And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Fractal fun
This image was created with the app Frax, which allows users to make their own fractal based art. Follow the link and have fun.
Definitely an interesting subject. Maybe when I retire and I have the time i'll become a specialist in theoretical fractal mathematics. Sounds good, at least.
You can do it while you sit on your porch with a shotgun propped near, surrounded by half a dozen feral Rhodesian Ridgebacks. It's even more of a time waster than blogging, but as with many things, knowledge becomes its own reward.
When I was earning my MS (Mathematics) at the Naval Postgraduate School, my thesis dealt with fractal based encryption. They're not just for art...
ReplyDeleteDefinitely an interesting subject. Maybe when I retire and I have the time i'll become a specialist in theoretical fractal mathematics. Sounds good, at least.
DeleteYou can do it while you sit on your porch with a shotgun propped near, surrounded by half a dozen feral Rhodesian Ridgebacks. It's even more of a time waster than blogging, but as with many things, knowledge becomes its own reward.
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