Re: [time-nuts] Lord Vetinari wall clock
Mike Baker mp...@clanbaker.org wrote: I have been tempted to build a (hacked) wall clock (after Lord Vetinari) that has an erratic second hand that sometimes skips ticks and sometimes ticks several times very rapidly but still keeps correct time. Sounds a bit like the Corpus Clock http://fanf.livejournal.com/98545.html Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch d...@dotat.at http://dotat.at/ Trafalgar: Cyclonic in northwest, otherwise mainly northerly or northwesterly 5 or 6. Slight or moderate. Showers in northwest. Good. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
[time-nuts] Lord Vetinari wall clock
Time-Nutters-- I have been tempted to build a (hacked) wall clock (after Lord Vetinari) that has an erratic second hand that sometimes skips ticks and sometimes ticks several times very rapidly but still keeps correct time. I would love to put one of these up on a doctor's patient waiting room wall just to see what people's reactions are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpqFU4SGe1Y I suppose this would not generate the same reaction if it were done to a digital (numerical) clock. H--- maybe if a tick sound were added...? Nah... Whoever heard of a digital clock that ticked... See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpqFU4SGe1Y Mike Baker ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] Lord Vetinari wall clock
Hi We’ve gone around on this one a few times. The group seem to divide into two groups. One group suggests that anything other than perfect accuracy is not a TimeNut subject. The other group seems to come up with “that’s neat … do it this way”. Part of it seems to depend a bit on having read (and very much liked) Terry Pratchett’s writings. Bob On Nov 2, 2014, at 8:48 AM, Mike Baker mp...@clanbaker.org wrote: Time-Nutters-- I have been tempted to build a (hacked) wall clock (after Lord Vetinari) that has an erratic second hand that sometimes skips ticks and sometimes ticks several times very rapidly but still keeps correct time. I would love to put one of these up on a doctor's patient waiting room wall just to see what people's reactions are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpqFU4SGe1Y I suppose this would not generate the same reaction if it were done to a digital (numerical) clock. H--- maybe if a tick sound were added...? Nah... Whoever heard of a digital clock that ticked... See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpqFU4SGe1Y Mike Baker ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] Lord Vetinari wall clock
I made one and replaced a normal wall clock at work. No-one really noticed unless it was pointed out. I got it from here: www.akafugu.jp/posts/products/vetinariclock/ Out of stock at the moment though. On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 5:59 AM, Bob Camp kb...@n1k.org wrote: Hi We’ve gone around on this one a few times. The group seem to divide into two groups. One group suggests that anything other than perfect accuracy is not a TimeNut subject. The other group seems to come up with “that’s neat … do it this way”. Part of it seems to depend a bit on having read (and very much liked) Terry Pratchett’s writings. Bob On Nov 2, 2014, at 8:48 AM, Mike Baker mp...@clanbaker.org wrote: Time-Nutters-- I have been tempted to build a (hacked) wall clock (after Lord Vetinari) that has an erratic second hand that sometimes skips ticks and sometimes ticks several times very rapidly but still keeps correct time. I would love to put one of these up on a doctor's patient waiting room wall just to see what people's reactions are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpqFU4SGe1Y I suppose this would not generate the same reaction if it were done to a digital (numerical) clock. H--- maybe if a tick sound were added...? Nah... Whoever heard of a digital clock that ticked... See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpqFU4SGe1Y Mike Baker ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] Lord Vetinari wall clock
On Sunday, November 2, 2014, Mike Baker mp...@clanbaker.org wrote: Time-Nutters-- I have been tempted to build a (hacked) wall clock (after Lord Vetinari) that has an erratic second hand that sometimes skips ticks and sometimes ticks several times very rapidly but still keeps correct time. Clock action, stepper-motor drive, and an arduino. Have fun! -- Brian Lloyd Lloyd Aviation 706 Flightline Drive Spring Branch, TX 78070 br...@lloyd.aero +1.210.802-8FLY (1.210.802-8359) ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] Lord Vetinari wall clock
Such a clock would be regularly irregular in medical jargon. You could put it in a cardiologist's waiting room where patients with rhythm disorders are waiting but it might upset them :-) Morris -- Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 08:48:09 -0500 From: Mike Baker mp...@clanbaker.org To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Lord Vetinari wall clock Message-ID: 54563619.4010...@clanbaker.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Time-Nutters-- I have been tempted to build a (hacked) wall clock (after Lord Vetinari) that has an erratic second hand that sometimes skips ticks and sometimes ticks several times very rapidly but still keeps correct time. I would love to put one of these up on a doctor's patient waiting room wall just to see what people's reactions are. * ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
