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Jormungant
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some p26 oscillator, side effect from the latest p13 sparks

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x = 48, y = 48, rule = B3/S23
8b2o11b2o$8bo5bobo5bo$10bob3ob3obo$9b3o7b3o$8bo4b2ob2o4bo$8bo2b2obobob 2o2bo$7b2obobobobobobob2o$8bobo2b5o2bobo18bo$8bobo9bobo16b5o2b2o$9bo 11bo16bo5bo2bo$24b2o13b3o2b2o$25bo16bobo$25bobo13b2o2bo$26b2o3bo8bo2bo bo$30b2o8b4ob2o$29b3o8bo$13b5o12b2o8b4ob2o$14b3o14bo8bo2bobo$15bo25b2o
2bo$19b2o3b2ob2o13bobo$12b2o4bo2bo2b2ob2o10b3o2b2o$13bo4b2obo16bo5bo2b o$10b3o6bo19b5o2b2o$10bo30bo$6bo30bo$2o2b5o19bo6b3o$o2bo5bo16bob2o4bo$2b2o2b3o10b2ob2o2bo2bo4b2o$3bobo13b2ob2o3b2o$2bo2b2o25bo$2bobo2bo8bo
14b3o$b2ob4o8b2o12b5o$7bo8b3o$b2ob4o8b2o$2bobo2bo8bo3b2o$2bo2b2o13bobo$3bobo16bo$2b2o2b3o13b2o$o2bo5bo16bo11bo$2o2b5o16bobo9bobo$6bo18bobo2b
5o2bobo$24b2obobobobobobob2o$25bo2b2obobob2o2bo$25bo4b2ob2o4bo$26b3o7b
3o$27bob3ob3obo$25bo5bobo5bo$25b2o11b2o!  Sphenocorona Posts: 494 Joined: April 9th, 2013, 11:03 pm ### Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread I realized while messing around with it that the LOM-producing Bandersnatch has a really cool and exciting property! Unfortunately* I've only been able to get a p143 oscillator from it: Code: Select all x = 64, y = 56, rule = B3/S23 24bo$23bobo$23bobo7b2o$21b3ob2o6b2o$20bo19b2o$21b3ob2o13b2o$23bob2o4$
36bo$35bobo$34bo2bo$35b2o9b2o$46b2o$35bo$5bo29b2o14bo$3b5o16b2o8bobo 12b3o$2bo5bo15b2o22bo$2bo2b3o10b2o28b2o$b2obo13bo$o3bob2o8bobo34b2o$bo
bo7b2o3b2o35bo$2ob5o2bo2bo37bobo4bo$9bo4bo36b2o3b5o$2ob5o2bo2bo41bo5bo$bobo7b2o43b3o2bo$o3bob2o51bob2o$b2obo51b2obo3bo$2bo2b3o43b2o7bobo$2bo
5bo41bo2bo2b5ob2o$3b5o3b2o36bo4bo$5bo4bobo37bo2bo2b5ob2o$10bo35b2o3b2o 7bobo$9b2o34bobo8b2obo3bo$45bo13bob2o$14b2o28b2o10b3o2bo$15bo22b2o15bo 5bo$12b3o12bobo8b2o16b5o$12bo14b2o29bo$28bo$16b2o$16b2o9b2o$26bo2bo$
26bobo$27bo4$37b2obo$22b2o13b2ob3o$22b2o19bo$29b2o6b2ob3o$29b2o7bobo$38bobo$39bo!
*ok i guess it's not that unfortunate, but still, a gun would be real nice

calcyman
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Sphenocorona wrote:
June 10th, 2020, 3:45 pm
I realized while messing around with it that the LOM-producing Bandersnatch has a really cool and exciting property! Unfortunately* I've only been able to get a p143 oscillator from it:

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x = 64, y = 56, rule = B3/S23
24bo$23bobo$23bobo7b2o$21b3ob2o6b2o$20bo19b2o$21b3ob2o13b2o$23bob2o4$36bo$35bobo$34bo2bo$35b2o9b2o$46b2o$35bo$5bo29b2o14bo$3b5o16b2o8bobo
12b3o$2bo5bo15b2o22bo$2bo2b3o10b2o28b2o$b2obo13bo$o3bob2o8bobo34b2o$bo bo7b2o3b2o35bo$2ob5o2bo2bo37bobo4bo$9bo4bo36b2o3b5o$2ob5o2bo2bo41bo5bo
$bobo7b2o43b3o2bo$o3bob2o51bob2o$b2obo51b2obo3bo$2bo2b3o43b2o7bobo$2bo 5bo41bo2bo2b5ob2o$3b5o3b2o36bo4bo$5bo4bobo37bo2bo2b5ob2o$10bo35b2o3b2o
7bobo$9b2o34bobo8b2obo3bo$45bo13bob2o$14b2o28b2o10b3o2bo$15bo22b2o15bo
5bo$12b3o12bobo8b2o16b5o$12bo14b2o29bo$28bo$16b2o$16b2o9b2o$26bo2bo$26bobo$27bo4$37b2obo$22b2o13b2ob3o$22b2o19bo$29b2o6b2ob3o$29b2o7bobo$
38bobo$39bo! *ok i guess it's not that unfortunate, but still, a gun would be real nice It can convert a block to an escaping glider at p143. If only we could somehow supply it with blocks using another copy of the mechanism? Code: Select all x = 57, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory 24.A$23.A.A$23.A.A7.2A$21.3A.2A5.B2AB$20.A4.B6.3B5.2A$21.3AB2AB5.B2.B
2.B2AB$23.A.2AB.14B$25.17B$26.17B$26.18B$25.11BA8B$25.10BABA7B$26.8BA 2BA7B.B$27.8B2A9B2A$26.18B.B2A$26.16B4.B$5.A19.17B9.A$3.5A16.2A19B4.
3A$2.A5.A15.2A6B3A11B2.A5.3B$2.A2.3AB9.2A5.9BA11B2.2A3.4B$.2A.A.2B10. A7.7BA11B.4B2.4B$A3.2A2B7.2A.A4.25B3.4B$.A.A2.A2B.4B.2BA4.27B.4B$2A.
2AB2A5BA2B6.31B$6.BA4BA3B6.30B$2A.2AB2A5BABA4.31B$.A.A2.A2B.4B2.35B$A
3.2A2B8.34B2C$.2A.A.2B7.35B2C$2.A2.3AB4.34B.3B$2.A5.A4.33B2.5B$3.5A3.
2AB.29B7.2A$5.A4.A.AB.27B9.A$10.A4.27B10.3A$9.2A5.25B13.A$14.4B.11BA
7B$14.2A2.11BA9B$15.A2.11B3A6B2A$12.3A4.19B2A$12.A9.17B$17.B4.16B$16.
2AB.18B$16.2A9B2A8B$17.B.7BA2BA8B$19.7BABA10B$19.8BA11B$20.18B$21.17B
$22.17B$21.14B.B2A.A$21.B2AB2.B2.B5.B2AB3A$22.2A5.3B6.B4.A$28.B2AB5. 2A.3A$29.2A7.A.A$38.A.A$39.A!
What do you do with ill crystallographers? Take them to the mono-clinic!

GUYTU6J
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There are still way too many agars to be stabilized.
I tried to find terminations for this p47...

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x = 56, y = 56, rule = B3/S23:T56,56
2o17b2o16bobo$o19bo12b2o7b2o$3bo13bo17bo5bo$2b2o13b2o8$7bo5bo$5b2o7b2o$5b2ob2ob2ob2o$7bo5bo2$2bo15bo$2bo15bo$bo17bo$4bo11bo$3b2o11b2o2$3b2o 11b2o$4bo11bo$bo17bo$2bo15bo$2bo15bo2$7bo5bo$5b2ob2ob2ob2o$5b2o7b2o$7b o5bo8$2b2o13b2o$3bo13bo17bo5bo$o19bo12b2o7b2o$2o17b2o16bobo$36b2ob2o$29b2o15b2o$29b2o15b2o$28bo2bo13bo2bo$30bo15bo$30bo15bo2$30bo15bo$30bo 15bo$28bo2bo13bo2bo$29b2o15b2o$29b2o15b2o$36b2ob2o!  ...but no complete results. Code: Select all x = 81, y = 62, rule = B3/S23 11bo7bo$10bobo5bobo$11bo7bo$57b2o3b2o$56bo2bobo2bo$41b2o12bobobobobobo
$6bo17bo16b2o11b2obo5bob2o$6bo17bo21bo7b2obo5bob2o7bo$6bo17bo22bo5bob 3o5b3obo5bo$2b2o23b2o12bo6bo3b2o2b2o5b2o2b2o3bo6bo$bobo6b5ob5o6bobo10b o3bo2bo5bobo9bobo5bo2bo3bo$bo9b3o3b3o9bo10bob5o7bo11bo7b5obo$2o10bo5bo 10b2o10b3o33b3o2$7b2o13b2o17b3o33b3o$7b2o13b2o16bob5o7bo11bo7b5obo$40b
o3bo2bo5bobo9bobo5bo2bo3bo$2o10bo5bo22bo6bo3b2o2b2o5b2o2b2o3bo6bo$bo9b
3o3b3o27bo5bob3o5b3obo5bo$bobo6b5ob5o6bo18bo7b2obo5bob2o7bo$2b2o25bo
11b2o11b2obo5bob2o$6bo17bo3b3o3b2o6bo12bobobobobobo$6bo17bo3bo2bobo2bo
2bo16bo2bobo2bo$6bo17bo5b2ob2o4b2o16b2o3b2o$30b2ob2o$29b2o3b2o$30bo3bo
$11bo7bo6bo3bo3bo3bo$10bobo5bobo6bobo5bobo$11bo7bo8bo7bo4$28bo7bo$27b 3o5b3o$25b2o3bo3bo3b2o$24b4obo5bob4o$23bo3b2o7b2o3bo$22bob5o7b5obo$22b
o19bo$23b2o15b2o2$23b2o15b2o$22bo19bo$22bob5o7b5obo$23bo3b2o7b2o3bo$
24b4obo5bob4o$25b2o3bo3bo3b2o$27b3o5b3o$28bo7bo4$28bo7bo$27bobo5bobo$
26bo3bo3bo3bo$30bo3bo$29b2o3b2o$30b2ob2o$24b2o4b2ob2o4b2o$24b2o2bo2bob o2bo2b2o$29b2o3b2o!

Also, it would be the first non-glider-loop p43 if someone figures out how to deal with the p43 agar.
Bullet51 wrote:
October 21st, 2019, 9:42 am

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cvojan
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A minuscule period 6 volcano with a weak spark:

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x = 15, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
7bo$5bo3bo$2bo2bo3bo2bo$bob4ob4obo$bo5bo5bo$2obobobobobob2o$2bob7obo$2bo9bo$3b9o$5bo2bo2bobo$12b2o!
Have an utterly horrific and terrible day,

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Hdjensofjfnen
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cvojan wrote:
June 24th, 2020, 2:35 pm
A minuscule period 6 volcano with a weak spark:

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x = 15, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
7bo$5bo3bo$2bo2bo3bo2bo$bob4ob4obo$bo5bo5bo$2obobobobobob2o$2bob7obo$2bo9bo$3b9o$5bo2bo2bobo$12b2o!
Reduced:

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x = 12, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
5bo$3b3o$2bo3b2o$3bobo2bo$3bo2bobo$b3ob2obob2o$3bo2bobob2o$o3b3obo$3bo
2bobo$b3ob2ob2o$3bo2bobo$3bobo2bo$2bo3b2o$3b3o$5bo!

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x = 5, y = 9, rule = B3-jqr/S01c2-in3
3bo$4bo$o2bo$2o2$2o$o2bo$4bo$3bo! Code: Select all x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S2-i3-y4i 4b3o$6bo$o3b3o$2o$bo!  A for awesome Posts: 2100 Joined: September 13th, 2014, 5:36 pm Location: Pembina University, Home of the Gliders Contact: ### Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread cvojan wrote: June 24th, 2020, 2:35 pm A minuscule period 6 volcano with a weak spark: Code: Select all x = 15, y = 11, rule = B3/S23 7bo$5bo3bo$2bo2bo3bo2bo$bob4ob4obo$bo5bo5bo$2obobobobobob2o$2bob7obo$
2bo9bo$3b9o$5bo2bo2bobo$12b2o! P42 traffic light hassler using a nice non-trivial blinker eating interaction: Code: Select all x = 39, y = 36, rule = B3/S23 31b2o$31b2o$28bo$26b9o$25bo9bo$25bob3ob3obo$23b2obobo3bobob2o$24bobo3b
o3bobo$24bo3b5o3bo$25b2o7b2o2$22b2o13b2o$23bo13bo$23bobo9bobo$24b2o9b
2o4$29b3o2$29bobo$24b2o4bo4b2o$6b3o14bobo9bobo$23bo13bo$7bo14b2o13b2o
$5bo3bo19b3o$2bo2bo3bo2bo12b2ob5ob2o$bob4ob4obo10bo4bobo4bo$bo5bo5bo10b
obo7bobo$2obobobobobob2o8b2obo3bo3bob2o$2bob7obo12bob7obo$2bo9bo12bo9b o$3b9o14b9o$5bo22bo$8b2o21b2o$8b2o21b2o! (Stator reduction by Hdjensofjfnen on the Discord.) praosylen#5847 (Discord) x₁=ηx V*_η=c²√(Λη) K=(Λu²)/2 Pₐ=1−1/(∫^∞_t₀(p(t)ˡ⁽ᵗ⁾)dt) $$x_1=\eta x$$ $$V^*_\eta=c^2\sqrt{\Lambda\eta}$$ $$K=\frac{\Lambda u^2}2$$ $$P_a=1-\frac1{\int^\infty_{t_0}p(t)^{l(t)}dt}$$ ColorfulGalaxy Posts: 146 Joined: July 16th, 2020, 3:37 am Location: China Contact: ### Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread Here's a really long barberpole: Code: Select all x = 0, y = 0, rule = QuadLife 2C$C.D2$2.A.B2$4.C.D2$6.A.B2$8.C.D2$10.A.B2$12.C.D$13.2D! Code: Select all x = 9, y = 9, rule = LifeColorful 6E.2B$6E.2B$7.2B$2D5.2B$2D5.2B$2D5.2B$2D$2D.6C$2D.6C! List of helpful topics GUYTU6J Posts: 1163 Joined: August 5th, 2016, 10:27 am Location: 拆哪！I repeat, CHINA! ### Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread hought99 wrote: October 8th, 2014, 9:56 pm [An p23 pre-pulsar agar] Code: Select all x = 30, y = 26, rule = B3/S23:T30,26 3bo7bo6bo7bo$3bo7bo2$3bobo3bobo$3b3o3b3o$3b3o3b3o3$3b3o3b3o$3b3o3b3o$
3bobo3bobo2$3bo7bo$3bo7bo6bo7bo$18bo7bo2$18bobo3bobo$18b3o3b3o$18b3o3b
3o3$18b3o3b3o$18b3o3b3o$18bobo3bobo2$18bo7bo!

Can we stabilize it with something like half of a David Hilbert?
Bullet51 wrote:
October 21st, 2019, 9:42 am

(Didn't expect you saying goodbye this soon. Will you return on winter holiday?)
Possibly.

Hdjensofjfnen
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GUYTU6J wrote:
July 22nd, 2020, 11:57 pm
hought99 wrote:
October 8th, 2014, 9:56 pm
[An p23 pre-pulsar agar]

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x = 30, y = 26, rule = B3/S23:T30,26
3bo7bo6bo7bo$3bo7bo2$3bobo3bobo$3b3o3b3o$3b3o3b3o3$3b3o3b3o$3b3o3b3o$3bobo3bobo2$3bo7bo$3bo7bo6bo7bo$18bo7bo2$18bobo3bobo$18b3o3b3o$18b3o3b 3o3$18b3o3b3o$18b3o3b3o$18bobo3bobo2$18bo7bo!  Can we stabilize it with something like half of a David Hilbert? I would say that's unlikely, since the agar extends in two dimensions. Code: Select all x = 5, y = 9, rule = B3-jqr/S01c2-in3 3bo$4bo$o2bo$2o2$2o$o2bo$4bo$3bo!

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S2-i3-y4i
4b3o$6bo$o3b3o$2o$bo!


cvojan
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Low-clearance p7 emulator:

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x = 10, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$3b2obobo$3bob2o$2obo3bo$obobobobo$4bobobo$6bob2o$o4bobo$6bob2o$4b obobo$obobobobo$2obo3bo$3bob2o$3b2obobo$7b2o!
Have an utterly horrific and terrible day,

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wwei23
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Didn't see this P4 wick in jslife:

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x = 50, y = 350, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$3bo2bo$2bobobo$b3obo$b3o$7b2o$6bo2bo$8b2o$3b2obobo$2o4b3o$o4bo2bo
$2bob2o$2bobo2b3o$b3ob2obo$bo4bob2o$2b3obob2o$4b2ob2o2$4b2ob2o$2b3obob
2o$bo4bob2o$b3ob2obo$2bobo2b3o$2bob2o$o4bo2bo$2o4b3o$3b2obobo$8b2o$6bo 2bo$7b2o$3bo$2bobo2b4o$3bob2o3bo$4bob2obo$5b2o$2b3o4bo$2b2o2bo3bo$5bo
4bo$6b2o$4bo4b2o$4b2o2bo$3b3o$3bo2bob2o$3bo2bobo$6b3o$3bo6bo$2bob7o$3b
3o$7b4o$10bo$3b2o3b3o$3b3o2bo$7bob2o$4bo3b3o$4bobo4bo$5bo2bobo$2bo3bob o$2b5ob2o$9bo$2b3o4bo$2bo6b2o$3bob2o3bo$4b3ob2o$7bo$4b3ob2o$10bo$9bobo$9b2obo$5b2o3bo2bo$4bo2bo2b3o$5bob3o$5bo2b2ob2o$7bo3b2o$6b2o2b4o$6bo$
6bobo$6bo2$7bobo$8bobo3$9b3o$7b2o$10b3o$7b3o$11b2o$8b3o3$9bobo$10bobo 3$11b3o$9b2o$12b3o$9b3o$13b2o$10b3o3$11bobo$12bobo3$13b3o$11b2o$14b3o$11b3o$15b2o$12b3o3$13bobo$14bobo3$15b3o$13b2o$16b3o$13b3o$17b2o$14b3o 3$15bobo$16bobo3$17b3o$15b2o$18b3o$15b3o$19b2o$16b3o3$17bobo$18bobo3$
19b3o$17b2o$20b3o$17b3o$21b2o$18b3o3$19bobo$20bobo3$21b3o$19b2o$22b3o$19b3o$23b2o$20b3o3$21bobo$22bobo3$23b3o$21b2o$24b3o$21b3o$25b2o$22b3o 3$23bobo$24bobo3$25b3o$23b2o$26b3o$23b3o$27b2o$24b3o3$25bobo$26bobo3$
27b3o$25b2o$28b3o$25b3o$29b2o$26b3o3$27bobo$28bobo3$29b3o$27b2o$30b3o$27b3o$31b2o$28b3o3$29bobo$30bobo3$31b3o$29b2o$32b3o$29b3o$33b2o$30b3o 3$31bobo$32bobo3$33b3o$31b2o$34b3o$31b3o$35b2o$32b3o3$33bobo$34bobo3$
35b3o$33b2o$36b3o$33b3o$37b2o$34b3o3$35bobo$36bobo3$37b3o$35b2o$38b3o$35b3o$39b2o$36b3o3$37bobo$38bobo3$39b3o$37b2o$40b3o$37b3o$41b2o$38b3o 3$39bobo$40bobo2$43bo$41bobo$43bo$36b4o2b2o$37b2o3bo$37b2ob2o2bo$40b3o
bo$37b3o2bo2bo$36bo2bo3b2o$37bob2o$38bobo$39bo$40b2ob3o$42bo$40b2ob3o$39bo3b2obo$39b2o6bo$40bo4b3o$40bo$40b2ob5o$41bobo3bo$39bobo2bo$38bo4bo
bo$39b3o3bo$39b2obo$41bo2b3o$39b3o3b2o$39bo$39b4o$44b3o$39b7obo$39bo6b o$41b3o$41bobo2bo$40b2obo2bo$44b3o$41bo2b2o$39b2o4bo$42b2o$39bo4bo$39b
o3bo2b2o$40bo4b3o$43b2o$40bob2obo$39bo3b2obo$39b4o2bobo$46bo$41b2o$40b
o2bo$40b2o$41bobob2o$41b3o4b2o$41bo2bo4bo$44b2obo$40b3o2bobo$41bob2ob 3o$40b2obo4bo$40b2obob3o$41b2ob2o2$41b2ob2o$40b2obob3o$40b2obo4bo$41bo
b2ob3o$40b3o2bobo$44b2obo$41bo2bo4bo$41b3o4b2o$41bobob2o$40b2o$40bo2bo$41b2o$46b3o$44bob3o$43bobobo$43bo2bo$44b2o!  Extrementhusiast Posts: 1850 Joined: June 16th, 2009, 11:24 pm Location: USA ### Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread wwei23 wrote: August 26th, 2020, 9:41 pm Didn't see this P4 wick in jslife: Code: Select all RLE Much smaller stabilization: Code: Select all x = 50, y = 216, rule = B3/S23 5b2o2b2o$5bo2bobo$ob2obob2o$2obo2bo2bo$4bo3b2o2b2o$9bobobo$6b2o3bo$6bo
3b2o$6bobo$6bo2$7bobo$8bobo3$9b3o$7b2o$10b3o$7b3o$11b2o$8b3o3$9bobo$
10bobo3$11b3o$9b2o$12b3o$9b3o$13b2o$10b3o3$11bobo$12bobo3$13b3o$11b2o$14b3o$11b3o$15b2o$12b3o3$13bobo$14bobo3$15b3o$13b2o$16b3o$13b3o$17b2o$
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3bo$40bo2bo2bob2o$41b2obob2obo$39bobo2bo$39b2o2b2o!

I Like My Heisenburps! (and others)

wwei23
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Extrementhusiast wrote:
August 27th, 2020, 5:57 pm
wwei23 wrote:
August 26th, 2020, 9:41 pm
Didn't see this P4 wick in jslife:

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RLE
Much smaller stabilization:

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RLE that isn't a blinker

Impressive! How did you find that? Whenever I try to stabilize wicks with JLS, JLS either can't find a solution, or creates a ridiculously long partial, in which case, I usually have to continue it on for a few hundred more cells until JLS finally manages to stabilize it.

This is probably the most ridiculously suboptimal fountain variant ever, however, I couldn't help but post it anyways, since it contains the letter "E":

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x = 217, y = 21, rule = LifeHistory
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EDIT: P3 billiard table that I didn't see in JSLife.

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x = 17, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
8bo$6b5o$2b2obo5bob2o$2b2obo2bo2bob2o$5b3ob3o$2b3o2b3o2b3o$bo2bo7bo2bo
$bo2b2o5b2o2bo$2obobo5bobob2o$bo2b2o5b2o2bo$bo2bo7bo2bo$2b3o2b3o2b3o$
5b3ob3o$2b2obo2bo2bob2o$2b2obo5bob2o$6b5o$8bo!


Extrementhusiast
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wwei23 wrote:
August 27th, 2020, 8:02 pm
Extrementhusiast wrote:
August 27th, 2020, 5:57 pm
wwei23 wrote:
August 26th, 2020, 9:41 pm
Didn't see this P4 wick in jslife:

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RLE
Much smaller stabilization:

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RLE that isn't a blinker

Impressive! How did you find that? Whenever I try to stabilize wicks with JLS, JLS either can't find a solution, or creates a ridiculously long partial, in which case, I usually have to continue it on for a few hundred more cells until JLS finally manages to stabilize it.
Well, then you're using JLS wrong! I prefer to constrain the width of the rotor, rather than the width of the entire oscillator. I also include a buffer consisting of two layers of orthogonally-connected P1 cells, followed by a layer of orthogonally-connected P1 unchecked cells; any cells beyond these can be left unset. This ensures that a bushing exists in the vast majority of cases. Even if there are errors in the bushing or inner casing of a given solution, they may still be fixable by clearing a good-sized area of stator around the errors, and then running the search again to find a replacement stator. Of course, once the bushing has been found, finding some casing that works is a simple matter of another wider search of just P1 cells.
wwei23 wrote:
August 27th, 2020, 8:02 pm
EDIT: P3 billiard table that I didn't see in JSLife.

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RLE
I Like My Heisenburps! (and others)

wwei23
Posts: 1206
Joined: May 22nd, 2017, 6:14 pm
Location: The (Life?) Universe

Got dr working. After rediscovering the blinker, 1-2-3, cuphook, stillater, and a P5 billiard table, it found this P6 oscillator that I didn't see in jslife:
EDIT 2: I think it's known. dr's name for it confused me lol

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x = 10, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2bobo$4bo$3b2ob2o$4bobo2bo$3obobob2o$3bo2bo$2obob2o$2bo2bo$o4bo$b
4o$2bo$o$2o!  This program is fantastic. It's like my method of trying to search a billiard table from its walls (which allowed me to rediscover a lot of known billiard tables from their walls, but didn't work very well when I tried hollowing out a random still life), except that this thing basically searches for a rotor and walls at the same time. While looking through jslife to see if that P6 was known, I noticed this, is this really a stabilization of an agar? Code: Select all x = 319, y = 138, rule = B3/S23 21$146b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o5b2o3b2o2b2o2b2o$146bobo2bo2bo2bo2bo5bo2bo2bo2bo 2bobo$148b3o5b2obo7bob2o5b3o$144b4o3b5o3b4ob4o3b5o3b4o$83b2o2b2o2b2o3b
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3bobo3bobo3b2ob2o3bobo3bobo3b2o$144bo4bobo3bobo4bobo4bobo3bobo4bo$145b
3ob2o5b2ob3o3b3ob2o5b2ob3o$148bo9bo9bo9bo$145b3o2b3ob3o2b3o3b3o2b3ob3o
2b3o$145bo2b2o2bobo2b2o2bo3bo2b2o2bobo2b2o2bo$147bo3b5o3bo7bo3b5o3bo$144bo3b2o3bo3b2o3bobo3b2o3bo3b2o3bo$144b4o3b5o3b4ob4o3b5o3b4o$148b3o5b 2obo7bob2o5b3o$146bobo2bo2bo2bo2bo5bo2bo2bo2bo2bobo$146b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o 5b2o3b2o2b2o2b2o!  And finally, why is this P6 not-a-billiard-table (Extremely Impressive) in the billiard tables section? Code: Select all x = 11, y = 9, rule = B3/S23 6b2o$4b3obo$2obo2bobo$bob2o4b2o$o2bo3bobo$2o2b4obo$8bo$6bo$6b2o!  EDIT: Can't a pulsar provide that same pointy thing that Caterer and Jam provide, but with better clearance on one side? Code: Select all x = 40, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory 2.C12.A5.C14.C$2.C12.A5.C14.C$.2C.A10.2A3.2C13.2C.A$4.2A28.A3.2A$.A9. 3A2.2A.2A2.3A7.A.A$.2A10.A.A.A.A.A.A9.A2.A$2A13.2A3.2A12.2A$3A$15.2A 3.2A$13.A.A.A.A.A.A$11.3A2.2A.2A2.3A2$15.2A3.2A$15.A5.A$15.A5.A!

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wwei23 wrote:
August 28th, 2020, 1:52 am
EDIT: Can't a pulsar provide that same pointy thing that Caterer and Jam provide, but with better clearance on one side?

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x = 40, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
2.C12.A5.C14.C$2.C12.A5.C14.C$.2C.A10.2A3.2C13.2C.A$4.2A28.A3.2A$.A9.
3A2.2A.2A2.3A7.A.A$.2A10.A.A.A.A.A.A9.A2.A$2A13.2A3.2A12.2A$3A$15.2A
3.2A$13.A.A.A.A.A.A$11.3A2.2A.2A2.3A2$15.2A3.2A$15.A5.A$15.A5.A! no Code: Select all x = 40, y = 17, rule = LifeHistory .A.A16.A.A12.A.A2$2.C12.A5.C14.C$2.C12.A5.C14.C$.2C.A10.2A3.2C13.2C.A
$4.2A28.A3.2A$.A9.3A2.2A.2A2.3A7.A.A$.2A10.A.A.A.A.A.A9.A2.A$2A13.2A
3.2A12.2A$3A$15.2A3.2A$13.A.A.A.A.A.A$11.3A2.2A.2A2.3A2$15.2A3.2A$15.
A5.A$15.A5.A! mniemiec Posts: 1180 Joined: June 1st, 2013, 12:00 am ### Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread wwei23 wrote: August 28th, 2020, 1:52 am And finally, why is this P6 not-a-billiard-table (Extremely Impressive) in the billiard tables section? ... EDIT: Can't a pulsar provide that same pointy thing that Caterer and Jam provide, but with better clearance on one side? ... When Dave Buckingham found Extremely Impressive, he considered it a billiard table "whose side fell apart, but repaired itself". Yes, it's not a true billiard table, but it's close enough to one to be related. The pulsar spark is very similar to the Caterer and Jam sparks, so there are many situations where they can be used interchangeably; however, they are slightly different so there are some cases (like the one JP21 showed) where their behaviors differ. wwei23 Posts: 1206 Joined: May 22nd, 2017, 6:14 pm Location: The (Life?) Universe ### Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread After rediscovering this P6, I can't help but wonder if there's a symmetric stator for this, but how would I search for one? JLS would make the entire oscillator symmetric, not just the stator. Code: Select all x = 11, y = 9, rule = B3/S23 9b2o$8bobo$8bo$2o2bo2b2o$o2bo2bo$2b2obob2o$5b2o2bo$bob2o3b2o$b2obo!  bubblegum Posts: 297 Joined: August 25th, 2019, 11:59 pm Location: click here to do nothing ### Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread wwei23 wrote: August 28th, 2020, 5:56 pm After rediscovering this P6, I can't help but wonder if there's a symmetric stator for this, but how would I search for one? JLS would make the entire oscillator symmetric, not just the stator. Code: Select all x = 11, y = 9, rule = B3/S23 9b2o$8bobo$8bo$2o2bo2b2o$o2bo2bo$2b2obob2o$5b2o2bo$bob2o3b2o$b2obo!  If you want the exact oscillator, proof of impossibility: Code: Select all x = 11, y = 9, rule = B3/S23 9b2o$8bobo$8bo$2o2bo2b2o$o2bo2bo$2b2obxb2o$5b2o2bo$bob2o3b2o$b2obo!  The cell I've marked in white needs to have one or two neighbours to the south to survive one generation. One neighbour isn't enough to overpopulate it in the next generation, so two is the way to go: Code: Select all x = 18, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory 12.2A$12.A3.2A$14.A2.A$9.2A2.3A$8.A2.A$8.A.A.2A$2A2.A2.2A.A2.A$A2.A2.
E2.A.A$2.2A.C2.A2.2A$4.A.2A3.A$4.A8.A$5.3A4.2A$7.A! ...which does not overpopulate the yellow cell. Now we add an extra cell to do just that SE of it because E leads to ridiculous birth problems: Code: Select all x = 18, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory 11.2A$10.A.A$10.A$2.2A2.A2B2A$2.A2.A.BAB.2A$4.2A.CBA.A$6.ADE.A2.A$2.3A
o$4bob2o15bo2bobo2bo$5bo17b2obobobobo$3bobo22bo2bo$3b2o16b3ob2obo$20bo 2b2o2bo$20b2o4bo$22b4o$22bo2bobo$26b2o!  yujh Posts: 1452 Joined: February 27th, 2020, 11:23 pm Location: China ### Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread Code: Select all x = 14, y = 13, rule = Life 7b2o$7bo$4bo3bo$4b4obo$7bobo2bo$4b4obobobo$bo2bo2bobo2bo$obobobo2bo$bo 2bo3bo$4bob2o$5bo$3bobo$3b2o!  B34kz5e7c8/S23-a4ityz5k!!! Mission: find a rule with 2-5ob,7-15d,3-5o ships and 4 sparky hp osc. B2ikn35j6i/S23-a8 B2ck3ar4ac5e6c7/S1e2-an3ejnr4air5iy6c7c8 Sokwe Moderator Posts: 1674 Joined: July 9th, 2009, 2:44 pm ### Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread wwei23 wrote: August 28th, 2020, 1:52 am is this really a stabilization of an agar? Yes. jslife only includes the minimal agar stabilizations to save space. wwei23 wrote: August 28th, 2020, 1:52 am why is this P6 not-a-billiard-table (Extremely Impressive) in the billiard tables section? Technically, that isn't quite extremely impressive, although it is closely related. The term "billiard table" has always been loosely defined, and there have been disagreements over such classifications before. For example, Page 3 of Lifeline Volume 3 includes the following comment: Robert T. Wainwright wrote:So many readers wrote asking why the oscillator [cuphook] discovered by Rich Schroeppel of the M.I.T. groups (No.1,p.5) was not in Class II.B [billiard tables] that I decided it really belongs here even though its table is not enclosed. Also, the file osc/o0006-bil.lif in jslife simply contains the oscillators found by Dean Hickerson with dr in 1997, 1998, and 2007. They aren't necessarily all billiard tables. wwei23 wrote: August 28th, 2020, 1:52 am Got dr working. After rediscovering the blinker, 1-2-3, cuphook, stillater, and a P5 billiard table, it found this P6 oscillator that I didn't see in jslife: Code: Select all x = 10, y = 14, rule = B3/S23 2b2o$2bobo$4bo$3b2ob2o$4bobo2bo$3obobob2o$3bo2bo$2obob2o$2bo2bo$o4bo$b 4o$2bo$o$2o!

I don't know whether this is a known rotor off-hand. I assume you are using the knownrotors file that I provided here. When a new rotor is discovered, it will typically be labeled "UNKNOWN" in the output. In some cases, a new oscillator will have a split rotor and be labeled "unknown: split rotor". When you find new rotors, you should post their rotor descriptors in this thread (see for example this post). For periods less than about 6 you should wait until you have a bunch of new rotors and then post them all at once.
wwei23 wrote:
August 28th, 2020, 11:07 pm
Got these oscillator combinations from dr. Didn't see these combinations in jslife
Nobody really keeps track of period-3 oscillators. They could be new if they are marked "UNKNOWN" by dr, but they might not be considered interesting. I personally never bother to construct an oscillator from dr with period below 5, and only rarely for periods 5 and 6.
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"Nobody really keeps track of period-3 oscillators."

Not true. It's just that the loudest voices don't care about them, so people get shouted at when they are posted.

Although I do agree that posting isolated lower period oscillators is bad form and a bit annoying, and it would be better to collect up a bunch of them and post that. Especially if the rotors are new.

But how to determine if the rotors are new? Is there a way to search on-line for oscillators by the Hickerson rotor code? That would be the place to send the "is this a new rotor" posters. I've set up my object database to support that, and it does help when trying to determine if a rotor has been seen before.

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It can be confusing when dr says something like new 6.2.3 or whatever. I always seem to fall for it and think it's actually new, but in some cases, the rotor was literally half of an Achim's P4.

Why is lightbulb considered a billiard table? I can easily draw a path from a rotor cell to a cell outside its bounding box, indicating that the rotor isn't 100% enclosed by the stator.

EDIT:
yujh wrote:
August 29th, 2020, 12:12 am

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x = 14, y = 13, rule = Life
7b2o$7bo$4bo3bo$4b4obo$7bobo2bo$4b4obobobo$bo2bo2bobo2bo$obobobo2bo$bo
2bo3bo$4bob2o$5bo$3bobo$3b2o!

I thought dr said not to change some of the cells you changed. I'm confused.

EDIT 2: Even the rediscoveries excite me. It means the program is working. I'm impressed that this forms a griddle:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$7bo$2b2o2bo$2b2o2b2o$9bob2o$2b9obo$2bo9bob2o$4bo2bob2obo2bo$3b6ob
ob2o$7bo2bo$3b8o$b3o2bo$o8b2o$2o8bo$9bo\$9b2o!