Seconded! I'm not sure exactly why, but projects of the form "let's do this thing we already know how to do, but under completely insane/weird restrictions" really appeal to me.
>Biological clocks are not known for their consistency.
Citation needed. I can think of several consistent biological oscillators: the heart, the circadian rhythm, calcium oscillations in fertilized eggs, etc.
My heart rate varies by a lot over the course of a day, but thinking about it a bit more, so does the frame rate of my PC - depending on what game it's playing and what is going on.
I was thinking of something that would be off by the equivalent of a minute or two per month, but maybe that isn't actually a requirement and just something hardware computers can do.
Thanks for writing this, great article!!
Seconded! I'm not sure exactly why, but projects of the form "let's do this thing we already know how to do, but under completely insane/weird restrictions" really appeal to me.
I wonder would a limitation be a very steady clock. Biological clocks are not known for their consistency. I w
>Biological clocks are not known for their consistency.
Citation needed. I can think of several consistent biological oscillators: the heart, the circadian rhythm, calcium oscillations in fertilized eggs, etc.
What's your definition of consistency?
My heart rate varies by a lot over the course of a day, but thinking about it a bit more, so does the frame rate of my PC - depending on what game it's playing and what is going on.
I was thinking of something that would be off by the equivalent of a minute or two per month, but maybe that isn't actually a requirement and just something hardware computers can do.
Interesting and thought provoking read.