[time-nuts] US New Year countdown - accurate?

J. Forster jfor at quikus.com
Mon Jan 2 04:53:06 UTC 2012


I go the other way. Except for eBay, knowing the time w/in 15 minutes or
so suits me just fine. I neither wear a watch, nor carry a cell phone any
more.

-John

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> You expect *anything* to be accurate on Fox? :-D
>
> I recently read an article about how the new "thing" is to have ever
> larger
> wrist watches.  Some new ones are 2.5 inches diameter.  Seems like an
> opportunity to me, get something on your wrist that has some real serious
> accuracy.  What would be best, a Rb or a GPSDO driven one?
>
> Peter
>
> On 1/1/2012 10:10 PM, Bob Betts wrote:
>> Yup, whoever is wearing the wrist watch is the person with the right
>> time ... bugs the heck out of me, too. I think it's that "pride in
>> ownership" syndrome; like Chevys are better than Fords, etc, etc.
>>
>> In my (sort of) normal life, I am never more than a few feet away from a
>> WWVB or GPS receiver; in the factory office, in my home office, at the
>> Ham radio club, or the car.
>>
>> Look here to see how OCD I am about it.
>> No wait, I'm not neruotic ... it's a "passion," ... whatever.
>>
>> http://www.bobsamerica.com/time.html
>>
>> http://www.bobsamerica.com/time2.html
>>
>> http://www.bobsamerica.com/time3.html
>>
>> BTW: FOX and Megyn Kelly were 7 seconds late on my Comcast system. I
>> attribute the latency to the standard studio censor delay and/or
>> possibly the cable company's processing.
>>
>> Happy 2012,
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> http://www.bobsamerica.com
>> * Music * Audio * Radio *
>> "It's all good"
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