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FOTD -- August 12, 2009
by Roger Alexander 15 Aug '09

15 Aug '09

The design is really enhanced by great coloring. Roger A. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive email from all of your webmail accounts. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9671356

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FOTD 13-08-09 (The Glory of Numbers [8])
by Jim Muth 13 Aug '09

13 Aug '09

FOTD -- August 13, 2009 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: So there actually is a minibrot at the center of yesterday's so-called dry valley. I'm not surprised. But it takes a version of Fractint more capable than the classic DOS version or at least a much faster machine to reach it within a day. I'll be buying a new computer in a couple months, which will be reason to check some of the more windows-friendly versions of the program, but this is still a few months in the future. Meanwhile, today's image was created with the ancient DOS version. The minibrot in today's image is one of the fanciest midgets of the year. I named it "The Glory of Numbers" accordingly. The parent fractal is little more than a scattering of not- necessarily-critical bits and pieces of Mandelbrot stuff, plus some near-perfect mini M-sets here and there. Today's scene is located in the East Valley of one of these small M-sets. The rating of an 8 means that I think the image is pretty good as minibrot images go. The calculation of under 2 minutes will use only a small part of the time granted to each of us. The trip to the FOTD web site is not only magical, it also serves the practical function of eliminating the need for calculation. The finished image is posted there for instant viewing satisfaction. <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Partly cloudy skies and a temperature of 84F 29C made Wednesday a rather muggy day here at Fractal Central. Storm clouds that gathered threateningly late in the afternoon passed off harmless- ly. The fractal cats slept through most of it, but came to life when a stray tomcat wandered through the yard. My day was about average, which is normal. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and since no one agreed with my sure way of saving the earth, I guess we're not as concerned with global warming as the media puts on. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= TheGloryOfNumbers { ; time=0:01:48.51-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident center-mag=+0.4433279054904762/+0.2777639686142115\ /5.640635e+007/1/-25/0 params=1/2/0.1/8/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=000ZVG_TG`SGaQGbPGcOGdMGeLGqZUpYToXSnWRnVQm\ UPlTPlSOkRNjRMiQLiPKhOKgNJgMIfLHeKGGPeLO`PNXTMTYLO\ aKKMzhOzePycRuaSr_UnYVkWWgUYdSZ`Q`YOaUMcRKdNIPhFUa\ GYWGaQGnVYmUXmTWlTVlSUkRTkRSjQRjQQiPPiOOhONhNMgNLg\ MKfLJfLIeKH18G59G8AGBBGECGHDGKEGOFGRGGUHGXIG_JGbKG\ HDDJEEKEELEEMFENFEPFEQGERGFSGFTHFVHFWHFXIFYIFZIG`J\ GaJGbJGcKGdKGZH__IY`IW`IUaJSbJQbJPcJNdKLdKJOOcNPdM\ QeLRfKSgJTiIUkHVmGWoFXqCYsAZuBYvBXwBWxCVyCVzCXzHZz\ M`zRbzWdz`hzekzinzyxzwtzuqzslzqhvobrmZmkVmiSmhPmfO\ mdOmbOm`OlZOkXOiVOgTOfRNdPMbNL_LKXJJVHISFIRDIPCIOG\ HNJHNMGMQGMdLHTLLWLK_KIbKHbEUcFScFRcGQcGPdHOdHNdIM\ dILeJKeJJeKIeKH5f79d8Cb9F`AIZALXBOVCRTDURDXPE_NFbL\ GzzWzzVvzUrzTmwSitSirRioQhmPhjPhgOgeNgcMg`MgZLfXKf\ VJfSJeQIeOHeMGfn8jSMgOJ4D78E8BF9FFAIGBMHCPHCTIDWJE\ _JFbKGezseymergekaedXeYReRLLpGMnGNmGOkGPjGQiGRgGSf\ GSeGTcGUbGV`GW_GXZGYXGZWG } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 12-08-09 (A Good Dry Valley [7])
by Brian Prentice 12 Aug '09

12 Aug '09

Jim, As you suspected your fractal for 8/12/09 does indeed have a minibrot at its center. Here is a monocrome picture of it: http://linuxenvy.com/bprentice/Fractals/Jim%20Muth/08_12_09.png Brian Prentice

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It's my turn...
by John W. 12 Aug '09

12 Aug '09

I've chuckled on many previous occasions, when fellow-fractaleers were unable to access Paul's site to view the lataest FOTD with minimal effort. O.K. O.K. So what's the magic charm which will get me past August 4th? (I've tried using the middle finger on F5... no dice). John W.

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FOTD 12-08-09 (A Good Dry Valley [7])
by Jim Muth 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

FOTD -- August 12, 2009 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is another 7-rated one. It's becoming boring, but that's what I've been coming up with lately. The scene lies in the East Valley of the cut-off minibrot on the right side of yesterday's image. I named the image "A Good Dry Valley". The name implies that it is one of the best dry valleys I have yet found -- unusually rich in interesting elements. I give the name 'dry valley' to areas of two-way symmetry that look as though they lead to minibrots, but die out before getting there. Actually, I am not sure that today's dry valley is truly dry. I have taken it to the limit of resolution and discovered that it did not yet run dry, so a minibrot might indeed lie at its center. One of these days I might check deeper with arbitrary math, though it will not be today or tomorrow. The rating of a 7 means I consider the image to be of average worth. The calculation time of 5 minutes is barely justified by the result. If justice is what you want, go to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and give the world its comeuppance there. The heat was a bit more reasonable here at Fractal Central on Tuesday, when the temperature reached only 88F 31C. But it was still enough to keep the fractal cats stretched in the coolest place they could find. My day was about average. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours, give or take a few. Until then, take care, and it would be really simple to save the earth. All we would need to do would be bring about a world- wide depression. As the economies ground to a halt, and the factories shut down, imagine how much fuel we would save and how much less carbon dioxide we would put into the atmosphere. If we actually cared about the environment as much as the media implies, we should be willing to make a few small sacrifices. And if we all do the right thing, global warming might actually start to slow down in 100 years or so. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= A_Good_Dry_Valley { ; time=0:04:58.66-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=NewDivideBrot function=recip center-mag=-349.3239689251149/+0.0850910315003183/\ 1.129942e+009/1/127.4/0 params=2.5/200 float=y maxiter=7200 inside=0 logmap=756 periodicity=10 colors=000K2_L3YL4WL5UM6SM6QM7OM8NN9LNAJNAHOBFOCDO\ DBODANFEMHHLJKLLNKMRJOUJQXIS_HUcHWfGXiFYlFZoG`mGbm\ GcmKfmPhoUjqZlscougqwisxkuymwzoxzqyzswzuwzwxzxyzzz\ zXG6YF8ZGA`HCbHEdHGfIIiJKkJMnKOqOQtPSxZUzcWzhYzmVz\ qTztRzzPzzOzzNzvMzsLzrKzqJvqJrhGm`DhTBcK8ZC5U43Z64\ c74c84c94cA4cB4cC4cD4cE5cF5cG5cH5cI5cJ5cK5cL5LO6JQ\ 7HS8FU9DXABZB9`C7bC8aD8`E8_F9ZF9YG9XHAWHAWIAVJBUJB\ TKBSLCRLCQMCPNCPNEOSFNXGN`HMeIMiKLfMLdOLbQL`SLZULX\ WLVYLT_LRaLPcLNeLLgLJfKLfKMfJNfJPfIQfIRfHTfHUfGVfG\ WeIUdKScMQcOObQMaSK`UI`WG_YEZ_CYaAYb9aZKdWVgSejPoi\ NniLmhKlhIkgHjgFifEhfCgeBfe9ed8dd6cd5bf8dgAehDfiFg\ jIikKjlNkmPlnRmoTkoVjpWipYgpZfq`eqbdrcbrearf`sh_sj\ YtkXtmWtnVnmQhlMckIYjESiANh6Lf8Je9IcAGbBF`CD_DCZEA\ XF8WG7UH5TI4RJ2QK1PL4NN6LP8JRAHSCFUEDWGBXI9ZK7`M5a\ O3cQ1eS0fT2dU3bU4`V5ZV6XW7VW8TX9RXAPYBNYCLZDJZEHWK\ KTPNRUQOZTLdWJiZGnaK5gK3c } frm:NewDivideBrot { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=-(real(p1)-2), b=imag(p1)+0.00000000000000000001: z=z^2*fn1(z^(a)+b)+c |z| < 1000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 11-08-09 (Going Out of Sight [7])
by Jim Muth 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

FOTD -- August 11, 2009 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image exists in a parent fractal that resembles a Mandelbrot set about 200 times its normal size. The actual scene is at the edge of the infinitely-divided negative X-axis of the parent, in the East Valley of the large minibrot on its main stem. The image shows a minibrot of about average quality, which is well enough. But just to the right of this minibrot lies a second minibrot, this one with subtle variations. Its large bud is cut off at Seahorse Valley, while notable differences exist in its surrounding pattern. The visible part of this second minibrot resembles a fractal that lies very near the escape radius of its parent. In this case however, it is not the escape radius, but rather a discon- tinuity that the minibrot lies very close to. Regardless, the effect is the same. I named the image "Going Out of Sight", which is what the second minibrot is doing. I rated the image at a 7, which is FOTD average. The calculation time of just over one minute will pass in a flash for those who have no time to spare. It will also pass in a flash for those with all the time in the world, how- ever much time that might be. Taking all this into consideration, I recommend avoiding the task of measuring the amount of time in the world by viewing the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Monday was marked by hot weather here at Fractal Central. The hot sun and temperature of 91F 33F kept activity at a minimum, at least among the fractal cats, who spent the day under the cool air. I spent the day doing the work, while FL repaired some of the damage done to her garden by Sunday's storm. Unfortunately, the flattened sunflowers look like goners. If all goes well, the next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. It will probably be posted even if a few minor things do go wrong. Until then, take care, and do well. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Going_Out_of_Sight { ; time=0:01:04.87-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=NewDivideBrot function=recip center-mag=-349.323801403/+0.085115707/3873.97/1/\ -175/0 params=2.5/200 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=000TFNcGXnHfyHo9oJdvNirLmnJqjIib`jZWkVSlROm\ OJnKFoGBoD7nKLmRYlYkkcxyHTtIXoI`kIdfJhbJlYJpUJsC`J\ pt6njBmaFkSJjJNiQCiW1aOGVHUOAgH3uH5nH6hH7bH9XHARHB\ LJANLAPN9QP9SR8US8VY6Vb5Vh3Vm2Vf9Q_GLTNHMUCF`79g3B\ gCCgLEgTFgaGgiLDmMJmNKmOLmPMmQNmROmSPmTQmURmVSmWTm\ XUmYVmZWm`XgbXadYWeYQgZKiZEk_8l_3kb4jd4jf5ih5zm6zp\ 6zs7zw7zz4AJGYcQZkUWgQSaMNVIBPF8JB5C7263nu1PT09gY4\ MHPkaKcVGWPCOJ8GC486ILfFI`DFWBDQ9AL67G45A225TcNLUH\ EKB7A5p4ru3dp2Rp1DuKWlHRmEMcBIc8DU59U24UlWPcQKWLFO\ GAGA585KTfGOZDJSAEL69E347eHzZPmSPmLPmE54722j6Wv1xm\ 0oe0fX0YP0QG0H808VHfQE_MCUH9OD7I84C426ai7Wb6RW5LQ4\ GJ3AD25614rd3gW2XO1MG0B8T9rO7hJ6_E4R93I419JNvGJmDG\ eADX89P56G238A7P86L75I64F53C329216103Iy89V4XZgSU`N\ PVIKPEFI9AC4568kZ6aS4SL3JE197UjwKVcAFK2nL1aF1PA0C5\ aYWXTSSPONLKJHGECC988444KgJG_FDTCAM96E6373LveHlZEb\ SioLonPumThcMWVGJM97D3IED } frm:NewDivideBrot { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=-(real(p1)-2), b=imag(p1)+0.00000000000000000001: z=z^2*fn1(z^(a)+b)+c |z| < 1000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 10-08-09 (Crossover In Sight [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

FOTD -- August 10, 2009 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: With so many things going wrong on Sunday, it's a wonder that today's FOTD image was posted at all. My main alibi is the weather, which caused a power outage in the evening. The center of attraction in the very hasty image is a quintic minibrot surrounded by an unbalanced field of not-particularly- attractive elements. The coloring is barely adequate, with nothing of note to comment on. I named the image "Crossover In Sight" because the scene is located in an area where two broad valleys appear to cross. One glance will reveal why I gave it no rating. The calculation time of 10-1/2 minutes makes the image not worth the time spent calculating it. To avoid disappointment I recommend viewing the image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The weather on Saturday was near perfect here at Fractal Central, with mostly sunny skies and a temperature of 81F 27C. But Sunday was a different story. The day began with heavy rain, then turned very muggy around noon, when the sun suddenly burst through and the temperature soared to 88F 31C. At 4pm however the western sky grew almost as dark as night, followed in a couple minutes by a violent thunder-storm, which caused a six-hour power outage and made the already late FOTD even later. We survived the storm with minimum damage, though FL's garden took a beating. The fractal cats took most of it in stride but cringed at the loudest thunder claps. If all goes well the next FOTD will be posted soon. But from the way things are going, I'm making no definite promises. Until next time, whenever that is, take care, and be cool. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Crossover_In_Sight { ; time=0:10:38.61-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=NewDivideBrot function=recip center-mag=-1.6217008186111/+0.03820895763581716/\ 1.290596e+008/1/-157.5/0 params=5/1 float=y maxiter=6250 inside=0 logmap=-342 periodicity=10 colors=000qaZsfbqbYq`TqZPqXLqXJqWGqUDqTBqS9qS7qS5q\ R4qR4oP4mP4mP4kP4kO5iO6iO6gO7gN7eN7cM8cN9aMAaMA_MB\ _NDYMDYMEXMFXMGQJFLHFHGFEEDAA977677688767855935A14\ C11943C74DA5ED7FG8GJ8IM9KP9MSANVAPYAR`FUcKbfPeiUhi\ Zhichifhiihgghdcha`h_ZhXWhUThRQhOOhLLhJJhHHhGGhDGd\ BHb9J`ALZFNXKQUPVSU_TZdUchUhiSmjRhkQcjPZiPUgPGgPJe\ PNePQcQUcSTaQUaPU_NW_LXYK_ZJe`KgcKiaJi`Ii_HiYGiWFi\ VEiUDiTDiRCiQBiQAiO9iM9iL8iK8iJ7iI7iH6iF6iF5kE5mC3\ oE6qG9sJEuNKuRQuSTuTYuVbuVfuXguYfuYeu_eu_tuatubtub\ tudtudtuftugtugtuituituituftuctu`tuYtuVtuStuPtuOtu\ NtuNtuNtuNtuNtuNtuNtuNtuNtuNtuNtuNtuNtuOtuPtuRtuSt\ uTtuVtuXtuYtu_tuatubtudtuftugtuituituituituituitui\ tuituituituituituituituituituituituituituituituitu\ ituituituituituituituituituituituituituituituituit\ uituituituituituituituituituituituituituituituitui\ tuituituituituituituituit } frm:NewDivideBrot { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=-(real(p1)-2), b=imag(p1)+0.00000000000000000001: z=z^2*fn1(z^(a)+b)+c |z| < 1000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 08-08-09 (The Good Old Days [Rating Green])
by Jim Muth 08 Aug '09

08 Aug '09

FOTD -- August 08, 2009 (Rating Green) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Alert! There is a minor crisis here at FC. When I turned on my fractal-dedicated Dell P4-2000mhz unit this morning, it beeped 1...3...2 and did nothing more. The 1...3...2 is obviously some kind of code indicating what the problem might be, but I have been unable to find what the code means. Meanwhile, the FOTD is once again being created on my 14-year-old P200mhz unit, which for all its years still works perfectly. So as not to create confusion, I have edited the calculation time to what it would have been on the P4-2000mhz machine. The computer problem is why this FOTD is late. As for today's FOTD image, it is 100-percent natural, with abso- lutely no artificial stuff. It is also organic. In addition, for every person who views the image, a stalk of corn will be planted, which will help feed a starving child somewhere. But view the image NOW. Don't let this opportunity to reverse the environmental decline slip by. The ice caps are melting, the polar bears are dying, the coastal cities are flooding, children are starving everywhere. Only you can save the earth. But wait! If you view the image in the next 10 minutes, two stalks of corn will be planted, and will save the earth in half the time. The image lies in the parent fractal that results when 8.8 parts of Z^(1.11) are subtracted from 8 parts of Z^(1.1) and straight C is added. This parent fractal closely resembles the fractals that result when formulas such as (-Z)^1.25+C are calculated, but instead of minibrots of the same low order, the parent holds perfect quadratic minibrots. Today's image shows one of these minibrots, this one buried very deep in the chaos on the southern shore line of the parent, which is actually the northern shore line when the parent is rotated 180 degrees to its true orientation. I named the image "The Good Old days" and rated it at a rating of 'green'. The rating shows that fractals are good for the environment, since even though they are infinite in number, they do no environmental damage at all. The calculation time of 3 minutes and 30 seconds is one quarter of the actual 14 minutes and 09 seconds the image took to calcu- late on the P-200 machine. My advice is to avoid time confusion by going to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and viewing the finished image there. Near perfect conditions prevailed here at Fractal Central on Friday, with ample sun and a temperature of 81F 27C. The fractal cats enjoyed it, but I was too busy to do so. Despite all the adversity however, a fractal did appear, and another one will appear in 20 hours or so. Until then, take care, and does anyone know what that 1...3...2 signal from the sick Dell P4-2000mhz machine means? Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_Good_Old_Days { ; time=0:03:30.00-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-1.717978244060236/-3.465927070574558/\ 4.1068e+012/1/41.5/0 params=8/1.1/-8.8/1.11/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=2100 inside=0 logmap=264 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000KK2LJ3MI4OG4PF5QE6RD7TB8UA9V9AW8AYAD_CFa\ EHbGJdIGfJIgLKiNMkPOlRQnSSpUUqWWsXYtY_tZYsYVnXTjTM\ fRFdN8aK2WI1QH1LG1GF5CE5AD5AD4BE4BF4CG8CH8DH8DI7EJ\ 7EK7MJ9THB_GDfEFmCHtBJqIHoPFlWEjbKgiUepccwmZvwVvzR\ vzNzzIzzEzzAvz6uu2sm7pcBmUFhKJeHNaIRZJVVKZSKbQIfPH\ jNGnMErKDvJCwKGwLKwMNwNRwOUwPYxQ`xRdxSgxTkxUnxVrxV\ uvWrtWpsWnqXlpXjnXglXekYciYahY_fYXdZVcZTaZR`ZPjfUs\ mZoj`kgbgedcbf__hWYjSVlOSnKQpGNrDLtwIuvQguXUtdGtk3\ lkAekHYkORkVJkaCkgFmiHokKpmMroPsqRusTvuKflBSc2DV6C\ Y9B_CAbF9dI8gL7iO6kMCmKHnIMoGRqFWrD`sBeu9jv7ow6txA\ qvEouImtLksPhrTfqWdo_bnc_mfYljWknUjqSiYm2Ti8PeEKaK\ GZQBVW7Ra3Of6dV9uJHoCOj6VaA`TEfLIlCMr4QuCFxK4tL8qL\ BmMzjMzgNzcNz`zzYzzzzzRzzOzzzzzzzzEzzDzzzzzDzzCzzz\ zzCzzBzzzzz9zz9zzzzz7zz6zzzzz5zN4zM3zL3zK2zJ1zI0zH\ 0zG6zJBzMGzPLzSQzVVzYjzkyzypzuhzr_zoSzlJziBzf3zc7z\ aAz`Ez_HzZLzXOzWSzVVzUZzT } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] Fractint Digest, Vol 78, Issue 7
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 08 Aug '09

08 Aug '09

. C'mon people - keep it nice. Aren't there enough wars in the world already? .

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Re: [Fractint] very large images in fractint
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 08 Aug '09

08 Aug '09

. Load your pet image, hit "B" key to get to PAR screne, look near bottom for: "the following is for generating images in pieces" It is intuitive, play with it. There is no limit (I think) to size, just how many pieces you can generate and if it is not too deep and takes too much time. Also it is described in the DOC file. .

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