FOTD -- February 15, 2011 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: With today's image we bid farewell to the parent fractal of the past four days and turn to the fractal that results when the formula Z^(1.88)+C is iterated 12 levels up the complex logarith- mic hyper-ladder. This parent fractal is a multi-part one, a single large Mandeloid surrounded by smaller Mandeloids, with today's image located in a curling filament extending from one of these smaller Mandeloids. After due consideration, I rated today's image at a 6, which lately has pretty much been the average. The name "Voice of Authority" sounds like it means something important. Actually, like a piece of modern art, it means nothing at all. The image itself is a typical fractured thing that results when fractional powers of Z are iterated. I put a little extra effort into the coloring to bring out the reds and oranges as well as the smooth beige interior, though I'm not sure what good it did. The calculation time of 6-1/3 minutes is too slow to be a bargain. I recommend viewing the finished image on the current FOTD web site at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The original web site may be accessed at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> The current issue of a leading 'news' magazine has a cover story about a so-called 'singularity' due to arrive in 2045, when the machines man has created will become more intelligent than their creators. According to the technologists, we will then have the ability to transfer our unique stream of awareness into machine bodies, becoming immortal androids. Of course, those unfortu- nate people who don't live that long or who lack the money to pay for the process will be left behind in the dust bin of history. It's a nice fantasy, but for some reason it strikes me as wish- ful thinking. Maybe I'm missing something, but as far as I know, not a single one of these future predictions has yet come true as predicted. As for the current prediction, no one has determined exactly what is the 'stream of awareness' that makes each of us our individual unchanging selves. What is it that we would transfer into the machine bodies? What stays the same while the material of the body and the patterns in the brain constantly change? Oh well, all I can say is, 'have a happy dream'. Monday dawned clear and mild here at Fractal Central, and by midday the temperature had risen to 54F 12C. But shortly after noon heavy clouds moved in and by sunset the temperature was again down near freezing. The fractal cats made the most of the off-and-on sunshine. The rest of the day was uneventful. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if your full faith lies with science and technology, make the down payment today on your new android body. (Do people actually believe this stuff?) Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Voice_of_Authority { ; time=0:06:19.92-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident center-mag=-0.7291715568543372/+0.2177151126790068\ /9.079293e+008/1/-135/0 params=1.88/0/12/0 float=y maxiter=12000 inside=0 logmap=414 periodicity=6 colors=000KALKAJKAIKAGKAFKADKAEKAHKAEKAHKAJKALKAMK\ ANKAOKAPKAQKARKASKATKAUKATKASKARKAQKAQKAQKAQIAQJAQ\ KAQKAOLAMMALMAJNAHNAFMADMABL99L8CK8EM8HN8JP7LQ7OS7\ QT7SU6VU6XV6_V6aW5cW5fX5hX5jUAicAGXAHcAIUAJcAKRALc\ ALOAMUANLAOUFPJKPUPRRUSVZTZdUbgVfiWjlXnnYooYqpZno`\ lnbjmdhlefkgdjibij`ilYhnWgoUfzSezQdzOczMbzKczNczPc\ zRczTczWczYcz_cza`qbavc`qc_lcZhcYccY_cXVdWRdVMdVId\ UDdT9dS4dS0bR4aQ8`PCZOGYOKXNOVMSULWTK_SKcUJKUIKVIK\ VHKWHKWGKYGKZFK`FKaEI`EFfDDmDBzE9zW8sC7`A7O87C77FA\ 9ICALEBNHCQJDTLEWOFYQG`SHcVIfXJkZKoaLtcMweNzgOzgPz\ hQzfRxfSveTteUseVrdWqdXpdYocZnc_mc`kbaibbhbchadgae\ gaef`fe`ge_hd_ic_jcZkbZlaZmaYn`Yo_Yp_XqZXrYXsYWtXW\ uWWvWWwVXxVYxWZwX_wY`wZaw_bw_cw`dxaeybfzcgzdhzeizf\ jzgkzhlzimzjnzkozlpzmqznrzoszptzquzrvzswztxzuyzvzz\ wzzxzzyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)+PI-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<a } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================