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Re: REMINDER: LEAP SECOND


From: Harlan Stenn <stenn () ntp org>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:15:34 +0000

shawn wilson writes:
... I mean letting computers figure out slower earth rotation on the
fly would seem more accurate than leap seconds anyway. And then all of
us who do earthly things and would like simpler libraries could live
in peace.

Really?  Have you looked in to those calculations, and I'm only talking
about the allegedly predictable parts of those calculations, not things
like the jetstream, the circumpolar currents, or earthquakes.

H


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