the social aspect of art

this is to comment on kcantor's comment on the email conversation that David Thorne had about the drawings. this is a piece that speaks to the very soul on the topic of how can one price art. the worth of this piece to begin with is about 27 million or something. it has diamonds all over it. the point trying to be made by the artist is art has an imaginary number on it. the amount of art is never specified to something like the tools used or how much paint was used but rather it just had a random number placed on it, and yes people thought about the time and effort placed onto their piece and gage that for the amount. however with this piece there is automatically a price tag on the piece, without time placed on making it and the effort of the artist. so as you can see art is less of substance anymore its more about the name behind the piece of late. so what is the true problem today. society or one's self as an artist?

foreign fruit

Ever seen a califlower like this before? I typed in fractals in nature and this was one of the first images it presented. It looks almost alien to actually eat this.

Pruning

So i was thinking about fractals and trees. These are an obvious example that we see all the time (especially now that the leaves have fallen the shape of the tiny twigs are so clear and resemble the trunk and main limbs)
so Pruning trees... what does that do to the fractal structure? how do trees compenate for this interference in their natural pattern?
Also Strawberries are amazing and the way they propagate is to send out runners which then take root and grow up to be big enough to send off their own runners. In this way, they are self-similar and continue in an endless fractal-like pattern of growth (more strawberries for everyone!)

Our group could have so made this if we had enough time and bigger sheets of cardboard.

I was wondering why we should learn about fractals so I decided to search online to see if it had any relavcence or daily use. To me the images look a little silly and I didnt understand how the Math could be used. But I found this web site that talked about technology that was made through the knowledge of fractals to monitor fluid movements. I don't really understand all of what they say but check it out.

www.arifractal.com

Web Cams

Hey! I am looking for a web cam to be able to communicate with volunteers in Africa. It has to be suitable for a Mac computer. Does anyone have any suggestions?? I am clueless.

Thanks!

New Wind Turbine Design

A more attractive wind mill design has been made for rural and urban environments. It is pretty cool and definitely eco-friendly. One of these towers can provide 25-30% of the electricity needed to run a house!