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Cloud based clock.

Don't you mean NTP? We've had this technology for years! If it's connected to the internet, it's a pretty fundamental piece of pretty much any networked OS. You can ensure correct time this way.



NTP is fine but so is pulling time off a server header if it's phoning home to report status.


Not that it matters for ice cream, but NTP can compensate for latency better than HTTPx can.


It's also easy to implement since it will be integrated into the OS of the ice cream machine already.


GPS based clock is better no need for internet connection. Seiko and other company has been doing this for years.


NTP is typically backed by GPS.

If you have a datacenter full of computers, obviously you don't want to run a separate GPS antenna for every system. NTP allows systems to synchronize to GPS over a network.


Need a clear sky connection though.


NTP is what I meant, yes.




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