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NTP Alert: Set your clocks ahead tonight

I’m pretty surprised, because usually the big news websites like CNN and CBSNews will start hyping this starting at 8am, but I saw nothing other than third tier sites mentioning it today.  I’m starting early so there are no unexpected problems tomorrow. I’m sure I’ll miss something but heres the rundown so far.

1. Stove
2. Microwave
3. Alarm Clock
4. Shortwave Radio
5. Honeywell Digital Thermometer #1
6. Honeywell Digital Thermometer #2
7. Honeywell Digital Thermometer #3 (well, thats convincing me not to upgrade the other 3)
8. Watch - Casio Databank (atomic sync, but still needs a DST toggle)
9. Watch - Casio Ironman (miss ya Chris!)
10. Watch - Casio Pathfinder (ATC-1100)
11. Watch - Citizen Blue Angels Navihawk
12. Watch - Timex Expedition fob watch (pocket watch for you Yanks)
13. Toyota Matrix
14. Mini-velcro-clock (late edit)

Not included are things that SHOULD update automatically, like computers, cellphone, the XBOX, or things that sync off a time source in the house over NTP. Other things I’ll update when I use them next (Olympus digital camera, Sony digital camera, Sony camcorder, Sony psp, Nintendo DS) I also have some low-usage watches in a box that still have power, but I wont update them until I use them next. As it is, I went to change one of the thermostats and realized I never fixed it from last year. Ooops!

I’m a time nut. I built my own emergency-use enterprise level NTP liveCD distribution. I want to own a cesium clock so I dont need to bother with those blasted military owned ones. But I just know I’ve missed things.