> You all there probably already know, but ... very interesting, IMHO. http:// > spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/profiles/engineering-the-10-000year-clock/0 Nice article. Thanks. They have a museum/office/store/whatever at Fort Mason in San Francisco. It has prototypes of various sections. It's as much art for geeks as clock. It's well worth a visit if you like that sort of thing. Long Now is the buzzword: http://longnow.org/ -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam.