Tag: Task

A comparison of Temporal-Difference(0) and Constant-α Monte Carlo methods on the Random Walk Task

Introduction The Monte Carlo (MC) and the Temporal-Difference (TD) methods are both fundamental technics in the field of reinforcement learning; they solve the prediction problem based on the experiences from interacting with the environment rather than the environment’s model. However, the...

Organize Yourself with Personal Task Boards

Discover how personal task boards can reduce stress, boost productivity, and transform your life. Dive into the science and strategies behind this game-changing tool. In the hustle and bustle of our modern lives, we often find ourselves juggling an overwhelming array of tasks, responsibilities, a...

Making decisions that stick can often be a daunting task

Making decisions that stickV can often be a daunting task, as they have the power to shape our lives, both personally and professionally. Whether it’s choosing a career path, making a major purchase, or even deciding on a life partner, the impact of these decisions cannot be underestimated....

Context over Task Lists

A huge part of leading a Product Development team is learning how to work on a problem indirectly. So many managers are used to the fact that when they were an IC they could solve a problem by going to the source. If you’re an engineer you can make the code change. If you’re a PM you ...

Org-chart: easy math for a complex task

Recently I’ve been in a conversation with a friend on the challenges of big organizations, when it comes to structuring an effective reporting structure and drawing an org-chart. I’ve brought to the table my personal experience in Cisco, while my friend has suggested to aim higher and l...

The Sisyphean Task of Drawing Sisyphus

“Drawing comics can be an uphill battle” is a cringingly obvious way to start this article, so I’d like to apologise for that first and then apologise again for this next one before we get things rolling. The undisputed home of single-panel cartoons is of course, a largely unkno...

Using terraform to setup AWS EventBridge Scheduler and a scheduled ECS Task

I have been working with AWS for quite a few years now. And whenever I needed to create an ECS Task that runs on a schedule I used EventBridge Rules, but ever since AWS came out with EventBridge Scheduler I have been wanting to try it out. And finally the day has come, I was working on scheduling a ...

Basic Of Windows Task Manager

Task Manager is a built-in GUI-based Windows utility that allows users to see what is running on the Windows system. It also provides information on resource usage, such as how much each process utilizes CPU and memory. When a program is not responding, Task Manager is used to end (kill) the pr...

Early Recommendations to the Boston Reparations Task Force

Inthe late winter, this year, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the membership of the city’s Reparations Task Force. The rollout punctuated nearly 4 years of grassroots activism that called upon the city to account for its complicity in the transatlantic slave trade where Africans and Bl...