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From: Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Python
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:10:33 +0000
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On 2026-03-04, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Mar 2026 14:09:58 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:
>
>> On 3/4/26 13:29, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2026-03-04 21:01, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>>>.
>>>> A man with one clock knows what time it is.  A man with two is
>>>> never quite sure...
>>>
>>> Experimental science would not agree.
>>
>> You would need at least three.
>
> Three would be better than two, but two is already enough to come up
> with an error estimate on the measurement.

You probably also need to specify some requirements or guarantees as to
the whereabouts of the three clocks relative to each other, as well as
their relative speeds, and the placement and speed relative to the
observers.


(Oh, and also that any processor used to cruch numbers related to these
observations isn't an Intel Pentium.)

-- 
Nuno Silva