On Feb 19, 10:30 pm, la...@wall.org (Larry Wall) wrote: > 2000 would have been a lovely epoch if only the astronomers had kept > their grubby hands off of civil time.
The astronomers might love to have the power to control something like that, but I'm afraid that none who are alive now can take credit for the international political situation. The root of the problem is demonstrated here http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/epochtime.html Until the governments of the world agree on a major change in the status quo there will be leap seconds.
