Secret messages hidden inside equations

Re:Secret messages hidden inside equations by andrewcooke on Sunday June 19, 2011 @05:10PM (#2671909)

argh. i knew someone would post that.

it is not anything like as smart as it looks. the "formula" simply generates a bit-plot of whatever parameter is given. so the image is encoded in the bits of that particular value of n.

it's no more "self referential" than using some program that displays images to display a screenshot showing the program's source.

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Re:Secret messages hidden inside equations by szany on Sunday June 19, 2011 @06:22PM (#2672106)

THANK YOU I've been mystified by that formula ever since I found it. I'll have to spend some time reverse engineering it tonight.

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Re:Secret messages hidden inside equations by sesqu on Sunday June 19, 2011 @07:59PM (#2672348)

It's a funny one. It's not smart at all, but it is clever. It's one of those things that seem properly impressive up until you see how it was done.

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