Re: [Scheme-reports] current-posix-second is a disastrous mistake

[Alaric Snell-Pym <alaric@x>]

On 12/11/10 04:29, John Cowan wrote:
> Thomas Bushnell, BSG scripsit:
>
>> This is still a great misunderstanding. Many computers have perfectly good
>> accuracy on that level without any trouble, because they use things like NTP
>> to keep themselves in sync.
>
> NTP on the open Internet can keep you accurate to maybe 5-10 ms, no better.
>

5-10ms is dwarfed by a 1s difference between IAT and posix seconds :-)

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