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- March 10th, 2018, 3:40 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Elementary knightship
- Replies: 136
- Views: 343576
Re: Elementary knightship
- March 10th, 2018, 2:59 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Elementary knightship
- Replies: 136
- Views: 343576
Re: Elementary knightship
Thanks, calcyman, this is the "White Knight" that saved the day for elementary knightships. (I know it is too late to suggest a name). This sparks my interest in CA again.
- July 30th, 2017, 9:30 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Larger than Life
- Replies: 553
- Views: 289266
Re: Larger than Life
Also, who can find the first bug in Bugs Range 50? (Convert using my script/Dean Hickerson's algorithm) Here's one: #C Symmetric spaceship that moves southeast with speed 3000/929 ~ 3.229 x = 92, y = 92, rule = R50,C0,M1,S2866..4890,B2866..3794,NM 36b14o$33b20o$31b24o$... Merging two of these diago...
- May 9th, 2017, 8:41 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread for your unsure discoveries
- Replies: 3226
- Views: 1487520
Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries
Can this be done with 4 gliders?
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x = 109, y = 95, rule = B3/S23
obo$b2o$bo44$106bo$106bobo$106b2o11$74bo$72bobo$73b2o$69b2o$68bobo$70b
o28$53b2o$52bobo$54bo!
- September 11th, 2016, 10:33 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
- Replies: 4536
- Views: 1752546
Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
8-cells, 17x11 bounding box: x = 17, y = 11, rule = B3/S23 15b2o$14b2o$15bo8$3o! Lasts 8268 generations but starts as two objects, R plus blinker I prefer methuselahs where all cells are connected orthogonally and/or diagonally (polyplet) Challenge: find a long lasting methuselah that is a single or...
- September 11th, 2016, 9:24 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
- Replies: 4536
- Views: 1752546
Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
8-cell 4x5 bounding box:
601 gen "methuselah"
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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
3bo$4bo$4bo$5o!
- July 18th, 2015, 11:44 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: A spaceship in Langtons Ant!?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 32174
Re: A spaceship in Langtons Ant!?
A diagonal line "runs over" a domino: x = 28, y = 11, rule = Langtons-Ant 2A8$13.2D$13.2D$5.A21.A! Pattern recovers from stray dot collision sometimes: x = 42, y = 100, rule = Langtons-Ant 12.A8$8.2D$8.2D$A31.A47$A3$13.2D$13.2D$5.A19.A27$A8$13.2D$13.2D$5.A 35.A! EDIT: more complex recovery: x = 32, ...
- April 3rd, 2015, 9:13 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Universality proof question
- Replies: 59
- Views: 33295
Re: Universality proof question
Universality can be reached with the following gates: x = 162, y = 163, rule = BTCA1 33.BA92.B$3.B28.3BA90.BA2B$2.BA2B27.3B89.BA2B30.B$.BA2B29.B91.3B28.2B AB$2.3B121.B31.2BAB$2.B155.3B$160.B6$29.A$27.3A$28.3A$28.A9$13.A$13. 3A8.A$12.3A7.3A107.A$14.A8.3A104.3A$23.A107.3A$131.A36$127.B$126.BA2B $125.B...
- March 15th, 2015, 5:34 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Universality proof question
- Replies: 59
- Views: 33295
Re: Universality proof question
This glider duplicator can duplicate glider streams: x = 86, y = 52, rule = BTCA1 34.AB$33.A3B$33.3B$34.B4$13.A$11.3A$12.3A$12.A2$19.A$17.3A6.A$18.3A5. 3A$18.A6.3A$27.A$.A30.A$.3A26.3A28.A$3A28.3A25.3A$2.A28.A28.3A4.A$60. A4.3A$66.3A$66.A5.A$38.A31.3A$36.3A32.3A$37.3A31.A$37.A2$74.A$72.3A$ 73.3A$73....
- February 25th, 2015, 12:48 am
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Universality proof question
- Replies: 59
- Views: 33295
Re: Universality proof question
Found a true p2 glider duplicator: x = 44, y = 34, rule = BTCA1 11.B$10.BA2B$9.BA2B$10.3B$10.B2$28.A$28.3A$27.3A$5.A23.A$5.3A$5.A26.A $30.3A$31.3A$31.A$3A$.A$.A$38.A$38.3A$37.3A$39.A3$13.A28.A$13.3A24.3A $12.3A9.A16.3A$14.A7.3A16.A$23.3A$23.A$29.A$29.A6.A$28.3A5.A$35.3A! One output is an exact 180 r...
- February 22nd, 2015, 5:37 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Universality proof question
- Replies: 59
- Views: 33295
Re: Universality proof question
A backrake (needs cleanup) turns into a clean p72 rake by adding 2 gliders to the floatilla: x = 48, y = 87, rule = BTCA1 29.BA14.A.A$29.3A14.2A$30.A4.A.A4.B2.3A$36.2A3.2B.B$35.3A5.2B$42.3B$ 39.A.A$40.2A$39.3A40$.A$AB2A$.2A$.A8$17.A$16.AB2A$17.2A$17.A16$8.BA 14.A.A$8.3A14.2A$9.A4.A.A4.B2.3A$15.2A3.2...
- February 22nd, 2015, 4:47 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Universality proof question
- Replies: 59
- Views: 33295
Re: Universality proof question
Here is a 180 degree p2 reflector: x = 83, y = 85, rule = BTCA1 7.A$7.A6.A$6.3A5.A$13.3A4$.A$.3A$3A$2.A4$4.A$2.3A$3.3A$3.A24.A$26.3A$ 27.3A$10.A16.A$10.3A$10.A8$16.3A$17.A$17.A19$50.B$49.BA2B$48.BA2B$49. 3B12.3A$49.B15.A$65.A7$71.A$71.3A$54.A16.A$54.3A$53.3A$55.A22.A$78.3A $77.3A$79.A4$81.A$79.3A$80...
- February 15th, 2015, 3:17 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Universality proof question
- Replies: 59
- Views: 33295
Re: Universality proof question
Found a simple 90 degree reflector! x = 33, y = 35, rule = BTCA1 26.A$24.3A$18.A6.3A$18.3A4.A$17.3A$19.A$32.A$30.3A$32.A4$28.A$28.3A$ 27.3A$29.A5$24.A$22.3A$24.A8$.B$.3B$BA2B$.BA2B$2.B! EDIT: This 90 degree reflector converts big glider to small glider and is even simpler: x = 35, y = 34, rule = BTC...
- February 15th, 2015, 2:40 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Universality proof question
- Replies: 59
- Views: 33295
Re: Universality proof question
Found a p108 gun: x = 45, y = 43, rule = BTCA1 27.B$27.3B$27.B2$34.B$34.3B$33.3B$35.B5$26.A$24.2AB2A$24.2AB3A$23.3AB 3A$18.3A6.3BA$19.2A.4A.3A$18.2AB5A.3A4.B7.A$20.A2.3A.A6.3B4.AB2A$19. 4A.2A7.3B4.AB2A$18.5A.A10.B5.3A$19.AB3AB2A14.A$17.6A.3A$17.3A.A2.A.A$ 17.3A5$2.B$3B$.3B$.B6$10.B$10.3B$9.3B$11.B! ...
- February 8th, 2015, 6:51 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Universality proof question
- Replies: 59
- Views: 33295
Re: Universality proof question
Found (many) pinwheel terminations for p108 oscillator and a p108 wick: x = 204, y = 374, rule = BTCA1 11.B$9.3B$10.3B$10.B6$.B$.3B$3B$2.B4$17.3A$16.4A$16.3AB$16.2AB3A$19. 2A$19.A24$47.A$46.2A$45.3AB2A$47.B3A$47.4A$47.3A20$71.3A$70.4A$70.3AB $70.2AB3A$73.2A$73.A24$101.A$100.2A$99.3AB2A$101.B3A$101.4...
- January 4th, 2015, 5:21 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Soup search results
- Replies: 2589
- Views: 1897352
Re: Soup search results
28-bit still life from honeyfarms and blocks with glider cleanup:
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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
17b2o$obo7bo6b2o6bo7bobo$b2o6b3o12b3o6b2o$bo6b2ob2o10b2ob2o6bo$7b3ob3o
8b3ob3o$8b2ob2o10b2ob2o$9b3o12b3o$10bo6b2o6bo$17b2o!
- January 4th, 2015, 4:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Why I Fail at Making Discoveries
- Replies: 32
- Views: 16326
Re: Why I Fail at Making Discoveries
There is the accidental discovery and then there is the engineering feat. Either way you may need a little luck!
- January 4th, 2015, 2:47 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Universality proof question
- Replies: 59
- Views: 33295
Re: Universality proof question
Make oscillator with 7 times gun period: x = 49, y = 54, rule = BTCA1 13.A$11.3A$12.3A$.A10.A$.3A$3A2.B$2.A2.3B$4.3B12.A$6.B10.3A$18.3A$18. A7$8.A$6.3A$7.3A$7.A2$43.A$43.3A$42.3A$44.A5$39.A$37.3A$38.3A$38.A$ 26.B18.3B$22.A3.3B15.2BA2B$22.3A.2B16.BABAB$21.3A3.B16.2BA2B$23.A15. 3B3.3B$38.3B$38.3B$38.B...
- January 4th, 2015, 1:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Why I Fail at Making Discoveries
- Replies: 32
- Views: 16326
Re: Why I Fail at Making Discoveries
It is still possible to make discoveries by being extremely observant and being able to recognize patterns that can be ignored because they are commonplace. Endless patience and trial and error are necessary if searching manually, which is what I have preferred to do so far, just because it's more f...
- January 4th, 2015, 2:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: apgsearch: a high-performance soup searcher
- Replies: 147
- Views: 138338
Re: apgsearch: a high-performance soup searcher
2 pi + blinker ----> 52-bit still life:
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x = 26, y = 47, rule = B3/S23
2bo$obo$b2o2$23bo$23bobo$23b2o8$9bobo$10b2o$10bo7bo$16b2o$17b2o22$23b
2o$23bobo$23bo2$b2o$obo$2bo!
- December 31st, 2014, 4:30 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Universality proof question
- Replies: 59
- Views: 33295
Re: Universality proof question
A wierd way to make a big glider from two small ones: (normally 2 small gliders can't make a big one with a simple collision) x = 54, y = 45, rule = BTCA1 16.3B$14.7B$13.9B$12.3B2AB2A3B$12.2BA.B.B.A2B$11.3BA5BA3B$11.4B.BAB. 4B$11.3BA5BA3B$12.2BA.B.B.A2B$12.3B2AB2A3B$13.9B$14.7B$16.3B29$52.B$. B49.3B...
- December 31st, 2014, 2:19 pm
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Universality proof question
- Replies: 59
- Views: 33295
Re: Universality proof question
A compound p270 big-glider gun I made is used to quintuple a small-glider gun's period from p54 to p270 to make a matching p270 small-glider gun: x = 94, y = 125, rule = BTCA1 72.B$70.5B$69.3BA3B$68.2BABABA2B$68.3B3.3B$67.2B2A3.2A2B$68.3B3.3B7.A $60.A7.2BABABA2B7.3A$59.2A8.3BA3B7.3A$61.A8.5B10.A$72....
- December 31st, 2014, 5:13 am
- Forum: Other Cellular Automata
- Topic: Universality proof question
- Replies: 59
- Views: 33295
Re: Universality proof question
I found this very unusual converter with a delay element: x = 40, y = 24, rule = BTCA1 AB$3B$.B7$32.B$32.B$30.5B$30.5B$31.3B$27.2B2.ABA2.2B$27.3BA3BA3B$25. 15B$27.3BA3BA3B$27.2B2.ABA2.2B$31.3B$30.5B$30.5B$32.B$32.B! The small glider becomes a p2 pinwheel (what I call it) for a few gens then becomes ...
- December 29th, 2014, 12:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How to assess how far a pattern is from randomness
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5334
Re: How to assess how far a pattern is from randomness
Assuming CGOL and randomness per bit (therefore 50% density) I find that the simple population metric is enough to tell the first few generations (even 50 gen) because there is a consistent monotonic decrease in the population with a large enough sample size. The population drops by certain percenta...
- December 28th, 2014, 9:51 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: (23,5)c/79 knightship caterpillar complete!
- Replies: 49
- Views: 45308
Re: (23,5)c/79 knightship caterpillar complete!
Awesome! Congrats to Ivan Fomichev for finding the means to the end. Pattern of the Year should be revived as this is a great year for awesome patterns. Now I need to get going with my next discovery since I'm done with overtime and have some extra time.