FOTD -- September 19, 2005 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is a scene in the Z^(1.75)+C Mandeloid as it appears 3 levels down the logarithmic spiral. The parent Mandeloid resembles a Mandelbrot set rotated so that its east end is on the northwest and its main bud is on the southwest side of the main bay. All the parts are there, but they have been eroded by the deficient exponent of 1.75. Today's scene is located in an area of chaos radiating from the south branch of what passes for Seahorse Valley. I named the image "Discombobulation", which might or might not be a real word. If it is a real word, it means 'the state of having one's composure upset.' I rated the image at an above- average 7, most likely in recognition of the extra effort I put into coloring it. The render time of 3-1/5 minutes should try no one's patience, but there are those new-fangled machines out there, with those new-fangled operating systems and new-fangled video cards that don't get along with Fractint. For the convenience of those with such Fractint-challenged units, the finished GIF image has been posted to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> from where it may conveniently be downloaded. ;-) And speaking of new-fangled stuff, I think this Fractint incompatibility is part of a plot by a race of evil space aliens from the Draconian Empire, who are turning us into helpless technology-dependent wards, ready for easy enslavement. They say they only want to make our lives easier, but their real goal is to make us totally dependent on the technology they are giving us, which they will then unexpectedly withdraw, leaving us helpless to resist their attack. Watch carefully. In a few years they will start taking away our technological toys. Keep your eyes on the inexpensive old-style TV sets and the still-affordable vehicles powered by internal-combustion engines, which are some of the few things still around that were created by earth beings. The Draconians are already plotting to change the TV broadcast standards and make fuel for old-style vehicles prohibitively expensive, so that these devices will become useless. When the man at the Super-Everything-Mart tells us we'll need to buy super-expensive new-fangled TV's or hybrid vehicles that no human being can understand, you will know that we have reached the state of total dependency on Draconian technology, and the big takeover is near. Soon thereafter, the mobile phone networks and internet will be shut down, leaving us absolutely helpless, in a technological vacuum. Hopefully, the Draconians, who will rush in to save and enslave us, will give us at least some choice as to what kind of slave labor we will be forced to perform for them. ;-) The preceeding three paragraphs are not serious, or . . . no, it couldn't be. Partly cloudy skies and a temperature of 84F 29C here at Fractal Central on Sunday kept the fractal cats quite content for the afternoon. This morning is starting about the same. I expect a similar day. For me the day will hold both work and fractals. Until the next FOTD appears in 24 hours, take care and always be lucid. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Discombobulation { ; time=0:03:12.02--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC2 center-mag=-0.0518188352\ 8874057/-0.96001357819899460/156669.8 passes=1 params=1.75/0/-3/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 logmap=79 periodicity=10 colors=0008BU8BU8FV8HW8JX8LY8NZ8P_BR`ETaHVbKXcNZdQ\ `eSbfVeiYhk`kncnqfptirwktzgozdjw`drYZmUUhROcNJZKEU\ JGPJIKJLGJOFJRFJUEIXEI_DIbDIeCIhCNkBSlBXkCafDfaEka\ FpaGu`Gp`Hk`If`Ja`Ka_Kb_Ld_Mf_Nh_Oi_OhXPhVQgTRgRSf\ PTdNUcLVaJW`HX`FYcHWfIUhKSkLQmMOoOMqPKrRItSGuTEuSE\ uSDtSDtSDtSDsRDsRDsRDrRDrRDqQDqQCqQCpQCpQCpPCoPCoP\ CoPCnPCnOCnOCnOCmOBmOBmOBlNBlNBlNBkNBkNBjMBjMBjMAi\ MAiMAiLAhLAhLAhLAgLAgKAgKAfK9fK9fK9eJ9eJ9eJ9dJ9dJ9\ cI9cI9cI8bI8bI8bH8aH8aH8aH8`H8`G8`G8_G8_G7_G7ZF7ZF\ 7YF7YF7YF7XE7XE7XE7WE6WE6WD6VD6VD6VD6UD7UC8UC9TCAT\ CBTCCSBDSBERBFRBGRBHQAIQAJQAKPALPAMP9NO9OO9PO9QN9R\ N8SN8TM8UM9VMAWLBXLCYKDZKE_KF`JGaJHbKIcLJdMKeNLfOM\ gPNhQOiRPjSQkTRlUSmVTnWUoXVpYWqZXr_Ys`Zta_ub`vcawd\ bxecyfczgczhcziczjczkczlczmcznczoczpczqczrczscztcz\ uczvczwczxczxczxczxczxczxczxczxczxczxczxczxczxczxc\ zxczxczxczxczxczxczxczxcz } frm:MandelbrotBC2 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*floor(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-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=========================================