Posted by
michael
on from the VCR-clock-still-accurate-as-always dept.
standards writes "The IERS has announced, once again, that there won't be a leap second in June 2005. It has been more than six years since the last leap second."
Good to see them doing their job.
by
cryptor3
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· Score: 4, Funny
I'm glad the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service is doing its job. Rather than doing the "hack" that is the leap second, clearly they've managed to change the rotating speed of the earth to match reality, this year.
So has anyone related this to the tsunami-spawing quake in the indian ocean?
Credible news reports reported a speeding of the earth which could bring this shoddy old planet of ours within the tolerence of our atomic clocks...
Dang disorderly universe.
-- STOP. You're being farmed.
Re:Earthquake?
by
benhocking
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· Score: 3, Informative
Well, if we have 2.68 fewer microseconds per day, then that comes to about 979 fewer microseconds per year, or about 1 ms. So, that should have no impact on whether or not we need a full leap-second.
Also, I'm wondering whether you were trying to be funny when you referred to slashdot as a "credible news report".:)
Oh, come on, how often do you get to see an official memo addressed "to authorities responsible for the measurement and distribution of time?" Not very often, is how often. FUN.
I believe it may have been the last leap second (1/1/1999?) or perhaps one just prior to that, I sat out by (or, more appropriately, on) the sundial at the Museum of Natural Science in Houston, TX. with my father and his shortwave radio, and together we counted the beeps of the 61-second minute. Good father/son bonding times like these don't come around every 6-months (or every 6-years, even, it seems...)
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Re:Shame, really...
by
clem.dickey
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· Score: 2, Interesting
That leap second would have been added to 1998/12/31 23:59. Leap second tables usually show the seconds value for 1999/12/31 00:00:00 because it's seconds value forms the basis for seconds computations going forward.
Incidentally, I sometimes give out the following trivia questions:
A. February is the shortest month of the year, but what is the longest? (Big Hint: This question not valid in Arizona, Hawaii and parts of Indiana.)
B. Now that you've found the longest month, you know the second shortest month as well. Not every year has a unique second longest month, but for those which do, which month is it? (The second longest month, of course, is December due to the occasional leap second. March is a theoretical candidate for a leap second, but it's never had one.)
To the authorities responsible for the measurement and distribution of time: Could you distribute a few more hours this night while I'm sleeping? I'm feeling a bit tired right now, and I think the extra hours might help. Thanks.
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I'm glad the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service is doing its job. Rather than doing the "hack" that is the leap second, clearly they've managed to change the rotating speed of the earth to match reality, this year.
So has anyone related this to the tsunami-spawing quake in the indian ocean? Credible news reports reported a speeding of the earth which could bring this shoddy old planet of ours within the tolerence of our atomic clocks... Dang disorderly universe.
STOP. You're being farmed.
Oh, come on, how often do you get to see an official memo addressed "to authorities responsible for the measurement and distribution of time?" Not very often, is how often. FUN.
Al Qaeda has ninjas!
I believe it may have been the last leap second (1/1/1999?) or perhaps one just prior to that, I sat out by (or, more appropriately, on) the sundial at the Museum of Natural Science in Houston, TX. with my father and his shortwave radio, and together we counted the beeps of the 61-second minute. Good father/son bonding times like these don't come around every 6-months (or every 6-years, even, it seems...)
This sig intentionally left justified.
To the authorities responsible for the measurement and distribution of time:
Could you distribute a few more hours this night while I'm sleeping? I'm feeling a bit tired right now, and I think the extra hours might help.
Thanks.
Ewige Blumenkraft.
You see... that's exactly the point. They are stealing our recreation time second by second... No wonder I'm exhausted....
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