From: Clifford Heath <no@...>
Date: 2010-11-26T07:35:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby 1.8 vs 1.9

Robert Klemme wrote:
> Btw, this happens all the time: for example, people often do not grasp
> the difference between "point in time" and "representation of a point
> in time in a particular time zone and locale".

... on a particular relativistic trajectory ;-) Seriously though,
time dilation effects are accounted for in every GPS unit, because
the relative motion of the satellites gives each one its own timeline
which affects the respective position fixes.

Clifford Heath