Welcome back

Sorry about the outage but the VPS just became so unstable that it was unusable, and Steve was spending too much time fretting over the server rather than doing his analysis of climate science.

There are various things in the background which need to be setup, but hopefully all commenters can carry on commenting.

By the way, since this is the same server that runs auditblogs.com then some of you will be pleased to know that LaTeX is back:

\nabla \times E = \biggl ( \frac{\partial E_z}{\partial y} - \frac{\partial E_y} {\partial z} \biggr ) \vec x + \biggl ( \frac{\partial E_x}{\partial z} - \frac{\partial E_z}{\partial x} \biggr ) \vec y + \biggl ( \frac{\partial E_y}{\partial x} - \frac{\partial E_x}{\partial y} \biggr ) \vec z

Let me know if anything else is amiss.

This entry was written by John A, posted on Feb 7, 2007 at 4:52 AM, filed under General. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

56 Comments

  1. John A
    Posted Feb 7, 2007 at 5:02 AM | Permalink

    test

    e^{i \pi}+1 =0

  2. Dave Dardinger
    Posted Feb 7, 2007 at 4:49 PM | Permalink

    Glad to be back. OTOH, I did get some time to look at some sites I don’t visit too often.

  3. Dave Dardinger
    Posted Feb 7, 2007 at 4:53 PM | Permalink

    That’s funny. My message doesn’t show up in the recent messages though it’s here. It also doesn’t show in the # of Comments on this page. Looks like you have a bit more work to do to get things back to normal.

  4. John Baltutis
    Posted Feb 7, 2007 at 5:12 PM | Permalink

    Appears that a lot of posts from late last night are missing. Additionally, your’s is the only one dated today.

  5. John A
    Posted Feb 7, 2007 at 5:15 PM | Permalink

    It’s been a fun day all round. I’ve just had to reset the Spam Karma tables so if anyone gets caught by the spam filter, then send an e-mail to climateaudit AT gmail.com and I will wearily recover them from the database

  6. John Baltutis
    Posted Feb 7, 2007 at 5:19 PM | Permalink

    Interestingly, when I posted my last remarks, Dave D’s post didn’t show up’€”20 minute delay? I’m just now starting to see new posts.

  7. Luboš Motl
    Posted Feb 7, 2007 at 5:33 PM | Permalink
  8. Nicholas
    Posted Feb 7, 2007 at 8:08 PM | Permalink

    Dave, John B – my guess is that John A has installed this WPCache module and it’s caching some portions of the page, to avoid having to recalculate them each time it’s loaded. That means some data (e.g. recent comments) may be lagged WRT the live data. It’s the price you pay for increasing the load-handling capabilities of the site. He may be able to dial back the amount of time it’s cached (to say 1 minute) to minimise what you’re noticing.

  9. Gerald Browning
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 12:12 AM | Permalink

    a = b^{c}

  10. Gerald Browning
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 12:50 AM | Permalink

    John A.,

    Thanks for all of your work bringing up the new server!!!!!
    Now I can back up my textual statements with equations for those that want
    to see the mathematics behind the text, i.e. no hand waving. 🙂

  11. John A
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 1:44 AM | Permalink

    Now if only I can get MySQL to stop spontaneously unloading…

    ETA: It looks as though the server rebooted. At least now mysql will load when it does.

  12. MarkW
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 6:35 AM | Permalink

    There was a message yesterday, that any posts between the backup, and the activating of the new server, might be
    lost.

  13. John A
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 6:52 AM | Permalink

    I have upgraded WordPress to the latest version (2.1 codename ‘Ella’ after Ella Fitzgerald)

    Amongst the highlights are:

    # Autosave makes sure you never lose a post again.

    # Our new tabbed editor allows you to switch between WYSIWYG and code editing instantly while writing a post.

    # The lossless XML import and export makes it easy for you to move your content between WordPress blogs.

    # Our completely redone visual editor also now includes spell checking.

    # New search engine privacy option allows you take you to indicate your blog shouldnt ping or be indexed by search engines like Google.

    # You can set any page to be the front page of your site, and put the latest posts somewhere else, making it much easier to use WordPress as a content management system.

    # Much more efficient database code, faster than previous versions. Domas Mituzas from MySQL went over all our queries with a fine-toothed comb.

    # Links in your blogroll now support sub-categories and you can add categories on the fly.

    # Redesigned login screen from the Shuttle project.

    # More AJAX to make custom fields, moderation, deletions, and more all faster. My favorite is the comments page, which new lets you approve or unapprove things instantly.

    # Pages can now be drafts, or private.

    # Our admin has been refreshed to load faster and be more visually consistent.

    # The dashboard now loads instantly and brings RSS feeds asynchronously in the background.

    # Comment feeds now include all the comments, not just the last 10.

    # Better internationalization and support for right-to-left languages.

    # The upload manager lets you easily manage all your uploads pictures, video, and audio.

    You can see where my biases are.

  14. David Smith
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 2:41 PM | Permalink

    John A, how does the new spell check feature work? Thanks

  15. fFreddy
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 3:20 PM | Permalink

    John, can I put in a vote against the Snap link preview thingy ? It gets in the way.

  16. fFreddy
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 3:23 PM | Permalink

    Did I just get Karmaed ?
    John, I was trying to whinge about the Snap link preview thing – I don’t like it.

  17. Dave B
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 3:46 PM | Permalink

    john a…

    we still have “categories”, and “pages”…but we seem to have lost “links”, to RC, lubos, “truth or truthiness”, pielke, etc.

    i think the links section was here yesterday.

  18. John A
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 3:54 PM | Permalink

    fFredL Jeepers, I was trying to get Steve to be hip, cool and Web 2.0 by having Snap previews and then we get other old gits who don’t like it.

    Dave B: Yes I know about the links. It’s something that has broken and I need to fix it somehow.

    Everybody: To reduce the load on the MySQL database, I’ve enabled caching (set to 5 mins) so you won’t see your own comment updates for up to five mins. I’m sure you can manage 5 mins especially if you don’t like these new fangled gizmos they put on blogs these days – why do they have to change things that I was comfortable with?

  19. Hans Erren
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 4:38 PM | Permalink

    you can disable snap for all websites, just cklick options in the popup.

    I hate popups.

  20. Paul
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 4:40 PM | Permalink

    I’m also voting for disabling/getting rid of the snap thing. I hate it…

  21. John A
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 4:43 PM | Permalink

    Right its going. Nobody appreciates innovation!

  22. Chris H
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 4:58 PM | Permalink

    I hate Snap too. As Hans says, anyone who doesn’t like Snap you can disable it for all web sites next time a Snap pop-up appears by clicking on options. You can also disable Snap for all web site by going to this page

    http://www.snap.com/about/spa_faq.php#2

    and clicking on disable.

  23. Luboš Motl
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 5:07 PM | Permalink

    Too late but I want to vote in support of Snap because it’s simply cool. 😉

  24. Mark H
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 6:08 PM | Permalink

    Am I blind, or is the google utilility to search the site missing?

    I’m trying to find the post that mentioned an article by someone who interviewed climate modelers to get insight into their culture.

  25. fFreddy
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 6:13 PM | Permalink

    When ah were a lad, blogs were real blogs. You had to crank the Wimshurst machine before you could submit a comment. But you tell these young webmasters today, they don’t believe you …

  26. Russ
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 7:20 PM | Permalink

    Mark H

    The study you maybe looking for is : Seductive Simulations? Uncertainty Distribution Around Climate Models, by Myanna Lahsen

    This study has some really revealing model builders interviews . One modeler admits that all model builders cheat.

  27. John Baltutis
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 8:08 PM | Permalink

    Re: #24

    Myanna Lahsen’s, “Seductive Simulations? Uncertainty Distribution Around Climate Models,” Social Studies in Science, Dec. 2005, 895-922 is at http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/resource-1891-2005.49.pdf and was discussed at Prometheus early last year: http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/archives/climate_change/000675myanna_lahsens_late.html.

  28. James Erlandson
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 8:18 PM | Permalink

    Re 26 Russ:
    If that is the correct study, it was discussed in Truth Machines.

    To do a Google search on climateaudit, click on “advanced search” on the main Google Search page (which takes you here), select your search criteria and specify “climateaudit.org” in the Domain box. This works without adding any overhead to the blog. I understand that using the Google Search box on the site can slow things down quiet a bit.

  29. John Creighton
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 11:22 PM | Permalink

    a^2

  30. John Creighton
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 11:24 PM | Permalink

    \lambda (t)=t * lambda_1 + labnda_o

  31. John Creighton
    Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 11:25 PM | Permalink

    I wish you could priview latex 😦

  32. Steve Sadlov
    Posted Feb 9, 2007 at 11:15 AM | Permalink

    Database is not behaving just now.

  33. John A
    Posted Feb 9, 2007 at 11:59 AM | Permalink

    There is a five minute delay before you see your own postings, because of caching.

  34. John A
    Posted Feb 9, 2007 at 4:26 PM | Permalink

    Google Search has returned. Don’t thank me all at once.

  35. Willis Eschenbach
    Posted Feb 9, 2007 at 7:25 PM | Permalink

    OK, I’ll thank you in a discrete moment of time, ‘ˆ†t, which is free of any other thankage, such that:

    \frac{dX}{dt}=\frac{Th_{an}k_x}{John^A}

    w.

  36. UC
    Posted Feb 10, 2007 at 6:47 AM | Permalink

    There must be a f_{(T \mid CO2, Solar, Volcanic, Aerosols)} in here somewhere.

  37. Willis Eschenbach
    Posted Feb 10, 2007 at 8:43 AM | Permalink

    At last! The UC (uncontestable) proof of the general theory of climate … too bad the margins of this blog are too small to contain it …

    w.

  38. Ian
    Posted Feb 10, 2007 at 12:20 PM | Permalink

    Message for John A. I tried to post a comment on one the “things I don’t understand” audit blog as well as the general auditblogs. Got an error message, something about no such object found. Probably you know about this problem already but on the off chance that you don’t …

  39. Gaudenz Mischol
    Posted Feb 11, 2007 at 3:42 AM | Permalink

    This questions may have been asked again, but I didn’t find the answer.
    How do I paste pictures in a comment?

    thanks for helping

  40. UC
    Posted Feb 12, 2007 at 7:36 AM | Permalink

    #37

    No, no revolutionary thoughts here 🙂 Just thinking aloud, if I understand Kerry Emanuel’s

    one cannot simulate the evolution of the climate over last 30 years without including in the simulations mankind’s influence on sulfate aerosols and greenhouse gases.

    correctly, it implies that evolution of the climate for the next 30 years can be predicted very accurately, if we knew volc, solar, etc for that period. Prediction error should be very uncorrelated (check Emanuel’s figure). So, they must have a predictive distribution,

    f_{(T \mid CO2, Solar, Volcanic, Aerosols)}

    which has lower variance than my famous ‘random walk temp’ climate distribution,

    f_{(T(k) \mid T(k-1))}=N(T(k-1),\sigma^2)

    where \sigma is approx. 0.15 K. Of course, my model is silly, but before I find the former distribution, I can’t tell you how silly it is. (And for testing, we need to spend some 30 years, but it is not important now..)

  41. John A
    Posted Feb 12, 2007 at 8:13 AM | Permalink

    Re #39

    Click the “IMG” button and fill in the blanks

  42. Bob K
    Posted Feb 12, 2007 at 11:48 AM | Permalink

    The previous posts link is missing from the bottom of the main page.

  43. Bob K
    Posted Feb 12, 2007 at 11:50 AM | Permalink

    It also doesn’t appear in the monthly archive pages.

  44. Steve Sadlov
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 11:23 AM | Permalink

    Looks like there was a pretty bad slow down / outage over the past 24 hours.

  45. Steve McIntyre
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 12:00 PM | Permalink

    Apologies for the outage. We had two crashes yesterday. The memory of the server was doubled to avoid this and unfortunately it took a day.

  46. Bob K
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 12:05 PM | Permalink

    Yeah. Tried 5-6 times over the past day and couldn’t get through.

    My memory might be failing me, but didn’t these problems start around the time the new site layout was instituted? Or maybe that was the reason for the change.

  47. John A
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 12:11 PM | Permalink

    No the problem is that the amount of memory on the server was not sufficient to cope with the load, and the pagefile filled up, and then it toppled over.

    I blame global warming.

  48. Dave Dardinger
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 12:21 PM | Permalink

    re:45

    I must say that the sight is really peppy now! I’d been getting used to real slow accesses and now, so far, it’s working quite fast.

  49. fFreddy
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 12:35 PM | Permalink

    John, has the load increased significantly in the last couple of months ?

  50. John A
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 12:42 PM | Permalink

    The improved performance is because its a dedicated server rather than a VPS, which I regard as rather hit-and-miss in terms of performance depending on whom you’re sharing CPU and memory resources with.

    fFred: I don’t have statistics for the past couple of months (its one of the things we turned off because of our server problems) but impressionistically, the load on the server has continued to rise.

  51. Steve McIntyre
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 12:43 PM | Permalink

    We’ve probably reduced our load by being offline so much recently.

  52. John A
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 2:17 PM | Permalink

    Yes, it gets rid of the people who just sit there browsing and never contribute…a cunning plan well executed.

  53. TAC
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 2:57 PM | Permalink

    SteveM and JohnA,

    Thanks for bringing CA back.

    I’ll put another deposit in the Tip Jar.

    TAC

  54. jae
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 3:35 PM | Permalink

    I’ve been wanting to donate to the cause, but I have a problem with my PayPal account. I tried to use a credit card, but it looks like only Canadians can do that. Can you recognize credit cards from the USA?

  55. John A
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 3:45 PM | Permalink

    I’m pretty sure that non-Canadians can contribute via PayPal.

  56. jae
    Posted Feb 13, 2007 at 3:57 PM | Permalink

    John A. That’s not what I mean. My son used my PayPal account and he’s got some kind of argument going with the PayPal. He keeps promising to resolve it, but I’m tired of waiting.