; Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:24:52 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 02-06-10 (Mandelbrot Picnic [X]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20100601232607.2baffb26@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- June 02, 2010 (Rating X) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image is an expedition into the Mandelbrot set. The ; trip takes us to a depth of over 10^17, which is not all that ; deep as images go, but still deep enough to require the much ; slower arbitrary-precision math routine. ; ; The tiny minibrot in the image is located in the Seahorse Valley ; of a much larger but still tiny minibrot on a filament extending ; northwest from the second bud out the main stem of the largest ; minibrot on the main stem of the parent Mandelbrot set. ; ; And with all this said, it's time to enjoy the image. In my ; opinion, the most striking features of the image are the brill- ; iant green area inside the ring of chaos and the 'resetting' of ; the count of elements as we approach the minibrot. This reset- ; ting to a lesser power of 2 indicates that the minibrot at the ; center lies in the attraction basin of a larger minibrot, and is ; not directly attracted to the M-set itself. ; ; The rating of an X is not a rating of a roman-numeral ten. It ; means I had a hard time deciding how to rate just another not-so- ; deep, deep view into the M-set. ; ; The name "Mandelbrot Picnic" expresses the fun of looking into ; the Mandelbrot set even after more than 30 years beyond its dis- ; covery. With an infinity to explore, there is, and always will ; be, something new to be found. ; ; The calculation time of today's image is not very much fun ; however. Requiring the slower arbitrary math, the image takes ; over 19 minutes on the 2000mhz machine. Those who do not ; appreciate delayed gratification can enjoy the instant variety ; on the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; While we were watching the news at lunch on Tuesday, FL made a ; comment about the 'evil' big-oil companies. I said nothing at ; the time, but I did leave a little comment at the end of this ; discussion. ; ; Lots of clouds and humidity, with a temperature of 84F 29C and ; showers of rain, made Tuesday a rather unpleasant day here at ; Fractal Central. The fractal cats checked the outside condi- ; tions several times before deciding to settle on the kitchen ; floor, where they not only could keep cool, but were within an ; easy leap if they heard a can being opened. My day was average; ; tomorrow will be near the same. ; ; The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take ; care, and if we are so ready to condemn the greedy big oil ; companies, why do we continue to feed their greed by consuming ; their products? In my opinion, our resentment of 'big oil' is ; a sham. What we really resent is the way we have let the pet- ; roleum conglomerates become our overlords, and in so doing, ; have become their dependent and obedient serfs. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Mandelbrot_Picnic { ; time=0:19:22.72-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=mandel center-mag=-1.7830528137696\ 68868412/0.005956939879739020396/1.354584e+017/1/\ -109/0 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=18000 bailout=6 inside=0 logmap=1072 colors=000AIKAKOAMSAOWCQ_EScGThIVlJWpLZlM`iNcfPebQ\ h_RjXTiSUlOVoJcrFmuAzt6wmBmcFcUJUKNQCRP6VO0Zillhnf\ hp`hqWhsQhuKhvFfsKdqOcoSamX`k`ZidYghTagOWgJQfEKfCL\ eAMd8Mc6Nb5NbIYaUg`SeYQdWObUMaSK`PIZNGYLFXJKWLOWMT\ WNXWOaVQeVRjVSnVT_RcLNm6KwIx4Lt8NqCQmGSjJUgNXcRZ`V\ `YYeZai_em_hq`luapyasrZokWldUhYReRPaKMZEKWANd7QlFT\ hNVeVXaa_ZiaVqcSxePtcSqaVm_YjY`fWccVf_UeWUeSUeOUeK\ UdGUdCUd8UdPVdeVdbDcZHdWKdSNdPQdLTeIWeEZeBae9Yd8Vd\ 6Sd5Pd3Md2Jd1GdAFhIEkRDnZCqgBtoBwhHoaNhVT`OYUHZMAc\ K0m8nz7an6Qe5DW41N4WdLywazzczvdzrfzngrlhpkjoiknhls\ gmrfmqekpZioSgnLefBcU1Xk5_l9YnDWpGUsKSuOQwSPyVPnMI\ dDCV46_9BdDFhHJmMNqQRvUVzYZwMTtBOr0JeFPUUVIh_PmdVr\ havmgzqnzvtzzazzKzzJzpIzgIzYHzPHzGxz_yzZyzZyzZzzYz\ zYzzYyzWxzUwzSvzRuzPtzNszLrzKjzSczZXzfQzmJztOzqTzo\ YzlbzjXzdRz_nzAfzG_zLSzUOzTLzRHzPDzO9zM6zLEzILzGTz\ E_zBgz9nz7lz5kz4fz9bzDZzI } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ;