Informative article but it meanders about for way too long.
In some circumstances, Windows resets its clock based on the ServerUnixTime field of incoming TLS handshakes, for reasons that are not completely clear
OpenSSL puts random numbers in ServerUnixTime
Problem!
Disable via HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesW32TimeSecureTimeLimits
So… I’ve dealt with people who take this girl’s approach to their work, when their work getting done well was necessary for something I needed, and I definitely didn’t like it. I also think this girl in the article is extremely at risk of having her job replaced by an AI and winding up behind the 8 ball when that happens and the market gets that much more challenging.
That said, for as bad as it is, I think this is actually closer to the answer than is everyone working for Amazon and peeing in bottles and $26k per year and no health insurance.