[time-nuts] NIST off-line

2013-10-01 Thread David McGaw
NIST is off-line due to the shutdown. http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688 ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] NIST off-line

2013-10-01 Thread Tom Minnis
WWV is still ticking Tom On 10/1/2013 10:13 AM, David McGaw wrote: NIST is off-line due to the shutdown. http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688 ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

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2013-10-01 Thread paul swed
Yes but wwvb is on a AA battery it will run out. :-) On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Tom Minnis tom_min...@att.net wrote: WWV is still ticking Tom On 10/1/2013 10:13 AM, David McGaw wrote: NIST is off-line due to the shutdown. http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688

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2013-10-01 Thread Brian Inglis
It could well if the electrical utility bills are not paid for a few months! On 2013-10-01 12:09, paul swed wrote: Yes but wwvb is on a AA battery it will run out. :-) On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Tom Minnis tom_min...@att.net wrote: WWV is still ticking Tom On 10/1/2013 10:13 AM,

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2013-10-01 Thread Jim Lux
On 10/1/13 11:49 AM, Brian Inglis wrote: It could well if the electrical utility bills are not paid for a few months! On 2013-10-01 12:09, paul swed wrote: Yes but wwvb is on a AA battery it will run out. :-) On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Tom Minnis tom_min...@att.net wrote: WWV is still

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2013-10-01 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi: The reason for the lack of voting in Washington in relation to any bill that requires a tax raise is because 219 House and 39 Senate members have signed a pledge that says they will not vote for any tax increases, i.e. they have sold their vote for support in upcoming elections. But since

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2013-10-01 Thread J. Forster
What did you expect? It's the Washington Monument strategy... again. Just like the 'sequester'. When you take a lollypop away from a kid, it kicks and screams and tries to make as much fuss as possible. Sometimes, just letting the kicking and screaming go on is the best way to teach a badly

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2013-10-01 Thread Tom Van Baak
I know it's hard to resist, but... keep all time-nuts postings, even this thread, strictly related to precise time frequency, please. /tvb http://www.leapsecond.com/time-nuts.htm ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go

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2013-10-01 Thread Alan Melia
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 9:37 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] NIST off-line I know it's hard to resist, but... keep all time-nuts postings, even this thread, strictly related to precise time frequency, please. /tvb http://www.leapsecond.com/time-nuts.htm

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2013-10-01 Thread Richard Solomon
The problem is that the shutdown deprives some poor worker of his paycheck. The fat cats in DC still get their checks. What if they didn't get paid either. How long do you think this p%^^** contest would last. Great idea, except the very folks that should lose their paycheck must vote on it. Not

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2013-10-01 Thread Mike S
On 10/1/2013 4:03 PM, Brooke Clarke wrote: The reason for the lack of voting in Washington in relation to any bill that requires a tax raise is because 219 House and 39 Senate members have signed a pledge that says they will not vote for any tax increases, In what way is trying to create

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2013-10-01 Thread Chris Albertson
This solution (not paying congress) gets suggested all the time. There are two problems with the idea. (1) No one who was not rich would consider running for congress. Could you afford to quit your job and move to DC for a 2 year job with the chance of not getting a paycheck? Only people who