Nth Bit Patterns
Posted on May 15th, 2008
A simple pattern generating experiment involving bit checking.
At each x,y coordinate on the plane, an integer is produced using the formula value = Math.pow(x,2) * y. This value's nth bit is then checked; if it is one, then a point is plotted.
References
Computers, Pattern, Chaos, and Beauty by Clifford A. Pickover
I am using the pseudo-code supplied in Appendix B (under "Chaos from Bits").