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Leap Second To Be Added Dec 31, 2008

Posted by timothy on from the pregnant-pause dept.

ammorris writes "Don't be the laughingstock of your friends when you shout 'Happy New Years' a second too early ... The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service has announced that a leap second will be added on December 31, 2008 at 23h 59m 60s, meaning that this year will be exactly one second longer. The last leap second occurred Dec 31, 2005; they are added due to fluctuations in the rotational speed of the earth. You can read all about leap seconds on Wikipedia."

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  1. Re:Gee, thanks for the notice by fastest+fascist · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No-one ever R's the FA, so the date on the bulletin is completely irrelevant. If it's not in a slashdot summary, we don't know about it.

  2. Re:Second! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's like raising a puppy. The worst punishment possible is to pay no attention.

    The Internet is full of idiots/trolls/criminals/mentally ill. Banning is not a solution. After banning they just start to hide and use a proxy.

    Ignoring is the best way.