; Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:12:56 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 11-10-11 (Conventional Limits [8]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20111012081302.116fc576@pop.earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- October 11, 2011 (Rating 8) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image is named "Conventional Limits". The name refers ; to the image's magnitude of over 3*(10^13), which is right at ; or a little beyond the useful limit of the conventional math ; routine. ; ; The image is a very high iteration scene rather deep in the ; north branch of Seahorse Valley. The logmap value of 91500 is ; perhaps the largest in FOTD history, though I do not keep a ; record of this. The maxiter of 1000000 has been exceeded many ; times however. The record is 2147483647, which is the maximum ; value permitted by the program. ; ; The calculation time of only 5-1/4 minutes is due to the speed ; of the type=mandel formula on my 2000mhz machine. On the old ; 200mhz unit, which still sits idly on a nearby table, the image ; would take well over an hour to finish. (An arbitrary-precision ; version would take about one week on the old machine.) ; ; The rating of an 8 is the highest in several days, once again ; showing that the wonders of the Mandelbrot set are nowhere near ; being exhausted, and never will be. (Regardless of how much is ; taken from infinity, an infinite amount always remains.) ; ; The completed image is posted on the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; A high-definition version may be found at: ; ; ; ; The original FOTD web site, with images back to April 1997, is ; at: ; ; ; ; Today began with dense fog here at Fractal Central. The fog ; lifted in the late morning, revealing a partly cloudy sky. The ; temperature of 73F 23C was pleasant for mid October, but the ; pleasant conditions will soon end. The forecast is for rain ; tonight, as well as Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The local ; farmers prayed for rain all through June and the first half of ; July. With the 32 inches 80cm of rain that has fallen since the ; middle of July, I feel their prayers have been adequately ; answered. (And from what I hear on the local news, so do they!) ; ; The fractal cats, who always keep their paws dry, spent the ; day plotting mischief, while FL and I kept the mischief from ; happening. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until ; then, take care, and how will the world ever agree on peace ; when it can't even agree on which religion is true? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jimmuth@earthlink.net ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= ConventionalLimits { ; time=0:05:16.54-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2000 type=mandel passes=1 float=y inside=0 center-mag=-0.74999775055745050/+0.003016340258101\ 39/3.2935e+013/1/-37.5/0 params=0/0 maxiter=1000000 logmap=91500 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000cWkuWkuYiu_fuadudbuf`uhZujWulUunSupPurNu\ tLuvJuxHuzHsxHqvHptHnrHmqHkoHjmHhkHfiHegHceHbcH`aH\ __HXYHVTHTQHROHPNHNMHMLHLKJLKHLKHMLHOMHROHUQHWSHYU\ H_YHaaHdeHfiHhmHjqHltHnvHpyJrzLszNtzPtzRszTszVrzWq\ zWqzWqyWpyWpxWowXowXnvXnuXnuXmtXmsXlsYlrYkqYkqYjpY\ joYjoYinZimZhmZhlZgkZgkZgj_fi_fi_eh_eg_dg_df_ce`ce\ `cd`bc`bc`ab`aa``aa``a`_a__a_ZaZYaZYaYXbYWbXWbXVbX\ UbXUbWTbWTbVSbVRbTQaURbVRcWSdXTeYTfZUg_UhaVibWjcWk\ dXleYmfYngZohZpi_qj_rk`slatmaunbvobvpcvsevqcvobvm`\ vk_uiZsgYreWpcVoaUm_SlYRjWPiUOgSNfQLdOKcMIbKH`IG_G\ EYEDXCBXDCWECVEDVFDUGETHESIFRJFQJGQTYPmYhlsekvcxH5\ pLIgPUZTfQXrUSmXNh_IcbDZe9UP7E800S7Bk9MxBXxNauYeph\ infcmeZkcTjbOhaIg_NeZUdYcXScQMcJHAQFEXDHcBLi9Op7Sw\ 5Vx4YiAMQFB6K5QQHiVXx_lx_mu_nu_oKGPLHOMHNNIMOILOJL\ PJKQKJRKISLHTLGTMFUMEVNEWODXPCYQBZRA_T9_V8`X8`Y7aY\ 6bY5cY5cY5dY5eY5eY5fY5fY5 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ;