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Robust Timing Over the Internet
ChelleChelle writes "The NTP (Network Time Protocol) system for synchronizing computer clocks has been around for decades and has worked well for most general-purpose timing uses. However, new developments, such as the increasingly precise timing demands of the finance industry, are driving the need for a more precise and reliable network timing system. Julien Ridoux and Darryl Veitch from the University of Melbourne are working on such a system as part of the Radclock Project. In this article they share some of their expertise on synchronizing network clocks. The authors tackle the key challenge — taming delay variability — and provide useful guidelines for designing robust network timing algorithms."
My laptop is using Radclock already!
to get what accuracy? the ionosphere can mess up GPS signals by about 100 nanoseconds
What?! That sounds like terrorism! Let's do away with this 'ionosphere' once and for all!
No. Every penny gov't employees make comes out of "your pockets". The same gov't employees that, on average, make more than private employees. The same gov't employees agitating for tax increases so they can get pay raises.
Don't pretend its just the rich getting taxed either. That's not only silly classism, but inherently wrong. The first tax implemented by the Obama administration was a regressive sin tax. The Obamacare system contains seven seperate taxes that directly tax people making under $200k/yr, including increases to income tax.
The market, on the other hand, actually creates wealth.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo.
Any article that refers to software as "codes" should be ignored.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."