Blxter@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agoInventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up11Karrow-down16 cross-posted to: computerhistory@lemmy.capebreton.socialprogramming@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1998arrow-down1external-linkInventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85arstechnica.comBlxter@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square57fedilink cross-posted to: computerhistory@lemmy.capebreton.socialprogramming@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squarenoughtnaut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·edit-210 months agoVery. And he was going blind, too. I read a marvellous interview with him not too long ago, I’ll see if I can find it. Ah, here it is: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-thorny-problem-of-keeping-the-internets-time
minus-squareAevironis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·10 months agoWow! What an interesting read about someone I’ve never heard of, but whose work has impacted daily life in so many ways. Its amazing how many systems rely on accurately telling time and the intricate solution that NTP is.
minus-squareRetiring@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·10 months agohttps://archive.is/2fw9A With no paywall. Thanks, what an interesting read!
minus-squareDragster39@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoThank you for the link to the interview!
Very. And he was going blind, too. I read a marvellous interview with him not too long ago, I’ll see if I can find it.
Ah, here it is: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-thorny-problem-of-keeping-the-internets-time
Wow! What an interesting read about someone I’ve never heard of, but whose work has impacted daily life in so many ways. Its amazing how many systems rely on accurately telling time and the intricate solution that NTP is.
https://archive.is/2fw9A With no paywall. Thanks, what an interesting read!
Thank you for the link to the interview!