Richard Oberdieck
@richardoberdieck.bsky.social
Optimization guy, with a soft spot for testing and good software practices. Views are my own.
It's a fascinating story. I can recommend the book "Prisoner's Dilemma", where this is covered in some detail. An autobiography of von Neumann I read last year also covered it. Interestingly, many of the great minds of the time (incl. von Neumann) advocated for bombing UDSSR before it got the bomb.
March 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It's a fascinating story. I can recommend the book "Prisoner's Dilemma", where this is covered in some detail. An autobiography of von Neumann I read last year also covered it. Interestingly, many of the great minds of the time (incl. von Neumann) advocated for bombing UDSSR before it got the bomb.
I wasn't aware Gurobi offered WLS licenses to academics. Good to know!
February 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I wasn't aware Gurobi offered WLS licenses to academics. Good to know!
A few comments from me: I use pyproject.toml rather than requirements, then hatch for the python project management. Also, I would use 'uv python install' rather than sudo apt-get to install the standalone python versions, it makes it very clean.
February 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A few comments from me: I use pyproject.toml rather than requirements, then hatch for the python project management. Also, I would use 'uv python install' rather than sudo apt-get to install the standalone python versions, it makes it very clean.
Correct. I'm aware of the "shortage" of MIP devs, but I also know that it's not good to have too many cooks in the kitchen, so to speak. So because you do this, it must mean that it is really hard to find "ready" MIP devs, but you feel you need to train talented people for 2 years.
February 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Correct. I'm aware of the "shortage" of MIP devs, but I also know that it's not good to have too many cooks in the kitchen, so to speak. So because you do this, it must mean that it is really hard to find "ready" MIP devs, but you feel you need to train talented people for 2 years.
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February 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Ok, so they remove the DEI committee, and replace it with an ad-hoc committee, which just is not called DEI but maybe somehow should do the same? What exactly is changing? The part I find most questionable is to "be sunsetting [...] its related statements". Why do you feel the need specify that?
February 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Ok, so they remove the DEI committee, and replace it with an ad-hoc committee, which just is not called DEI but maybe somehow should do the same? What exactly is changing? The part I find most questionable is to "be sunsetting [...] its related statements". Why do you feel the need specify that?
No longer an INFORMS member, so I didn't get the email. Would you mind sharing the full email? Kinda curious what it said.
February 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
No longer an INFORMS member, so I didn't get the email. Would you mind sharing the full email? Kinda curious what it said.
I guess the expectation is that most universities provide a VPN. Did you try talking to Gurobi Support? Could you not find a workaround?
February 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I guess the expectation is that most universities provide a VPN. Did you try talking to Gurobi Support? Could you not find a workaround?
Hope you like the chapter! Let me know if you have feedback!
January 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hope you like the chapter! Let me know if you have feedback!
Unfortunately all communication went directly through Springer. However, if you drop me a DM with your email I can share the copy I have received.
January 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Unfortunately all communication went directly through Springer. However, if you drop me a DM with your email I can share the copy I have received.
This is actually really nice. With a bit more intro this would make a really good blog post I think, because it is probably something that a lot of people wonder about!
November 26, 2024 at 2:32 PM
This is actually really nice. With a bit more intro this would make a really good blog post I think, because it is probably something that a lot of people wonder about!
Yeah, I played with that one already, although I am not quite sure yet what the exact differentiator (from a usage standpoint) of the two GPTs is. Will play a bit more with it to find out.
November 24, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Yeah, I played with that one already, although I am not quite sure yet what the exact differentiator (from a usage standpoint) of the two GPTs is. Will play a bit more with it to find out.