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OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt: 'ppm means “you are stupid”'

• wkdneidbwf 3y ago
  ah, theo, a knob till the end.
  • johng 3y ago
    I always loved his name. I said it in my head "Theo the Rat" every time. Not for any particular reason, but just because it sounded cool to me.
• pestatije 3y ago
  > Hi, > > I noticed when: ntpd logs time adjustments in: /var/log/daemon it uses a > unit of "ppm": > > Jun 22 23:22:20 server ntpd[45813]: adjusting clock frequency by > -1.127600 to 0.056400ppm > > I checked: man ntpd and: man 2 adjfreq, and while: man 2 adjfreq > mentions the same unit - "ppm" - it doesn't explain what that means. > > What does "ppm" stand for ? Since you can't use a search engine to figure that out, I'll give you a hint. ppm means "you are stupid".
• rgbrenner 3y ago
  an actual explanation: https://www.best-microcontroller-projects.com/ppm.html https://www.best-microcontroller-projects.com/ppm.html
• znpy 3y ago
  Classic theo, being toxic and stuff.