Re: F-ckin Leap Seconds, how do they work?

[joel jaeggli <joelja () bogus com>]

On 7/4/12 8:48 PM, Owen DeLong wrote:
> Given that we don't seem to be able to eliminate the absurdity of DST, 
> I doubt that either of those proposals is likely to fly. Owen 
Before we had timezones your clock offset was forward or backward 4 
minutes every-time you crossed a meridian.