FOTX -- May 14, 2016

14 May 2016

      FOTX -- May 14, 2016 (Rating A-9,M-7)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

As today's unusually fast image shows, I am getting back into my 
old routine of finding rather attractive fractal patterns.  I 
might not yet be in overdrive, but I am running in second gear 
at least.  And do not expect one of those apocalyptic zooms to a 
ridiculous magnitude of something like 10^10000.  Such zooms 
might make one gasp and say 'WOW' but at the end they all tend 
to look pretty much the same, admit it or not.

Today's FOTX, (The 'X' means I have not yet decided how often 
the FOT... will appear.), is a scene at a depth of a very modest 
0.1 -- a Julia set of a point on the negative X-axis of the 
Z^4.01+C Mandeloid.  In this case, the extra 0.01 in the 
exponent makes all the difference.

While pondering fractals over the past few months, I have also 
been pondering the old philosophical warhorse, the nature of 
reality.  So far I have come to little in the way of an answer.  
In fact, I'm not even sure what the question is about.  All I'm 
reasonably sure of is that I (whatever 'I' might be) am having 
a conscious experience.  Whether the stuff around me commonly 
called material is real or not, it certainly does appear to be 
there.  And if it is an illusion, does this mean nothing at all 
is there, or does it mean I am perceiving what is really there 
in a way that does not totally correspond to the true reality.

Be this as it may, the FOTX web site should be up and running 
again in a few days.

Today was partly cloudy with a temperature of 68F 20C and a few 
insignificant showers here at Fractal Central.  The fractal cats 
spent most of their time doing what cats do best -- sleeping.  
Nicholas chose my favorite chair just after noon and lounged in 
it all afternoon.  Between showers, FL did a little work in her 
garden, where the columbines are near their peak.

Until next time, take care, and if the theory of the Quantum had 
not been discovered, I might have run out of things to ponder 
after all this time.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net

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Jim Muth

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