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Historical material is always welcome on HN! We try to optiize for intellectual curiosity, not novelty.

maybe I don't understand hackernews well enough than?... I thought it was about news

Unless you were already well acquainted with the time-nuts universe, this is news...

It's not a formal "news outlet". You can see what's on-topic at the top of the guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

When is it time to run a world class time reference in your basement?

For time nuts, it's always time...

If you don't get it, then, you just don't get it...

There was this hilarious picture of a guy with a full sized atomic clock strapped to his arm. Ultra precise wristwatch. Just in case.

Is this going around in other places today, or does posting something to HN qualify as "hype"?

It was just the correct time.

I mean, time really is a tough nut to crack.

With the recent abolition of the leap second, this is as good a time as any.