diff --git a/light9/collector/device.py b/light9/collector/device.py
--- a/light9/collector/device.py
+++ b/light9/collector/device.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def resolve(deviceType, deviceAttr, valu
     if deviceAttr == L9['color']:
         rgbs = [hex_to_rgb(v) for v in values]
         return rgb_to_hex([max(*component) for component in zip(*rgbs)])
-        
+    # angles should perhaps use average; gobo choice use the most-open one
     return max(values)
     
 def toOutputAttrs(deviceType, deviceAttrSettings):
diff --git a/light9/rdfdb/graphfile.py b/light9/rdfdb/graphfile.py
--- a/light9/rdfdb/graphfile.py
+++ b/light9/rdfdb/graphfile.py
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ class GraphFile(object):
             print e
             traceback.print_exc()
             log.error("%s syntax error", self.path)
+            # todo: likely bug- if a file has this error upon first
+            # read, I think we don't retry it right.
             return
         except IOError as e:
             log.error("%s rereading %s: %r", self.path, self.uri, e)