Coyote Gulch

Tuesday, January 4, 2005

CiLite
Larry Sherrill has released CiLite, a lightweight, simple to use, continuous integration tool, for Java projects, as Open Source.
7:07:58 AM

DeLay Rule
Taegan Goddard: "Remembering they were for it before they were against it, House Republicans abandoned an ethics rule change they had just implemented. The New York Times has the story: 'After fierce criticism, House Republicans reversed a rule change that would have allowed a party leader to retain his position even if indicted.'"
Update: Dan Gillmor: "I'd give two blogs special credit. One is Talking Points Memo. The other is the Daily Delay. They kept up the pressure, and made a difference."
6:47:49 AM

Colorado Water
Here's a look at Castle Rock's water planning process from the Denver Post [January 4, 2005, "Looking at ways to avert a thirsty future"]. The town is emphasizing conservation. Good idea.
Meanwhile, a proposal to divert water from the Gunnison River for a hydroelectric plant has been dropped by the water rights owner, according to the Denver Post [January 4, 2005, "Plans withdrawn for diversion from Gunnison River"]. From the article, "An attorney for the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users' Association said the group would no longer pursue two court cases to defend its never-used right to divert about 1,000 cubic feet of water per second from the Gunnison River through a tunnel to the Uncompahgre River basin. An environmental group that fought the proposed AB Lateral hydropower project said it successfully showed in water-court filings that there wasn't enough water in the river to supply the hydropower plant, which faced significant, if not fatal, regulatory hurdles."
6:28:35 AM

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