# Why is the board's clock running two minutes slow? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 9, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139 "2015-11-09T21:53:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/41 "2015-11-12T15:01:06Z")
This was all so much easier when everyone just wore sundials. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/42 "2015-11-12T16:34:48Z")
> [@Absolute](#): > > Aaaarrgh!!! I had never noticed that. It spreads like a virus. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/43 "2015-12-08T14:55:02Z")
The delay’s up to 2-3 minutes now. (posting this @6:57PST) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/44 "2015-12-08T15:23:57Z")
Posting at 26 minutes after the hour. EDIT: You’re right, It’s three minutes slow now. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/45 "2015-12-08T16:15:58Z")
posting at 10:18:00 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/46 "2015-12-08T16:23:59Z")
Donald Trump has widened the rip in the space-time continuum. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/47 "2015-12-08T16:31:54Z")
\ The decision on the field stands. The challenge has been lost. The team will be charged a time out. Please reset the clock to three minutes. \ ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/48 "2015-12-08T16:42:46Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > posting at 10:18:00 :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/49 "2016-01-14T00:09:58Z")
Update: Four minutes slow now. (Posted @ 4:13 PST) Has [del]Jerry[/del] the new board tech been told about this? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/50 "2016-01-14T00:23:36Z")
Oh, hell. 6:27 ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/51 "2016-01-14T02:20:55Z")
At the risk of threadshitting, can I ask why anyone cares if the board clock is two minutes slow, or four minutes slow? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/52 "2016-01-14T02:35:24Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > At the risk of threadshitting, can I ask why anyone cares if the board clock is two minutes slow, or four minutes slow? I don’t give a darn, but it is an interesting technical question. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/53 "2016-01-14T06:40:36Z")
Fine. I’ll say it: it’s Bar Time. I wonder if the servers are actually running on Win10? I noticed when I plugged in my new pc it did not synch time correctly… it was a few hours off (yes, it was set to the correct timezome when I plugged in all the info: MS addy/pw, pc registration numbers and clicking central time zone). And also a few minutes off once I noticed the aforementioned time. I think it’s still off by a minute or 3… but as long as youngest spawn gets on the bus on time (cos I don’t want to drive him the 12 miles to school when the bus picks him up outside our door) I won’t be updating the time. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/54 "2016-01-14T13:29:41Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Oh, hell. 6:27 :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/55 "2016-01-14T18:49:11Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > At the risk of threadshitting, can I ask why anyone cares if the board clock is two minutes slow, or four minutes slow? Because it indicates a problem. It should be syncing with a time server every week or so. Plus, if it gets too far off, there can start to be problems with cookies not working (though it would be worse if it were gaining time.) ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/56 "2016-01-14T19:29:47Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Because it indicates a problem. It should be syncing with a time server every week or so. > > … A thousand years from now we’ll be a whole month behind. That’s the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/57 "2016-01-14T19:57:44Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > A thousand years from now we’ll be a whole month behind. That’s the problem. We can fix most of that with leap years, right? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/58 "2016-01-14T20:42:35Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Because it indicates a problem. It should be syncing with a time server every week or so. I had believed it be be several times a day, or at least on start up. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/59 "2016-01-15T01:55:02Z")
Posting at 8:58am … NOW. EDIT: I’m showing three minutes slow, but the minute-change mark may not be quite in sync with mine, so it could still be like four minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/60 "2016-01-15T02:02:16Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > At the risk of threadshitting, can I ask why anyone cares if the board clock is two minutes slow, or four minutes slow? It’s like a goiter – not dangerous in itself but a sign of something else wrong. Plus clocks should show the correct time, dagnabbit! :mad: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139.md?page=4)