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Subject: When stratum zero Just. Won't. Do.
From: Phil Salkie <philsalkie@gmail.com>
To: "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
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Well, this stuffs it all up, now, doesn't it?  Can't even trust GPS anymore!


http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35491962


Time for us to start hawking a new technology - the Stratum Minus One
time source!

"Obtain your time signal from The Very Fabric Of The Universe - an
array of 30 meter dishes on the roof of your building receives the
unwavering echo of the Big Bang, the Cosmic Microwave Background.
Synchronized with the heartbeat of a cluster of conveniently spaced
Millisecond Pulsars (placed in the deepest heart of space for our use
by the very Hand of God Himself) we can provide
_Your_Important_Business access to the same time signal to which the
world's Reference Atomic Clocks are set.  Starting at USD
$39,999,999.49, plus shipping and installation costs.  Not compatible
with Windows Vista."

The high speed traders will be beating our doors down!
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