[time-nuts] sub-minute time-precision in court-case

Bob Stewart bob at evoria.net
Tue Sep 3 18:30:33 EDT 2013


Tom, 


Did you ever reset that thing to the correct time?  =)

Bob




>________________________________
> From: Tom Van Baak <tvb at LeapSecond.com>
>To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement <time-nuts at febo.com> 
>Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 5:19 PM
>Subject: Re: [time-nuts] sub-minute time-precision in court-case
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>> Yeah, the question is even if you have a legal support for what correct
>> time or even traceable time actually is or means. I know countries that
>> does not even legally accept UTC.
>> 
>> It could be better, way better.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Magnus
>
>Still, imagine Magnus collides with Tom. What time did it really happen?
>Does it help if we both have GPS? Both have cesium(s) in the back seat?
>At some point the notion of uncertainty and error bars needs to be allowed.
>
>/tvb
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