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12

Nov

dailymeh:

You know Mandelbrot, right? It’s a set of points that, if you draw its outline, produces a 2D fractal, like the Sierpinski triangle, but more visually interesting.
Well, someone found a 3D equivalent dubbed the “mandelbulb”. The above is a cross-section showing the interior of the structure. This thing produces incredible views, and you can keep varying parameters, zooming in and out, taking cross-sections, iterating, and so on to get infinite variations of the thing. It’s awesome.
To be precise, it’s probably not the true analogue of the 2D mandelbrot set, but it is a very impressive approximation:

As exquisite as the detail is in our discovery, there’s good reason to believe that it isn’t the real McCoy. Sure, there are incredible patterns, and I for one could be fooled at first glance. However, it would seem that the real thing will have even more exquisite detail, surpassing even the pictures we’ve seen! (That’s if it exists, but hey, there seems less doubt about that now!)
Evidence it’s not the holy grail? Well, the most obvious is that the standard quadratic version isn’t anything special. Only higher powers (around after 3-5) seem to capture the detail that one might expect. The original 2D Mandelbrot has organic detail even in the standard power/order 2 version. Even power 8 in the 3D Mandelbulb has smeared ‘whipped cream’ sections, which are nice in a way as they provide contrast to the more detailed parts, but again, they wouldn’t compare to the variety one might expect from a 3D version of Seahorse valley.
That means the biggest secret is still under wraps, open to anyone who has the inclination, and appreciation for how cool this thing would look. For sure I’ll still keep looking. For those people who take up the search, I wish you the best of luck. Until then, we’ll still have great fun exploring this object to the right I think!

Check out the gallery for lots of pretty pictures.
Imagine if they used this stuff to teach about trigonometry, geometry, imaginary numbers and so on. Math class suddenly became a hell of a lot more interesting! I know I’d be a lot more motivated to dive into hairy formulas if I could relate to it visually, like this.

dailymeh:

You know Mandelbrot, right? It’s a set of points that, if you draw its outline, produces a 2D fractal, like the Sierpinski triangle, but more visually interesting.

Well, someone found a 3D equivalent dubbed the “mandelbulb”. The above is a cross-section showing the interior of the structure. This thing produces incredible views, and you can keep varying parameters, zooming in and out, taking cross-sections, iterating, and so on to get infinite variations of the thing. It’s awesome.

To be precise, it’s probably not the true analogue of the 2D mandelbrot set, but it is a very impressive approximation:

As exquisite as the detail is in our discovery, there’s good reason to believe that it isn’t the real McCoy. Sure, there are incredible patterns, and I for one could be fooled at first glance. However, it would seem that the real thing will have even more exquisite detail, surpassing even the pictures we’ve seen! (That’s if it exists, but hey, there seems less doubt about that now!)

Evidence it’s not the holy grail? Well, the most obvious is that the standard quadratic version isn’t anything special. Only higher powers (around after 3-5) seem to capture the detail that one might expect. The original 2D Mandelbrot has organic detail even in the standard power/order 2 version. Even power 8 in the 3D Mandelbulb has smeared ‘whipped cream’ sections, which are nice in a way as they provide contrast to the more detailed parts, but again, they wouldn’t compare to the variety one might expect from a 3D version of Seahorse valley.

That means the biggest secret is still under wraps, open to anyone who has the inclination, and appreciation for how cool this thing would look. For sure I’ll still keep looking. For those people who take up the search, I wish you the best of luck. Until then, we’ll still have great fun exploring this object to the right I think!

Check out the gallery for lots of pretty pictures.

Imagine if they used this stuff to teach about trigonometry, geometry, imaginary numbers and so on. Math class suddenly became a hell of a lot more interesting! I know I’d be a lot more motivated to dive into hairy formulas if I could relate to it visually, like this.

20

Aug

Tablet Magazine - Hip and Jewish

06

Aug

There is a lot of current interest in the ancient art of sound technology. In a recent article you said that in certain states of consciousness you're able to create a kind of visual resonance and manipulate a "topological manifold" using sound vibrations. Can you tell us more about this technique, its ethnic origins, and potential applications?

yvynyl:

Terence McKenna : Yes, it has to do with shamanism that is based on the use of DMT in plants. DMT is a near- or pseudo-neurotransmitter, that when ingested and allowed to come to rest in the synapses of the brain, allows one to see sound, so that one can use the voice to produce, not musical compositions, but pictoral and visual compositions. This, to my mind, indicates that we’re on the cusp of some kind of evolutionary transition in the language-forming area, we are going to go from a language that is heard, to a language that is seen, through a shift in interior processing. The language will still be made of sound, but it will be processed as the carrier of the visual impression. This is actually being done by shamans in the Amazon. The songs they sing sound as they do in order to look a certain way. They are not musical compositions as we’re used to thinking of them. They are pictoral art created by audio signals.

(via poortaste:motionsensorsoundtrack)

29

Jul

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yvynyl:

Roxy Music - Mother of Pearl

newspeedwayboogie:

The increasing tension throughout this song is almost unbearable.  Also Phil Manzanera’s best guitar playing.

More SongMeanings:

This song may be the best song ever written.

It is beautiful and perfect in every way.

Just listened to this song twice in a row.  Gorgeous.  Thanks for posting!

24

Jul

Mantern Wikia Page

23

Jul

Looking for something fun this Friday night? Join Reel13 & Rooftop Films in Williamsburg for the Animation Block Party. The audience will vote on Reel13 shorts for broadcast. Reel13 will have a table set up at the venue and a few volunteers helping to hand out ballots and talk about Thirteen. Let me know if you would like to volunteer. Free booze after the event at Matchless! Contact me for details at allend@thirteen.org

16

Jul

WFUV's Alternate Side - this is my new jamspot

WFUV's Alternate Side - this is my new jamspot

01

Jul

http://twitpic.com/8xtwp - Michael Jackson hospital pic. This is just wrong that Ok! Magazine has these pics.

26

Jun

RT @ProgGrrl: RT @NewYorkology Thriller reenactment flash mob in Times Square @ 5pm today.

24

Jun

ANTLERS live on NPR - WOW

19

Jun

that Sleepyhead sample!

(via zoya)

12

Jun

Friends of Thirteen help Central Brooklyn on DTV

11

Jun

DEADLINE” - A very cool stopmotion video using post-it notes: http://tinyurl.com/la3kko Making of: http://tinyurl.com/l6d8oq

05

Jun

Make $20 an hour this weekend for 16 hours - easy money

FCC is hiring people to man a booth for 8 hours Saturday and Sunday to talk about the Digital Television Transition in Chinatown. Make some easy coin - just contact me.