Electric clocks in Europe have been running slow for over a month (thenextweb.com) 9 points by mau 8y ago ↗ HN
[–] speedynyc 8y ago ↗ you learn something new everyday. Is this because the designers of digital clocks were being clever and lazy engineers? Is there a better more accurate but harder to implement methodology? [–] Anticapitalist 8y ago ↗ After the electrical grid, but before the internet the most accurate clock available in most people's houses was the 50/60Hz of AC power.
[–] Anticapitalist 8y ago ↗ After the electrical grid, but before the internet the most accurate clock available in most people's houses was the 50/60Hz of AC power.
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