Comments on: Game of Life with floating point operations: beautiful Smoothlife http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/game-of-life-with-floating-poi.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: tubacat http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/game-of-life-with-floating-poi.html#comment-1555971 tubacat Sat, 13 Oct 2012 07:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186660#comment-1555971 I guess beauty's in the eye, etc. Personally, I prefer my memory of multicolored gliders sailing along the TV screen when I first played with Life on my TI 99... I guess beauty’s in the eye, etc. Personally, I prefer my memory of multicolored gliders sailing along the TV screen when I first played with Life on my TI 99…

]]> By: Jonathan Badger http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/game-of-life-with-floating-poi.html#comment-1554818 Jonathan Badger Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186660#comment-1554818 She's still big in India; perhaps one of these days she'll make a comeback. She’s still big in India; perhaps one of these days she’ll make a comeback.

]]> By: Jacob Ewing http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/game-of-life-with-floating-poi.html#comment-1554810 Jacob Ewing Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186660#comment-1554810 I just had a serious shudder looking at the number of "goto" statements in that code. I just had a serious shudder looking at the number of “goto” statements in that code.

]]> By: corydodt http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/game-of-life-with-floating-poi.html#comment-1554777 corydodt Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186660#comment-1554777 Why does everyone have to keep reminding me about that :( Why does everyone have to keep reminding me about that :(

]]> By: Crashproof http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/game-of-life-with-floating-poi.html#comment-1554575 Crashproof Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186660#comment-1554575 That's what she said! That’s what she said!

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/game-of-life-with-floating-poi.html#comment-1554467 Boundegar Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186660#comment-1554467 It's not.  It's hideously complex, but it does approximate Life. It’s not.  It’s hideously complex, but it does approximate Life.

]]> By: PrettyBoyTim http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/game-of-life-with-floating-poi.html#comment-1554437 PrettyBoyTim Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186660#comment-1554437 I want a GPU-powered version of that running fullscreen as a screensaver. Although I'll feel a bit guilty that those cycles aren't going to better use. I want a GPU-powered version of that running fullscreen as a screensaver.

Although I’ll feel a bit guilty that those cycles aren’t going to better use.

]]> By: corydodt http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/game-of-life-with-floating-poi.html#comment-1554395 corydodt Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186660#comment-1554395 Reminds me of fungal growth, perhaps slime mold. Reminds me of fungal growth, perhaps slime mold.

]]> By: Doug Shawhan http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/game-of-life-with-floating-poi.html#comment-1554328 Doug Shawhan Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186660#comment-1554328 If the algorithm is as simple as the original life game, there are going to be a lot of palm prints on a lot of heads. :-) If the algorithm is as simple as the original life game, there are going to be a lot of palm prints on a lot of heads. :-)

]]> By: DevinC http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/game-of-life-with-floating-poi.html#comment-1554323 DevinC Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186660#comment-1554323 I miss Yersinia.  She had that one breakout hit in Europe for a couple of years, but since then the only time I ever hear of her is in a "Where are they now?" context.   I miss Yersinia.  She had that one breakout hit in Europe for a couple of years, but since then the only time I ever hear of her is in a “Where are they now?” context.  

]]> By: teleny http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/game-of-life-with-floating-poi.html#comment-1554277 teleny Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186660#comment-1554277 My bacterial friend, Yersinia, thought this was as close to porn as a unicellular can manage. My bacterial friend, Yersinia, thought this was as close to porn as a unicellular can manage.

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