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fractint-digest          Sunday, May 21 2000          Volume 01 : Number 476




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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 12:51:16 -0400
From: "Parracho, Rui" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (fractint) New Here

so while generating an arbitrary fractal you do not get a grid outlined in
white?

- -----Original Message-----
From: Ammon Cooke [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 12:31 PM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: (fractint) New Here


ok, I am running winfract because I cannot get fractint(dos) to work on my
machine. When I press e like the help says to do nothing happens if I press
enter like Linda's tutorial says to I get color-cycling. How do I avoid
this?


At 12:07 PM 5/16/00 -0400, you wrote:
>its color cycling because your in color cycle mode.
>don't press C.
>
> >From the normal fractal generation screen press E, position the grid on
the
>screen where you want it and then press enter.
>
>Try F1 (help), its very thorough and quick.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ammon Cooke [mailto:[e-mail]]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 12:00 PM
>To: [e-mail]
>Subject: Re: (fractint) New Here
>
>
>Sorry for being such a bother but pressing the e key & enter like she says
>to doesn't work for me the colors just start cycling.
>
>P.S. if it is a bother to reply by all means DON'T reply if I am asking
>this question at the wrong place PLEASE redirect me.
>
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 11:02:06 -0600
From: Ammon Cooke <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (fractint) New Here

At 12:51 PM 5/16/00 -0400, you wrote:
>so while generating an arbitrary fractal you do not get a grid outlined in
>white?

Nope I don't.  I am running version 18.21 if it makes any difference.


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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 16:32:09 -0400
From: "Doug" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) FOTD, 16-05-00  (Ruby-Red Minibrot [4])

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All i get is the message above for the > FOTD -- May 16, 2000  (Rating 4).

Doug


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Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 16-05-00 (Ruby-Red Minibrot [4])


>
> FOTD -- May 16, 2000  (Rating 4)
>
> Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
>
> Today's fractal, which shows a midget surrounded by ruby-red
> elements, and the ruby-red elements surrounded by a celestial
> blue background, is named "Ruby-Red Minibrot".  The name is
> purely descriptive.
>
> I confess, I did post-process the image just the slightest.  I
> did so to liven the colors, which in the un-intensified version
> were muddy and dull.  But the sin is not as great as it seems,
> for with a bit more effort, I could have achieved the same
> result with the Fractint color editor.
>
> In yesterday's FOTD I mentioned fractals that are created by
> formulae that contain negative powers of Z.  Today's image,
> which was drawn by the formula Z^(-2)+Z^(-23)+(1/C) is a typical
> example.
>
> Normally, the fractals of negative powers appear as an ocean
> dotted with islands.  This is in contrast to the positive
> powers, where the fractals appear as a landscape dotted with
> lakes.  But by juggling C, a fractal may be turned inside-out.
> The landscape can be turned into an ocean and vice-versa.  By
> calculating 1/C instead of C, I have turned the ocean of today's
> fractal into a landscape with a big lake.
>
> When a fractal is turned inside-out, the overall appearance
> totally changes, though the inner details usually remain
> unchanged.  But sometimes, for reasons I cannot determine,
> fractals of the M-Mix4 variety that have no midgets when they
> appear as oceans with islands, do have midgets when they are
> reversed and become landscapes with lakes.  The effect is
> probably only apparent, but some fractals do appear far richer
> when turned inside-out.
>
> The parent fractal of today's image is a curiously distorted
> hodge-podge of Mandelbrot sections.  In it, the normally
> near-circular negative-power disks have been distorted into
> shapes that almost seem to be trying to form themselves into
> equal-iteration bands.  I may further investigate this fractal
> when the day's business is completed.
>
> On my P200, the parameter file rendered in 10 minutes plus
> 1/100th of a second.  On the internet, the JPEG'd image file
> will download in far less time.  That image may be found posted
> to the Usenet newsgroup:
>
>           <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>
>
> and to Paul Lee's web site at:
>
>           <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
>
> The weather yesterday finished as perfectly as it started, the
> partly-cloudy skies and afternoon temperature of 68F (20C) being
> just warm enough for the cats to enjoy.  Today is starting out
> the same.
>
> And now, I must put fun and games aside, and turn to things that
> are far less enjoyable but far more profitable.  Until next
> time, take care, and keep those fractals coming.
>
>
> Jim Muth
> [e-mail]
>
>
> START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================
>
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>
> frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth
> a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
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> k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
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> |z| < l
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>
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>
>
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 15:32:47 -0600
From: Ammon Cooke <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) How Do I subscribe to a Usenet Group

Jim Moth,

    I would like to get your pictures through Usenet. I have exhausted all my
resources trying to find out how. If you can help me I sure would
appreciate it.

Ammon Cooke.


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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 19:18:11 -0700
From: "Angela Wilczynski" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) New Here

ammon....

sorry to be testy......part of the problem in answering your questions is that they
are general in nature.  If you are in winfract, the fractint lessons are of no use.
As far as I know, you can only edit a color map in the dos version of fractint.
Thus, you need to ask questions about getting your machine to run the dos version of
fractint first.  This can't be done on an NT machine, but I can run fractint dos fine
with win98 and my milleneum video card.  Of course I chose my video card to be
compatible with fractint.....<<<<grin>>>>>  Other than these hints, I'm useless.

wizzle

Ammon Cooke wrote:
>
> ok, I am running winfract because I cannot get fractint(dos) to work on my
> machine. When I press e like the help says to do nothing happens if I press
> enter like Linda's tutorial says to I get color-cycling. How do I avoid this?
>
> At 12:07 PM 5/16/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >its color cycling because your in color cycle mode.
> >don't press C.
> >
> > >From the normal fractal generation screen press E, position the grid on the
> >screen where you want it and then press enter.
> >
> >Try F1 (help), its very thorough and quick.

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 10:42:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 17-05-00  (Pattern Number One [5])

FOTD -- May 17, 2000  (Rating 5)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

If a fractal with x-axis symmetry is combined with another
fractal with x-axis symmetry, the result is a new fractal with
x-axis symmetry, right?

Not in all cases.

In today's case, I took Z^(-2), added Z^(-16), and finally added
1/C.  I found that the resulting fractal, part of which lies off
the right edge of the default screen, comes nowhere close to
having x-axis symmetry.  But even though it has no symmetry, the
fractal is full of interesting places filled with extraordinary
midgets.

Perhaps the most interesting thing with this fractal is the
nature of the elements that it is composed of.  I expect the
elements of fractals that contain negative powers of Z to be
disconnected and roughly circular disks.  Today's parent fractal
contains two negative powers of Z, yet the elements almost seem
to be trying to form the equal-iteration bands of the positive-
exponent fractals.  I must further investigate this situation.

The parent fractal of today's picture is also a good example of
how to find midgets in M-Mix4 images.  Notice the edge of the
lake.  In some places it resembles the shoreline of the classic
M-set, with well defined circular Mandelbrot buds.  In other
places the shoreline is more irregular, resembling the shoreline
of a Julia set.  The midgets are most likely to be found in the
areas that resemble the shoreline of the M-set, and in these
areas they can be found in the same manner as they can be found
in the classic M-set.

The areas that resemble a Julia shoreline are trickier.  Midgets
are never found in a straight Julia set, but despite the
Julia-like appearance of some of its parts, today's parent
fractal is a Mandeloid, and is therefore unpredictable.  The
only way to know whether midgets lie in this area is to search
carefully.  There might be midgets in the Julia-like areas of
today's parent fractal -- I don't know because I have not yet
looked.

Up until this point I've been describing the parent of today's
picture.  Little description is needed for today's image, as the
image speaks for itself.  (A talking fractal?)  It is a scene in
one of the Mandel-valleys of its parent.  I named the picture
"Pattern Number One" for the same reason that Brahms' first
symphony is known as "Symphony Number One".

The parameter file takes about 6 minutes to render on a modest
Pentium.  I have posted the JPEG file as always to Usenet at:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

and I assume Paul Lee has put it on his web site at:

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

If the web site is not working, do not contact me.  I have no
connection to the FOTD web site, which is maintained by Paul.
Any problem is likely due to the fact that I am now posting my
FOTD discussions on the morning of the day they are dated
instead of the evening of the day before.

The fractal weather yesterday was near perfect, with lots of sun
and a temperature of 72F (22C) that brought out the best in the
cats.  A light rain fell overnight, but this morning it has
cleared, and the day is once again starting out perfect.

The philosophy is in a momentary lull.  But it has not died.  It
is merely seeking a new direction, and will return shortly,
rising hopefully to new and greater heights.

A far greater problem is the fractal cats, who are seeking their
breakfast, and some customers, who are seeking their jobs.  As a
result, I must call it a day for the FOTD, but I'll return
tomorrow with another fractal and other goodies.  Until then,
take care, and may your fractals be successful.


Jim Muth
[e-mail]


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|z| < l
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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 17:06:49 -0600
From: Ammon Cooke <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) New Here

I'm sorry for being so vague I didn't realize there was that much
difference between Winfract & Fractint.
Rui Parracho is helping me off of the List. It is beginning to make sense now.



At 07:18 PM 5/16/00 -0700, you wrote:
>ammon....
>
>sorry to be testy......part of the problem in answering your questions is
>that they
>are general in nature.  If you are in winfract, the fractint lessons are
>of no use.
>As far as I know, you can only edit a color map in the dos version of
>fractint.
>Thus, you need to ask questions about getting your machine to run the dos
>version of
>fractint first.  This can't be done on an NT machine, but I can run
>fractint dos fine
>with win98 and my milleneum video card.  Of course I chose my video card to be
>compatible with fractint.....<<<<grin>>>>>  Other than these hints, I'm
>useless.
>
>wizzle


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Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 04:30:05 -0500
From: "Paul N. Lee" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Re: [philofractal] FOTD, 17-05-00  (Pattern Number One [5])

Jim Muth wrote:
>
> I named the picture "Pattern Number One" for
> the same reason that Brahms' first symphony
> is known as "Symphony Number One".

Actually, this probably should be "Pattern Number Two".  The original
"Pattern Number One" was posted about a year ago:
    http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD_99-05-10.html

>
> If the web site is not working, do not contact me.  I have no
> connection to the FOTD web site, which is maintained by Paul.
> Any problem is likely due to the fact that I am now posting my
> FOTD discussions on the morning of the day they are dated
> instead of the evening of the day before.

I used to update the latest FotD late at night after I got the email and
image.  But since it now arrives late in the morning, I'm already at
work busy keeping a Data Processing Department running for all offices
throught the country.  No time to take a break and do this during the
day, so it will be after I get home before the web pages get updated.

Sincerely,
P.N.L.
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Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 09:37:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 18-05-00  (Minibrot Seascape [6])

FOTD -- May 18, 2000  (Rating 6)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

It has been pointed out that yesterday's FOTD, which I named
'Pattern Number One' actually should have been named 'Pattern
Number Two', since I had already named a FOTD 'Pattern Number
One'.

With about 1000 FOTD's behind me, and the number constantly
increasing, the likelihood of duplicated names will only
increase.  After all, when one reaches the second half of life,
the thinking patterns start to become more routine.  Maybe I
should start giving opus numbers to the FOTD's.

I only hope that my fractal midgets never become routine.

I need not worry too much, for today's fractal is safe from
being routine.  It is a midget which until this time has never
been seen by the eyes of man, nor by the eyes of anything else.

The picture bears the name "Minibrot Seascape".  There's no
logical reason why I gave it this name -- nothing watery is in
the scene -- the thought of an undersea landscape simply came to
mind while I was studying the image.

When I study an image in search of a name, I disengage my mind
(an easy thing for me to do) and let nature take its course.
Sometimes the result has an obvious connection with the image,
sometimes not.

The formula combines -2 portions of Z^(-2) with -2 of Z^(-30)
then adds 1/C.  The result is a fractal with more nooks and
crannies than . . . well, nothing has more nooks and crannies
than a fractal.  Regardless, it's an image with much potential,
which I may look further into in the days to come.

At 22-1/2 minutes, the parameter file is exasperatingly slow.
(Does anyone actually run these parameter files?)  The download
of the image is much faster, and will save much effort.  That
download may be found on Usenet at:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

and in a few hours on the W.W.W. at:

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

The fractal weather remained fair and mild all day yesterday.
Warm sun and a temperature of 72F (22C) lured the cats into the
yard, where they passed the afternoon chattering at birds.
Today however is starting out not so good, as a layer of clouds
has moved in overnight and a brisk breeze has sprung up from the
south.  We'll see how the day goes.

And right now I've got to see how the work goes, so until next
time, take care, and is a fractal an animal, a vegetable or a
mineral object?  Or is it none of the above?


Jim Muth
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Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 10:27:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 19-05-00  (Four Perfect Spirals [6])

FOTD -- May 19, 2000  (Rating 6)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Four perfect spirals of such generous proportion are rarely seen
in such close proximity to midgets.  This fact alone makes
today's image worth the minute or so it will take to download it
from Usenet at:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

or from the Web at:

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

It's up to the individual viewer to decide whether the image is
worth the 1/2 hour or so it takes on a Pentium to render from
the parameter file.

The formula that created today's picture is
2Z^(-2)+2Z^(-15)+(1/C), which is another of the same type I've
been playing with the past few days.

The parent fractal of today's scene is a rather messy looking
Mandeloid with several areas of possible interest.  The area
that caught my eye is a detached and twisted Minibrot just south
of the main fractal.  This Minibrot has its period-2 bud twisted
so far to its south side that its north period-3 bud is as large
as the period-2 bud.  I found today's scene when I investigated
one of the valleys of this oversized period-3 bud.

The coloring is unusually intense, perhaps a bit too intense.  I
created the intensity in a separate graphic program, though with
a bit more effort I could have done the same in Fractint.

I named today's picture "Four Perfect Spirals".  I leave it to
the viewer to decide whether the image is art.

Can anything turned out on a production-line basis, such as the
FOTD, be art?  My opinion is that the FOTD is more entertainment
than art.  At least, that's how I approach it, trying to make it
as interesting as possible.  Sometimes art happens when I create
my FOTD images; sometimes not.  But regardless, the FOTD goes
on, as it has for over three years and most likely will for many
more.

The fractal weather yesterday turned quite muggy as the day
progressed, though the brisk breeze continued well into the
night, making things reasonably comfortable.  The cats must have
agreed with the 88F (31C) degree temperature, for they spent
most of the day on the porch, watching the world go by.  Today
is starting out cloudy and cooler, with the weather experts
promising rain.  But none has yet fallen.

And now it's already after 10am -- time to lay the FOTD aside
until tomorrow.  Until then, take care, and fractals are no more
or less than what you make them.


Jim Muth
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Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 12:42:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 20-05-00  (Mandelbrot Muffin [5])

FOTD -- May 20, 2000  (Rating 5)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

I realize that today's FOTD is a bit late, but I have yet to
work out a new schedule for posting.  But the irregularity is
only temporary.  In a day or so things will be back to normal.

It's Saturday morning and all is well here at Fractal Central.
The Fractal cats are irritable however, sitting with their backs
to me with tails thrashing because it's raining and they can't
go out.  I tried to comfort them by telling them that it's also
raining on the Preakness horse race, which is the biggest event
we have here in fractal-land, but it did no good.  They're still
angry, and the weather being as it is, I guess they'll have to
stay angry.

Bad weather is no handicap to finding fractals however.  For
today's fractal I searched the image produced by the formula
Z^(-2)+Z^(-22)+(1/C).  This formula draws images of a type I
have largely overlooked until now.  But just because I haven't
been there doesn't mean that the area has nothing worth seeing.

I named the picture of today's midget "Mandelbrot Muffin" when I
suddenly got the urge for a blueberry muffin while studying it.
The scene doesn't really bear that close a resemblance to a
muffin.  What it does resemble is the typical midget that lies
in the East Valley area of a larger midget, which by some
strange coincidence is exactly what it is.

Taking almost 9 minutes on a Pentium200, running the parameter
file is the slow way of viewing the scene.  The fast way is to
download the GIF image from the Usenet group:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

or from:

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

I have posted the GIF version because my JPEG'ers are all tied
up with other tasks.

The fractal weather was rainy all day yesterday, with a
temperature of 64F (18C) that made the cats unhappy.  Today is
starting out cloudy cool and drizzly, which is keeping them
unhappy.

Unfortunately, since all good things must come to an end, we've
reached the end of the FOTD.  I see it's time to finish the
little bit of serious work that needs to be done, and to comfort
the cats with a can of tuna.  Then I might rush to the store for
a blueberry muffin.  Until next time, take care, and keep your
fractals dry.


Jim Muth
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Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 11:05:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 21-05-00  (Star-Spangled Midget [3])

FOTD -- May 21, 2000  (Rating 3)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

This FOTD is a filler.  I'm writing it at 10:15am of Sunday,
May 21.  When I post this discussion in about 45 minutes, I'll
immediately start writing the discussion for May 22, which I'll
post at the usual hour late this evening local time.  By being a
day ahead, I can write in the mornings when I'm fresh, and post
the discussion in the evenings when it's most convenient.  If
all works out, this will result in more lively as well as more
prompt FOTD's.

I named today's FOTD "Star-Spangled Midget".  While studying it,
I was reminded of the star field in the U.S. flag, which is
sometimes called the star-spangled banner.  Actually, this is
the title of the U.S. National Anthem, the melody of which was
borrowed from a German drinking song, and the words of which
were written by Francis Scott Key, who was detained on a British
ship in the Baltimore harbor during the bombardment of Fort
McHenry in 1814.

After wreaking a little havoc, the British eventually ran out of
cannon balls and went home, leaving us with our anthem, which is
sung, usually horribly, at the start of most every sporting
event and festive occasion.  On clear days the harbor where Mr.
Key penned those immortal words is visible from the window here
at Fractal Central.  Today however is not a clear day.

With the history out of the way, we can now concentrate on the
actual fractal image for today.  Today's midget lies deep in the
figure that results when the expression Z^(-3)+Z^(-33)+(1/C) is
iterated.  It is located on one of the spiral filaments of that
figure.  I can rate the picture only a below-average 3, since I
put so little effort into it.

If you choose to run the parameter file, the 12-minute render
time could lead to frustration.  For relief, the completed image
has been posted to:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

and to:

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

Light mist fell all day yesterday, with a temperature of 54F
(12C), which was cool enough to make the heat come on and the
cats seek the radiators.  Today is starting out just as cool and
misty, with no end to the dreary weather in sight.

And now it's time to end this FOTD and get started on tomorrow's
FOTD, which I'll post at the usual time this evening.  Until
then, take care, and rejoice, for the next FOTD is but 12 hours
away.


Jim Muth
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Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 23:44:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 22-05-00  (Fractal Fiesta [5])

FOTD -- May 22, 2000  (Rating 5)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

It's now almost noon of Sunday the 21st, and for the second time
in one morning I've found a respectable fractal.  (Will miracles
never cease!)  In fact, this one rates a five, which is two
points above the "Star-Spangled" fractal that I posted 12 hours
or so ago.  Actually, I feel I under-rated that earlier image a
bit.  But I'd rather be conservative than overly generous with
my ratings.

Today's fractal makes a real splash.  The very active pattern of
radiating filaments around the central midget reminds me of an
attention grabber that might be found in an advertisement for
a big event, such as a festival.  At first I named the picture
"Fractal Festival", but when that name didn't seem lively
enough, I gave it a latin flavor by changing the name to
"Fractal Fiesta".

The parent fractal is a multi-lobed inside-out affair with
numerous places of interest.  In fractals such as this the most
interesting midgets often lie in features that have no
similar-appearing features in the classic M-set.  Today's midget
for example lies on a zig-zaggy filament extending from a bud at
the east end of the parent fractal.  The midget is located very
near the point where the main filament intersects a spurious
fragmentary filament that arises from nowhere.

The scene is one of those that I found by instinct, since a few
out-zooms will reveal a scene that shows no promise whatsoever
of holding a midget.  I have no idea why I searched where I did
- -- I just got that 'fractal feeling' and went to see why.

The formula behind the festive image is Z^(-1.1)+(Z^-11)+(1/C).
The reason that the value of the second exponent is exactly 10
times the value of the first is total whimsy, and has no effect
on the resulting image.  The four minute render time is a bit
slow for casual viewing, the better choice being to download the
JPEG image from:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

or from:

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

and save yourself the frustration.

The fractal weather continued cloudy and dreary all day, though
the active rain stopped before noon and the sky brightened in
the afternoon.  The day was milder, with a temperature of 64F
(18C) which should have been satisfactory for the cats.  But the
cats, for reasons known only to themselves, chose to remain
indoors, sleeping in their favorite chairs.

The fractosophy is in a momentary lull, but fear not philosophy
fans, my (IMO) wisdom and insight will again be revealed in the
near future.  And who knows, one of these days I might even say
something of value.  So until next time, take good care, and
fractals are fractals in any universe.


Jim Muth
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