FOTD -- June 05, 2007 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I did it! And it wasn't that hard. I found what I consider a worthwhile midget of order 1.5. I found it in the Mandeloid that results when the formula Z^(1.5)+C is iterated 115 levels up the complex logarithmic ladder to infinity. This parent fractal consists of a large bay with two large and nearly equal buds. Today's scene is located in the outer chaos around one of these buds. When compared to some of the quadratic midgets I have come upon over the years, today's little fellow is not all that great, but I like its symmetry and the way it hides its necessary disconti- nuities. I named the image "Is This Success?", and I rated it at a 7. The calculation time of a measly 3-1/4 minutes on the P2000 is well within reason. And the fully rendered image is or soon will be posted on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> where it may effortlessly be viewed and hopefully enjoyed. Morning clouds and drizzle gave way to afternoon sunshine and a temperature of 79F 26C here at Fractal Central on Monday. The day ended with a cooling thunder-shower. The fractal cats spent most of the day curled comfortably on their scratching posts, paying no attention at all to the weather. My day was rather busy but not excessively so. And I actually felt a bit happy when I found the 7-rated midget in a Z^(1.5)+C Mandeloid. With this goal accomplished, it's time to move on. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if we exist in an infinity of alternate worlds, are the other versions of ourselves conscious? If they are conscious, then they are not really us, they are someone else who looks like us, because we can be in only one place at a time. And if they are not conscious, then they are not actual people at all. And if some animated human bodies in alternate worlds are not actually conscious people, how many animated bodies in this alternate world may not be conscious people? We really must solve the riddle of what makes us our unique selves, though I doubt that our present method of science can find the answer or that an effort will even be made to find it. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Is_This_Success { ; time=0:03:14.11-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC2 passes=1 center-mag=-0.58023340112269160/-0.346967414576066\ 70/6.652242e+010/1/77.4984899716347542/0.001675277\ 38189383185 params=1.5/0/115/0 float=y maxiter=2500 inside=0 logmap=431 periodicity=10 colors=000A0KzzmwtcvpUvkSvgQvdOv`LvYJuUHuRFuNCuKAu\ G8uD6uA4rF7oJAmNCjSFgWHe_KbdM_hPYlRAH1KF2UD2ZC5cB7\ hB9mABpADsGGvMIxQKzWMzaOzgRwmTmpVctXU4ZK5_A5`35a45\ b45c55d65e76e86f86g96hA6iB6jC6kC6kB9jBCjAFiAIi9Lh9\ Nh8Qg8Tg8Wg7Zf7`f6ce6fe5id5ldznd4oczoc4pc4pczpc4qb\ 4qb4qb4rb4rb4sa4sa4sa4ta4ta4tazqYznUzkRzlQzmPznOzo\ NzpMzqLzqLznJAkIEhGHfFLcEO`CSYBVWAeQKoKT`NbMPl8Rv3\ MX_FsZGmZHgZIaYJWYKQYLK`RHcWFfaCifAveXkaVaZURVSHSR\ 7PQ6RO6SN6UM6VK6XJ5YI5_H5`F5bE5cD4eC4fA4h94i84j7Bl\ LImYPokVpxSqsPqoNrkUrgcscms_ztWztSzuOzuKzuGznKwhNz\ bQzXTCRWELZKPcUSgcVkmYpw`tzcxwYtwSpmMmcQhUTcKWZE_U\ FbPGeKGzFHzDHzBHz9KiKNiVPidSizUizWfzXczY`zZYzzVozT\ nzQlzSjeUhfWfgYdh`cja_laXnaUpaRo_UnaZnccmehlgmlirk\ kvjmzjoziqzhszhuzevzcwz`xzZyzXzzUzzSzzPzzNzzLzzKzz\ PzzUzzZzzczzhzzmzzrzzvzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } frm:MandelbrotBC2 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100, p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*floor(p/(2*PI)), r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<a } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================