[K12OSN] time stopped

[anthony baldwin]

Lee Harr wrote:

> I was trying to set the time...
>
> [lee at loftern ~]$ date
> Mon Feb 14 14:11:57 EST 2005
> [lee at loftern ~]$ su
> Password:
> [root at loftern lee]# date -s 14:20
> Mon Feb 14 14:20:00 EST 2005
> [root at loftern lee]# date
> Mon Feb 14 14:20:00 EST 2005
> [root at loftern lee]# date
> Mon Feb 14 14:20:00 EST 2005
> [root at loftern lee]# date
> Mon Feb 14 14:20:01 EST 2005
> [root at loftern lee]# date
> Mon Feb 14 14:20:02 EST 2005
> [root at loftern lee]# date
> Mon Feb 14 14:20:01 EST 2005
> [root at loftern lee]# date
> Mon Feb 14 14:20:02 EST 2005
> [root at loftern lee]# date
> Mon Feb 14 14:20:02 EST 2005
> [root at loftern lee]# man date
> [root at loftern lee]# date
> Mon Feb 14 14:20:03 EST 2005
> [root at loftern lee]# date
> Mon Feb 14 14:20:02 EST 2005
> [root at loftern lee]# date
> Mon Feb 14 14:20:03 EST 2005
>
>
> It's about 10 minutes later and we're up to about 14:20:05.
>
> What's going on here?
>
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You have effectively created a time altering machine. 
The computer has slowed down actual time, or, conversely, you have sped up.
Figures it would be done first on Linux, eh?
Congratulations!
If I come over, can you make me 21 again?

tony