jeff 👨💻@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 years agoWhat are some examples of xkcd 2347?xkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1264arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1262arrow-down1external-linkWhat are some examples of xkcd 2347?xkcd.comjeff 👨💻@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square95fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewewbulllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoThe Network Time Protocol was certainly one of these for a long time, although I think it gets reasonable support now. Having the clock read the same on all the computers in the world makes so many thing possible.
minus-squareGork@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoA bit older, but how did time even get standardized between time zones so we’re all synchronized to the same minute / second, only being different by the hour?
minus-squareBartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoOh you’re in for a great story! It mostly comes down to the American railroads, but you can listen to a good podcast on it at https://www.npr.org/2019/06/07/730727038/episode-918-the-day-of-two-noons
The Network Time Protocol was certainly one of these for a long time, although I think it gets reasonable support now.
Having the clock read the same on all the computers in the world makes so many thing possible.
A bit older, but how did time even get standardized between time zones so we’re all synchronized to the same minute / second, only being different by the hour?
Oh you’re in for a great story! It mostly comes down to the American railroads, but you can listen to a good podcast on it at https://www.npr.org/2019/06/07/730727038/episode-918-the-day-of-two-noons