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Also, for anyone who wants to learn about the ins and outs of mathematical optimization (what this program does), here is an excellent free resource:
https://web.stanford.edu/~boyd/cvxbook/
Also check out Nocedal and Wright for more numerical stuff, and all of Bertsekas’s books for more theory.
IMO, optimization for power systems is its own subfield with its own quirks, i.e. I am not well-informed about it other than that I know they typically use Newton’s method or something derived from it if you read either of the two linked books. However, optimization is a general technique which should be a part of any economy at scale. I.e. revolutionaries should unironically learn optimization if you have the time to do so.
revolutionaries should unironically learn optimization if you have the time to do so
what do you think all the factorio and Victoria 3 ive been playing are for? fun?
neat
what? first time hearing of this
It sounds similar to things like OR-Tools, CP-SAT and Gurobi. These algorithms aren’t just useful for controlling the power grid. You can also use them for Cockshott-style Big Computer Cybersyn economy-wide planning. Or deciding which order to do your errands in, or figuring out how many blackjack hands of exactly 21 you can make out of a certain set of cards.
TLDR: as a pretty experienced computer toucher this sounds significantly more real than I initially expected from reading the headline.
I’ll say exactly what I felt when I used PSSE and fmincon and every other closed-source optimization program for the first time: “Neato, now where’s the source code? Why am I supposed to just trust that this will work every time?” Or at least put out a paper.
An open source solution would be ideal here for sure, not least because these algorithms are likely generally useful for optimizing any dynamic system of stocks and flows.
Absolutely. Whether this particular solver is useful or not for a given problem will depend on how closely your problem matches power system dynamics, but I do think a lot of problems fit into the structural assumptions that power systems optimizers make.
Exactly, and if it’s open source then it can be tweaked for other domains.
Lady, that’s a Hi-Point. It only generates problems. You’d be better off with a zip-gun. You’ll only get one shot before it catastrophically jams either way.
What if her problem is that her gun wont jam catastrophically
Then buddy do I have a gun to sell her! This lovely little Ruger 22/45 right here is pre-Cerberus, rust-free, barely used (because good luck getting more than two rounds through it), well-maintained, well-oiled, and ready to GOOOOOO!
Good. Can we also do that in the US? Asking for a friend.
Was it because the “super code” password was “password”? From what I understand, that’s yow secure the US power grid is.
