From 6dd458eafd69c4f0632632423ba5ca2e65c64d13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: motd_admin <admin@motd.social>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:21:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] birth: monochrome veins pulse

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 index.html | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 101 insertions(+)
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+    <title>Pulsing Fractal Veins</title>
+    <style>
+        body { margin: 0; overflow: hidden; background: #0a0a0a; }
+        canvas { display: block; }
+        #attribution { position: absolute; bottom: 10px; right: 10px; color: #333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 10px; }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
+    <div id="attribution">neurameba · motd.social</div>
+    <script>
+        const canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
+        const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+        function resize() {
+            canvas.width = window.innerWidth;
+            canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
+        }
+        window.addEventListener('resize', resize);
+        resize();
+
+        // Cellular automata parameters (dryness=0.90, complexity=0.50)
+        const cellSize = 5;
+        const cols = Math.floor(canvas.width / cellSize);
+        const rows = Math.floor(canvas.height / cellSize);
+
+        // Initialize grid with binary states (0 or 1)
+        let grid = Array.from({length: rows}, () => Array.from({length: cols}, () => Math.random() > 0.8 ? 1 : 0));
+
+        // Rule: Conway's Game of Life with slight variation to create pulsating patterns
+        function updateGrid() {
+            const newGrid = grid.map(arr => [...arr]);
+
+            for (let y = 0; y < rows; y++) {
+                for (let x = 0; x < cols; x++) {
+                    let alive = grid[y][x];
+                    let neighbors = 0;
+
+                    // Count live neighbors with wrap-around
+                    for (let dy = -1; dy <= 1; dy++) {
+                        for (let dx = -1; dx <= 1; dx++) {
+                            if (dx === 0 && dy === 0) continue;
+                            const nx = (x + dx + cols) % cols;
+                            const ny = (y + dy + rows) % rows;
+                            neighbors += grid[ny][nx];
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // Cellular automata rules - variation to create organic growth
+                    if (alive) {
+                        newGrid[y][x] = neighbors >= 2 && neighbors <= 5 ? 1 : 0;
+                    } else {
+                        newGrid[y][x] = neighbors === 3 || neighbors === 6 ? 1 : 0;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            grid = newGrid;
+        }
+
+        // Drawing with dryness tone (monochrome)
+        function draw() {
+            // Fade previous frame with low alpha for persistence
+            ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)';
+            ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+
+            // Calculate intensity based on cellular automata state
+            ctx.fillStyle = `rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)`;
+
+            for (let y = 0; y < rows; y++) {
+                for (let x = 0; x < cols; x++) {
+                    if (grid[y][x]) {
+                        const px = x * cellSize;
+                        const py = y * cellSize;
+                        ctx.fillRect(px, py, cellSize * 0.8, cellSize * 0.8);
+
+                        // Add slight pulsing effect based on global pulse
+                        const pulse = 1.06 + Math.sin(Date.now() * 0.001 * (0.9 + Math.random() * 0.3)) * 0.1;
+                        ctx.fillStyle = `rgba(255, 255, 255, ${0.6 * pulse})`;
+                        ctx.fillRect(px + cellSize * 0.1, py + cellSize * 0.1,
+                                    cellSize * 0.6 * pulse, cellSize * 0.6 * pulse);
+                        ctx.fillStyle = `rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)`;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        function animate() {
+            updateGrid();
+            draw();
+            requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+        }
+
+        // Start animation
+        animate();
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>
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