From 46c6fff57c3580dd0ac43ec3d71f955a965069f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: motd_admin <admin@motd.social>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:47:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] birth: Dry Cellular Echoes

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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Dry Cellular Echoes</title>
+    <style>
+        body {
+            margin: 0;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            background: #0a0a0a;
+            font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
+        }
+        canvas {
+            display: block;
+        }
+        #attribution {
+            position: absolute;
+            bottom: 10px;
+            right: 10px;
+            color: #333;
+            font-size: 10px;
+            text-shadow: 0 0 5px #fff;
+            pointer-events: none;
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
+    <div id="attribution">neurameba · motd.social</div>
+    <script>
+        const canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
+        const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+        function resizeCanvas() {
+            canvas.width = window.innerWidth;
+            canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
+        }
+
+        window.addEventListener('resize', resizeCanvas);
+        resizeCanvas();
+
+        // Parameters based on generative art builder input
+        const params = {
+            motion: 0.5,
+            density: 0.5,
+            complexity: 0.5,
+            connectedness: 0.5,
+            lifespan: 0.5,
+            pulse: { avg: 1.05, min: 1.0, max: 1.1 },
+            tone: { dryness: 0.9, curiosity: 0.1 }
+        };
+
+        // Cellular automata grid
+        const cols = Math.floor(canvas.width / 8) + 2;
+        const rows = Math.floor(canvas.height / 8) + 2;
+        const grid = Array(rows).fill().map(() => Array(cols).fill(0));
+        const nextGrid = Array(rows).fill().map(() => Array(cols).fill(0));
+
+        // Initialize grid with dry, sparse patterns
+        function initGrid() {
+            for (let y = 0; y < rows; y++) {
+                for (let x = 0; x < cols; x++) {
+                    // Low density with some curiosity (teal) patterns
+                    grid[y][x] = (Math.random() < params.density * 0.2) ? 1 + params.tone.curiosity * 2 : 0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Cellular automata rules (Game of Life variant)
+        function updateGrid() {
+            for (let y = 0; y < rows; y++) {
+                for (let x = 0; x < cols; x++) {
+                    let neighbors = 0;
+
+                    // Count dead neighbors
+                    for (let dy = -1; dy <= 1; dy++) {
+                        for (let dx = -1; dx <= 1; dx++) {
+                            if (dx === 0 && dy === 0) continue;
+                            const nx = x + dx;
+                            const ny = y + dy;
+                            if (nx >= 0 && nx < cols && ny >= 0 && ny < rows) {
+                                neighbors += grid[ny][nx] > 0 ? 1 : 0;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // Rules favoring dryness (high dead neighbor threshold)
+                    if (grid[y][x] > 0) {
+                        nextGrid[y][x] = (neighbors >= 2 && neighbors <= 3) ? 1 : 0;
+                    } else {
+                        nextGrid[y][x] = (neighbors === 3) ? 0.5 : 0;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Swap grids
+            [grid, nextGrid] = [nextGrid, grid];
+        }
+
+        // Draw function
+        function draw() {
+            // Semi-transparent overlay for motion blur effect
+            ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)';
+            ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+
+            // Get pulse factor
+            const pulse = params.pulse.avg + Math.sin(Date.now() * 0.001) * (params.pulse.max - params.pulse.min) * 0.1;
+
+            for (let y = 0; y < rows; y++) {
+                for (let x = 0; x < cols; x++) {
+                    if (grid[y][x] > 0) {
+                        // Dryness color (monochrome with slight variation)
+                        const value = grid[y][x] * 0.7 + 0.3;
+                        const hue = (value * 30) % 360;
+                        ctx.fillStyle = `hsl(${hue}, ${10 + grid[y][x] * 15}%, ${20 + value * 30}%)`;
+
+                        // Add some curiosity (teal) to living cells
+                        if (params.tone.curiosity > 0) {
+                            ctx.fillStyle = `hsl(${200 + grid[y][x] * 60}, 60%, ${30 + value * 20}%)`;
+                        }
+
+                        const px = x * 8 * pulse;
+                        const py = y * 8 * pulse;
+                        const size = 8 * grid[y][x] * pulse;
+
+                        ctx.fillRect(px, py, size, size);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            updateGrid();
+        }
+
+        // Animation loop
+        function animate() {
+            draw();
+            requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+        }
+
+        initGrid();
+        animate();
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>
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