current-posix-second is a disastrous mistake Taylor R Campbell (10 Dec 2010 03:28 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] current-posix-second is a disastrous mistake Thomas Bushnell, BSG (10 Dec 2010 22:53 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] current-posix-second is a disastrous mistake John Cowan (11 Dec 2010 04:30 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] current-posix-second is a disastrous mistake Thomas Bushnell, BSG (17 Dec 2010 23:54 UTC)

Re: [Scheme-reports] current-posix-second is a disastrous mistake John Cowan 11 Dec 2010 04:29 UTC

Thomas Bushnell, BSG scripsit:

> This is still a great misunderstanding. Many computers have perfectly good
> accuracy on that level without any trouble, because they use things like NTP
> to keep themselves in sync.

NTP on the open Internet can keep you accurate to maybe 5-10 ms, no better.

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