FOTD -- July 03, 2006 (Not Rated) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Great news! The FOTD is back, and almost on schedule. For several weeks, the world's fractal fans have been wondering what happened to the FOTD. Speculation runs rampant. Some have said I suffered a terrible accident; they are wrong. Some have said I have exhausted my interest in fractals; they are wrong. Others have said that after 16 years I have finally given up on an antique program known as Fractint; they are also wrong. Still others have said that the four fractal cats are a fantasy and I have been trying to avoid being exposed as a fraud; they are very wrong. And BTW, the cats do not appreciate those who doubt that they exist. The truth is that the confusion of the big move has left me with no time for fractals and limited internet access. But the move is now virtually completed. The stuff that was inadvertently left behind at OFC has been found and brought along to NFC. The FOTD is ready to pick up where it left off several months ago. So take heart fractal fans, today's image may be nothing excep- tional, but it is only the first of many to come. And also take heart fans of philosophy. I have been very busy these past several weeks, trying to locate the missing stuff, but not too busy to think some new and rather strange thoughts. And take note -- my ideas are not all total kookiness. Some of them might hold the answer to the riddle of the multiverse. As for today's image, it is nothing exceptional, only a semi- evaporated scene in the fractal that results when various nega- tive portions of Z^(-1.15) and Z^(-11.5) are combined and (1/C) is added. To add a bit of interest, the 'inside' parts of the image have been rendered with the 'bof61' option. The render time of today's image is in the 9-minute range, which makes it only slightly slow. I assume that as always, the image has been posted in completed GIF form on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The weather here at New Fractal Central is typical summer stuff. All four fractal cats are doing fine. The two old guys are taking it easy back at Old Fractal Central; the two young guys here at New Fractal Central are getting into the trouble only cats can get themselves into. Nicholas, (Nico for short), the oversized black British shorthair, loves to leap on shoulders, which is quite endearing except when the person moves and he digs in with very sharp claws to keep from falling off. Cassie, (short for Cassandra), the small grey lady who keeps Nico well under control, has a habit of dragging her food out of the food dish, usually onto the dining room carpet, before eating it. But like the old fractal cats, the new guys enjoy their tuna treats. Nico and Cassie have still not been permitted to go outside. That will wait until we become more familiar with their ways and with whatever hazards for cats the new neighborhood might hold. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. The fractal quality will pick up as I settle back into the old daily routine over the next few weeks, and my fractal muse returns to life. Until tomorrow's (hopefully) glorious image appears, take care, and reiterate. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= FOTD_for_03-07-06 { ; time=0:09:33.81--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-0.21353586849605940/-4.204590235416123\ 00/5687258/1/-25/-7.82608807758933267e-008 params=-1/-1.15/-0.1/-11.5/0/5000000000000 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=bof61 periodicity=10 colors=000Xa`Vb`Uc_Te_Sf_Qg_PiZOjZNkZ5Sr6Tq6Tq6Tq6\ Up7Up7Up7Up7VoKLTKMXKOaKQfKRjKToKUsHRrFOrDLqBJqAQp\ 9Wo9an8hm8nl7tk7zjFtfMnbTiZPZRMPJJUIGYHDaGBfF8jE5n\ D3rCN`AfJ9z28x1Dv1IuTnZShkRcgQZbPTYOOUNJ`SGgXDnaAu\ f7wb5xZ3uT8rNDpIImCNj6Sh1XRQHAm29l79kC9jH8iM8hR8gW\ 8f`7hT6jM5lE5m79lDClJFlOJlUMl_PldTf_X`V`VQdPMhJHlD\ Co78l6Di6If6Nc6S`6XY6aX8cX9eXAgXBiXCkXDmXEn`ImcLmg\ OljRlnUkqXkt_koVhjRfeNd`JbXF`hBit7rq8rn8rk9rh9re9r\ bAr_ArXArXMWXXARa8Ke7Ej58n32r24s15s17s18t1At1Bt1Ct\ 1Eu0Fu0Hu0Iv0Kv0Lv0Mv0Pt5Rs9TqEVpIXnMZmRakVcj_ehcg\ ggielkdpmctk_riXpgUneRlcOjbLi`IgZFeXCcV9aU6`RBTPFL\ MJDKN5LP6MQ7NR8OS8PU9QVARWBSXBTZCU_DV`EWUEXcFY`GZe\ H_lH_fH_oIZfIZfJZfJYgJYgKYgKXgLXgLXgMWhMWhMWhNVhNV\ hOVhOUhOUiPUiPUiPozQmzQzzRSzRfzRSzSRqSRpTRgTQjUQhU\ QgUPeVPcVPcWOcWOdXObXNlXNlYNlYMlZMlZlKdjMciNchOcgQ\ beRbdSbcUbbVa`Wa_YaZZaY_` } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, 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=========================================