RIP the man who was the absolute incarnation of XKCD's "one random dude holding up the entire internet". You may never have heard of David Mills, but your entire goddamn world depends on what he did.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L._Mills

David L. Mills - Wikipedia

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It's nice reading on Wikipedia about all the awards and recognition he got. Well deserved.

Every computer, every phone, every smart watch relies on work that he pioneered. We wouldn't have secure communication without synchronised time either.

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