awesome! x = 90, y = 50, rule = B3/S23 20b2o46b2o$20bobo44bobo$22bo4b2o32b2o4bo$18b4ob2o2bo2bo28bo2bo2b2ob4o$ 18bo2bobobobob2o28b2obobobobo2bo$21bobobobo34bobobobo$22b2obobo34bobob 2o$26bo36bo2$12b2o62b2o$13bo7b2o44b2o7bo$13bobo5b2o44b2o5bobo$14b2o58b 2o6$47bo$24b2o19bobo16b2o$3b2o19bo21b2o17bo19b2...
- July 4th, 2020, 10:11 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 1170662
Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
The fix you posted breaks the symmetry... Yeah, sorry, adding the block was more of a test than a suggestion. I wonder if an idea like this would be useful? I was just enumerating glider-to-*WSS one-time turners, and found one that works equally well from two different directions, very much along t...
- July 1st, 2020, 4:15 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Spaceship Eaters
- Replies: 261
- Views: 49077
Re: Spaceship Eaters
Cores for eaters for brain . Feel free to complete them: x = 158, y = 45, rule = LifeHistory 32.2A105.2A$32.2A105.2A7$24.2A105.2A$24.A.A104.A.A$25.A106.A3$49.2A 105.2A$49.A106.A$47.A.A104.A.A$47.2A105.2A7$11.2C35.D69.2C35.D$11.2C 33.D.D69.2C33.D.D$.A5.2A37.3D59.A5.2A37.3D$.A7.2A35.D61.A7.2A35.D$.A. ...
- July 1st, 2020, 4:13 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries
- Replies: 1602
- Views: 1112104
Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries
Colliding a brain with a block produces a tub and an R-pentomino that perfectly fit RF28Bc – Herschel conduit made on-site! x = 34, y = 31, rule = LifeHistory .A5.2A$.A7.2A$.A.2A2.A.2A$4.A$.A4.A.2A$3.3A2.2A$A6.A10.2C$A.6A10.2C2$ A.6A$A6.A$3.3A2.2A$.A4.A.2A$4.A17.D$.A.2A2.A.2A9.3D$.A7.2A3.D6.D$.A5. 2...
- July 1st, 2020, 1:52 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 1170662
Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
60P3H1V0.3 bores through a transparent beehive and leaves a block ahead of it (and some junk): x = 16, y = 35, rule = B3/S23 b3o$2b2o$bo$o2b2o$3b2o$3o$o$o11b2o$2obo8bo$3b2o8b3o$2b3o10bo$2bobo$b2o bo$b4o$2bo2b2o4bo$5bo4bobo$bo2bo5bobo$11bo$2b2o$2bo$bobo$3bo$4bo$2bobo 3b2o$bo2bo3b2o2$2b3o$3b2o$2bo$3b2...
- July 1st, 2020, 1:18 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Spaceship Eaters
- Replies: 261
- Views: 49077
Re: Spaceship Eaters
60P3H1V0.3 x = 43, y = 111, rule = B3/S23 19bo$17b3o$16bo$b2o13b2o$2bo$2bobo$3b2o6$2o$2o$28b2o9bo$28b2o7b3o$36bo $19b2o15b2o$15b3ob2o7bo$7b3o3bo2b3obo5b3ob3ob2o$5b2obobo2bo8b2ob2o2bo 4b2o$4bo3bobo2bobo3bo2b2o2bo3b2obo2bo$5bobo2bo2b2o4bo4bo$9b5o$11b2o23$ 39b2o$39bobo$41bo$41b2o54$19bo$19b2o$8b2o4b5o...