; Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:37:49 -0500 ; ; To: fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; ; From: Jim Muth ; Reply-To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion ; ; ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 21-01-09 (A New Beginning [Rating Optimistic]) ; ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20090120213949.2aef1c70@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- January 21, 2009 (Rating Optimistic) ; ; Fractal and political visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; When I posted yesterday's FOTD, I was feeling irritated because ; of the frozen sink drain. Then when I read the e-mail claiming ; that I had directed the members of the list to an AOL web site ; about the inauguration, I wrote a hasty reply and struck the ; send button before counting to 10. Actually, AOL itself adds ; these little perks at the bottom of all its overpriced e-mails. ; ; But I was rather surprised by some of the replies to my hasty ; response, especially those that expressed disappointment with ; my opinion of what the new administration might achieve. ; ; For one thing, I fail to see the connection between the search ; for beauty and my opinion of the ability of the new administra- ; tion to solve the country's problems. (If I am wrong, and I ; could easily be wrong, and the hoped-for miracles actually are ; brought about, I will be the first to admit my mistake.) ; ; I believe I have amply shown my appreciation of fractal beauty ; in the thousands of fractals I have posted to this list over the ; past almost 12 years. And I have shown my appreciation of the ; beauty of nature in my careful observations of the FC sky and my ; continuing reports of the FC weather. And at least most of the ; time, but not always, I also appreciate cats! ; ; Now on to the fractal business before I get scolded by the all- ; seeing god of the Fractint list. ; ; Today's image has a kind of beauty about it. The beauty might ; be a bit hard to recognize, but it is there, waiting for some ; intrepid fractalist to discover and enjoy it. The image is a ; scene on the main spike of its oversized parent Mandelbrot set, ; in the area of the East Valley of the large minibrot. ; ; A quick glance gives the impression of discontinuities, though ; none actually exist in the image, where everything blends ; smoothly together without breaks. ; ; The optimistic rating and the name "A New Beginning" reflect the ; national mood of the day. I'll not speculate on what the mood ; might be in a year or two. But regardless of moods, the calcula- ; tion time of only 45 seconds will give no problems. ; ; If other problems should arise however, the finished image may ; be seen on the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; Tuesday began with clear skies and a temperature of 5F -15C here ; at Fractal Central. But at noon the clouds moved in and the ; fractal cats turned cranky. The afternoon high of 27F -3C left ; them cold. Their biggest thrill came during the middle of the ; night, when a noisy cat fight broke out nearby. Another thrill ; came in the afternoon, when a mouse darted across the kitchen ; floor, barely escaping Cassie's pounce. ; ; My day was filled with work, and to keep FL happy I joined her ; to watch the inaugural festivities on TV. To my surprise, I ; actually enjoyed the ceremonies. The next FOTD will be posted ; on schedule in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and wait for ; the sunrise. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= A_New_Beginning { ; time=0:00:45.89-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=DivideBrot5 passes=t center-mag=-34.92\ 9072151/-0.000006934429/174000/1/9.5/0 params=53/20 float=y maxiter=2750 inside=255 symmetry=xaxis periodicity=10 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000LdbLfaLh`Lj_LlZLnYLpXLrWLtWSjcYajdTrjKyk\ MxlOwmWvmVunUtoVsoWrpXrqYqqZpr_osanscmtelsgkrijrjh\ okelkbij_fiXchU`gRYfOVeLSdIPcFMbCJa9G`6D_3AZ0BY8BX\ FBWMBVTBU_BTfBSmBRtGQqLPnQOkVPiZRfcXchaamgZrlWvqUr\ nWnkYkhZge`cba`_cXXdTUfQRgMOiFLkJMjNNiROiVPhZQhbRg\ fSfjTfnUepTfqVeqXdrYdr_cr`bsbbscaseatg`th_uj_ukZum\ YvnYvpXzs`vqXrpUooQknNglJdkG`jCXi9Uh6SiCQiHPiNNiSM\ iYKibIihHimFisEixDhvCgtCgrBfpBfoAemAek9di8cg8cf7bd\ 7bb6a`6a_AbVDcQHcMKdHMh8NdDN`HOXLOTPPPT98rPMXhT9dZ\ C`dFXjIRuGToKVjNXeQZ`T_WWd_UicSngQskOqiPogQneRlcRj\ aSi_TgYUfWUhXXjX_kXbmXeoXhpXkrXntXqwYtuXssWsqVspUr\ nUrlTrkSriRqgQqeQqdPpbOp`NpZ_z_Npd4l_AfVF`RKVMQPHV\ JBlID_DEN9FA5KH4ON3SU2X_1`f0dl0bl4al8_lBZlFXlIWlMU\ lQTlTRlXQl_7U39V6BV9DWCEWFGXHIXKJYNLYQNZTILiOZVUlG\ _z2at6co9eiCgdGiZJkUMmOQoJTqDWs8ZpAXmCWjDVgFUdHTaI\ SZKRWMPTNOQPNNRMKSLHUK00L } frm:DivideBrot5 { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=real(p1)-2, b=imag(p1)+0.00000000000000000001: z=sqr(z)/(z^(-a)+b)+c |z| < 1000000 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint