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Here is the master list of IES rules:
- (0000) Resistance is futile - you will be assimilated.
- (0001) Organization is the key to life.
- (0002) Burger King is the official IES fast food
establishment.
- (0003) Coca Cola is the official IES soft drink.
- (0004) All IES CPUs shall be named using the a convention of
isip_## where ## denotes a number left zero-padded (for
example, isip00).
- (0005) All IES machines can be identified by an alias that
must be a valid character in a Dr. Seuss book.
- (0006) All IES X terminals shall be named using a convention
of vendor_XXYZZ, where "vendor" denotes the name of the
manufacturer, "XX" denotes the size of the terminal, "Y" is "b"
for black and white, "g" for grayscale, or "c" for color (for
example, ncd20c02).
- (0007) Usernames shall be your surname, or the first most
significant 8 characters in cases where your surname is longer
than 8 characters. (In the latter case, you really ought to
consider a name change.)
- (0008) All IES personnel shall use the standard IES
environment.
- (0009) Thou shalt keep thy rmail file empty, and use folders
extensively.
- (0010) Thou shalt program in C++ using gcc, and declare emacs
the king of all editors.
- (0011) ".cc" is the official file extension for C++
code.
- (0012) Filenames shall use lowercase, use the underscore
character for separation of components, and only use a period
to delimit the file extension (for example,
"/u1/user/mail/this_year/rmail.mail").
- (0013) Don't ask permission; beg forgiveness (known as the
TI rule).
- (0014) Dyeing of one's skin to a non-natural skin color is
not permitted (the Richard Anton rule - blue is not considered
a natural skin color).
- (0015) The minute you start data collection, Facilities will
decide to start doing some major construction project (a rule
of speech research).
- (0016) Software is installed onto IES systems using a
convention of /common/vendor/tool/vX.X/{bin,lib,src,...}.
- (0017) Someone should be able to understand any paper you have
written by simply looking at the figures.
- (0018) Adobe's Framemaker is the official IES
wordprocessor.
- (0019) All Frame documents shall be self-contained to simplify
integration into our web site.
- (0020) All graduating students preparing for an oral exam must
must present the committee with a copy of the foils for their
presentation three weeks before their presentation.
- (0021) The higher the number of hours of coursework you have
completed, and the higher your GPA, the larger the monitor on
your desk gets.
- (0022) Never install the first release of any software (known
as the Joe Ramey rule).
- (0023) Never purchase entry level monitors.
- (0024) Sumo is an IES-approved spectator sport.
- (0025) You must keep your mailtray reasonably empty,
and process all routed materials in a timely fashion.
- (0026) Do not get on the wrong side of the departmental
secretaries - this can only serve to prolong your time to
graduation.
- (0027) An IES account is a privilege awarded to you by the
Director of ISIP. You are subject to IES's rules and
regulations (which are largely made up by the Director as
he/she sees fit). Your account has been provided for the
pursuit of science only. No computer games are allowed on these
systems.
- (0028) Never be a member of an organization that would have you
as a member (the Woody Allen rule).
- (0029) Auto-placement of windows shall occur in the lower right
of your screen, except for emacs, which shall be placed in the
upper left (originally submitted by Rick Duncan).
- (0030) Replies to webmaster must copy webmaster so we don't
send multiple replies.
- (0031) Keep all designated IES areas clean at all times.
- (0032) Students are expected to meet your scheduled work hours
within the 8 AM to 6 PM work day.
- (0033) If you will be out of the office for an extended period,
send the Director a message (this is a better alternative than
having the Director find you missing). Use calendar manager and
keep your calendars current.
- (0034) A directory shall contain one of the following: files,
one file and other subdirectories, only subdirectories.
- (0035) Only authorized personnel are allowed in the building
after hours.
- (0036) Multiply the Director's estimates for the level of
effort a task will require by four to determine how much time
it will take to complete a task.
- (0037) Anyone desiring to audit a music class must sing the
ISIP spirit song once in front of the group at lunch.
- (9837) People will not make / propose arbitrarily numbered
ISIP rules.
- (9993) Any IES student who gets married during their tenure in
ISIP must pay their advisor's way to their wedding if the
advisor is invited.
- (9994) IES is governed by democratic principles.
- (9995) The Director's vote is equal to (N+1) student
votes.
- (9996) The IES Director of Human Resources, also known as the
Director's wife, always casts the deciding vote.
- (9997) The Director of IES shall be known as the
Benevolent Dictator.
- (9998) In reality, we have one simple rule: "If the Director
thinks some action is improper, you are guilty as charged." So
much for democracy...
- (9999) The Director of IES reserves the right to make new ISIP
rules as he/she sees fit, and is the only one authorized to put
rules on this list.
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