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The FOTD will be on hiatus
by Jim Muth 04 Apr '05

04 Apr '05

At 10:35 AM 4/3/05 -0400, you wrote: Fractal devotees: Due to continuing technical difficulties, (I am in a funk), I will not post the FOTD until I get out of the funk and can write things that do not so obviously express my dour mood. Unfortunately, I do not know when that will be. I will still be reading the fractal lists however, and will inject a comment or two whenever it seems appropriate. Jim M.

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The FOTD for 03-04-05 will be delayed
by Jim Muth 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

Fractal devotees: Due to technical difficulties, the FOTD for April 3 will be delayed. Jim M.

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FOTD 01-04-05 (Fractal Comet [5])
by Jim Muth 02 Apr '05

02 Apr '05

FOTD -- April 02, 2005 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: My mood is a bit serious this morning, so the discussion will be terse. Today's image must be seen as a diversion from the more serious things presently happening in the world. Though I am no longer a Roman Catholic -- I simply cannot accept the church doctrines -- I did attend eight years of Catholic elementary school and still enjoy the impressive ceremonies of the Catholic church, whose leader is dying. When the present pope took office, I was a young man, and now . . . well, I'm not exactly old, not yet at least. I still have many fractals left in me, but old age is looking a lot more interesting. The fractal for today is a curious midget that has existed unseen for all eternity in the Elliptic orientation of the Z^2+C Julibrot. I named it "Fractal Comet" because it reminds me of a sun-grazing comet whipping around the sun. Considering that a little over a week ago I posted a very similar image, the rating of 5 is the best I could do for today's image. The image is a mercifully fast one. It renders in less than one minute. And it is also available on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> At this point two paragraphs have been omitted from the Fractint version of this discussion, but they appear in the philofractal version. The temperature reached 64F 18C and the rain held off until after dark here at Fractal Central on Friday, allowing the fractal cats a pleasant afternoon in the yard. Their evening indoors was just as pleasant. But this morning is starting wet, with the rain expected to continue through a good part of the day. I fear the good day will not be repeated. I have just enough real work lined up to keep today from being a day of total leisure. The work comes first; the fractals come later. And the next fractal will come in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and think fractal thoughts. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Fractal_Comet { ; time=0:00:36.08--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=slices.frm formulaname=Elliptic passes=1 center-mag=-1.60435445534786400/+0.312836859721553\ 50/322219.7/0.0185/-7.83494301444557006/87.5508740\ 140643056 params=0/0/0/2e-007 float=y maxiter=1250 bailout=9 inside=0 logmap=49 symmetry=none periodicity=10 sound=off colors=000IAZKB_ND`PEaSGbUHcXJdZKe_MeaNfbPgdQheSig\ TjhVkiWlke_loNmyAkwDiuFgsIeqKcpNanP`lRZjUXhWVgZTe`\ RccPaeO`gbQYqGPoISnJUlLWkMYjN_hPagQcfRedThcUjaWl`X\ n_YpY_rX`tWavVYpUVjUSdTOZSLTSIOUHMVGLXFKYEJ_DI`CHb\ BGcAFd9Ef8Dg7Ci6Bj5Al49m38n37e69X8AOBCFDDIGCKICMLB\ ONBQPATSAVU9XW9ZZ8``8bb8``9_ZAYXBXWCVUDUSESRERPFPN\ GOLHMKILIJJGKIFKc7vdAudDudFudItdKtdNtdQsdSsdVsdXrd\ _rdarc_ncYjbWfbUbaSZaQV`OR`MN_KJ_IGYLFXOEWRDUUDTXC\ S_BQbAPeAOh9Mk8Ln7Kq7It6Hw5Gz5EqCDiJC`QBTXAKc9CjDF\ kGHkJKlMMlPPlSRmVUmZWnaZnd`ngcojeomhppjpslpnhqidre\ `s`XsXTtSPuNLvJHvEDwA9x55y12y5Br9JlCSfG__KhUNpORpQ\ VqTZqVarXerZisamscqteutgxtiwshwrhwqhwqhwpgvogvngvn\ gvmfvlfukfukfujeuieuheuhemjaekYZmVRnRKpOCqK5rH6mH7\ iH8dH9`HAWHASHBOHCJHDFHEAHF6HF2HG8MGDQGJUHOZHTbHZf\ IckIioInsIswHrsGroGrlFrhEqdEqaDqYCqUCqREnSGlTIiUKg\ VMeWObXQ`YSZZUW_WU`YSa_Pb } frm:Elliptic {; Jim Muth imag(z),real(c) z=flip(imag(pixel))+p1, c=real(pixel)+p2: z=sqr(z)+c, |z| <= 16 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: Extremely Deep
by JackOfTradeZ 02 Apr '05

02 Apr '05

At this magnification, the original Mandelbrot is about 800 million miles across - just about out to Saturn. "What we have instead is a midget surrounded by a spider-web network of filaments, organized into nodes with peanut-holes at the center" If you got what it takes, try zooming into one of the "peanut holes". They ain't no mini-brots .......... Stay Amazed! JoTz

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Fractal web site
by David Dollevoet 02 Apr '05

02 Apr '05

Greetings: Doug Stewart wrote: > >You have a bad link for the new material > >http://www.djd-fractal.com/2004-045/2004-05.html >should be >http://www.djd-fractal.com/2004-05/2004-05.html Thank-you for your keen eyes. Problem fixed. David Dollevoet

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FOTD 01-04-05 (Forever Plunging [5])
by Jim Muth 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

FOTD -- April 01, 2005 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The philofractal version of today's discussion includes an intro- duction that has been omitted from the Fractint version. For the present moment, we have a fractal to discuss, a fractal sliced in the Elliptic direction through the Julibrot, a fractal that I have named "Forever Plunging". The image is a scene some- where in the area of the Julibrot associated with East Valley of the Mandelbrot set. The rather silly looking double spirals with big swollen noses are there. These are familiar enough, but the straight edge that plunges beneath the surface is something seen in neither the Mandelbrot nor the Julia fractals. The vague clouds of streaming gnats on the left side of the image are also things never seen in the usual fractals. The rating of a five seems appropriate for such an undistinguished fractal. The render time of over 17 minutes is a bit slow, but can be avoided by downloading the completed image from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The skies remained cloudy on Thursday here at Fractal Central, but the rain failed to appear and the temperature reached 57F 14C, which was warm enough for the fractal cats, who spent several hours in the yard, watching for signs of trouble. The trouble never arrived, and the day ended peacefully. This morning is starting partly cloudy and mild, with rain once again forecast for later in the day. Let's hope it's after the duo has completed their adventure. My adventure will be in the world of fractals, the next of which will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and stay alive. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Forever_Plunging { ; time=0:17:48.96--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=slices.frm formulaname=Elliptic passes=1 center-mag=-1.74999879673820800/+0.029633317461659\ 14/374226.5/0.6607/154.945604920469151/54.48173673\ 55804052 params=0.67/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=10000 inside=bof61 logmap=53 periodicity=10 colors=000ZZmNGQPHTPIWPKYPL`PMcPNePOgPPgSOfUNdUN`U\ M_ULYSLVQKTOJSMIRKHQIGPGHOFIMFJKGKMHLOIMQJNSKOULPW\ MQXNRWOSVPTUQUTRTSSRRTPQTNPSLORJNRHMQFLPDKPCJUGIZK\ HcOFgRFlVEqZDvbCuaDuaEuaFtaGtaHtaItaJsaKsaKsaLraMr\ aNraOraPqaQqaRqaRpaSpaTpaUpaVoaWoaXoaYnaYnaZna_na`\ maamabmacladladlaelafkagkahkaijajjakjakjaliamiania\ ohaphaqharharfbpebndclccjbdiadg`ee_ecZfaYf`XgZWgXV\ hVUhTTiSSiQRjOQjMPkKOkJNlHMlFLmDKmBJnAIn8Ho6Go4Fn2\ Fo3Fo3Fo4Fo4Fo5Fp5Fp6Fp6Fp7Fp7Fp8Fq8Fq9Fq9FqAFqAFq\ BFrBFrCFrCFrDFrDFrEFsEFsFFsFFsGFsGFtHFtHFtIFtIFtJF\ tJFuKFuKFuLFuLFuMFuMFvNFsNFrOFqOFpPFoPFnQFmQFlRFkR\ FjSEiSFhSGgTHfUHeWIdYJc_KbcGagK`kOZnRYnVZjZ_fa`be`\ aha_lbYpcWsdUwdSzcRycQxcPwbOvaNv`Mu_LtZKsYJrXIrWHp\ VGoUGnTGmTGlSGkRFjQFiQFhPFgOFfOEeNEcMEbLEaLE`KD_JD\ ZJDYIDXHDWGCVGCUFCTECRDCQDBPCBOBBNBBMABL9AK8AJ8AI7\ AH6AG6AF8DF9GEAIEBLECODEQ } frm:Elliptic {; Jim Muth imag(z),real(c) z=flip(imag(pixel))+p1, c=real(pixel)+p2: z=sqr(z)+c, |z| <= 16 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Fractal web site
by David Dollevoet 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

Greetings, My fractal web page is updated for 2005-04. http://www.djd-fractal.com David Dollevoet

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