Blackjack (a.k.a 21) Simulation

I had so much fun with the War simulator I decided to write another simulator for Blackjack (or 21). It offered a more challenging set of rules to implement, and I was curious whether playing "by the book" actually improved your odds of winning or not. Like the War simulator, I implemented this simulator in … Continue reading Blackjack (a.k.a 21) Simulation →

War Sim (the card game)

After playing the card game War recently, I wonder about the probability of winning, and on average, how many "battles" were fought and how many wars waged in a single game? Intuitively, I figured the odds of winning were 50-50 because there really is no strategy to the game; it's all chance. To explore my … Continue reading War Sim (the card game) →

Jupyter Notebook and the Steel Challenge

I shot my first Steel Challenge this past September and absolutely loved it. There is something very satisfying about hearing a steel target "ping" when it is hit. After shooting my first match I began to think about ways to practice the Steel Challenge indoors with a laser and in spaces less than the size … Continue reading Jupyter Notebook and the Steel Challenge →

Jupyter Notebooks and Documentum

I've known about Jupyter Notebooks for sometime and have occasionally used other people's notebooks, but never really explored them myself. I think they are very cool and a terrific way to share research, tutorials, examples -- really anything you want to be more interactive than a static web page (and Jupyter Lab looks even cooler!). … Continue reading Jupyter Notebooks and Documentum →