FOTD -- November 18, 2003 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I just heard an item on the radio, which for some reason strikes me as unbearably funny. The enlightened city council of our fair city, which recently ordered the police commissioner to crack down on crime but stop harassing the criminals, has just suggested an ordinance making it illegal for homeless people (in non-PC language, bums) to ask for a handout unless they sing or dance, or perform some other form of entertainment. The penalty would be a 50-dollar fine or a month in jail. To help the homeless in their plight, I suggest we give every homeless person a lap-top computer and a copy of Fractint, so they can entertain the gathered crowd with fractals. Nothing could be more entertaining. Besides, homeless people do not have 50 dollars to pay the fine, and, with winter coming, might actually appreciate a month in a warm jail. (This situation is not politics; it is comedy!) While I'm trying to figure that one out, we have another fractal to discuss. Today's scene is located on a filament extending out from the large midget at -1.75. It is located just beyond the point where the filament changes from a jagged, totally chaotic line to a rather straight line with occasional zigzags. At this point on the filament, there are still occasional areas of chaos, but they are disconnected. This characteristic is reflected quite well in today's image, and is made even more clear by half an outzoom. Once again, I can find nothing in the image to earn it a rating over a 6, which equals just a little above average. And there is no mistake in the render time -- the image actually renders in 6 seconds. But there are those who prefer their fractals pre-rendered. These fractalists can find the completed GIF image ready for download on the FOTD web sites at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> Monday started foggy here at Fractal Central. The fractal cats watched the outside conditions carefully, but did not ask to go out until the fog burned off shortly before noon. When they did go out, the sun and temperature of 61F 16C made their afternoon enjoyable. Today is starting cloudy, with rain threatening by the afternoon. The cats might not like this. I have a bit of work to do before I can dive into the Mandelbrot set in search of tomorrow's FOTD, and have a clear conscience. Until that cosmic moment arrives, take care, and gosh, how the old CD that came with the second edition of "Fractal Creations" brings back memories! Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Mandelbrot-06 { ; time=0:00:06.26--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel center-mag=-1.7778134544542\ 82/+0.0075774298300826/1.079544e+012/1/-121.11035/\ 0 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=600 passes=1 bailout=9 inside=0 logmap=122 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=/1 colors=0002N`3QY4SV5US6WP7ZM8aJ9fHJkJTnLgpMssOzzPz\ nWmYb`OiMFoOFgPF_RFTSFLUFDVF6SD5PB5N94K74I53F33D13\ BAAAJH9SN8`c7nm3Vg0Go8LlGPjOThWXfb`daYb`V`_TZZQXYN\ VXLTWIRVGPXFTYFWZFZ_Fa`FeaFhbFkcFnXeAZ_Q`UdYXeWZfU\ agSchPeiNhjLjkJlkIklHkmHknGkoFjpFjqEjrEjsDltDnuCou\ CqvCrvPlx`fyl`zgbqcch_e_WfSShJOiAKj2Pd8U_DZVIcQNhL\ SmGX`L5_NH_OSZPbZQmZRxYStYTpXUlXUhXVdWW`WXXWXUPePI\ mKCuGVvMHl2Nf6S`AXWEaQIgKMlFQq9Uv4Yj7UZAQNDMBFJLHG\ UIEbJBkK9WEPG8d12shJl_OfSTaJYWBbRCXQCSPDMODHOHLLKO\ INRGQVDTYBW`8Zc6abCcaHf`Nh_SkZYmYboYgjzhfziazjYzkU\ zlPzmLznHzoJzkKzgMzdNz`OzXQzURzQSzNPzLNzJKzHIzFFzD\ DzCzzcHz8TzCSzdAzN8zH5zB3z55zC7zJ_zBlzQxzcnzLdz2gz\ fez`dzVbzPazJLz4Pz6Sz8VzAYzC`zEyzpvzkszfpzbnzYkzTh\ zPezK_zw`zoazhazabzUczNZzv5znEzeNzXWzOqzalzUgzNwzu\ szlozdkzWgzOPzRXzLez4dz7dzAczDizWgzQezL3zcGzWSzO2z\ tFzfSzTXz5Yz7lz7`zFPzMDzU } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================