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Re:I reverse engineered McDonalds’ internal API by thisisnico on Thursday October 22, 2020 @04:08PM (#24862747)
Cloud based clock.

Don't you mean NTP? We've had this technology for years! If it's connected to the internet, it's a pretty fundamental piece of pretty much any networked OS. You can ensure correct time this way.

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Re:I reverse engineered McDonalds’ internal API by Dylan16807 on Thursday October 22, 2020 @04:14PM (#24862812)
NTP is fine but so is pulling time off a server header if it's phoning home to report status.
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Re:I reverse engineered McDonalds’ internal API by nitrogen on Thursday October 22, 2020 @05:17PM (#24863404)
Not that it matters for ice cream, but NTP can compensate for latency better than HTTPx can.
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Re:I reverse engineered McDonalds’ internal API by thisisnico on Friday October 23, 2020 @01:52PM (#24872039)
It's also easy to implement since it will be integrated into the OS of the ice cream machine already.
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Re:I reverse engineered McDonalds’ internal API by ezconnect on Thursday October 22, 2020 @04:39PM (#24863061)
GPS based clock is better no need for internet connection. Seiko and other company has been doing this for years.
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Re:I reverse engineered McDonalds’ internal API by marshray on Thursday October 22, 2020 @04:52PM (#24863174)
NTP is typically backed by GPS.

If you have a datacenter full of computers, obviously you don't want to run a separate GPS antenna for every system. NTP allows systems to synchronize to GPS over a network.

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Re:I reverse engineered McDonalds’ internal API by Scoundreller on Thursday October 22, 2020 @05:07PM (#24863316)
Need a clear sky connection though.
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Re:I reverse engineered McDonalds’ internal API by ehsankia on Thursday October 22, 2020 @04:31PM (#24862981)
NTP is what I meant, yes.
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