Re: Does Dimdows Know What Time It Is?

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On 1 Oct 2024 18:31:48 GMT, rbowman wrote:

On Tue, 01 Oct 2024 08:26:51 -0400, Joel wrote:
 

Why is something other than the hardware clock determining the system
time, on either OS?

 
Because hardware clocks are seldom accurate?

>
Linux has its own system clock which is run off timer interrupts. This is
initialized from the hardware clock at boot time, and its value is saved
back to the hardware clock at shutdown. The rest of the time, the kernel
doesn’t care about the hardware clock.
>
<https://manpages.debian.org/8/hwclock.8.en.html>

Good to know.

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Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
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Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent.  States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.