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+Better color scheme by default makes it easier on the eyes than full-saturation RED, GREEN, MAGENTA +Pick from existing colors to draw new cells +Time-series charts of per-color population counts +Draw on chart with default pointer instead of text select +Reset to default button
Overall this is really interesting to look at. It doesn't really seem like it's that close to Conway's Game of Life, but it's an interesting nonetheless.
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So it's the same as www in front?
I disagree. "www" (just like ".com") denotes a URL. Something.anything doesn't look like an address unless you put " http://" in front, which is too technical for most people. I think "www" and ".com" are here to stay.
Similarly, http://ftp.company.com is a bit of a misnomer -- if it was an ftp server, you'd have to use "ftp://" -- but of course a single host might run several different daemons, or a daemon might speak several different protocols.
I can appreciate that for many people "www" and ".com" 'denotes a URL', and also agree that without context, "Something.anything" doesn't really look like an URL. I fail to see how that's a problem within the context of hypertext (where the expected behaviour is clicking a link).
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Why so?
If it's used for a website, it's redundant. If not, it's inaccurate.
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I agree, you can call it cellular automata if you want but it is false advertising to draw any comparison to Conway's Life. Still, it is fun an interesting but I would have found it more compelling if it didn't have a random component. That's part of the magic of Conway's life that complex results arise out of simple, deterministic rules. FYI: There have been many competitive versions of Life written over the years.…
"There have been many competitive versions of Life written over the years." Mistaking "Conway's Game of Life" for "Cellular Automata in general" can produce sub-optimal results. The same thing that makes Life so interesting is that from its simple rules, extremely surprisingly things result. In some sense it is in the class of maximally interesting "suprisingness" as it is Turing-complete. But this same surprisingnes…
Interesting. In this simulation, fighting on multiple fronts is optimal because then no single enemy can surround you. Funny. Leads to drawing along the borders being more significant than drawing within a solid colour block.
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I disagree. "www" (just like ".com") denotes a URL. Something.anything doesn't look like an address unless you put " http://" in front, which is too technical for most people. I think "www" and ".com" are here to stay.
"www" is generally taken to mean (world-wide-)web server (as opposed to ftp, gopher, telnet, smtp, imap or just "mail" server). So you could say needing both "http(s)://" and "www" is redundant. Similarly, http://ftp.company.com is a bit of a misnomer -- if it was an ftp server, you'd have to use "ftp://" -- but of course a single host might run several different daemons, or a daemon might speak several different pro…
The hordes of Lime Green grow stronger every second. We face a growing threat from the Blacks and the Blues to the east. I shall fight for a few more minutes.
10 minutes:
We face complete annihilation from the unstoppable growth from Blacks. Lime Green horde is nearly decimated, it was only a few minutes ago they seemed unstoppable.
15 minutes:
Lime Green have been completely annihilated! We are caught between the epic battle between Blacks and Blues. I rest for a few minutes.
20 minutes:
We are caught in a stalemate with the Blacks. The eastern front bears the crushing weight of Blues onslaught of attacks and raids. The night is getting cold, we are tired.
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I disagree. "www" (just like ".com") denotes a URL. Something.anything doesn't look like an address unless you put " http://" in front, which is too technical for most people. I think "www" and ".com" are here to stay.
"www" is generally taken to mean (world-wide-)web server (as opposed to ftp, gopher, telnet, smtp, imap or just "mail" server). So you could say needing both "http(s)://" and "www" is redundant. Similarly, http://ftp.company.com is a bit of a misnomer -- if it was an ftp server, you'd have to use "ftp://" -- but of course a single host might run several different daemons, or a daemon might speak several different pro…
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Assuming the RNG is a deterministic random number generator, then that should make the entire game deterministic? Given independent runs, the decisions that each cell takes should occur in order, and therefore achieve the same result.
You don't know what the starting internal state of the RNG is, so no you can't predict it. The starting internal state being secret is what gives PRGs their security.
You don't need to know that. All you need to know is that it is identical to the previous run.