Re: [LEAPSECS] "why time is difficult"

2012-01-03 Thread Rob Seaman
Good job! And good to attach a somewhat blurry face to the name. We should all get used to public speaking on these topics. Rob -- On Jan 3, 2012, at 7:55 AM, Zefram wrote: > At two Perl conferences in 2011 I presented a talk titled "why > time is difficult", in which I explain the present pro

Re: [LEAPSECS] Leap Day: Samoa to skip Dec 30

2012-01-03 Thread Warner Losh
On Jan 3, 2012, at 6:41 AM, Clive D.W. Feather wrote: > Zefram said: >> The western side of the IDL is much more fashionable than the eastern >> side. The IDL has been gradually shifting eastwards for many years. >> With the network effect from wanting to have one's timezone close to that >> of

Re: [LEAPSECS] "why time is difficult"

2012-01-03 Thread mike cook
Thanks Zefram. Like the tricorn. ___ LEAPSECS mailing list LEAPSECS@leapsecond.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs

[LEAPSECS] "why time is difficult"

2012-01-03 Thread Zefram
At two Perl conferences in 2011 I presented a talk titled "why time is difficult", in which I explain the present profusion of time scales. Video of the more recent performance is now available at . The content isn't anything new to the

Re: [LEAPSECS] Leap Day: Samoa to skip Dec 30

2012-01-03 Thread Clive D.W. Feather
Zefram said: > The western side of the IDL is much more fashionable than the eastern > side. The IDL has been gradually shifting eastwards for many years. > With the network effect from wanting to have one's timezone close to that > of one's geographical neighbours, I wonder if there's actually an

Re: [LEAPSECS] Leap Day: Samoa to skip Dec 30

2012-01-03 Thread Zefram
Hal Murray wrote: >They are shifting to the other side of the international date line. The western side of the IDL is much more fashionable than the eastern side. The IDL has been gradually shifting eastwards for many years. With the network effect from wanting to have one's timezone close to tha

Re: [LEAPSECS] New calendar, eliminates drift!

2012-01-03 Thread Zefram
Warner Losh wrote: >Every year has 364 days, except leap years that add a week every 5 or >6 years (which also makes up for the 364 vs 365 thing). Prior art: ISO 8601's week-based calendar, which is long-term synchronised with the Gregorian calendar. Today is 2012-W01-2 as well as 2012-01-03. Two