FOTD -- December 05, 2011 (Rating 8.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's brilliant turquoise image is the third consecutive one with a rating of an 8-1/2. Perhaps a trend is setting in. The parent fractal, which is shaped like an upside-down heart, (Those with dirty minds might see something else.), came about when I subtracted 2 parts of Z^(-1.5) from Z^(0.5) then added straight C on every iteration. This parent lies off the default opening screen to the southwest, making an outzoom necessary to bring it into view. Most of the action lies in the valley at the southern edge of the main bay of the parent. Although the valley's position bears little resemblance to the place in a Mandeloid where the East Valley might be expected, the valley's 'east valley' charac- teristics are revealed by the typical goofy eyes around the edges of the frame. The name "In a Fractal Garden" was inspired by the detailed ring surrounding the central minibrot, which appears to be a wreath of flower blossoms. The unusually brilliant coloring is of my own creation and earns the extra half point in the rating. The calculation time of 2 minutes is a pretty good estimate. The missing seconds and hundredths of a second are trivial. To eliminate the need to calculate, go to the official FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> where the finished image is posted. Or visit Hal's web site at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> for the high-definition rendering. The original FOTD web site may be accessed at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> The dedicated2000mhz fractal computer is still down, but the blue screens it continues to produce carry different messages almost every time they appear. Some of the more recent error messages are: <page fault in nonpaged area> <problem is in SPBBCDrv.sys> <DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL> none of which is of any help. Regardless of the message, the result is the same. The machine locks up and will not restart until it is turned off and sits for an hour or so. Clouds were on the increase here at Fractal Central today, though the sunny intervals let the temperature reach 54F 12C. The fractal cats, who were more concerned with being generously fed, ignored the outside conditions. The humans passed the day doing human things, which might seem dull and boring, but works well. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and Atheists claim that the natural world, (the one we can observe with our senses and detect with our scientific instruments), is the only thing that exists. I agree with this, but it is no proof that there is no God or anything else beyond our present range of detection. If we ever did find something such as heaven, it would become just another part of the ever-expanding 'natural world'. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= In_a_FractalGarden { ; time=0:02:00.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-7.871404883364474/-4.809896165056982/\ 20000000/1/125/0 params=1/0.5/-2/-1.5/4/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1250 inside=0 outside=real logmap=120 periodicity=6 colors=000azw_zwYzyWzxUxwSwvQvuOtsMsrLrqLqpKonKnmJ\ mlJkkIjiIihHhgHffGedGdcFbbFa`E`_E_ZDYYDXWCWVCUUBTT\ BSRARQAPP9OO9NM8LL8KK7JI7IH6GG6FF5ED5CC4BB4AA39837\ 72662551331220110tp0rn0qm0pl0ok0nj0mi0lh0kg0if0he0\ gd0fc0eb0da0c`0b_0aZ0_Y0ZX0YW0XV0WU0VT0US0TR0RP0QO\ 0PN0OM0NL0MK0LJ0KI0JH0HG0GF0FE0ED0DC0CB0BA0A908807\ 7066055044033022011dpkcojbniamhalg`kf_jeZieZhdYgcX\ fbWeaWd`Vc_Ub_UaZT`YS_XfFIeFHdFHcFGbFGaFFaFFYJJVMN\ SPRPSVMVYIZaFaeCdi9gm6jp9gqCdqEaqHZqKWqMTqPQqSNrUK\ rXHr_EraBrd8rf5rg6ph7ni8li9jjAikBglCelDcmEanF`oGZo\ HXpIVqJTrKSrKSrLTrLUrMVrNWrNXrOYrOZrP_rQ`rQarRbrRc\ rSdrTerTfrUgrVhrVirWjrWkrXlrYmrYnrZorZpr_qr`rr`sra\ trburbsrcqqdoqempfkpgiohgoienjcnkaml_mlYlmWlnUkoSk\ pQjqOjrMisKitIhuGhvEgwBhxHgyIfzJezLezMdzNczObzQbzR\ azS`zT_zVZzWZzXYzYXz_Wz`WzaVzbUzdTzeTzfSzgRziQzjPz\ kPzlOznNzoMzpMzqLzsKztJzu } 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=========================================