🧑‍💻 Noteworthy Bits -- 10/24/22

Illustration by Pierre Butin

The Thorny Problem of Keeping the Internet’s Time from The New Yorker

“Today, we take global time synchronization for granted. It is critical to the Internet, and therefore to civilization. Vital systems—power grids, financial markets, telecommunications networks—rely on it to keep records and sort cause from effect.”

This is a fascinating story about the creation, history and ongoing challenges of managing the Network Time Protocol, a critical component of the Internet’s infrastructure.

10 No-Code Tools to Help Automate Your Business

A great Twitter thread from @jonbrosio that covers how to use tools such as Zapier, Loom, and Notion among others to automate the workflows of nearly any business.

The Stubborn Persistence of Paper in a Digital World from the Financial Times

Turns out, people still like doing business in person.

“Our world…is thus an “omnichannel” one, or a place where the digital and real-world elements mix in unlikely and unpredictable ways.”