What time is it?

[stevieray]

My computer, which is synced to "time.nist.gov", tells me it is 8:55 am. My alarm clock, which is synced to NIST in Colorado, says it's now 8:53. And my cell phone puts it at 8:54. Since all of these devices are synced to the same official US time, shouldn't they all be the same? My Evil Plan for World Domination requires precise, split-second timing... what's a wannabe Supervillian to do?

 

[Dwarf]

Take the average! By the way, it is now 14:01 GMT.

 

[boohbah]

actually its now 14.02 and 40 seconds GMT

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

What bites my backside (besides tall dogs) are TV stations that can't sync their clocks. It's the 21st century, for crying out loud.

 

[stevieray]

What bites my backside (besides tall dogs) are TV stations that can't sync their clocks. It's the 21st century, for crying out loud.

Exactly. We all have a houseful of gee wiz hi-tech gizmos with more computing power than Apollo 12, yet they can't sync a clock correctly? What's up with that?!?!