Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

With today's FOTD we remain in the rectangle-infested area of the Z^(2.003)+C Mandeloid, where I found another minibrot surrounded by rectangles.  This minibrot is a notable improvement over yesterday's however.  The fractal features are better, the colors are better, and the rectangles are far more apparent. Add all this together and the rating leaps to a 9.5.  If I had put more work into the colors, the rating might have been a 10.

In yesterday's discussion I said today's image would feature one of the rectangles that were barely visible in yesterday's image.  I calculated the image as promised, but before making it the FOTD for today, I discovered today's actual image, which is much better.  I also discovered that some of the rectangles in this area of the Julibrot are not empty inside, but are filled with a curious kind of chaos that promises to hold more unexpected fractal wonders.  Perhaps one of these filled-in rectangles will appear as tomorrow's image.

The name "Little Lost Midget" describes the minibrot at the center of today's scene.  This name actually came to mind a bit too easily, which leads me to wonder whether I have already given a previous FOTD this same name.

Monday turned into a repeat of Sunday here at Fractal Central, with blue skies, puffy white clouds and a temperature of 70F 21C.  The only flaw was a wind that was a little too fresh.  The fractal cats held contention among themselves to a minimum, which usually means they approve of the conditions.

The activity in the human department was routine, leaving little to comment on.  The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, and some saints claim to have seen heaven.  Does this prove that some saints are delusional or that heaven does in fact exist?  Or does it merely show that we don't know?

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com


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