[opendtv] Re: Continuing with WWVB
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 11:58:28 -0400
On May 8, 2013, at 5:18 PM, "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> That's the whole point, Craig. These so-called "atomic clocks" are very
> affordable, because they are super simple. An engineer always looks for the
> simplest way to get a great system, not the most convoluted way to get
> something that ends up being less good and way more expensive.
I don't have a problem with the service continuing…it's a tiny nit in the
Federal budget. THere are many better ways to cut the budget.
And I don't have a problem with anyone buying products that use the service. My
comments were simply recognition of the fact that "time marches on…"
> As to owning a cell phone, I do, but I certainly don't slavishly keep it on
> all the time. I'm not dependent or addicted to it in the slightest way.
I'm not addicted to my phone either. But it is with me almost all of the time I
am "mobile." When I'm home it typically sits on a counter - it is hard to find
a place in the house where one cannot see a clock.
Regards
Craig
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