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Longest non-repeating Game-of-Life sequence
Given a positive integer N,
determine the starting pattern on a N x N-grid that yield
the longest non-repeating sequence under Game of Life-rules, and ends
with a fixed pattern (cycle of length 1), ...
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Conway's Hello World
It is often said, that all programmers should be able to write a "hello world" program in any programming language after a few glances on that language (And quicksort after a few more glances).
As ...
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Shortest Game of Life
Conway's Game of Life is the classic example of cellular automation.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to code the shortest Game of Life implementation in your favourite language.
The ...
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The strange life of a beehive
Researchers recently discovered an interesting bee colony that lives in an
infinite field of honeycomb:
Each cell can house a bee or not. In fact, the lives of those creatures
appear to be a bit ...
