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周末在家，又拣起很久不看的数学，寻寻觅觅，希望对自己需要的算法有些启发。随机模型、统计优化一类的东西，看来看去，不由再次纳闷，为什么大家不能把书都写的更生动，更有意思一点。也哀叹自己当学生时，遇到教统计的，都是些照本宣科，跳不出书本的人。

本来是门不停给人以无数魔法似的工具、可以处处发掘出潜伏在表象下真谛的学科，却也总是挂起一幅百变不惊的面孔，谦虚到几乎虚伪的地步，无聊之极。参数套公式，公式套参数，本也没什么可非议的，但总可以时不时提醒一下这些可怜的天眼未开的学子们为精彩庆贺，为神奇赞叹啊。

我当初对统计的兴趣，在萌发之前，就被那几打质量参差不齐的电灯泡给谋杀了。直到现在，不到万不得已的时候，我还是只会在自然的面前，才衷心赞美随机世界内蕴的和谐和归律。今天再看统计的最大收获，还是这幅随机的涂鸦，让无序的线条，安抚一下自己郁闷的心灵。

Fun of Strokes - Forest

Searching algorithms for a new learning and assessment model, I am wondering through literature and books for last a few days. It reminds me how boring many of the statistical textbooks were when I was a student. Even worse, most of people taught my statistics could only recite the book. Consequently, among all branches of mathematics that I had exposed to, statistics and its alike became subjects that I am least interested.

My new model definitely needs new theory and algorithms. My hope is to get some hints how I can approach my task here. While there is no light on my endeavor in math yet, taking a few minutes break by scratching in Photoshop is much more fun :)

It is quite enjoyable to see that random strokes turn into a pleasant drawing simply because of the basic nature of random distributions.

One friend suggested if this drawing can be viewed as an example of the chaos theory that there are patterns and orders among seemly completely chaotic objects.

After checking some layman's definition of chaos theory, I think that traditional dynamic system is probably more suitable here. The chaos theory has a critical characteristic of unpredictability towards to small turbulence in initial conditions. This drawing actually responded well under our initial conditions: density, line angels, stroke size and moving patterns of drawing. I could draw another 10 such pictures under the same factors that I keep in mind when stroking over the screen and I know all of them will have very similar styles :))