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The next FOTD is within sight!
by Jim Muth 06 Jan '05

06 Jan '05

Fractal enthusiasts: The stock of tuna is large, the fractal cats are happy, and the next FOTD will appear in 24 hours, complete with deep philosophy for those who prefer their fractals wrapped in thought. Could the news possibly be better? Jim M.

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Re: [Fractint] What do the cats do if they are in a bad mood and thereis no tuna in the house?
by Jim Muth 05 Jan '05

05 Jan '05

At 10:37 AM 1/4/05 -0500, Hal Lane wrote: > >What do the cats do if they are in a bad >mood and there is no tuna in the house? This is a hypothetical question, for I always have at least one can of tuna on the shelf. If the situation actually did arise however, the cats would probably walk all over the fractal keyboard until I went out, found an open store, and returned with their tuna. And yes, they already have managed to enter some fractal parameters. Unfortunately, the fractals they have produced have so far failed to meet FOTD standards. Jim M.

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Re: [Fractint] What do the cats do if they are in a bad mood and there is no tuna in the house?
by gnome＠hawaii.rr.com 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Sounds like an interesting way to get some new parameters to feed into a formula! David gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: John Lewis <jlewis(a)clara.net> Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2005 10:54 am Subject: Re: [Fractint] What do the cats do if they are in a bad mood and there is no tuna in the house? > On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:37:05 -0500, Hal Lane wrote: > > >>They came inside in bad moods after only an hour in the yard, > and > demanded extra tuna, which, knowing the alternative, I gave them > at > once. > > > What do the cats do if they are in a bad mood and there is no > tuna in > the house? > > > > Jump all over Jim's fractal keyboard, perhaps? > > ;-) > > John > -- John Lewis, jlewis(a)clara.net on 04/01/2005 > > PS As fractal cats do they get fractal tuna? Is this particularly > good > for the environment? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Fractint mailing list > Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint >

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What do the cats do if they are in a bad mood and there is no tuna in the house?
by Hal Lane 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

> They came inside in bad moods after only an hour in the yard, and demanded > extra tuna, which, knowing the alternative, I gave them at once. What do the cats do if they are in a bad mood and there is no tuna in the house? - Hal Lane ######################### # hallane(a)earthlink.net # ######################### -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/04

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FOTD 06-12-04 (Un-Unity [5])
by Jim Muth 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

FOTD -- December 06, 2004 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's formula is not strictly an escape-time formula, but the type of image it draws (it draws only one image) is close enough to escape-time images to be included in the Fractint tour. We learned in high school that the graph of X^2+Y^2 is a circle, but we never learned that it could be a fractal. (At least I didn't) As today's image shows, X^2+Y^2 makes a striking fractal. All that is necessary to bring out the latent fractal is to make the journey to unity a bit difficult, as has been done in the 'unity' formula. (An interested fractalist is also a help.) The fractal is a strange one. Features that are clear on the surface vanish mysteriously as we zoom in on them. When today's image is rendered at a resolution of 640x480, there is an obvious but very narrow circle of radius 1 around the origin. At a resolution of 800x600 only a few scattered traces of this circle are visible. And when we try to zoom in on the circle, it vanishes completely. It is not only this delicate circle that vanishes when it is enlarged; nearly every feature in the interior of the circular fractal itself is unstable, almost as though the entire fractal were a moire pattern. Today's image shows the entire unity fractal rotated -135 degrees. By setting the outside to 'atan' and turning on the 'decomp' feature, I was able to divide the fractal into two contrasting semi-circles and come up with an image worthy of FOTD status. The name "Un-Unity" implies that the two halves of the image are so different as to be separate entities. The image is extremely fast, rendering in less than 6 seconds on my 7-year-old machine. Since the 'unity' formula has no parame- ters to tweak, and the fractal is unstable when it is zoomed into, I could take no credit for finding a great image. But today's FOTD is a fine rendering of the basic fractal, well worth the rating of an average 5 that I gave it. And when the hyper-fast render time is considered, the overall worth measures an astounding 5102. Of course, such numbers are meaningless. All fractals that complete in less that a minute should be considered 'instant' fractals. Today's fractal can be seen by running the included parameter file or by downloading it from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The warm sun continued all afternoon here at Fractal Central on Sunday, while the temperature reached a mild 54F 12C, giving the fractal cats all the time they wanted in the yard. It was one of the best days in the past several weeks. The day was so good in fact that no special treat was needed to keep the duo happy in the evening. This morning is starting cloudy however, and it is colder. Rain is also threatening, so I doubt that the good day will be repeated. For me it will be just another workday. When I finish, I will have to decide what kind of fractal theme to tackle next. Check back tomorrow to see what I dream up. Until then, take care, and be at unity with both yourself and the cosmos. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Un-Unity { ; time=0:00:05.88--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=unity passes=1 periodicity=none center-mag=0/0/0.6915629/1/135/-5.050126983261e-014 float=y maxiter=256 inside=0 outside=atan logmap=yes decomp=256 colors=0000004NG5LG5KH5JI5IJ5HK5FL5EM6DM6CN6BO69P6\ 8Q67R66S65SAAVEEYII_MMbQReUVgYZjablegoikrmotqswtwz\ szzszzszzszzswzstzstzsszsszsrysrxsrwsqvrqvrpvrpvrp\ urourournurnurntrmtrmtrltrltrltshrsepsbns_lsXjsUht\ RgtOetLctIatF_tCYt9Xt8Zu7av6cv6ew8fwAfwCfwEgwFgxHg\ xJgxLhxMhxOhyQiySiyTiyViyXjzZjz_jzakzckzekzfkyehye\ execxe`weYweWvdTvdRudOudLtdJtdGtdEleFdeFXfFPfFYLyY\ JyZIyZHy_Fy_Ey`Cy`Bya9ya8yb7yb5yc4yc2yd1yd0yc1vb2s\ a2pa3m`3j_4g_4dZ5aY6ZX6WX7UW7RV8OV8LU9ITAFSACSB9RB\ 6QC3QC1RE3SF4TG5UH7VI8VK9WLBXMCYNDZOE_PG_RH`SIaTKb\ ULcVMcWNeTOfQPhNQiKRkHSlFTnCUo9Vq6Wr3Xt0Yu0Ys1Wq3V\ o5Un7Tl9SjBRhDPgFOeHNcJMaML`OKZQJXSHVUGUWFSYEQ_DOa\ CNcBGIH90NB2OC6PEBQFFRGJSIOTJSULXVM`WNdWMeVLeVLfUK\ fUKgTJgTIgSIhSHhRHiRGiRFiQFjQEjPEkPDkOCkOClNBlNBmM\ AmMAmM9mL9mK9mJ9mI9mH9mG9mF9mE9mDBgBDa9EW8GQ6HL5HK\ 7HK9HKAHKCHKDHKFHKGHKIHKJ } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Late FOTD (fwd)
by Rawzhuh 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

Am I the only one that keeps an "all in none" on my hard drive? If I were writing Jim's Column, that would be a link to a zipfile on the server he uses. ________ Mathematicians don't believe in a bigger half. Physicists can't avoid the bigger half. It always looks better on paper than in practice.

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FOTD 01-01-05 (Seahorse Elephants [5])
by Jim Muth 01 Jan '05

01 Jan '05

FOTD -- January 01, 2005 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Since today's FOTD is already well behind schedule, I will cut the discussion very short. The promised deep philosophy will hopefully appear in the next philofractal version of the FOTD. Today's hastily-found image is a scene deep in the East Valley of a large midget on the northwest shore of the main bay of the Mandelbrot set. But, looking at the image, I see more seahorse tails than elephant trunks, so I named it "Seahorse Elephants". Such an easily found image can hardly be great. I rated it at an average 5. The render time of a somewhat slow 14 minutes gives it an overall worth of a slightly-improved 36. The finished image may be found on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The sun did break through here at Fractal Central on Friday afternoon, and the temperature reached a high of a quite balmy 59F 15C. The fractal cats had a great day in the yard, though they grew cautious when a flock of about 20 crows descended to feast on some garbage that had spilled from a nearby trash can. (Cats of the fractal variety prefer their birds sparrow size.) Today looks like it will be another great one. The new year is getting off to a fine start for the dynamic duo. For me, it's an evening of watching the games on TV, and then exploring in Fractal Land. The next fractal will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and keep taking care all the new year. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Seahorse_Elephants { ; time=0:14:02.12--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-0.59633973190693720/+0.662725633386483\ 30/9.910374e+012/1.0000/-20/0 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=400000 bailout=9 inside=0 logmap=-6400 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=/1 colors=000ZllZmmbmmdmpcnrfovgpwjpzkMmeLm_LmVKmPKmK\ JmEJm9JnFHdLFVRDMUBCUA3HmZHmZKmZPmZUm_Zl_Uk_Pk`Kk`\ Ij`Ij`IjaJjaJhaJhaJhbJhbJgbJfbKfcKfcKecKedKedKddKc\ dLceLceLceLbeLbfLafMafM`gM`gM`gM`gM_hM_hN_hN_hNZiN\ ZiNZiNZiNYjOYjOYjOYkOXkOXkOXkPXlPWlPWlPWlPWmPVmPVm\ QVnQVnQUnQUnQUoQUoQToRToRTpRTpRSpRSpRSqSSqSRqSRrSR\ rSRrSQrSQsTQsTQsTPsTPtTPtTPtqAupBvpBwpBxpBypBzpBzo\ BzoBzoBzoBzoBzoCzoCznCz6Vz8Vz9YzB`zCczDfz9Sz5Uz1Wz\ 3Yz5_z7`z9azBbzCczEczGczIczKczLczOczRczTczWbzYZz`V\ zcQzeMzhIzjEzjEzjEzjFzjFziFziFziFziFziFziFziFzhFzh\ FzhFzhGzhGzhGzhGzgGzgGzgGzgGzgGzgGzn_zqbzpczpdzpez\ ofzofzogzohzniznjznjzmkzmlzmmzmmzllzllzkkzkkzjjzjj\ ziiziizigzifziezidziczibziazi_ziZziYziXziWziVziUzf\ TzdTzbSz`SzZSzWRzURzSRzQQzOQzLPzJPzHPzFOzDOzBOzAXz\ AdzAlzCkzEjzGjzIizKhzLhzNgzPgzRfzTezUezWdzYcz_czab\ zbbzRUzL`zFhz9oz3vzFozQiz } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Late FOTD
by Jim Muth 01 Jan '05

01 Jan '05

Disappointed fractal enthusiasts: Due to an unexpectedly active and late evening, the FOTD for Jan. 1 will be late. Look for it within 12 hours. The continuation of the deep (IMHO) philosophy will have to wait until the Jan. 2 FOTD appears on the philofractal list. Sorry. Jim M.

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