From: owner-fractint-digest@lists.xmission.com (fractint-digest) To: fractint-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: fractint-digest V1 #590 Reply-To: fractint-digest Sender: owner-fractint-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-fractint-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk fractint-digest Friday, August 31 2001 Volume 01 : Number 590 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:27:08 +0100 From: "Cerridwen Connelly" Subject: (fractint) fractal satire Jim, Your Mandelbrot stills are totally (to use an overworked word) awesome! This page combines the classic with the oddly humorous, if anyone wants to look at my (if nothing else) fast-loading page.:-) http://www.technopagans.co.uk/FRAC.HTM Yn y Gwe, Cerri (Cerridwen) Connelly http://www.technopagans.co.uk http://www.pagantours.co.uk http://www.users.bigpond.com/catfishy - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:14:02 EDT From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 27-08-01 (Mandelbrot-01 [6]) Classic FOTD -- August 27, 2001 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I'm kind of rushed again today, so the fractal discussion will once again be short. Today's image is part of the classic Mandelbrot set. Although this particular fractal has been explored far more than any other, no more than zero percent of its totality has so far been discovered. With today's FOTD image, we increase the areas that have been discovered while not decreasing the unknown areas. The midget at the center is still out of sight, though there can be no doubt that a midget is there. The infinitesimal size of the midget is normal. As the magnitude increases in the Mandelbrot set, the pattern around midgets also increases in size, until in cases like today's, it is impossible to show both the midget and its entire pattern in the same frame. Today's image lies in a pattern surrounding a larger midget on a side filament extending northwest from the main bud. I named it "Mandelbrot-01" more as a catalog number than an artistic title. Naturally, the next image from the M-set will be number 02. Because of a little extra effort in the coloring, I rated the image a 6. Due to the extreme depth of the scene, the parameter file requires well over an hour to render. But the viewer can avoid the rendering blues by letting Paul and Scott do the rendering. After giving them a chance to render and post the image, it may be downloaded from their web sites at: and: The fractal weather today was once again of the normal summer variety, with the partly cloudy skies and temperature of 83F 28C making the cats happy and weather buffs bored. But one way to avoid boredom is to have a load of work that needs to be done. And at this time I am not bored. So until tomorrow, take care, and before we can raise the Hamiltonian, we must find where it sank. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Mandelbrot-01 { ; time=1:40:43.01--SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-1.2409\ 635096879517732837974300239922/0.38286377424493783\ 623298045039699444/1.305868e+030 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=2800 inside=0 logmap=1150 colors=00084Q84Q94RA4SB5TC5UD5VE6WF6XG6YH7ZI7_J7`K\ 8aL8bM8cN9dO9eP9fQAgRAhSAiTAjU7kVAlWCmXFiYHdZK`_MX\ `PSaRObUKcWGbYEa_C`aB_b9Zd8Yf6Xg5WhAViEUiITjMSkQRk\ URlYUmbXmfZnjaoncorfpvhpzdlwahuZdrW`pTXmQTkMPhJLfG\ HcDDaA9Z75X41VBK3DM2EN2GO2HQ2JR2KS1MU1NV1OW1QY1RZ0\ T_0Ua0Wb0Xc0Yd0Vf2Sh4Pj6Pl8UnAZpCcrEhsGlrIjuJcuIhw\ HowGqvGpvFovEnvDmuDmuCmuBmuAmtAmt9mt8nt8lfFjUMiHSj\ KQjNPjPOjSMjULjXKjZIjaHjdGjfEjiDjkCjnAjp9js8ju7dl5\ Zd4TW3NO2HF1C70BE8BKFBRMAXUAc`AigDljGnlJpnMspPurSw\ tUyvXqr_jnbbjeWfhPbbLdYHfTDhOAjPChQEfQGeRHcSJaSL`T\ NZTOYUNXVMXVLXWKXWKWXJWXIWYHWZGWZGV_FV_EV`DV`DVXIX\ UMYRR_OV`LZbIccFgeCkf9ph6ti3xj2pb1iV1aN0VF0O77TBDY\ EJbHPgLVpO`rROhUCUX0J_AP`KV`U_`ce`rk`tp`qn_bm_SlZI\ kZ8jZYhXcgVkbb`YiRTpYNrdNtjUuqZwwcxtcsqcoocjlcfjcb\ gcYecUbcQ`cLYhHWmDUrCSwBQzAOz9Mz8Kz7Iz6Jz5Kz4Lz3Lz\ 2Mz8NzEOzJOzPPzUQz_QzeRzj } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 15:28:02 EDT From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) Re: C-FOTD 25-08-01 (Fractal Fairyland [7]) Guy Marson wrote: >While playing around with one of the FOTD's I found a Fractint-bug, >producing a nasty hanger of Fractint . Yep, it's a hanger bug. The passes=b algorithm is the most prone to misbehave, but it's also the most fun to watch, and sometimes the fastest of all, at least with those images that do not confuse it. Your parameter file can be correctly rendered with any of the other algorithms. Jim M. - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 11:09:43 EDT From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 28-08-01 (County Fair [6]) Classic FOTD -- August 28, 2001 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Another busy day brings yet another shortened FOTD. Today's fractal is so busy, almost frantic, it has so many bright colors and lights, so much activity that it reminds me of the county fair. What better name to give it then than "County Fair"? And what better rating than a 6? The formula that created the image combines a lot of negative Z^(-1.8) with one negative portion of Z^(-13) before adding (1/C). I'll not try to describe the indescribable and very complex parent fractal, which is well worth a look even though it is too large to fit on the default opening screen. The parameter file renders in under 7 minutes; the GIF image file downloads in under 1 minute. The parameter file is attached to the bottom of this letter; the GIF image will soon be available on the following web sites: The fractal weather today here at FC was sunny and a bit too warm for comfort. At sunset however a cool gust of wind arrived from some thunder-storms to the north, and the night turned out near perfect. The fractal cats accepted the afternoon temperature of 88F 31C and evening temperature of 74F 23C without comment. I now find myself with a pile of work to do, so until next time, take care, and where was the Hamiltonian last seen? Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ County_Fair { ; time=0:06:49.36--SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.2246622685313890/-0.0475014016152398\ 2/1.378474e+011/1/-177.501/0.009 params=-1/-13/-11/\ -1.8/0/800 float=y maxiter=750 inside=0 logmap=139 colors=0008pl4pvMaVcO3YMFSKRNIaVKcbLdjMfrNgyOhrK`k\ GTeCLZ8DT56XA7`E8dJ9gNAkSBoWCs`DvdD`NBG5AN8BUAC`CD\ fFEmHFtJGzLGbSaGZwMbwRewXiwalwfpwlswqwwvzwLZeIWbGU\ `ERYBPW9MT7KRDISJGTPFUUDV_BWeAXk8Yp7YdFdUMkJUr8`xN\ fl`laZjcYheWffVdhTbiS`kRZlNSnKLpGEqD7sA0t92n93h95b\ 86Y88S89M8AHA8NC7SE6XG5aPEYXNUeVRmcNukKnjLhjLbiMXi\ MQhNKhNEgO8gO7kR6nT5rW5uY8bcBKiD2nM2qU2sa2ui2wkAxm\ HxnOypWyrbzsizgdsX_lMVeBQZ0MT3KQ6IN9GLCEIFCFIBDMIJ\ POPSUVW``ZffalkYjlVimShmPgnMfoJeoFQTCB7J96P76V56`3\ 6f16Z9CSGHLNNEUSFYRF`RGdQGgQGjQHnPHqPHtPKnQNhQPbQS\ XQVRQXLQ_FQaAQMoLWiWddfTbUI`H7_49JEA3ODBVFIaIQhKXo\ MZlO_iQagSbdUdaWe_YgX_hVxNNnNQeNTXNWONZFNaEQdDSfCV\ hBXkA_m9aoVigpp`imZbjXWgVPeUIbSB_Q5YPFWROUTXTUeRWn\ PYwOZmWWdcUVkRMsPDzNJwTPtZVqc`nifln_h`TeOMbBOe9Pg8\ Ri6Sk5Um4Vo2Xq1Ys0Tr8OrGJqNEqVAqaBr_CrYDsWEsUEsSOd\ GYQ4eIEmAOUXGVVCMqIHpTDpb } 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 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 12:46:21 -0400 From: "Multiple Bogeys" Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 28-08-01 (County Fair [6]) - ------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C12FBF.70E50200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > And what better rating than a 6? Umm, 7, 8, 9, or 10? :)
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Umm, 7, 8, 9, or 10?= :)

 


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- ------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C12FBF.70E50200-- - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 08:07:28 -0400 From: "JackOTradez" Subject: (fractint) FRACTINT utility This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C13061.A5034360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fellow Fractalnauts: I have been playing with Fractint / Chaos for some time now; just got my = 1st WEB page up about a month ago. I am doing DEEP zooms as well as a = MAJOR fractal video project. I had to write a little utility for this; it runs in windows and creates = a batch file to automate zoom sequences with Fractint. Unlike the = other(s) out there, mine seems to, uhh, work! If interested, you can fetch it free at my WEB site if you want. = http://www.sonic.net/~jot/ Stay Amazed! Jack - ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C13061.A5034360 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Fellow Fractalnauts:
 
I have been playing with Fractint / = Chaos for=20 some time now; just got my 1st WEB page up about a month ago. I am doing = DEEP=20 zooms as well as a MAJOR fractal video project.
 
I had to write a little utility for = this; it=20 runs in windows and creates a batch file to automate zoom sequences with = Fractint. Unlike the other(s) out there, mine seems to, uhh, = work!
 
If interested, you can fetch it free = at my WEB=20 site if you want.   http://www.sonic.net/~jot/=
 
Stay Amazed!
 
Jack
 
- ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C13061.A5034360-- - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 11:14:00 EDT From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 29-08-01 (Mystical Mandelbrot [6]) Classic FOTD -- August 29, 2001 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: When the FOTD discussion is short, it is a sign that things are very busy here at Fractal Central. Today's discussion is rather short; things are rather busy. I am fascinated by mystical and paranormal things. I even feel that some of these mysterious, questionable, and apparently impossible things might in fact exist. I realize that my belief contradicts science as it now stands, but this merely demonstrates that IMO science has much yet to discover that will not fit in with our current assumptions of the nature of reality. The dark somber colors of today's fractal lend an air of mystery to the scene, making it fully worthy of its name, "Mystical Mandelbrot". The name also has a harmonious sound when spoken aloud, which could serve as a mantra for meditation. The rating of 6 is becoming a habit which needs to be broken. The formula that created the parent fractal takes 3.1 parts of Z^(-2) and subtracts twice as much Z^(-20) before adding 1/C. This formula draws a large ocean with a smaller Mandelbrot set on the X-axis to the west. The entire scene has X-axis symmetry. Today's midget lies in the center of the north branch of Seahorse Valley of this smaller M-set. The best way to see the location of today's scene in relation to the entire fractal is to back out one step at a time, using thumbnail-size preview images, until the entire fractal is visible. The image is a slow one, so the best way of viewing it is to give Paul and Scott a chance to render and post it, then to pick up the GIF image from their web sites at: and: The fractal weather today was sunny and hot, with a temperature of 93F 34C. The fractal cats acknowledged the heat by doing nothing. But unlike the cats, who are still doing nothing, I've got lots to do and limited time in which to do it. Until next time, take care, and see you soon. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ MysticalMandelbrot { ; time=0:39:07.68--SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-1.27323034485865200/+0.001129817995900\ 75/6.941571e+009/1/95 params=3.1/-2/-6.2/-20/0/800 float=y maxiter=6000 inside=0 colors=000A0P00OA0WE0`J0eN0kS0pW0tZ0zb0zg0zk0zp0zt\ 0zv0zt6ztHztSztbztmztyztzzzzztzzgzrUkeHUQz80z00z01\ z03z36zA8yH8pNAeUCW`CLgECmH1tH0zJ0zL0zL0zN0yN0tN0m\ N0iN0bN0ZN0SN0LN3HN6AN86NC0NE0NH0NJ0NL0SL0WL0`L6eL\ AiNEmNLrNQtNUyN`zQezQizQpzQtzQyzQzzLtzHmpCeZ8ZHQWE\ gWEvUCzUCzUCzQAzLAzJAzEAzCAz8Az3Az18z08z08z08z08z0\ 8y08y08v08t08ggb``bUSeNJgHCgA3i60i16g0Ce0Lb0S`0`Z0\ gZ0pW0vU0zS0zQ0zN0zN0zHAeASH3U30b00i00p0Av0Nz0Zz0i\ z0zz0tz0kz0ez0Wz0Jz0Nz0Qz0Sz1Uz3Wz8ZzA`zCbzHgzJizN\ kvQmtSppWrmZtkzmk`vk6zm0zk0zk0zk0zk0vi0ri0pi0ki0gg\ 0bg3Zg6Uk0Lg8SbHWZN`UWeSeiNkmJttEzyCzz8zz3zz0zz0zz\ 0zz0zz0zv0zm0vg0mZ0eS0ZJ0QC0H308000000000000000000\ 000000000000600C00J30Q60WA0bE0iH0pL0vN0zQ0tS0mS0iU\ 0bW0WW0SZ0L`0E`0Ab03g00b00Z00U00Q01L31H61CA38E33J3\ 0N60S60W00U60UA6UEESJLSNUSS`SWiQbrQgyQkzNpzNtzNy00\ `Z1pzNzzUzzAtq3p00000000K } 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 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 11:08:58 EDT From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 30-08-01 (Butterflies Coming [6]) Classic FOTD -- August 30, 2001 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Instead of being surrounded by fancy rings, today's unusual midget is surrounded by fragments, which at a quick glance resemble butterflies. I think the insect was long ago called a flutterby, but the original descriptive word somehow got changed to the much-less-sensible word, butterfly. But regardless of where the name came from, the fluttering lepidoptera are in the picture, and they appear to be coming closer, justifying the name "Butterflies Coming". Whether the rating of 6 is fair, stingy or generous is up to the viewer to decide. The parent fractal results when 51 parts of Z^2.49 are subtracted from 51 parts of Z^2.51 before adding C, and Z is initialized to a critical value. This parent resembles the fractal produced by the formula Z^3.05+C, with a double main bay with East-type Valleys on both the east and west sides. Today's scene lies in a chaotic area on the south side of the west valley, which is beginning to split. With its render time of under 3 minutes, running the attached parameter file is a rather efficient way of seeing the floating fractal butterflies. A slightly more efficient way is to give Paul and Scott a chance to render and post the image, and then to download it from one of their sites. Paul's site is at: and Scott's is at: The fractal weather today here at FC was partly cloudy with a temperature of 84F 29C. The cats, who enjoy such ideal conditions, took advantage of the day's weather by spending several hours in the yard. Tippy, the tabby, interrupted his enjoyment by chasing off an intruding cat, while Thomas, the oversized yellow-orange one, watched with interest. It's now time to do the things that need to be done, so until next time, take care, and when the impossible happens, it never was impossible in the first place. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Butterflies_Coming { ; time=0:02:40.60--SF5 on a p200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-0.145097748537010/-0.03306885818455196\ /62417.47/1/155 params=51/2.51/-51/2.49/0/0 float=y maxiter=400 inside=0 logmap=27 colors=000PdvSduUdsXdr_dqcdofdnhdmjdlkemlgnnioojoq\ lprnqtprurrwssxutyvtxvpwumvtjvsgurdtrasqZspWroTqnQ\ pnNpmKolHnkEmjBmj8jg7he7eb7c`7`Y7ZW6WT6UR6RO6PM6QL\ 8RLASLCTKEUKGVKIWJKXJMYJOZIQ_IS`IUaHWbHYcH_bIZbIYb\ JXbJWbJVaKVaKUaKTaLSaLRaLRZNPWPNURLRTKPVIMXGJZFH`D\ EbBCcABdCBeEBfGAfIAgKAhMAhN9iP9jR9kT8kV8lX8mZ8m_Eq\ YKuWQxUWzSazQfzPhzSiwUjqWkkYle_m_anUcUiO9y88vB8sD8\ pF8nI8kK8hM8fOCeRFdUIcXMbZPbaSadV`gZ_iaZlzZozYrzXt\ zWwzVzzVzzczzlzztzzqxznwzkuzitUfrUcqU`ozZnzWlzTkzQ\ izOhziXzfWzcWzaWzZWzWWzUWzRWzPWzMWzJWzHWzEWzCWzMcz\ Wjzeqzoxznwznvznuznuzntznsznsznrzmqzmqzmpzmozmozmn\ zmmzmmzonzpozqozrpzspztqzvrzwrzxszyszztzztzzuzzvzz\ wzzxzzyzzzzzzzzzzzzzxzzrxzlwzfuz`szWrzZkzadzcYzfRz\ hKzJFzIIzIKzHMzHOzHQzGTzGVzFXzFZzF`zEczEezDgzDizDk\ zQlzblzdbzfUzhLzjCzhGzgKzfNzeRzdUzcYzaaz`dz_hzZkzY\ ozXrzWqzWqzezzdzzdzzdyzdw } 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 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:40:23 +0100 From: "Chris Curnow" Subject: (fractint) OK I give up! This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0045_01C131AD.23541220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable TOTALLY OFF TOPIC!! Jim, I've been trying for over twelve months to work out which city you live = in, and you're driving me frantic! You nearly gave it away earlier this year when your 'downtown was = closed' but they didn't report it on CNN! I'm fed up with studying weather reports from the States. Please tell = us which city, or at least which state! Thanks, Chris - ------=_NextPart_000_0045_01C131AD.23541220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
TOTALLY OFF = TOPIC!!
 
Jim,
 
I've been trying for over = twelve months=20 to work out which city you live in, and you're driving me = frantic!
 
You nearly gave it away = earlier this year=20 when your 'downtown was closed' but they didn't report it on = CNN!
 
I'm fed up with studying = weather reports=20 from the States.  Please tell us which city, or at least which=20 state!
 
Thanks,
Chris
- ------=_NextPart_000_0045_01C131AD.23541220-- - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 19:04:59 -0500 From: bmc1@airmail.net Subject: Re: (fractint) OK I give up! Chris:

Hardly OT, the location of Jim Muth is in virtually every FotD !!

Just find one (yesterday's??) which refers to "Fractal Central" - - always a hyperlink - and you'll get a map of the Washington-Baltimore area, which - if you then go to Yahoo.com's "Map" function, will allow you to further zoom in. Eventually, we'll track him down.

Just Google-ize the fractal cats - famous in their own right - whose legal names we now know to be:

1) "Tippy The Tabby", and
2) "Thomas T. Oversized-Yellow-Orange-One".

{Don't be embarrassed - I was going to ask Jim what the Fractal Cats' real names were today anyway, so if you hadn't asked about Jim's address, I'd have probably done so. . . }

D. Freed

Chris Curnow wrote:

TOTALLY OFF TOPIC!! Jim, I've been trying for over twelve months to work out which city you live in, and you're driving me frantic! You nearly gave it away earlier this year when your 'downtown was closed' but they didn't report it on CNN! I'm fed up with studying weather reports from the States.  Please tell us which city, or at least which state! Thanks,Chris
- -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 22:31:06 -0300 From: "Marcus Adriana (MLS)" Subject: (fractint) .pt As far as I know, ".pt" means Portugal, Europe Marcus - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 01:11:09 EDT From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) Re: OK I give up! Chris Curnow wrote: Jim, >I've been trying for over twelve months to work out which city you >live in, and you're driving me frantic! >You nearly gave it away earlier this year when your 'downtown was >closed' but they didn't report it on CNN! >I'm fed up with studying weather reports from the States. Please >tell us which city, or at least which state! Fractal Central is located at the northeast corner of Baltimore, MD USA, the largest small town in the nation. The neighborhood is called 'Overlea'. Thomas and Tippy are the real names of the fractal cats. But unfortunately, they don't know that they are world famous. The all-unimportant weather reports are accurate for the day before the date of the FOTD, as can be checked on the internet. FOTD in 9 hours. Jim M. - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 00:15:20 -0500 From: "Paul N. Lee" Subject: Re: (fractint) OK I give up! Chris Curnow wrote: > > I've been trying for over twelve months > to work out which city you live in, and > you're driving me frantic! Ever since Jim first listed his Longitude and Latitude (years ago), I have been including it as a link within most of the FOTDs (whenever he references his FC): http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapgen/.gif?lon=-76.531348&lat=39.345751&wid=0.25&mark=-76.531348,39.345751,bigdot&on=majroads Another hint is the link for the "weather", which is always for that city's area. For a little history on the FOTD, Jim made a posting on April 12, 1997 to the Fractal-Art List which started the whole thing. And here is a portion of that message: "I'll try to post a different image every day, until I make my point that complicated formulas are not necessary for new and unusual fractals." That first FOTD was the "SnakeTree" formula and PAR. And it has been a most wonderous daily affair for all involved over the past 4-1/3 years. Sincerely, P.N.L. - -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.fractalus.com/cgi-bin/theway?ring=fractals&id=43&go - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:47:49 +0000 From: "Andrew Coppin" Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 30-08-01 (Butterflies Coming [6]) >From: JimMuth@aol.com >Reply-To: fractint@lists.xmission.com >To: fractint@lists.xmission.com >CC: philofractal@lists.fractalus.com >Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 30-08-01 (Butterflies Coming [6]) >Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 11:08:58 EDT > > >Classic FOTD -- August 30, 2001 (Rating 6) > >Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: > >Instead of being surrounded by fancy rings, today's unusual >midget is surrounded by fragments, which at a quick glance >resemble butterflies. OK Jim, keep taking the drugs; I'm *sure* they're gonna start having an effect soon now... ;-) [Still, not as questionable as "Boobs"...] BTW, is *everyone* on this list from America? Is that why my posts only ever get answered over night? Thanks. Andrew. "Here in Sunny Old England." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:44:25 EDT From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 31-08-01 (Midget by Starlight [6]) Classic FOTD -- August 31, 2001 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's discussion will be short, since I want to get as much work as possible wrapped up today in preparation for the 3-day week-end holiday. An eight-pointed star. Two crossed squares. An irregular circle shooting lightning bolts. All this and more. Actually, it's a tiny midget in the fourth valley out (Seahorse Valley is the first) on the negative X-axis of the Mandelbrot set. I named the image "Midget by Starlight", though due to the eighteen letter limit of parameter file names I had to spell the word 'starlight' in a trendy commercialized manner. As for the rating, it is hardly necessary to point out that the string of 6's continues unbroken. The best way to see the exact location is to reset the logmap to 0 and do about a dozen out-zooms. The first two outzooms will be slow because of the arbitrary precision math, but then the normal double-precision math routine kicks in and the outzooms become almost instantaneous. Being at arbitrary precision depth, the parameter file runs slowly. The best way of viewing the image is to give Paul and Scott a chance to post it, then to download it from their web sites at: and: The fractal weather today was strange, with distant thunder rumbling from dawn until sunset. But nothing more spectacular than a few dark clouds ever arrived. The cats were spooked by the continuing thunder however, and spent most of the day within dashing space of their hiding places. The temperature reached 84F 29C. BTW, the official weather station is located 12 miles from Fractal Central, so the official report and the report from FC may not always be exactly the same. I'm going to get busy now, so until next time, take care, and don't try to solve the Benares pyramid puzzle. 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Is that why my posts only ever > get answered over night? > > Thanks. > Andrew. > "Here in Sunny Old England." Well, I'm in Canada, but just lurk so far. Tim, in also-sunny Winnipeg - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:11:38 -0500 From: Programmer Dude Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 28-08-01 (County Fair [6]) JimMuth@aol.com wrote: > ...and where was the Hamiltonian last seen? Well, in my case, in some fun (SF) books by L. Neil Smith... - -- |_ CJSonnack _____________| How's my programming? | |_ http://www.Sonnack.com/ ___________________| Call: 1-800-DEV-NULL | |_____________________________________________|_______________________| - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:38:33 +0100 From: John Lewis Subject: Re: (fractint) OK I give up! On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 00:15:20 -0500, Paul N. Lee wrote: From: Paul= N. Lee Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 30-08-01 (Butterflies Coming [6]) At 09:57 31/08/2001 -0500, Tim Lavoie wrote: >On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 09:47:49AM +0000, Andrew Coppin wrote: > > > > BTW, is *everyone* on this list from America? Is that why my posts only > ever > > get answered over night? > > > > Thanks. > > Andrew. > > "Here in Sunny Old England." > >Well, I'm in Canada, but just lurk so far. packrat@nznet.gen.nz - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 23:44:40 -0300 From: "Ricardo M. Forno" Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 30-08-01 (Butterflies Coming [6]) No, I am from Argentina, but regarding time zones it is nearly the same :) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Coppin" To: Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 6:47 AM Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 30-08-01 (Butterflies Coming [6]) > >From: JimMuth@aol.com > >Reply-To: fractint@lists.xmission.com > >To: fractint@lists.xmission.com > >CC: philofractal@lists.fractalus.com > >Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 30-08-01 (Butterflies Coming [6]) > >Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 11:08:58 EDT > > > > > >Classic FOTD -- August 30, 2001 (Rating 6) > > > >Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: > > > >Instead of being surrounded by fancy rings, today's unusual > >midget is surrounded by fragments, which at a quick glance > >resemble butterflies. > > OK Jim, keep taking the drugs; I'm *sure* they're gonna start having an > effect soon now... ;-) [Still, not as questionable as "Boobs"...] > > BTW, is *everyone* on this list from America? Is that why my posts only ever > get answered over night? > > Thanks. > Andrew. > "Here in Sunny Old England." > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List > Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com > Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" > Administrator: twegner@fractint.org > Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" - -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------ End of fractint-digest V1 #590 ******************************