Argent Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 I have it on good authority that Redditor Quantumplation is an intelligent, beautiful, and/or handsome human being. As such, they have procured the name (and hopefully a picture) of a new Aon for us - Aon Soo, the Aon for mathematics. Go give them the upvotes! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natc Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 But what does it do? Add and subtract inputs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted March 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 What it does we don't know Many of the Aons have effects that are strongly in line with what the Aons mean, but it's not all of them - Aon Ien means wisdom, but Elantrians use it to heal. So for all we know Aon Soo could be used to pack one's bags in the most volume-efficient way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oversleep Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Nice! Aon for math... interesting.But if there is an Aon for "definition"...which let's you assign meaning... MUAHAHAHAHAHA! UNLIMITED POWER! because assembler and higher level languages and instant casting... Edited March 30, 2016 by Oversleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 I want a picture of this so bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natc Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Nice! Aon for math... interesting. But if there is an Aon for "definition"...which let's you assign meaning... MUAHAHAHAHAHA! UNLIMITED POWER! because assembler and higher level languages and instant casting... Programming reality in assembler sounds pretty dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quantumplation Posted March 31, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) My friend linked me to this thread. I didn't realize word would travel so quickly. Here's an image of the Aon: http://i.imgur.com/oLggRmL.png The really cool thing is my real name is Pi, and the Aon subtly incorporates the pi symbol, so I'm now subtly a part of Cosmere lore. Edited March 31, 2016 by Quantumplation 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 My friend linked me to this thread. I didn't realize word would travel so quickly. Here's an image of the Aon: http://i.imgur.com/oLggRmL.png The really cool thing is my real name is Pi, and the Aon subtly incorporates the pi symbol, so I'm now subtly a part of Cosmere lore. Instant upvote! Thank you Your name is really Pi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantumplation Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Instant upvote! Thank you Your name is really Pi? Yea. It started out as a nickname in middle school that really really stuck, and I got it legally changed nearly 2 years ago. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Yea. It started out as a nickname in middle school that really really stuck, and I got it legally changed nearly 2 years ago. Well then. That's pretty cool! ...this would be a bad time to mention that I am more fond of tau (2pi) than pi, yes? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantumplation Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) Well then. That's pretty cool! ...this would be a bad time to mention that I am more fond of tau (2pi) than pi, yes? This comes up a lot, as you could imagine (as does "Have you seen the Life of Pi?" to which I respond "No, because I don't want the ending spoiled!") Tau makes some equations nicer, and others more complicated. Its two sides of the same coin, and just comes down to definitions. There are some equations that are made simpler by pi/4, and that's an equally valid concept. I didn't embrace the nickname Pi because I'm some huge fan of the ratio between a circles circumference and diameter. I embraced it for more abstract reasons: It represents a passion for mathematics, for precision. It represents a fascination with the infinite and the recursive. (EDIT: Can you tell that I'm someone who has weird opinions about weird things?) Edited March 31, 2016 by Quantumplation 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landis963 Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 My friend linked me to this thread. I didn't realize word would travel so quickly. Here's an image of the Aon: http://i.imgur.com/oLggRmL.png The really cool thing is my real name is Pi, and the Aon subtly incorporates the pi symbol, so I'm now subtly a part of Cosmere lore. Upvotes away! Also, everyone here with a reddit account has even odds of having that thread open 24/7, so it doesn't surprise me in the slightest. (Also, the bit of the aon that "subtly incorporates" pi shows up in loads of places throughout AonDor, so not only are you a part of math, you're also a part of spirit, justice, and air, among many many others) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Arum Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 While I love Pi, and Pi I'm sure you're a good guy and your life will be splendid (just watch out for overly aggressive plants, okay?)...I'm in the tau camp as well. Thanks for sharing this! I wonder if you've started the new wave of "what to ask Brandon to personalize and he promptly decides should not be allowed any more due to time constraints" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Thanks for sharing this! I wonder if you've started the new wave of "what to ask Brandon to personalize and he promptly decides should not be allowed any more due to time constraints" I was going to negotiate a personalization in which he reveals how the Aonic alphabet works in its fullest. Decided it may have been a tad too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiryWriter Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 For those of you who are interested I've been trying to recreate this in vector form for the wiki and Isaac was kind enough to share the actual canon drawing: 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Arum Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 This is awesome, Weiry. Thanks for getting it from Isaac! I'm typically not OCD, but my inner-self wants the points to all come together on the Ake/Kae axis, similar to the Ato/Toa convergence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Absent Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 It entertained me greatly that the personalization said "to pi" 'cause it sounds a lot like "two pi"... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oudeis Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 For those of you who are interested I've been trying to recreate this in vector form for the wiki and Isaac was kind enough to share the actual canon drawing: Everyone! Give the Weiry your Upvotes! He's got glowing to do! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormgate Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 This comes up a lot, as you could imagine (as does "Have you seen the Life of Pi?" to which I respond "No, because I don't want the ending spoiled!") Tau makes some equations nicer, and others more complicated. Its two sides of the same coin, and just comes down to definitions. There are some equations that are made simpler by pi/4, and that's an equally valid concept. I didn't embrace the nickname Pi because I'm some huge fan of the ratio between a circles circumference and diameter. I embraced it for more abstract reasons: It represents a passion for mathematics, for precision. It represents a fascination with the infinite and the recursive. (EDIT: Can you tell that I'm someone who has weird opinions about weird things?) You are in good hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverblade5 Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 I have it on good authority that Redditor Quantumplation is an intelligent, beautiful, and/or handsome human being. As such, they have procured the name (and hopefully a picture) of a new Aon for us - Aon Soo, the Aon for mathematics. Go give them the upvotes! Accidental downvote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormgate Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 I had a thought: AonDor is the magic system that is probably closest to programming. Maybe Soo helps with some of the functions of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted April 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 I had a thought: AonDor is the magic system that is probably closest to programming. Maybe Soo helps with some of the functions of that. Brandon apparently considers it very similar to programming. As a developer myself I can't say that I see it. I don't have the full picture though, so there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landis963 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Brandon apparently considers it very similar to programming. As a developer myself I can't say that I see it. I don't have the full picture though, so there's that. I thought all the methods of accessing the Dor have some similarity to programming, was the WoB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oudeis Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 My programming friends say there's a similarity to programming, in a general sense... but it's as if you had to re-write the BIOS code every time you wanted to turn on your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oversleep Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 AonDor is functional programming, if I'm not mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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