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Billy (Oct 23 2007)
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Matt Lebofsky Send message Joined: 1 Mar 99 Posts: 1444 Credit: 957,058 RAC: 0 |
Lots of little things today. Jeff and I are working on the automated data pipeline in preparation for the data recording to come back on line - where recording, reading, copying to offsite archives, splitting, deleting, etc. happens via a set of automated scripts. Bob is fairly convinced the science database replica is working adequately - we tested various shutdown scenarios and it came back on line after each one. I spent some time working on wiki-fying parts of the SETI@home website. There's been a growing list of planned edits/upgrades to our website that none of us ever got around to, so this has been a long time comin' (and it's far from useful yet). Speaking of lists of things to fix: I got that client-connection-types page working again. It's a permissions problem that break every time linux automatically updates httpd. I grow weary of having to read manuals (very few well-written) every time I need to install/upgrade/fix anything. Things used to be much more intuitive and simple. Nowadays standards are pretty much entirely abandoned and direct contact with actual bits and bytes has been abstracted to death. It's like having a garage full of simple tools (c-clamps, screwdriver, jigsaw, etc.) that you don't have direct access to anymore - the garage is now guarded by Billy who will gladly obtain the proper tool and do whatever you tell him to do with it. Billy doesn't speak English - and the language he comprehends changes all the time - some days he only speaks Portugese, sometimes Estonian, sometimes Afrikaans - every few months a new language is added to the list. You just want to hang a stupid picture frame in your hallway but there you are, desperately trying to figure out how to say "hammer" in Japanese. Billy doesn't like it when you yell. - Matt -- BOINC/SETI@home network/web/science/development person -- "Any idiot can have a good idea. What is hard is to do it." - Jeanne-Claude |
Neil Blaikie Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 143 Credit: 6,652,341 RAC: 0 |
I know how you feel about small things getting in the way. Am in the process of re-wiring 300ft of Cat5 cable in an office with supposedly a roof void, 125ft in, brick wall with rebar in! Linux while good for some things really sucks at times, had the same problem with httpd on many occasions causing permission problems. 3 different manuals with little color codes for the relevant httpd issues. Keep up the good work guys and thanks again for the information Matt, had a look at your website the other day, nice pictures from your camping trip in the mountains, like the GPS info included as well. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I don't mean to laugh at your frustration, but I found your analogy of your problem quite humorous. |
Nicolas Send message Joined: 30 Mar 05 Posts: 161 Credit: 12,985 RAC: 0 |
Speaking of lists of things to fix: I got that client-connection-types page working again. It's a permissions problem that break every time linux automatically updates httpd. How often is the list updated? Contribute to the Wiki! |
edjcox Send message Joined: 20 May 99 Posts: 96 Credit: 5,878,353 RAC: 0 |
Can you take a digital camera ad shoot some sots of the SETI hardware? Would be nice to see the source of your frustration? Thanks E J Cox CPP Never engage stupid people at their level, they then have the home court advantage..... |
John Neale Send message Joined: 16 Mar 00 Posts: 634 Credit: 7,246,513 RAC: 9 |
Billy doesn't speak English - and the language he comprehends changes all the time - some days he only speaks Portugese, sometimes Estonian, sometimes Afrikaans - every few months a new language is added to the list. Matt, thanks for the update and the humour. Both are (as always) appreciated. And when Billy insists on speaking Afrikaans, drop me a line - I can help! :) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20147 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Can you take a digital camera ad shoot some sots of the SETI hardware? Some old shots are here: Switching Over Sunday at the Lab I have enough fun with just 3 servers and a comms rack crammed into a 'closet' at one location. (And I've soon to squeeze another 3 machines and more switches in there 'soon'...) At least that one is just a 'one'. I've got much less of a headache for other servers and nothing like the s@h headaches. Having room to move and being able to keep everything tidy is very worthwhile! (Work area excepted!! :-p ) All good fun. Happy crunchin', Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
PhonAcq Send message Joined: 14 Apr 01 Posts: 1656 Credit: 30,658,217 RAC: 1 |
Matt, good thing Billy isn't your boss! Remember things could be worse. |
KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade! Send message Joined: 20 Dec 05 Posts: 3187 Credit: 57,163,290 RAC: 0 |
Matt, I don't think that your fix to the client-types script worked... I'm still getting "Of the 0 last connections to the scheduler:" every time I look at the page... (4 times spaced over 3 hours today) Shouldn't that be "Of the last #### connections to the scheduler:", instead of "#### last connections" BTW? . Hello, from Albany, CA!... |
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