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+title = "cellular automata toys in löve2d"
+date = "2022-09-15"
+[taxonomies]
+tags = ["cellular-automata", "lua", "löve2d"]
++++
+
+<figure>
+<img class="hero" alt="The oracle reading the future from Conway's Game of Life, technomancer aesthetic, digital illustration, 8k uhd - generated using Stable Diffusion" src=hero.png />
+<figcaption><h4><i>The oracle reading the future from Conway's Game of Life, technomancer aesthetic, digital illustration, 8k uhd</i> - generated using Stable Diffusion</h4></figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+after reading [Andrew Healey's blog post about Langton's Ant](https://healeycodes.com/virtual-ants), i found myself inspired to reimplement some of his work. i've read numerous rave reviews of löve2d for writing simple toys, so i decided to give that a shot here as well. Langton's Ant went well enough that i also implemented Life and Wireworld.
+
+[check the toys out here; there are instructions for running with löve2d directly or using nix](https://git.mat.services/mat/love-cellular-automata). the code is hosted on a personal instance of gitea, so if you want to collaborate or share feedback, you'll have to request an account or shoot me an email.
diff --git a/content/posts/static-site-with-nix-and-caddy/index.md b/content/posts/static-site-with-nix-and-caddy/index.md
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--- a/content/posts/static-site-with-nix-and-caddy/index.md
+++ b/content/posts/static-site-with-nix-and-caddy/index.md
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ RUN caddy
 ```
 
 We can use a multi-stage build to run the Nix build first, then copy that into a container with the Caddyfile and run that. We're set to deploy!
-```shell
+```bash
 flyctl deploy
 ```
 
diff --git a/nix/optimize-images.nix b/nix/optimize-images.nix
index 84bb309..ed99778 100644
--- a/nix/optimize-images.nix
+++ b/nix/optimize-images.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ writeShellScriptBin "optimize-images" ''
     file=$(basename $image)
     newimage=$path/''${file:1}
     echo "optimizing $image"
-    ${pngquant}/bin/pngquant --quality 80-90 -f -o $newimage $image
+    ${pngquant}/bin/pngquant --quality 70-90 -f -o $newimage $image
     oldsize=$(stat --format=%s $image)
     newsize=$(stat --format=%s $newimage)
     pct=$(${bc}/bin/bc <<< "scale=1; $newsize * 100 / $oldsize")
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@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ img:not(#logo):not(#pixel) {
   border-radius: 5px;
 }
 
+img.hero {
+  margin-top: 1.5rem;
+  border: none !important;
+}
+
 figure {
   box-sizing: border-box;
   display: inline-block;