Chicago sang:

[ceagle]

"Does anybody really know what time it is?"

Well... have you seen http://liveclock.com/ ?
It always seems to be identical to the sync on my computer clock... which has led me to believe that both are synchronized up with the big daddy of time servers somewhere... and thus, accurate (effectively at least).

After my recent experiment with timepieces, uh, I got one of those Casio satellite watches (not terribly expensive these days :> )... and it arrived today.

But... after IT does its sync, it seems to be about 23 seconds slower than the online live clock! 8| *boggle*

Then again, *this* site ( http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5/java ) does seem to sync up exactly with the little watch. So is the site Microsoft syncs its clock up with... always 23 seconds fast?

We used to have at least two methods of getting what was thought to be rather accurate time... the phone service (discontinued here), and shortwave radio. Do I need to fire up my old shortwave radio to check these out? rarrgh.

Thoughts and info welcomed.

Comments

[androgynism.livejournal.com]

I think in Europe, the most accurate time pieces are radio clocks that sync with a system of atomic clocks located.
They broadcast in a 2000 km radius from the DCF77 transmitters in Frankfurt, so most of Europe is covered.