Joe <3 cron!

[iago]

Hehe @ darkside being to slow to even keep track of time.

The time isn't kept track of by the CPU, it's an independent component in the BIOS.  And it's a really old computer, so it's got a crappy BIOS. 

[Sidoh]

The time isn't kept track of by the CPU, it's an independent component in the BIOS.  And it's a really old computer, so it's got a crappy BIOS. 

Obviously, I was testing Joe.  I meant that your BIOS is in relative motion.

... >_>

I seriously kind of knew that (though I've never really worded it), since it's obvious that time is kept when the computer has no power.

[Blaze]

I always wondered why the forums time was always late 10-20 minutes every time I checked.   :)

I think auto-updating is a neat idea, for a server/testbox like BATSERVER which is currently Resting In Peices.

[iago]

The time isn't kept track of by the CPU, it's an independent component in the BIOS.  And it's a really old computer, so it's got a crappy BIOS. 

Obviously, I was testing Joe.  I meant that your BIOS is in relative motion.

... >_>

I seriously kind of knew that (though I've never really worded it), since it's obvious that time is kept when the computer has no power.

I wasn't listening to you, but yeah, if the bios is moving then the whole computer is.  Maybe I should stop it from vibrating to fix the clock?

[iago]

All right, darkside's time should be fixed nightly now. 

The script is super simple:

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#!/bin/sh

DATE="/bin/date"
NTPDATE="/usr/sbin/ntpdate"
NTPSERVER="pool.ntp.org"

$DATE
$NTPDATE "$NTPSERVER"
$DATE

Notice that I like to store program names in variables.  Most people don't do that, but I find it helpful in case a program moves.