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Bad link to Hal's March, 2013 FOTD page repaired.
by Hal Lane 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

I had a bad link on my main page: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html pointing to the March, 2013 page. It's been repaired and the March fractal offerings are up to date -- although I've got a zoom into the area in this image where the two series of concentric circles are 'kissing,' calculating away right now: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/2013/F130304X.jpg - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ########################

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FOTD 05-03-13 (The Fuzzy-Wuzzies [7])
by Jim Muth 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

FOTD -- March 05, 2013 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is named "Fuzzy-Wuzzies". The name refers to the overall fuzziness of the image, which is due to the limited math precision. If I had backed out a little, I could probably have found a very similar scene with perfect resolution, but laziness prevailed. The rating of a 7 might have been higher if the math routine could have dredged up a little more resolution. But even as it is, the image is striking enough to be declared FOTD. The parent fractal is actually a hugely oversized field of scattered fractals, with today's scene lying in the main stem area of the centermost fractal. The calculation time of 1-1/3 minutes will pass in a flash, especially on newer machines. (And who other than myself still uses those older dinosaurs?) The finished image is at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> The hi-def versions are at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> Back images are at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> A cloudy morning gave way to a sunny afternoon here at Fractal Central today, while the temperature of 41F +5C brought a feeling of spring to the area. The fractal cat had just about lost all hope when the sun burst forth, giving him an enjoyable afternoon on his shelf. The fractal humans made it through the day without incident. The next FOTD will be posted when it is ready. Until whenever, take care, and why worry about oversized sugary sodas. Let's pass legislation to solve our real problems. Let's make it illegal for asteroids to threaten the earth, and for hurricanes to strike the U.S., and for tornadoes to strike in Oklahoma, and of course for the climate to grow warmer, and for volcanos to erupt. And it certainly should be illegal to carry illegal guns. (BTW, I actually heard on a certain un-named news channel that we can't crack down on illegal guns in the cities because we would end up putting too many city criminals in jail.) Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_Fuzzy-Wuzzies { ; time=0:01:20.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=t center-mag=+3.429528921055554/+0.2562473412832453/\ 2.329006e+012/1/-28.75/0 params=1/-1.5/0.01/-150/0\ /0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1200 inside=0 logmap=135 periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=00000G00H00H00I00I12K22K34N44N58Y68Y7EkFEfM\ U`TUQ_zzzq5ki4ob4tW3xP3sRAnTHiVNeXU`Z_WffYla`l`XUY\ TGVQ3SI9QWFbZKgaQldVqedczmRfzEzlJhbNoTRqJVoKReLOcM\ LaHH_IEYEBXE8YFBYGEZMHZRK_SN_TQ`TT`UW`VZaVaaWdbXgb\ XjcYmcZpcZsWaqPdoIgmBil6OC9QEBSGETIGVKIXLLYNN_PQaR\ SbTUdUXfWZgYai_ckaelbdjecigbgiafk`en_cpZbrZatXZrVW\ qTTpRQnPNmNKlLHkJEiHBhF8gD5fLLiS`kRbiRdhRefQgeQhcQ\ jbQkaqhcskZunUwqPytKzwFozKdzPVzUUzWUzXUzYUzZUz`Uza\ UzbUzcUzeUzfUzgUzhUzjUzkUzlUzm`zrfzwmzhtzUzzFwzJtz\ NqzRozVlzZizbfzfdzjaznZzrWzvUzyWzvXztZzr_zpazmbzkc\ ziezgfzehzbiz`kzZlzXmzVYz`Ize2zj6zf9zcDz`GzYKzVNzS\ RzPUzLYzI`zFdzCgz9kz6nz3qz0sz9uzHvzPxzXyzdyzVyzLyz\ CuzBqzBmzAjzAfz9bz9Zz8Wz8Sz7Oz7Lz7Oz9RzBUzDWzFZzHa\ zJczL`zOZzQWzSUzURzWPzYMz`KzbHzdFzfCzhAzj8zlAzfBza\ CzXEzSFzNGzIHzDSzMazUZzTWzSTzSPzWMzZJzaGzdDzgAzj7z\ m4zp7zk9zgszzhzeZzLPz1Oz7 } 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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FOTD 04-03-13 (Translateration [9])
by Jim Muth 05 Mar '13

05 Mar '13

FOTD -- March 04, 2012 (Rating 9) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's highly rated image might not be a true fractal at all. It might be no more than an artifact of math imprecision. But whatever it is, it certainly looks like a fractal. The object at the center is actually a minibrot on the southern shore of East Valley of the Mandelbrot set. (Reset the real(p4) parameter to zero to see the undistorted minibrot.) But I have no idea what the bulish-gray fractal canopy partially covering the minibrot might be. The features of this canopy appear to be true fractal stuff, and may be zoomed into to the limit of reso- lution. And yes, changing the value of the real(p4) parameter an order of magnitude or two will change the image. I totally fail to see how a value as small as one-googlth or 10^(-100) could have any actual effect on a fractal of magnitude 10^(+008), but today's image does not lie. Something certainly has had quite an effect on the minibrot. I have no theories about what is going on in the image. All I have done is show a most curious scene that I stumbled upon a number of years ago. The name "Translateration" sounds like it has a deep scientific meaning. Actually, as far as I know, it is nonsense. I picked up the word from a sci-fi novel I read many years ago. I forget the name of the novel. The rating of a 9 is based on both the artistic and mathematical merit. Until the host of the official FOTD web site has won its 'war against hackers' and is again up and running, the finished image may be viewed at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> and the FOTD back images may be viewed at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> A mix of clouds and sun with a temperature of 37F +3C made today quite typical for a late winter day in central Pennsylvania. Seeing no promise of dependable sun, the fractal cat lured me from my favorite chair and took instant occupancy, defiantly daring me to try to dislodge him. The humans, pretty well recov- ered from the latest bug, had an average day. The next FOTD will indeed be posted, and the most likely time of the great event is around 24 hours from the time this FOTD is posted. Until whenever, take care, and Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Translateration { ; time=0:03:00.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=HyperMandelbrot2 passes=1 float=y center-mag=+0.2587410547281214/-0.0013438834420757\ /1.0438e+008/1/-162.5/0 params=0/0/0/0/1/0/1e-100/0 maxiter=3200 inside=0 periodicity=0 sound=off colors=000mKZlIgkGfjEfjFfjGfjGfjHfjIfiJfiKfiKfiLfn\ MfnNfnOfkMsnOfmPUoRHmO0nS4nW7p_AreDtjGvmcxmmpgcfZO\ WPPPHQMDQLBMLBRJDSHGSIITKJTMLWOLYQMYSM`UNcVNfWOiXP\ lYRoZUr_Wv`Zya`yc`zd_zfYtdWqeRocMiaId_F`YCXW9TX6SX\ 3SY7SYASZESZIS_MS_PS`TS`XSa`SacSbgSbkSfoQbnSZpTVsV\ SqWOqXKoZGm_Dk`9ib5gc2edNdbRd`UeZXeX_eVbeTebRh_PkX\ NnUMlSNjRNiQNgONeNNdMObLO`JO_IOYHORDPXGObJNcMMcPLc\ PKcPIcOHcUGcUFcUDcUCcUBcUAcU8cU7cU6bU5`U3_U2YU1XU0\ YU2ZU3WU1ZV4`V7bVAdVCfVFhVIkUKmUNoUQqUSsUVuUYwU_qZ\ XkbVeaS_`QVZOPZLJZJDZG7ZE2ZC4ZF6ZI8ZKAZNCZQDZSFZVH\ ZYJZ_LZbLZfMZdM_cNaaNY`NU_OPYOLXPNVPPUOPVPQTPRRQRP\ QTNRUMRWKSWISWGTWETXDUYBUZ9VZ7YY2VX6SW9PVCQUDRUDSU\ ETSETQFUPFVMGWJGXHHXEHYBIZ9I_6J`8JaAK`CJ_EI_GIZIHY\ KHYMGXOGWQFWSEVUEUUDUUDTUCQUBTUCVUCYUC_UCbUCdUCfUD\ iUDkUDnUDpUDqU8rUDrUHrWLsYPs_Ts`Ysbaqdeogimemkcqia\ hg__eYScWJeUAgSFiQKkOPmMU } frm:HyperMandelbrot2 {; periodicity must be turned off a=(p1),b=(p2): q=sqr(a)-sqr(b)+pixel, b=(p3+2)*a*b+p4, a=q, |a|+|b| <= 100 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 03-03-13 (At the Wrong Angle [8])
by Jim Muth 03 Mar '13

03 Mar '13

FOTD -- March 03, 2013 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's scene shows a minibrot in an oversized parent Mandelbrot set that has been corrupted in its depths by Z^9 energies. The location is in the center of the north branch of Seahorse Valley of the large minibrot on the main spike of the parent M-set. But no minibrot lies at the center of the frame. What we see there is a stretched-out slit with almost nothing of a Mandel- brot or Julia nature about it. The name of the image -- "At the Wrong Angle" -- explains the problem. We are viewing the scene from the wrong angle. We are viewing it from some monstrous unimaginable angle in the fourth dimension. To bring the large-scale pattern to near perfection, the entire image has been stretched and skewed to the limit, yet except at the center, the stretching is hardly noticeable. The image earns a rating of an 8 even though it did appear several years ago in a slightly modified form. The parameter file runs in 4-1/3 minutes. Hopefully, with such extreme stretching and skewing, it will run accurately on all machines. (But it sometimes gives me trouble even on the machine that created it.) Until the official FOTD web site is again up and running, I recommend viewing the finished image at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> and don't forget the back images posted at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> The un-notable winter weather continued today here at Fractal Central, with cloudy skies, only a few breaks of sun, a few flurries of snow, a brisk north wind and a temperature of 36F +2C. The mighty fractal cat, not quite as mighty as he once was, spent the day watching the world go by and plotting mis- chief. The humans simply made it through the day. I will post the next FOTD when the time comes. Until whenever that might be, take care, and what's that! . . . the world did not end . . . what a disappointment! Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= At_the_Wrong_Angle { ; time=0:04:20.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=DivideJulibrot center-mag=-0.000000000\ 00020463/+0.00000000023549410/4.597516e+009/0.0131\ /88.53859228715406/-89.1361541431747213 params=-92/189.6/-26.6/58/-442.1377733748792/0.169\ 7133339657901/-442.1377733748792/0.169713333965790\ 1/9/250 float=y maxiter=60000 inside=0 periodicity=10 sound=off mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000neSlbUk`WiZZgX`fVbdTddQkcRfcRbcRZcRVbSRb\ SNbSJbSF`OAbSBdVBfZBhaCjdClhCnkDpoDrrDsuDpsCnrClqC\ joBhnBfmBdkAbjA`iAZg9Xf9Ve9Xl0Vh5Td9S`DQXHOTLNPQLL\ UJHYIDaG9eF5iQNZYeP_dO`cNacMcbLdbLeaKgaJh`Ixb0i`IV\ ZZ8VzHYoP_dXaUdcJpb2nd5le8jfAhhDfiFdjIblK`mNZnPXpS\ VqUTrXTuZRsZPrZNpZLoZJmZCpcIlZOhVUeQ_aMeYHkVDqR8Lk\ uc_VvO4rP6oQ7lR8iSAfTBcUC_VEXWFUXGRYIOZJL_KWObh8ue\ CtcFs`IrZLrXOqURpSUoQXoN_nLbmIelGhlEkkBnj9qi7tiArl\ CqnEpqGosInvKmxSamZzbfzSmzIdzHWzGNzFzzEzzDzzBzzAzz\ 5zqhzzMzwRzgKJzDBz6zQECoY9YM6zBMefzzSzzEzzBzz8zz5z\ z2ztENeAGS79z3RsK5rG4dC4z83z4GzV`C6zz3zzCzz9zz6zz3\ zz4zz3zz9zz1PFeO`CZSHhKLrBPz3TbcEWPdXL`WNWVPRURMUT\ IRahiShyUJWE9ORkHHWA8GWKNOEHa9BA05z3Re2KT0DG06U0dN\ 0UG0K94Alnz`ajQPVECFMkECN7znHXKBm_YjYAhWFXUKYOPZPU\ _QZaSccVhfYmg`rhbviezjhzkkzlmzmoznnzoozqpzsqzurzws\ zxtzzuzzvzzwzzxzzyzzzzzzz } frm:DivideJulibrot {; draws 4-D slices of DivideBrot Julibrots 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), aa=-(real(p5)-2), bb=(imag(p5)+0.00000000000000000000001), 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), c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=sqr(z)/(z^(aa)+bb)+c |z|< 1000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 02-03-13 (Engulfed Universe [8])
by Jim Muth 02 Mar '13

02 Mar '13

FOTD -- March 02, 2013 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: In today's fractal I raised the escape radius of yesterday's image to an astronomical 10^(11) and zoomed into a curious hole in the rapidly dissolving zombie face. The result is an image that reminds me of a universe being engulfed by a wave of dark energy -- the stuff or non-stuff that is supposed to eventually tear the universe apart. The image also shows what might be a minibrot of order -(7.4), that is if such things do indeed exist. The black open back- ground surrounding the spherical universe does appear to have bays along its edges, though these bays resemble nothing in the world of fractals that I am familiar with. The name "Engulfed Universe" describes my impression of the circular thing floating in the center of the irregular, empty hole. The rating of an 8 means that I consider the image to be a rather good one. I put only a relatively small amount of extra effort into the coloring. The calculation time of 3-1/3 minutes is rather slow. Unfortu- nately, the official FOTD web site is having difficulties and will not be updated for a while, but the image will soon be posted, and in hi-def at that, at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> and the back images are still at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> The day dawned with a flurry of snow here at Fractal Central. The flurry amounted to nothing, and soon cleared off, leading to a day that featured a mix of sun and clouds, and a temperature of 37F +3C. The fractal cat would have preferred more sun, but still had a reasonably pleasant day on his window shelf. The next FOTD will most likely be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and how unusual would it be if the world ended and nobody noticed? Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Engulfed_Universe { ; time=0:03:20.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-1.1274/-0.616678/56.56671/1/153.75/0 params=-1.4/-7.4/-7.4/-1.4/0/100000000000/0/0 float=y maxiter=5400 inside=0 logmap=6 periodicity=6 colors=000EH7CQNJbPPRROFdVENVDJVCEVBAIFBOIBLLCIOCF\ RDCUD9XDGWCNVBTUA_T9eS8bJF`BLcGOeLQgQSjVVl_XndZpaX\ rZVsWTuTRvRPxhSzzUzzJzz9zzIzzRzzZZzQkzHxz8RzKNzKJz\ LGzLCzMBzIAzK9zM8zO7zQ6zS6zT5zV4zX3zZ2z`2za5zV8zPB\ zIEzCCz2Jz1Jz1Jz1Gz4Dz6R000U0FDF00N00Y01Q03l15T27p\ K0_2Bt31d3Fx3CV3rz3Dc3Mm4Gh5Oc6PZ7VUKYWX_YiaZlcasc\ cvdfxghzijwfhucgzafzeezQczRbzTazU`zVZzXYzYXzZWz_Vz\ aXzcYzdZzf`zhazibzkdzleznfzphzqizsjztkzslzsmzsmzsn\ zsnznzznzzmzbhzgmzpwzkrzjrzjrzgqzdpzaozZnzWmzUlzRk\ zOkzLozIizGZzDgzAfz7ez4_z2dzFazRZzbWznTzzGzxazvPzt\ PzsPzqPzoPzmPzlPzjPzhPzgPzeOzcNzZWzUdzPmzPlzQjzQhz\ QfzQdzQczYazd`zkZzrYzyXzrXzkXzdXzYXzRXzKXzDXz6Xz0X\ z3_z5az7czAezCgzEizGkzJnzLpzNrzQtzSvzUxzWzzXxzYwzZ\ vz_t_`s`araaqb`qdZrfYrhXrjVslUsnTspSsrUnkWjeYf__bU\ YmRWmNVmKUmJUmIUmHUmGQmCMm8Im5FmBDmHAmM8mS6mXCm_Hz\ bMzezzhzzkzznzzqzzszztzzu } 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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FOTD 01-03-13 (Zombie Apparition [Not Rated])
by Jim Muth 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

FOTD -- March 01, 2013 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Be warned! Prepare! The zombies are coming! No one is safe! They are being spotted more often in large cities such as New York, and I hear reports of scattered zombie outbreaks in other parts of the country. These reports would be about as amusing as the reports of space aliens if the zombies were not real and did not have the unpleasant habit of arising at night to stumble around the neighborhood and feed upon any living beings they might find. And we all know what happens when a living being is fed upon by a horde of zombies -- the being dies! But the situation is not totally hopeless. Protective measures are available. A few days ago I spotted a hungry zombie stumbling along the street near FC in search of food. Before I fled in terror, I managed to take a fractal photo of its gaunt face. Today's image shows a close-up of the creature's face just as it pops from its grave. So if you spot anything like this in your neighborhood, be aware that your life is in dire danger. Do not try to fight it off. You cannot kill it -- it is already dead. Run, do not walk to the closest zombie shelter and start to pray. Hey, maybe I'll make March fractal zombie month. To bring the unworldly demon to light and warn the world of what is coming, I simply raised the escape radius of yesterday's image to 1,000,000, and there the monster was, in his full horror. The name "Zombie Apparition" says it all. Since ratings mean nothing to those who have been devoured by zombies, I did not bother to rate the scene. The calculation time of 45 seconds is optional. A shift to passes=g will cut the time notably but miss a lot of the smaller debris, while the shift to passes=1 will double the time but reveal all the zombie debris. The finished image in 640x480x256 GIF resolution is posted at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> Higher definition versions are available at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The back images are available at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Lots of clouds, a brisk north wind and a temperature of 41F +5C kept today feeling like a midwinter one here at Fractal Central. The fractal cat was unconcerned with the temperature, since he was on zombie watch all morning. When nothing showed up by lunch time, he glommed my favorite chair and turned defiant, making me sit elsewhere. FL had a bad day, with her flu bug hanging on longer than we think it should. The next FOTD, hopefully zombie free, will be posted when the time is right. (I couldn't be any more vague than that.) Until whenever, take care, and if God is asleep, as I hear the ex-pope sometimes wonders, maybe someone had better wake up the Deity. Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Zombie_Apparition { ; time=0:00:45.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=t center-mag=0.201835/0.00487195/0.4183674/1/103.75/0 params=-1.4/-7.4/-7.4/-1.4/0/1000000/0/0 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 periodicity=6 colors=000000000FDF00N00h01Q03l15T27p20_2Bt31d3Fx3\ CV3Jv3Dc3Mm4Gh5Oc6PZ7VUKYWX_YiaZlcasccvdfxghzijwfh\ ucgzafzeezQczRbzTazU`zVZzXYzYXzZWz_VzaXzcYzdZzf`zh\ azibzkdzleznfzphzqizsjztkzslzsmzsmzsnzsnznzznzzmzb\ hzgmzpwzkrzjrzjrzgqzdpzaozZnzWmzUlzRkzOkzLozIizGZz\ DgzAfz7ez4_z2dzFazRZzbWznTzzGzxazvPztPzsPzqPzoPzmP\ zlPzjPzhPzgPzeOzcNzZWzUdzPmzPlzQjzQhzQfzQdzQczYazd\ `zkZzrYzyXzrXzkXzdXzYXzRXzKXzDXz6Xz0Xz3_z5az7czAez\ CgzEizGkzJnzLpzNrzQtzSvzUxzWzzXxzYwzZvz_t_`s`araaq\ b`qdZrfYrhXrjVslUsnTspSsrUnkWjeYf__bUYmRWmNVmKUmJU\ mIUmHUmGQmCMm8Im5FmBDmHAmM8mS6mXCm_HzbMzezzhzzkzzn\ zzqzzszztzzuzzwzzxzzyzzzzzwzztzzszzrzzrzzlzzgzzbzz\ YzzTzzOzzXzzezznzzwzzuzzszzrzzpzzozzmzzlzz`zzYzzWz\ zUzzSzzQzzbzznzzczzUzzJzz9zzIzzRzzZZzQkzHxz8RzKNzK\ JzLGzLCzMBzIAzK9zM8zO7zQ6zS6zT5zV4zX3zZ2z`2za5zV8z\ PBzIEzCCz2Jz1Jz1Jz1Gz4Dz6 } 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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FOTD 28-02-13 (Blast of Nothing [Not Rated])
by Jim Muth 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

FOTD -- February 28, 2013 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image has been granted no rating. There is a good reason. It is not a new fractal. It is the parent fractal of the past two days' images rotated so that east is up and north is left. The image of Feb 26 lies deep in the stuff at the extreme left edge of the fractal. The image of Feb 27 lies in the East Valley of the medium-sized minibrot on the northwest shore line of the 'fan', which now opens to the north instead of the east. The image is not the exact parent. Though I retained the same color pallette, to add impact, I did change it a bit. The name "Blast of Nothing" was inspired by the thought of the currently popular and always mysterious "Dark Energy", which as far as we know comes from nothing, yet is causing the entire universe to fly apart. Numbers are at least as abstract as Dark Energy. A curiosity of the Julibrot in which today's scene lies is that the image extends far out, to perhaps infinity, in the 'Z' planes. This can be demonstrated by changing the value of initial Z, the (p4) parameter, to extreme values. Doing so would normally soon result in a blank screen, but in today's case, the image, though it changes, appears to go on forever. The calculation time of only 45 seconds will pass in a flash. The blinding flash can be avoided by visiting the FOTD web sites. To view the image without risking blindness, check the official FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> But remember that this official site is on a schedule that is different from the schedule of the mailing list. Some images may appear on the web site well before or after they are posted to the mailing list. Variations are online at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> with the back images safely stored and available at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> The day brought lots of clouds and showers of both rain and graupel to Fractal Central. The fractal cat, never wondering what graupel is, spent most of the day ensconced in my favorite overstuffed wing chair. The humans, still not up to average after the failure of the flu shot, spent the day wondering just why the pope resigned. My opinion is that, when he realized how bad the situation in the church actuially is and how futile the task of saving it would be, he lost hope and gave up. Most likely, nothing less than another reformation is needed. The next FOTD will soon be posted, and I cannot now be found, nor will I ever be found on 'Twitter' or 'Facebook' or any other new-fangled social-networking sites. Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Blast_of_Nothing { ; time=0:00:45.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=t center-mag=0.642419/0.0511001/0.5102041/1/103.75/0 params=-1.4/-7.4/-7.4/-1.4/0/3500/0/0 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 periodicity=6 colors=00000000000700N00h01Q03l15T27p20_2Bt31d3Fx3\ CV3Jv3Dc3Mm4Gh5Oc6PZ7VUKYWX_YiaZlcasccvdfxghzijwfh\ ucgzafzeezQczRbzTazU`zVZzXYzYXzZWz_VzaXzcYzdZzf`zh\ azibzkdzleznfzphzqizsjztkzslzsmzsmzsnzsnznzznzzmzb\ hzgmzpwzkrzjrzjrzgqzdpzaozZnzWmzUlzRkzOkzLozIizGZz\ DgzAfz7ez4_z2dzFazRZzbWznTzzGzxazvPztPzsPzqPzoPzmP\ zlPzjPzhPzgPzeOzcNzZWzUdzPmzPlzQjzQhzQfzQdzQczYazd\ `zkZzrYzyXzrXzkXzdXzYXzRXzKXzDXz6Xz0Xz3_z5az7czAez\ CgzEizGkzJnzLpzNrzQtzSvzUxzWzzXxzYwzZvz_t_`s`araaq\ b`qdZrfYrhXrjVslUsnTspSsrUnkWjeYf__bUYmRWmNVmKUmJU\ mIUmHUmGQmCMm8Im5FmBDmHAmM8mS6mXCm_HzbMzezzhzzkzzn\ zzqzzszztzzuzzwzzxzzyzzzzzwzztzzszzrzzrzzlzzgzzbzz\ YzzTzzOzzXzzezznzzwzzuzzszzrzzpzzozzmzzlzz`zzYzzWz\ zUzzSzzQzzbzznzzczzUzzJzz9zzIzzRzzZZzQkzHxz8RzKNzK\ JzLGzLCzMBzIAzK9zM8zO7zQ6zS6zT5zV4zX3zZ2z`2za5zV8z\ PBzIEzCCz2Jz1Jz1Jz1Gz4Dz6 } 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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