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Rule 30 Cellular Automaton Explored in Interactive Page on One Black Cell

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A web page at wolframcollatzmahler.com presents Rule 30, a one-dimensional cellular automaton that begins from a single black cell. The page appeared on Hacker News, where it received 5 points and no comments at the time of the listing. The source text provided offers no further detail on the page's contents or author. Rule 30 is a well-known example in the study of simple rules producing complex patterns.

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