The ability to merge ClearCase with DDTS bug
tracking was a definite pain in the ass.
At least the way our CM management set it up.
("You mean I have to register and be assigned
a software defect just to add a new feature?")
I set up something similar between DDTS and
good 'ol SCCS. By turning on the "MR" flag
in the s-file, and specifying a script as the
"validation" program (which, in my case,
didn't have to do any actual validation),
every file check-in logged itself to the proper
DDTS entry. True, the DDTS entry had to exist
first, but that was no problem in practice --
to add a new feature, just create a new DDTS
entry, assign it to yourself, and log any
changes there. Recording new features in DDTS
also gave us one central source of info when it
came time to write the documentation on
"what's new in this release".
Integrating the version control tool with DDTS
was so simple that, in my opinion, any version
control tool which can't do that easily
is broken and should be rejected.
By building it with the hinges turned
90degrees,
they keep the smooth finished surfaces
of the handles
facing outward in both open and closed
modes, which means you never have any
exposed edges digging into your palm when you
have to grip hard. (I believe SOG uses a
similar method, with the difference that
the Buck tool opens with one motion.)
In addition to the main
dual-teeth-pliers / wire cutters,
the swing-out tools include five screwdriver
blades (three straight, two Phillips),
two cutting blades (one straight, one serrated --
great for opening packages), and a can opener
(which I've never used). Every tool can be
accessed directly. Every tool locks open.
Every tool is labeled on the handles.
Flip out a working bit and reclose the handles,
and the tools fits the palm perfectly.
Open one handle half way (90degrees),
and use it as a high-torque right-angle driver.
Open one handle all the way (180degrees),
and the two handles form a long extension with
the working bit at the end, much like a
traditional long-shaft screwdriver.
The Acela trains are track-limited to much lower
speeds over most of the route between Washington
(DC), New York City, and Boston. The 150 mph
top speed quoted will only be possible over
short sections of track. So even if the engines
and cars were designed with
an absolute maximum speed of 150 mph,
that's not going to be a limiting factor.
To those who claim the US will never
"go metric" -- it's already happening.
'Way back in the 1970s, many people said the same
thing -- "metric" is too weird (or too foreign),
we're all comfortable with the "American" system,
and so forth. Then imported wine started arriving
on US store shelves in SI sizes, such as 750 ml.
People bought it. No one's head exploded because
they poured their wine from a "metric" bottle.
Then US domestic wine started arriving on store
shelves in "metric" sizes. Still no fatalities
among the "US units" faithful. Then soft drinks
started arriving in 2-liter bottles. Now there
are 1-liter and 3-liter bottles, too. As far as
I can tell, there has been no irreparable
cultural damage as a result.
So as you turn on your 100-watt light,
sit down at your 500-MHz computer, and open
a 2-liter bottle of Jolt, don't ask when the US
will start to go "metric" -- we started
decades ago. Ask when we'll finish.
My office network also blocks Peacefire, at the
firewall, but not ESR's or FAIR's pages. Does
that pattern suggest which Censorware they're
using? If not, is there some other distinguishing
feature I should look for in identifying the
perpetrator?
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Because the PDP-8 was such a small machine (8bit!) ....
The PDP-8 was a 12-bit, word-addressed machine.
The ability to merge ClearCase with DDTS bug tracking was a definite pain in the ass. At least the way our CM management set it up. ("You mean I have to register and be assigned a software defect just to add a new feature?")
I set up something similar between DDTS and good 'ol SCCS. By turning on the "MR" flag in the s-file, and specifying a script as the "validation" program (which, in my case, didn't have to do any actual validation), every file check-in logged itself to the proper DDTS entry. True, the DDTS entry had to exist first, but that was no problem in practice -- to add a new feature, just create a new DDTS entry, assign it to yourself, and log any changes there. Recording new features in DDTS also gave us one central source of info when it came time to write the documentation on "what's new in this release".
Integrating the version control tool with DDTS was so simple that, in my opinion, any version control tool which can't do that easily is broken and should be rejected.
I chose the original-model "BuckTool" from Buck Knives.
By building it with the hinges turned 90degrees, they keep the smooth finished surfaces of the handles facing outward in both open and closed modes, which means you never have any exposed edges digging into your palm when you have to grip hard. (I believe SOG uses a similar method, with the difference that the Buck tool opens with one motion.)
In addition to the main dual-teeth-pliers / wire cutters, the swing-out tools include five screwdriver blades (three straight, two Phillips), two cutting blades (one straight, one serrated -- great for opening packages), and a can opener (which I've never used). Every tool can be accessed directly. Every tool locks open. Every tool is labeled on the handles.
Flip out a working bit and reclose the handles, and the tools fits the palm perfectly. Open one handle half way (90degrees), and use it as a high-torque right-angle driver. Open one handle all the way (180degrees), and the two handles form a long extension with the working bit at the end, much like a traditional long-shaft screwdriver.
I bought mine at REI.
There are a number of amateur astronomy clubs in New Jersey. Where in northern NJ are you?
You must have missed the most important keyword in the story, ``Carbondale''.
The Acela trains are track-limited to much lower speeds over most of the route between Washington (DC), New York City, and Boston. The 150 mph top speed quoted will only be possible over short sections of track. So even if the engines and cars were designed with an absolute maximum speed of 150 mph, that's not going to be a limiting factor.
Anyone in the DC / Maryland / Virginia metro area?
To those who claim the US will never "go metric" -- it's already happening.
'Way back in the 1970s, many people said the same thing -- "metric" is too weird (or too foreign), we're all comfortable with the "American" system, and so forth. Then imported wine started arriving on US store shelves in SI sizes, such as 750 ml. People bought it. No one's head exploded because they poured their wine from a "metric" bottle. Then US domestic wine started arriving on store shelves in "metric" sizes. Still no fatalities among the "US units" faithful. Then soft drinks started arriving in 2-liter bottles. Now there are 1-liter and 3-liter bottles, too. As far as I can tell, there has been no irreparable cultural damage as a result.
So as you turn on your 100-watt light, sit down at your 500-MHz computer, and open a 2-liter bottle of Jolt, don't ask when the US will start to go "metric" -- we started decades ago. Ask when we'll finish.
My office network also blocks Peacefire, at the firewall, but not ESR's or FAIR's pages. Does that pattern suggest which Censorware they're using? If not, is there some other distinguishing feature I should look for in identifying the perpetrator?