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by skomick
May 31st, 2024, 3:03 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Extended Life Extensions
Replies: 1186
Views: 271772

Re: Extended Life Extensions

C_R_116 wrote: May 31st, 2024, 12:52 am Reflector:

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x = 6, y = 10, rule = StateInvestigator
2.A.A$2.2A$3.A4$.E2AE$ED2.DE$E2D.DE$.EDAE!
It works as a universal catalyst.
This works the same:

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x = 18, y = 10, rule = B3/S23Investigator
2.A.A9.A.A$2.2A10.2A$3.A11.A4$.E2AE8.E2AE$ED2.DE6.ED2.DE$E2D.DE7.E2DE
$.EDAE!
by skomick
September 16th, 2023, 2:50 pm
Forum: LifeWiki Discussion
Topic: Poll: Should the term "dependent reflector" be made to include reflectors that accept a range of timings?
Replies: 26
Views: 29190

Re: Poll: Should the term "dependent reflector" be made to include reflectors that accept a range of timings?

Sorry for any inconvenience, but for the record I meant to vote for INCLUDE, not EXCLUDE.
by skomick
May 24th, 2020, 11:37 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Miscellaneous Discoveries in Other Cellular Automata
Replies: 5334
Views: 1321104

Re: Miscellaneous Discoveries in Other Cellular Automata


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These posts can get quite long, so if anyone's bothered by the sheer length of these posts please do tell me, and I will only include the more interesting results next time.

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I, for one, am not bothered by the length of these posts. I actually find them quite creative and entertaining ...
by skomick
April 7th, 2020, 1:57 am
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: seeking small stable LW->G 135 degree
Replies: 12
Views: 4363

Re: seeking small stable LW->G 135 degree

Edit: Sorry, I missed the "stable" part of the post.
triller wrote: April 6th, 2020, 8:47 pm Help!
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I don't know how much room you need, but this is the first one I found:

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p30 lwss to glider reflector
Found in Jason Summers' misc/ss2glider collection.
by skomick
March 18th, 2020, 5:40 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: An Study, or an exercise, o a new way of art ?
Replies: 40
Views: 12754

Re: An Study, or an exercise, o a new way of art ?

@chenterodri: Wow! That is actually quite beautiful! I didn't get to actually see it running, thanks for posting!
by skomick
March 17th, 2020, 9:44 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: An Study, or an exercise, o a new way of art ?
Replies: 40
Views: 12754

Re: An Study, or an exercise, o a new way of art ?

I wouldn't say CGoL is a new way of art, but certainly many can express themselves creatively with it. I do say CGoL is meant to be used in any way you see fit.
by skomick
February 25th, 2020, 9:31 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Diamonds And Spaceships Rule
Replies: 46
Views: 16931

Re: Diamonds And Spaceships Rule

YakForger is "playing" with CA, which is what I think we all are doing, really. Honestly I used to "play" with the Star Wars rule just to watch the "battles" in the building of structures. I would sit there for hours. There's really nothing wrong with how any of us "plays" with CA.
by skomick
February 24th, 2020, 9:30 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: POTY 2019 Voting
Replies: 47
Views: 23020

Re: POTY 2019 Voting

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by skomick
October 19th, 2019, 10:16 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Rules with interesting replicators
Replies: 550
Views: 219654

Re: Rules with interesting replicators

GUYTU6J wrote: October 19th, 2019, 12:15 pm ...
Even better 2-dimensional replicator firing gliders and 10c/20s:

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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3-ky8/S2-in3-acy4iqtz5r6a7e
b3o$bo2bo$bo$2o!
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I don't usually post stuff, but I just had to say this replicator is absolutely beautiful! :shock:
by skomick
July 25th, 2019, 9:24 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Rules 2 transitions from Life
Replies: 664
Views: 176148

Re: Rules 2 transitions from Life


This might be:
x = 9, y = 10, rule = B2i3/S23-c
7bo$6bobo$6bobo$6bobo$7bo4$2o$2o!

Surprisingly, placing a block directly opposite makes that a pre-p30:
x = 42, y = 15, rule = B2i3/S23-c
13b2o25b2o$13b2o19bo5b2o$32b2ob2o$34bo2$7bo21bo9bo$6bobo20bo9bo$6bobo
19bobo7bobo$6bobo20bo9bo$7bo21bo9bo2 ...
by skomick
February 24th, 2019, 5:00 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Requesting Help
Replies: 173
Views: 212158

Re: Thread For Requesting Help

Are there any c/2o puffers for this traffic light wick??


From Jason Summers' c2 collection:
#Cp1200 c/2 stretcher that builds a p50 "traffic jam" wick.
#CJason Summers, 24 Jul 2000
#CBased on a pattern by Dean Hickerson
x = 269, y = 123, rule = B3/S23
65b2o$63bo4bo29b2o$69bo26bo4bo$63bo5bo32bo ...
by skomick
February 22nd, 2018, 3:03 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Belated Pattern of the Year 2014 competition: Voting
Replies: 18
Views: 15331

Re: Belated Pattern of the Year 2014 competition: Voting

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by skomick
January 27th, 2018, 4:39 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Pattern of the Year 2017 -- votes
Replies: 35
Views: 30835

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by skomick
December 25th, 2017, 12:03 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
Replies: 1438
Views: 812145

Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

I didn't check all the guns on that list for reference, so please forgive my ignorance, but is this SE weld any kind of improvement (at least for bounding box)?

x = 25, y = 43, rule = LifeHistory
15.B$14.3D$14.BDB$13.3D2B$13.5B$12.6B$12.6B$13.5B$13.6B$12.6B$12.7B$
13.6B$13.6B$13.6B$12.8B$11.8B$11 ...
by skomick
December 23rd, 2017, 2:41 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: GliderGlut
Replies: 6
Views: 4021

Re: GliderGlut

The "W" (c/3 diagonal) can be combined and extended to form infinitely different 2c/6 diagonal ships:

x = 85, y = 45, rule = B2k3aijn4ak5y6k/S2ae3ajnr4aiw
39b3o$38bo2bo$39bobo2b3o$40bo2bo2bo$44bobo$45bo15$b3o27b3o27b3o$o2bo
26bo2bo26bo2bo$bobo2b3o22bobo27bobo$2bo2bo2bo23bo29bo$6bobo2b3o$7bo2bo ...
by skomick
December 2nd, 2017, 8:03 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: Your birth pattern
Replies: 27
Views: 11248

Re: Your birth pattern

I was born in November of 1975, so according to the LifeWiki, the closest discovery would have been the Unix found by David Buckingham in February of 1976.
by skomick
July 2nd, 2017, 3:04 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Spiral Growth Geminoid Challenge
Replies: 23
Views: 67976

Re: Spiral Growth Geminoid Challenge

Can someone come up with a Snark puffer? Then it's straightforward. Snark puffers lay down snarks, while the glider gun feeds gliders outwards in a spiral.

Snarkic Infinite Reflection.rle

I did this quite a long time ago, just after the synthesis was found. I don't think this qualifies as ...
by skomick
April 5th, 2017, 10:22 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Rule request thread
Replies: 1354
Views: 551547

Re: Rule request thread


...But what is the smallest two-color oscillator that is not also an oscillator if it's single-color -- i.e., that doesn't work in standard Life? I'm not quite sure how to phrase the question, to avoid answers along the lines of a gun pointed at a block, or a known oscillator sparking another ...
by skomick
March 21st, 2016, 12:23 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship (Unsuccessful)
Replies: 105
Views: 104627

Re: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship

#116 through #129 search complete, nothing but p5xp2.I'll see where we're at Monday before I choose more to search.
by skomick
March 20th, 2016, 5:28 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship (Unsuccessful)
Replies: 105
Views: 104627

Re: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship

#102-#104 and #113-#115 complete with only p5 and blinker results. Searching #116-#129.
by skomick
March 20th, 2016, 2:11 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship (Unsuccessful)
Replies: 105
Views: 104627

Re: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship

#11 through #20 complete with no results. Searching #102 through #115.
by skomick
March 19th, 2016, 3:01 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship (Unsuccessful)
Replies: 105
Views: 104627

Re: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship

#7 through #10 complete, no results. I'll do #11 through #20.
by skomick
March 18th, 2016, 6:17 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship (Unsuccessful)
Replies: 105
Views: 104627

Re: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship

#5 complete, no results. I'll search #7, #8, #9, and #10.
by skomick
March 18th, 2016, 7:53 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship (Unsuccessful)
Replies: 105
Views: 104627

Re: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship

#4 is finished with nothing found. I'll search #5 next.
by skomick
March 17th, 2016, 7:26 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship (Unsuccessful)
Replies: 105
Views: 104627

Re: The Hunt for a Tiny Diagonal Spaceship

... I also have a mysterious blinking cursor and no apparent activity:

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I'm finding it a little odd that cmd.exe process is showing no activity in Task Manager -- 0% CPU and minimal unchanging ~1MB memory ...

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