[metrics-team] Hello from blackbird

[Karsten Loesing]

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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