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Re:Time-zone database used by Unix shut down due to IP litig... by kapitalx on Thursday October 06, 2011 @06:19PM (#3081879)
We can totally crowdsource time. If everyone inputs what time they think it is by looking at the sky, we could just take the average of all those inputs and know the absolute time [wisdom of the crowd]
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Re:Time-zone database used by Unix shut down due to IP litig... by wizard_2 on Thursday October 06, 2011 @07:39PM (#3082066)
I'd much rather each community select a few people who they think are the best at knowing what time it is and then take an average of them.
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Re:Time-zone database used by Unix shut down due to IP litig... by gord on Thursday October 06, 2011 @06:59PM (#3081984)
+1 for absolute relative social local time!
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Re:Time-zone database used by Unix shut down due to IP litig... by nknight on Thursday October 06, 2011 @07:13PM (#3082013)
Statistically, it will always be just about lunch time, so I think we can just dispense with clocks.
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