dopazz
dopazz t1_iwz6crk wrote
Reply to comment by i_have_chosen_a_name in The leap second’s time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks by 1r0ut3
You mean an alternative signal like WWVB in Colorado USA / MSF in Cumbria UK? There are signal deadzones all over; if you can see the sky you can receive the GPS signal.
Regardless, your initial post seemed to lack understanding of how GPS works. Time is the crux.
dopazz t1_iwz13ni wrote
Reply to comment by i_have_chosen_a_name in The leap second’s time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks by 1r0ut3
>GPS is a global position system, not a time system.
Oversimplified: GPS calculates position using precise timestamps transmitted from the satellites. It's completely based around time. The satellites have atomic clocks in them to maintain accuracy.
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>Do you even know what GPS is?
Do you?
dopazz t1_ix3dm2n wrote
Reply to comment by ric2b in The leap second’s time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks by 1r0ut3
>Do you even know what GPS is?
Way to misinterpret which person was acting superior.