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nichol...@gmail.com
11:05 AM
Thoughts on the new champion
Here are some general thoughts I had after reading Shawn's post. 1. Pavel's new champion has
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Thoughts on the new champion
Here are some general thoughts I had after reading Shawn's post. 1. Pavel's new champion has
11:05 AM
Shawn Ligocki
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Sophie
25
Jun 22
BB(6, 2) > 4^4^4^4^4^7
The web page seems to crash when I use the Opera browser. On Wednesday, 22 June 2022 at 05:37:38 UTC+
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BB(6, 2) > 4^4^4^4^4^7
The web page seems to crash when I use the Opera browser. On Wednesday, 22 June 2022 at 05:37:38 UTC+
Jun 22
Tristan Stérin
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Nicholas Drozd
5
Jun 11
Deciding 5-state bouncers collaboratively
Contributor @lijil has proposed a decider for Unilateral Bouncers: https://discuss.bbchallenge.org/t/
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Deciding 5-state bouncers collaboratively
Contributor @lijil has proposed a decider for Unilateral Bouncers: https://discuss.bbchallenge.org/t/
Jun 11
Nicholas Drozd
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Tristan Stérin
21
Jun 10
Lin recurrence periods
> This is what I mean by a "contracting tape" simulator. I understand now thank you!
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Lin recurrence periods
> This is what I mean by a "contracting tape" simulator. I understand now thank you!
Jun 10
Terry Ligocki
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Tristan Stérin
3
Jun 9
Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Busy Beaver WWW site...
I listed the website on the newly created https://bbchallenge.org/story#related-links section. Don
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Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Busy Beaver WWW site...
I listed the website on the newly created https://bbchallenge.org/story#related-links section. Don
Jun 9
nichol...@gmail.com
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uni...@fu-solution.com
8
Jun 6
Optimal block size
On 2022-06-05 05:57, Shawn Ligocki wrote: > Pavel: I noticed you mentioned something about dynamic
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Optimal block size
On 2022-06-05 05:57, Shawn Ligocki wrote: > Pavel: I noticed you mentioned something about dynamic
Jun 6
Andrey Akinshin
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Bruce Smith
5
Jun 3
Beeping Busy Beavers and twin prime conjecture
> I think these are both reasonable points of view. They are. I interpreted his post as making a
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Beeping Busy Beavers and twin prime conjecture
> I think these are both reasonable points of view. They are. I interpreted his post as making a
Jun 3
Tristan Stérin
Jun 2
On the hardness of knowing BB(15,2) and BB(5,4)
Dear all, I wanted to share with you a result that Damien and I worked on recently, available at
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On the hardness of knowing BB(15,2) and BB(5,4)
Dear all, I wanted to share with you a result that Damien and I worked on recently, available at
Jun 2
Tristan Stérin
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Heiner Marxen
12
Jun 2
The Busy Beaver Challenge: https://bbchallenge.org
> Yes, the RPI page and work was very much like what you've started! The problem is these
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The Busy Beaver Challenge: https://bbchallenge.org
> Yes, the RPI page and work was very much like what you've started! The problem is these
Jun 2
Terry Ligocki
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Tristan Stérin
9
May 31
Building a BB/TM community and research…
Hello, You might be interested in our attempt to create such a database and community with https://
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Building a BB/TM community and research…
Hello, You might be interested in our attempt to create such a database and community with https://
May 31
Pascal Michel
May 27
Analysis of Pavel's machine with number of ones 2^(2^31)
Pavel Kropitz gave in his mail on May 22, 2022, a new (6,2) - busy beaver champion M, 1RB 1RH 0LC 0LD
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Analysis of Pavel's machine with number of ones 2^(2^31)
Pavel Kropitz gave in his mail on May 22, 2022, a new (6,2) - busy beaver champion M, 1RB 1RH 0LC 0LD
May 27
uni...@fu-solution.com
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Nicholas Drozd
15
May 25
BB(6,2) > 1.7 x 10^646_456_993
Thanks for the correction, Shawn! Even if we say that the steps function is more important or
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BB(6,2) > 1.7 x 10^646_456_993
Thanks for the correction, Shawn! Even if we say that the steps function is more important or
May 25
Shawn Ligocki
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Pascal Michel
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May 24
BB(6, 2) > 10^78913
I give here more analysis on Pavel's machine M 1RB 1RH 1RC 1RA 1RD 0RB 1LE 0RC 0LF 0LD 0LB 1LA
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BB(6, 2) > 10^78913
I give here more analysis on Pavel's machine M 1RB 1RH 1RC 1RA 1RD 0RB 1LE 0RC 0LF 0LD 0LB 1LA
May 24
Pascal Michel
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Shawn Ligocki
11
May 3
Analysis of the 1RC-child of the Mother of Giants
Thanks for this additional analysis, Pascal! It's great to get these sort of rigorous bounds to
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Analysis of the 1RC-child of the Mother of Giants
Thanks for this additional analysis, Pascal! It's great to get these sort of rigorous bounds to
May 3
Shawn Ligocki
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Nicholas Drozd
12
Apr 6
BBB(5, 2) > 10^14,006
Nice find, Nick. The only other "sibling" (differing only in the E0 transition) I have of
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BBB(5, 2) > 10^14,006
Nice find, Nick. The only other "sibling" (differing only in the E0 transition) I have of
Apr 6
Pascal Michel
Mar 24
Analysis of the (5,2)-TM with BBB > 7.4 x 10^4079
In a mail on March 16, 2022, Nick gave the following machine M with BBB(M) > 7.4 x 10^4079: 1RB
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Analysis of the (5,2)-TM with BBB > 7.4 x 10^4079
In a mail on March 16, 2022, Nick gave the following machine M with BBB(M) > 7.4 x 10^4079: 1RB
Mar 24
Nicholas Drozd
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Shawn Ligocki
13
Mar 22
BBB(5, 2) > 10^4079
How "lucky" was this machine? It seems sort of like it's performing a random walk (
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BBB(5, 2) > 10^4079
How "lucky" was this machine? It seems sort of like it's performing a random walk (
Mar 22
Shawn Ligocki
Mar 16
BBB 5x2 10^315
Nice find Nick! In TNF, this machine is: 1RB 0LE 0LC 0LB 1RD 1LC 1RD 1RA 1RA 1LA This machine
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BBB 5x2 10^315
Nice find Nick! In TNF, this machine is: 1RB 0LE 0LC 0LB 1RD 1LC 1RD 1RA 1RA 1LA This machine
Mar 16
Shawn Ligocki
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nichol...@gmail.com
16
Mar 15
BBB(5, 2) > 10^502
I found another high-scoring non-champion 5x2 quasihalter: --> 1RB 0LC 0LD 0LB 1RA 1LA 1RE 1LD 1RE
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BBB(5, 2) > 10^502
I found another high-scoring non-champion 5x2 quasihalter: --> 1RB 0LC 0LD 0LB 1RA 1LA 1RE 1LD 1RE
Mar 15
Pascal Michel
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Shawn Ligocki
6
Mar 5
Analysis of the (5,2)-BBB with BBB(M) > 1.7 * 10^502
Thanks Nick, this was a great read! And it gives me words for what I'm trying to talk about,
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Analysis of the (5,2)-BBB with BBB(M) > 1.7 * 10^502
Thanks Nick, this was a great read! And it gives me words for what I'm trying to talk about,
Mar 5
Nicholas Drozd
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Shawn Ligocki
10
Mar 2
New BBB search strategy
I just saw this email. This is interesting, it looks like there might be some sort of bias here
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New BBB search strategy
I just saw this email. This is interesting, it looks like there might be some sort of bias here
Mar 2
Shawn Ligocki
2
Feb 27
BBB(3, 3) > 10^62
And I have just published an analysis of this machine: https://www.sligocki.com/2022/02/27/bb-
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BBB(3, 3) > 10^62
And I have just published an analysis of this machine: https://www.sligocki.com/2022/02/27/bb-
Feb 27
Pascal Michel
Feb 23
Analysis of the (5,2)-machine M with BBB(M) > 2.1 10^18
in a mail on February 4, 2022, Shawn gave an analysis of the (5,2)-machine M found by Nick with BBB(M
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Analysis of the (5,2)-machine M with BBB(M) > 2.1 10^18
in a mail on February 4, 2022, Shawn gave an analysis of the (5,2)-machine M found by Nick with BBB(M
Feb 23
Shawn Ligocki
2
Feb 15
busy-beaver-discuss list
It sounds like some folks are having trouble getting access to the group. You can find it at https://
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busy-beaver-discuss list
It sounds like some folks are having trouble getting access to the group. You can find it at https://
Feb 15
nichol...@gmail.com
Feb 15
Latest Beeping Busy Beaver Results
Hello to the new group! To start things off, here's a link to a post with the latest Beeping Busy
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Latest Beeping Busy Beaver Results
Hello to the new group! To start things off, here's a link to a post with the latest Beeping Busy
Feb 15