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Leap Second To Be Added Dec 31, 2008
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."
I don't follow fluctuations in the rotational speed of the earth, but here's my story:
I dropped a brown rope this morning the size of a small black child. At one point, I wasn't sure if I was taking a shit, or it the shit was taking me. And while I'm on that point, what's the deal with taking a shit? Shouldn't it be leaving a shit? I'm certainly not taking anything with me when I'm done.
But back on topic, fluctuations in the rotational speed of the earth suck ass
Is there a way to possibly block this particular "Anonymous Coward's" IP from posting? This offensive comment has been posted on every article I've seen posted today...
You and me both.
Yeah, if that's offensive, then I know a certain big, beautiful, all-American football hero type that you should meet.
This is true, but the offense has been repeated at least three or four times today, and it seems like there should be a way of banning repeat offenders (such as the way it is possible on Wikipedia).
Jesus, are you serious?
Welcome to -1, GET BACK TO THE OVERWORLD NEWBIE.
I have absolutely no idea what anonymous coward crap post you are talking about as I have all AC's weighted at -5. If you got to your settings page on slashdot you should be able to figure out how to do this too. It is one of the most useful features of slashcode for me and a great many other slashdot users.
The moral of this is that if you want people to read your comments then you need to sign up and join the karma system like everyone else.
The problem with blocking his IP is that most people in europe have dynamic IP addresses so changing your IP is as simple as reconnecting to the net.
I dont read
I browse at +3, with Funny weighted -3. I would love to know what moderations are being applied to this guy's posts that keep him above my threshold in every thread.