Comments on: Time hackers build cesium clocks, live longer than the rest of us http://boingboing.net/2007/12/10/time-hackers-build-c.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 13:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: js7a http://boingboing.net/2007/12/10/time-hackers-build-c.html#comment-92716 js7a Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-92716 Someone tell me why we have leapseconds, which are a pain in the butt because they occur so often and won't be noticed by customers if their software forgets a few. Why not leap minutes 1/60th as often? Someone tell me why we have leapseconds, which are a pain in the butt because they occur so often and won’t be noticed by customers if their software forgets a few. Why not leap minutes 1/60th as often?

]]> By: Man On Pink Corner http://boingboing.net/2007/12/10/time-hackers-build-c.html#comment-91437 Man On Pink Corner Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-91437 You know what they say: a day in the library is worth a month in the lab. So... uh, catch you guys in the lab. You know what they say: a day in the library is worth a month in the lab.

So… uh, catch you guys in the lab.

]]> By: Man On Pink Corner http://boingboing.net/2007/12/10/time-hackers-build-c.html#comment-91442 Man On Pink Corner Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-91442 ZUZU, the best place to start looking is Tom's site at http://www.leapsecond.com ... it's not the best-organized site around, but he does have the basic links that are needed to see if this particular hobby/obsession is for you. ZUZU, the best place to start looking is Tom’s site at http://www.leapsecond.com … it’s not the best-organized site around, but he does have the basic links that are needed to see if this particular hobby/obsession is for you.

]]> By: Robert http://boingboing.net/2007/12/10/time-hackers-build-c.html#comment-91267 Robert Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-91267 Ha! Who says fundamental science has to take a roomful of expensive equipment? Oh wait... :) Ha! Who says fundamental science has to take a roomful of expensive equipment?

Oh wait…

:)

]]> By: zuzu http://boingboing.net/2007/12/10/time-hackers-build-c.html#comment-91102 zuzu Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-91102 From the article: <blockquote>John Ackerman, an attorney with a technology company, offers super-accurate time over the internet to anyone who wants it, courtesy of four of the most accurate NTP (network time protocol) servers in the world.</blockquote> This is exactly my first thought. I hope the second part includes links for a wiki with HOWTOs, or at least the relevant keywords and proper nouns to break into this hobby. From the article:

John Ackerman, an attorney with a technology company, offers super-accurate time over the internet to anyone who wants it, courtesy of four of the most accurate NTP (network time protocol) servers in the world.

This is exactly my first thought. I hope the second part includes links for a wiki with HOWTOs, or at least the relevant keywords and proper nouns to break into this hobby.

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