Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Redit: Japanese political compass 2024

 


This is still very rough and a wee bit inaccurate. Yet, it depicts the rough idea of the distribution of these political parties. According to it, I am the very centrist in Japan as I have a highest number of match with the manifesto of 国民民主党 (National Democratic party). Maybe NHK党 (The party for abolition of the national TV Broadcasting station) too, but found not practical enough to be a mainstream political party. I have to disagree with 公明党 (Komei party) as it is likely to be against the separation of religion and politics stated in the constitution although I have a compatibility with their moderately liberalist stance. .... I have to say that the position of 日本維新の会 (The party of Ishin) should be economically far right wing and socially more authoritarian; just slightly more liberal than the 自民党 (LDP).

 

Monday, August 26, 2024

The quote from Milton Friendman about how the market economy can serve for good in politics

 


This is why I still strongly support the market economy (some call Capitalism) for not only political economics but also ethical reasoning! This is a spontaneous order inducing individuals' interests even with their evil intension trading off to providing needs and wants of the others! This is why I strongly support individuals' property right as their reward of fulfilling their motivation to survive as well as serving good for the public!!

Even comparing the authoritarian countries, those with the proper market economy, i.e. freer economy, seem to have a higher degree of social freedom than the other counterparts. Those political and socially free countries which have introduced a more collective form, i.e. less freer economy, tend to lose their overall freedom. We also have to be warned of the corporatism, the new form of totalitarianism, where a market is monopolised by few hands of corporate elites.

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Biyakuren Hijiri and Megumu Iizunamaru picking on Sanae Kochiya - Touhou Project

 

I drew my 3 favourite Touhou characters. Sanae Kochiya is often picked on. I really like how Byakuren Hijiri and Megumu Iidunamaru pick on Sanae, and Sanae's reaction is always adorable ❤



Saturday, August 24, 2024

Congratulations Iizunamaru-sama for your rise in the rank of the popularity poll

 



I illustrated Megumu Iizunamaru delighted: Posted on my pixiv page https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/121806888
飯綱丸様、人気投票順位の大向上おめでとうございます!
Congratulations Iizunamaru-sama for your rise in the rank of the popularity poll
投票結果 The result: https://toho-vote.info/result !!




Sunday, August 18, 2024

Sana Myon Sanae & Myon Youmu Touhou Project

 

Posted on my pixiv page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/121630821

Illustrated Sana-Myon: Sanae Kochiya & Myon (Youmu Konpaku). My favourite Touhou characters. I love them as much as wishing to have them as my daughters. Their weak and strange characteristics are quite similar to mine. lol Of course, I have already voted for the Touhou Project popularity poll https://toho-vote.info/ .








Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Reimu Hakurei 博麗霊夢 and Misumaru Tamadukuri 玉造魅須丸 of Stage 4 in Touhou project (Touhou 東方 project )18

 


I have illustrated Reimu Hakurei 博麗霊夢 and Misumaru Tamadukuri 玉造魅須丸 of Stage 4 in Touhou project (Touhou 東方 project )18
 
I have voted Misumaru Tamatsukuri 玉造魅須丸 for one of seven characters in the popularity poll.
 
This is an iconic battle revealing the secret and the destiny of Reimu as a shrine maiden of Hakueri who is also a successor of the Yin-Yang sphere user.
I really like the fact that Touhou Project has finally introduced "Misumaru-notama (Misumaru Sphere" as a character! There is my favourite sacred pre-historical Shintoist mantra called Katakamuna-Utahi, which has existed since the time before Yamato dynasty reigned and the authority has actually concealed this document. This mantra is believed to have a strong power enough to connect us to an extra terrestrial dimension. Izanagi object, the power source of these spheres is indeed equivalent to this power! The author ZUN must be really well-informed with the ancient Shintoism which I am really keen too. Misumaru is attractive when she gently persuades Reimu with the real power and their background. In the No.7 line of Katakamuna mantra is "Magatama no Amanominakanushi, Takamimusubi, Kamumimusubi, Misumaru no tama". This is literally translated the sphere of Misumaru is a comma-shaped jewel of Amanominakanushi (the God of the universe) and Takamimusubi and Kamumimusubi (The Ultra Dimensional Connections). Touhou 18 東方虹龍洞 will be the most remarkable title connecting the old series and the new series as well as the turning point of the entire Touhou series, and this is why I have voted this title in the popularity poll.





Background from https://www.ac-illust.com/main/detail.php?id=22987900



ChatGPT re-drew:


 

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Saturday, August 10, 2024

Bruge Brugge, Belgium 10 August 2024

 

 

Lets Myonchan Youmu Konpaku No 1 in the popularity poll again!

 

Touhou Project Popularity Poll https://toho-vote.info/

To aim at making Myonchan (Youmu Konpaku) the popularity No.1 or keep her in Top 5!
This video exhibits a collection of my illustration of Youmu to show my enthusiastic support for her!
Illustration is posted in my pixiv page : https://www.pixiv.net/.../%E9%AD%82%E9%AD%84%E5%A6%96%E5...
The original music is composed by ZUN
Touhou project is produced by ZUN and Shanghai Alice Fantasy Band

Friday, August 09, 2024

Aya Shameimaru, Megumu Iizunamaru, Hatate Himekaidou water-playing at the river of Yokai mountain - Touhou Project

 


* Added some effects I forgot to add for the last post *
Posted on my pixiv after this amendment: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/121325242

 
Aya Shameimaru, Megumu Iizunamaru, Hatate Himekaidou, the 3 crow Tengu clan members water-playing at the river of Yokai mountain.

Completed this illustration work and posted on my pixiv page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/121317998
Aya Shameimaru, Megumu #iizunamaru, Hatate Himekaidou, the 3 crow Tengu clan members water-playing at the river of Yokai mountain.
 
 
 PS
Touhou Popularity Poll is open from 10th to 23rd August in this year 2024, linked below: 







Tuesday, August 06, 2024

Leontief Model Simulation with Python Part 2: Experimental Attempt of Eigenvalue Problem when a matrix is singular i.e. non-invertible

 


This piece of my experimental attempt is based on the paper Singularity in the Discrete Dynamic Leontief Model by István Ábel1, Imre Dobos https://pp.bme.hu/so/article/view/8432/7719 .  This paper was accidentally found while searching for "Matrix Pencil for financial analysis".  Yet, this method is different from the Matrix Pencil (MP) method used in my current researching topic.  Nonetheless, this mathematical modelling applying the eigenvalue problem for the cross sectional econometric model is interesting enough to entice me. 

Honestly speaking, I have not fully understood their method behind because it is really off-topic from my current time series modelling. At the same time, I would like to keep this topic for my near future reference as I will be able to use my Linear Algebra application gained from my current research project. At least, I have attempted solving their mathematical modelling while learning by imitation. Therefore, it is likely to contain some error which I have to spend a sufficient amount of time for investigating and learning this realm of research. 

In terms of this example, the capital coefficient matrix C_i,i is singular containing a row containing zeros i.e. non-inversible. Therefore, the method of the eigenvalue problem is applied instead of using C_i,i^(-1).  Lambda (Greek letter) denotes the eigenvalue of the following equation. The error margin is kept below 1% or 5% at most.

My Python codes are displayed below:

 

# importing necessary tools
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import networkx as nx
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import random
import math
import statistics
import networkx as nx
import scipy.linalg
from scipy.stats import qmc

RefList=[
' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input%E2%80%93output_model'
,
' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVfmISjayA&t=134s'
,
' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_9HwKet8G0&t=301s'
,
' https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895717710001093'
,
' https://pp.bme.hu/so/article/view/8432 https://pp.bme.hu/so/article/view/8432/7719'
]
print('Referring to the following articles and YouTube videos: \n')
for k in range(len(RefList)):
    print(RefList[k])
print(' \n')

print('x_i,t: the vector of output levels \n')
print('d_i,t: the vector of final demands (excluding investment) \n')
print('L: the Leontief input–output matrix \n')
print('C: the capital coefficient matrix \n')

print('C: The following equation is used when these matrices are non-singular i.e. inversible. \n')



# The following follows the example shown in the paper

# Index: Industrial Sectors
Sctrs=['Sec1','Sec2','Sec3']
print(f'There are {len(Sctrs)} industrial sectors. \n')

L = np.array([[0.3,0.3,0.3],[0.4,0.1,0.5],[0.3,0.5,0.2]])
Pdf_L = pd.DataFrame(data = L,index = Sctrs,columns = Sctrs)
display('The input–output matrix: L =',Pdf_L)

C = np.array([[0.3,0.4,0.45],[0,0,0],[0.6,0.8,0.9]])
Pdf_C = pd.DataFrame(data = C,index = Sctrs,columns = Sctrs)
display('The capital coefficient matrix: C =',Pdf_C)

# Identity Matrix
I=np.identity(len(C))
Pdf_I = pd.DataFrame(data = I,index = Sctrs,columns = Sctrs)
display(f'I: {len(C)} by {len(C[0])} identity matrix',Pdf_I)

print(' \n')

print('Leontief formula: x_i,t = L x_i,t + C _i,i (x_i,t+1 - x_i,t) \n')
print('Then, it is converted to:  x_i,t+1 = C_i,i^-1 {(I_i - L_i,i + C_i,i) x_i,t}    \n')

print('On the other hand, the capital coefficient matrix C_i,i is singular containing a row containing zeros i.e. non-inversible. \n ')
print('Therefore, the method of the eigenvalue problem is applied instead of using C_i,i^(-1) as follows. \n ')
print(f"Lambda (Greek letter) denotes the eigenvalue of the following equation (Ref. {RefList[4]} : ")
print('1. x_i,t+1 C_i,i = (I_i - L_i,i + C_i,i) x_i,t } \n')
print('2. Lambda x_i,t C_i,i = (I_i - L_i,i + C_i,i) x_i,t } \n')
print('3. Lambda C_i,i = (I_i - L_i,i + C_i,i) } \n')

# Eigenvalue finding
E= scipy.linalg.eig(C, (I - L + C))
for k in range(len(E[0])):
    print(round(E[0][k].real,18))
# Using the positive real number eigenvalue
EigVal=E[0].real
Where=(np.where(EigVal==max(EigVal)))[0][0]
Lambda=EigVal[Where]
print(f"The maximum eigenvalue used is Lambda= {Lambda} .")
# Corresponding Engenvector denoted as Rho (Greek letter)
ind=np.where(E[0] == Lambda)
ind[0][0]
Rho=E[1][:,ind[0][0]]

print(' \n')

# Let's denote the initial values of production of 3 sectors
x_0=np.array([392999.32,422999.27,446999.23])
Pdf_x_0 = pd.DataFrame(data = x_0,index = Sctrs)
display("Let's denote the initial values of production of 3 sectors: x_i,0 =",Pdf_x_0)

x_1=x_0/Lambda
Pdf_x_1 = pd.DataFrame(data = x_1,index = Sctrs)
display("Then, x_i,1 = x_i,0 / Lambda  =",Pdf_x_1)

Right=np.dot(L,x_0)+np.dot(C,x_1-x_0)
print(f"Then, the right hand side (I_i - L_i,i + C_i,i) x_i,t is {Right} , \n")
Left=x_0
print(f"and the left hand side (I_i - L_i,i + C_i,i) x_i,t is {Left}. \n")

print(f"The percentage difference between the left-hand side and the right-hand side is {(Left-Right)/Right}. \n")


 

Saturday, August 03, 2024

Myon cat Youmu Konpaku - Touhou Project

 

Combining multiple duplications of my GIF https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/121134615 with the audio uploaded to my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZGwnv9dnSWQ

I have created this short animation (GIF) of Myomyomyomyomyomyon Myonchan for one of the days of Youmu Konpaku 6th August as 8 6 can be pronounced Yo-Mu in Japanese.
This effort aims at making Myonchan (Youmu Konpaku) no.1 again in the coming opinion poll of Touhou Project characters' popularity!!