Kevin Wampler wrote:
> There is a more recent and even cooler (although equally contrived) 
> variation of this idea which uses streams of lightweight spaceships (ie. 
> horizontally/vertically moving glider-like patterns) to allow the 
> construction of "pixel" like patterns. 

Very awesome! Thanks so much for the links and keywords. It's been years 
since I seriously looked at anything conway.

If you like this sort of stuff, and you haven't read Permutation City,
http://www.amazon.com/Permutation-City-Greg-Egan/dp/006105481X/
I highly recommend it. One of my favorite novels.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!

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