(erleuchtet.org) Rendering a ridiculously large Buddhabrot - \o/

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This article describes how to render a ridicuously large 500 Megapixel Buddhabrot with iteration depths in the range of millions. Lisp source included. Scroll down for the final image.

[[http://erleuchtet.org/assetsc/2010/07/buddhabrotsmalldetail-thumb-250x318-365.jpg]]Why would you want to do this? To have it printed and on your wall, of course (see pictures below).

I will begin by outlining the general idea of the Buddhabrot (see the Wikipedia article for more), then talk about my optimizations and rendering choices.

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