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For any non-Haskell-guys wanting to compile and run this, you gotta first install the "Haskell Platform". Then copy the botworld file and game file into Botworld.hs and Rudimentary.hs respectively, in the same directory. You should be able to input Example.hs into the Haskell interpreter by clicking, and end up at a command line... here you simply enter "main" and the game displays the initial and final evolution states in an ascii-grid.

You can open up Example.hs in any editor, and take a look at main() at the bottom, and see what it does or modify it - It's the point of execution.

You can change main to print out each evolution step... (read more)

I'm a CS undergraduate, newly registered 2+-year lurker, and HPMOR acolyte. Can you imagine my surprise as I the article I'm reading casually describes me?

We hadn't been expecting it, but many advisees asked us questions related to procrastination, social skills, and other life skills.

I had a lot of trouble with procrastination in my high school career, and did on one occasion look on Less Wrong for answers. It's not surprising to me that the smart kids who are interested in the topics discussed here would have problems with self-control and video game addiction. I am, of course, projecting.

It's not clear to me why they don't participate more actively on