http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/08/20/eureka-the-ultimate-clock/ The science of futurist technologies—and an excuse to soak in sci-fi TV shows, books, movies, toys, and video games. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:11:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/08/20/eureka-the-ultimate-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Time Travel, Temporal Anomalies, & Television Part II : FanaticSpace Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:46:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/08/20/eureka-the-ultimate-clock/#comment-433 [...] and Fargo are at GD to supervise the delivery of a new uber clock. With Fargo’s assistance, Carter locates Weinbrenner’s digs in the basement, misunderstanding [...] [...] and Fargo are at GD to supervise the delivery of a new uber clock. With Fargo’s assistance, Carter locates Weinbrenner’s digs in the basement, misunderstanding [...]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/08/20/eureka-the-ultimate-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-426 Time Travel, Temporal Anomalies, & Television : FanaticSpace Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:13:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/08/20/eureka-the-ultimate-clock/#comment-426 [...] tries to fix the problem by remotely syncing up with the new uber clock, but the vacuum seal shatters. It will have to be done manually. Fargo heroically offers to perform [...] [...] tries to fix the problem by remotely syncing up with the new uber clock, but the vacuum seal shatters. It will have to be done manually. Fargo heroically offers to perform [...]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/08/20/eureka-the-ultimate-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Steve Allen Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:30:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/08/20/eureka-the-ultimate-clock/#comment-408 Cesium and TAI and NIST are just right for robots navigating planes to perfect landings, but humans who want to know a good time for soccer practice want to know when the sun is up. Both kinds of time are important, but <a href="http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/deltat.html" rel="nofollow">there is a big difference between them</a>. Cesium and TAI and NIST are just right for robots navigating planes to perfect landings, but humans who want to know a good time for soccer practice want to know when the sun is up. Both kinds of time are important, but there is a big difference between them.

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