I did the usual support stuff, plus I'm adding and fixing classical stuff for the BBC half the week for a couple weeks, starting last one
2016-01-25 02539, 2016
reosarevok
So, lots of adding and fixing :p
2016-01-25 02553, 2016
reosarevok
That's about it really. gcilou: go
2016-01-25 02509, 2016
gcilou
This week I worked on the Team page and the Projects page for the MeB website, with the help of Freso, reosarevok, Gentlecat, and LordSputnik. And really everyone who I badgered for bios and pictures. I’m thankful/sad that GCI is officially done. It’s been an exhausting/exhilarating/exciting 7 weeks.
2016-01-25 02518, 2016
gcilou
fin
2016-01-25 02527, 2016
Freso
And pick the next one. ;)
2016-01-25 02544, 2016
gcilou
^ and help of Leo_Verto. Gentlecat go
2016-01-25 02545, 2016
Freso
( CJ_ and Gentlecat are left.)
2016-01-25 02555, 2016
Gentlecat
Last week I didn't have time to do anything apart from helping GCI students and reviewing their work.
2016-01-25 02507, 2016
Gentlecat
University is consuming a lot of time and it's not changing any time soon. :(
2016-01-25 02513, 2016
Gentlecat
Started writing blog post draft about messaging/notifications, but that's still far from being done.
2016-01-25 02530, 2016
Gentlecat
fin.
2016-01-25 02500, 2016
Freso
CJ_: You're the only one left. :)
2016-01-25 02515, 2016
CJ_
Just like gym class. :)
2016-01-25 02543, 2016
Freso
Aw.
2016-01-25 02546, 2016
CJ_
I am currently working on two things. SOLR-6 and solr logging.
2016-01-25 02514, 2016
CJ_
For some reason solr is not logging correctly. I believe it has something to do with the mbssss configuration but I have not determined what yet.
2016-01-25 02558, 2016
CJ_
SOLR-6 does not appear to be a sir issue. All the data is returned when doing a regular search but does not work correctly with the example search.
2016-01-25 02516, 2016
CJ_
The problem appears to be in the custom query code that was written for solr.
2016-01-25 02551, 2016
CJ_
I would prefer to remove it and have MB query solr directly but I have been told that is a no go and solr needs to return a format MB is familiar with.
2016-01-25 02557, 2016
CJ_
Questions?
2016-01-25 02556, 2016
chirlu`
Not MB is familiar with, the data users are familiar with. It’s part of our API.
2016-01-25 02528, 2016
CJ_
We expect users to directly query solr?
2016-01-25 02532, 2016
chirlu`
Otherwise we would need to convert it somewhere.
2016-01-25 02503, 2016
chirlu`
Well, yes. All web service searches are directly forwarded to the search server.
2016-01-25 02527, 2016
Freso
reosarevok: I can't remember why our topic is still on for this week.
2016-01-25 02546, 2016
reosarevok
Neither do I :p
2016-01-25 02556, 2016
CJ_
Perhaps convert is in the web service? I am not familiar with the architecture outside of solr.
2016-01-25 02520, 2016
reosarevok
I guess the second topic can't be done without ruaok and the third might need his input?
2016-01-25 02509, 2016
CJ_
Unless there are other questions, I am done. fin
2016-01-25 02524, 2016
Freso
Oh, Leftmost? Leo_Verto maybe?
2016-01-25 02535, 2016
Freso
LordSputnik doesn't seem to be around.
2016-01-25 02551, 2016
chirlu`
He is Sput|Away, so no.
2016-01-25 02558, 2016
bitmap
the 3rd topic is just deciding on a date. then I can write a blog post announcing the downtime. so would prefer ruaok's input
2016-01-25 02532, 2016
Freso
Well, I can talk a bit about GCI, though I guess I'll also talk more about it the coming week(s). :)
2016-01-25 02543, 2016
chirlu`
We can make the final decision regarding http-to-https method of conversion. :)
2016-01-25 02503, 2016
Freso
Sure. :)
2016-01-25 02517, 2016
chirlu`
No-one set up a bot (as far as I am aware of), but I wrote the SQL for doing it without edits.
2016-01-25 02527, 2016
Freso
Let's go with that, then.
2016-01-25 02531, 2016
Freso
Anyone opposed?
2016-01-25 02552, 2016
bitmap
I'm not opposed to either. someone would have to volunteer to run the bot, though. the SQL is something I can just run myself :)
2016-01-25 02558, 2016
Freso
Doesn't look like it.
2016-01-25 02513, 2016
chirlu`
BTW, I have a pull request open against murdos’s bot to make it add new Wikidata URLs with https. Obviously this bot is a major source of new WD URLs.
2016-01-25 02523, 2016
Freso
I say chirlu` gives his SQL to bitmap to run and gets this done with. :)
2016-01-25 02532, 2016
Freso
Ah, yeah.
2016-01-25 02548, 2016
Freso
So maybe hold on with running the SQL until the PR has been merged?
2016-01-25 02510, 2016
Freso
(Or run it again at that point?)
2016-01-25 02516, 2016
chirlu`
Ah no, the SQL has to be run in batches over several days anyway.
2016-01-25 02527, 2016
chirlu`
In order not to overload the replication packets.
2016-01-25 02532, 2016
Freso
👍
2016-01-25 02501, 2016
chirlu`
bitmap: It’s in the ticket.
2016-01-25 02515, 2016
Freso
Anyone else have something for the meeting?
2016-01-25 02516, 2016
bitmap
I saw it, thanks :)
2016-01-25 02530, 2016
bitmap
we can do the first batch today, I guess
2016-01-25 02523, 2016
chrisskye
nothing from me
2016-01-25 02516, 2016
Freso
Okay. About GCI, I just want to thank all the mentors and students for this run. It's not completely over until Wednesday, but we only have 5 (or less) open tasks right now, and there won't be more open tasks.
2016-01-25 02515, 2016
Freso
Next week I'll have numbers and stats to share, but we are not allowed to disclose the winners/finalists until Google's own blog post on the 8th.
2016-01-25 02516, 2016
Freso
And also thanks to everyone else in the channels for helping students (and mentors) to figure things out. It's definitely been an exciting first GCI. :)
2016-01-25 02539, 2016
Freso
And with that, let's finish up five minutes early for once, yeah? :)
2016-01-25 02501, 2016
Freso
</BANG>
2016-01-25 02532, 2016
CJ_
I would like to continue the search format discussion. Who would best be involved in that?
2016-01-25 02529, 2016
Freso
chirlu` and bitmap and possibly Gentlecat strike me as the best candidates. :)
2016-01-25 02535, 2016
bitmap
CJ_: a problem with having our perl process the search server responses is that we have a finite number of perl processes to handle requests, and having them wait for the search response ties too many up for too long
2016-01-25 02501, 2016
chirlu`
And Mineo and possibly ruaok.
2016-01-25 02517, 2016
CJ_
bitmap, I am unclear as to what you mean. Why would they be waiting?
2016-01-25 02528, 2016
bitmap
this is why we use the x-accel-redirect thing in nginx, and have nginx wait for them
2016-01-25 02550, 2016
Freso
chrisskye: Are you involved with the business cards as well, or is that ruaok only?
2016-01-25 02508, 2016
CJ_
bitmap, Then they are not touching the web service at all and are directly connecting to search?
2016-01-25 02521, 2016
Freso
Yes.
2016-01-25 02534, 2016
CJ_
Hmm.
2016-01-25 02542, 2016
Freso
They are being directly forwarded by the nginx frontend, I believe.
2016-01-25 02545, 2016
chrisskye
I think that is up to ruaok until such time as he passes it to me...
2016-01-25 02546, 2016
bitmap
they are touching the webservice, but MBS forwards the request
It actually works fine without the separators, yeah.
2016-01-25 02521, 2016
kepstin
hmm. justified text is a bit unusual on web pages, mostly because you don't have hyphenation.
2016-01-25 02540, 2016
gcilou
Right
2016-01-25 02503, 2016
kepstin
in this case the line lengths are long enough it seems ok, but imo it gives too much of an impression of "rigidity" and "order" :)
2016-01-25 02514, 2016
kepstin
and we're all pretty fun and strange folk here :)
2016-01-25 02519, 2016
Freso
I actually think the justified version looks better here.
2016-01-25 02558, 2016
gcilou
with smaller browser size, it looks really funky justified
2016-01-25 02518, 2016
kepstin
yeah, mobile devices in particular will have problems when you get long words
2016-01-25 02523, 2016
Freso
Quite possibly.
2016-01-25 02541, 2016
kepstin
hmm. the black & white photos means that we can't see rob's hair :/
2016-01-25 02520, 2016
Freso
Isn't there some Unicode character or HTML something that can be used to hyphenate words but only display the hyphen when the word actualls gets broken up?
2016-01-25 02520, 2016
gcilou
Yeah, but with everyone else in b&w, chrisskye ruaok and LordSputnik really stuck out
2016-01-25 02534, 2016
Freso
I think I've seen this, but I'm not sure.
2016-01-25 02504, 2016
kepstin
Freso: yeah, but it's kind of annoying because the character is included when you copy/paste and it breaks search in some browsers
2016-01-25 02510, 2016
Freso
Right.
2016-01-25 02519, 2016
Freso
Is it Unicode?
2016-01-25 02527, 2016
Gentlecat
maybe zas still has original photos
2016-01-25 02529, 2016
kepstin
yeah, the "soft hyphen"
2016-01-25 02538, 2016
Freso
Alright.
2016-01-25 02539, 2016
Gentlecat
since these are all from the summit
2016-01-25 02548, 2016
kepstin
maybe make all the photos b&w, except leave rob's hair in colour.
2016-01-25 02553, 2016
Freso
chrisskye's and ruaok's aren't. :p
2016-01-25 02555, 2016
Freso
But yeah.
2016-01-25 02556, 2016
kepstin
? :)\
2016-01-25 02507, 2016
Gentlecat
well, we have colored versions of those
2016-01-25 02517, 2016
Freso
kepstin: That was my first thought when I saw your comment. :p
