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I think the current common usage is that the word "signal" is normally used when referring to something that actually carries some interesting information. What is your definition of "interesting imformation?" The same data 33 can be represented as a binary stream 100001 or a unary stream of 33 con...

Scorbie

As far as I understand, the word "signal" means "something that is used to convey information". (Not just "can be used", but is actually used.) If something is not used to convey information then it is not a signal. There should be a simpler term (active object, reaction, perturbation, spaceship, g...

Scorbie

Just to let you all know I'm trying to suggest possible solutions for resolving the conflict. Individual gliders in such a stream are clearly signals, though, in the sense defined by signal: they carry information from one part of the Life universe to another. Even if that information is just basica...

Scorbie

My 2 cents about the signal discussion. I think the reason why someone could be against the word "signal" is because in some fields the word " signal " is precisely used for something that can convey information and thus have nonzero entropy and have more than one possible states. For example, with ...

Scorbie

Ever since from the first post what I tried to explain is why dependent reflector loop-or-whatever looks like a loop. I think it is possible to define dependent reflectors and explain how they work, without any references to the concept of signals, mentioning only streams of spaceships and not tryin...

Scorbie

I do see a loop, so I'll try to explain. Prepare two continuous glider streams. It has a start. It has the first glider but continues indefinitely. Shoot one continuous glider stream to a dependent relector. The reflector will indefinitely reflect the gliders. Don't do anything to the other. - If w...

Scorbie

I believe that in plain two-state B3/S23, there is no authoritative procedure that would allow to determine experimentally how many gliders are in a circuit containing dependent reflectors. I'm pretty sure there's a very clear way to determine the number of signals in a dependent-reflector loop. Fo...

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Scorbie

I'm interested in whipping up a server (a la catagolue) for maintaining the collection up-to-date,
but I don't have enough (coding proficiency) * (time) to materialize it right now.
I'll put this on my TODO queue.

Scorbie

Crosspost from Discord, a p7 glider reflector Reaction without the blinker eater by Discord user "#(0(The)((Chewing))(Clown(Fan)))" Observation that the blinker can be eaten by any odd-period oscillator by Kazyan p5 blinker eater that fits by me (Scorbie) Repeat time 91 (demoed by EV2) x = 48, y = 3...

Scorbie

Crossposting a p7 for searchability
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1437&p=152174#p152165

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x = 18, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
10b2obo$10bob2o$8bobo$7bobob3o$7bobo4bo$6b2ob4obo$bo4bo7bob2o$obo4b2ob
ob2o2bo$2o3bo2bob2o4bo$5b2obo4b3o$6bobob2obo$6bobobobo$7bo!

Scorbie

p7 toad-like oscillator that reacts with a boat x = 18, y = 13, rule = B3/S23 10b2obo$10bob2o$8bobo$7bobob3o$7bo3bo2bo$6b2ob3o2bo$b2obo3bo3bobob2o$o 7bobob2o2bo$2o6bob2o4bo$4b3obo4b3o$6bobob2obo$6bobobobo$7bo! Here's a p7 hotcrystal0 reaction featuring the oscillator: x = 50, y = 62, rule = B3/S23 1...

Scorbie

p3 pi hassler as a joke x = 35, y = 61, rule = B3/S23 6b2obo2bob2o5b2obo2bo$5bobob4obobo2bo2bob4o$5bobo5bo2b5obo5b2obo$4b2ob 4o2bobo5bob4obob2o$7bobobobo2bobo2bobobobo$6b2ob3o2bobobob2obobo$4b2o 6bo2b2o5b3obo$2o5bo3bo3bo2bo2bo5bob2o$obo2bo8bobob2obo2bob2ob2o$2bo2bo 3bob2o3bo2b3o2b2obo$obo2b3obobobo3...

Scorbie

Cute p6 key

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x = 23, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
5b2o2b2ob2o2b2o$5bobo2bobo2bobo$7bobo3bobo$6b2ob2ob2ob2o$5bo11bo$bo3bo
3b2ob2o3bo3bo$obo2bo4bobo4bo2bobo$bo4b4o3b4o4bo$9bo3bo!

tag: p6 key toad

Scorbie

Shallow wide p6 mw sparker x = 49, y = 8, rule = B3/S23 3b2o39b2o$2bo2bo37bo2bo$2bobo4b4o4bo13bo4b4o4bobo$b2ob2ob2obo2bo2bo4bo bobobo4bo2bo2bob2ob2ob2o$o2bo2bobob2o3b3o2bobobobobo2b3o3b2obobo2bo2bo $2obob2obob2o3b2o3b2o5b2o3b2o3b2obob2obob2o$3bo2bob2o5bo4b2o5b2o4bo5b 2obo2bo$3b2o2bo8b2o13b2o8bo2b2o!...

Scorbie

FWIW here's another source of that sawtooth
http://radicaleye.com/lifepage/patterns/sawtoot3.html

With the good old Life 1.05 format that seems to indicate its age

Scorbie

Reduction of the previously found p5 hw sparker: x = 16, y = 20, rule = B3/S23 7b2o$2b2obo4bob2o$2bo10bo$3b3o4b3o$o14bo$5ob4ob5o$6b4o$2bobo6bobo$2b2o 8b2o2$6b2o$6b2obo$4b6o$o2bob2o$4o$5bobo$2b4o2bob2o$2bo2bob2obo$3bobobo 2bo$4bo3b2o! tag: p5 hw domino p21 partial Completion: x = 28, y = 37, rule = B...

Scorbie

Stabilization of a partial from an agar from a long time ago (hopeful.zip) : x = 121, y = 35, rule = B3/S23 50b2o17b2o$51bo17bo$51bobo13bobo$52b2o13b2o$55b2o7b2o$55b2o7b2o$35b2o 2b2o14b2o7b2o14b2o2b2o$5b2o11bo10b2o5bo3bo39bo3bo5b2o10bo11b2o$5bo12b 3o6b3obo2bobobo16b2obo3bob2o16bobobo2bob3o6b3o12bo$7...

Scorbie

Small fumarole relative x = 13, y = 9, rule = B3/S23 11b2o$5bo3bo2bo$3bo6b2o$3bo3bobo$3bo6b2o$4b6o2bo$5bobo3b2o$2obobo$ob2o b2o! Tag: p5 dot domino fumarole Edit: stator variant x = 11, y = 12, rule = B3/S23 9b2o$7bo2bo$2bo3b4o$o2bo2bo$o2b2o3b2o$2b2ob3o2bo$3bobo3b2o$bobo$b2ob4o $4bo2bo$4bobo$5bo!

Scorbie

I failed to complete this p10 myself for multiple days. x = 18, y = 35, rule = B3/S23 4b2o3b2o$3bo2bobo2bo$3bo2bobo2bo2$2o4bobo4b2o$o2bob2ob2obo2bo$bob2o5b 2obo$2bo9bo$3b9o$5bobobo2$7bo$b2o4bo$o2bo8b2o$b2o9bobob2o$14bobo$6b3o 4b2obo$5bo3bo6b2o$6b3o4b2obo$14bobo$b2o9bobob2o$o2bo8b2o$b2o4bo$7bo2$ 5bo...

Scorbie

While I was trying to find a smaller support for the new p5 hw sparker, here are two oscs I encountered x = 14, y = 10, rule = B3/S23 5b2o$5b2o2$12b2o$3bob3o3bobo$b3obo5bo$o4bobob3o$ob3o$b2o2b4ob4o$5bo2bo bo2bo! This is small but does not fit with the sparker tag: p5 grin component x = 27, y = 20, r...

Scorbie

p5 HW sparker, left form originally found by me, right form assembled by iNoMed used for reducing the p155 gun x = 37, y = 21, rule = B3/S23 7b2o18b2o$2b2obo4bob2o8b2obo4bob2o$2bo10bo8bo10bo$3b3o4b3o10b3o4b3o$o 14bo4bo14bo$5ob4ob5o4b5ob4ob5o$6b4o16b4o$2bobo6bobo8bobo6bobo$2b2o8b2o 8b2o8b2o2$8b2o18b2...

Scorbie

Starting off August with something spicy, here's a proper completion of the extra-nasty p47 beacon-rephasing hassler agar: x = 139, y = 139, rule = B3/S23 48bo7bo25bo7bo$47bobo5bobo23bobo5bobo$48bo7bo25bo7bo4$43bo17bo15bo17bo $43bo17bo15bo17bo$43bo17bo15bo17bo$39b2o7b3o3b3o7b2o7b2o7b3o3b3o7b2o$ 38b...

Scorbie

Tag: p4 domino sparker x = 12, y = 15, rule = B3/S23 4b2ob2o$3bob6o$3bobo$b3obo$o3b2obo$obo4bob2o$b5o3bo$7b2o2bo$b3obo3b3o$ o2bob4o$o3bobo2b3o$b3o4bo2bo$4b2o2bo$3bo2b2o$3b2o! Tag: p4 lw sparker domino x = 13, y = 24, rule = B3/S23 b2o4b2o$b2o4bo3bo$7bo2bobo$11bo$5b2o$4b5o$3bobob2o$3bo5b3o$b2o4bo2bo$...

Scorbie

I was messing with a switch engine pair that shoots backwards gliders when I put a R pentomino behind it: x = 15, y = 16, rule = B3/S23 7bobo$6bo$7bo2bo$9b3o7$bo$3o2$3o9b2o$b2ob2o7b2o$3bo9bo! It stabilizes in 71,093 generations, which is longer than any other (known) pattern in a 16x16 bounding box...

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