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[vilc]

Tutorials/Glider syntheses states that transfer.py "will only attempt to synthesise objects that either already have a synthesis or are strict still lifes with 20 bits or less". However, as all strict still lifes up to 22 bits (likely to be 23 soon!) have been synthesised, is the second half unncecessary since all still lifes with 20 bits or less already have a synthesis?

This remark was added years ago by Ian07.
https://conwaylife.com/w/index.php?titl ... ldid=63498 [edit : corrected link and author name]
This does not reflect the way transfer.py (and derivatives) work today.

I suggest replacing

The script has to be invoked manually, but as long as there's at least one synthesis featuring your component, the script will consider it when automatically creating new syntheses. Do note, however, that it will only attempt to synthesise objects that either already have a synthesis or are strict still lifes with 20 bits or less; in other cases you may want to consider submitting the synthesis yourself.

with something like

The script has to be invoked manually, but as long as there's at least one synthesis featuring your component, the script may consider it when automatically creating new syntheses. Do note, however, that it will only attempt to synthesise a limited number of objects defined by its user, generally objects that already have a synthesis or unsynthesised still lifes just above the limit of current knowledges. If you want to make sure that a specific application of your component gets included in the database, you may want to consider submitting the synthesis yourself.

The content of [note 2] seems fine.

[Resu]

Centipede/Snippet might need to be updated saying as leaf bug 2 is now smaller than the water strider.

[dbell]

The 'File formats' LifeWiki page should mention the pattern format (and have another page documenting it) for patterns such as the ones in this post:

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1074&start=850#p216462

(I have no idea what the various numbers are before the RLE and why there are two rule strings.)

BCNU,
-dbell

[muzik]

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1074&start=850#p216462

(I have no idea what the various numbers are before the RLE and why there are two rule strings.)

To my understanding these are intended more as compressed database entries than actual readable pattern files; the rulestrings, I assume, provide a lower and upper bound for which the evolution of a specific spaceship is supported.

[Citation needed]

Could this rule be put on LifeWiki?

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x = 0, y = 0, rule = ColourisedLife47s
!
@RULE ColourisedLife47s

[[Colourised Life]] with Shidinn Letter icons.

XDI8AHO

@TABLE
n_states:47 
neighborhood:Moore 
symmetries:rotate4reflect


var l={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46}
var l1=l
var l2=l
var l3=l
var l4=l
var l5=l
var l6=l
var l7=l
var l8=l

# B3a
0,l1,l1,l1,0,0,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,l1,l2,0,0,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,l2,l1,0,0,0,0,0,l1
0,l2,l1,l1,0,0,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,l2,l3,0,0,0,0,0,l2

# B3c
0,0,l1,0,l1,0,l1,0,0,l1
0,0,l1,0,l1,0,l2,0,0,l1
0,0,l1,0,l2,0,l1,0,0,l1
0,0,l2,0,l1,0,l1,0,0,l1
0,0,l1,0,l2,0,l3,0,0,l2

# B3e
0,l1,0,l1,0,l1,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,0,l1,0,l2,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,0,l2,0,l1,0,0,0,l1
0,l2,0,l1,0,l1,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,0,l2,0,l3,0,0,0,l2

# B3i
0,0,l1,l1,l1,0,0,0,0,l1
0,0,l1,l1,l2,0,0,0,0,l1
0,0,l1,l2,l1,0,0,0,0,l1
0,0,l2,l1,l1,0,0,0,0,l1
0,0,l1,l2,l3,0,0,0,0,l2

# B3j
0,l1,0,l1,l1,0,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,0,l1,l2,0,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,0,l2,l1,0,0,0,0,l1
0,l2,0,l1,l1,0,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,0,l2,l3,0,0,0,0,l3

# B3k
0,l1,0,l1,0,0,l1,0,0,l1
0,l1,0,l1,0,0,l2,0,0,l1
0,l1,0,l2,0,0,l1,0,0,l1
0,l2,0,l1,0,0,l1,0,0,l1
0,l1,0,l2,0,0,l3,0,0,l3

# B3n
0,l1,l1,0,l1,0,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,l1,0,l2,0,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,l2,0,l1,0,0,0,0,l1
0,l2,l1,0,l1,0,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,l2,0,l3,0,0,0,0,l1

# B3q
0,l1,l1,0,0,0,l1,0,0,l1
0,l1,l1,0,0,0,l2,0,0,l1
0,l1,l2,0,0,0,l1,0,0,l1
0,l2,l1,0,0,0,l1,0,0,l1
0,l1,l2,0,0,0,l3,0,0,l1

# B3r
0,l1,l1,0,0,l1,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,l1,0,0,l2,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,l2,0,0,l1,0,0,0,l1
0,l2,l1,0,0,l1,0,0,0,l1
0,l1,l2,0,0,l3,0,0,0,l2

# B3y
0,l1,0,0,l1,0,l1,0,0,l1
0,l1,0,0,l1,0,l2,0,0,l1
0,l1,0,0,l2,0,l1,0,0,l1
0,l2,0,0,l1,0,l1,0,0,l1
0,l1,0,0,l2,0,l3,0,0,l1


l,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 # S0
l,l1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 # S1e
l,0,l1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 # S1c
l,l1,l2,l3,l4,0,0,0,0,0 # S4a
l,0,l1,0,l2,0,l3,0,l4,0 # S4c
l,l1,0,l2,0,l3,0,l4,0,0 # S4e
l,l1,l2,0,l3,l4,0,0,0,0 # S4i
l,l1,0,l2,0,l3,l4,0,0,0 # S4j
l,l1,0,l2,l3,0,l4,0,0,0 # S4k
l,l1,l2,0,l3,0,0,0,l4,0 # S4n
l,l1,l2,l3,0,0,l4,0,0,0 # S4q
l,l1,l2,l3,0,l4,0,0,0,0 # S4r
l,l1,l2,0,0,l3,0,0,l4,0 # S4t
l,l1,l2,0,0,0,l3,l4,0,0 # S4w
l,l1,l2,0,l3,0,l4,0,0,0 # S4y
l,l1,l2,0,0,l3,l4,0,0,0 # S4z
l,l1,l2,l3,l4,0,0,0,l5,0 # S5a
l,l1,l2,l3,0,l4,0,l5,0,0 # S5c
l,l1,l2,0,l3,0,l4,0,l5,0 # S5e
l,l1,l2,l3,l4,l5,0,0,0,0 # S5i
l,l1,l2,l3,l4,0,l5,0,0,0 # S5j
l,l1,l2,0,l3,0,l4,l5,0,0 # S5k
l,l1,l2,l3,l4,0,0,l5,0,0 # S5n
l,l1,l2,l3,0,l4,l5,0,0,0 # S5q
l,l1,l2,0,l3,l4,l5,0,0,0 # S5r
l,l1,l2,0,l3,l4,0,l5,0,0 # S5y
l,l1,l2,l3,l4,l5,l6,0,0,0 # S6a
l,l1,l2,l3,l4,l5,0,l6,0,0 # S6c
l,l1,l2,l3,l4,0,l5,0,l6,0 # S6e
l,l1,l2,0,l3,l4,l5,0,l6,0 # S6i
l,l1,l2,l3,l4,0,l5,l6,0,0 # S6k
l,l1,l2,l3,0,l4,l5,l6,0,0 # S6n
l,l1,l2,l3,l4,l5,l6,l7,0,0 # S7c
l,l1,l2,l3,l4,l5,l6,0,l7,0 # S7e
l,l1,l2,l3,l4,l5,l6,l7,l8,0 # S8

@COLORS

0 0 0 0
7 244 89 45
28 237 166 103
1 250 240 62
17 95 179 25
38 142 237 226
34 5 104 227
14 73 32 124
46 255 255 255

5 244 89 45
6 244 89 45
8 244 89 45
9 244 89 45

23 237 166 103
24 237 166 103
25 237 166 103
26 237 166 103
27 237 166 103

2 250 240 62
3 250 240 62
4 250 240 62

15 95 179 25
16 95 179 25
18 95 179 25
19 95 179 25
20 95 179 25
21 95 179 25
22 127 211 57

36 142 237 226
37 142 237 226
39 142 237 226
40 142 237 226
41 142 237 226
42 142 237 226
43 142 237 226

31 5 104 227
32 5 104 227
33 5 104 227
44 5 104 227
35 5 104 227

10 73 32 124
11 73 32 124
12 73 32 124
13 73 32 124

30 255 132 0

45 255 51 255



@ICONS
XPM

"7 315 14 1"

". c #000000"
"D c #F4592D"
"E c #EDA667"
"F c #FAF03E"
"G c #5FB319"
"H c #8EEDE2"
"I c #0568E3"
"J c #49207C"
"K c #FF00FF"
"S c #333333"
"T c #666666"
"U c #999999"
"V c #CCCCCC"
"W c #FFFFFF"

"FFFFFFF"
"FWFFFFF"
"FWFFFFF"
"FWWWWFF"
"FWFFFWF"
"FWWWWFF"
"FFFFFFF"

"FFFFFFF"
"FVVVVFF"
"FVFFFVF"
"FVVVVFF"
"FVFFFFF"
"FVFFFFF"
"FFFFFFF"

"FFFFFFF"
"FFTFTFF"
"FTFTFTF"
"FTFTFTF"
"FTFTFTF"
"FTFFFTF"
"FFFFFFF"

"FFFFFFF"
"FUFFFUF"
"FUFUFUF"
"FUFUFUF"
"FUFUFUF"
"FFUFUFF"
"FFFFFFF"

"DDDDDDD"
"DDDDDWD"
"DDDDDWD"
"DDDDDWD"
"DDDDDWD"
"DWWWWDD"
"DDDDDDD"

"DDDDDDD"
"DDVVVDD"
"DVDDDVD"
"DVDVDVD"
"DVDDVDD"
"DDVVDVD"
"DDDDDDD"

"DDDDDDD"
"DVDDDVD"
"DDVDVDD"
"DDDVDDD"
"DDVDVDD"
"DVDDDVD"
"DDDDDDD"

"DDDDDDD"
"DUDDDUD"
"DDUDUDD"
"DDDUDDD"
"DDDUDDD"
"DDDUDDD"
"DDDDDDD"

"DDDDDDD"
"DTTTTDD"
"DTDDDTD"
"DTDDDTD"
"DTDDDTD"
"DTDDDTD"
"DDDDDDD"

"JJJJJJJ"
"JWWWWWJ"
"JJJJWJJ"
"JJJWJJJ"
"JJWJJJJ"
"JWWWWWJ"
"JJJJJJJ"

"JJJJJJJ"
"JVVVVVJ"
"JJJJJVJ"
"JJVVVJJ"
"JVJJJJJ"
"JJVVVVJ"
"JJJJJJJ"

"JJJJJJJ"
"JJVVVVJ"
"JVJJJJJ"
"JJVVVJJ"
"JJJJJVJ"
"JVVVVJJ"
"JJJJJJJ"

"JJJJJJJ"
"JUUUUJJ"
"JUJJJUJ"
"JUUUUJJ"
"JUJJJUJ"
"JUJJJUJ"
"JJJJJJJ"

"JJJJJJJ"
"JTJJJJJ"
"JTJJJJJ"
"JTTTTTJ"
"JTJJJJJ"
"JTJJJJJ"
"JJJJJJJ"

"GGGGGGG"
"GGGGGTG"
"GGGGGTG"
"GTTTTTG"
"GTGGGGG"
"GTGGGGG"
"GGGGGGG"

"GGGGGGG"
"GTGGGGG"
"GTGGGGG"
"GTGGGGG"
"GTGGGGG"
"GGTTTTG"
"GGGGGGG"

"GGGGGGG"
"GWWWWGG"
"GGWGGWG"
"GGWGGWG"
"GGWGGWG"
"GWWWWGG"
"GGGGGGG"

"GGGGGGG"
"GVVVVVG"
"GGGVGGG"
"GGGVGGG"
"GGGVGGG"
"GGGVGGG"
"GGGGGGG"

"GGGGGGG"
"GGWWWGG"
"GWGGGGG"
"GWGGWWG"
"GWGGGWG"
"GGWWWGG"
"GGGGGGG"

"GGGGGGG"
"GVGGGVG"
"GVGGVGG"
"GVVVGGG"
"GVGGVGG"
"GVGGGVG"
"GGGGGGG"

"GGGGGGG"
"GVGGGVG"
"GVGGGVG"
"GVVVVVG"
"GVGGGVG"
"GVGGGVG"
"GGGGGGG"

"GGGGGGG"
"GGGGUGG"
"GGGUUGG"
"GGUGUGG"
"GUUUUUG"
"GGGGUGG"
"GGGGGGG"

"EEEEEEE"
"ETEEEEE"
"ETEEEEE"
"ETTTTTE"
"EEEEETE"
"EEEEETE"
"EEEEEEE"

"EEEEEEE"
"ETEEETE"
"ETEEETE"
"EETETEE"
"EETETEE"
"EEETEEE"
"EEEEEEE"

"EEEEEEE"
"EWWWWWE"
"EEEEEWE"
"EEWWWWE"
"EEEEEWE"
"EEEEEWE"
"EEEEEEE"

"EEEEEEE"
"EVVVVEE"
"EEEEEVE"
"EEEEEVE"
"EEEEEVE"
"EEEEEVE"
"EEEEEEE"

"EEEEEEE"
"EWWWWEE"
"EWEEEWE"
"EWWWWEE"
"EWEEEWE"
"EWWWWEE"
"EEEEEEE"

"EEEEEEE"
"EEVVVVE"
"EVEEEEE"
"EVEEEEE"
"EVEEEEE"
"EEVVVVE"
"EEEEEEE"

"EEEEEEE"
"EVVVVVE"
"EVFFFFE"
"EVVVVFE"
"EVFFFFE"
"EVFFFFE"
"EEEEEEE"

"EIEIEIE"
"IUIEIUI"
"EUEIEUE"
"IUIEIUI"
"EUEIEUE"
"IEUUUEI"
"EIEIEIE"

"IIIIIII"
"IIDDDII"
"IDIIIDI"
"IDIIIDI"
"IDDDDDI"
"IDIIIDI"
"IIIIIII"

"IIIIIII"
"IIFFFII"
"IFIIIFI"
"IFIIIFI"
"IFIIIFI"
"IIFFFII"
"IIIIIII"

"IIIIIII"
"IIGGGII"
"IGIIIGI"
"IGGGGGI"
"IGIIIII"
"IIGGGII"
"IIIIIII"

"IIIIIII"
"IIUUUUI"
"IUIIIII"
"IIUUUII"
"IUIIIII"
"IIUUUUI"
"IIIIIII"

"IIIIIII"
"IEIIIEI"
"IEEEEEI"
"IEIIIEI"
"IEIIIEI"
"IIEEEII"
"IIIIIII"

"HHHHHHH"
"HGGHGGH"
"HHHGHHH"
"HHGHGHH"
"HGHHHGH"
"HHGGGHH"
"HHHHHHH"

"HHHHHHH"
"HFFFHHH"
"HHHHFHH"
"HHHFHFH"
"HHFHHFH"
"HFHHHFH"
"HHHHHHH"

"HHHHHHH"
"HHEEEHH"
"HEHHHHH"
"HEEEEHH"
"HEHHHEH"
"HHEEEHH"
"HHHHHHH"

"HHHHHHH"
"HHTTTHH"
"HHHHHTH"
"HTTTTTH"
"HTHHHTH"
"HHTTTHH"
"HHHHHHH"

"HHHHHHH"
"HHTTTHH"
"HTHHHTH"
"HTTTTTH"
"HTHHHTH"
"HHTTTHH"
"HHHHHHH"

"HHHHHHH"
"HHTTTTH"
"HTHHHTH"
"HHTTTTH"
"HTHHHTH"
"HHTTTTH"
"HHHHHHH"

"HHHHHHH"
"HTTTTHH"
"HHHHHTH"
"HHTTTHH"
"HHHHHTH"
"HTTTTHH"
"HHHHHHH"

"HHHHHHH"
"HHHUHHH"
"HHHUHHH"
"HHHUHHH"
"HHUHUHH"
"HUHHHUH"
"HHHHHHH"

"IIIIIII"
"IIIJIII"
"IIJJIII"
"IIIJIII"
"IIIJIII"
"IIIJIII"
"IIIIIII"

"DIDIDID"
"IUUUUUI"
"DIDUDID"
"IDIUIDI"
"DIDUDID"
"IUUUUUI"
"DIDIDID"

[R2INT]

Multiple uses have created user-space pages of Travelling T's (B3/S23-a5). Here are the links to those pages:
User:PK22/OCA:Travelling Ts
User:Hotcrystal0/OCA:Travelling Ts (this contains a link to an oscillator stamp collection)

The forum thread for this rule have over 500 posts (but some are of variants of the rule).

Does this meet the notability criteria for having a separate page on the OCA namespace (e.g. OCA:Travelling Ts)

[muzik]

Can a pattern consisting of all 108 heptominoes be created for display on the wiki section? We already have such an arrangement for hexominoes:

https://conwaylife.com/wiki/Polyomino#Heptominoes

[WhiteHawk]

On some pages, such as Gallus, Quint-snark, and Bumper and bouncer gallery, there are exemplary patterns on the larger side-by-side comparison rles which showcase outdated larger sparkers (e.g. the bumper page before today still listed the smallest by population and right clearance p5 bumper as one supported by the p5 pipsquirter)

Obviously there are instances where showing functionality and not optimization are most useful, as well as instances where less optimal sparkers do work, but there is the possibility of people not realizing there are better solutions. Along with the fact that some are outdated, it may be a good idea to include optimized versions alongside older versions of these reflectors/period multiple

Relatedly, the below p5 sparkers have functionality similar to the Middleweight Volcano and P5 pipsquirter (included for reference), yet do not get recognized as alternatives on the wiki despite some having lower populations, higher clearance, and other potentially useful features (the 37-cell p5 and the higher-clearance 38-cell version both have those features). I think they should at least be acknowledged as alternatives on either the Middleweight Volcano page and/or the P5 Pipsquirter page

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x = 131, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
7bo17bo16bo14bo17bo17bo2bo7bo2bo16bo$7bo17bo14bo2bo11bo2bo14bo2bo16bo
28bo3bo$19b2o9b2o12bo6b2o6bo12bo4bo14bo4bo5bo4bo$5bobobo10bo2bobobo2b
o8bob3o7bo2bob3o12bo3b2o8b2o4bob2ob2o3b3ob2ob3o10bo5bo$3b9o7bo3b5o3bo
7b2o11bob2o13b5o10bo2bo2b2o8bo3bo2bo3bo7b3ob3ob3o$2bo9bo6b4o5b4o5b2o2b
2o10bo2b2o9b3ob2o11b3o3bo9b2ob2o2b4obo5bo3b2ob2o3bo$bob2o5b2obo8bo5bo
7bo2b3obo10b3obo7bo23bo10bobo3bo4bo6b4obob3obo$o2bob2ob2obo2bo4b4o2bo
2b4o4b3o5bo14bo7b5o5b2o3b4obob2o10bobo4bobobobo14bo$2o4bobo4b2o3bo2bo
2bobo2bo2bo6b3obo10b3obo12bobobo2bo3bo2bo3bo12bo5bo2bob2o3bob2obobobo
$18b2o5bo5b2o5bo3bobo8bo3bobo6bob3ob2ob2o10bob2o18bobo6b2obob3ob2o$3b
o2bobo2bo26b2o2bobobo6b2o2bobobo4b2obo3bo12b2obo20b2o10bo2bobo$3bo2bo
bo2bo33bobo12bobo8bobo12bo2bo33b2o2bo$4b2o3b2o35bo14bo8b2ob2o12b2o38b
2o!

[WhiteHawk]

Pulsar

The section on other rules where pulsars are rare feels to me to be lacking in analysis of more current understanding on pulsar rarity in both rules mentioned. What are the current stats on rarity of pulsars in the mentioned rules
Are there any other rules where the pulsar is rarer than in grounded life? What rule currently explored has the rarest pulsar formation?

EDIT: Here is a relatively "common" (in other symmetries, and only in regards to pulsar-forming soups in general) potentially natural pulsar predecessor from Pedestrian Grounded Life (B358/S23), where pulsars have zero natural occurences

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x = 5, y = 13, rule = B358/S23
2b3o4$2bo$4o$2obo$4o$2bo4$2b3o!

Another (fake gliders, they don't escape)

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x = 5, y = 21, rule = B358/S23
2b2o$bobo$3bo2$bo$obo$b2o4$2b3o4$b2o$obo$bo2$3bo$bobo$2b2o!

[dbell]

Something like the following could be added to the 'Doppler effect' LifeWiki page:

Another type of doppler effect is easily seen when a stream of gliders is reflected 180 degrees by a receding spaceship.

For example, a period 16 forward glider stream becomes a period 32 backward stream when reflected by a Cordership.

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x = 153, y = 121, rule = B3/S23
18bo$18bo$18bo8bo$25bobo$19b3obbo3bo$20bob5o$26bo$21boo15boo$38boo5$4b
3o$bb7o6bo$b9o4bo31boo$o7b3obboo31boo$b3o6bo3bobbo$bboo11b3o$5bo10bo
23bo$6bo31bo4bo$7bo29bo5bo$43bo10b3o$38bobbo12bo$39b3o13bo$33bo$31b4o$
30b3oboobo$30boobbo$24bo5bo4bobbo$20bo4bo5bo3boobo$11boboo5bo3boo5bo$
5boo4bo$5boo6bo5bo6boo$18b3ob7o$18booboo5bo$25boo$28bo$25bobbo41b3o$
26bo43bo$13boo56bo$13boo13$86b3o$86bo$87bo14$102b3o$102bo$103bo14$118b
3o$118bo$119bo14$134b3o$134bo$135bo14$150b3o$150bo$151bo!

This type of doppler effect is used, for example, in the 'Infinite glider hotel'.

BCNU,
-dbell

[WhiteHawk]

32P21 phase-shifting p5

Why does this page focus on this specific LCM rephaser instead of one which explores the applications of the p5?
I think the p5 on it's own is more notable than the LCM.

EDIT: Are there other period-multiplicating rephasings besides these? (EDIT 2: The is SKOP 398 on the p199 page)

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x = 97, y = 68, rule = B3/S23
3bobo26bobo$2bob2o25bob2o$2bo3b2o23bo3b2o37bob2o$2ob2o3bo20b2ob2o3bo36b
2obo8b2o$bobob3o22bobob3o35b2o3bob2obo3bo3b2o$o2bobo23bo41bo2b3o2bob2o
5bo2bo$3obo5bo18b4obo4b2o31bobo2bo9b4o$8bo3b4o18bo3bo2bo29b2o2b2o$2b2o
4bo3bo18b2o3bo2bobo31bobo11b6o$2bo5bo22bo8bo32bobo11bo2bo2bo$3bo7bo20b
o3bob2o34bo4bo12b2o$2b2o5b2o20b2o4bo40bobo$78bo2bo$79b2o4b3o$85bobo$3b
obo26bobo50bo2bo$2bob2o25bob2o51bobo$2bo3b2o23bo3b2o49b3o$2ob2o3bo20b
2ob2o3bo$bobob3o22bobob3o$o2bobo23bo2bobo$3obo4bo19b3obo16bo$8bobo38b
2o15b2o$2b2o5bo21b2o15b2o16b2o$2bo28bo17b2o2b2o$obo10b2o17bo$2o3b2o5b
o2bo15b2o$5b2o5bo2bo$12bobo34b2o2b2o$13bobo23b2o7b2o16b2o$12bo2bo5b2o
16b2o8b2o15b2o$12bo2bo5b2o27bo$13b2o71b3o$86bobo$18bo67bo2bo$17bobo67b
obo$18bo12bobo53b3o4b2o$4bobo23bob2o59bo2bo$3bob2o23bo3b2o6bo7bo43bob
o$3bo3b2o19b2ob2o3bo4bobo5bobo29b2o12bo$b2ob2o3bo19bobob3o6bo7bo30bo2b
o2bo$2bobob3o19bo2bobo48b6o$bo2bobo15bo5b3obo$b3obo14b3o61b4o$19bo10b
2o51bo2bo$3b2o14b2o9bo5b3o15b3o26b2o3bo$3bo24bobo56b2o$bobo5b3o16b2o3b
2o8bo5bo8b2o$b2o7bo21bobo7b3o3b3o7bobo$17bo14bo9b3o3b3o9bo$16b3o12b2o
27b2o2$7b2o29b2o13b2o$8bo29b2o13b2o$5b3o$5bo25b2o27b2o$32bo9b3o3b3o9b
o$32bobo7b3o3b3o7bobo$33b2o8bo5bo8b2o2$36b3o15b3o5$42bo7bo$41bobo5bob
o$42bo7bo!

[WhiteHawk]

Change of topic

Leaf bug 2#Versions seems unnecessary to me, especially given the fact that all of the revisions to the design are usually exceedingly miniscule and not entirely obvious from what is shown (not to mention they are unmarked). I think this section (and page as a whole) should probably be reworked to show things like: smallest 31c/240 rakes, smallest puffers, and smallest period-multiplied versions (None of which I think have actually been constructed, but all would be more notable than the cosmetic changes to Leaf Bug 2)

[dbell]

The 'Sawtooth/Snippet' LifeWiki article is out of date.

BCNU,
-dbell

[I6_I6]

Someone should make an article about the new p3 bouncer, since other period bouncers have one, too.
(Apologies if this isn't the right thread to post this in.)

[R2INT]

Die_hard states that it is conjectured that this 7-cell pattern dies after 130 generations, the longest possible for a 7-cell pattern. However, I think that the behavior for patterns up to 9 cells has been enumerated. This means that it probably has been proven that the 7-cell pattern lives for the longest possible out of any 7-cell pattern before dying.

[hotdogPi]

Die_hard states that it is conjectured that this 7-cell pattern dies after 130 generations, the longest possible for a 7-cell pattern. However, I think that the behavior for patterns up to 9 cells has been enumerated. This means that it probably has been proven that the 7-cell pattern lives for the longest possible out of any 7-cell pattern before dying.

That program only checked for long-lived patterns with period 12. This means it found methuselahs, switch engines, pentadecathlons, and figure eights. It would not see how long a diehard lasted.

[qqd]

Happy new year.

Have a CPU. I provide it here with documentation, as well as an assembler script that runs in Golly and some example programs.

(Edited to provide context.)

This 32-bit computer called the 323 definitely warrants an article, if I may say so.

[b-engine]

(Don't know if it's off topic, since it's about the format of LifeWiki webpages instead of wiki pages)
It would be very helpful if <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> is added to each page.
Right now every pages look like this:

That's very harmful to phone users, especially those who use very small ones like mine

Screenshot_20251106-220751.png (42.02 KiB) Viewed 5816 times

EDIT:
I manually added it, turns out it's much worse than not to add:

It doesn't even scale

Screenshot_20251106-221612.png (45.57 KiB) Viewed 5816 times

[synperiplanar]

There's a reduction to 58 cells from three years ago:

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x = 26, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
22b2o$22bo2bo3$22bob2o$17b2o2bobo$17bo4bo$21bo$18bo2bo$4b2o$2obo20bo$
2o2bo2bo14bo2bo$5bobo14bo2bo$6bo8bo2bo4bo$15bo2bo$5b2o7bo3bo4bo$5b2o8b
o6bo2bo$22bo2bo$24bo2$18b2o$18bo$19b3o$21bo!

and also I saw that reduction in an oscillator stamp collection, so yes that reduction is known

may we add add that reduction to the p30 honey farm hasslers page on LifeWiki?

[hotcrystal0]

On the P52 section of the honey farm shuttles page, can it be edited so that the three HF shuttles here (the right one is a hybrid of the other two) are mentioned as "two similar P52s and a hybrid" or something like that?

Yet the P52 HF hassler in the middle here is considered to be a reduction of the one on the left, despite being similarly different enough?

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x = 130, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
16b2o7b2o77b2o7b2o$16bo2b2ob2o2bo77bo2b2ob2o2bo$17b2obobob2o38b2o39b2o
bobob2o$18bo5bo39bo41bo5bo$18bo5bo36b2obo2b2o37bo5bo$19b5o36bo2bo4b3o
36b5o$20b3o38bo4bo4bo36b3o$11b2o7bobo30b2o3b3ob5ob3o28b2o7bobo$5b2o5b
o7b3o29bobo2bo2bobo5bo24b2o5bo7b3o$5bo3b3o8b3o29bobobobo6b3o25bo3b3o8b
3o$2b2obo2bo3b3o6bo26b2o3bobobo7bo10b2o12b2obo2bo3b3o6bo$2bo2bobobobo
2bo32bobo5bo6bo2bo4b2o5bo12bo2bobobobo2bo$5bobo3bobo4bobo25bo7bo2bo3b
o8bobob3o16bobo3bobo4bobo$4bobo10bo27bob2o5bo5bo5bo5bobo17bobo10bo9b2o
$bo2bob2o2b2o4bo5bo22bo3bo4bo3bobo5bo5bo16bo2bob2o2b2o4bo5bo4bo$ob3o6b
o2bobo5bo17bob2ob2obobo3bo5bo5bo4b2o15bob3o6bo2bobo5bo5bo$bobo3b5obo2b
o5bo7bo9b2obo3bo2bo3bo2bo3bo3bo9b2o12bobo3b5obo2bo5bo4b2o$2bobobo3bo6b
o3bo7bobo11bo6bob3o7b3o8bobo5b2o7bobobo3bo6bo3bo9b2o$3b2obob2o8b3o8bo
bo11b2o8b2o15b2obo8bo8b2obob2o8b3o8bobo5b2o$6bobo19b2obob2o14bobobo15b
o3bob3o2bobob2o8bobo17b2obo8bo$6bobo16b2o4bobobo14bo2b2o14bo5bobo2bob
2obo8bobo16bo3bob3o2bobob2o$7bo17b3ob2o3bobo16bo15bo3bo2bo3bo14bob2o14b
o5bobo2bob2obo$25bo2bo4b3obo13bobo15bo7b2obo12bobobo15bo3bo2bo3bo$25b
obo2b2obo2bo12b3obobo13bo2bo6bo13b2o2bo15bo7b2obo$25bo3bo3bo14bo5b2o14b
o5bobo18bobo13bo2bo6bo$24b2o3b2obo15b2o10bo7bobobo3b2o20b2o14bo5bobo$
16bo6bo3bo2bobo2bo22b3o6bobobobo30bo7bobobo3b2o$16bo6b3o3bo2bob2o21bo
5bobo2bo2bobo28b3o6bobobobo$15b3o8b3o3bo22b3ob5ob3o3b2o28bo5bobo2bo2b
obo$25bo5b2o21bo4bo4bo34b3ob5ob3o3b2o$25b2o28b3o4bo2bo32bo4bo4bo$57b2o
2bob2o34b3o4bo2bo$14b5o42bo39b2o2bob2o$13bob3obo40b2o43bo$13bobobobo84b
2o$12b2obobob2o$11bo2b2ob2o2bo$11b2o7b2o!

[Bullet51]

The expansion factor of a sawtooth is the limit of the ratio of successive heights (or equivalently, widths) of the "teeth" in plots of population versus generation number.

Why does the growth being not exactly exponentially spaced bar the existence of the expansion factor, on the LifeWiki page Sawtooth? I assume the existence of a limit is enough to produce an expansion factor, e.g. the expansion factor of Sawtooth 1163 is 2.

The correct definition of expansion factor could be

The expansion factor of a sawtooth is the ratio of successive heights (or equivalently, widths) of the "teeth" in plots of population versus generation number after a sufficient amount of generations.

[Chris857]

https://conwaylife.com/wiki/One-cell-th ... scillators
viewtopic.php?f=2&p=222142#p222142

One-cell-thick pattern page needs updating now that a 1xN spaceship has been built.

[hotcrystal0]

Can BRx236H be added to the BRx46B wiki page? Or is it not notable enough?

Edit: BRx236H from this lead:

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x = 49, y = 33, rule = LifeHistory
46.2A$38.2A6.2A$2.2A34.2A$3.A$2.A$2.2A2.2A39.A$5.A.A38.A.A$4A.A40.A.A
$A2.A.2A40.A11$43.2A$43.2A$4.2C$5.2C$4.2C$4.C3$9.2A$9.2A2$41.3D$29.2A
12.D$29.2A11.3D!

[WhiteHawk]

33P3.1 needs some serious updating with other versions of p3 eaters

Perhaps this chart I made earlier might help?

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x = 95, y = 39, rule = LifeHistory
3.3D3.4D12.3D3.4D11.3D3.D2.D3.F6.3D3.3D$6.D5.D15.D2.D17.D2.D2.D3.F9.D
5.D$6.D5.D15.D2.D17.D2.D2.D3.F9.D5.D$3.3D5.D13.3D3.3D12.3D3.4D3.F6.3D
3.3D$6.D4.D16.D5.D14.D5.D3.F9.D5.D$6.D3.D17.D5.D14.D5.D3.F9.D5.D$3.3D
4.D14.3D3.3D12.3D6.D3.F6.3D3.3D$59.F$59.F$59.F$4.D54.F$4.D2.E5.2E9.2E
.2E5.2E9.D.2E5.2E3.F4.D.2C5.2C9.4F2.4F$3.2E.E.E.EBEB.E9.E.E.E.E.E2.E8.
D.E.E.EBEB.E2.F4.D.C.C.CBCB.C11.F2.F2.F$3.2E.E.EBE2B.2E8.ED.E.E.E3.2E
8.D3.EBE2B.2E2.F4.D3.CBC2B.2C11.F2.F2.F$4.D.E.E2.B11.E.2E2.E15.D3.E2.
B6.F4.D3.C2.B12.4F2.4F$.6E.4E12.ED2.2E.E.E11.D4.3E6.F4.D4.3C15.F5.F$E
2.BD2.E.2B3.2F9.D4.E.E3.F8.D3.3B3.2F2.F4.D6.B3.F11.F5.F$2E2.D3E5.F11.
D2.E6.F9.D2.2E4.F4.F4.D2.4C4.F8.4F2.3F$4.DEB5.F10.F.D.B6.F10.D2.2B3.F
5.F4.D.C2.2B4.F$9D3F4D7.DF4D2E2DF3D7.2E2DE3DF4D2.F4.DCDC3DC3DF$4F4.F16.
F3.E3.F10.EDEBEB2.F6.F4.DC.C2.C.C2.F$4.4F17.F3.E3.F11.E3.E2.F6.F4.D.C
3.C.C2.F$25.F3.E3.F11.D3E3.F6.F4.D6.C3.F$44.EDE4.F7.F$44.2E13.F$59.F$
59.F$2.4F2.4F12.F3.F2.F13.4F2.4F4.F$5.F2.F2.F12.F3.F2.F16.F2.F2.F4.F24.
4F2.F3.F$5.F2.F2.F12.F3.F2.F16.F2.F2.F4.F4.D2.2A5.2A11.F2.F3.F$2.4F2.
4F12.5F2.F13.4F2.4F4.F4.D.A2.A.ABAB.A10.F2.F3.F$5.F5.F16.F2.F16.F2.F2.
F4.F4.D.2A.ABA2B.2A7.4F2.5F$5.F5.F16.F2.F16.F2.F2.F4.F4.D2.A.A2.B14.F
6.F$2.4F2.3F17.F2.F13.4F2.4F4.F4.D.BA.4A14.F6.F$59.F4.D3AB.2B3.2F7.4F
6.F$59.F4.DB2AB5.F$59.F3.BDA.A5.F$59.F2.3ADA3D4F3D$59.F3.BDB3.F!

[parrot]

The Elkies p5 page has a link to soup search results but actually links to an unrelated thread.