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{{Software
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'''Charity Engine''' is a volunteer distributed computing project founded in 2008. It is based on Berkeley University's BOINC software, and has been noted for its contributions to protein folding, and for finding several solutions to the "sum of three cubes" problem.
'''Charity Engine''' is a volunteer distributed computing project founded in 2008. It is based on Berkeley University's BOINC software, and has been noted for its contributions to protein folding, and for finding several solutions to the "sum of three cubes" problem.


In early 2022, [[apgsearch]] was added to the list of projects Charity Engine conducts. [[Haul]]s from the soup searching program are uploaded to [[Catagolue]] under the username '''TechnobladeNeverDies''', an account owned by [[Darren Li]], who developed the specific patch to apgsearch that is used on Charity Engine.{{refn|group=note|The account username is a reference to the YouTuber [https://www.youtube.com/c/Technoblade Technoblade].}} Although contributions are intermittent, the network has on occasion searched several trillion [[soup]]s per day, and TechnobladeNeverDies is currently the most prolific contributor in the history of soup searching. The first hauls from Charity Engine were submitted to Catagolue on January 6, 2022.<ref name="message928819605491822623" />
In early 2022, [[apgsearch]] was added to the list of projects Charity Engine conducts. [[Haul]]s from the soup searching program are uploaded to [[Catagolue]] under the username '''TechnobladeNeverDies''', an account owned by Darren Li, who developed the specific patch to apgsearch that is used on Charity Engine.{{refn|group=note|The account username is a reference to the YouTuber [https://www.youtube.com/c/Technoblade Technoblade], who died in the summer of 2022.}} The network was consistently searching hundreds of billions of [[soup]]s per day, and TechnobladeNeverDies is currently the most prolific contributor in the history of soup searching. The first hauls from Charity Engine were submitted to Catagolue on January 6, 2022.<ref name="message928819605491822623" />


Notable discoveries include:
Notable discoveries include:
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* January&ndash;February 2022: record-breaking [[messless]] methuselahs in both C1<ref name="post140267" /> and C4_4<ref name="post141951" /> [[Static symmetry|symmetries]]
* January&ndash;February 2022: record-breaking [[messless]] methuselahs in both C1<ref name="post140267" /> and C4_4<ref name="post141951" /> [[Static symmetry|symmetries]]
* February 2022: [[32P21]], then the smallest known {{period|21}} [[oscillator]]<ref name="post141492" />
* February 2022: [[32P21]], then the smallest known {{period|21}} [[oscillator]]<ref name="post141492" />
* February 2022: a symmetric soup containing a [[bi-gun]], the second unique gun to have occurred [[semi-naturally]]<ref name="post141568" />
* February 2022: a symmetric soup containing a [[bi-gun]], the second unique gun to have occurred [[semi-natural]]ly<ref name="post141568" />
* February 2022: a new [[period-30 glider gun]],<ref name="post141655" /> which can be monomerized to only contain a single [[queen bee]]<ref name="post141656" />
* February 2022: a new [[period-30 glider gun]],<ref name="post141655" /> which can be monomerized to only contain a single [[queen bee]]<ref name="post141656" />
* February 2022: [[58P8H4V0]], the first {{periodS|8}} [[spaceship]] to occur in a random [[soup]]<ref name="post142084" />
* February 2022: [[58P8H4V0]], the first {{periodS|8}} [[spaceship]] to occur in a random [[soup]]<ref name="post142084" />
* March, 2022: a symmetric soup containing a pair of [[dart]]s, making it the first {{periodS|3}} [[spaceship]] to occur [[semi-naturally]]<ref name="post142429" />
* February 2022: An oscillator comprised of four copies of [[Silver's p5]] hassling a [[beacon]] into period-5 instead of their own [[snake]]s
* February 2022: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp4_orq2w8ozhxaaaaaarz3rb8w23|patternname=stator variant|style=raw}} of an {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp4_orq2w8ozhxaaaaaa4z3rb8w23|patternname=oscillator|style=raw}} comprised of two [[20P4]] halves mutually stabilising a long hat on blocks
<!-- * February 2022: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp4_2djm6ggsc2qt6z0op1no887ccgz352211w33652|patternname=glide-symmetric C4_1 period-4 object|style=raw}} stabilising the [[scrubber]]'s rotor in its centre by removing alternate knightwise-displaced stators #not sure about these ones (low-period enough to have been surely found otherwise, may not be notable) -DroneBetter -->
* March 2022: A [[Statorless p6#Other_statorless_p6|statorless p6]] with a different mechanism from the known ones
* March 2022: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp4_0scngw8ooq6e88zx73l0h0losz22ecb332w1t67|patternname=glide-symmetric period-4 C4_1 oscillator|style=raw}} mutually stabilising four [[mazing]] halves
* April 2022: a symmetric soup via [[apgsearch]] exhibiting [[infinite growth]] whose center takes 225,593,194 generations to stabilize, a new record<ref name="post144121" />
* May 2022: [[30P25]], then the smallest known {{period|25}} [[oscillator]]<ref name="post145728" />
* May 2022: [[meatball]], a {{period|7}} [[sparker]] with some similar functionality to the previously known [[38P7.2]]<ref name="post146196" />
* May 2022: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp6_y0e5heweh5ez1mb18gy2g81bm1zgdqg21y212gqdgzy0ekhewehke|patternname=dimer form|style=raw}} of the smallest known [[p6 domino fountain]] variant
<!-- * May 2022: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp4_ssj37440c0sg0gs0c04473jsszwb8y3121y38bzwhhra4y74arhhzwq2y3g8gy32qz77pos440607101706044sop77|patternname=tetramer|style=raw}} of an oscillator with an {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp4_4473jsszx8bz4arhhzx2qz44sop77|patternname=unnamed object|style=raw}} hassled by two [[mazing]]s (that can be supported at {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp4_4473jsszx8bzxhhra4zx2qz44sop77|patternname=the other orientation|style=raw}}) -->
* June 2022: [[Charity's p16]], a {{period|16}} [[sparker]]<ref name="post147745" />
* July&ndash;August 2022: two symmetric soups lasting 128,719 and 132,364 generations respectively before stabilizing, while still meeting the standard definition of a [[methuselah]] by eventually ceasing to grow infinitely<ref name="post148949" /><ref name="post149071" />
* August 2022: [[34P7]], a {{period|7}} [[sparker]] similar to [[meatball]] but smaller in terms of population<ref name="post149077" />
* August 2022: [[p11 thumb]], the first {{period|11}} [[oscillator]] with an asymmetric [[rotor]] to appear in an official Catagolue symmetry<ref name="post149466" />
* September 2022: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xq12_cur6wgs2i6o0o6i2sgw6ruczy2nh011x110hn|patternname=p12 c/2 spaceship|style=raw}} comprised of two [[LWSS]]s stabilising two b-heptominoes mutually supporting an unnamed region behind them, the first p12 spaceship not based on the [[Schick engine]] to occur seminaturally<ref>{{cata|attribute/xq12_cur6wgs2i6o0o6i2sgw6ruczy2nh011x110hn/b3s23/D4_+1|The attribute page}} (note that all four occurrences thereafter were found by the [[Open Science Grid]])</ref>
* October 2022: [[p28 block puffer]], a semi-natural [[linear growth]] mechanism a la the [[pufferfish]]<ref name="post151681" />
* October 2022: [[34P20]], the smallest known non-[[LCM]]-based {{period|20}} oscillator<ref name="post151938" />
* October 2022: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp14_y6o8brzy4g04cc0e8z660ui01tdy3mng09f0cczy52e066401zy7rq23|patternname=glide-symmetric period-14 C4_1 oscillator|style=raw}} that uses the [[block on table]] as a [[rock]]
*January 2023: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp18_s0111x35mxm53x1110szo8gwg88m9ar0ra9m88gwg8oz0hh0har0raah0haar0rah0hhz321w122diar0raid221w123z70gggxokdxdkoxggg07|patternname=D8_1 p18 honey farm hassler|style=raw}}, later {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp18_w39c8a6zca6025b8oy1ggzsy31il30f4hozw222x321|patternname=monomerised|style=raw}} (explained in [[Period-18 honey farm hasslers|its article]]) <ref name="message1063533183922077826"/>
*January 2023: [[Charity's p25]], the first known strictly volatile {{period|25}} oscillator<ref name="post156408" />
*January 2023: [[Charity's p30]], a gutter-symmetric {{period|30}} oscillator originally in tetramer form<ref name="post156580" />
* January 2023: Glider-pair-eating constellation that allows the {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp156_oo033w63xok4ooy066y5gy2330ooz8c4y6111y18mmy3343zwo4coyc11y82552zx331z066xcc2ccyi33433x66zyyoccgzy04aa4y8ooyc1321zggy4cicy3661y0go8ogy52jhz110ccyc66y011221xc6wcc011|style=raw|patternname=stabilisation}} of the [[period-156 glider gun]] to an oscillator with the highest known volatility of any of its variants (found {{LinkCatagolue|code=yl156_1_20_ed1f1242e30e11205b94bbfe09ca1f8f|style=raw|patternname=covering two barrels}})
* November 2023: The new longest-living natural diehard.
 
Notable occurrences (semi-natural unless specified otherwise) of previously-known objects include:
* February 2022: [[Merzenich's p64]]
* February 2022: [[Big A]]
* February 2022: [[Bi-gun]]
* February 2022: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp4_xo8y07y08ozraaallrrrrrrrllaaarzx32y0sy023|style=raw|patternname=dimer}}  of the [[overweight emulator]]
* March 2022: a symmetric soup containing a pair of [[dart]]s, making it the first {{periodS|3}} [[spaceship]] to occur [[semi-natural]]ly<ref name="post142429" />
* March 2022: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp45_x354koxok453zsksy1cscy1skszvnvy1osoy1vnvzy0ggkcxckggzx32y523|style=raw|patternname=D4_+2 variant}} of the [[pentadecathlon on snacker]]
* April 2022: a symmetric soup containing two copies of [[44P5H2V0]], making it the first {{periodS|5}} [[spaceship]] to occur [[semi-natural]]ly<ref name="post143703" />
* April 2022: The {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp46_033y133zzzckgsxsgkczz0ccy1cc|style=raw|patternname=four-block variant}} of the [[twin bees shuttle]] in C1
* April 2022: The [[Eater/block frob]] in C1
* May 2022: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp8_ybkp87w33zy6g0oozy4cd042za8963z66|style=raw|patternname=figure-eight-supported Coe's p8 variant}} (in D4_x4 dimer form)
* May 2022 and January 2023: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp29_y74a4y033zy88o8x262zy2gye8sy04a4z33y031yfgoy0ooz04a4y072ye1zya8c8x232zybooy04a4|style=raw|patternname=C4_1 variant}} and {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp29_y933y04a4zy8262x8o8zooy0s8yegy0g8gzwgy1ogyb13y11z0121y01ye27y033zya232x8c8zy94a4y0oo|style=raw|patternname=D4_x1 variant}} of the [[p29 pre-pulsar shuttle]]
* June 2022: [[Phoenix with cavity]] in C1
* July 2022: [[37P10.1]] tetramer
* September 2022: A {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp12_llhahllxe044exe440exllhahll|style=raw|patternname=twofold variant}} of the [[carnival shuttle]]
* November 2022: A [[120P7]] {{LinkCatagolue|code=xp7_y41hh0gxg0hh1zoxgo8gjdcb43034bcdjg8ogxoz1x5aa530252x252035aa5x1zoxql5qs04a4x4a40sq5lqxoz1y0110crjdic0cidjrc011y01zy4888y3888|style=raw|patternname=variant hassling blinkers}} <!-- I imagine probably already known so put here -->


{{PatternsFoundBy|Charity Engine}}
{{PatternsFoundBy|Charity Engine}}
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==References==
==References==
<references>
<references>
<ref name="post142429">{{LinkForumThread
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|title  = Re: Soup search results
|p      = 142429
|author = cvojan
|date  = March 4, 2022
}}</ref>
<ref name="message928819605491822623">{{CiteDiscord
<ref name="message928819605491822623">{{CiteDiscord
|author  = very (Darren Li)
|author  = very (Darren Li)
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|author = cvojan
|author = cvojan
|date  = February 24, 2022
|date  = February 24, 2022
}}</ref>
<ref name="post142429">{{LinkForumThread
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|title  = Re: Soup search results
|p      = 142429
|author = cvojan
|date  = March 4, 2022
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<ref name="post143703">{{LinkForumThread
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|title  = Re: Soup search results
|p      = 143703
|author = David Raucci
|date  = April 2, 2022
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<ref name="post144121">{{LinkForumThread
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|title  = Re: Soup search results
|p      = 144121
|author = dani
|date  = April 11, 2022
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<ref name="post145728">{{LinkForumThread
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|title  = Re: Soup search results
|p      = 145728
|author = cvojan
|date  = May 18, 2022
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<ref name="post146196">{{LinkForumThread
|format = ref
|title  = Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread
|p      = 146196
|author = Tanner Jacobi
|date  = May 28, 2022
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<ref name="post147745">{{LinkForumThread
|format = ref
|title  = Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread
|p      = 147745
|author = EvinZL
|date  = June 30, 2022
}}</ref>
<ref name="post148949">{{LinkForumThread
|format = ref
|title  = Re: Soup search results
|p      = 148949
|author = dani
|date  = July 30, 2022
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<ref name="post149071">{{LinkForumThread
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|title  = Re: Soup search results
|p      = 149071
|author = dani
|date  = August 2, 2022
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<ref name="post149077">{{LinkForumThread
|format = ref
|title  = Re: Soup search results
|p      = 149077
|author = dani
|date  = August 2, 2022
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<ref name="post149466">{{LinkForumThread
|format    = ref
|p          = 149466
|title      = Re: Soup search results
|author    = dani
|date      = August 11, 2022
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<ref name="post151681">{{LinkForumThread
|format = ref
|title  = Re: Soup search results
|p      = 151681
|author = Ian07
|date  = October 2, 2022
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<ref name="post151938">{{LinkForumThread
|format = ref
|title  = Re: Soup search results
|p      = 151938
|author = cvojan
|date  = October 8, 2022
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<ref name="message1063533183922077826">{{CiteDiscord
|author  = catglue
|date    = January 13, 2023
|channel = catagolue
|id      = 1063533183922077826
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<ref name="post156408">{{LinkForumThread
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|p      = 156408
|author = iNoMed
|date  = January 24, 2023
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<ref name="post156580">{{LinkForumThread
|format = ref
|title  = Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread
|p      = 156580
|author = iNoMed
|date  = January 28, 2023
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</references>
</references>


==See also==
*[[Open Science Grid]] (another such distributed computing project contributing to Catagolue)
==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.charityengine.com/ Official website]
*[https://www.charityengine.com/ Official website]
*[https://catagolue.hatsya.com/user/TechnobladeNeverDies TechnobladeNeverDies] on Catagolue
*{{cata|user/TechnobladeNeverDies|TechnobladeNeverDies}} on Catagolue
{{LinkWikipedia|Charity_Engine}}
{{LinkWikipedia|Charity_Engine}}


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Latest revision as of 19:38, 27 June 2025

Charity Engine
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Purpose Distributed computing
Created by The Worldwide Computer Company Limited
Platform Windows, Mac, Linux, Android

Charity Engine is a volunteer distributed computing project founded in 2008. It is based on Berkeley University's BOINC software, and has been noted for its contributions to protein folding, and for finding several solutions to the "sum of three cubes" problem.

In early 2022, apgsearch was added to the list of projects Charity Engine conducts. Hauls from the soup searching program are uploaded to Catagolue under the username TechnobladeNeverDies, an account owned by Darren Li, who developed the specific patch to apgsearch that is used on Charity Engine.[note 1] The network was consistently searching hundreds of billions of soups per day, and TechnobladeNeverDies is currently the most prolific contributor in the history of soup searching. The first hauls from Charity Engine were submitted to Catagolue on January 6, 2022.[1]

Notable discoveries include:

Notable occurrences (semi-natural unless specified otherwise) of previously-known objects include:

Patterns found by Charity Engine

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Notes

  1. ↑ The account username is a reference to the YouTuber Technoblade, who died in the summer of 2022.

References

  1. ↑ very (Darren Li) (January 6, 2022). Message in #tools on the Conwaylife Lounge Discord server
  2. ↑ Ian07 (January 13, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  3. ↑ Ian07 (February 21, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  4. ↑ David Raucci (February 11, 2022). Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  5. ↑ dani (February 12, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  6. ↑ dani (February 15, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  7. ↑ dani (February 15, 2022). Re: Gun Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  8. ↑ cvojan (February 24, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  9. ↑ dani (April 11, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  10. ↑ cvojan (May 18, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  11. ↑ Tanner Jacobi (May 28, 2022). Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  12. ↑ EvinZL (June 30, 2022). Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  13. ↑ dani (July 30, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  14. ↑ dani (August 2, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  15. ↑ dani (August 2, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  16. ↑ dani (August 11, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  17. ↑ The attribute page (note that all four occurrences thereafter were found by the Open Science Grid)
  18. ↑ Ian07 (October 2, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  19. ↑ cvojan (October 8, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  20. ↑ catglue (January 13, 2023). Message in #catagolue on the Conwaylife Lounge Discord server
  21. ↑ iNoMed (January 24, 2023). Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  22. ↑ iNoMed (January 28, 2023). Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  23. ↑ cvojan (March 4, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  24. ↑ David Raucci (April 2, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

See also

  • Open Science Grid (another such distributed computing project contributing to Catagolue)
Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
History • apgcode • Naming conventions
Software
Results
Life (Still lifes • Oscillators • Spaceships • Top 100 objects • Objects by symmetry) • HighLife (Still lifes • Oscillators • Spaceships) • Pedestrian Life (Most common objects) • Grounded Life (Most common objects)
Tutorials
Related
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