@phillipsmithnz.bsky.social
Amateur Scientist lost in genome space. Experimental evol. using Truncating ECAs.Polynesian sailing canoe enthusiast. Enjoy doing science for fun, really hate writing. All my views are temporary and subject to change without notification.
AI generated diagram of a yachts lines. It need more lines
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
AI generated diagram of a yachts lines. It need more lines
Pohutukawa showing off its crazy adventitious roots.
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Pohutukawa showing off its crazy adventitious roots.
Somewhere in this photo is a dotterel chick, one of the two we have at Snells.
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Somewhere in this photo is a dotterel chick, one of the two we have at Snells.
Need this sign for my workshop. Mainly for my own benefit.
October 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Need this sign for my workshop. Mainly for my own benefit.
The whittakers peanut slab is the best way to eat chocolate. If you ever get down to NZ they’re pretty much everywhere.
August 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The whittakers peanut slab is the best way to eat chocolate. If you ever get down to NZ they’re pretty much everywhere.
Started reading this book a while ago and gave it up but I’m warming to the idea about 40 years late
June 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Started reading this book a while ago and gave it up but I’m warming to the idea about 40 years late
A blast from the past. A map of the English four letter words connected by one hamming distance neighbours. I used to breed words on this neutral network for fun.
May 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A blast from the past. A map of the English four letter words connected by one hamming distance neighbours. I used to breed words on this neutral network for fun.
After seeing @sinalana.bsky.social rule 105 figures, I thought, although I've surveyed all the ECA rules, perhaps I'd better take another look. Comparing rule 105 to rule 110, in terms of response to sexual recombination. Rule 105 does nothing to minimizes recombination load. Prob. not a class IV.
May 13, 2025 at 4:55 AM
After seeing @sinalana.bsky.social rule 105 figures, I thought, although I've surveyed all the ECA rules, perhaps I'd better take another look. Comparing rule 105 to rule 110, in terms of response to sexual recombination. Rule 105 does nothing to minimizes recombination load. Prob. not a class IV.
Some nice glider collisions here
May 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Some nice glider collisions here
Truncated Rule 110 ECA birthday cake someone made for me a few years ago.
May 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Truncated Rule 110 ECA birthday cake someone made for me a few years ago.
This is a model of the Niue island canoe. Niue is a small island with no beaches, so the boats have to be hand carried down the cliffs to the sea. The shape is very similar to a modern OC1 canoe. You can see how land transportation affects boat shape as both need to carried on shoulder to the sea.
February 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
This is a model of the Niue island canoe. Niue is a small island with no beaches, so the boats have to be hand carried down the cliffs to the sea. The shape is very similar to a modern OC1 canoe. You can see how land transportation affects boat shape as both need to carried on shoulder to the sea.
Patterns in the sand at Snells beach
February 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Patterns in the sand at Snells beach
Messing around with alternative steering systems. Foot operated horizontal ships wheel allowing me to move my body to port on a port tack (the ama will be on the port side). not sitting positions shown each depending on which tack I'm on.
January 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Messing around with alternative steering systems. Foot operated horizontal ships wheel allowing me to move my body to port on a port tack (the ama will be on the port side). not sitting positions shown each depending on which tack I'm on.
For anyone who’s ever had to teach English.
December 12, 2024 at 8:34 PM
For anyone who’s ever had to teach English.
Pohutukawa just coming into bloom at Snells beach. The tree is buzzing with bees.
December 4, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Pohutukawa just coming into bloom at Snells beach. The tree is buzzing with bees.
Please explain context dependent truths.
November 28, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Please explain context dependent truths.
I have two graphs, one is a bit more spikey than the other, I'm trying to figure out a better way of measuring this than just counting by eye. I tried fft and it didn't tell me much. I could use scipy find_peaks but tuning it seems a bit arbitrary. Any ideas? #alife
November 25, 2024 at 8:17 AM
I have two graphs, one is a bit more spikey than the other, I'm trying to figure out a better way of measuring this than just counting by eye. I tried fft and it didn't tell me much. I could use scipy find_peaks but tuning it seems a bit arbitrary. Any ideas? #alife
Came across this waka hourua on my trip up the mahurangi yesterday. No idea whose it is.
November 25, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Came across this waka hourua on my trip up the mahurangi yesterday. No idea whose it is.
Todays paddle sail. Wind was SW flowing over the west side of mahurangi harbour. Very changeable able and fighting incoming tide. Morning tea at Mita bay lunch at lagoon bay
November 24, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Todays paddle sail. Wind was SW flowing over the west side of mahurangi harbour. Very changeable able and fighting incoming tide. Morning tea at Mita bay lunch at lagoon bay
Introducing @nobuto.bsky.social to the NZ traditional fundraising sausage.
November 22, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Introducing @nobuto.bsky.social to the NZ traditional fundraising sausage.
Last decent trip I did last summer. Looking forward to getting back on the water soon. Bring on summer.
November 21, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Last decent trip I did last summer. Looking forward to getting back on the water soon. Bring on summer.
How would you measure the "functional " genome size? Do a mutational scan over the whole genome and cut anything above a certain W maybe 1/n. Any way, looks like I can stretch genome but that's not all! #Alife
November 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM
How would you measure the "functional " genome size? Do a mutational scan over the whole genome and cut anything above a certain W maybe 1/n. Any way, looks like I can stretch genome but that's not all! #Alife
I can also do arms race dynamics with my model. This is an old run, of the red queen being chased through genome space. Do you see Punctuated Equilibrium? perhaps it's in the eye of the beholder. I was also curious to see if the red queen has momentum, perhaps we could weigh her! #Alife
November 21, 2024 at 4:44 AM
I can also do arms race dynamics with my model. This is an old run, of the red queen being chased through genome space. Do you see Punctuated Equilibrium? perhaps it's in the eye of the beholder. I was also curious to see if the red queen has momentum, perhaps we could weigh her! #Alife
The effect of treatment on the sign and distance over which epistatic interactions occur. #Alife still not happy with the analysis but you can see the interaction distance between bits and the sign of the interactions change with treatment.
November 21, 2024 at 4:18 AM
The effect of treatment on the sign and distance over which epistatic interactions occur. #Alife still not happy with the analysis but you can see the interaction distance between bits and the sign of the interactions change with treatment.
Tui feeding on Harakeke flowers in my garden. They’re chase each other off these resources resulting in some spectacular flying.
November 20, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Tui feeding on Harakeke flowers in my garden. They’re chase each other off these resources resulting in some spectacular flying.