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

by naetius on 7/6/2023, 12:39:44 AM with 5 comments

  • by rgbrenner on 7/6/2023, 1:18:25 AM

    an actual explanation: https://www.best-microcontroller-projects.com/ppm.html

  • by znpy on 7/6/2023, 6:33:34 AM

    Classic theo, being toxic and stuff.

  • by wkdneidbwf on 7/6/2023, 12:49:17 AM

    ah, theo, a knob till the end.

  • by pestatije on 7/6/2023, 1:01:40 AM

    > 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".