; Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:59:54 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 15-02-11 (Voice of Authority [6]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20110214165954.105f33be@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- February 15, 2011 (Rating 6) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; With today's image we bid farewell to the parent fractal of the ; past four days and turn to the fractal that results when the ; formula Z^(1.88)+C is iterated 12 levels up the complex logarith- ; mic hyper-ladder. This parent fractal is a multi-part one, a ; single large Mandeloid surrounded by smaller Mandeloids, with ; today's image located in a curling filament extending from one of ; these smaller Mandeloids. ; ; After due consideration, I rated today's image at a 6, which ; lately has pretty much been the average. The name "Voice of ; Authority" sounds like it means something important. Actually, ; like a piece of modern art, it means nothing at all. The image ; itself is a typical fractured thing that results when fractional ; powers of Z are iterated. I put a little extra effort into the ; coloring to bring out the reds and oranges as well as the smooth ; beige interior, though I'm not sure what good it did. ; ; The calculation time of 6-1/3 minutes is too slow to be a ; bargain. I recommend viewing the finished image on the current ; FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; The original web site may be accessed at: ; ; ; ; The current issue of a leading 'news' magazine has a cover story ; about a so-called 'singularity' due to arrive in 2045, when the ; machines man has created will become more intelligent than their ; creators. According to the technologists, we will then have the ; ability to transfer our unique stream of awareness into machine ; bodies, becoming immortal androids. Of course, those unfortu- ; nate people who don't live that long or who lack the money to ; pay for the process will be left behind in the dust bin of ; history. ; ; It's a nice fantasy, but for some reason it strikes me as wish- ; ful thinking. Maybe I'm missing something, but as far as I ; know, not a single one of these future predictions has yet come ; true as predicted. As for the current prediction, no one has ; determined exactly what is the 'stream of awareness' that makes ; each of us our individual unchanging selves. What is it that we ; would transfer into the machine bodies? What stays the same ; while the material of the body and the patterns in the brain ; constantly change? Oh well, all I can say is, 'have a happy ; dream'. ; ; Monday dawned clear and mild here at Fractal Central, and by ; midday the temperature had risen to 54F 12C. But shortly after ; noon heavy clouds moved in and by sunset the temperature was ; again down near freezing. The fractal cats made the most of ; the off-and-on sunshine. ; ; The rest of the day was uneventful. The next FOTD will be ; posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if your full ; faith lies with science and technology, make the down payment ; today on your new android body. (Do people actually believe ; this stuff?) ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Voice_of_Authority { ; time=0:06:19.92-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident center-mag=-0.7291715568543372/+0.2177151126790068\ /9.079293e+008/1/-135/0 params=1.88/0/12/0 float=y maxiter=12000 inside=0 logmap=414 periodicity=6 colors=000KALKAJKAIKAGKAFKADKAEKAHKAEKAHKAJKALKAMK\ ANKAOKAPKAQKARKASKATKAUKATKASKARKAQKAQKAQKAQIAQJAQ\ KAQKAOLAMMALMAJNAHNAFMADMABL99L8CK8EM8HN8JP7LQ7OS7\ QT7SU6VU6XV6_V6aW5cW5fX5hX5jUAicAGXAHcAIUAJcAKRALc\ ALOAMUANLAOUFPJKPUPRRUSVZTZdUbgVfiWjlXnnYooYqpZno`\ lnbjmdhlefkgdjibij`ilYhnWgoUfzSezQdzOczMbzKczNczPc\ zRczTczWczYcz_cza`qbavc`qc_lcZhcYccY_cXVdWRdVMdVId\ UDdT9dS4dS0bR4aQ8`PCZOGYOKXNOVMSULWTK_SKcUJKUIKVIK\ VHKWHKWGKYGKZFK`FKaEI`EFfDDmDBzE9zW8sC7`A7O87C77FA\ 9ICALEBNHCQJDTLEWOFYQG`SHcVIfXJkZKoaLtcMweNzgOzgPz\ hQzfRxfSveTteUseVrdWqdXpdYocZnc_mc`kbaibbhbchadgae\ gaef`fe`ge_hd_ic_jcZkbZlaZmaYn`Yo_Yp_XqZXrYXsYWtXW\ uWWvWWwVXxVYxWZwX_wY`wZaw_bw_cw`dxaeybfzcgzdhzeizf\ jzgkzhlzimzjnzkozlpzmqznrzoszptzquzrvzswztxzuyzvzz\ wzzxzzyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)+PI-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|