• The Picard ManeuverOP
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      82 months ago

      I have a number of clocks that still need to be changed manually. A few wall clocks, the one on the oven, one in the car, etc.

    • @HatFullOfSky
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      Every appliance in my house (with a clock anyway) and all of our clocks (2 analog, 2 digital) require manual changing. None of them are connected to the internet, which I would think is the only way they would be able to. Do they really make “smart” analog clocks now?

      Edit: my car is somewhere in between. It’ll “automatically” change, but I have to turn it on/off. It’s basically just automated the action of moving the hour forward or back.

        • @[email protected]
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          12 months ago

          I feel like mechanical clocks to account for daylight savings this would be a bit off after one or two leap years; could be doable but a bit complicated to design? Kinda fun to think about

            • @[email protected]
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              22 months ago

              Definitely. I’m still going to spend time fascinated by the idea of the gearing and clockwork to make a clock that tracks year/month/day and accounts for leap years.

              I’d be more than okay with permanent standard time, myself.

        • @HatFullOfSky
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          42 months ago

          Ah, I forgot Atomic (radio) clocks existed. My parents used to have one of those over a decade ago, but I always saw them as more of a novelty. Not saying they’re not valid, just uncommon IMO.

          • /home/pineapplelover
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            Yeah it’s funny cause I recently made a post regarding my atomic synced watch on [email protected]. They’re pretty accurate. Though for my situation, I think I might test syncing outside to see if I can get lower latency.

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      32 months ago

      I have four:

      • wall clock - battery powered, no date function
      • oven - not “smart,” nor do I want it to be smart
      • two cars - they’re old enough to not have smart features

      Changing them isn’t an issue, and I often don’t get to it for a few days because I rarely actually use them. But it still pisses me off way more than it should.