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Earth's Sloppy Orbit Affecting Internet?
Over past few weeks there is an interesting explanation as to why the internet has gone flaky for some (the big storm weeks ago didn't help either knocking out major hubs in Virginia).
These fluctuations in Earth’s rotational speed mean that even very accurate clocks, like the atomic clocks used by global timekeeping services, occasionally have to be adjusted slightly to bring them in line with “solar time.” There have been 24 such adjustments, called “leap seconds,” since they were introduced in 1972. Their effect on technology has become more and more profound as people come to rely on fast, accurate and reliable technology.
Read more:
Official Google Blog: Time, technology and leaping seconds
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Tighten that **** up, Earth!
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 Originally Posted by 3TrueFans  Tighten that **** up, Earth!
**** = Equater?
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Come on Earth you big round *******! I need my internet!!!!!!! 
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Time for Earth to straighten up and fly right!
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Originally Posted by CycloneErik Time for Earth to straighten up and fly right! It's only a few thousand years old though, it's still a baby.
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First with the "sloppy seconds" joke.
"No matter how many hours you study opponent films, there's only going to be eleven players on the other side of the line of scrimmage." - Sid Gillman
It's a simple game in which strategic beauty comes not from being surprised by some new clever trick, but from the sublime, routine brilliance of a master in his element.
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It's all the fat people in America that throw it off balance.
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What should we expect? The Earth is only a 1-star recruit.
Originally Posted by im4cyclones [Anything] is easy if you are content to suck at it.
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Originally Posted by 3TrueFans It's only 4.5 billion years old though, it's still a baby. FYP
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Originally Posted by 3TrueFans (Earth's Sloppy Orbit Affecting Internet?) It's only 4.5 billion years old though, it's still a baby. FYP
Says who...science?? please, those guys are just in it for the money.
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Originally Posted by CyclonePride It's all the fat people in America that throw it off balance. Maybe if the Earth wasn't half-assing its orbiting assignments we wouldn't have to blame the fatties.
Do you know why I put up with this 'pitiful job', Mr. Donaghy, why I fetch these folks' lunches and clean up their barfs? Cause they make television. And more then jazz, or musical theater, or morbid obesity, television is the true American artform.
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Earth is running out of gas...no denying it. Who do we e-mail to get the firing started?
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I'm building my own Prometheus. You can all come. Except we're gonna anchor out in space and drink beer until we die.
R.I.P "Gibbons" 4/3/2012
R.I.P RollsRoyce 4/12/2012
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Originally Posted by 00clone Earth is running out of gas...no denying it. Who do we e-mail to get the firing started? Jamie Pollard
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