[LINK] If a clock ticks in a Klearphelled forest, ...

Adam Todd link at todd.inoz.com
Tue Apr 1 02:13:59 AEDT 2008


At 04:41 31/03/2008, Tom Worthington wrote:
>At 09:34 AM 31/03/2008, Roger Clarke wrote:
>>... Even computer scientist Tom Worthington, adjunct senior lecturer at the
>I am not sure if I should be flattered or insulted, to be described 
>as a "computer scientist ".  ;-)

Um ... MMM :)

>"... Austender is experiencing technical issues due to daylight savings.
>Therefore the above tender will now be closing at:
>10:00AM (Local time in the ACT) TUESDAY 1 APRIL 2008 ..."

April Fools joke right!

>ps: Of course this is not as bad as the flight of F-22 fighters 
>which were hit by a dateline bug in mid Pacific 
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-22_Raptor#Recent_developments_.282006.E2.80.94Present.29>. 
>Perhaps the PM had better check this has been fixed, before ordering any.

Ah oldie but a goodie!

I till don't get the fuss over crossing the datetime, but get, GPS 
can do funny things! 




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