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Is time an illusion?

Started byDaniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net>
First post2017-09-25 22:30 +0200
Last post2017-09-28 22:33 +0200
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  Is time an illusion? Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net> - 2017-09-25 22:30 +0200
    Re: Is time an illusion? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-09-25 18:02 -0400
      Re: Is time an illusion? Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net> - 2017-09-26 00:16 +0200
        Re: Is time an illusion? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-09-25 19:18 -0400
        Re: Is time an illusion? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-09-26 15:37 -0400
          Re: Is time an illusion? Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net> - 2017-09-27 01:13 +0200
            Re: Is time an illusion? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-09-26 21:00 -0400
              Re: Is time an illusion? Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net> - 2017-09-27 04:26 +0200
                Re: Is time an illusion? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-09-26 23:32 -0400
                  Re: Is time an illusion? Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net> - 2017-09-28 10:58 +0200
                    Re: Is time an illusion? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-09-28 12:50 -0400
              Re: Is time an illusion? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-09-27 05:25 -0700
              Re: Is time an illusion? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-09-30 22:57 -0400
    Re: Is time an illusion? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-09-25 20:22 -0400
    Re: Is time an illusion? Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2017-09-26 20:18 +0200
      Re: Is time an illusion? Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net> - 2017-09-27 01:30 +0200
        Re: Is time an illusion? lewbloch@gmail.com - 2017-09-28 10:52 -0700
    Re: Is time an illusion? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-09-26 12:59 -0700
      Re: Is time an illusion? Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net> - 2017-09-27 01:42 +0200
    Re: Is time an illusion? lewbloch@gmail.com - 2017-09-28 10:49 -0700
      Re: Is time an illusion? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-09-28 22:33 +0200

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FromRobert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>
Date2017-09-28 22:33 +0200
Message-ID<f354l7Fo44uU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#37507
On 28.09.2017 19:49, lewbloch@gmail.com wrote:

> When you think about it, it's obvious that synchronization is all but impossible. But the Precision Time Protocol has ways to deal with that.

That reminds me of the infinite improbability drive... ;-)

> It's a deep topic, like date/time issues in software generally. It's not for the faint of heart, nor the lazy.

Some topics (e.g. dealing with time zones) are not really that difficult 
yet surprisingly often done wrong. ("Ha, let's store localtime in the 
database table and save some bytes by excluding time zone offset.") 
Well, I guess that is then category "lazy".

> And yes, time is an illusion.
> 
> 'Time,' he said, 'is what keeps everything from happening at once.' - Ray Cummings

:-) I always appreciate your excursions in philosophical territories.

Cheers

	robert


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