FOTD -- February 15, 2004 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Yesterday's FOTD made such an abomination of such a great scene that I feel compelled to make restitution. I do this by presenting the same scene in its Mandelbrot aspect as today's FOTD. In an attempt to atone for my wrongdoing, I have given the scene a new color palette, one that might be even a bit too intense. But, after what I did yesterday, the midget in question deserves all the help it can get. I named the image "Mandelbrot Aspect" because that's what it is. But let's not forget the five other mutually perpendicular aspects of this four-dimensional scene. The Julia aspect is only one of these. Perhaps I'll see what can be done with today's midget in the other perpendicular directions and present these as the next five FOTD images. I'm once again getting the urge to ponder the fourth dimension, and we all know what happens when I do that. I seem to remember writing in an FOTD discussion about five years ago about a four-dimensional Titanic striking a four- dimensional iceberg. I half finished the description of what a three-dimensional person standing on the deck might see, and then I dropped the topic. Of course, the whole thing might be pure fantasy, since stable planetary orbits are not possible in spaces of four or more dimensions. I originally rated today's image at an 8. Then I noticed that the colors were a bit too strong for comfort, and dropped the rating to a 7. But a seven is still above average, and combined with a render time of 45 seconds gives an overall value of 921. For those who would rather not render, the completed GIF image is available on Paul's FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The clouds hung tough on Saturday here at Fractal Central, and the temperature stopped rising before it reached 41F 5C. For proper comfort, the fractal cats demand either full sun or a temperature above 50F 10C. Since neither of these conditions prevailed, the cats were not satisfied, and showed their dis- satisfaction by returning inside only a few minutes after they had gone out and looking as unhappy as they could. I let them look unhappy for a few hours, then gave them a treat of salmon. I hope they enjoyed their special treat, for the salmon is gone and the next treat will be the standard tuna. Today is the seventh day of the week. (Our calendar is wrong. Monday is actually the first day of the week.) It's a day of rest both for the Deity and the created. And, being among the created, I intend on resting. The best source of relaxation I know of is a computer screen on which a fractal is taking shape. I wouldn't be surprised if that's where I find myself in a few hours. Until next time, take care, and if I was not created, I must be a lucky accident. The chances of such an accident must be far greater than one in a googolplex to the googolplex. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Mandelbrot_Aspect { ; time=0:00:45.70--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=+0.35142405178407020/+0.063866672048795\ 94/3.309344e+011/1/107.500211829640378/-0.00010569\ 7737740419184 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=5000 bailout=9 inside=0 logmap=-820 periodicity=10 colors=00001P02P03P14Q25Q36Q47R58R69R7AQ8BQ9CPADPB\ EPCFPDGQEHRFIQGJRHKSILTJMUKNVLOWMPXNQYNRXOSXPTXQUX\ RVXSWXTYXT_X`bageenkjuonvhgwa`wWUxPNyIGyCAxFBxHCxK\ DxMDwPEwRFwTFwWGwYHv`IvbIveJvgKviKueJtbIs_IrXHqUHp\ QGoNGnKFmHFlEEkBEfDLbERZGXVHbQIeMKgILiEMgCOeBPd9Rc\ 8SbAUcCVcEWcGYcIZcK_dMadObdQcdSfdUheWjeYme_oe`meXk\ iTilPgpLesHcwDZztiTqgVofXleYjd_hc`ebbcaca`eZ_gXZhU\ YjSXkQWmNVnLUpJTqLVmMWjNYgPZdQ``RaYTbVUdSVeOXgLYhI\ ZiFXjHWjIVjJUjKTjLSjMQkOPkPOkQNkRMkSLkTPgSTdRWcQ_c\ PbcOfcNicMmcLpcKtcJwcJscHocFkcEgcCdcA`c9Xc7Tc5Qc4O\ cBMcIKeOIgVGi`EkgCpmAtt9xzCvuEtpGrkIpgKobNqYPsTRuP\ TwKVxFXzBZzL`zVbzc`z_ZzWXzSVzPTzLRzHQzEQzIQzLPzPPz\ SPzWPzZPzbPzeRzcSzbUz`Vz_XzZYzX_zW`zVazTczSdzQfzPc\ zO`zVgzUdzYaz`ZzcXzeVzdTzcVzbYza_zaaz`cz_fzZhzYjzY\ lzXozWqzVszUuzUnzSgzQ`zOUzMOzLVzJ`zIgzHmzGtzFzzEwz\ LtzRrzXozblzhjznczVezThzR } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================