I don't know who is he bigger geek, you for typing that, or me for understanding most of it.
I have a scam job I work for the gubmint.
I could drag you further off the reservation. What's the principal value of a Remez exchange design for a low pass FIR filter? What's the nominal crossover point (in taps) for using a convolution in time vs a multiplication in frequency assuming a general purpose x86 CPU.
Some of my work isn't entirely embedded...yet.