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A comment on Theory of self-reproducing automata (1966).

Re:Theory of self-reproducing automata (1966) by ericsoderstrom on Sunday March 10, 2019 @08:15PM (#19355676)
Is there any finite initial condition for Conway's game of life that will expand to fill an arbitrarily large area of the plane with density that does not approach zero?
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Re:Theory of self-reproducing automata (1966) by Isamu on Sunday March 10, 2019 @08:29PM (#19355754)
The spacefiller is what you are looking for I think.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacefiller

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Re:Theory of self-reproducing automata (1966) by OtterCoder on Sunday March 10, 2019 @08:31PM (#19355759)
Yes, Puffers: http://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Category:Puffers
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