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R I P : Benoit Mandelbrot
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R I P : Benoit Mandelbrot
How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
Follow me on Twitter - LinkedIn Profile - The HAB blog - New Blog: Mad Cameron
Xeno points: +5 - Asperger rating: 36 - Paranoid Schizophrenic rating: 44%
"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to high office" - Aesop -
Indeed.
Oh, for the hours and hours I have wasted playing with fractal set generators.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...riodicites.pngMy all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think. -
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Good thing he wasn't murdered - it'd take the police forever to draw the chalk outline round the body.Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostGood thing he wasn't murdered - it'd take the police forever to draw the chalk outline round the body.
Brilliant.How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
Follow me on Twitter - LinkedIn Profile - The HAB blog - New Blog: Mad Cameron
Xeno points: +5 - Asperger rating: 36 - Paranoid Schizophrenic rating: 44%
"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to high office" - AesopComment
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Excuse me a moment, CM, but I need to borrow this...Originally posted by NickFitz View PostGood thing he wasn't murdered - it'd take the police forever to draw the chalk outline round the body.
My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Those really were the days! I used to love playing with them.Originally posted by sbakoola View PostI had so many trippy experiences with fractals on my first PC and also my Amiga computer.
Mandelbrot was def a visionary. RIP sir.Comment
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