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Completion of p86 partial from HotdogPi partial collection Trivial reduction : x = 125, y = 196, rule = LifeHistory 28.3A2$26.2A3.A$26.2A.3A$28.2A$26.A.A$26.A10$37.A$38.2A$37.2A7$32.A 23.A27.A$31.3A22.A26.A.A$30.A2.2A21.A26.A.A$53.A30.A$29.2A21.3A3.3A 10.A.A2.2A$29.2A20.A2.A16.A2.2A2.A$29.2A20.2A9....

... two Eaters 2 + G = G 180° + Boat and Blinker Some other reactions involving Eater2 : x = 114, y = 71, rule = LifeHistory 71.E39.E$71.E.E37.E.E$71.2E38.2E$94.E.2E$92.3E.2E$91.E$92.3E.2E$94.E. E$19.E.2E36.E.2E31.E.E2.E.2E$17.3E.2E34.3E.2E32.E.3E.2E$16.E39.E39.E$ 17.3E.2E34.3E.2E34.3E.2E$19.E.E37....

Fairly fast g+block-to-g+h, wonder if ... Faster ( but with slower recovery ) and less versatile with a stubborn tub :-( x = 121, y = 61, rule = LifeHistory 119.D$118.D2B$117.B3D$116.4B$45.DBD67.4B$44.B2DB66.4B$43.3BD66.4B$42. 4B66.4B$41.4B66.4B$40.4B66.4B$39.4B66.4B$38.4B66.4B$37.4B66.4B$36.4B 66....

Two for one: - One taken as "signal" - The other used to reset mech x = 33, y = 40, rule = LifeHistory #C [[ AUTOSTART LOOP 123 GRID ]] 16.F$15.3B$14.5B$14.5B$14.5B$14.5B$14.5B$14.5B$14.5B11.3F$14.5B10.2B. F$14.5B10.3BF$14.5B9.4B$14.5B8.4B$14.5B7.4B$14.B2EB2E5.4B$14.2BEB2E4. 4B$14.2BE3B3.4B$9.E4.B2E...

... Useless cellcount reduction: x = 38, y = 36, rule = LifeHistory 6$5.E$4.E.E28.E$4.E.E26.3E$2.3E.2E24.E$.E30.2E$2.3E.2E$4.E.2E6.2E$13. E.E$13.E$13.3E4$13.3E$13.E$13.E.E$14.2E13.2E.E$29.2E.3E$3.2E30.E$4.E 24.2E.3E$.3E26.E.E$.E28.E.E$31.E! ... but still short of the std p46 shuttle: x = 32, y = 15...

... while trying to cut a coiled snake ... Cleaning - nearly - the cuts of a coiled snake : x = 221, y = 88, rule = LifeHistory #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] 144.D.D$147.D$147.D$144.D2.D$145.3D2$153.E.E$156.E$156.E$153.E2.E$ 154.3E5$28.2E$28.3E$27.E.2E$27.3E$28.E9$43.E.E$46.E$45.BE134.E$43.E.B E134.E.E$44.3E1...

... eater 1 still lives inside ... 9 in 14x14, tileable, and smallest tile : x = 87, y = 35, rule = LifeHistory #C [[ ZOOM 4 HEIGHT 160 NOGUI ]] A7.A.A7.A.A7.A61.2A6.A.2A6.A.2A6.A$3A3.3A.3A3.3A.3A3.3A61.A5.3A.A5.3A .A5.3A$3.A.A7.A.A7.A.A65.3A.A5.3A.A5.3A.A$2.2A.2A5.2A.2A5.2A.2A66.A. 2A6.A.2A6.A.2A2...

... I apologize for the unnecessary post, but ... The bad news is that this thread is so cluttered with trivial "discoveries", that your post fits perfectly. As for your "burner" account, I suggest you to use another one, as many users have the policy of banning out such "contributors", in order to...

I'm trying to use the identifier script I just dowload from https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=18907, but I get the "Could not load the Python library" errorBox, highlighting "libpython3.8". I am on ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS, python3 starts with: "Python 3.8.10 (default, Nov 22 2023, 10:22:35) [...

... exercise for scholars ... ... Erasing a tub is quite easy ... Challenge : A device that destructively reads an arbitrary matrix of tubs ( or any other SL ) and replicate said pattern in another place. The reactions are easy, but the emphasis is in designing the mechanism to perform the R/W scan...

... how to describe this ... It's a block fuse interacting with a block-laying SS. After 3 H-humps, around G 1200, the burn mode changes, reaching the SS 7 cycles later, around G 2000. The fuse reignites around G 3000, reverting to the original burn mode, with H-humps, and reaching again the SS at ...

Constructivity ... pond and tub arrays Tub array construction is far easier if tubs are spaced two cells. With the added benefit that you can construct any arbitrary void/tub pattern ( allowing it to be used as a memory device ) line by line, by LWSSs, PS: By the same token, it also allows for a - ...

... the same timing ... If we measure the number of ticks between the incoming glider collision and the resurfacing of the outgoing glider, the times are vastly different, as shown. No examples are given, but periodic reflectors tend to be faster than the static counterparts. x = 144, y = 71, rule ...

b-engine wrote: ↑

December 28th, 2023, 9:11 pm

Phi sparking spaceship:
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NOT a phi.

There are zillions of c/2 spaceships derived from the old - circa 1970 - "puffer 2", and perhaps some notable patterns still undiscovered ... Good hunt !

a component ... NAND fuse/register, diag & orthogonal x = 96, y = 50, rule = LifeHistory 92.E$91.E$91.E3.E$91.4E3$A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A 2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.E$73A3E2$73A3E$A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A 2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.A2.E3$91.4E$91.E3.E $...

Odd number long and even number long Pond fuse s: ... Since the burning wave is 4-pond long, there are 4 termination cases, here shown with ash supressors. Also shown is an OT "Heisenburpoid" device. OT devices are OK in the context of clean fuses, being OT devices themselves :D x = 225, y = 121, r...

Pond fuse . Here are ten burn modes. There must be some more ( but not many ), I didn't try neither all the glider igniters, nor any of the xWSS. All them have the same speed, but different ash cell sizes. Probably, there is a finite set of burn modes for any fuse. I mean, if you ignite this with a...

2x8 p8 beehive puffer + 3 p8 blinker puffer [all reburner) Need answers! Very high period or infinite novelty? I don't feel like being qualified to answer. Indeed, I don't really understand the subtleties of your question(s). But I think that all puffers finally settle into periodic behaviors, Your...

Surprisingly, the rare 2c/5 orthogonal spaceship remains unnamed... Proposal : Tooken :) x = 24, y = 63, rule = B3/S23 7$5b2o$6bo$6bob2o9bo$7bobo7b3o$16bo$16b2o7$8bo$7bobo$6bo3bo$6bo3bo$5b 3ob3o$5bo4bo2b3o$4bo6b3o2bo$5bo3b4o3bo$11b2ob2o$14b3o$15bo$14bo3$8bo$ 7bobo$6bo3bo$6bo3bo$5b3ob3o$5bo4bo2b3o$4b...

... this one could be potentially useful, as long as nobody thinks that it's meant for posting OTTs one at a time. To emphasize that, perhaps would be interesting to rename the thread as "OTT collections ". Not sure if OT Heisenburps deserves a similar treatment. Just note that we are always talkin...

It travels at 5c/6. This is not an illusion because it can be used to transmit information at that speed: This is faster, and - as all fuses - can transmit "information" only once: "I was here" x = 133, y = 27, rule = LifeHistory 2$3.E$2.E.E4.E3.E5.E3.E5.E3.E5.E3.E5.E3.E5.E3.E5.E3.E5.E3.E5.E3.E5.E ...

EvinZL wrote: ↑

October 13th, 2023, 7:45 pm

This is a script to download rule files from LifeWiki to Golly's rules folder

Code: Select all

import golly as g
import urllib.request
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No urllib module in lua

Quantum-mechanics wrote: ↑

November 18th, 2023, 1:52 am

Known?

Please...

dvgrn wrote: ↑

November 13th, 2023, 1:15 pm

Isn't that kind of a "trivial spaceship", by analogy to trivial oscillators?

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Even smaller: x = 38, y = 58, rule = LifeHistory 8$7.A2.A$6.A$6.A3.A$6.4A4$9.4A$7.A3.3A$6.A4.A$6.A3.A7.A$6.2A.A9.2A$8. A2.2A5.2A$11.A15.A$28.2A$8.2A17.2A$7.4A$6.2A.2A12.A2.A$7.2A5.2A6.A$ 13.2A.2A4.A3.A$14.4A4.4A$15.2A$28.2A2$17.3A7.A2.A$16.2A3.A5.2A.2A$15. 2A2.A.A2.5A.A$16.A5.A.3A2.A$17.2A2.A3.A$21...