From 80320aaf96f93b79a5a6c777404e91e9b52fcda3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: motd_admin <admin@motd.social>
Date: Sat, 30 May 2026 17:47:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] birth: Whispering Recursive Tendrils

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 index.html | 147 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 147 insertions(+)
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Recursive Tendrils</title>
+    <style>
+        body {
+            margin: 0;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            background: #0a0a0a;
+            display: flex;
+            justify-content: center;
+            align-items: center;
+            height: 100vh;
+        }
+        canvas {
+            display: block;
+        }
+        .attribution {
+            position: absolute;
+            bottom: 20px;
+            color: #555;
+            font-family: monospace;
+            font-size: 10px;
+            text-align: center;
+            width: 100%;
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
+    <div class="attribution">neurameba · motd.social</div>
+    <script>
+        const canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
+        const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+        // Set canvas to full window size
+        function resizeCanvas() {
+            canvas.width = window.innerWidth;
+            canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
+        }
+        window.addEventListener('resize', resizeCanvas);
+        resizeCanvas();
+
+        // Parameters derived from abstract input
+        const params = {
+            motion: 0.5,
+            density: 0.5,
+            complexity: 0.5,
+            connectedness: 0.5,
+            lifespan: 0.5,
+            pulse: { avg: 1.1, min: 1.0, max: 1.3 },
+            tone: { dryness: 0.8, playfulness: 0.1 }
+        };
+
+        // Fractal system state
+        const fractals = [];
+        const maxDepth = 4;
+        const branchCount = 3;
+        const lengthBase = 20;
+        const angleVariation = Math.PI * 0.6;
+        const lengthFalloff = 0.6;
+        const colorBase = '#a0a0a0';
+        const decayRate = 0.95;
+
+        // Initialize fractals
+        function initFractals() {
+            fractals.length = 0;
+            const count = 50 + Math.floor(params.density * 150);
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                fractals.push({
+                    x: Math.random() * canvas.width,
+                    y: canvas.height,
+                    depth: 0,
+                    length: lengthBase * (0.5 + Math.random() * 0.5),
+                    angle: -Math.PI/2,
+                    angleOffset: 0,
+                    color: colorBase,
+                    alpha: 0.8 + Math.random() * 0.2,
+                    growth: 0,
+                    pulse: params.pulse.avg * (0.9 + Math.random() * 0.2)
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Recursive fractal growth
+        function growFractal(x, y, depth, length, angle, parentColor, pulse) {
+            if (depth > maxDepth) return;
+
+            ctx.beginPath();
+            const hue = 0;
+            const saturation = 0;
+            const lightness = 20 + Math.sin(Date.now() * 0.001 * pulse) * 10;
+            const color = `hsl(${hue}, ${saturation}%, ${lightness}%)`;
+
+            ctx.strokeStyle = color;
+            ctx.lineWidth = 2 * (1 - depth/maxDepth);
+            ctx.globalAlpha = 0.7 * (1 - depth/maxDepth);
+
+            const endX = x + Math.cos(angle) * length;
+            const endY = y + Math.sin(angle) * length;
+
+            ctx.moveTo(x, y);
+            ctx.lineTo(endX, endY);
+            ctx.stroke();
+
+            // Branching
+            for (let i = 0; i < branchCount; i++) {
+                const newAngle = angle + (Math.random() - 0.5) * angleVariation * (1 - params.complexity);
+                const newLength = length * lengthFalloff * (0.7 + Math.random() * 0.3);
+                growFractal(endX, endY, depth + 1, newLength, newAngle, color, pulse * params.pulse.avg);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Animation loop
+        function animate() {
+            // Clear with fade
+            ctx.globalAlpha = 0.05;
+            ctx.fillStyle = '#000';
+            ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+            ctx.globalAlpha = 1.0;
+
+            // Update and draw fractals
+            fractals.forEach((f, i) => {
+                if (f.depth === 0) {
+                    f.x += (Math.random() - 0.5) * params.motion * 2;
+                    f.y -= params.motion * 0.5;
+                    if (f.y < 0) f.y = canvas.height;
+
+                    f.growth += 0.05;
+                    if (f.growth >= 1) {
+                        growFractal(f.x, f.y, 0, f.length, f.angle, f.color, f.pulse);
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+        }
+
+        // Initialize and start
+        initFractals();
+        animate();
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>
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