Ugh -- read that as a 'tad longer' ... I SO wish for edit capability sometimes. It would help eliminate corrective posts for brain farts like this.
Scott Rohling On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Scott Rohling <scott.rohl...@gmail.com> wrote: > True - if only we'd made a 'normal' second just a tad larger.... ;-) > It would be fun to see the 'correct seconds' and 'sidereal time' folks > fight it out! All I know is it's almost time for lunch ... > > Scott Rohling > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:31 AM, Rick Troth <ri...@velocitysoftware.com> > wrote: > >> On 03/19/2015 10:28 AM, Scott Rohling wrote: >> > None of this has anything to do with the sun's position .. it's having >> > computers all over the world show the same time at whatever moment >> during >> > the day or night you choose. Timezones are just offsets to that. >> >> Methinks the leap seconds are celestially motivated. >> >> Otherwise, yes!, apply and offset and then trust z TOD. >> >> I suggested "ntpdate at periodic (long) intervals" for situations where >> the earth moved under your feet. It happens. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Rick Troth >> Senior Software Developer >> >> Velocity Software Inc. >> Mountain View, CA 94041 >> Main: (877) 964-8867 >> Direct: (614) 594-9768 >> ri...@velocitysoftware.com <mailto:ri...@velocitysoftware.com> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Signature <http://www.velocitysoftware.com/> >> *Follow us:* >> Facebook >> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Velocity-Software/356098274460840> >> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/1798379> Twitter >> <http://www.twitter.com/VelocitySoftw> Xing >> <http://www.xing.com/companies/velocitysoftwaregmbh> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or >> visit >> http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For more information on Linux on System z, visit >> http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
