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submitted 1 year ago by aCosmicWave@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

For me it is Cellular Automata, and more precisely the Game of Life.

Imagine a giant Excel spreadsheet where the cells are randomly chosen to be either "alive" or "dead". Each cell then follows a handful of simple rules.

For example, if a cell is "alive" but has less than 2 "alive" neighbors it "dies" by under-population. If the cell is "alive" and has more than three "alive" neighbors it "dies" from over-population, etc.

Then you sit back and just watch things play out. It turns out that these basic rules at the individual level lead to incredibly complex behaviors at the community level when you zoom out.

It kinda, sorta, maybe resembles... life.

There is colonization, reproduction, evolution, and sometimes even space flight!

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[-] kenbw2@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of the statement that you can't dissect a rabbit to find out why it's cute

[-] vera@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

Won't stop me from trying [joking]

[-] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Don't, rabbit necropsies are the worst smelling thing you'll ever encounter.

[-] speck@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

How come? Why rabbits specifically?

[-] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Not sure why, just that I was in a building when one was being performed and it stunk up the whole place to the point I almost went home because I was going to vomit. My boss put out a bowl of liquid that neutralized the odor, thank god.

[-] wtfeweguys@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 2 points 1 year ago

Ok what was the liquid? That sounds useful.

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