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|    Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn to Paul B. Andersen    |
|    Re: Time is what clocks indicate    |
|    24 Nov 25 00:36:00    |
      XPost: sci.math       From: PointedEars@web.de              Paul B. Andersen wrote:       > Den 22.11.2025 20:19, skrev Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn:       >> Scot Deyanov wrote:       >>> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:       >>>> A manipulated clock is not a clock.       >>>>       >>>> When we say that time is what is measured with a clock we mean a device       >>>> that is not manipulated, that merely follows Nature.       >>> no shit sherlock, once that manipulation is done, that clock is a clock       >>> like everybody clock       >> Which part of "_not_ manipulated" did you not understand?       >       > It is however common to call the manipulated clock       > in a GPS satellite - a clock.              The satellite's clock is not manipulated; never has been.              --       PointedEars              Twitter: @PointedEars2       Please do not cc me. / Bitte keine Kopien per E-Mail.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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