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UltraSane
on July 26, 2025
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Never write your own date parsing library
That clock hasn't actually been built yet and it wouldn't be useful for guiding nuclear missiles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_clock
oneshtein
on July 26, 2025
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I mean, than nucleus is much heavier and much smaller than electron, so it will be much less affected by external forces. We may see no difference between sea level and space based Thorium-229 clocks, or difference will be much smaller.
UltraSane
on July 27, 2025
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ICBMs can be aimed as accurately as they need to be with current inertial navigation technology.
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