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> This one didn't break 25 years ago with the Y2K bug and it won't break in 2038 either. Well yes but it had to be manually wound and adjusted by someone on a
by pqtyw 1y ago
> This one didn't break 25 years ago with the Y2K bug and it won't break in 2038 either.
Well yes but it had to be manually wound and adjusted by someone on a very regular basis to continue functioning.
It's much more efficient than a human having to look at a sundial every 15 minutes and ring the bells manually but effectively the same thing, not an automated system.
> clock will break going back and forth adjusted for DST)
So you just fix it manually twice a year? Seems like a significant improvement : D
- TheOtherHobbes 1y ago>Well yes but it had to be manually wound and adjusted by someone on a very regular basis to continue functioning. So does most software.
- pqtyw 1y agoYes, that was kind of my point.