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Laser Fractal Space Wizard
@complicatedreality.com
I'm Yamen, it rhymes with ramen.
I make fractal art, write poems and stories, and create games and puzzles. See more of my work at complicatedreality.com
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"Beam Swarm"
Old flam3 fractal

Be the light that casts the shadow forward if you can.
Backwards-facing shadows only help them with their plan.
Tomorrow may be darker, if the bastards get their way
but that's an insufficient reason to let them have today.
It's almost harder to get a bad spin that is short enough for a social media video.
November 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The collection is growing!
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Yeah, Geno. That'll do!
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I haven't been this overflowing with ideas in a long time. It's great to have a tool that can keep up with me. I love the idea that these coins will still have these fractals on them a hundred years from now.
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A maze is made with walls or ways, and a wary wanderer.

This idea is inspired by The Stanley Parable. A game without a player is just rules. A player with no game is just a dreamer. A maze isn't a maze until someone is inside it and unsure of which way to go.
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
These might be my favorite. Hefty, shiny brass coins with a secret that turns them into tops that spin for minutes!
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
After Geno is done carving the metal with photons, it's up to me to make it shine. Here's my process.

#laserengraving
November 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Exactly how I see it. "Look how stupid/evil this person is" posts are just part of the propaganda.
My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
November 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My love for the color orange is rooted in this gnarly Japanese Maple that grows outside my window. Every year, it undergoes a stunningly vibrant transition before losing its leaves for the winter. I've enjoyed it since childhood, but this year I recorded it so you can enjoy it too.

#TreesAreCool
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I discovered they have a secret use as a flow toy.
October 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Took a risk and ordered a few spot rugs with my art on them. The vibrance is fantastic, and the details came through reasonably well. We'll see if they're popular enough to do again, but if not, I think I'll be happy to have them around the house.

So will my cat. 😅
October 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"Wiggy" is a word that means "I'm feeling weird, but I know it's because of the substance I've consumed", and implies "I need to change my setting, but communicating is difficult". It's an alternative to attaching those feelings to more important things, and a reminder that the discomfort will fade.
October 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is so much fun!
October 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I found the feature that changes the angle of the laser's approach each pass.. Whoops, I mean Geno learned Geno Whirl!

This coin is a map of how I see emotions. Each emotional state has its counterpart on the back. We oscillate between each pair (and others), and the combined result is our "now".
October 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Laser Fractal Space Wizard isn't just a silly title. It's also a map of my creative phases. In Laser phases, I'm chasing a specific result. In Fractal phases, I'm exploring possibilities. In Space phases, I'm creating big ideas. In Wizard phases, I'm performing. Phases often overlap.
October 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hello, laser!
I think it needs a name. Probably something with a prominent G, inherited from its model. Geordi? Gali? Oh! How about Geno? Inspired by my own personal childhood Boba Fett, ♡♪!?.

Hello, Geno!
October 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Laser upgrade!

It took a lot of fractals and a lot of Plotboxes, but I finally saved up enough to get a 30w fiber laser setup I've been eyeing. Soon, even the finest metals will be subject to my photonic ablations through the power of Ytterbium-doped silca fiber. (And a hefty HEPA filter!)
October 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Reposted by Laser Fractal Space Wizard
Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog.

Patients with brain fog may have disrupted AMPA receptor (AMPAR) expression—key molecules for memory and learning. Imaging of Long COVID patients showed elevated AMPAR density tied to more severe cognitive impairment.
Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog
Researchers employed a specialized brain imaging technique to identify a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for Long COVID. More than four years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, scien...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Night Cats"
Flam3 fractal + poetry
September 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
OG Computer Nerds: I need a dedicated key that prevents the console from scrolling so I don't miss a single letter of information. Every computer should come with this by default.

Modern computer users: Ugh I have to actually scroll all the way to the bottom to accept this legally binding contract?
September 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"Snug"
Flam3 fractal

I've updated my website gallery with a bunch of highlights from this year. It's a great place to grab a new wallpaper image. www.complicatedreality.com/fractal-art
September 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Reposted by Laser Fractal Space Wizard
Night of the Living Dead, Oct 4th @ The Grand, Salem OR.
We're going all out to kick off haunted season. Tickets and details at marketforthestrange.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Some products create value through convenience. A spork, for example. Let's come up with silly opposites of that. Fusion products that aren't any more convenient than their constituent products. Like Diaper + Firework, Bicycle Pump + Protractor, or Toothbrush + Dog Collar.
September 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Ever get that feeling where you encounter a work of art, music, performance, or whatever, and it's so captivating and wonderful that you don't want to learn anything about how it's made because you don't want to be able to see the flaws that people learn to focus on when they're taught how to do it?
September 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
After 20+ years of listening to it, I noticed that the first two tracks on the album Signs by Badmarsh and Shri have opposite perspectives. The first implores "You gotta make up your mind to face reality all the time". The second starts with "Run. Free. Reject reality!" Great album regardless.
September 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM