FOTD -- July 31, 2006 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I have seen comments about the graininess of the pictures of the old fractal cats that have been posted on the FOTD web site. I realize that the pictures are rough. They are not supposed to be works of art; they are merely to show that the fractal cats I have been writing about for almost 10 years are in fact real. Part of the grain problem may be due to the graininess of the cats themselves. Being fractal in nature, they have a limited resolution that can be overcome only by a digital camera with accurate focusing and graphic computer control. This I do not yet have. The next task will be to post some grainy pictures of the new fractal cats, to show that they are real also. Then I must purchase a S.O.T.A. digital camera, and take some real pictures of the dynamic quartet. (I actually am, or was, a pretty good photographer.) There is little to be said about today's fractal image, which is a scene very deep in an elephant trunk of East Valley of the Mandelbrot set. Being well beyond the range of standard math, the image is a very slow one. It is so slow that I have sent it on ahead to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> from where it may be downloaded in a minute or so. Since scenes deep in elephant trunks are fairly common, I have rated the image at a modest 5. I gave it no name, though with tomorrow's FOTD I will resume naming the images. With a high temperature of 88F 31C, the weather was warm here at New Fractal Central today. But the humidity was not too bad. Compared to the weather back at Old Fractal Central, it was actually quite pleasant. The new fractal cats passed the day alternating between resting and chasing each other up and down the hallway. Like the old fractal cats, they appreciate their treat of tuna in the evening, but unlike the old cats, they do not settle to sleep as soon as the tuna is gone. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. It will likely be an improvement over today's image. Until then, take care, and don't let yourself get too grainy. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= FOTD_for_31-07-06 { ; time=6:03:20.21--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=0.25601\ 552587723991790838021806166/-7.5399439644467108074\ 355153621e-4/4.184694e+027 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=35000 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=000YKNVKOTKPQKQOKRLKSJKTGKUEKVBKW9KX7KY8JX9\ JWAJWBJVBJVCJUDJUEJTEJTFJSGJSKJRPJPUKRZKScKThKRmJU\ rIXsHZsGasFcsEfsDisCksBnsAps9su6zs8urAqqCmoEinGeoI\ `mHalGajFaiEbgDbfCbeBbcAcb9c`8c_7dY6dX5dU0eW4dY7cZ\ Bb`EbaIacM`dQ`fT_hXZi_ZkcYleXniXomWqpVupUrqVppVnoW\ lnWjmXhlXfkYdjYaiY_hZYgZWf_Ue_Sd`Qc`Mc_Ob`Qa`Sa`U`\ aW_aY_a_ZbaZbcYbeXcgXciWckVdmVdoUdoUdnSdjQhhKlcLmd\ AmeCmfEmgGmhImiKmjMmiOmhQmgSmfUmeWmdYmc_lc_mc_nh_n\ k`ioaeob`pcXpdTpeOqfKqeOmdShcWcb_ZacU`gXab_bYacTdd\ OfeJifEkg9jg6mh5oi4qk3tl3vn2xo1zp1sq7mqCgqHaqNWqSQ\ qXJqcKqaKn_KkZKhXKeVKbUL_SLXRLUPLRNLOMLMKLLJOLHQOG\ TQFVTEXVD_YBa`Aa`Ba_B`ZC_YCZXD_WD`XCaYCbZBc_Bd`Aea\ Afb9gcAhdCicEjaGk_IlYKmWMnUOoSQmULnRMoONpLOqIPrFQs\ 0Rr3Qq6Pp9NpCMoFLnIJmLImOGlRFkUEjXCj_Bib9he8cjKZlX\ UoVPnTKnRKmPMlNPlLRkKUjIXjGZiEXiCViATi8RiVPiaNi_Li\ YJeWKbVNZTRVRURPXNNbLL_KM } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================