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Message boards : Technical News : Wash (Nov 03 2009)

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Matt Lebofsky Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 1 Mar 99 Posts: 1376 Credit: 74,079 RAC: 0	Message 944884 - Posted: 3 Nov 2009, 22:13:35 UTC
	Tuesday is our outage/maintenance day. This was the first database compression/backup using the solid state drives on mork for the innodb logs - there are a lot of variables at play (like the result table only being 80% the size it was last week), but at first glance it seems like that alone shaved quite a bit off the compression time. Cool. Bob also tweaked another informix parameter, bounced the science database, did some table checks, etc. - maybe this will improve our science database performance (which has been strangely prone to "locking up" as of late). Or maybe not (after restarting the project we still had some queries lock everything up - some work still to be done, I guess). I also got a couple scripts in order such that I'm getting on top of the data pipeline again. Hopefully we won't run out of workunits again as badly as this past weekend. Just got back from a meeting discussing the university's current furlough plan - yeah, due to state budget cuts we are being forced to take days off - a kind, gentle way of enacting pay cuts, but not pay cuts really in our case - since we aren't paid by state funds (it's all donations) we are only being forced to take days off for "parity" but SETI still gets to keep its funds. Fair enough, as I understand we're all swimming in the same bowl of soup and belts are being tightened all around. And I already take several days off a month without pay, so in my particular case it's a complete wash. - 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
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DJStarfox Send message Joined: 23 May 01 Posts: 1040 Credit: 486,408 RAC: 78	Message 944885 - Posted: 3 Nov 2009, 22:17:23 UTC - in response to Message 944884.
	So, basically, nothing will change in your work schedule, right? :) Yes, the recovery seemed a quicker today, thanks.
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52 Aces Send message Joined: 7 Jan 02 Posts: 494 Credit: 11,332,632 RAC: 957	Message 944908 - Posted: 4 Nov 2009, 0:27:13 UTC - in response to Message 944884.
	A special thanks to the donor of the Solid State drives -- we knows who ya are ! :-)
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LiliKrist Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 12 Aug 09 Posts: 333 Credit: 143,167 RAC: 0	Message 944946 - Posted: 4 Nov 2009, 2:46:09 UTC
	Well done Master Matt =) And I already take several days off a month without pay, so in my particular case it's a complete wash. So it means a lot of time to climb and music tour right >.< Why don't you try to climb Sequoia tree at Humboldt Redwoods State Park? It'll give you interesting experience. ____________ N = R x fp x ne x fl x fi x fc x L
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uli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 8033 Credit: 3,819,172 RAC: 1,720	Message 946270 - Posted: 10 Nov 2009, 1:46:49 UTC
	Lili, I don't think that is allowed. ____________ Pluto will always be a planet to me. Cash Donation Specialist
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LiliKrist Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 12 Aug 09 Posts: 333 Credit: 143,167 RAC: 0	Message 946306 - Posted: 10 Nov 2009, 5:16:39 UTC
	Heemmm... Of course you need permission to do that, cause a lot of Sequoia trees at Humboldt Redwoods State Park are already old enough (but still strong too). My friend with National Geographic's team just climbed one of the tallest tree there. I take this pic from NG's wallpaper =) ____________ N = R x fp x ne x fl x fi x fc x L
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