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[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 132 points 9 months ago

Shit. That thing is supposedly hard to understand.

[-] noughtnaut@lemmy.world 49 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Very. And he was going blind, too. I read a marvellous interview with him not too long ago, I'll see if I can find it.

Ah, here it is: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-thorny-problem-of-keeping-the-internets-time

[-] Aevironis@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

Wow! What an interesting read about someone I've never heard of, but whose work has impacted daily life in so many ways. Its amazing how many systems rely on accurately telling time and the intricate solution that NTP is.

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