Leap Second May Be On the Chopping Block (ieee.org)

Posted by Soulskill on Friday October 30, 2015 @03:04AM from the look-before-you-leap dept.

szotz writes: The days of 61-second minutes may be coming to an end. The World Radiocommunication Conference is meeting for nearly the entire month of November, and one of the hot-button issues is what to do about the leap second. The addition to UTC is supposed to keep atomic time aligned with Earth's rotation, but past leap seconds have caused server crashes, and some are worried that future problems could be even worse. Going into the conference, it doesn't look like there's much of a consensus on what to do. One official is expecting weeks of debate.

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Re:Let me think about it for a second .... by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-30 03:18 · Score: 2, Funny

Pass a law saying all bars / taverns / pubs are not allowed to charge money for drinks served during the leap second. It'd get plenty of publicity.
Re:Conspifrosty by Tablizer · 2015-10-30 03:18 · Score: 4, Funny

I like to hang out at Area 15. Less security and you glimpse an occasional dyslexic alien.

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