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Why aren't computer clocks as accurate as cheap quartz watches?



 
 
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Old April 11th 06, 10:31 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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I use a sun dial, never goes flat.

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Old April 11th 06, 12:11 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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digisol wrote:
I use a sun dial, never goes flat.


What if you couldn't see the sun?

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Old April 11th 06, 09:51 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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"Man-wai Chang" wrote in message
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digisol wrote:
I use a sun dial, never goes flat.


What if you couldn't see the sun?


Or suppose he was blind?

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Old April 11th 06, 10:18 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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"Bob" wrote:


"Man-wai Chang" wrote in message
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digisol wrote:
I use a sun dial, never goes flat.


What if you couldn't see the sun?


Or suppose he was blind?


Then how would he use a sundial?
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Old April 12th 06, 12:49 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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It is further alleged that on or about Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:18:21 GMT,
in alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt, the queezy keyboard of John Doe
spewed the following:

|"Bob" wrote:
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| "Man-wai Chang" wrote in message
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| digisol wrote:
| I use a sun dial, never goes flat.
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| What if you couldn't see the sun?
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| Or suppose he was blind?
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|Then how would he use a sundial?

He would hire a servant.
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Old April 12th 06, 05:13 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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"Man-wai Chang" wrote in message
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digisol wrote:
I use a sun dial, never goes flat.


What if you couldn't see the sun?

your definition of 'see' ? night?


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Old April 12th 06, 01:13 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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I wonder how the inventor of sundial deal with cloudy days....

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Old April 12th 06, 01:34 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Man-wai Chang wrote:
digisol wrote:

I use a sun dial, never goes flat.



What if you couldn't see the sun?


I don't need a weatherman to tell me it is raining.
 




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