The universe of the Game of Life is an infinite, two-dimensional orthogonal grid of square cells , each of which is in one of two possible states, alive or dead , (or populated and unpopulated , respectively). Every cell interacts with its eight neighbours , which are the cells that are horizontally, vertically, or diagonally adjacent. At each step in time, the following transitions occur:
Any live cell with fewer than two live neighbours dies, as if by underpopulation.
Any live cell with two or three live neighbours lives on to the next generation.
Any live cell with more than three live neighbours dies, as if by overpopulation.
Any dead cell with exactly three live neighbours becomes a live cell, as if by reproduction.
These rules, which compare the behavior of the automaton to real life, can be condensed into the following:
Any live cell with two or three live neighbors survives.
Any dead cell with three live neighbors becomes a live cell.
All other live cells die in the next generation. Similarly, all other dead cells stay dead.
The initial pattern constitutes the seed of the system. The first generation is created by applying the above rules simultaneously to every cell in the seed; births and deaths occur simultaneously, and the discrete moment at which this happens is sometimes called a tick . Each generation is a pure function of the preceding one. The rules continue to be applied repeatedly to create further generations.
American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz died on Wednesday. He was 92, but still working as a professional musician, to the extent of even doing all-nighters.
King of the B movies.
Played an awesome villain in a stupid barehands boxing movie with Cuba Gooding Jr.
Pretty good as the dad in Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet, but First Blood is his best work imo.
His portrayal of an egotistical small town lawman seemed pretty real in First Blood but I reckon his subtle and nuanced performance as the elderly man given the opportunity to recapture the best aspects of his youth in Cocoon was his film pinnacle.
Was he in the film about Leonski, the Brown Out Murderer in Melbourne during the war? I seem to recall there was an Australian actor who was hoping for that part, but missed out when Dennehy became available.
I know I shouldn’t but I often confuse him with Charles Durning.
I’d never heard of The Brown Out Murders before. It seems that Leonski was a troubled lad and is the first and so far, the only person to be tried in Australia under the laws of another country. In this case, the USA. The first murder was committed on May 3rd 1942 with Leonski’s trial occurring on July 17th culminating with his execution by hanging at Pentridge Prison on November 9th. Justice came swiftly back then.
