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Vote To Eliminate Leap Seconds

Posted by kdawson on from the making-y2k-look-like-a-walk-in-the-park dept.

Mortimer.CA writes "As discussed on Slashdot previously, there is a proposal to remove leap seconds from UTC (nee 'Greenwich' time). It will be put to a vote to ITU member states during 2008, and if 70% agree, the leap second will be eliminated by 2013. There is some debate as to whether this change is a good or bad idea. The proposal calls for a 'leap-hour' in about 600 years, which nobody seems to believe is a good idea. One philosophical point opponents make is that the 'official' time on Earth should match the time of the sun and heavens."

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  1. Re:A 'leap-hour' in about 600 years by Thanshin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah, because the best way to to deal with a small problem is to put it off until it becomes a really big problem. When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: [...]Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels...And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

    So, basically, you just committed heresy. Happy now?
  2. Re:Wait by RSA7474 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    its okay.. we will all be dead on December 21, 2012 anyway!!! http://www.december122012.com/