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		kapitalx on Oct 6, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Time-zone database used by Unix shut down due to I... We can totally crowdsource time. If everyone inputs what time they think it is by looking at the sky, we could just take the average of all those inputs and know the absolute time [wisdom of the crowd]

wizard_2 on Oct 6, 2011 | [–]

I'd much rather each community select a few people who they think are the best at knowing what time it is and then take an average of them.

gord on Oct 6, 2011 | | [–]

+1 for absolute relative social local time!

nknight on Oct 6, 2011 | [–]

Statistically, it will always be just about lunch time, so I think we can just dispense with clocks.

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