Switch computer back to Eastern time

[Tim]

Tim:
>> If that's the same as the system-config-date, then the "local time
>> source" is for when you're connected to something like a radio clock,
>> GPS, or other source of reference time that's not completely remote from
>> you (like servers on the internet).

Claude Jones:
> I looked that up, and I see that's correct. I've actually never touched that 
> particular setting, so I'm assuming it's a default setting, which seems a 
> little strange. I'm not even sure how I would connect my computer to a 
> radio-controlled clock. In any event, those settings work well for me across 
> multiple machines. I happen to have a radio controlled clock/barometer right 
> next to this machine, so I'm able to see whether my computer time is correct, 
> since my radio clock is getting its time from the atomic clock in Colorado, 
> USA. They're always completely in sync. 

Now I'm jealous, we don't have anything to keep a radio clock working,
as far as I can tell, in Australia.  The government killed VNG years ago
(a shortwave radio time station), much to the distress of various
ignored voices, and I seem to recall that radio clocks use a different
scheme than the old shortwave transmitters.  We'd only have satellites
to take advantage of (e.g. expensive GPS).  With all the things that
have clocks in them, these days, it's a right pain to have to manually
reset them when there's a power outage or the time changes due to
daylight savings.  I have to admit that I'd love to build a nixie tube
clock, and connect it to my LAN.  ;-)

I'm curious, does your barometer actually work?  We've an old analog one
that rarely moves its pointer.  I suspect it's a cheapy.

Like you, I though the default of enabling the "local source" option to
be a bit odd.  I'm sure it's a rarity that someone actually has one.
And considering the different ways that one could be connected (audio
link, serial, USB), it'd surely need custom configuration to be useable.

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[tim at bigblack ~]$ uname -ipr
2.6.22.1-33.fc7 i686 i386

Using FC 4, 5, 6 & 7, plus CentOS 5.  Today, it's FC7.

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