[metrics-team] Hello from blackbird

[Su Yu]

Sure - sorry, I forgot to do "reply all".

Thank you for sending me the data and code! Could you let me know what
encoding it is for the csv? I got encoding error and could not read it
using Python or my Mac..

Thanks,
blackbird

Karsten Loesing <karsten at torproject.org> 于2019年2月21日周四 下午4:14写道：

> Hi blackbird,
>
> I'm adding the mailing list back, so that others in the team (or whoever
> else is subscribed) can share their thoughts on this.
>
> I just looked at my code, and I think I should clean that up a little
> bit before making it available. It might not be as useful for you in its
> current form.
>
> What I can share at this point is the .csv file and the R code to plot
> the graph I shared earlier:
>
> https://people.torproject.org/~karsten/volatile/recommended.csv
>
> https://people.torproject.org/~karsten/volatile/recommended-2019-02-02.R
>
> Maybe you have ideas for visualizing this data in a more useful way.
>
> Of course, this data doesn't help with going deeper into the questions I
> mentioned in my earlier reply. I could either clean up my code or
> provide you with more detailed data if you tell me what you need.
>
> Thanks!
>
> All the best,
> Karsten
>
>
> On 2019-02-21 18:38, Su Yu wrote:
> > Hi Karsten,
> >
> > Thanks for your reply! Yes, this is definitely an interesting topic. I
> > am happy to look at the data and code, and see what can be done from
> there.
> >
> > blackbird
> >
> > Karsten Loesing <karsten at torproject.org <mailto:karsten at torproject.org>>
> > 于2019年2月21日周四 上午10:55写道：
> >
> >     On 2019-02-21 03:37, Su Yu wrote:
> >     > Hello everyone,
> >
> >     Hello blackbird,
> >
> >     > My name is Elise (usually known online as “blackbird”(lower
> >     case)). I have been interested in working with Tor for some time;
> >     recently I met Alison in an event, and she kindly directed me here.
> >
> >     Glad to meet you here!
> >
> >     > A little about my background: I am a PhD student doing some data
> >     mining/machine learning-related work. My specializations are mainly
> >     in deep learning, network analysis, and data visualization. I write
> >     Python, know a little Java and R, and some misc languages. I would
> >     be most interested in doing some measurement of the Tor network’s
> >     structure, if possible.
> >
> >     I might have something. I started an analysis of tor software
> versions
> >     in the Tor network three weeks ago, but I can't seem to find the
> time to
> >     dig deeper into it.
> >
> >     I wonder if you'd like to pick this up, see if you can find
> interesting
> >     insights in the data, make some fine graphs, and tell us what you
> found?
> >
> >     Here's what I produced so far:
> >
> >
> https://people.torproject.org/~karsten/volatile/recommended-2019-02-02.pdf
> >
> >     This graphs shows how quickly relays and bridges in the Tor network
> >     update their tor software versions. It shows this for the entire
> >     network.
> >
> >     Maybe there are parts of the Tor network that update their tor
> software
> >     versions faster? The bridges that are hard-coded in Tor Browser come
> to
> >     mind, as do the directory authorities and fallback directories
> shipped
> >     with the tor software. Maybe relays on some operating systems update
> >     their version faster than on others? Some countries earlier than
> others?
> >     Home-run relays on dynamic IP addresses differently from those run in
> >     data centers?
> >
> >     There might be others on this list with more questions on this topic,
> >     all of which we cannot answer yet, because we didn't do a thorough
> >     analysis yet.
> >
> >     I can provide you with data and code that I used for this initial
> >     analysis.
> >
> >     > It is great meeting you, and I look forward to learning more about
> >     the team!
> >
> >     Curious whether you'll find this interesting!
> >
> >     > Best,
> >     > blackbird
> >
> >     All the best,
> >     Karsten
> >
>
>
>
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