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Re:Electric clocks in Europe have been running slow for over... by speedynyc on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @12:20PM (#16537920)
you learn something new everyday. Is this because the designers of digital clocks were being clever and lazy engineers? Is there a better more accurate but harder to implement methodology?
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Re:Electric clocks in Europe have been running slow for over... by Anticapitalist on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @01:24PM (#16538525)
After the electrical grid, but before the internet the most accurate clock available in most people's houses was the 50/60Hz of AC power.
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