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When you're dealing with a bunch of systems that communicate with each other, especially database clusters, having the time synchronized is essential. Without his work the sort of massive clusters of systems we use - deliberately or second-hand - would not be possible. He's as much a contributor to the modern web as Tim Berners-Lee.
RIP Time Lord