Clock in my PC says 1:37, clock in my mac says 1:44.
Clock on my sat receiver says 1:44...
two out of three wins. 8)
JR
Clock on my sat receiver says 1:44...
two out of three wins. 8)
JR
what time is it really ?
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The first thing to come to mind is the Leapsecond site, a totally geeky, nerdy site by someone who Really Wants To Know Exactly, Precisely What Time It Is:
http://leapsecond.com/
I'm glad you (ahem) mentioned this. Since I last looked (a few years ago) he's got a page on the amazingly-accurate-for-a-pendulum-clock John Harrison design that made news in the last year or so:
http://leapsecond.com/pend/clockb/
Then there's the old Chicago song...
http://leapsecond.com/
I'm glad you (ahem) mentioned this. Since I last looked (a few years ago) he's got a page on the amazingly-accurate-for-a-pendulum-clock John Harrison design that made news in the last year or so:
http://leapsecond.com/pend/clockb/
Then there's the old Chicago song...
I don't think I've used my alarm clock twice this century, so I am generally pretty loose with exact time, just thought it odd that two computers both connected to the WWW don't agree.
It turns out I had to go in and tell the PC to synchronize to internet time... (why wouldn't I?).
Now they both agree.... phew that was close, almost had a time paradox.
JR
It turns out I had to go in and tell the PC to synchronize to internet time... (why wouldn't I?).
Now they both agree.... phew that was close, almost had a time paradox.
JR
pucho812
Well-known member
according to morris day and the time know what time it is....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG7M8z68gEw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG7M8z68gEw
Windows seems particularly prone to NTP errors, because the default server is MicroSoft's and apparently sucks.
Try:
pool.ntp.org
time.google.com
The first is an internet community alias which will get time from a reasonably near public server. It does add load to servers which may not be amply funded.
See also: http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Servers/NTPPoolServers
The second is offered by Google which can certainly afford (won't notice) the load.
There are issues if you want PRECISE time. Google smeared the recent leap-second, apparently differing from other services. However until recently Windows' internal timer was not even good for a second? And if you are 7 minutes out, getting to within a few seconds is much better.
BTW, some encryption protocols expect the time to be correct within 5 minutes. This is to deter "replay attack". Your 7 minute drift may have been causing oddness. (Or not.)
Try:
pool.ntp.org
time.google.com
The first is an internet community alias which will get time from a reasonably near public server. It does add load to servers which may not be amply funded.
See also: http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Servers/NTPPoolServers
The second is offered by Google which can certainly afford (won't notice) the load.
There are issues if you want PRECISE time. Google smeared the recent leap-second, apparently differing from other services. However until recently Windows' internal timer was not even good for a second? And if you are 7 minutes out, getting to within a few seconds is much better.
BTW, some encryption protocols expect the time to be correct within 5 minutes. This is to deter "replay attack". Your 7 minute drift may have been causing oddness. (Or not.)
Brian Roth
Well-known member
OK Ok cheap BUT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uy0ldI_1HA
<g> An Olde Phart Comment....
Bri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uy0ldI_1HA
<g> An Olde Phart Comment....
Bri
JohnRoberts said:
I wouldn't trust µSoft to tell me the date, just with the first two I'd be reading 1:44, and your post appears at 2:45:59, I guess 2 minutes to write the post and send is more reasonable than 9, sat receiver just confirms.
JS
madswitcher
Well-known member
But aren't we really in the past anyway due to the latency of the senses and the human brain?
