Difference between revisions of "Template:CurrentNews"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Apple Bottom (talk | contribs) (Template for important Life developments, to be used on Main Page) |
m (update to include 826-tick repeat time version) |
||
(704 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
* [[ | <noinclude>[[Category:Main page templates]]<!-- | ||
Notes for administrators: | |||
1) Use * wiki list format. | |||
2) Always start on a new line and end with a linebreak. | |||
3) Date items (month and day at beginning of list item) | |||
4) Do not leave a blank line between items. | |||
5) Keep this to about 4-5 items, and move older items to the archive as necessary/appropriate when adding new ones. | |||
Suggested format: | |||
* '''{Mmm. dd}''': {Short summary of news item, including discoverer if applicable, with any other relevant details} --> | |||
</noinclude> | |||
* '''March 27-28''': [[Entity Valkyrie]] [https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=181171#p181171 completes] a 2c/3 receiver with a [[repeat time]] of 876 ticks, which [[Adam P. Goucher]] improves to 834 ticks later the same day with a [[staged recovery]] mechanism, and Entity Valkyrie then reduces to a much simpler 826-tick mechanism the next day; the previous record-setting receivers needed 964 or 970 ticks to recover. | |||
* '''March 20''': [[Period1GliderGun]] [https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=180679#p180679 discovers] a period-26 [[bouncer]]-based reflector, the first independent reflector of this period, using components by [[Nico Brown]] and [[Dean Hickerson]]. | |||
* '''March 19''': [[Keith Amling]] [https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=180587#p180587 constructs] new p6 [[c/2 orthogonal]] [[greystretcher]]s in which the stripes are bounded by extended [[table]]s. | |||
* '''March 18''': [[Nathaniel Johnston]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfmCyrfxkTM posts a YouTube video] about the discovery of the [[true]] [[period-15 glider gun]] and [[period-16 glider gun]], and the history leading up to those discoveries. | |||
* '''March 17''': [[James Pascua]] [https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1437&p=180474#p180474 discovers] the first period-16 90-degree independent [[reflector]] based on a suggestion by [[Matthias Merzenich]], using the [[period-16 glider gun]] to hassle a honey farm predecessor and produce a [[banana spark]]. 90-degree reflectors are known for all periods except 14, 17, and 19 with periods 15, 23, and 26 having only [[dependent reflector]]s. | |||
* '''March 16-17''': [[Keith Amling]] [https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=180367#p180367 completes] a new [[c/4 diagonal]] unstable [[puffer engine]] (only the third known puffer engine at this speed) based on a partial result by Matthias Merzenich. [[Caleb R. Hilton]] uses sparkers to [https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=180370#p180370 stabilise] the unstable engine into explicit puffers. [[David Bell]] uses this engine to [https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=180388#p180388 construct] the first p52 c/4 diagonal rake, and "b3s23love" and Merzenich use it to substantially [https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=180390#p180390 reduce] the size of the p108 c/4 diagonal rake. | |||
<!-- | |||
-->{{#ifeq:{{{nolinks|false}}}|true|| | |||
<div style="width: 100%; text-align: right">'''[[Template:CurrentNews/editcopy|Editable news item submissions page]] • [[LifeWiki:News archive|Archive]] •</div>}} |
Latest revision as of 11:31, 28 March 2024
- March 27-28: Entity Valkyrie completes a 2c/3 receiver with a repeat time of 876 ticks, which Adam P. Goucher improves to 834 ticks later the same day with a staged recovery mechanism, and Entity Valkyrie then reduces to a much simpler 826-tick mechanism the next day; the previous record-setting receivers needed 964 or 970 ticks to recover.
- March 20: Period1GliderGun discovers a period-26 bouncer-based reflector, the first independent reflector of this period, using components by Nico Brown and Dean Hickerson.
- March 19: Keith Amling constructs new p6 c/2 orthogonal greystretchers in which the stripes are bounded by extended tables.
- March 18: Nathaniel Johnston posts a YouTube video about the discovery of the true period-15 glider gun and period-16 glider gun, and the history leading up to those discoveries.
- March 17: James Pascua discovers the first period-16 90-degree independent reflector based on a suggestion by Matthias Merzenich, using the period-16 glider gun to hassle a honey farm predecessor and produce a banana spark. 90-degree reflectors are known for all periods except 14, 17, and 19 with periods 15, 23, and 26 having only dependent reflectors.
- March 16-17: Keith Amling completes a new c/4 diagonal unstable puffer engine (only the third known puffer engine at this speed) based on a partial result by Matthias Merzenich. Caleb R. Hilton uses sparkers to stabilise the unstable engine into explicit puffers. David Bell uses this engine to construct the first p52 c/4 diagonal rake, and "b3s23love" and Merzenich use it to substantially reduce the size of the p108 c/4 diagonal rake.