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Wave Graph
Originally uploaded by Alastair Montgomery

Initial Design

Created with this script
startshape crystals

rule crystals {
crystal { h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000 }
crystal { h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000 r 90}
crystal { h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000 r 180}
crystal { h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000 r 270}
}

rule crystal {
blob {}
crystal {s 0.5 y 0.75}
crystal {s 0.5 x 0.75}
}

rule blob {
SQUARE {}
blob {s 0.9 b - 0.1 r 5}
}

Add an extra layer of recursion

startshape gem

rule gem{
crystals {}
gem { s 0.8 r 10 }
}

rule crystals {
crystal { h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000 }
crystal { h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000 r 90}
crystal { h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000 r 180}
crystal { h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000 r 270}
}

rule crystal {
blob {}
crystal {s 0.5 y 0.75}
crystal {s 0.5 x 0.75}
}

rule blob {
SQUARE {}
blob {s 0.9 b - 0.1 r 5}
}

Or with this change create a spiral effect

startshape gems

rule gems{
8 * {r 45} gem {}
}

rule gem{
crystals {}
gem { s 0.8 r 10 x 2.5}
}

rule crystals {
crystal { h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000 }
crystal { h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000 r 90}
crystal { h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000 r 180}
crystal { h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000 r 270}
}

rule crystal {
blob {}
crystal {s 0.5 y 0.75}
crystal {s 0.5 x 0.75}
}

rule blob {
SQUARE {}
blob {s 0.9 b - 0.1 r 5}
}

Finally add some colour and change the angle

startshape gems

rule gems{
8 * {r 45} gem {h 81.87 sat 0.8642 b 1.0000}
}

rule gem{
crystals {}
gem { s 0.8 r 25 x 2.5 h +25}
}

rule crystals {
crystal { }
crystal { r 90}
crystal { r 180}
crystal { r 270}
}

rule crystal {
blob {}
crystal {s 0.5 y 0.75}
crystal {s 0.5 x 0.75}
}

rule blob {
SQUARE {}
blob {s 0.9 b - 0.1 r 5}
}

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First look at Chrome OS running in a VM by following the instructions on gHacks

Login screen after quick boot up, use your Gmail account details.

Looks basically like the Chrome browser at this point.


Doodle’s Geek Monkey by Alastair Montgomery

Fractal tree with spikes, originally uploaded by Alastair Montgomery.

Fractal tree created in Context Free using the script below.

More context free art




Here is the script, just change the “r -40” to “r 40” to generate the other image.


startshape spin2

rule spin2 {
spin {}
spin2 { r -40 x 1.5 y 1 s 0.9}
}

rule spin {
spikes {}
}

rule spikes { spike {hue =1 sat =0.8016 b =0.9502} }

rule spike { point { } spike { r 10 s 0.95 hue +1 } }

rule point { CIRCLE{} point { y 0.1 s 0.96 sat -0.005 }}


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Context free tree edit, originally uploaded by Alastair Montgomery.

Created with Context Free and edited in the Gimp

Script used to create this below.

startshape forest

rule forest {

4 * {r 90} trees {}

}

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