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FOTD 15-04-11 (Something From Nothing [8])
by Jim Muth 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

FOTD -- April 15, 2011 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: For today's image I took a trip back in time to 1996 or so, when I was involved with the MandNewt series of formulas (formulae for the over-educated). I brought up formula number 6 in the series of 12 and entered the parameters 3,2,1,1,2,2. I had intended on making the final parameter a 3, but struck the 2 by mistake. I didn't notice the error until I had already found the image, and I was certainly not going to correct it then. Serendipity strikes again! The image is a most unusual one -- not a solid image but more a series of clouds of vapor filled with vague patterns. To keep things from turning too ghostly, a few areas of solid interest are scattered through the scene, with the large dumb-bell shape being most obvious. I have long since forgotten what I was trying to accomplish with the MandNewt formulas, but they do make some very interesting images, so they are now a permanent part of my formula collec- tion, always ready to produce a surprise or two. The name "Something from Nothing" is true of fractals in gen- eral. Fractals are made of numbers, and numbers are pure abstractions. And from what I am able to gather from the popularized quantum books, the sub-atomic world is also made of numbers -- numbers that do not solidify into particles until we look for them. The universe is made of numbers -- what a coinci- dence. The universe might be the world's greatest fractal. The rating of an 8 would also be an 8 on the old scale. I was considering a rating of a 9, but at the last minute decided to turn conservative. An image like today's always looks best when viewed in high definition, so calculate it at the highest definition available. The finished image may be viewed on Hal's web site at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> or on my web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> The last I checked, Paul's original web site was still up at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Though I have almost given up hope that Paul will ever be able to bring it up to date. Spring arrived in full force here at Fractal Central on Thurs- day, with sunny skies, light winds and a temperature of 70F 21C. This was ideal for the fractal cats, who purred their approval as they were served their regularly scheduled treats. FL, who has been eager to get to work on the 2011 version of the fractal garden, took full advantage of the ideal conditions and raked like crazy. My day was busy. I guess most every day will be busy until my web site is up to date, which at the present rate will take a year or so. For now, the next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours, give or take a few. Until then, take care, and be happy in your play. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= SomethinFromNothin { ; time=0:01:34.80-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mandnewt.frm formulaname=MandNewt06 passes=1 periodicity=0 center-mag=-1.06865/5.81989/0.0461874/1/60/0 params=3/2/1/1/2/2 float=y maxiter=256 inside=atan colors=000KKUgUqrhzuuzeYMf_LhaKjcIkeHmgGniFogEoeDo\ cDoaCo_BoYBpWApUApS9pQ8pO8pM7pK7lI8hG8dF9`D9XCATAA\ P8BL7BH5CmcCC5FC5HC6JC6LC6NC7PC7RC7TB8VB8XB9ZB9`B9\ bBAdBAfBAhGDeKFcOIaSK_WMY_PVcRTgTRkWPoYNs_LmYLgWLb\ ULXSLSRLT_AUg0Vd5WaAX_EYXJZUO_SS`PXaMabKecHjdEoeCs\ gEphGmiIjkKglMdmOaoQZpSXqUUsWRtYOu_LwaIxcFydDwcEuc\ EtcFrbFqbGobGnaHlaHkaHjWNiQShLXgFagAfjDdmFcpIarK`u\ NZxPYzRXuPYqOYmNYhMYdKZ`JZWIZSHZOF_JE_FD_BC_7B_I9U\ T7Oc6Jn4Dx38gIOSWcCirEelFbgGZbIWYJSTKPOLMJMPJMSJMU\ JNXJN_JNbJOdIOgIOjIPmIPoIPrIQuIQxIQzIOwLMtOKqQInTG\ kVFhYDe`Bbb9_e7Xg5Uj4Rl5Qm6Qm7Qm8Qn9QnAQnBQoBPoCPo\ DPpEPpFPpGPqHPqHOqIOrJOrKOrLOsMOsNOsNOsOPpOQnPRlPS\ jQShQTfQUcRVaRW_SWYSXWSYUTZRT_PU_NU`LVaJVbHVcEWcCW\ dAXe8Xf6Xf4Sh6Oi8KkAGlCCnE8oG4qI0rJ2pK4oL5mM7lM9kN\ AiOChPEgPFeQHdRJcRKaSM`TO_UPYURXVTWWUUWWTXYSYZQZ`P\ ZbO_cM`eL`gKahIbjHclGcYNT } frm:MandNewt06 {; Jim Muth z=c=(pixel*p1): a=z^3+(c-p2)*z-c b=p3*z^2+c-1 z=z-1*a/b 0.000000000000000000000000000001 <= |a| } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] Multifractal_10
by Albrecht Niekamp 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Hi Lee, done. The colours dont look so good, if watched under windows. If you still have XP you might try to run Fractint in the DOS Shell. As far as I know, all Nvidia cards have Vesa support. Albrecht -----Original Message----- From: Lee H. Skinner [mailto:skinner@thuntek.net] Sent: Donnerstag, 14. April 2011 21:56 To: Albrecht Niekamp Subject: Re: [Fractint] Multifractal_10 Albrecht, Can you e-mail that image to me? I upgraded my computer and no longer have a DOS partition that can run Fractint. Lee

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Multifractal_10
by Albrecht Niekamp 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Hi Lee, done. The colours dont look so good, if watched under windows. If you still have XP you might try to run Fractint in the DOS Shell. As far as I know, all Nvidia cards have Vesa support. Albrecht

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Re: [Fractint] Fractint and NTFS
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

. Fractint worked on my Alienware with WinXP Media from day one, and rather well at that. This always intrigued me since DOS and NTFS don't see each other. I still have no explanation but what the hey - it's cool! As for USB, the only thing reliable about it (at least in my experience) is that on all my systems with multiple USB ports, most of them stop working after a few months and I don't know why. I have to install PCI cards with USB jacks to get USB functionality. No big deal, but I shouldn't have to do that! .

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Multifractal_10
by Albrecht Niekamp 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Hi, The basic image is not pleasant, but zoom into the "dust". You may need 8 or more maximum zooms to find the treasures, but they are there. Treasure hunting is a special game with multifractal, excitement guaranteed. I wish Lee Skinner was around, he used to be a master at this. For the formula and the inputs please use my mailing Apr 9th. Sincerely, Albrecht =======================start par========================= 21547Basic { ; Basic Image ; mandel-secant-mmods-jul-newt ; Time 0.13.03 ; XP DOS Shell ; Apr,13 2011 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr.frm formulaname=multifractal_10 function=sin/exp/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=-0.489028/0/0.6666667 params=-0.05825983458967864/0.3785210730307932/21547.64\ 595767025/14235.4911030602/152048.0404808048/384.160489\ 4048/384.00482000595/128.1007683001/256.1007683001/384.\ 1007683001 float=y maxiter=3071 inside=maxiter outside=tdis periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=200QQQ<8>BBB999777<2>222000012<22>0_k0am0bo0cq<3\ >0jx0kz0jx<24>09C08A068<2>022000211<21>icNkeOmfP<3>unTw\ pVxqWzsX<25>CB7A96875<3>000400<23>o00q00s00<3>z00<25>C0\ 0A00800<3>000<12>NNNPPPQQQ<8>fffgggiiijjjlll<3>sss<15>S\ SS } 21547z4c { ; Bacteria ; mandel-secant-mmods-jul-newt ; Time 0.16.49 ; XP DOS Shell ; Apr,13 2011 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr.frm formulaname=multifractal_10 function=sin/exp/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=-0.49414523343331390/+0.06872069228797970/87\ 4317/1/34.9999999997509903/7.11811998233002896e-011 params=-0.05825983458967864/0.3785210730307932/21547.64\ 595767025/14235.4911030602/152048.0404808048/384.160489\ 4048/384.00482000595/128.1007683001/256.1007683001/384.\ 1007683001 float=y maxiter=3071 inside=maxiter outside=tdis periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000<28>000000000<2>000111223<23>W_eX`fZbh<3>cho<\ 9>FHKDFHACD<3>000<11>Q0KS0LV0N<3>c0U<30>907806705<2>403\ 302000<22>YYU__V``W<10>qqlrrmtto<2>xxszzuyyt<11>aaX__VY\ YT<10>CCBAA9887<2>222000000<41>000 } 21547z7c { ; Easter Egg ; mandel-secant-mmods-jul-newt ; Time 0.17.49 ; XP DOS Shell ; Apr,13 2011 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr.frm formulaname=multifractal_10 function=sin/exp/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=-0.49414379254877790/+0.06872045163412974/3.\ 583266e+007/1/5.00000001174191677/-4.73648326532183361e\ -008 params=-0.05825983458967864/0.3785210730307932/21547.64\ 595767025/14235.4911030602/152048.0404808048/384.160489\ 4048/384.00482000595/128.1007683001/256.1007683001/384.\ 1007683001 float=y maxiter=3071 inside=maxiter outside=tdis periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=aCD<3>hLPiNSkPV<3>sZguajwcm<9>ZFVXDTUAS<3>K0K<3>\ AAF8DE5FD3IC0LA<3>0N60O50O40P30Q2<3>2Q23Q23P2<2>5P2<3>N\ Z1R`1Wc1<2>hj0<3>eh0dh0cg0<3>Zf1Ye1Xe1Wd1<3>Pa2O`2M`3<7\ >AU48T46S4<3>0P5<8>KI4NI4PH4<3>YE3`D2`D5<3>d9H<4>R59O48\ L36<3>A00<3>L04N06Q07<3>`0C<20>tldunfvqg<3>zzm<3>zuUztP\ zrKyoJxlH<3>qY9pV8nR6lN4jJ2<10>ZB5YA5X95<3>T67<4>dNCfQD\ iUE<3>sfJuiLxmMzpN<3>jmVelWakYYj_Uia<9>JVGIUEHSC<3>CM3A\ K0BJ0<8>M90O80P70<3>U30<2>_A9 }

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Fractint and NTFS
by Jay Litwyn 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Is it just me, or does everybody hav problems with flaky USB hardware? I recently unplugged my USB key, because it was already disconnected (according to my computer, trying to make directories on it that already existed), so after plugging it in again, I am keeping it as an unreliable backup...like aren't they all, anyway? My two month old USB hard drive is about the same way, only worse, because the blue light on it reliably goes out when I access more than five files at once, so it also, will usually be disconnected. I recently copied everything to my SATA drive (C--always too small), and only recently did I realize that FRACTINT should not be working with drive C, because it is NTFS. It does, anyway. So, I am thinking that either FracTint has been upgraded to support NTFS, or NTFS (SP3) haz been upgraded to support software that expects FAT32. Or, maybe the problem is that I haven't tried batch files (simplgif), yet. Or, maybe I was misinformed in the first place, and FracTint was always compatible with NTFS. After all, I don't know any other software with the same (reputed?) problem of incompatibility with NTFS. I am certainly glad that I don't need to repartition drive C.

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Multifractal_10
by Albrecht Niekamp 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Hi, Lee, great you´re still part of this forum. A few weeks ago, watching your images at Sylvie´s homepage I felt the "urge" to do what I´m doing now. I encourage everyone to watch your gallery. Two days ago Jim presented an unsusual spiral, here´s another attack.Hope you like it. Sincerely, Albrecht ========================Start par======================== 67251dc { ; Unusual Spiral ; Phoen-Newt-Mand-Mmods-Secant ; Time 0.14.38 ; XP DOS Shell ; Zoom out to see it complete reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr.frm formulaname=multifractal_10 function=sin/exp/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=-0.92566432656395390/-0.49412907349123510/12\ 17.848/1/120.000000000001776/-1.43722533874068858e-012 params=-0.05825983458967864/0.3785210730307932/67251.64\ 595767025/14235.4911030602/152048.0404808048/384.160489\ 4048/384.00482000595/128.1007683001/256.1007683001/512.\ 1007683001 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter outside=tdis periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000f0U<3>Z0MX0KU1I<3>M49J57H75F84EA2<3>7H05J04K0\ 3M0<3>0V50X70Z9<3>1eH1gJ2hM<3>7mU8nVAoXBpYDqZ<3>Lq_Nq_P\ qZSqYUpX<3>blQdkOfjM<3>mcDoaBp`9qZ7rX5tV4tT2uR1<2>vL0wJ\ 0vH0vF0<3>t85s77r69<2>m2Fl1Hj1J<3>b0S`0UZ0V<2>S1ZQ2_O3_\ <2>H7_F8ZEAYCBX<3>5JQ4KO3MM<3>0VD0XB0Z9<3>1e21g12h1<3>7\ m08n0Ao1Bp2<3>Jq9LqBNqDPqF<3>YnO_mQblS<3>jgYkeZmc_<3>rX\ _tVZtTYuRX<2>vLSwJQvHO<3>uAFt8Ds7B<3>m24l12j11<3>b00`00\ Z00<3>Q25O37M49J5B<3>CBJADM8FO<3>3MV2OX1RY1TZ<3>0__0a_0\ cZ1eY1gX<3>5lQ7mO8nMAoKBpI<3>Jq9Lq7Nq5Pq4Sq2<3>_m0bl0dk\ 0fj0<3>mc5oa7p`9qZBrXDtVFtTHuRJ<2>vLQwJSvHU<3>uAZt8_s7_\ r6_p4_<4>h0W }

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Re: [Fractint] Multifractal_10
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

. I am investigating these to find the "treasures" and hopefully an opening for an animation. BTW, whatever happened to Lee Skinner? .

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Re: [Fractint] Fractint and NTFS
by jimmckenzie＠earthlink.net 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Jay, I need to ask a few questions here first. What brand of HDD is it? Is it a DIY or a store bought (did you put the USB together yourself or did you buy pre-assembled) and did you format it yourself when you got it? I always format them when I get them (from the command line, don't like the GUI there) and as for the "I put it together myself" approach for some reason they seem to be as buggy as the Amazon right now. Never use the Tandem (2-fer) snap-in SATA hard-drive mounts. If you use 2 in them the speed always suffers and so does the reliablity. BTW which version of NTFS are you using? Don't know if these questions are even relative but hope it helps. Need more info though. -----Original Message----- >From: Jay Litwyn <brewhaha(a)freenet.edmonton.ab.ca> >Sent: Apr 14, 2011 9:15 AM >To: Advanced Paint By Number <fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Subject: [Fractint] Fractint and NTFS > >Is it just me, or does everybody hav problems with flaky USB hardware? > >I recently unplugged my USB key, because it was already disconnected >(according to my computer, trying to make directories on it that >already existed), so after plugging it in again, I am keeping it as an >unreliable backup...like aren't they all, anyway? My two month old USB >hard drive is about the same way, only worse, because the blue light >on it reliably goes out when I access more than five files at once, so >it also, will usually be disconnected. > >I recently copied everything to my SATA drive (C--always too small), >and only recently did I realize that FRACTINT should not be working >with drive C, because it is NTFS. It does, anyway. So, I am thinking >that either FracTint has been upgraded to support NTFS, or NTFS (SP3) >haz been upgraded to support software that expects FAT32. Or, maybe >the problem is that I haven't tried batch files (simplgif), yet. Or, >maybe I was misinformed in the first place, and FracTint was always >compatible with NTFS. After all, I don't know any other software with >the same (reputed?) problem of incompatibility with NTFS. > >I am certainly glad that I don't need to repartition drive C. > > > >_______________________________________________ >Fractint mailing list >Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint

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FOTD 14-04-11 (Fireworks Explosion [6])
by Jim Muth 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

FOTD -- April 14, 2011 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image resembles an explosion in a fireworks factory. At least, that's what it reminds me of. I named it "Fireworks Explosion" to make things perfectly clear. Actually, the image is part of a Julia set of the (-Z)^2.003+C Mandeloid. The corresponding point in the Mandeloid lies in the East Valley of the split-apart large minibrot on the fractalized stem of the parent. The image is a close relative of the 'mysterious rectangle' fractal, but the sign of iterated Z has been switched. The rating of a 6 might have been higher, but a certain amount of muddiness spoils the colors and keeps a cap on things. To view the image, run the included parameter file and watch the action. To avoid running the parameter file, take a trip to my new FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> where the finished image is posted. The site is still in its baby stages, but will grow rapidly as we continue working on it. The image may also be seen on Hal's web site at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> where he is posting hi-def renderings of the FOTD images. The original FOTD web site is at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> but I haven't checked in some time to see how it is doing. Wednesday began with a chilly rain here at Fractal Central, which continued all morning. And then, occasional showers spoiled the afternoon. The sky showed no signs of clearing until sunset, but by then the day was over. The temperature of 48F +9C added to the fractal cats' ill tempers. Only an extra treat of tuna and cheddar kept trouble from breaking out among them. The humans had a typically busy day. But this was not so bad. After all, if we had not been busy, we might have had time to watch one of the TV news channels and hear that the world is about to end. (Come to think of it, the end of the world would not be so bad either.) Assuming that the world does not end, the next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and pass the time with fractals while waiting for the sim- mering Yellowstone volcano to erupt. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= FireworksExplosion { ; time=0:00:40.80-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=SliceJulibrot5 center-mag=-0.000139571\ /0.000418933/29.9 params=90/90/90/90/-1.74713/0/0/\ -0.0945085/2.003/0 float=y maxiter=500 inside=255 logmap=yes symmetry=none periodicity=6 colors=0007A58A59A5AA5BA5CA5DA5EA5FA5FA5FA5FA5FA5F\ A6FA8000110220330440552664776888A8AC8BE8CG9CI9BN9B\ S9BWAB_AAcA9gA8kA7mA6oA5qA4sA3uA2wA1yB0xC0xD0xD0xE\ 0xE2xF4xF6xG8xGAwHCwHEwIGwIIwJKwJMwKOwKOwLPwLPuQOt\ UNrYNqbMofMnjLloLksKjwKksIloGlkEmgCmcBn_9nW7oS5oP4\ mO5kO6iO7gO7eO8cO9aOA_OAYOBWOCVOCTNDRNEPNFNNFLNGJN\ HHNIFNIDNJBNKANKCLHEJFFIDHGBJE9KD7MB5O93P81S94UA6W\ A8ZBA`CCbCFeDHgEJiELlFNnGQpGSsHUuIWwIYqLZkO_eQ__T`\ UV`OYaI_aLabNcbPecSgcUidWkdZme`oebqecpdcoccncdnbdm\ bdlaekaek`ej`fi_fh_fhZggZgfYgeYheXhdXhcWhcWhcXidXi\ dYjdZjd_zz0zzckeapkfleah`XdVS_PORJJNEEI89J9CMAETCH\ UDKWEMXFPZGR_HUaJXbKZdLaeMdhKhgMfePedRccTbaV``YZ__\ YYaWXcVWfTUhRTjQSlOQoNPqLQqLRqKSqKTqKTqJUqJVqJWqIX\ qIYqIZqI_qH`qHaqHaqGbqGcqGdqFeqFeqFdpGcoGcoGbnGbnH\ amH`mH`lH_lHZkHZkHYjIYjIziIWzIWhIVzIUgIUgJTfJTfJSe\ JRdJRdJQcJQcKPbKObKg_jzzz } frm:SliceJulibrot5 {; draws all slices of Julibrot pix=pixel, u=real(pix), v=imag(pix), a=pi*real(p1*0.0055555555555556), b=pi*imag(p1*0.0055555555555556), g=pi*real(p2*0.0055555555555556), d=pi*imag(p2*0.0055555555555556), ca=cos(a), cb=cos(b), sb=sin(b), cg=cos(g), sg=sin(g), cd=cos(d), sd=sin(d), p=u*cg*cd-v*(ca*sb*sg*cd+ca*cb*sd), q=u*cg*sd+v*(ca*cb*cd-ca*sb*sg*sd), r=u*sg+v*ca*sb*cg, s=v*sin(a), esc=imag(p5)+9 c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=(-z)^(real(p5))+c |z|< esc } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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