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Re: IERS ponders reverse leapsecond...


From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra () baylink com>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2022 19:26:14 +0000 (UTC)

Tom Scott ponders the leap second.  And Timezones, and.... and....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5wpm-gesOY

----- Original Message -----
From: "jra" <jra () baylink com>
To: nanog () nanog org
Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 11:09:25 AM
Subject: IERS ponders reverse leapsecond...

General press loses its *mind*:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earth-spinning-faster-than-usual-shortest-day-ever/#app

Have you tested leap second handling, especially in reverse?  How do you
simulate it? Are there existing test harnesses for simulating it?

Cheers,
-- jra
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