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by eaglgenes101
June 7th, 2014, 5:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CAcoin
Replies: 53
Views: 58092

CAcoin

In cryptocurrencies, proof of work is based on problems that are hard to answer but easy to verify the answer for. Bitcoin uses SHA-256, litecoin uses scrypt, and primecoin uses finding chains of primes. It occured to me that finding interesting CA patterns is one of these problems. Even with people...
by eaglgenes101
June 7th, 2014, 5:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Making a RTS based on Game of Life
Replies: 31
Views: 30295

Re: Making a RTS based on Game of Life

*Pokes*
I was thinking of something similar, but with a different game system.

Any meaningful progress made on this idea yet?
by eaglgenes101
July 31st, 2013, 12:49 pm
Forum: Scripts
Topic: Idea: object-based life-like CA simulator
Replies: 1
Views: 3475

Idea: object-based life-like CA simulator

This is my idea, not yet an actual program. Basically, the idea is a ca simulator focused on recognizing objects. Before the program starts, it creates a hash and processes a table of common objects into a hash table. When the user draws a pattern into the program, it does the following every turn: ...
by eaglgenes101
July 29th, 2013, 1:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is a replicator?
Replies: 14
Views: 15146

Re: What is a replicator?

I agree with the previous post's definition. We could define a number of type of replicators: Replicators that generate debris not essential to the replication Replicators that generate debris essential to the replication Replicators that generate no debris Replicators that blow up with debris after...
by eaglgenes101
July 28th, 2013, 4:58 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Blockic Seeds
Replies: 87
Views: 97351

Re: Blockic Seeds

skomick wrote:
eaglgenes101 wrote:What are the possible outcomes of a single glider hitting a single block? I can't remember.
Mutual annihilation, block, honey-farm, and pi heptomino.
More specifically, which directions can a glider shift a block?
by eaglgenes101
July 28th, 2013, 3:31 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Blockic Seeds
Replies: 87
Views: 97351

Re: Blockic Seeds

What are the possible outcomes of a single glider hitting a single block? I can't remember.
by eaglgenes101
July 28th, 2013, 3:03 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Replies: 4517
Views: 1750248

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Stuck 2 p19 machines together into a billiard table oscillator: x = 20, y = 20, rule = b3/s23 10b2o$10bobo$8bobobo$7bobobob2o$7bobo3bobo$5b2o2bob2ob2o2b2o$6bobo4bob obobo$4bo2bob5obobo$4b2obo6bob2o$5bobo3b2obo$5bob2o3bobo$2b2obo6bob2o$ 2bobob5obo2bo$obobobo4bobo$2o2b2ob2obo2b2o$4bobo3bobo$5b2obobob...
by eaglgenes101
July 28th, 2013, 2:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is a replicator?
Replies: 14
Views: 15146

What is a replicator?

It sounds easy: A replicator is any pattern that produces copies of itself. But hold on now. There are several cases that might or might not be replicators depending on how we interpret this statement: A geminiod thing generates a copy of itself, then throws up a barrier to prevent interference. Thi...
by eaglgenes101
July 28th, 2013, 2:40 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Replies: 4517
Views: 1750248

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Stuck 2 p17 machines together into a billiard table oscillator: x = 20, y = 20, rule = b3/s23 10b2o$10bobo$8bobobo$7bobobob2o$7bobo3bobo$5b2o2bob2ob2o2b2o$6bobo4bob obobo$4bo2bob5obobo$4b2obo6bob2o$5bobo3b2obo$5bob2o3bobo$2b2obo6bob2o$ 2bobob5obo2bo$obobobo4bobo$2o2b2ob2obo2b2o$4bobo3bobo$5b2obobobo...
by eaglgenes101
July 20th, 2011, 10:21 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Minor discoveries
Replies: 7
Views: 6792

Re: Minor discoveries

What I think is the smallest billiard table configuration possible (in terms of bounding box) (though not proven).

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x = 10, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
2o2b2o$o2bo2bob2o$bobo2bobo$2obo2bo2bo$4b2o2b2o!
by eaglgenes101
June 24th, 2011, 9:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Methuselah Definition
Replies: 50
Views: 51528

Re: Methuselah Definition

I suggest size to be the area of the bounding box.
Comparison of long and short lived Methuselahs in terms of this Methuselah definition. (.xls file)
by eaglgenes101
June 10th, 2011, 3:21 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Wishlist
Replies: 24
Views: 20069

Re: Wishlist

I mean very fast. My intention is to make them into oscillators. (Get what I'm getting to?)
And someone else share what they would like to be found?
by eaglgenes101
June 9th, 2011, 9:15 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Wishlist
Replies: 24
Views: 20069

Wishlist

Basically, put what sort of pattern you'd like to be found. Make sure it's not very far off (example of something far off: a replicator).
I'll start.
:arrow: :arrow: :arrow:
A fast, period 2, 180 degree glider reflector.
by eaglgenes101
June 6th, 2011, 2:36 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your unsure discoveries
Replies: 3210
Views: 1483863

Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries

I'm certain I'm not the first one to see this, but this constellation of 4 boats is common:

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#CXRLE Pos=0,0 Gen=0
x = 9, y = 7, rule = B36/S23
bo5bo$obo3bobo$2o5b2o2$2o5b2o$obo3bobo$bo5bo!
Can someone find a common predecessor of this?