new desk chair.
Now that I’m working full-time, I’m spending a lot more of my day sitting. While I’m not quite ready to consider a standing desk, I decided I was ready for a change. With a Christmas gift certificate, I bought myself a new “chair”!
not my job.
In some ways, it is *exactly* my job. But in oh so many ways, it is not. The other day, I received this comment on my blog post about DOcplex: Even when I followed your method, I got the following errors: DOcplexExceptionTraceback (most recent call last) in () 1 mdl.print_information() … DOcplexException: CPLEX runtime not
balancing the boat.
For the past few years, life has been all about re-balancing the boat after surge after surge. But one thing had been constant: my job. While my “in country managers” and reporting structure was always changing, I was working with the same group that I had been working with for 21 years. It was staable,
work: new way to install COS CE and DOcplex!
Just as I finished my series of posts on how to : install DOcplex solve a DOcplex model using a local solver solve a DOcplex model on the cloud use DOcplex in a Jupyter notebook an exciting new announcement was made … CPLEX for Python is now available on ANACONDA CLOUD! Getting up and running
work: using DOcplex in a Jupyter notebook
Now that you have installed IBMยฎ Decision Optimization CPLEXยฎ modeling for Python (DOcplex), installed IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio Community Edition, and obtained a DOcplexcloud API key, you can solve optimization problems both locally and on the cloud. Our next step is to use DOcplex and solve optimization problems from within a Jupyter notebook. Jupyter
work: solving a DOcplex model on the cloud
As mentioned in solving a DOcplex model using a local solver, there are restrictions on the Community Edition of IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio which make it difficult to solve a problem of any real consequence. If you would like to test out some larger optimization problems, you can register for a thirty day free
work: solving a DOcplex model using a local solver
Once you have DOcplex installed, it is possible to model your optimization problem. But now, how do you solve your problem? In this post, I will describe one of two choices for solving models, using a local installation of IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio. I will describe the other, using the cloud, in a future
work: installing DOcplex
On this snowy (fingers crossed), slow Friday at work, I set myself a simple project. Get DOcplex up and running on our home computer, a Mac. First, what is DOcplex? IBMยฎ Decision Optimization CPLEXยฎ modeling for Python (aka DOcplex) makes it possible to model optimization problems using Python. Once a problem is modeled in Python,
growing and changing.
A while back, I read an article about hiring a career coach. While I’m not in the market for a new career at the moment, the day may come that I need some help, and I’d like to be ready when it does. The article, a bit short on useful information, wasn’t what really stuck
happiness project monthly breakdown: career (jul)
July is the “Work/Career” month in my Happiness Project. In 2014 and 2015, I did not do very much on this topic. For the past few years, I’ve been coasting along at work. I work hard at what I do and keep my skills up-to-date, but I want to do even better than that. My
at work.
AT work. It has been so long since I’ve been able to say those words. Far too long. Sure, I work, but I don’t GO to work. I’m not AT work. And, yes, working from home is amazing. My hours are generally flexible. I have no commute. While I have interruptions, they are usually minimal,
unsupported.
As I finished up my work morning and headed to volunteer at the Red Cross, I was feeling low. Very low. Thinking about it, I realized that the root of my lowness — feeling unsupported. I pride myself in my self-motivation and independence. I work well on my own and solve my own problems as
wanted: three day weekends
After much delibrate thought, I have decided that what I *really* need is three-day weekends. Every weekend, I need a day to decompress from the week – time to nap, read, relax and not be under pressure to take care of people and things. I then need a day to care of all the things
face-to-face with a coworker
I’ve worked from home since before I had a job. My final year of grad school I completed at a distance of fifteen hundred miles. And when I started my first job a month after graduation, my boss and office was almost three thousand miles away — I did spend my first month in the
minor change results in great happiness
While I was stuck home this weekend recovering from the flu instead of out camping at the LEAF Arts and Music Festival with the rest of the family, I did spring cleaning here at the condo. This amounted to “room of the week” style cleaning and organizing of the entire apartment. It looks better than
Go Watson!
We’ve been tuned to the tv two nights in a row now for the big Jeopardy showdown between IBM’s Watson and the top two Jeopardy winners… It has been fun to watch, including the behind-the-scenes information! The show was taped at Thomas J Watson Research Center in Yourktown Heights, NY, which is where my parents
WAH or OTTO?
As I sat in my usual Thursday spot this week, I took a moment to focus on everything that was going on around me. A group of teens were being their teenaged selves, flirting and play fighting. A teacher was waling by carrying something that looked like a Greek temple. Little kids were running around,
If you could have any jobโฆ
If you could have any jobโฆ Most days, I’m fairly happy with job. I like my co-workers, I get paid a very decent salary, I enjoy the flexibility and freedom that comes with “working from home”. I like to think that I’m reasonably good at what I do. But is it my dream job? Probably
A Meeting! A Real Meeting!
When planning this work-related trip to Texas, I knew that the girls and I were not really ready to leave home once again. I had hoped that things would work out so I could go on another work trip at another time, but that didn’t happen. As I really wanted to take advantage of the
social networking for work
Today at work, I attended a virtual meeting regarding choosing the right social networking tool. When I first had access to the IBM network while our company was being integrated, I was surprised, and overwhelmed, at the various social networking choices that were available within IBM. I’ve heard all the reasons that people don’t like
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