Jokes

[confocaloid]

Fun fact: if your curiosity about other forum members and their life exceeds your curiosity about Life/CA stuff (reactions, patterns, rulesets, rulespaces, concepts, algorithms, ideas), then you might be in a wrong place.

[Banananananan]

Everyone: using advanced search programs like apgsearch, Golly, qfind, LLS, etc. to find cool stuff
Meanwhile me, just using the good old lifeviewer. (not the best one)

[b-engine]

Everyone: using advanced search programs like apgsearch, Golly, qfind, LLS, etc. to find cool stuff
Meanwhile me, just using the good old lifeviewer. (not the best one)

Others: Copy RLE into Golly and ignores "SHOW IN VIEWER"
Me: Copy script-generated rule from Golly to LifeViewer

[unname4798]

Everyone: using advanced search programs like apgsearch, Golly, qfind, LLS, etc. to find cool stuff
Meanwhile me, just using the good old lifeviewer. (not the best one)

Others: Copy RLE into Golly and ignores "SHOW IN VIEWER"
Me: Copy script-generated rule from Golly to LifeViewer

While me: uses AdvancedLV "search" ability (includes custom soup size, custom symmetry, custom rule, custom probability of cell states and a custom number of soups)

[haaaaaands]

parents: no plagiarism
school: no plagiarism
meanwhile life enthusiasts, programmers, etc:
-- i stole your scripts
-- they weren't mine tho

[tommyaweosme]

tommyaweosme does not live in china OR russia

[unname4798]

tommyaweosme does not live in china OR russia

I live in Russia. (Sorry for location reveal)

[tommyaweosme]

its ok (wait lol how did i actually pick that country in particular somehow)

[b-engine]

There're 2 types of people:

• Those who don't use blinkers

• And those who use blinkers but *tick* *tack* excessively *tick* *tack* *tick* *tack*

[tommyaweosme]

i use them just right *tick*

[tommyaweosme]

i found things from life in infinite craft

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my 950th post! 95x10=950

[haaaaaands]

an it specialist gets hired at an airport. he's asked to count suitcases and make sure they're 11. they're in a circle. he starts counting: 0,1,2,3...10,11,12...23,24,25,26...
then the boss walks in, and asks him: "why are you counting so high?"
and he replies: "missing eof!"
-----------------------------------
someone: what is bsod mean???
normal people: blue screen of death
life enthusiast: birth/survival on d&n
-----------------------------------
someone: what's a pulsar?
normal people: something in space
astronomer: a pulsar (from pulsating radio source) is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles. this radiation can be observed only when a beam of emission is pointing towards earth and blah blah blah...
life enthusiast: p3 oscillator
me: yes

edit: MAKING A COMPUTER IN...
...minecraft: dust and torches
...cellular automata: *insert huuuuuge rle here*
...dwarf fortress: D O O R S
...ksp: leave it to kal (which is totally not a reference to hal)
...real life: gimme some SAND and some COPPER and i make u A REALY COOL PC asdf

[eRroR_6o6]

me when i'm looking at C4 results but i remember I'm not on catagolue

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x = 32, y = 32, rule = 23/23/10
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2A$A3.4A.3A.2A6.6A3.A$A5.A2.A.2A3.A.A.A.A.3A.A.A$3.3A.3A2.A.A3.A.A2.A
2.A.2A$5A2.4A.A3.2A.A7.2A$5A2.A.A3.3A2.4A.4A.A.A$2.2A.A.A.6A.2A3.A3.
2A2.A.A$A2.2A13.4A.6A.2A$.A.A3.3A3.5A5.A.A2.2A$4.2A.A.A3.4A6.A3.3A$6.
2A.A2.A3.2A.A3.A.3A.3A$A.A.2A.A.A6.2A2.2A.2A3.2A$A.A3.A.A.A.3A.2A2.2A
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3A.A.A.A3.A.A$2.2A3.2A.2A2.2A6.A.A.2A.A.A$3A.3A.A3.A.2A3.A2.A.2A$2.3A
3.A6.4A3.A.A.2A$2.2A2.A.A5.5A3.3A3.A.A$2A.6A.4A13.2A2.A$A.A2.2A3.A3.
2A.6A.A.A.2A$.A.A.4A.4A2.3A3.A.A2.5A$3.2A7.A.2A3.A.4A2.5A$2.2A.A2.A2.
A.A3.A.A2.3A.3A$.A.A.3A.A.A.A.A3.2A.A2.A5.A$.A3.6A6.2A.3A.4A3.A$.2A3.
3A4.2A3.4A.A2.A2.A$.A4.2A2.A8.A2.A.A2.5A$.A.2A.2A.A3.2A.2A.A2.2A!
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#C [[ ZOOM -3 STEP 64 ]]

[pifricted]

I've been calling the rule "9:43 at Knight" because of its very useful 9c/43 ship and of course, its knightship. (If we ever find a symmetrical rule like Day & Night that has a knightship, it could be named "Day & Knight"...) ...

Now:

In February 2020, AforAmpere found the first knightships in D&N, of speeds (2,1)c/5 and (2,1)c/6 respectively. On October 26, 2020, Adam P. Goucher found a second, larger (2,1)c/5 knightship using ikpx2, and quickly found multiple tagalongs (including a period-10 tagalong) and a wickstretcher based on it. The same day, Goucher found a smaller and thinner (2,1)c/6 spaceship

OCA:Day & Knight

[confocaloid]

Day and Knight rule group

This topic is about a specific type of rule first described by dani on the Discord.
These are the criteria a rule needs to satisfy to be a "Day and Knight" rule:

• It must be self-complementary, just like Day and Night
• It must have a (preferably natural) knightship or oblique ship.
• It must not be explosive, just like Day and Night

So far 6 Day and Knight rules have been discovered. Some are more interesting than others. [...]

[unname4798]

i heard you like math:

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#CXRLE Pos=0,0
x = 67, y = 71, rule = Sticky
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11.C11.C27.C$60C$3.2C12.2C9.2C.C10.2C11.C2.2C$3.2C12.C10.2C2.C9.2C10.
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C21.C$4.2C23.C$57C$4.C10.2C11.2C.C10.2C11.C2.2C$4.C10.4C9.2C2.C8.5C8.
C2.3C$4.C28.C19.C$4.C30.C15.C$4.C32.2C9.2C$2C.2C35.2C3.2C4$13.C12.C.C
8.C23.C$13.C12.C10.C23.C$13.C12.C10.C23.C$13.C12.C10.C23.C$13.C12.C10.
C23.C$12.C13.C9.C23.C$12.C13.C9.C6.8C9.C$11.C14.C8.C23.C$11.C14.C8.C23.
C$11.C14.C8.C23.C$10.C15.C7.C23.C$26.C$26.C$26.C$6.C19.C3.C23.C$4.C21.
C.C23.C13.C$66C$.3C9.2C10.2C.C8.2C10.C.2C9.2C$.3C9.2C8.C2.C10.2C8.C3.
2C8.3C$11.C.3C5.C4.C10.3C5.C15.3C$14.C5.C5.C11.C5.C17.C$19.C6.C16.C$18.
C7.C15.C$26.C$17.C8.C14.C23.C$17.C8.C14.C23.C$26.C$16.C9.C13.C23.C$16.
C9.C13.C23.C$15.C10.C12.C23.C$15.C10.C12.C23.C$15.C10.C12.C23.C!

Census:

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#CXRLE Pos=0,0
x = 71, y = 74, rule = Sticky
12.A$27.A$7.2A13.A3.A3.A$6.A2.2A4.A7.2A.2A.A$6.A2.2A.A.A7.3A.2A.2A$12.
2A.2A.A.2A5.A$13.A3.2A3.A3.A$13.3A.A4.4A11.4A.2A.2A4.2A.2A2.2A$9.A4.2A
.2A.A.A.A$12.A2.A13.A7.4A.2A.2A3.A.A.2A.A2.A$24.A2$2.2A5.A18.A31.2A$46.
A15.A$2.2A39.A18.A$3.3A23.A6.A3.A2.A2.A11.A3.A$44.2A4.A3.A3.A$55.A$18.
A.3A12.A2.A.A.3A.3A.A.A$18.A.3A14.A.2A.A5.A.2A.A$7.A.A2.A2.A9.A17.2A.
2A$2.A19.A3.A2.A12.A5.A$7.3A.A9.3A.2A.A$6.A2.A.A3.A3.A.3A.2A.A$5.2A6.
2A2.2A.2A3.A5.A4.A14.A$7.A5.2A2.A3.A2.A.A11.3A.2A.A.A4.A.2A2.2A$7.A5.
A4.A.2A.2A.2A$8.A.A25.A.3A.2A.A4.A.A.2A2.A$16.A.A6.A22.A10.A$15.A7.A5.
A28.A$A2.A12.A10.A29.A4.A$29.A18.A10.A.A$2.2A10.A6.A3.A6.A16.A12.A$29.
A2.A2.A8.A11.A$17.3A.A8.A9.A2.2A.2A11.3A$3.A28.A7.A9.A$2.A4.A28.A2.2A
.2A3.2A.2A2.A$7.A32.A.A5.A.2A$2.2A.2A28.A3.A3.A3.A4.A.A$42.A$16.A31.A
$14.A12.A10.A.A21.A.A$14.A.A10.A.A8.A.A21.A.A$30.A$14.A.A21.A.A21.A.A
$14.A.A21.A22.2A.A$13.A.A21.A.A4.A2.A3.A.A9.A$13.A.A21.A.2A20.3A$12.A
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A23.A2$2.A63.A$3.A9.A$2.A3.A8.A36.A2.A3.A6.2A$2.A10.2A23.A16.A6.A3.A$
3.4A45.3A7.A$25.A23.A2$18.A$42.A$18.2A22.2A22.A.A$18.2A.A20.2A2.A19.2A
2.A2$14.A3.2A20.A.2A20.A.2A$17.A.A21.A.A21.A.A$16.A.A21.A.A21.A.A$16.
A.A8.A.A10.A.A21.A.A$16.A.A8.A12.A.A21.A.A$29.A!

[tommyaweosme]

Q: what is it called when i drop my computer in the middle of a CA simulation?
A: soup spilled on the floor

i made a glider pattern on my rubix cube.

before i knew it, it was flying out of my hands!

person 1: would you like two pis?
person 2: why are you trying to give me a dead spark coil? thats worthless!

big glider crushing the little glider. again. like always

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x = 20, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
3o$o$bo$5b3o$5bo2b3o$6bobo$2b2o7bo$2bobo4bo2bo$2bo8b2o$3b2o$3bo2bo5bo
b2o$3bo9b2obo$5bobo6b2o2bo$6b2obo4b2o3bo$10bo7bo$9b4o3bobo$9bob2o3b4o
$10bo3b2obo$15b2o$11bob3o$12bo2bo!
[[ PASTET 16 PASTE o -3 -3 ]]

[d/dx]

Reviving this thread.

I've heard rumors of some "31c/240o" spaceship in the works. Is this it? I'm a bit confused about it, but this may be a leak.

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x = 5, y = 2, rule = B34ce5j6ae7/S2n3-k4-cnry5-cjn6ce7e8
bobo$5o!

[Aleph]

What do you call it when an object appears in an unexpected place? A CA-meo.

[eRroR_6o6]

when the ca pattern dies

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x = 215, y = 236, rule = LifeHistory
5$12.A9.A22.A22.A16.A32.A9.A$13.A7.A22.A22.A18.A32.A7.A$9.A3.A7.A22.A
22.A14.A3.A28.A3.A7.A$10.4A7.A2.A19.A2.A19.A2.A12.4A29.4A7.A2.A18.A$
21.3A20.3A20.3A10.A29.A16.3A19.A33.A$34.A44.A25.A3.A30.A8.A32.A$33.2A
44.A24.2A3.A29.2A8.A32.A3.A$79.A2.A26.A2.A36.A32.4A$79.3A27.3A37.A19$
158.3A$46.A38.A72.A2.A$47.A38.A71.A$43.A3.A34.A3.A71.A$44.4A35.4A72.A
4.A$165.A$68.A38.A53.A3.A$67.2A37.2A54.4A16$182.3A$181.A2.A$184.A$
184.A$162.A20.A$163.A$18.2A21.2A21.2A10.2A28.2A16.2A33.A3.A$18.2A21.
2A21.2A10.2A28.2A16.2A34.4A2$186.A$185.2A23$18.A$19.A40.A$15.A3.A39.A
34.A$16.4A39.A33.A$13.A29.A15.A2.A30.A$12.A25.A3.A16.3A31.A2.A$12.A
24.2A3.A50.3A$12.A2.A26.A2.A$12.3A27.3A20$18.A$19.A$15.A3.A$16.4A2$
40.A$39.2A19$64.A$65.A32.A$61.A3.A33.A$9.2A28.2A21.4A29.A3.A$9.2A28.
2A15.2A38.4A$56.2A28.A3.2A$85.2A3.2A28.A$119.2A19$82.A$81.A$39.A11.2A
28.A3.A$38.A12.2A28.4A15.A$6.2A30.A3.A56.A39.A$6.2A30.4A46.A10.A38.A$
89.A9.A2.A35.A$89.A9.3A36.A2.A$86.A2.A48.3A27.2A$87.3A78.2A$205.A$
204.A$204.A3.A$204.4A12$37.2A$38.A2$8.4A$7.A3.A$11.A$10.A2$141.3A36.
3A$143.A36.A2.A$142.A37.A$180.A$142.A38.A4.A$143.A43.A$141.3A39.A3.A$
184.4A13$53.3A$53.A2.A$8.3A42.A50.A$8.A2.A41.A51.A98.3A$8.A45.A46.A3.
A97.A2.A$8.A93.4A100.A$9.A48.4A28.2A4.2A108.A$57.A3.A28.2A4.2A27.2A8.
2A47.A20.A$61.A63.2A8.2A48.A$60.A120.A3.A$168.2A12.4A$168.2A$208.A$
207.2A!

(this took me like 10 minutes to make)

[hotcrystal0]

Test 914-0205
Name: Dr. Hadian
Date: 30/04/2018
Total Items: Four sheets of paper, each depicting

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#C [[ THEME Inverse ]]
x = 7, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
o3b3o$3o2bo$bo!

Input: One of the aforementioned papers.
Setting: Rough
Output:

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Input: One of the aforementioned papers.
Setting: 1:1
Output: A sheet of paper depicting another state of the game. Examination shows that it's

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#C [[ THEME Inverse ]]
x = 7, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
5bo$o3b3o$obob3o$3o!

Input: One of the aforementioned papers.
Setting: Fine
Output: A sheet of paper with

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#C [[ THEME Inverse AUTOFIT KILLGLIDERS AUTOSTART ]]
x = 7, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
o3b3o$3o2bo$bo!

Input: One of the aforementioned papers.
Setting: Very Fine
Output: [DATA EXPUNGED]

[tommyaweosme]

its the secret c/9 camelship!

[unname4798]

Date: 17/12/2024
Total items: Three sheets of paper, each depicting this:

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#C [[ THEME Inverse ]]
x = 7, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
o3b3o$3o2bo$bo!

Input: One of the aforementioned papers
Setting: None
Output: A sheet of paper with

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x = 1, y = 1, rule = B3/S23
!

Input: One of the aforementioned papers
Setting: Default
Output: A sheet of paper with

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#C [[ THEME Inverse ]]
x = 7, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
o3b3o$3o2bo$bo!

Input: One of the aforementioned papers
Setting: NaN
Output: A sheet of paper with

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x = 0, y = 0, rule = none
undefined3undefined3undefined$3undefined2undefinedundefined$undefinedundefined!

Experiment halted for unknown reasons.

[hotcrystal0]

Please move this to The Sandbox.

EDIT by dvgrn: This post was the first response to a rather cryptic announcement by blah (before it was de-crypted by editing in more detail) of a complete and very nicely documented 32-bit CPU that definitely did NOT belong in the Sandbox.

It occurred to me that I could fulfill this request exactly as it was stated.

[Conway's-C4]

Trans Trans-Beacon On Table

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x = 6, y = 7, rule = LifeColorful
4.2V$5.V$2.I$2.2I2$4pC$pC2.pC!