Colors of Our World

Lest you be confused by all this talk of specifications and standards (I was), Dr. Adams offers the following analogy: "A standard is like the atomic clock in Boulder. All the airlines can synchronize their schedules precisely by it, but it doesn't tell us what to do if we're late. A specification, on the other hand, tells us that we are required to check in at the gate an hour before departure. And best practices recommendations might suggest that we take a specific alternate route to the airport to avoid rush hour traffic."