Asher Chok on LinkedIn: #pri2022 (2024)

Just learned about how Alfred Mosher Butts, the creator of Scrabble, did to determine the scoring rules of Scrabble by tallying the frequency of each letter's appearance in the New York Times paper so I tried the same approach but for an entire dictionary. To my surprise, the letter "U" wasn't in the top 5 given that it was one of the vowels, where "N" or "S" are almost two-fold the amount of times "U" has appeared in the English language. Even more surprising, "J" is actually rarer than "Q" in this toy experiment.I guess the takeaway of this is that next time if you play Scrabble and find yourself stuck with a ‘J’, just remember that if Alfred Mosher Butts had used Python and Pandas instead of tallying letters from The New York Times, you could’ve been holding the highest score in the game!#python #pandas #english

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I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Software Engineer at Oasis Scientific Inc. with responsibilities to work on software enabling WiFi camera content display on iOS, iPad, macOS, and potentially on Apple TV, as well as on the new spatial operating system VisionOS for the Apple Vision Pro!

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I am proud to share that our team at Oasis Scientific Inc. achieved another remarkable milestone – a 23% increase in sales at the 2023 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show. Today's milestone not only signifies team success but also my personal growth in recognizing the profound impact of electronics on the automotive industry. Witnessing how these borescopes streamline tasks for technicians, particularly with spark plugs and diesel engines, has been enlightening. Grateful for the journey and the growth ahead. #PRI2023

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Recently, I revisited my old physics homework and coded it up in FORTRAN. It was fun to try out some legacy language. Come check out my work here! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/ggBUEBrJ Should I try COBOL next? #Fortran #Physics #Programming

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Have you ever wondered how TikTok knows what videos to recommend to you? Or why your TikTok For You Page (FYP) is different from others'? Here I'm excited to share an article that I wrote about the powerful machine learning principle used by social media platforms such as TikTok to personalize content recommendations. If you're curious about how these recommendations work, check it out!#tiktok #machinelearning #recommendations #socialmedia #ai #datascience #technology #fyp

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I recently completed a coding project where I aimed to create a program that could generate a slowed and reverberated music video from a YouTube URL and a GIF. This project posed many challenges for me, as I had little experience working with audio and had to navigate the use of various libraries that were no longer supported. However, the problem-solving process was extremely rewarding and allowed me to greatly improve my programming skills.Overall, this project was a fantastic learning experience and I am proud of the final result. I am grateful for the opportunity to challenge myself and expand my knowledge and skills in programming. You can check out the videos that were generated using my code here:https://lnkd.in/gkSEv-gKand access the GitHub repository containing the code here:https://lnkd.in/gY9Zjhn8#github #coding #music #video #youtube #python #pythonprogramming #pythonprojects #audioengineering

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Ever since I started to value my sleep quality, I tried to avoid caffeinated drinks past 1 PM to ensure that I will fall asleep soon as I get into bed. However, it turns out that some drinks do not have caffeine amount information printed on the can which is inconvenient for me. When there is no caffeine information printed on can, I have to pull out my phone and start google search for it. After several times of google search typing phrases like "is there caffeine in X?" or "X caffeine amount" made it a tedious process which inspired me to do a coding project that will solve this mildly inconvenient search process.The groundwork has been laid. If time allows, a mobile application with said functionality will be developed in near future.For more details on this project, check out my GitHub repository!https://lnkd.in/dJ8dW4aD#github #google #project #coding #sleep #quality

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Today I had the opportunity to represent Oasis Scientific Inc. at PCB Carolina trade show hosted by Better Boards, Inc. and to help promote company's products to hundreds of trade show attendees. During the trade show, I had assisted in providing product solutions with our company's borescopes and magnifiers to several repair technicians, engineers and other professionals to solve each of their industry needs or business problems. I was happy to be given the chance to attend a soldering workshop to be familiar with J-STD-001, IPC-610 and IPC-7711 standards. This workshop session had a huge wealth of information on many areas which has honed my skills in repairing electronics. I can't wait to assist the company in the future with the skills I had learned from the workshop.#electronics #business #opportunity #tradeshow #soldering #borescope

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I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Assistant Manager at Oasis Scientific Inc.!

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