On Fri, 19 May 2017 23:22:30 +0930
Tim <[email protected]> wrote:

> Allegedly, on or about 18 May 2017, stan sent:
> > The kernel sets system time from the saved time, and then corrects
> > it from the web when net access is up.  If it is too far off, it
> > won't correct it.   
> 
> Hey, what?!
> 
> You can't set a clock from a stored value, time is a moving thing,
> it's (now) not going to be what the time *was* when you shut down.
> 
> The hardware clock runs continuously.

Good catch!  Wasn't thinking too clearly, obviously. :-)
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