James Koh

2 months ago | medium.com | James Koh

Using args and kwargs to satisfy 7 different clientsJames Koh, PhD·FollowPublished inMITB For All·7 min read·--Imagine this. You are writing a Python programme which will be used by seven clients. Each client wants to use the function in a different manner, and all of them are important customers that your company wants to please. Suppose one of the functions is the computation of the Euclidean distance between two points. Let’s name this function dist.

2 months ago | medium.com | James Koh

Maximum number of circles that can be packed into a rectangleJames Koh, PhD·FollowPublished inMITB For All·5 min read·--Consider a company that has to transport cylindrical materials in a lorry. What is the maximum number of pieces which can be stored? Assuming that the length of the cylinders are just slightly shorter than that of the lorry storage space, the problem can be simplified into a 2-dimensional problem like below. Cross-sectional view of stacked cylinders arranged by hexagonal packing.

Dec 9, 2024 | medium.com | James Koh

Entire training process with practical considerationJames Koh, PhD·FollowPublished inMITB For All·23 min read·--In this article, you would learn to set exploration and learning rates that would work in practically any state-action space, without worrying about any ‘wastage’ or ‘overshooting’ in training. This article assumes that you have basic knowledge of the RL concepts and terminologies, and basic Python programming skills such as using functions and classes.

Dec 6, 2024 | sleeperkingfootball.com | James Koh

It’s bye week HELL (part II) and with many of you fighting for your playoff lives I had to dig deep into my bag for this list. With six teams on a bye, I still got around to digging up 10 running backs and 23 total players that I think hopefully can help those of you in desperate need. Some of these players, especially the running backs, will be dependent on injuries but I’m trying to help out managers of all league sizes.

Dec 3, 2024 | sleeperkingfootball.com | James Koh

There needs to be a national mandate to make Week 14 byes illegal. And the decision of the schedule makers to put SIX teams on a bye the week before […] Login to view this page!