Paradise Trinity Day

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Sandy,

Actually, 6 BSODs and counting ...
My "workaround" (LOL): keep rebooting the laptop after every BSOD.

Rebooting the CAD application after several minutes of work keeps the BSODs away
... and this one-minute reboot is much better than a 5-minute PC reboot.

Bottom line:
An occasional kick in the beep-beep (hint: reverse "esra") is a small price to pay for still rummaging in the toy box.
And I might get motivated to find the cause of the problem when I get a round to it (properly squared).

Incidentally, I'm now being enticed by an Sqrt(2) Spiral and will probably convert this to design this week.
And then I may have to go shopping for a softer ride (re: "esra").

Rod

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Re: Sqrt(2) Spiral design
No BSODs yet and the design is nearing completion!

New insight when thinking of travel in this spiral as an adventure "down the rabbit hole":
If you're uncertain about the black hole ahead, turn around and fall the other way.
Our intelligent, freewill-mandated universe gives us this choice!

About the geometry ...
The goldenrod-colored lines are the squares of their respective circles.

Rod

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Re: Sqrt(2) Spiral design

Since the geometry supported one more circle (there were four), I reopened the Cartesian workspace
and drew circle five ... immediately receiving BSOD #7!

Well ... in any local contest between Curiosity and Patience, Curiosity often takes the reins of my current ride. I had planned to keep rebooting my PC as long as neccesary, but BSOD #7 appeared when I was momentarily susceptible to Curiosity - I reviewed the error screen and recorded internet-searchable information.

Long story short: Recently installed free software ("you get what you pay for") included a device driver that my CAD software didn't like. So, the freebie had to be uninstalled and the Registry swept (easy tasks for this self-employed porter).

Just another faux rabbit hole along the path, draining unreasonable optimism.

Rod

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Re: Sqrt(2) Spiral design (final, final)

When falling down a rabbit hole,
if uncertain about the black hole ahead,
turn around and fall the other way.

(goldenrod-colored lines are the squares
of their circles in this spiral of geometric objects;
green lines are part of inscribed squares)

How to know which way you're falling:
Inward to infinity - sqrt(Pi) chases sqrt(2).
Outward to infinity - sqrt(2) chases sqrt(Pi).

So, if you see the light from the end of the tunnel,
save your batteries and turn off the flashlight.
Your journey will now be self-enlightened.

Rod ... ...

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Re: Sqrt(2) Spiral360 design (aka, PTD 55555V)

Since "final,final" was posted, this geometry had to be "new & improved" (all lines were redrawn and more added).

Spiral360 displays 360 degrees of this sqrt(2) spiral. And I'm anticipating a challenging learning curve when retraining my 4-legged ride to run in these 8 overlapping squared circles. A return to the free spirit range is contemplated, but now would be a good time for that "long winter's nap".

Rod ... Zzzzzzzz

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Re: Sqrt(2) Spiral360 design (postscript)

When drawn, circle 9 (the smallest) would begin the next 360 degrees
of the inward-progressing spiral. Dimensions of squared circle 1 (largest)
and squared circle 9 (smallest) where SoCS = Side of Circle's Square:

Circle 1: Diameter = 4.0
SoCS = 3.5449077018110320545963349666823.. = 2(sqrt(Pi))

Circle 9: Diameter = 0.25 = 4/16
SoCS = 0.22155673136318950341227093541764.. = 2(sqrt(Pi))/16

Who knew? Pi has a sweet 16 admirer.

Rod ... ... Zzzzzzzz

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Re: Sqrt(2) Spiral360 design
Now that's a spiral! (more lines added)

Who knew? Pi has a sweet 16 admirer ...
who knows the limits of irrational and transcendental.

Rod ... Zzzzzzzzz

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Re: Sqrt(2) Spiral360 design

An observation about the colors in this design:
In a continuum of squared-circles perfection, a black hole cannot be found.

Rod

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Re: Sqrt(2) Spiral360 design

The problem with "free spirit" is that mental free association promotes creativity in many venues. For example, on the cold evening plain, after a long dusty ride with 4-legged transportation (aka, a 360-degree run in a squared circle), a soothing Moonless Mona brings clarity to stars observed while falling a rabbit hole.

Say what?! (not in this venue)

Rod

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Re: VesicaaciseV (new design)

When this hibernating geometer awakes, looks outside his man-cave, and sees a thick layer of freezing drizzle* ,
he curls up and returns to peaceful slumber ... soon dreaming of squared-circles in a new motif:
mirror image of two juxtaposed squared circles that create a vesica piscis
(thus the name, VesicaaciseV).

Already, the geometry reflects the two defining scalene triangles in combination with their right-angle quadrilateral.
Design completion expected soon after the fading sound of the thaw (as in Zzzzzzzz).

* Dallas temperature: 27 degrees with freezing drizzle (accumulation plus today's forecast).

Rod

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Re: VesicaaciseV design
"Peering through the looking-glass,
Vesica wondered: 'Am I Here or There?'"

New evidence suggests a depth in the squared circles toy box that is symbolically parallel to the boundary of Sanitas and Morbus Cyclometricus. Few will dare to descend (ascend?) to such depth, fewer will peer through the boundary's looking-glass, and (apparently) no mortal has returned having once crossed the threshhold.

As for me, it's still freezing outside, so this geometry can speak for itself whilst I continue thawing (Zzzzzzzz).

Rod

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Re: VesicaaciseV design
Final update, creating a maze-like appearance.

Whether it's the enchanting "eye of Vesica" myth, the Sanitas/Morbus whimsical conjecture, or some force inherent in squared-circle geometry, VesicaaciseV may have tapped a stream of consciousness best appreciated from a mental distance. In other words, let the geometry speak for itself and don't stare absentmindedly at myth Vesica.

Rod

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Re: VesicaaciseV design

Myth Vesica inspired an enervating, week-long struggle between geometric accuracy and simpler abstract design. Myth Vesica prevailed when the argument was made that geometers know how to complete the lines of the vesica piscis ... and where to draw two more circles (for a total of 7) that are squared by existing geometry.

The only stream of consciousness now flowing through these creativity neurons is ...
"What happened to breakfast?" (it's now one hour past lunch time).
But the Yin Yang cameo has an enticing aroma.

Rod

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Re: TWIMC (new design)

Well ... the "used but like new" laptop's BSOD threatened for a week but was finally tamed then eliminated. However yesterday's "community BSOD" (attend to outside house maintenance or else) can neither be tamed nor eliminated without abiding by this cordial invitation (the RSVP was graciously assumed).

Say what? Early Spring Break was just awarded to the rambling recalcitrant rummager in the local creativity toy box. Naturally, the elimination period includes a first week of inspirational rain and cold weather. So, a few more days of "forced procrastination" permits additional moments of reflection on the geometry of VesicaaciseV.

TWIMC (pronounced "twimsee") might have been the announcement (to no one in partiuclar) of the near-term arrival of VesicaaciseV. At least, its discovery just prior to the dust cover removal from the looking-glass suggests an association. In fact, the geometry of TWIMC seems to capture the moment of conception of VesicaaciseV.

Rod (time to mount a different 4-legged ride: tall ladder)

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Re: TWIMC design
"Fare thee well."

Such mysterious closure on this last design before Spring Break
and a sentimental tune appeared to complement the mystery:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3b51b-MJ7o

Rod

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Re: TWIMC design "Fare thee well."

When selecting "Cat on a bus" as the email Subject for sending this design to friends,
the mystery began unfolding. In the email text, I wrote:

"Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3b51b-MJ7o
Not what you would expect for this Subject, but nice tune
... and adaptable symbolism for much of life."

Once "symbolism" appeared, the association between designs
TWIMC and VesicaaciseV was obvious: TWIMC is the harbinger
of VesicaaciseV, but is Vesica a potential or an actual?

And who is the "cat" in that scene on the bus? The solitary singer
or the cuddly pet? If the pet, what would it see if it passed another bus
with a similar cat (and cuddling singer) looking back ... especially
if TWIMC were a decal on the windows through which they peered?

In this unfolding mystery, "Fare thee well"
was a serendipitous sentiment for TWIMC.

Rod

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Re: TWIMC design
"Fare thee well."

Who knew?!
This geometry reveals a circular verticality that permits visual passage through the looking-glass,
but this verticality is not apparent until some of the geometric objects are rotated
... and then visual passage through the looking-glass is blocked.

Say what? The puissant purring of a cat on a bus.

Rod

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Re: TWIMC design (flipped over)
"Fare thee well."

After reducing the complexity of this geometry, I was curious about two blue characters (one upside down), so I flipped the image horizontally to see from a different perspective: The number 33? Hmmm ... what symbolism is associated with 33? I searched the internet and found that Dallas' latitude is 32° 47' 0" N.

This might explain why this design is not so artistically pleasing.
And what about the mysterious, haunting tune with the symbolic cat!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3b51b-MJ7o

Re: http://www.whats-your-sign.com/cat-anim ... olism.html
"The good news is, this mystery is a message to us that we have the power over illusion ..."

Finally, the red swastika - omen of good? evil? or both?

Re: https://aratta.wordpress.com/the-histor ... -swastika/
"The earliest swastika known has been found in Mezine, Ukraine."
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izVEKVgi_-w

Entertainment or cautionary alert? "Who can tell?"
"May the force be with you!" today, tomorrow and always.

Rod ... ...

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When running in squared circles, the mind wanders ...

Considering how dependent we are on the internet, cell phones, landlines, mass media, etc., what if these no longer worked? Is this not a no-communication emergency?!

Obviously, the first step in no-communication emergencies: identify who's got the info and how to get/share it. If you haven't a clue now, consider a panicked city full of clueless people: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..."

Assuming that electricty (or batteries) are available, some computer technology might be useable - it may be possible to assemble a non-internet, WIFI-connected, Private Neighborhood Internet (PNI); basically a community bulletin board where information is shared.

If it were possible to WiFi-connect a neighborhood of selected computers, without any of those computers needing internet access, a PNI might be worthy and reliable communication backup. Information shared might be sensitive - encryption would be a necessary option and access to the PNI limited to reliable participants/systems.

But typical network range seems limited ...

Re: http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wire ... irange.htm

Apparently, typical range is quite limited (relative to cell phones and towers), but range might be extended in creative ways. Just having electronic access to a community bulletin board where one or more participants can share information from other sources is a definite plus!

However, range is not necessarily a severe limitation ...

Re: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-range_Wi-Fi

"A typical wireless router in an indoor point-to-multipoint arrangement using 802.11b or 802.11g and a stock antenna might have a range of 32 metres (105 ft). Outdoor point-to-point arrangements, through use of directional antennae, can be extended with many kilometers between stations."

Therefore (seems to me) ...

A PNI simply requires planning, investment, and effort! The technology already exists (apparently). In fact, the greater challenge may be administration of the PNI (who participates, who pays for what, how the network is used, bandwidth limitations, etc.).

So, What's the point? ...

This is an opportunity to market products/services supporting a local PNI; local PNIs might interconnect to create a regional network.
BTW: a PNI is a local community network - not a business VPN (apparently).

Just wandering ...

Rod

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Stand By 7-4 (new design concept)

The seven squares and four circles (2 per set of 2) in this matrix of squared circle associations insisted on a more numeric design title. With the 7-4 code used in some radio communications to mean "stand by for message", "Stand By" seemed logical in this new title.

However, don't hold your breath - I'm not aware of any message awaiting broadcast. And some messages from other parts of the universe require a transit of light years. Perhaps, a unique message (or magisterial visitation) is due to arrive in our lifetime.

Until then, this matrix might confirm the elusive geometric association of a circle and its square.
But outside house maintenance is still planned ... weather permitting ... some day.

Rod ... ...

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Stand By 7-4 design
"Network Test Card"

Makes sense to me ...
Better design presentation required an extra circle and one less square, so 7-4 is just "stand by for message".

What message? Who knows, but a 33-page file complements the intriguing "33" in the TWIMC design
... and a colorful test pattern seems logical for a conceptual network "off the grid" (re: PNI)

Rod

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Stand By 7-4 design "Network Test Card"
Now 7 squares and 7 circles ... "of interest".

Imagine the future magisterial visitation ...

A private network has been created for sharing "the good news"
and this Test Card pattern, for example, is displayed whenever
the network is active but not broadcasting.

"Can you hear me now?"

Rod

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Re: Stand By 7-4 design

Serves me right ...
Allow curiosity to roam freely and the adventure keeps changing:
A "Stand By 7-4" design was intended (apparently), but is not the completed "Test Card".

The intended design includes a very symmetric 7 circles, all squared by a total of 4 squares;
perhaps a network "broadcast imminent" pattern but unlike the geometer-enticing Test Card.

Rod

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Re: Stand By 7-4 design

Allow curiosity to roam freely and the adventure keeps changing

Who knew? This is an infinite pattern!
Since the replication is obvious, simplicity should rule (relative to an infinite pattern).

Probably, one more training opportunity to choose design closure style:
"Whoa!" then saunter or "Giddyap!" across the Cartesian plane

Rod ... ... (indecisive dribble)

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Re: Broadcast Imminent design

Obvious choice of closure: "Giddyap!" across the Cartesian plane
"Imminent" refers to a distant event ... apparently.

Rod ... ... (on cruise control)