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bArraytoday at 9:41 AM1 replyview on HN

If you're in the UK, just use the MSF radio signal to sync your clock [1].

> The end result exactly matched my expectations—the best criterion for success that I can think of. With an LLM providing the heavy code lifting and the CAD work, I think I spent more time waiting on supplies to arrive than on anything else—something attributable to my lack of planning and the ease of next-day delivery.

I think the author robbed themselves of a deeper understanding.

[1] https://www.npl.co.uk/products-services/time-frequency/msf-r...


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dingalingtoday at 5:58 PM

Unfortunately, being a weak VLF signal, it's very susceptible to interference and screening.

My MSF clocks at the front of the house keep perfectly synced, the ones deeper in the house wander hopelessly