Projection Alarm Clocks

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1. leetstyle
   Posted September 4, 2010 at 2:33 am | Permalink

   Googles Motto is “DONT DO EVIL” and they commit evil act apon people within their server. Destroying peoples work and spitting on them. When money and copyrights are their main goal, and cant see what I am doing is a unselfish act and cost nothing which as well helps people. And I have letters proving to such and they do not tell people about this. Is starting to speak volumes to me about this corporation and the direction they want to go.

2. GJacksonT
   Posted September 13, 2010 at 11:31 am | Permalink

   Whoa, I thought this was a humorous video. Now I see they are serious and that's even more humorous! What a bunch of loonies. Holy cow.

3. Lordy! 2008 is going to be even LONGER…
   Posted September 19, 2010 at 3:07 am | Permalink

   [...] commorancy wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Depending on how you choose to look at it, 2008 has been either wonderful (we lived throught it, survived the Bushies — almost — and elected Barack) or one of the worst (I won’t list all those possibilities). In either case, we’re going to be stuck with it for a little bit longer.  The people who keep track of such things say the Earth’s rotation has slowed a bit, as it does, eratically, due to tidal pull, etc., and that has thrown the world’s clocks off a tad.  Therefore, they’re adding one second to the end of 2008.  The U.S. Naval Observatory, keeper of the nation’s master clock, said it would add the extra second on Wednesday, in coordination with the world’s atomic clocks, at 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC. That’s 6:59:59 PM EDT on New Year’s Eve, in case you want to set your […] [...]

4. fakename2
   Posted October 3, 2010 at 11:39 pm | Permalink

   That was quite the story about the kilogram. It states, the speed of light is always constant. Are they sure about that? I personally have spent many sleepless seconds worrying about the precision of time. allows you to coordinate the time on your computer with an atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado. But what if the clock is wrong? What if it has sped up and it's already 2050, only we don't know it? Rocky needs to add sunglasses to his repertoire. They are essential in Florida (and when NYC becomes like Florida)where you often find you need them and your umbrella at the same time.

5. pinkcbpoet
   Posted October 6, 2010 at 7:19 am | Permalink

   If you can only find 1200 scientists on this planet to go along with it, then I'm not buying it.

   It would be more interesting to post how many of those 1200 and the other believers are personally doing squat about it.

   And since when are corporate CEOs authoritative on anything but how to make a buck? Especially when they pass the buck on to The Government to "do something".

   Finally, the Doomday Clock? Hahahaha, why don't you see what old episodes of Star Trek say about Global Warming while you're at it.

   EDIT: Scot D's response (see below) is actually one of the most insightful comments I've ever seen on the subject. He deserves the 10 points.

6. rider991
   Posted October 10, 2010 at 4:56 am | Permalink

   #np Don't Lose Your Head- Zion I. Cnt wait for Atomic Clock Listening Party with the homies tomorrow

7. John R
   Posted November 10, 2010 at 8:09 am | Permalink

   The have not travelled & are together in timeless space

8. Don H
   Posted November 12, 2010 at 1:25 pm | Permalink

   O_O
   they're not in different realities….i hope. If the time was based solely on the sun, then shouldnt they have ended up in the same time?

9. Lordy! 2008 is going to be even LONGER…
   Posted November 17, 2010 at 8:13 pm | Permalink

   [...] commorancy wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Depending on how you choose to look at it, 2008 has been either wonderful (we lived throught it, survived the Bushies — almost — and elected Barack) or one of the worst (I won’t list all those possibilities). In either case, we’re going to be stuck with it for a little bit longer.  The people who keep track of such things say the Earth’s rotation has slowed a bit, as it does, eratically, due to tidal pull, etc., and that has thrown the world’s clocks off a tad.  Therefore, they’re adding one second to the end of 2008.  The U.S. Naval Observatory, keeper of the nation’s master clock, said it would add the extra second on Wednesday, in coordination with the world’s atomic clocks, at 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC. That’s 6:59:59 PM EDT on New Year’s Eve, in case you want to set your […] [...]

10. Voyage400
    Posted November 17, 2010 at 10:44 pm | Permalink

    You can't buy them individually, you have to literally rip it out of an atomic clock. I used a Sharp atomic clock, but got badly cut on the glass when it broke. Be careful if you wish to proceed.

11. OnlineBridge
    Posted November 20, 2010 at 3:24 pm | Permalink

    The World's Atomic Clock Timekeepers | Social Media a la Carte

12. Tom
    Posted November 24, 2010 at 10:05 pm | Permalink

    Hasn't the cell phone officially replaced the watch and the calendar and even the atomic clock at this point? It now commands the universe.

    I've always felt people never checked their watch to see what time it is anyways. They look to see what time it is NOT. For example, if I have a 2:00 meeting, I am looking at the watch to make sure it is not yet 2:00, but never do fully process what time it actually is.

    Test this. Next time you see someone look at their watch, ask them what time it is. Dollars to donuts, they will have to look at it again in order to answer.

13. somemetalguy
    Posted January 4, 2011 at 7:08 am | Permalink

14. richysst
    Posted January 5, 2011 at 10:55 am | Permalink

    don,t cry Rob a lot drummers out there Ozzy,s name is bigger thats how it goes ;

15. Lordy! 2008 is going to be even LONGER…
    Posted April 16, 2011 at 4:25 am | Permalink

    [...] commorancy wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Depending on how you choose to look at it, 2008 has been either wonderful (we lived throught it, survived the Bushies — almost — and elected Barack) or one of the worst (I won’t list all those possibilities). In either case, we’re going to be stuck with it for a little bit longer.  The people who keep track of such things say the Earth’s rotation has slowed a bit, as it does, eratically, due to tidal pull, etc., and that has thrown the world’s clocks off a tad.  Therefore, they’re adding one second to the end of 2008.  The U.S. Naval Observatory, keeper of the nation’s master clock, said it would add the extra second on Wednesday, in coordination with the world’s atomic clocks, at 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC. That’s 6:59:59 PM EDT on New Year’s Eve, in case you want to set your […] [...]

16. musonic
    Posted December 24, 2011 at 11:23 pm | Permalink

    So what if global warming IS a fact, do you anticipate that the politicians can reverse it?

    If CO2 in the atmosphere is the main culprit, how much of it is due to the burning of fossil fuels? (Answer: 4%)

    So what are they going to do, when CO2 emissions from the sea account for 57% of CO2 in the atmosphere, and normal respiration accounts for 38%, with just 1% being due to changes of land use and de-forestation?

    To make a significant change to the overall amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, let alone reverse it, you wouldn't be talking in terms of a 10% reduction in oil or coal consumption, or even 20%, or even 30%.

    Nothing short of 50% is going to have much of an effect, and that would spell economic and social collapse.

    It's very easy to state the obvious, but it takes a bit more sophistication to arrive at suitable answers I'm afraid, and a few people walking to work or getting the bicycle out, isn't going to save the planet.

    In fact, the fashionable obsession with global-warming may be diverting mankind form the more pressing issues of over-population, waste of resources, chemical pollution and waste-disposal.

    Furthermore, ALL the western government continue to peddle the myth of globalisation, neo-liberal economics and the rush towards world-wide consumerism; the very reason for excessive energy production, transport pollution and the problems described above.

    In a post-consumer society, you may stand a chance of being taken seriously, but not as things are at present, because there are too many vested interests in maintaining the status-quo of capitalism.