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fractint-digest         Monday, April 3 2000         Volume 01 : Number 463




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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 16:16:48 +0900
From: neko <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) ftod v4?

well, it's been just about a year since the last archive of jim muth's fotd
was done. is anyone working on an archive of this years .pars? if no one
else is i might do it if les st. claire's willing to have it there with the
rest of them, but i'm going on vacation to the states starting april first
(which means a 36-hour april fools day for me, whee), and won't get back
til the 25th or so, so it might be a while. how where the last three
compiled?

 -- neko *meow*

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  things you didn't have a good answer to." -- douglas adams



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Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 01:20:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 27-03-00 (Color-Blind [6]) (c)

FOTD -- March 27, 2000  (Rating 6)

Fractal enthusiasts and visionaries:

Standing alone, the expression 1/Z+C or Z^(-1)+C is another of
those unlikely ones, which would never be expected to draw
anything of interest.  But when it is bracketed such as,
Z^(-0.9)-Z^(-1.1), and the difference multiplied by a factor of
12 before adding C, some unusual things happen.  Today's
striking fractal illustrates one of these unusual things.

It is probably the most effective midget I have yet discovered
in the fractal land of negative exponents.  True, the typical
bits and pieces are there, but they are arranged into a quite
effective pattern surrounding the central midget, which is
emphasized by the somewhat gaudy color palette.

I named the picture "Color Blind" when I noticed that it
resembles those multi-colored dot-filled pictures with numbers
hidden in the colors that are used to test for color-blindness.
Actually, the term color-blindness is a misnomer, for color-
blind people do not live in a world of black and white, but
rather they perceive colors differently from those with
so-called normal color vision.  (Normal color perception is
considered normal mainly because that type of perception happens
to prevail in the greatest percentage of individuals.)

The parameter file takes all of 23 minutes to render on a P200.
A download of the image takes all of a minute or two.  That
download may be found on Usenet at:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

and on the W.W.W. at:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The fractal weather was ideal for cats and humans today, the
sunny skies and temperature of 64F (18C) being near (dare I say
it) purrfect.

The fractal hunting also went pretty well.  The philosophy
however did not fare so well, as I failed to find either the
time or the enthusiasm.  However, the chance is still 40 percent
that I'll philosophize tomorrow, and 80 percent that I'll do it
the next day.

And of course the chance is 99.995 percent that I'll be here
again tomorrow with another fractal midget surrounded by
decorations of the most extraordinary kind.  Until then, take
care, and think fractal thoughts.


Jim Muth
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Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 00:45:04 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 28-03-00 (Globules with Auras [4]) (c)

FOTD -- March 28, 2000  (Rating 4)

Fractal enthusiasts and visionaries:

Today's image is another picture of a ghost scene -- one of
those images that isn't really there, but can be made manifest
by the application of bof60 inside fill.  This fill colors the
inside, (and that's all there is in today's image), according to
how close in their travels the points come to the origin.  (Or
maybe it's which iteration comes closest to the origin.  I can
never keep these two inside options straight.)

Regardless, the picture is moderately interesting -- interesting
enough to earn a somewhat conservative rating of 4, which equals
a little below average on my 0-10 scale of fractal worth.  I
have named the picture "Globules with Auras" -- a name that
describes the scene with reasonable accuracy.

I'll not offer an opinion of whether the traditional auras
actually exist around living objects.  Skeptics are convinced
that auras do not exist, since science has not been able to
observe them.  Those who can see auras do not trouble themselves
with the inability of science to observe the mystic glows.
These people know that auras do exist.  Unfortunately, they
cannot convince the scientists that the auras they see are real.

Auras might not be real, but today's image most certainly is
real, and it has been posted in JPEG format to:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

and to:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

from where it may be downloaded in 1/20 the time it would take
to run the attached parameter file.

The fractal weather was sunny in the morning and cloudy all
afternoon.  A steady rain set in at 4pm, which is still falling.
The temperature of 64F (18C) was acceptable to the cats, though
they would have preferred something quite a bit warmer.

The fractosophy is still cooking.  It might be ready tomorrow or
it might not.  The only way to know for sure will be to check
back then and see what happens.

Until next time, take care, and good luck with your fractals.


Jim Muth
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Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 00:54:04 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 29-03-00 (Fractal Tuesday [5]) (c)

FOTD -- March 29, 2000  (Rating 5)

Fractal enthusiasts and visionaries:

It was a very busy day, which is still not quite wrapped up, so
I'll have to be brief.

I named today's fractal marvel "Fractal Tuesday".  I gave it
this undistinguished name because it is a fractal and I found it
on a Tuesday.  The image is another of those unexpected things
that appears when two powers of Z in the vicinity of 1/Z are
combined.

The picture earns a notably average rating of 5 on my 0-to-10
scale of fractal worthiness.  The parameter file takes a very
average 16 minutes to run, and the average image file has been
posted as usual to:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

and to:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The weather was cool and unsettled today, with a temperature of
58F (14.5C) and squally showers.  This mixture kept the cats
indoors.  The philosophy got nowhere, but I'll try again
tomorrow to surprise and delight.  Until then, take care, and
don't get caught in a fractal squall.


Jim Muth
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Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 14:28:16 -0500
From: "James R. McKenzie" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Attn Les St Clair

Have you updated your par listings lately?
                             T H A N K   Y O U


                             James R. McKenzie


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Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 23:47:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 30-03-00 (Fractal Wednesday [7]) (c)

FOTD -- March 30, 2000  (Rating 7)

Fractal enthusiasts and visionaries:

Another very busy day brings another fractal named after the day
of the week on which I found the image.  Since I am writing this
on a Wednesday evening, and I found the image about 4 hours ago,
I have named the picture "Fractal Wednesday".

The iterated formula is 1/Z-Z+C -- a simple expression that
exceeds itself in the variety of images it produces.  The image
has been colored so that it resembles a neon-illuminated
billboard, and then posted to:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

and to:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The day's weather was mostly sunny with a temperature of 57F
(14C), which was good enough for the fractal cats to venture out
of doors.

The philosophy continued cooking in the average weather, but
unfortunately it is still only cooking.  Nothing concrete has
yet emerged from my latest round of pondering.  I'll have a lot
better luck with my philosophy when I get a chance to relax and
let my thoughts drift with the flow.  This could happen as soon
as tomorrow, when I'll return with another great single-layer
fractal.

Until then, take care, and beware of counterfeit fractals.


Jim Muth
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Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 00:58:07 -0600
From: "Paul N. Lee" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) ftod v4?

neko wrote:
>
> well, it's been just about a year since the
> last archive of jim muth's fotd was done.
> is anyone working on an archive of this years
> .pars?  if no one else is i might do it if
> les st. claire's willing to have it there with
> the rest of them, ......

If you need all of them, then I can send you whatever you need.  I have
just about every email posted to this discussion list (and to the other
lists as well).

Sincerely,
P.N.L.
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Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 20:07:27 -0500
From: neko <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) ftod v4?

uh, you, er, i think, wrote this:

> If you need all of them, then I can send you whatever you need.  I have
> just about every email posted to this discussion list (and to the other
> lists as well).

well it's not a matter of not being able to get them (yet; i don't know how
long jim will keep them on the server), it's just a matter of someone making a
compilation. i'm currently going through the first two years with partobat, for
instance.

 -- -- neko *meow*
    "capital letters were always the best way of dealing with
     things you didn't have a good answer to." -- douglas adams

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Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:07:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 31-03-00 (Fractal Thursday [5]) (c)

FOTD -- March 31, 2000  (Rating 5)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

I lied again.  Yes, I told an untruth yesterday when I said that
I would have more time today to devote to my FOTD discussion.
My excuse is that things stayed busy, and enjoying money as I
do, I devoted most of my time to work that, in contrast to
finding fractals, is not much fun but pays well.

Being short of time, I devoted the little time I did have to
scrounging up an acceptable single-layer fractal, which I named
"Fractal Thursday" because I found it on a Thursday and had no
chance to meditate to find a better name.

Following an intuitive hunch, I entered the rather ridiculous
parameters into the M-Mix4 formula and let it rip.  The formula
subtracts 1000 parts of Z^0.001 from Z.  The result was today's
picture, a scene featuring the obligatory quadratic midget
surrounded by decoration that vaguely resembles a forest on
another world.

The near 10-minute render time is a bit too slow for all but the
most patient fractalists.  This slowness makes a trip to:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

or to:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

to pick up the pre-rendered image, far more efficient.

The weather today was typical for this part of the world at this
time of year -- partly cloudy skies and a temperature of 62F
(16.5C).  These conditions must have been ideal for the cats,
since they spent nearly the entire day on the porch.

Once again the philosophy failed to materialize, once again
disappointing the philosophy-starved masses.  If the work slacks
off tomorrow, I'll philosophize then; if not, I'll philosophize
later.

But regardless, I'll have a great fractal ready.  Check in then
to see the awe-inspiring scene that will be revealed.  And until
then, take care, and don't let fractals go to your head.


Jim Muth
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Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 00:29:35 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 01-04-00 (Fractal Friday [7]) (c)

FOTD -- April 01, 2000  (Rating 7)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Another busy day brings another hasty discussion, which will sorely
disappoint those waiting with bated breath for the secrets of the
universe to be revealed.  But luckily for fractal fans the haste does
not show in the quality of the fractal, which rates a 7 on my scale of
fractal worth.

The unlikely formula this time is 36(Z^100)-72(Z^0.01)+C -- another
expression that at first glance appears unlikely to draw anything more
than a boring circle, but is full of surprises when Z is initialized
to a critical point.

Unable to find a proper name for today's picture, I once again named
it after the day of the week on which I found the scene.  In this case
I named the picture "Fractal Friday".

At a run time of 17 minutes, the parameter file is somewhat slow,
making a download the wiser choice.  The image may be found waiting to
be downloaded at:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

and at

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The fractal weather today was near perfect.  Not a cloud was seen, and
the temperature of 59F (15C) was perfect.

Not so perfect was my failure to philosophize.  As has been the case
most of this week, my excuse is that I was too busy.  That excuse will
be worn out by tomorrow however, when I should have some interesting
words of wisdom.  Check then to see what happens.

Until next time, take care, and if everyone agreed on everything, we
would have no need for philosophy.


Jim Muth
[e-mail]


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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
}

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Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 01:59:15 +1200
From: "Morgan L. Owens" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) And we _missed it_!

You know what just occurred to me? Benoit Mandelbrot discovered the set
that now bears his name 20 years ago _last month_.

March 1980.

I'm chagrined that I forgot.

But at least here's a recreation of a scene first seen by human eyes a
month later. Belated happy birthday...

April1980          {
  reset=2000 type=mandellambda passes=1
  corners=2.963/2.971/0.263/0.271 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=1023
  inside=255 outside=15 periodicity=0 viewwindows=1/1/yes/0/0
  colors=@default.map
  }


Morgan L. Owens
"I wonder how long it originally took to render?"



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Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 17:32:11 +0100
From: "Les St Clair" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Attn Les St Clair

Hello James,

> Have you updated your par listings lately?<

Sorry, I've been preoccupied with various other things lately.
I'll endeavour to get the parameter collections up to date in the near
future.

In fact I haven't even had time to keep up with the mail on this, and other,
fractal lists.
Thanks to Lee Skinner for pointing this message out to me.

My web sites at CompuServe and Prestel will soon be migrating to BTinternet.
I'll let folks know when the updated collections are available. (this goes
for the FOTD par collection, requested elsewhere).

Cheers,

Les


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Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 17:46:29 +0100
From: "Les St Clair" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) ftod v4?

Hi folks,

> well, it's been just about a year since the last archive of jim muth's
fotd <
> was done. is anyone working on an archive of this years .pars? <

Hmmm. There's something odd going on here (obviously my own fault), but I
updated the collection back in December.
I just logged onto my web site (which I don't normally visit myself) and
found that the page is still the old one from April '99!!
I've uploaded the corrected page and files now.

The third anniversary of Jim's FOTD is due on 12 April. I'll commence the
compilation of Vol.4 after that date.

I confess that vol.3 is a little out of date (missing Dec.'99 onward), but I
plan to address this problem very soon.
I'll post a message here when the collection is updated.

Meanwhile Vol.1 - Vol.3 are still available from:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Les_StClair/pars.htm


cheers, Les



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Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 23:26:49 -0600
From: "Paul N. Lee" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Fractal Census 2000

Greetings,

It has been about two weeks since the request for the "Fractal Census"
was made, and still receiving an occasional email.  I have been
compiling this information into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, and was
only entering the basic stats that was requested.  But, decided to
expand with additional information (web sites, email addresses, physical
addresses, telephone numbers, birthdates, spouses and family members,
etc.).  It has gotten so large, that it now resembles a small database.

I have only taken six of the key fields:
      Names
      Various Products Used
      Qty.
      Best or Most Used
      Email Addresses
      Web Sites
to use in the creation of a web page:
      http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/Fractal_Census.html

This is not the completed census data, which will take a few more hours
(or may be days) to finish.  But I thought I would publish what I have
gathered so for.  If someone finds the information for them inaccurate
or incomplete, then please reply to the following email address:

          MAILTO:[e-mail]


Sincerely,
P.N.L.
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Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 03:59:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 02-04-00 (Fractal Saturday [6]) (c)

FOTD -- April 02, 2000  (Rating 6)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today's offering is another example of getting something from
nothing.  The nothing is the formula Z^(-1)+Z^(-2)+1/C, which
when combined with a bailout radius of 10^100 gives a blank
black screen at today's coordinates.

Since blank screens make very poor fractals, I tried the
different inside fills on today's blank screen, which is
actually all inside.  I found that several options give
interesting results, with the bof61 being the best.

My first impulse was to name the picture something like "Icy
Cool", but I finally decided on "Fractal Saturday" to keep the
string of weekday names going.  The image, which is all inside
fill and uses no periodicity checking, is a slow one, taking an
hour to complete on an average Pentium.  A download is far more
efficient.  That download may be found at:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

and at:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The weather, (fractal weather that is), was sunny and 69F (20C)
- -- perfect conditions for the cats, (fractal cats that is), who
spent the entire afternoon on the porch, watching the birds,
(common starlings), build their nest in a hole in a tree.

Unfortunately, we've come to the end of the day's FOTD.  Until
next time, take care, and don't take life too seriously.


Jim Muth
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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
}

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Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 00:48:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 03-04-00 (Fractal Convergence [5]) (c)

FOTD -- April 03, 2000  (Rating 5)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today's Fractal of the Day is named "Fractal Convergence".  I
gave it this name when I noticed the surrounding elements
converging on the always-present midget at the center.  Of
course almost all Mandeloid midgets are surrounded by converging
elements, but those in today's picture struck me as particularly
impressive.

The not-very-spectacular formula behind the image is
(Z^0.8)+(Z^2.6)+C, an expression that would arouse the interest
of but few math buffs.  Fractal formulae are deceiving however,
and today's modest formula exceeds itself in the fractal images
it produces.

As is the case with the images drawn by many combined formulas,
the outside area of today's picture is filled with holes, giving
it a particularly delicate appearance.  Closer to the midget
these holes form a distinctive texture, which is curious but not
interesting enough to warrant a FOTD.

The parameter file attached at the bottom of this discussion
takes over six minutes to render.  The JPEG image file takes
under two minutes to download from:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

or from:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The choice of how to view the image is up to you.  If you run
the parameter file, the .GIF image that results can be further
investigated.  If you download the image, you will have a JPEG
file with no fractal data embedded, which can be viewed but not
worked with.

The weather today was cloudy and mild with periods of light rain
totalling all of 0.1cm.  The fractal cats enjoyed the
temperature of 68F (20C) while it was dry, but came indoors when
the rain began.

Until next time, take care, stay dry, and see you soon.


Jim Muth
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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
}

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Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 13:16:54 GMT
From: "Andrew Coppin" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Re: What's our population

Did you know:

If you send the command "who fractint" to [e-mail]
you get a list of the email addresses of everybody on the list? All 294 of
us? (I just got one *big* email!)

______________________________________________________
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Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 13:09:12 -0300
From: "Fliguer, Miguel" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Franktal Gallery - Update

Hi !

A new iteration of the Franktal Gallery is on the usual site
for your visual and aural pleasure.

The maitre d' suggests :

- - Ray-Traced fractals : What happens inside a stack of mirrored balls ?
- - Fractal Babe #1 : By popular request.....
- - A small animation which uses the new 'lake' feature from v20.0.6
- - Gallery V - Y2K compliant fractals : Miscellaneous pictures

I know there are some minor thumbnail misplacements, I'll try to fix them
ASAP
Anyway, I encourage you to send me your feedback
(positive/negative/real/complex).

Enjoy !!!

PS: Please could a kind soul forward this to the fractal art list ? Thank
you.

Miguel Fliguer
Franktal Gallery
http://members.xoom.com/fliguer/franktal.html
mailto:[e-mail]


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Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 20:13:54 -0600
From: Tim Wegner <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) list archive

Discussion of list management issues is officially off topic except
for me, the benevolent dictator :-) If anyone has an opinion on the
issue mentioned below, please *email me* (but don't post to the
list). I would like to get opinions, but not clutter the list with
discussion on this topic.

Some of you may be aware that the archive of the digest version of
this list is publically visible at:

http://www.xmission.com/pub/lists/fractint/archive/

It is possible that automatic webcrawlers can scavange email
addresses from the archive. I have no evidence that this actually
happens, and I have heard a point of view that web crawlers
probably don't check ftp files, which is what the archive consists of.

I could make the archive inaccessible to the public. SHould I?

Pro: This might reduce the exposure of your email to potential
spammers.

Con:  Availablilty of the archive is useful for folks who are returning
to the list after an absence or want to search for a topic, so we'd
lose this capability if the archive were not public.

If you have an opinion, email me. I'm leaning toward the status quo.

Tim


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