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Anivec
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by Anivec » August 25th, 2026, 8:45 pm
177 cell self-forcing patch:
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x = 14, y = 14, rule = LifeHistory
5.2CD2CD2C$5.2DC2DC2DC$.DC.2DC2DC2DCD$DCD2CDCD2CD2CD$DC2DC2DC2DC2DC$2D
C2DCDC2DC2DC$2CD2CDCD2CD2CD$C2DC2DC2DC2DCD$DC2DC2DC2DC2DC$D2CD2CD2CDC
D2C$C2DC2DC2DCDC2D$2DC2DC2DC2DC2D$CD2CD2CD2C2D2C$4.C2DC2D2C!
132 cell unsynthesizable still life:
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x = 22, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory
12.2A$11.A2.A$5.2A4.A2.A$5.A.A.2CD2CD2C$7.2A2DC2DC2DC2.2A$5.DC.2DC2DC
2DCD.A.A$2.2ADCD2CDCD2CD2CD2A$.A.ADC2DC2DC2DC2DC2.A$.A.A2DC2DCDC2DC2D
C.A$2.A.2CD2CDCD2CD2CDA$4.C2DC2DC2DC2DCD$2.A.DC2DC2DC2DC2DC$2.2AD2CD2C
D2CDCD2C$2A2.C2DC2DC2DCDC2D$.A.A2DC2DC2DC2DC2D$.A.ACD2CD2CD2C2D2C$2.A
2.A2.C2DC2D2C2.A$3.A.A2.A2.A2.A2.A$4.A4.2A4.2A!
TheWayOfTheCon
Posts: 302 Joined: March 28th, 2025, 11:40 pm
Location: Kraken Mare, Titan
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by TheWayOfTheCon » August 31st, 2026, 12:46 am
MDA wrote: August 17th, 2026, 3:06 pm
What ChatGPT output when I asked it to “generate an image of the smallest known spaceships for each speed in Conway’s Game of Life”:
ACCA6D49-BCC4-4492-AF91-65F4F7C11B20.png
I tried making the "Gosper Glider Gun" c/18 spaceship and it actually works.
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x = 41, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
25b2o$24bo3bo$23bobob2o$22bobo4bo$bo15b2o4bo$b2o13b2o3b4o$5b3o3bo6bo2b
o3bob4o$2o3bo3b2o2b4ob2o3b2o2bo3bo7b2o$ob2o2bobo3bobo2bobo2b2obo2bobo
4b2o$obo2bobo2bob2o2bo4bo3bobobo4bo2bo$ob2o2bobo3bobo2bobo2b2obo2bobo
4b2o$2o3bo3b2o2b4ob2o3b2o2bo3bo7b2o$5b3o3bo6bo2bo3bob4o$b2o13b2o3b4o$
bo15b2o4bo$22bobo4bo$23bobob2o$24bo3bo$25b2o!
[[ PASTEMODE COPY PASTET EVERY 18 PASTEDELTA 1 0 PASTE 25b2o$24bo3bo$23bobob2o$22bobo4bo$bo15b2o4bo$b2o13b2o3b4o$5b3o3bo6bo2b
o3bob4o$2o3bo3b2o2b4ob2o3b2o2bo3bo7b2o$ob2o2bobo3bobo2bobo2b2obo2bobo
4b2o$obo2bobo2bob2o2bo4bo3bobobo4bo2bo$ob2o2bobo3bobo2bobo2b2obo2bobo
4b2o$2o3bo3b2o2b4ob2o3b2o2bo3bo7b2o$5b3o3bo6bo2bo3bob4o$b2o13b2o3b4o$
bo15b2o4bo$22bobo4bo$23bobob2o$24bo3bo$25b2o! TRACK 1/18 0 ]]
I could've chose a better username, but oh well.
Still learning the ropes of cellular automata, focused on one OCA at a time. My current interest is
B35/S126 and
range-two LTLs .
g0t0
Posts: 59 Joined: August 3rd, 2026, 7:05 am
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by g0t0 » September 18th, 2026, 9:15 pm
HerscheltheHerschel wrote: October 20th, 2023, 12:42 pm
A completely stable still life
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x = 7, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$bo2bo$obobo$o2bobo$b2o2bo$5b2o!
Another completely stable still life
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x = 9, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2b2o3b2o$bo2bobobo$obobobo$o2bobobo$b2o2bobo$5b2o!
Replicating or dying, that is a question.
unname4798
Posts: 2540 Joined: July 15th, 2023, 10:27 am
Location: Near ConwayLife servers
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by unname4798 » September 19th, 2026, 3:30 am
It is a completely stable eater:
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x = 13, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
10bo$10bobo$10b2o$2b2o3b2o$bo2bobobo$obobobo$o2bobobo$b2o2bobo$5b2o!