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OpenBSD Adds Support for Coordinated Mars Time (MTC)

193 pointsby dbolgheroniabout 4 years ago

15 comments

cproctorabout 4 years ago
This could really bite you:<p>&gt; It is currently not possible to use ssh to login between systems on MCT and any earth time zone
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rzimmermanabout 4 years ago
It’s technically even more complicated than just scaling the day&#x2F;seconds by to match a Martian sol. There are relativistic corrections that add up over time (Earth clocks would observe Mars clocks ticking at a different and non-constant rate). Good thing this is real :)
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jamesfmilneabout 4 years ago
I bet the MCRN Rocinante’s computers are running OpenBSD.
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yellowappleabout 4 years ago
I know this is probably an April Fool&#x27;s joke, but I&#x27;d be thrilled if this was real.
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kevwilabout 4 years ago
Honestly, no idea if this is an April Fool&#x27;s Day prank or not. Seems reasonable, but inconsistent naming makes me suspicious.
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sfblahabout 4 years ago
It mentions the days being longer, but what about the years? What even constitutes a year on Mars? Seems like more thought needs to go into how this would work if&#x2F;when we become interplanetary. Assuming knowing where you are in the year has any value on Mars, we&#x27;d want some way to track that. I wonder also how this would work on the moon.
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lsllcabout 4 years ago
Please, let&#x27;s <i>not</i> have SST on Mars! (Sol-light Savings Time)
vorticoabout 4 years ago
My sleep schedule has a ~25 hour period, so I&#x27;d actually use this. :) Been doing it for 20+ years. Most of 2021 I&#x27;ve awakened around 07:00 MTC. It&#x27;s 10:27 as I write this, so I&#x27;ve been awake for about 3 (Mars) hours. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;marsclock.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;marsclock.com&#x2F;</a>
imwmabout 4 years ago
&quot;mars can&#x27;t wait&quot; lol
anthkabout 4 years ago
Well...<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;astro-gr.org&#x2F;openbsd&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;astro-gr.org&#x2F;openbsd&#x2F;</a>
haddrabout 4 years ago
What about Belters?
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gerdesjabout 4 years ago
We already had GMT which ended up being called UTC - &quot;Universal&quot;. If we&#x27;d stuck with GMT or defined E(arth)TC or similar, then MTC would make sense.<p>I do like it though, good to see some innovation in the AFD jokes department.
zeristorabout 4 years ago
What about leap seconds for Mars?
HugoDanielabout 4 years ago
Alien technology
znpyabout 4 years ago
I wonder if SpaceX has anything to do with this.
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