[time-nuts] Re: Time-nuts at WSTS conference

Magnus Danielson magnus at rubidium.se
Fri May 13 06:02:26 UTC 2022


Tom,

We set new standards all the time!

(Misspelling was unintentional)

Cheers,
Magnus

On 2022-05-12 16:29, Tom Holmes wrote:
> "scotsh whiskey"
>
> Was this intentional to indicate that more than a little bit of imbibing was involved in arriving at the new standards?
>
>
> Tom Holmes, N8ZM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lux, Jim <jim at luxfamily.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2022 5:54 PM
> To: time-nuts at lists.febo.com
> Subject: [time-nuts] Re: Time-nuts at WSTS conference
>
> On 5/12/22 2:48 PM, Gary Woods wrote:
>> On Thu, 12 May 2022 12:01:48 -0600, you wrote:
>>
>>> I've found that corridor discussions have included redefinition of
>>> SI-second, quantum computers, optical clocks, security on PTP clocks,
>>> time-scale algorithms, uncertainty of different measures. Oh, and I just
>>> won a bottle of scotsh whiskey.
>> Excellent, Magnus!  I remember a tech seminar years ago, where the
>> instructor avowed that 80% of the education took place during the
>> coffee breaks!
>>
> The best international standards start as a discussion the hallway or
> bar, with scribbles on a paper napkin.
>
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