Fuddland

Google’s gone all fractal today, in honour of Gaston Julia’s birthday.

[via eagle-eyed Graeme]

The following is an entry which follows on from the above:

1. Double whammy [Fuddland]. Excerpt: When Google decided to draw everyone's attention to Gaston Julia's birthday, linking to an image search for Julia fractals, so many people clicked on the first couple of hits in the search that the server they were sitting on--at an...

#1

bsag | 2004 / 02 / 03 – 18:58

Aha! That’s what it was for. I spotted it earlier and made a mental note to ask David about it: “He’s Captain Fractal, he’ll know”. You beat me to it.

#2

graeme | 2004 / 02 / 03 – 19:40

Eagle eyes? I’m like action man. Does he still have eagle eyes? He appears to have changed somewhat since I were a lad. Back in my day…etc…

#3

David | 2004 / 02 / 03 – 19:40

Re #1: Captain Fractal eh? Damn, my secret identity is out! ;)

I’d just like to point out that I didn’t already know it was his birthday — I had a hunch and it checked out [actually my first thought was it was Mandelbrot’s birthday, and then I tried Julia]. I don’t have all the famous mathematicians’ birthdays memorised or anything. Honest.

But now I know Julia spent the majority of his life without a nose, which I’m sure will be useful trivia at a later date.

#4

David | 2004 / 02 / 03 – 19:46

Re #2: I dismantled my Action Man to find out what made him speak when I pulled his cord [it was a kind of record player: when you pulled the cord, the motor wound up, which spun a small plastic disc with grooves and bumps, connected to a rudimentary loudspeaker. It was pretty interesting stuff to a six-year-old]. But I probably wouldn’t do that to you.

Do you have a thing on your neck that makes your eyes move side-to-side?

#5

graeme | 2004 / 02 / 03 – 19:50

I can’t find anything on my neck, but I am wearing blue pants and my head is shaved, so I’m not ruling it out yet.

#6

David | 2004 / 02 / 03 – 19:58

Re #5: Any questions about Graeme’s anatomical correctness should be emailed directly to him. I don’t wish to know.

#7

graeme | 2004 / 02 / 03 – 23:26

The lonely hearts ad writes itself:

“Eagle Eyes” seeks “Barbie” for plastic fun. GSOH (as there’s nothing else on offer) required.

#8

graeme | 2004 / 02 / 03 – 23:27

This is why I’m single isn’t it?

#9

David | 2004 / 02 / 04 – 00:15

Re #7 & #8: At least you didn’t use the phrase “pull my cord” — there’s hope for you yet. :P

#10

graeme | 2004 / 02 / 04 – 01:25

I wanted to though.

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