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  1. Nice lab! by Jaeger- · · Score: 2, Interesting · on RF Connector Chess Set

    Great pic. You win biggest time geek award. :)

    http://www.leapsecond.com/images/LabJan2001r.jpg

  2. Guy needs a hobby... by N0TVQ · · Score: 1 · on RF Connector Chess Set

    Off topic (apologies,) but lurked the site and.... check out his http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/geowrite/stuff. (way off topic-- slay me): Reminds me-- anybody do any cam-caching lately? Kinda like geocaching, but requires traffic cams and a buddy... Other nerdly hobbies: what about those college kids in that commercial that try to touch squirrel tails in the park... Or photo scavenger hunts... Anybody have a price estimate for this chess set? Maybe I shoulda done all these posts separately. Maybe I'M the one that needs the hobby.

  3. Even better, his clock collection.. by musselm · · Score: 2, Interesting · on RF Connector Chess Set

    http://www.leapsecond.com/

    From the intro:
    "Ten years ago I wanted to build a LED digital analog clock that would be accurate to better than one second per year -- so I would have the fun of adjusting it when a leap second occurred."

    "Nixie" clocks are explained, along with a clock displayed using an oscilloscope.

  4. Re:Where there's images, there's... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting · on RF Connector Chess Set

    Talking of images, have you seen the guys lab? It's even fuller than mine.
    http://www.leapsecond.com/images/LabJan2001r.jpg

  5. This guy has a lot more electronics crap than you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny · on RF Connector Chess Set

    Check out his whole website. This guy has atomic clocks that rival those in national laboratories! But we're Slashdotting him and congratulating him for building a chess set. Slashdot hurts my brain.

  6. Re:Other stuff on the site... by nocomment · · Score: 5, Funny · on RF Connector Chess Set

    I liked his atomic wristwatch.

    http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/atomic-bill/index. htm

  7. this guy is amazing by MEGAMAID · · Score: 2, Funny · on RF Connector Chess Set

    full of great ideas

  8. Re:Dorkiest thing ever by Boarder2 · · Score: 5, Funny · on RF Connector Chess Set

    I thought so too, until I looked at the rest of his site and saw this:
    http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/atomic-bill/index. htm

  9. Other stuff on the site... by daveschroeder · · Score: 2, Informative · on RF Connector Chess Set

    Actually, some of the other stuff on his site (Internet Archive mirror, Google cache) is really sweet. He's got all kinds of time and frequency equipment, an atomic nixie tube clock, and a bunch of other cool stuff, all with pictures.

  10. *true* atomic wrist watches are available now by wayne · · Score: 4, Funny · on NIST Unveils Chip-scale Atomic Clock

    First Atomic Clock Wristwatch

  11. Re:Uses... by falzer · · Score: 1 · on NIST Unveils Chip-scale Atomic Clock

    > I want an atomic clock on my wrist.

    Here you go!

  12. Wristwatch Atomic Clock by shoppa · · Score: 2, Funny · on Handy Wristwatch Phone
    Much more useful, and way more geeky: a Real Atomic Clock Wristwatch. No, this is not one of those wimply radio-receiver watches that are mislabeled as "Atomic Clocks". This is the Real Deal:

    First Atomic Clock Wristwatch

  13. leapsecond.com by jeffmock · · Score: 5, Informative · on The Future of Leap Seconds

    A really interesting guy on this topic is Tom Van Baak, the fellow that runs leapsecond.com. As a measure of the level of obsession a person can obtain, this guy has multiple cesium frequency standards, but he had to go out and buy a crazy russian hydrogen maser so he could get better than a microsecond a year accuracy. He's also got some interesting information about the leapsecond debate on his website.

    Me, I'm a simple guy, I just need to keep NTP locked to a couple of microseconds to sleep well.

    jeff

  14. leapsecond.com by jeffmock · · Score: 5, Informative · on The Future of Leap Seconds

    A really interesting guy on this topic is Tom Van Baak, the fellow that runs leapsecond.com. As a measure of the level of obsession a person can obtain, this guy has multiple cesium frequency standards, but he had to go out and buy a crazy russian hydrogen maser so he could get better than a microsecond a year accuracy. He's also got some interesting information about the leapsecond debate on his website.

    Me, I'm a simple guy, I just need to keep NTP locked to a couple of microseconds to sleep well.

    jeff

  15. leapsecond.com by jeffmock · · Score: 5, Informative · on The Future of Leap Seconds

    A really interesting guy on this topic is Tom Van Baak, the fellow that runs leapsecond.com. As a measure of the level of obsession a person can obtain, this guy has multiple cesium frequency standards, but he had to go out and buy a crazy russian hydrogen maser so he could get better than a microsecond a year accuracy. He's also got some interesting information about the leapsecond debate on his website.

    Me, I'm a simple guy, I just need to keep NTP locked to a couple of microseconds to sleep well.

    jeff