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... else to pre-build or rebuild the sacrificial still lifes, here are a few other known LWSS reflectors. The cheapest one is two blocks plus an eater catalyst: #C One-time LWSS turners: Brice Due, 8 October 2007 #C The eater can be replaced by a block x = 70, y = 83, rule = B3/S23 52b2o$53bo$53bobo$54b2o5$4b2o45b2o$4b2o45b2o2$62b2o$62b2o2$2o$2o5$12b ...

... simple ASCII formats. Unfortunately, a logic bug causes this program to make errors when decoding some patterns, for example this simple glider-eater combination. :( http://www.conwaylife.com/image.aspx?rle=6bo$5bo$5b3o2$2b2o$bobo$bo$2o! Luckily, I was able to track down this bug. :) Here's ...

... lifes vs. nine in boojum reflectors. And a Spartan glider-constructible rectifier is even possible, if you use a plain loaf instead of the fancy eater and reset it from the far side after using it... Come to think of it, you can do something similar with boojum reflectors -- the reset switch ...

... Perkins #CXRLE Pos=-2,9 x = 14, y = 13, rule = B3/S23 bo$2bo4b2o$3o4b2o4$7b2obo$7b2ob3o$13bo$7b2ob3o$8bobo$8bobo$9bo! Once the glider reaches the eater the block turns into a glider at 90 degrees in just 7 generations. Although it is not a stable reflector, it only requires one block to reset ...

On the Life Wiki it is referred to as 'eater 5', but it is more colloquially referred to as a TWIT (acronym for t ub- wi th- t ail) eater. :) I'm sure I've seen it before while browsing the Life Lexicon, but I don't think I'd ever seen it in ...

The eater on the right is very cute. Does it have a name? If not, I suggest Glider Gallows. On the Life Wiki it is referred to as 'eater 5', but it is more colloquially referred to as a TWIT (acronym for t ub- wi th- t ail) ...

... powers. Edit: Actually, I saw that AND gate on your homepage, not here. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/calcy/life/stable_patterns/pic00039.lif The eater on the right is very cute. Does it have a name? If not, I suggest Glider Gallows. :)

... due to LineMaker period pdx = 23 #Distance between Line Makers LMdx, LMdy = -LMsx * pdx, pdy #Get Line Maker parts LMTop, LMBase = linemaker() #Eaters facing south-east & north-east eaterSE = pattern('2o$bo$bobo$2b2o!') eaterNE = eaterSE(0, 10, flip_y) y = 74 eaters = (eaterNE(0, y), eaterSE(0, ...

Alternatively, you could implement some other clearing tools! Like "clear connected" (so you could kill a block or an eater all at once without affecting other things) or a "sponge clear" that would just be a larger brush size clearing thing (say, 4x4 diamond) or a "clearing lasso" ...