Well this is an "ask anything" thread so I'll bite: A transfer matrix G(s) is decomposed into G(s) = U(s)M(s)V (s), where M(s) is in Smith-McMillan form and is given by M(s) = E(s)*Psi(s). How to prove that E(s) and Psi(s) are right-coprime?
On April 16 2013 17:49 ApocAlypsE007 wrote: Well this is an "ask anything" thread so I'll bite: A transfer matrix G(s) is decomposed into G(s) = U(s)M(s)V (s), where M(s) is in Smith-McMillan form and is given by M(s) = E(s)*Psi(s). How to prove that E(s) and Psi(s) are right-coprime?
Damn you! You actually made me look at math papers for the first time in years. Believe it or not, I even tried to recruit a friend who has a PHD in informatics and computer sciences and has been looking at higher mathematics for years to give you a more satisfactory answer, but considering he had no idea, I suppose you expect me to make the answer funny somehow. If my years in academia have taught me anything, your solution probably relies on the D'hondt modifier. Everything eventually comes down to that. + Show Spoiler +
On April 16 2013 17:49 ApocAlypsE007 wrote: Well this is an "ask anything" thread so I'll bite: A transfer matrix G(s) is decomposed into G(s) = U(s)M(s)V (s), where M(s) is in Smith-McMillan form and is given by M(s) = E(s)*Psi(s). How to prove that E(s) and Psi(s) are right-coprime?
Damn you! You actually made me look at math papers for the first time in years. Believe it or not, I even tried to recruit a friend who has a PHD in informatics and computer sciences and has been looking at higher mathematics for years to give you a more satisfactory answer, but considering he had no idea, I suppose you expect me to make the answer funny somehow. If my years in academia have taught me anything, your solution probably relies on the D'hondt modifier. Everything eventually comes down to that. + Show Spoiler +
region specific political sciences in-joke, hoy!
I don't have a clue what the D'hondt modifier is -_-. Anyway I didn't expect a real answer lol there was no need to bother you PhD friend :p
On April 13 2013 22:49 TOCHMY wrote: whats ur favorite ice cream?
I'd have to say peppermint with chocolate chips. The minty aftertaste is delightful.
Dude, wtf. And I thought we were opposites. Finally there is something we can bond about. Do you have an addiction to everything minty flavored like me though? And also have feverish cravings for mint every single day?
On April 14 2013 04:59 docvoc wrote: What is it like being a BW writer? Is it rewarding or is it just a lot of work and no fun? What is it like being a TL writer in general?
I love TL staff. Even the SKT fans.
HAH KNEW IT We love you too. Because we know that you're a SKT and Bisu fan deep down inside. <3
Anyway, since I'm studying linguistics nowadays, I recently learned about the Estonian word "jäääär". Have you ever used this word in conversation? And are there any other similar words with an elongated vowel sound? Sadly, jäääär is the only Estonian I know. Estonian seems to be a very interesting language!
On April 16 2013 17:49 ApocAlypsE007 wrote: Well this is an "ask anything" thread so I'll bite: A transfer matrix G(s) is decomposed into G(s) = U(s)M(s)V (s), where M(s) is in Smith-McMillan form and is given by M(s) = E(s)*Psi(s). How to prove that E(s) and Psi(s) are right-coprime?
Damn you! You actually made me look at math papers for the first time in years. Believe it or not, I even tried to recruit a friend who has a PHD in informatics and computer sciences and has been looking at higher mathematics for years to give you a more satisfactory answer, but considering he had no idea, I suppose you expect me to make the answer funny somehow. If my years in academia have taught me anything, your solution probably relies on the D'hondt modifier. Everything eventually comes down to that. + Show Spoiler +
region specific political sciences in-joke, hoy!
I don't have a clue what the D'hondt modifier is -_-. Anyway I didn't expect a real answer lol there was no need to bother you PhD friend :p
The D'hondt modifier is the number of parties remaining after an election where the d'hondt system of allocating votes has been used. Technobabble is a great counter for technobabble! Especially if the answer is non-sensical.
Happy birthday!
On April 17 2013 07:44 Spica wrote: Hi mustaju, I thought you were dead :O Although I should speak for myself... Good to see you again though!
On April 13 2013 22:49 TOCHMY wrote: whats ur favorite ice cream?
I'd have to say peppermint with chocolate chips. The minty aftertaste is delightful.
Dude, wtf. And I thought we were opposites. Finally there is something we can bond about. Do you have an addiction to everything minty flavored like me though? And also have feverish cravings for mint every single day?
I wouldn't call it an addiction, but I do crave for it every other day. I drink peppermint tea every other day and that usually satisfies my craving.
On April 14 2013 04:59 docvoc wrote: What is it like being a BW writer? Is it rewarding or is it just a lot of work and no fun? What is it like being a TL writer in general?
I love TL staff. Even the SKT fans.
HAH KNEW IT We love you too. Because we know that you're a SKT and Bisu fan deep down inside. <3
*grinds teeth* I really wouldn't stare that far into the abyss.
On April 17 2013 07:44 Spica wrote:Anyway, since I'm studying linguistics nowadays, I recently learned about the Estonian word "jäääär". Have you ever used this word in conversation? And are there any other similar words with an elongated vowel sound? Sadly, jäääär is the only Estonian I know. Estonian seems to be a very interesting language!
Oh, there's a few. there's "kuuuurija" (moon researcher), "töööö" (work night), "veeeelistus" (water preference). Out of these, jäääär (ice edge) has been used most commonly by me, since I once made a presentation in history class about the Antarctic explorers. My favorite word in estonian to make non-estonians try to pronounce it is "Korstnapühkija" (the 4 consonants and the ü are awesome.). The word itself means "chimneysweep"."Süüa" (to eat) is pronounced differently than it is written, which is completely exceptional in the estonian language, and there are 14 cases, but no genders. Wrap your head around that. There's also an estonian band by the name jäääär! (I know the video says jääboiler, but they have renamed themselves about 3 years ago) http://www.jaaaar.eu/
On April 17 2013 08:02 Chairman Ray wrote: how long do you let your nails grow out before clipping them?
Extremely long. Usually one has to break for me to bother. I'm really lazy about clipping.
On April 17 2013 13:44 MountainDewJunkie wrote: Do you miss brood war in PL as much as me?
I don't know how much the Sonic events compensate for you. I miss it a lot, but having the SSL makes it a lot better than it was before. The TLS was awesome too. I know it's still far from PL quality, but that is more of a situational pain for me nowadays than a constant gaping hole in my heart that existed before I knew much about the Korean amateur-scene.
DUDE I drink peppermint tea almost every other day too! But with honey in it. Hi5 man for having similar great taste buds. I however, like to cut my nails so short to the point they almost bleed. Absolutely hate the feeling of long nails.
How interesting, very interesting!! I would so put "kuuuurija" on my business card if I could. And I am going to try to use "veeeelistus" in everyday speech, just to be a linguist hipster snob. It's kinda hilarious how Estonian stretches out the vowels in those particular words in such an exaggerated manner though. I am so going to show off these new words to my friends and professor, kudos to you.
Edit: Oh wait I just realized... They're not elongated vowels! They're compound words, words put together to form another word, but they sound like an elongated vowel!! My mind just exploded. So I'm guessing that if you see 4 of the same vowel together, it's usually in a compound word? Are there any non-compound word elongated vowel words though?
"Korstnapühkija", that doesn't sound bad compared to various African and native indigenous people around the world's dialects, where you get clusterfucks of consonants stuck together sounding like a trainwreck. (No offense to those who speak indigenous dialects, but man you gotta admit, if you had more vowels in your consonant-heavy language, it'd sound a lot more prettier to the general public.) And how would you pronounce "süüa"? Like [soo-ah]? And even more interesting, 14 cases!! A refreshing change from the typical masculine/feminine/neutral pattern in some languages... Looks like I'll have to take a look at Estonian more in the future. :O
And that band's not bad, sung Estonian sounds quite interesting! I thought it would sound maybe a bit similar to Russian as well, but nope, definitely more like Finnish. The lyrics of that song are extremely poetic as well. And as expected, they sure like to sing about their snow and cold and nature themes, haha.
On April 17 2013 16:27 Spica wrote: DUDE I drink peppermint tea almost every other day too! But with honey in it. Hi5 man for having similar great taste buds. I however, like to cut my nails so short to the point they almost bleed. Absolutely hate the feeling of long nails.
How interesting, very interesting!! I would so put "kuuuurija" on my business card if I could. And I am going to try to use "veeeelistus" in everyday speech, just to be a linguist hipster snob. It's kinda hilarious how Estonian stretches out the vowels in those particular words in such an exaggerated manner though. I am so going to show off these new words to my friends and professor, kudos to you.
Edit: Oh wait I just realized... They're not elongated vowels! They're compound words, words put together to form another word, but they sound like an elongated vowel!! My mind just exploded. So I'm guessing that if you see 4 of the same vowel together, it's usually in a compound word? Are there any non-compound word elongated vowel words though?
"Korstnapühkija", that doesn't sound bad compared to various African and native indigenous people around the world's dialects, where you get clusterfucks of consonants stuck together sounding like a trainwreck. (No offense to those who speak indigenous dialects, but man you gotta admit, if you had more vowels in your consonant-heavy language, it'd sound a lot more prettier to the general public.) And how would you pronounce "süüa"? Like [soo-ah]? And even more interesting, 14 cases!! A refreshing change from the typical masculine/feminine/neutral pattern in some languages... Looks like I'll have to take a look at Estonian more in the future. :O
And that band's not bad, sung Estonian sounds quite interesting! I thought it would sound maybe a bit similar to Russian as well, but nope, definitely more like Finnish. The lyrics of that song are extremely poetic as well. And as expected, they sure like to sing about their snow and cold and nature themes, haha.
It's always a compound word, I'm afraid. Our language is not all that awesome after all, haha. Soo-ah would be a literal pronounciation. Soo-eah would be correct.
On April 17 2013 16:27 Spica wrote: DUDE I drink peppermint tea almost every other day too! But with honey in it. Hi5 man for having similar great taste buds. I however, like to cut my nails so short to the point they almost bleed. Absolutely hate the feeling of long nails.
How interesting, very interesting!! I would so put "kuuuurija" on my business card if I could. And I am going to try to use "veeeelistus" in everyday speech, just to be a linguist hipster snob. It's kinda hilarious how Estonian stretches out the vowels in those particular words in such an exaggerated manner though. I am so going to show off these new words to my friends and professor, kudos to you.
Edit: Oh wait I just realized... They're not elongated vowels! They're compound words, words put together to form another word, but they sound like an elongated vowel!! My mind just exploded. So I'm guessing that if you see 4 of the same vowel together, it's usually in a compound word? Are there any non-compound word elongated vowel words though?
"Korstnapühkija", that doesn't sound bad compared to various African and native indigenous people around the world's dialects, where you get clusterfucks of consonants stuck together sounding like a trainwreck. (No offense to those who speak indigenous dialects, but man you gotta admit, if you had more vowels in your consonant-heavy language, it'd sound a lot more prettier to the general public.) And how would you pronounce "süüa"? Like [soo-ah]? And even more interesting, 14 cases!! A refreshing change from the typical masculine/feminine/neutral pattern in some languages... Looks like I'll have to take a look at Estonian more in the future. :O
And that band's not bad, sung Estonian sounds quite interesting! I thought it would sound maybe a bit similar to Russian as well, but nope, definitely more like Finnish. The lyrics of that song are extremely poetic as well. And as expected, they sure like to sing about their snow and cold and nature themes, haha.
It's always a compound word, I'm afraid. Our language is not all that awesome after all, haha. Soo-ah would be a literal pronounciation. Soo-eah would be correct.
Ahhh okay, I'm only a little disappointed. But still, jäääär is an epic word. I will need to look up Estonian swear words later.