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- September 19th, 2024, 11:33 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries
- Replies: 2104
- Views: 1486161
Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries
iNoMed found this ridiculously cursed caterer catalysis: x = 17, y = 13, rule = B3/S23 9bo2bo$5b2o2bo2bo$5b2ob2o2b2obo$14bobo$15bo$2o5b3o$b2o8bo$o5bo4bo$10bo $7b2o$7bo$7bo$7bo! #C [[ GPS 6 ]] I reduced the interaction to this, where it's clear that the front (the "L") of the caterer is destroyed and...
- September 19th, 2024, 11:30 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
- Replies: 4714
- Views: 1840224
Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread
A version of Butter stabilized with P2 corner dot sparkers: x = 22, y = 22, rule = B3/S23 10b2o$10bo2b2o$11bobobo$10b2o3bo$11bobob2o$11bo4b2o$12bobo2b3o$13b3o4b o$14bo2bob2o$10b2o3bo$2obo5bo6b4obo$ob4o4bo2bo4bob2o$6bo3bobobo$b2obo 2bo3bo2bo$bo4b3o3b2o$2b3o2bobo$4b2o4bo$5b2obobo$6bo3b2o$6bobobo$7b2o2...
- September 15th, 2024, 4:35 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Sparker Compilation (up to p16)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4711
Re: Sparker Compilation (up to p16)
Updated sparker stamp collection... Thanks for the update! Similar to other collections we've talked about recently, maybe just edit the above post when future updates are needed? I've added a first post to this thread with a copy of the above collection, and a link to the post. It's all still a li...
- September 15th, 2024, 12:35 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)
- Replies: 106
- Views: 105654
Re: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)
I think it can handle input gliders separated by 115 ticks. x = 110, y = 142, rule = B3/S23 98b2o$98b2o4$105b2o$105b2o2$93b2o$94bo$94b3o13$80b2o$79bobo$79bo$78b2o 15b2o$95b2o7b2o$104bo$102bobo$102b2o$85b2o$85b2o$75b2o$76bo$76bobo$77b 2o9$81b2o$80bobo$80bo$79b2o6$96b2o$96b2o2$87b2o7b2o$88bo8bo$85b3o...
- September 13th, 2024, 9:56 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
- Replies: 4699
- Views: 1882173
Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
HLx86R can output a LWSS with a sacrificial Block. But it is useless due to the lane of the LWSS and the sacrificial Block. x = 38, y = 41, rule = LifeHistory 25.2D$25.DBD$25.D3B$26.4B$27.4B$27.4B$27.5B$26.6B$26.7B$26.8B$25.9B$ 24.10B$14.2A8.4BD4B$15.A9.2B3D3B$15.A.AB5.3BD5B$16.2AB.3B.10B$18.17B$ 1...
- September 13th, 2024, 9:02 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
- Replies: 911
- Views: 448296
Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
mvr just discovered the new smallest Herschel duplicator! It is a stable, Spartan form of Lx65 with an additional R64 output. x = 28, y = 28, rule = B3/S23 14b2o$15bo$15b3o3$2o23bo$bo21b3o$bobo18bo$2b2o18b2o3$22bo$21bobo$20bo 2bo2b2o$21b2o3b2o$2bo$2bobo$2b3o15b2o$4bo15b2o7$14b3o$14bo$13b2o! The FNGs...
- September 5th, 2024, 11:13 pm
- Forum: The Sandbox
- Topic: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread
- Replies: 860
- Views: 329496
Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread
Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten x = 649, y = 56, rule = 12ColorMarkedLife B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5. B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5. B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5. ...
- August 16th, 2024, 11:21 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
- Replies: 4714
- Views: 1840224
Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Under hotcrystal0's request, here is the current 2024 oscillator stamp collection: x = 1755, y = 2347, rule = LifeHistory 1649.2A$1121.3A525.A22.A$8D8.12D27.2A507.4D4.4D4.12D37.2A441.12D4.4D 4.4D21.3A452.12D4.12D4.12D30.A14.2A4.A.A$8D8.12D22.A5.A507.4D4.4D4. 12D37.A3.2A72.A4.A359.12D4.4D4.4D28.A6.A4...
- August 16th, 2024, 11:21 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Sparker Compilation (up to p16)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4711
Re: Sparker Compilation (up to p16)
Updated sparker stamp collection: x = 3319, y = 1143, rule = LifeHistory 61.12D432.4D4.4D432.12D432.12D432.12D304.12D304.12D288.8D8.12D288.8D 8.8D$61.12D432.4D4.4D432.12D432.12D432.12D304.12D304.12D288.8D8.12D 288.8D8.8D$61.12D432.4D4.4D432.12D432.12D432.12D304.12D304.12D288.8D 8.12D288.8D8.8D$61.12...
- August 9th, 2024, 7:17 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
- Replies: 4714
- Views: 1840224
Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread
P8 tumbling T-tetson, supported by rephasing P5 sparkers: (by sheptagon) x = 19, y = 16, rule = B3/S23 12b2obo$12bob2o$7bob2obo3b2o$7b2obo2b3o2bo$11bo3bobo$13b2o2b2o$14bobo $3bo4b3o3bobo$2bobo3b3o4bo$2bobo4bo$2o2bob2o$bobo$o2b2obobob2o$b2o3bo b2obo$3b2obo$3bob2o! Similarly, here is a P23 oscillator ...
- August 3rd, 2024, 12:05 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Honey Farm Catalysts
- Replies: 49
- Views: 30928
Re: Honey Farm Catalysts
Are these in the collection?
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x = 45, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
41b2o$5bo26bo8bo$4bobo4b2o18bobo4b2obo$4bobo5bo18bobo5bob2o$5bo6bob2o
16bo6bobo2bo$9b2obob2o20b2obo3b2o$9b2obo23b2o2bo$12bo26b2o$2b3o7b2o15b
3o$bo3bo22bo3bo$o5bo20bo5bo$o5bo20bo5bo$o5bo20bo5bo$bo3bo22bo3bo$2b3o
24b3o3$32b2o$32bo$33b3o$35bo!
- August 2nd, 2024, 2:07 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread for your unsure discoveries
- Replies: 3394
- Views: 1601878
Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries
there is the g0-to-h, not sure if that was pointed out before... it basically stem from a g-to-h' x = 101, y = 110, rule = LifeHistory 3$58.A6.A.2A$57.A.A.A.3A.2A$56.A2.A.2A8.2A$56.A.A.A3.5A3.A$57.2A.A.2A 3.A2.A$59.B2A2.2A3.3A$55.4B2.2BA2B6.A9.2A$54.8A.3A5.2A9.A$54.A.A5BA.A B5.5B3.BA.A$55.BA6BA9.5B...
- August 1st, 2024, 12:26 am
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Extended Life Extensions
- Replies: 1013
- Views: 175128
Re: Extended Life Extensions
By the way, the usual way to eat a Herschel in StateInvestigator is this, and not a beehive:
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x = 7, y = 8, rule = StateInvestigator
6.E4$A$A.A$3A$2.A!
- August 1st, 2024, 12:24 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
- Replies: 1040
- Views: 634235
Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
guntrue_208 in 1312, down from 1394: x = 40, y = 32, rule = B3/S23 b2o8b2o$b2o9bo7bo$12bobo4bobo$13b2o5bo12b3o$3o6b2o22b3obo$2o7b2o23bob obo$3b2o30bo2bo$2b3o31b2o$bobo15b2o$b2o16bobo$19bob2o$16b6o14b2o$10b2o 3bo4bo15b2o$b2o6bo2bo2bo2bo$o2bo6b2o4b2o$obobo23b2o5b3o$bob3o22b2o5b2o $3b3o12bo19b2o$17bob...
- July 27th, 2024, 8:22 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits
- Replies: 343
- Views: 75080
Re: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits
Fast resettable 180-degree glider reflector... whose timing is identical to timing of the longboat one-time turner : x = 39, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory 38.A$36.3A$35.A$35.2A4$37.A$27.D8.2A$27.3D5.2A$27.D.D6.2A$29.D6$32.A$ 24.2C5.A.A$2.2C19.C2.C4.A.A$2.C.C19.2C4.2A.2A$3.C.C23.A6.A$4.C24.2A. 2A.2A$33...
- July 26th, 2024, 7:36 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Construction Challenges and Ideas
- Replies: 100
- Views: 40009
Re: Construction Challenges and Ideas
Not really, the problem isn't to cover all lines. One only needs to cover a finite interval, but the interval should be protected completely, and gliders on lanes outside that interval should pass unaffected without interacting with the eater. As I already wrote , the puzzle is to find a (finite) s...
- July 22nd, 2024, 9:05 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
- Replies: 1040
- Views: 634235
Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
xs20_gbbgra96z11 instead of Eater 2 allows for 1 row reduction (2464 -> 2408): <removed> 1 less row: <removed> 3 less population: x = 56, y = 42, rule = B3/S23 14b2obo3bo$14bob2o2b4ob2o10bo$22bo3bobo3b2o3b2o15b2o$15b2ob2obo7bo2b2o 3b2o15bo$13bo2bob2ob5o2bo9bo2b2obo7bobo$13b2o2bo2bo23b3o5b2o$18bo2bo...
- July 20th, 2024, 4:15 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread For Synthesisable Spaceship Guns
- Replies: 216
- Views: 290490
Re: Thread For Synthesisable Spaceship Guns
P61 crab gun: x = 326, y = 265, rule = B3/S23 121bob2o$121b2obo2$119b5o4b2o$118bo4bo5bo$117bo2bo8bob2ob2o$114bo2bob 2o9bobobo2bo$72bo40bobobo5bo7bo4b2o81bo$71bobo40bo2bo4bobo93bobo$72bo 44b2o2bo2bo14b2o78bo$122b2o15bo8bo$70b5o62bobo7bobo61b2o4b5o$69bo4bo 12b2o48b2o8bob3o59bo5bo4bo$68bo2bo15b2o55b2o...
- July 18th, 2024, 12:13 am
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Extended Life Extensions
- Replies: 1013
- Views: 175128
Re: Extended Life Extensions
I'm curious what is the reason for 'must' (rather than 'can') in captions "The FNG eater of the output Herschel must be removed if followed by a dependent conduit" in the first page. Keeping the FNG-eating SI cell does not seem to cause troubles in connections like this (L112 + F166), even though t...
- July 17th, 2024, 2:45 am
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Extended Life Extensions
- Replies: 1013
- Views: 175128
Re: Extended Life Extensions
Finally made some more progress with the User:Entity Valkyrie 2/StateInvestigator pages:
https://conwaylife.com/wiki/User:Entity ... l-conduits
https://conwaylife.com/wiki/User:Entity ... reflectors
https://conwaylife.com/wiki/User:Entity ... l-conduits
https://conwaylife.com/wiki/User:Entity ... reflectors
- July 16th, 2024, 6:31 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Periodic Herschel Conduits
- Replies: 160
- Views: 42845
Re: The Hunting of the Periodic Herschel Conduits
I found this. How to replace the upper block? x = 20, y = 9, rule = B3/S23 18bo$17bo$17b3o$9b2o$ob2o5b2o$2obo2$9b2o$9b2o! Just completing something posted some time ago... (but it is periodic, and the recovery time is 272...) x = 113, y = 107, rule = LifeHistory 9$73.2A$73.A2.2A$74.A.A$61.A11.2A2.A...
- July 16th, 2024, 5:46 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)
- Replies: 106
- Views: 105654
Re: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)
A little something: x = 35, y = 44, rule = B3/S23 19bo$17b3o$16bo$16b2o$28b2o$13b2o13bobo$13bobo13b2o$14b2o5$25b2o6b2o$ 24bobo6b2o$25bo4$31b2o$31bobo$33bo$11b2o20b2o$10bobo$10bo7b2o$9b2o6bob o$18bo5$11b2o$12b2o$11bo4$6b2o$7b2o$6bo3$2o$b2o$o! EDIT by dvgrn , for the usual reason that interesting patt...
- July 16th, 2024, 1:48 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Highway robber challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14527
Re: Highway robber challenge
There's certainly some space to work with here. Even on an initial attempt with no bait I can get a repeat time of 983 -- nowhere near good enough, but at least it's a three-digit number. x = 293, y = 367, rule = LifeHistory 2.A$A.A$.2A244$246.C.C$247.2C$247.C6$231.2A$230.A.A$230.A5.A$221.2A6. 2A5....
- July 15th, 2024, 1:49 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread for your unsure discoveries
- Replies: 3394
- Views: 1601878
Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries
I don't know if it had been noted previously, but the AK-94 actually has several isomers: x = 91, y = 38, rule = B3/S23 15b2o3bo22bo3b2o27bo3b2o$16bo2bobo20bobo2bo27bobo2bo$14bo4bobo20bobo4b o25bobo4bo$14b5obo22bob5o26bob5o$18bo26bo32bo$7b2o5b2o3bo24bo3b2o5b2o 20bo3b2o5b2o$8bo5b2o4bo22bo4b2o5bo20bo4...
- July 15th, 2024, 1:27 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
- Replies: 4699
- Views: 1882173
Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
and this p8 wick I have yet to find a stabilizer for: x = 60, y = 3, rule = B3/S23 o3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo$b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b 2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o$o3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo 3bo3bo3bo! A stabilization was found by Extrementhusiast in June 2023: After...