Free Clock Democratizes Atomic Accuracy

schliz writes "A new, trial network of software-based clocks could give data centers and networks the accuracy of an atomic clock for free. The so-called RADclock analyses information from multiple computers across the internet by collecting the time from each machine's internal quartz clock, the time it takes for this information to be transmitted across the network, and comparing all the information collected to determine a time that is most likely to be accurate, so machines are calibrated across the network with up to microsecond accuracy — as good as that provided by a $50,000 atomic clock, researchers say."

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Re:A new low in editorial savvy

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Seriously, could the editor that greenlighted this have done a google search or something? It's getting embarrassing to read slashdot these days.

Well, the article WAS posted by samzenpus...even his "idle" stories tend to be a bit retarded*, so it should come as no surprise that one of his "real" stories is on the same level.

*By retarded, I mean fucking stupid, as opposed to charmingly funny with a learning disorder.