7 Jan
2015
7 Jan
'15
1:50 a.m.
Interesting that the leap day at end of Feb every 4 years is not an issue but the leap second is? Seems arbitrary that one time unit proves problematic but another doesn't. On Wed, 2015-01-07 at 11:45 +1300, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Wed, 7 Jan 2015 10:22:31 +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
"... Is there a better way of dealing with the need for leap seconds?"
Some suggest getting rid of them altogether, which means official timekeeping will no longer stay in sync with the Earth’s rotation.
Most of our date/time routines can’t cope with them. _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug