Define life

Just wondering about /sci/'s definition of life. None of that made of cells bullcrap. Bonus points for answers which adequately handle fire, viruses, corporations, and artificial intelligence.

Best answer will recieve a box containing a simulation of a universe whose denizens are just on the verge of discovering that their world is a simulation.

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I forgot one.
Life is simple, without simplicity is complication, complication is death.
(This means; don't over-complicate things, simplify things instead.)
"Divide and conquer" -Sun Tzu; The Art of War: "Make light the large tasks; make important the small tasks." -Yamamoto Tsunetomo; The Hagakure
prove me wrong...anyone?