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by otismo
October 24th, 2026, 4:59 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: Art is in the eye of the beholder
Replies: 78
Views: 20008

Re: Art is in the eye of the beholder

Give me time - ALL your Great Art is going in the Gallery - meanwhile, have this 'lil-work-o'-art

Maximum Density Still Lifes Collection

#N Maximum Density Still Lifes Stamp Collection
#O Otis Arron Schmakel
#C Owner and Sole Proprietor
#C The Conway's Game of Life Art Gallery
#C at | http ...
by otismo
October 24th, 2026, 4:34 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: GoL on retro computers
Replies: 8
Views: 529

Re: GoL on retro computers

Can't believe it plays Sir Robin !

Been accumulating stuff on MIT Whirlwind Computer.

P. Callahan did a post on Charles Corderman link

who was doing computerized search in the 1970s -

that is how he found the Switch Engine ...

Charles_Corderman.png

meanwhile, here is your new

Maximum ...
by otismo
October 24th, 2026, 1:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Life as art
Replies: 25
Views: 20813

Re: Life as art

Maximum Density Still Lifes Collection

( I tried real hard to make this a work of art . . . )

#N Maximum Density Still Lifes Stamp Collection
#O Otis Arron Schmakel
#C Owner and Sole Proprietor
#C The Conway's Game of Life Art Gallery
#C at | http://cgolart.onfav.net
#C
#C crafted with care in ...
by otismo
October 24th, 2026, 1:35 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Text-in-Patterns
Replies: 28
Views: 12868

Re: Text-in-Patterns

Maximum Density Still Lifes Collection

#N Maximum Density Still Lifes Stamp Collection
#O Otis Arron Schmakel
#C Owner and Sole Proprietor
#C The Conway's Game of Life Art Gallery
#C at | http://cgolart.onfav.net
#C
#C crafted with care in October of 2026
#C from the Life Wiki at ConwayLife.com ...
by otismo
October 22nd, 2026, 7:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Suggested patterns for Golly
Replies: 220
Views: 123109

Re: Suggested patterns for Golly

just saw this for the first time -

oscillators.rle

oscillators.txt

what a monsta ! ! !

definitely not a one man job

think we need to train an a i agent

as to exactly how we want things curated . . .

#N Oscillator stamp collection
#O Dean Hickerson, David Raucci, et al., updated Aug 15 ...
by otismo
October 22nd, 2026, 5:09 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: Conway
Replies: 8
Views: 3512

Re: Conway

My plan is to have an Architect Design Contest for the

Home of the Future

which will be designed around the

Entertainment Wall

which will be the biggest wall in the house.

Your giant screen TV taken to the extreme.

Two sides; one side for the Adults and the other side for the Children.

I ...
by otismo
October 22nd, 2026, 2:49 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: Pioneers
Replies: 7
Views: 311

Re: Pioneers

I have been attempting to construct an Historical TimeLine ,

a list of Notable People ,

and the numbers of NoteWorthy Patterns

claimed by these people. It is understandable that in the beginning,

the people involved were not chasing Fame (they could certainly not chase Fortune),

but it is ...
by otismo
October 19th, 2026, 11:39 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Glider circuits: components and contraptions
Replies: 77
Views: 118736

Re: Glider circuits: components and contraptions

@ GilGil

How about a Solifuge Gun

We already have a Solifuge Eater

(We also have a Solifuge gun - for a variant )

Thank You for sharing and posting the many fine Solifuge

Patterns you have already made !

My FAV - so far, by KtT

x = 7114, y = 3634, rule = B3/S23
6687bo$6687b2o$6685bo3bo ...
by otismo
October 18th, 2026, 7:26 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Very large 'awesome' patterns
Replies: 62
Views: 57673

Re: Very large 'awesome' patterns

Collaborative effort spearheaded by MrT

#N c10 p200 Herschel Conduit Extruder
#O A Collaborative Effort Spearheaded by Mr. T
#C in the c10 Pattern Forum Thread at ConwayLife.com
#C A Conduit Extruder engineered and constructed in November 2021
#C Many different contributions are featured in this ...
by otismo
October 16th, 2026, 10:25 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: BitMap Printers (was: Re: Stable signal converters)
Replies: 78
Views: 28139

Re: BitMap Printers (was: Re: Stable signal converters)

Now here is something for all to pop into their patterns

x = 5713, y = 1663, rule = B3/S23
4160bo$4082b2o75bobo$4082bobo74bob3o$4018b2o64bo4b2o65b2obo4bo$4018bob
o59b4ob2o2bo66bobobobobo$4020bo4b2o53bo2bobobobo68bobob2o4b2o$4016b4ob
2o2bo57bobobobob2o57b2o5bobo8bo ...
by otismo
October 16th, 2026, 9:21 pm
Forum: Scripts
Topic: Script request thread
Replies: 634
Views: 438541

Re: Script request thread


@ dvgrn

Thank You !

A. I. can get the script this good

local g = golly()

local letters_rle = "2bobobo2bobo4bo3b2o5bo4bo2bobo4bo20bo$2bobobo2bobo3b4ob2o2bobobo3bobo"
.. "3bobobobo3bo14bo$2bo5b5obo8bo2bobo5bo3bo2b3o4bo13bo$2bo6bobo3b3o4bo4bo"
.. "6bo3bobobobob5o4b3o4bo ...
by otismo
October 16th, 2026, 3:45 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Glider circuits: components and contraptions
Replies: 77
Views: 118736

Re: Glider circuits: components and contraptions

How does evolution take place without genetics

How are survival traits inherited

Mr. C wud be happy

if people

did not mis-use our wonderful words . . .

like evolution

but if you really want to embarrass yourself . . .
by otismo
October 16th, 2026, 2:19 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: FireClouds
Replies: 75
Views: 23266

Re: FireClouds

Excellent Fire Cloud Space Ship in Alt RULE

x = 9, y = 4, rule = B3aeiq4ctz5jr6in7e/S2-ci3-aeky4ceiqtz5aei6-an7e
3o3b3o$o2bobo2bo$o2bobo2bo$b3ob3o!


Maximum Density Still Lifes Collection

#N Maximum Density Still Lifes Stamp Collection
#O Otis Arron Schmakel
#C Owner and Sole Proprietor
#C ...
by otismo
October 16th, 2026, 2:00 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: cellular automata according to Max Planck
Replies: 231
Views: 80143

Re: cellular automata according to Max Planck

I have decided to embrace String Theory .

I know we love our Polyominos.

But some things just

do not fit

x = 4, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
bo$2o$obo$2bo$b3o$3bo!


I am calling this little ten cell item a Constructor String ;

technically, it is a Glider phase siamesed with an R-Pentomino.

But it ...
by otismo
October 16th, 2026, 1:24 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Glider circuits: components and contraptions
Replies: 77
Views: 118736

Re: Glider circuits: components and contraptions

Please. Development. Progression. Morphology. But not Not NOT Evolution. Not while Noam Chomsky is still alive.

Too bad there is not much to be done with the Dart. Here it is anyway - the Dart Converter DEMO

x = 2426, y = 1064, rule = B3/S23
618b2o$617bobo$611b2o4bo$609bo2bo2b2ob4o ...
by otismo
October 16th, 2026, 12:36 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: Art
Replies: 55
Views: 74264

Re: Art

You need to get your python scripts working to make art like this.

Fortunately, that is very easy to do.

x = 6050, y = 7860, rule = B3/S23
2bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo
207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo207bo
207bo207bo ...
by otismo
October 14th, 2026, 11:48 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: INFORMATION to INTELLIGENCE
Replies: 37
Views: 16805

Re: INFORMATION to INTELLIGENCE

is this Constructor String intelligent

x = 4, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
bo$2o$obo$2bo$b3o$3bo!


is this Methuselah intelligent

x = 27, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
6o13b3o$7o$bob2o3bo$b4o2bo$b4o$7bo2bo$5bo4bo9b3o$4b2o2bobo$3b2ob3o15b
3o$3bo2b3o6bo$4bob3o2bo2b3o$13b2ob2o$9bo5bob2o$2b2o4b2o7bo$2b2o3bo3bob ...
by otismo
October 14th, 2026, 5:31 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: Hand Drawn Life
Replies: 18
Views: 4243

Re: Hand Drawn Life

This one is from Professor Dean R. Hickerson

and is called the Fumarole

x = 8, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$b2o2b2o$bo4bo$2bo2bo$obo2bobo$2o4b2o!


smallest P5 oscillator and so easy to draw -

speaking of which, here is a very interesting

HF predecessor

x = 4, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
bo$2o$obo ...
by otismo
October 14th, 2026, 5:06 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: In Search of Maximum Density Still Lifes
Replies: 18
Views: 3996

Re: In Search of Maximum Density Still Lifes

do not have

Maximum_Density_Still_Lifes.zip

alan hensel

1.2 - 1.3 - 1.4 -

etc. patman.zip (s)

Thank You !

<3
by otismo
October 14th, 2026, 4:16 pm
Forum: LifeWiki Discussion
Topic: Suggested LifeWiki edits
Replies: 1270
Views: 553084

Re: Suggested LifeWiki edits

??? do not know how that happened - cud u just delete one ???
by otismo
October 14th, 2026, 4:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thread for advanced questions
Replies: 209
Views: 51897

Re: Thread for advanced questions

Somehow I do not have Phil Bookman's Still-Life Pattern Collection -

can anyone help me out - PHPBB12345 . . .



Maximum density of 21x21 still lifes (symmetric variant):
x = 21, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2ob2obob2ob2obob2ob2o$2obob3obobob3obob2o$3bo5bobo5bo$3ob5obob5ob3o$o
2bo4bobobo4bo2bo ...
by otismo
October 14th, 2026, 3:53 pm
Forum: LifeWiki Discussion
Topic: Suggested LifeWiki edits
Replies: 1270
Views: 553084

Re: Suggested LifeWiki edits

Book wrote: February 14th, 2023, 6:56 pm
rattlesnake wrote: February 14th, 2023, 6:27 pm Should we add (23,5)c/79 Herschel climber to Boat-crawling crawlers:
A climber and a crawler walk into a bar...
The climber says to the crawler "You know, I had to learn to crawl before I cud . . ."
by otismo
October 14th, 2026, 3:23 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: BitMap Printers (was: Re: Stable signal converters)
Replies: 78
Views: 28139

Re: BitMap Printers (was: Re: Stable signal converters)


Ok... managed to compress horizontally this... madness:

x = 1373, y = 645, rule = LifeHistory
123$624.A$624.A.A$617.A6.2A$617.A.A$617.2A2$622.A$620.2A4.A.A$621.2A
3.2A$627.A$617.A$616.A$616.3A2$621.A$621.A.A$615.A5.2A$615.A.A$615.2A
519.A$1136.A.A$602.A526.A6.2A$601.A22.A504.A.A$601.3A20.A.A502 ...
by otismo
October 14th, 2026, 2:38 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: GOL as a font
Replies: 49
Views: 13274

Re: GOL as a font

x = 206, y = 111, rule = LifeSuper
13.S.S$11.S2.S2.S$9.S2.S.S.S2.S99.pA15.pA$7.S2.S.S.S.S.S2.S97.2pA13.
2pA$8.S.S2.S2.S.S.S2.S16.S8.S69.2pA13.2pA$6.3S.S5.2S2.S.S16.S2.S3.4S
10.S59.pA13.pA$9.S10.S.3S12.3S2.S.S2.3S8.S.S62.pA7.pA$5.4S12.S15.4S3.
S2.S14.S58.2pA.2pA3.2pA.2pA$22.4S11.S8.S10.5S59.2pA.2pA3 ...
by otismo
October 12th, 2026, 7:39 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Patterns for NewComers
Replies: 35
Views: 13352

Re: Patterns for NewComers

First, have this

Maximum Density Still Lifes Collection

#N Maximum Density Still Lifes Stamp Collection
#O Otis Arron Schmakel
#C Owner and Sole Proprietor
#C The Conway's Game of Life Art Gallery
#C at | http://cgolart.onfav.net
#C
#C crafted with care in October of 2026
#C from the Life Wiki ...