Mm, I'd argue that any Calendar system is time in a quantitative value, as is the division of the day into sub-periods... though argument can be made until there's a consistent 'hour', there's not really that quantatativeness. But the advancement and refinement of authoratiative time, and measuring things like a 'second', do have a bit of that newness.
I feel we're rapidly approaching something new with time, as well; In about 10-15 years, I expect every new consumer device to synchronize clocks to data signals. As it stands now, cell phones synchronize automatically, and they've utterly replaced the pocket watch and are horning in on the wristwatch's territory.
So, in about another 30 years.. The progressionw ill be to the point where there will, quite simply, no onger be such a thing as a late watch. Everything that shows time, will show the time within unchanging less-than-a-minute tolerances.
That's my big 'prediction for the future', anyhoo.
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Date: 2005-11-18 07:20 am (UTC)I feel we're rapidly approaching something new with time, as well; In about 10-15 years, I expect every new consumer device to synchronize clocks to data signals. As it stands now, cell phones synchronize automatically, and they've utterly replaced the pocket watch and are horning in on the wristwatch's territory.
So, in about another 30 years.. The progressionw ill be to the point where there will, quite simply, no onger be such a thing as a late watch. Everything that shows time, will show the time within unchanging less-than-a-minute tolerances.
That's my big 'prediction for the future', anyhoo.
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