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codeismycanvas
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I write code that makes pretty pictures.

#mathart #fractal #generativeart #python #albuquerque #newmexico #sandiaheightsartists

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Another visualization of the Mandelbrot equation, tracing the path of a few points starting in a small circle.

#mandelbrot #fractal #mathart #generativeart
Abstract image of yellow galaxy-like spiral curves with a blue toward the center and white dots sprinkled throughout.
December 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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More things found while exploring the Mandelbrot equation. Pick a few points in a small circle and trace their orbits. Yellow dots are the actual calculated points, connected by a purple curve if the point eventually escapes, and green if it does not […]

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Abstract imagery: A gold spiral with 4 "arms" swirling away from the center, on top of some compact green spirals and narrow but longer purple spirals extending from the center in somewhat chaotic manner.
December 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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He knows what belongs to him.

#Caturday
A gray and white cat sits on top of a Chewy box, with front paw hanging over the side.
December 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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I initially read this headline as "cats meow more than twice as much AS men", and of course my reaction was "that doesn't sound right, I meow at my cat all the time."

https://www.sciencealert.com/cats-meow-more-than-twice-as-much-at-men-and-we-can-only-guess-why

#Caturday #misreadheadline […]
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December 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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I didn't ask for this. I didn't consent to this. These emails just came out of the blue, about a day apart.

I don''t even have an actual Wyndham login, but I suppose I gave them my email years ago at a check-in counter, and now they're in cahoots with […]

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Screenshot of an email from Wyndham: "Your Wyndham Rewards & Ticketmaster Accounts Have Been Connected" Screenshot of an email from Ticketmaster: "You're All Set. Your account has been successfully linked with Wyndham Rewards Points. Now you've got access to unforgettable events, exclusive presales and so much more - all at your fingertips."
December 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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It's Fibonacci Day! Here's a fractal image based on the Fibonacci sequence. It's your typical Mandelbrot equation z ↦ zⁿ + z₀, but instead of a constant n=2, here n follows the Fibonacci sequence as the fractal iterations go up. Orbit trap of a ring, which […]

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Fractal image: A lime-green ring in the center, with rings of increasing fractal distortion underneath, in greens, oranges, and yellows. Thin pink lines fall behind the set of rings.
November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Northern Lights easily visible to the naked eye from Albuquerque, New Mexico! I thought the Sandias were named for the pink appearance of the mountains, not the sky...

#aurora #northernlights #albuquerque #newmexico #sandiamountains #sandiaheights
A pink Aurora above the Sandia mountains and silhouette of a tree. A pink Aurora above the Sandia mountains and silhouette of a tree.
November 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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The cat pulled the blanket off the chair so he could be cozy for his #Caturday .
A gray and white cat is snuggled under a thick blanket with only his face and back leg visible. The blanket features an orange and white houndstooth pattern.
November 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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I've got one more #mathober post - today's prompt is "recursion", and this by-hand construction of the Spiral of Theodorus seems sort of recursive. Just keep adding triangles over and over. The length of the hypotenuses are the square roots of 2 through 17 […]

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A spiral made of right triangles of increasing size somewhat resembles a nautilus or snail shell. Outlined in black ink and filled with watercolor, the triangles are alternating blue and pink, with three yellow triangles interspersed.
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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I had to look up today's #mathober prompt, "odious", to see what it meant in a mathematical context. I learned that an "odious number" has an odd number of 1's in its binary representation. Then I wondered if anyone had extended that to other number bases […]

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A 50 by 50 grid of dots over a black background, where each dot may consist of 1, 2, 3, or 4 concentric circles in red, yellow, orange, and blue, or the dot may be missing altogether. Some patterns emerge in the dot configuration due to their mathematical source as odious numbers.
October 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Managed to photograph Comet Lemmon tonight, October 18, an hour or so after sunset from Albuquerque New Mexico. From the northeast foothills looking toward Rio Rancho, so not the best low-light conditions, but it was easily seen with binoculars and the […]

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Night sky photo of Comet Lemmon. The comet is a greenish blob in the upper right, just to the left of two brighter stars. A pear-shaped tree is silhouetted in the foreground, and lights of the city make an orangish glow near the horizon. Night sky photo of Comet Lemmon. The comet is the greenish blob with tail near the upper center. A tree is silhouetted in the foreground. Closeup crop of the comet, showing its greenish tint.
October 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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I haven't been posting for #mathober, but have been messing with compass and straightedge constructions, colored in with something like watercolor or pencil. Today's prompt, "chord", seems to fit this construction of a pentagon, which involves placing 5 […]

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A regular pentagon inscribed in a circle was drawn with compass and straightedge, colored with watercolors emphasizing the construction lines. There is a smaller red circle on the left and half circle on the bottom, and a larger blue arc along the top, with the bulk of the pentagon shaded in green.
October 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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I've been kicking this around in my head a little lately.

If #ai is supposed to be a democratizing force that will ultimately be no different from magic... When people say they are "learning AI" (as-in using AI tools) now so they are ahead in the future, what are they really saying? In the […]
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September 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Happy Pythagorean Squares Day! (9/16/25 = 3²/4²/5², a Pythagorean Triple). Here's a visualization of the smaller two numbers of a set of Pythagorean triples. Values were found using Euclid's formula with n and m the integers up to 100 and k up to 25. Color […]

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Colorful dots fading from sky blue to yellow appear to be radiating upward from a central point, forming a square shape. The dots in the square appear to have some order due to their connection as Pythagorean Triples.
September 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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All set up for this weekend's Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It's the one in-person show I do with my algorithmic and fractal art. If you're in New Mexico this Saturday or Sunday, stop by and say hi! […]

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A display of fractal and algorithmic artwork with pieces of various sizes and colors hanging on the wall and on a table, ready for a show.
September 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Deep within the Mandelbrot Set.

#fractal #mandelbrot #mathart #orbittrap
Fractal image, like looking into a deep bottomless woven basket made of yellow and blue cords, with the yellow getting oranger the deeper it gets.
September 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them.

States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
State steps in to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccine
Public health order counters potential limitations set by the USFDA
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August 31, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Why, yes, of course I wrote code to convert text glyphs into orbit traps for fractals. Notice the outline of a 4th order Mandelbrot set.

#fractal #orbittrap #applepie #inventtheuniverse #sagan #mandelbrot
Fractal image. The words "Invent the Universe", "Apple Pie from scratch", and "you must" appear warped and repeated over the image, vaguely following the outline of a Mandelbrot set.
August 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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It's 37 °C / 98 °F outside, and my cat still wants to sleep in the sunbeam.

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
A gray and white tabby cat lays on his side with outstretched paws, centered in the one sunbeam still making its way through the window behind him. A potted plant next to the cat casts a long shadow on the painted orange floor.
August 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Well thanks, Sparkfun. Now I had to spend my morning updating Schemdraw to correct the DB9 vs DE9 name in its circuit element library, and add several other D-sub connectors. 😀

https://news.sparkfun.com/14298

#db9 #de9 #schemdraw #python #schematic
它是DE9，不是DB9。
It''s DE9, Not DB9 (news.sparkfun.com) 07-25  ↑ 101 HN Points
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July 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Albuquerque makes the best rainbows.

#albuquerque #newmexico #sandiamountains #sandiaheights #rainbow
A full arch rainbow over juniper and pinon trees with the Sandia mountains in the distance. A faint second arch is visible too.
July 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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I made some "Human Intelligence" and "No Cookies" icons for my website, and am releasing them as public domain (CC0) for anyone who wants to use them (and who doesn't use generative AI to make their content).

https://codeismycanvas.art/posts/icons/

#noai […]

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Three vector art graphics. The first shows the profile of a face with brain surrounded by a circle. Inscribed in the circle is the text "100% Human Intelligence". The second graphic shows a different head with brain in a rectangle looking at the text "Made with 100% Human Intelligence". The third graphic shows an icon of a cookie, with a bite out of it, inside a red "NO" symbol, with the text "No Cookies No Trackers No Ads".
July 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Got a new batch of fractal prints going into mats, getting ready for the Sandia Heights Artists Tour. I'll be sad when the Kodak Endura Metallic photo paper finally runs out of stock after being discontinued - it makes the fractals shine!

#fractals #arttour […]

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Three 8x10 fractal prints in mat boards and clear bags are scattered on a table. Off to the side, a stack of unmatted prints and info sheets are ready to assemble.
June 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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My wife stumbled across her dad's old Instamatic camera, and discovered it still had film in it, which we worked out has been in the camera since at least 1983. Found a local place that still develops 126 Kodacolor cartridges (Picture Perfect Photo Lab […]

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Digital photograph of a film negative exposed in 1983 and not developed until 2025. It's mostly a weird shade of green but a few very faint streaks indicate there may be an image. An image taken from the film negative after heavy post-processing reveals a girl standing on the steps of a porch, carrying a bag in each hand. The photo is blurred and contains lots of grain and noise, but is recognizable and even shows some color variations.
June 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM