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Fractal Wrongness

Fractal wrongness: The state of being wrong at every conceivable scale of resolution. That is, from a distance, a fractally wrong person's worldview is incorrect; and furthermore, if you zoom in on any small part of that person's worldview, that part is just as wrong as the whole worldview. Debating with a person who is fractally wrong leads to infiniteContinue readingFractal Wrongness

25 Peeps Update

Hooray! I have lasted a week on 25 Peeps! If you've haven't been to the site to click on my picture, would you please? And if you have, thanks! Would you do so again? It's stirring up a little extra traffic this month! If you've arrived here from 25 Peeps, thanks for clicking on my pic! Feel free to takeContinue reading25 Peeps Update

Fractal Pecan Pie

I have always thought that my Aunt Ki made the best pecan pie on the planet… that is until I saw this beauty over at Instructables! Ugh! I want fractal pie for Thanksgivinnnnnng tooooo! Wonder if it tastes as good as it looks!

SuperFractals

Michael Barnsley, a researcher and entrepreneur in fractal compression, has written the successor to Fractals Everywhere. The first edition of the book SuperFractals was published last month. The following is a quote from the editorial review on Amazon “Superfractals is the long-awaited successor to Fractals Everywhere, in which the power and beauty of Iterated Function Systems were introduced and appliedContinue readingSuperFractals

Unlocking Special Content

I've decided to temporarily open the Special Content folder to all visitors. This folder contains animated images, some popular works, a print, and some previews of a couple dragons in the works. Many of the files are large and may take some time to download so please be patient, especially with the animated gifs. They are worth taking a lookContinue readingUnlocking Special Content

Introducing FOSSwiki!

Introducing FOSSwiki, a list of over 250 Freeware and Open Source Software programs. Every program listed is spyware, adware, trojan and virus free. These programs were all hand picked for their excellence, some received high ratings when I reviewed them for Tucows and others were recommended to me. I've been working on this project for a while now because IContinue readingIntroducing FOSSwiki!

Modular Origami

I know how much you love interesting origimi, so feast your eyes on these beauties! An entire page filled with origami balls and polyhedra that were folded and photographed by Michał Kosmulsk. This one is called an icosidodecahedron – you can find folding instructions here.

Crocheted Hyperbolic Models

The Institute For Figuring started a collective project to crochet a coral reef, calling it “a wooly celebration of the intersection of higher geometry and feminine handicraft, and a testimony to the disappearing wonders of the marine world.” Here is a gallery of these beautiful handmade creations. Also see the Hyperbolic Cactus Garden. “Until the nineteenth century, mathematicians knew aboutContinue readingCrocheted Hyperbolic Models

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