Martin & Marseille - Comments

ChrisM: [Update] The French language from a signal processors point of view

nospam@example.com (ChrisM) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:08:57 +0100

Over my cryptography course, i've been having a discussion with some french about the redundancy of the language and it would be interesting to find out what the letter entropy of french and german to support your argument about "usefulness" ^^.

(p.s. english is somewhere around 1,5)

the author: [Update] The French language from a signal processors point of view

nospam@example.com (the author) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:46:53 +0200

Cool, someone who reads this stuff
True, I've noticed that too. But have you noticed that conversations don't go on for longer in German than they do in French? I'm not sure about this, but I've got a hunch it's true, too.

Danny: [Update] The French language from a signal processors point of view

nospam@example.com (Danny) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:38:05 +0200

I have often thought about the signal-to-noise ratio issue and how languages compare. I would agree that German can survive a worse channel noise level, but -- as you might expect -- its data rate is lower.

This is easiest to see in text, where a single message is provided in multiple languages. The repetition of adjectival and article endings provides redundancy, but at a cost. I have found a typical German text is 10-20% longer than either English or French (not even counting the fact that the German diacritics encode information without using a character space).

Incidentally, I used to work at R&S myself.

Martin: Culinarity

nospam@example.com (Martin) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:24:04 +0200

Absolutely not! You should give it a try.

vero: Culinarity

nospam@example.com (vero) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:15:19 +0200

German wine??????? You gotta be kidding!

vero: First entry - from home

nospam@example.com (vero) — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:13:45 +0200

Game on! I'm only starting reading your blog now, but it'll be nice to have your point of you on Marseille - where we live too!

Rob Roe: Bises II

nospam@example.com (Rob Roe) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:32:31 +0200

Hey Martin,

just to let you know I still check your blog with interest... I may have a proposition for you that may(stress should be placed on this word) earn us some money! I'll let you know nearer the time.
The only thing I know about you these days is that you are working in Munich - sorry but could not make it to your invite - I'm working full time here à la BNP.

Hope all is well and that you can visit Warwick some point later in the year to see Thomas and myself

Rob

Anne 3A ECM: Useless laws weaken necessary laws

nospam@example.com (Anne 3A ECM) — Tue, 15 May 2007 15:04:41 +0200

Hi Martin,
I met your blog making some research for my internship...
I've read every single article, and I really have fun.
Whatever, I think that all you say is true (or almost :p...)
You must write articles for the school diary!
See you.

Bernd: Who photographs kebabs?

nospam@example.com (Bernd) — Mon, 14 May 2007 01:11:43 +0200

Irgendwie bekomm ich grad voll den Hunger. Lecker sieht des aus ... gibt da auch einen Lieferservice?

h.artmut: Who photographs kebabs?

nospam@example.com (h.artmut) — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:47:58 +0200

Ursprünglich scheint er ja auch mit Fritten gewesen zu sein ... naja zumindest mit einer:

http://www.spiegel.de/reise/fernweh/0,1518,477034,00.html

h.artmut: Blog status

nospam@example.com (h.artmut) — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:19:18 +0200

HEY HEY HEY, you can stop writing? You just can't. I just thought, where the fucking hell did this guy learned writing? I really like your posting ... I means Its always very clean and structured and you notice a lot of stuff I wouldn't be able to put in words. So ...please ... do us a favour ! If you stop writing, I will stop posting pictures. Or I post the nasty ones I took from you.

Really ... keep writing mate ...
I enjoy reading

h.artmut: Photographic evidence, Marseille and more

nospam@example.com (h.artmut) — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:54:55 +0200

Ahem ... well I am flattered and cajoled ... thanks for the the compliments. hüstel And about the permission ... well I would have asked if there wouldn't have been ... ähhm ... yah ... this racoon coming into my room while I was sorting out pictures and this bastard grabbed my mobile phone. But if you feel disturbed I can removed the picture(s)... or upload the really nasty ones

Martin Maus: Un Ricard, svp

nospam@example.com (Martin Maus) — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:11:35 +0100

Bringst uns einen leckeren Ricard mit?

Hartmut: Un Ricard, svp

nospam@example.com (Hartmut) — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:37:28 +0100

I take two of them ...

and a wodka ...

and maybe a wine too ...

after that a jump? or a hang over?

Maybe we try some new creation with Pastis and wodka ... I guess that kicks in.

Jump
h

Hartmut: Marseille 2 Munich

nospam@example.com (Hartmut) — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:30:35 +0100

YOU GOT IT ... YEAHHAAAAAIIII ... but I never really had a doubt about it. CONGRATULATION little wormy.

Gess what ... I never was in Munich before. And guess another one ... I am going to be there soon, drinking a lot of wodka, eating french cheese and listening to good music ... guess with whome! Right ... with YOU.

Boy ... were seeing each other pretty soon. Looking forward since the fucking flashbacks are killing me.

Bye
h