[tor-dev] Scaling Tor Metrics, Round 2

[Spencer]

Hi,

> 
> Karsten Loesing:
> I'm not really worried about server load.  At least this hasn't been
> an issue with the current Metrics website.
> 

Word.

> 
> There are indeed great visualizations out there
> 

If you know of anyone dedicating their life to dataviz, please point, as 
it seems David McCandless is the only one going this hard, and I am 
always on the look out for some fresh illness.

> 
> having to go back to the server for each
> change ... is really uncool.
> 

I agree.  However, given the challenges touched on so far, it seems that 
a reasonable resolution may be to select the data points and jump 
offline (or into some sandbox) and go to town on all kinds of combos.

> 
> Not if we want to build tools for more than a handful of people. :)
> 

It is unclear what you mean.  Most devices can process the data, I 
presume, and usability is okay with using downloads in 'Work Offline' 
mode.  I am not sure what issue you are referring to :(

Though I am all for the one-stop-shop, it seems that a feed of all the 
updated data upon request, to be processed at will, might be a nice way 
to do this :)

Food for thought.

Wordlife,
Spencer