Blxter to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-22 years agoInventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down16 cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up11Karrow-down1external-linkInventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85arstechnica.comBlxter to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-22 years agomessage-square56fedilink cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squarenoughtnautlinkfedilinkEnglish49•edit-22 years agoVery. And he was going blind, too. I read a marvellous interview with him not too long ago, I’ll see if I can find it. Ah, here it is: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-thorny-problem-of-keeping-the-internets-time
minus-square@Aevironis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish18•2 years agoWow! What an interesting read about someone I’ve never heard of, but whose work has impacted daily life in so many ways. Its amazing how many systems rely on accurately telling time and the intricate solution that NTP is.
minus-square@Retiring@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish13•2 years agohttps://archive.is/2fw9A With no paywall. Thanks, what an interesting read!
minus-square@Dragster39@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoThank you for the link to the interview!
Very. And he was going blind, too. I read a marvellous interview with him not too long ago, I’ll see if I can find it.
Ah, here it is: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-thorny-problem-of-keeping-the-internets-time
Wow! What an interesting read about someone I’ve never heard of, but whose work has impacted daily life in so many ways. Its amazing how many systems rely on accurately telling time and the intricate solution that NTP is.
https://archive.is/2fw9A With no paywall. Thanks, what an interesting read!
Thank you for the link to the interview!