colah2

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   by colah2 15y ago

   I've added the following to the post: Update It’s been suggested that ZRXC is not the “Real 3D Mandelbrot Set” because it fails to achieve certain visual standards. This is a legitimate concern. I understand that to most people, the visual
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   by colah2 15y ago

   > These are three-dimensional slices made by varying certain parameters pertaining to the classic Z^2+C mandelbrot set. This is nothing new, except for varying the exponent, which indeed I had not seen before. Pretty pictures, though :)
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   by colah2 15y ago

   > Yes, but great visualization work. Thank you, but that's actually fairly easy with modern software, and the most difficult part (choosing angles and colors) was done by a friend. I'm not terribly interested in Complex Dynamics any mor
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   by colah2 16y ago

   And I was! Can't believe I made HN!
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   by colah2 16y ago

   You're right, and, in addition to being the creator of this vacuum (which I designed in a few hours), I'm a core developer of the hacklab-reprap ( https://github.com/hacklabto/Hacklab-RepRap ; you can see my last update on it at http://chr
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   by colah2 16y ago

   You can also get 3D printers, eg https://github.com/hacklabto/Hacklab-RepRap
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   by colah2 16y ago

   I bought the DC motor for the second one I'm making at active surplus for $1.95. The cloth was under hacklabs sink in a package of 10 that cost ~ $5, and I didn't use a full cloth. The tape was sitting around, but probably cost about $2 (th