Fredrik

happy birthday

Congrats Dr. Fredrik :)

Snakes said:

Well done, Dr. Fredrik. Somehow you've found a way to top your Vrack accomplishments.

Well, writing papers isn't all that different from building Doom maps. You just can't put in as many cacodemons.

Thanks, all!

Fredrik said:

Well, writing papers isn't all that different from building Doom maps. You just can't put in as many cacodemons.

Hhahaha I agree with that.

So just two years away from a pair of twins.

And six years away from an extra bit.

FP! Props to all logged in trolls.

Happy birthday.

Yes, I realize I am no fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9h57OIaMFs

Unobligatory birthday addendum

Grats!

Good stuff.

I guess how old you are doesn't really matter after your 21.

It matters if you want financial aid because you're not technically independent until you turn 24, get married, or have kids. Renting a car is a pain in the ass if you're under 25. After that, birthdays don't really matter unless you want to run for president or get senior discounts.

exp(x) said:

senior discounts

oh man oh man I can't wait. Curse this youth!

I need to take .NET classes, but the course catalogs at local schools are vague as to what they actually teach.

Alright Fredrik! From one ivory tower to the next. As long as you're in school you still are technically IDDQD'ed. Who knows, that masters program might even allow you IDKFA to success.

I'm still stuck at the UW for quite some time. Started out with architecture and through turns of events is now in the Microbiology program. Along the way, I picked up three calculus-based gen Physics courses and is faintly considering pursuing a Physics minor.

I'm also picking up C# right now in my spare time (and mapping like a heroin addict).

Since I can't gift you anything of monetary value for your achievement beside that bag of popcorn now, for your entertainment here's my physics notes I made around the time of your visit:

http://students.washington.edu/hp1985/Physics%20123A%20Exam%202%20Notes.pdf

http://students.washington.edu/hp1985/PHYS%20123%20Exam%203%20Notes.pdf

Doom Marine said:

http://students.washington.edu/hp1985/Physics%20123A%20Exam%202%20Notes.pdf

http://students.washington.edu/hp1985/PHYS%20123%20Exam%203%20Notes.pdf

First exam looks rather simple, almost boring due to repeating stuff taught in high school.

Second one looks much better though, and I'm glad it doesn't go too far into quantum physics too.

I live close enough to count.

Scuba Steve said:

Little Falls... about 2 hours north.

Wild! The venerable creator of Action Doom lives in my state!

Lich said:

Wild! The venerable creator of Action Doom lives in my state!

and Action Doom 2, as well. Lucky you! Any Doomers in the Upstate NY area?

Sounds like it should be the music for COECITS2.

Nah, I already made two of those: Citadel Of Tranquil Radish (In The Sky) and Mansion Of Twilight Eggplant (In The Sky). Unfortunately, I never finished the maps :(

What's your project, that Python math library?

Me and a friend of mine were hoping that the web framework we work on (symfony) would be accepted as a mentoring association, so we could have kept developing a project we kickstarted as a MSc thesis assignment, but they didn't get in :(

Yes, this and this.

Those look pretty sexy.

furry retard

Back in high school study hall, calling attendance, some teacher had my last name as Fredriech

Deeders (I blame pritch)

He never said he read it.

Like most of the stuff on my bookshelves.

I see Chalmers also maintains the dubious tradition of having books on Control Theory written by friends and/or department colleagues of the instructors.

Heh, by the instructor himself in this case. I don't mind; it's one of the better textbooks I've used.

...and regardless of whether anyone cares, here's another one, this one probably more accessible

I like them. :D

I don't know how explain what the first one makes me think of entirely, but it kinda reminds of me a ship. :D Or royalty, with that main bing bing bing sound. :D But what I do know is it makes me feel happy. :D

The second one so totally reminds me of the Mushroom Kingdom theme from Super Mario RPG the Seven Stars. :D It's like something you'd hear when you enter a kingdom of gold from a carriage or possible horseback. :D

Those were the days.

fraggle said:

Question 10. Prove that for all n > 4, there are primes p1 and p2 such that n - p1 = p2 - n

thanks, i'll probably be thinking about that for the rest of my christmas break.

AndrewB said:

Fredrik, I need you to settle an argument. Nintendo is replacing their 0.024" Wii straps with 0.040" straps. I'm saying that means the new ones are 2.78 times as thick, but some 14 year old is insisting that makes them 1.66 times as thick. Please end this.

0.024 * 1.66 = 0.03984
0.024 * 2.78 = 0.06672

It's actually closer to 1.667 times s thick, but he's right. How can they be over TWO times as thick when its not even doube the thickness?

Am I the arresting officer or am I you? ;-)

The arresting officer.

Fredrik said:

space shuttle action sequences

When I read this phrase all I could think of was "oh yeah, dock in my port, baby. Yeah, stick your probe arm into my fuselage."

omg birfday

The guy that sold me my guitar told me it had some female name, but I didn't pay much attention, so I don't remember what it was. That guitar is now under my bed with a cracked neck and no strings. Whatever.

Danarchy said:
The guy that sold me my guitar told me it had some female name, but I didn't pay much attention, so I don't remember what it was. That guitar is now under my bed with a cracked neck and no strings.

That guy was a demon, and soul of a beautiful young woman is trapped in those broken strings. If you fix an polish the guitar, she will be freed and you will meet her personally, although you will have to face that demon once again, this time seeking your soul.

Fredrik said:
And no, I'm not seriously going to name the guitar anything.

Okay, okay, that wasn't such a good name. What about... Scarlett Johanssen?

Wait, not the factory. The one with all the moats. God, Doom2 was a huge mess of crap I could never remember right.

Inmost Dens? Map14, before the other big "city" one Industrial Zone.

Okay, that's it. Yeah, those maps remind me of the Inmost Dens but with less brown and more green.

Linguica said:
shelf2.jpg

The 8th book (or so) from the left has to be an edition of J. L. Borges' Ficciones.

DD_133 said:

I wonder what tomes Ling is hiding behind that jug of liquid.

Tomes of town portal and identification I hope.

Bookshelf
The Breakdown...


History & Culture


Math & Science


Miscellany


Fiction + Miscellany


Chess

Fredrik said:

This may not seem different from the standard false proofs that 1=2 (typically using an obscured division by zero).

There was a guy that proved that God existed using math. A buddy of mine has a mathemagician friend that proved that he didn't because he divided by zero.

Psyonisis said:

You know I understand 0.999... = 1 just fine, but this is really pushing ridiculousness.

I remember there was a long discussion about why that's true and the thread apparently got out of hand before I could pop in and explain it:
If there's an infinitely repeating single digit decimal number, place it over 9. 0.999 . . . = 1 because 9/9 =1.
Another example is 0.333 . . . = 1/3 because 3/9 = 1/3.
I was surprised nobody else said it.

Peizo, anyone who remembers that thread will likely get stomach pains just thinking of it. It was so divided that I'd say at least 40% of people were wrong about it.

As much as I'd like to toss in my opinion on 0.repeating9, it's not worth it and would just derail a thread.

Fredrik said:
(is nature playing tricks on us?)

More like math is mental stuff.

Without my (x) I am nothing?

Zark, I love you.

Not all TV shows are bad.

myk said:

It's indeed pretty unhealthy. I mean, would there be any TV without math freaks developing math to levels where high tech is possible?

There also wouldn't be TV without people willing to watch unhealthy levels of total crap!

Shitty TV Shows = Mathematics

* Goes back to watching Scrubs DVD

Yes. I use both simultaneously, of course.

Do you deathmatch yourself?

Not a MacBook Pro.

fraggle said:

In C, you could do it with #define:

#define per for
#define ent int
#define pendant while

heh cool, i'll have to remember that :)

Fredrik said:

I agree. The post didn't deserve better.

How do you know that "excellent burn! (not sarcasm)" isn't sarcasm?

Because that would be (excellent burn! (not sarcasm)) (is sarcasm)

Rawr.

Very nice.

I suddenly had the urge to capture a frame from Monty Python's Meaning of Life.

A TIGER?!

Only in Kenya...