On Feb 5, 2015, at 2:55 AM, Peter Vince <petervince1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Watching the video interviews on that site, with the members of the public, I > was disappointed that most of them seemed unaware of any technical problems > the leap-seconds cause. They also ignored technical problems that would be caused by redefining UTC to no longer function as Universal Time: http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/futureofutc/2011/preprints/36_AAS_11-677_Seaman.pdf Contrary to assertions, changing the definition of UTC would be very expensive, risky and time-consuming in astronomy, astronautics and other communities. There are many more options than the ITU has yet considered: http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/futureofutc/2011/preprints/01_AAS_11-660.pdf In particular, ceasing leap seconds in the broadcast timescale does not require redefining UTC. Rob Seaman National Optical Astronomy Observatory
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