[anniegetyourgun]

Are you up for this minor technical problem?

[NormsRevenge]

EMP 8-?

[EggsAckley]

My comp clock has been erratic for a couple of months. One morning it might be an hour or so slow, I'll set it, and it keeps losing time. Then one day it'll be right on. I don't get it.

I do have a cheapo "atomic clock" sitting near the desk, and it seems to be fine.

[Route66]

Kind of interesting - Wish you had posted when it was happening so I could have checked mine. Don't know what significance if any this might have. It does seem that problems with the system - in my experience - are rare.

[ChadGore]

It must be Illuminote' contrails (tm)ArtBell

[raybbr]

Maybe someone forgot to wind it???!!!!

:-}

[July 4th]

The atomic clocks on department store shelves have notoriously crappy receivers. I can't explain your problems over the internet, but many atomic wall clocks and the like only set themselves once a day. If the signal's bad for a few days at the same time, it appears the the signal's been down continuously.

If you want a truly reliable time signal, the GPS-based indoor clocks with outside GPS antennas are a good bet, but be prepared to spend $$.

[martin_fierro]

I've had this problem, too!

The time servers I visit (with a cool, free little utility called AboutTime) are:

NASA (ns.arc.nasa.gov , 128.102.16.2)
NIST (time.nist.gov , 192.43.244.18)
U.S. Naval Observatory (tick.usno.navy.mil , 192.5.41.40)

They've been timing out on me lately.

Anyone have any others?

[Texas_Jarhead]

I too have an atomic synch clock but didn't happen to look at it during that period

[US_MilitaryRules]

My ROLEX seems to be keeping time just fine!

[HAL9000]

Hmmm, maybe GPS spoofing was reactivated?

[Focault's Pendulum]

Ok...I think I know what the problem is.

Atomic clocks rely on a small piece of radioactive material and a measuring device, that records it's rate of decay. (the decay of the material...not the measuring device)

This material has a central component comprised from the family of Quarks.

It appears that the Quarks recently sued for reparations based on the fact that recent revelations (no not the Bible stuff) have stated that the Gluons, Reverabatons (a fifties acapella group), and the ever big...albeit strangely powerless Neutrons, are overshadowing the Quarks need to occupy the neighborhood.

As a result of this...the rate of decay being measured is currently under discussion by the United Nations...which uses GPS as it's standard. Unfortunately the multi national corporation which in fact owns the "Globally Peeing Sissies"...is in fact decaying ever quickly. Too fast in fact..to measure it's own demise.

Damn!!!This new cold remedy is vey good!!

[Willie Green]

They seem to be ok and in sych now, and I am posting this in case anyone else out there experienced the same thing.

There was a short period where I was reading this thread before you posted it, but it's cleared up now.

[Consort]

Go here if (don't) have the time.

[Illbay]

Why isn't this in "Breaking"?