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Re: The Future of Celestial Navigation: A British Viewpoint
From: Bill B
Date: 2013 Sep 02, 13:54 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2013 Sep 02, 13:54 -0400
On 9/2/2013 11:16 AM, Sean C wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > So, what are the *benefits* of dropping leap seconds? > > I seem to recall hearing once before that this was being considered, but > for the life of me, I can't understand why you'd want to do it. Layman's answer: It's a hassle for the full-tilt geek computer community to change times to keep everything in sync. Bill B