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Leap Second Coming In June, 2012

Posted by timothy on from the they're-calling-it-a-time-step dept.

Zoxed writes "IERS have just announced a leap second due at midnight, June 30th this year. Are your systems ready?" The last leap second added was at the end of 2008.

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  1. Mayans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The *LAST* leap second occured in 2012

  2. Short Notice by alphatel · · Score: 3, Funny

    I demand at least 3^10x8 seconds advance warning.

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  3. A matter of time.... by Vhaldera · · Score: 3, Funny

    One small step for man; one leap second for computer systems?

  4. Re:has to corrects my code by Eraesr · · Score: 4, Funny

    php coders. pah.

  5. Re:Listen to WWV in North America by SomeoneGotMyNick · · Score: 5, Funny

    00:00UTC June 30th 2012 is a Saturday evening in North America. What better way to celebrate a Saturday night?

    Decisions, decisions....

    I was going to watch my grass grow instead, but your suggestion sounds more promising. It won't tie up the entire night for any other activities I may plan for that weekend.

  6. I work in a corporate environment by clickclickdrone · · Score: 5, Funny

    I need a lot more warning than this! We won't even be able to have the meeting in time to decide who to invite to the pre-project inception meeting.

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  7. Re:has to corrects my code by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's because the perl interpreter sends each script to Larry Wall for review and correction.

  8. Re:I won't care by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I found one here: Mechanical Watch NTP Client

  9. Re:I won't care by dotancohen · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have yet to find a watch that doesnt drift a couple of seconds every year anyways

    SLOW DOWN!

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