Hi Jim:
Would you rather have these minor problems or have a much bigger one when they
make a larger correction?
That's assuming that the leap second would be replaced by the leap minute or something similar on a larger time scale so
that the the time had some relationship to the Earth's rotation.
Have Fun,
Brooke Clarke
http://www.PRC68.com
http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html
Jim Palfreyman wrote:
As an astronomer I've been a supporter of the current leap second situation
and have not really liked the idea of changing.
However, after yesterday I'm thinking of changing my mind.
I quite enjoyed having to go through and change all my clocks (including a
pendulum clock - now that's a pain!), but then the news came through that
Amadeus crashed worldwide. Passengers everywhere were left stranded for
hours because of this.
Y2K all over again - but this time something big happened.
This could also have been serious. Were planes tested in-flight for this? I
bet they weren't.
Software writers the world over are notorious for not fully testing their
code, so the leap second situation in our increasingly time-dependent world
has the potential to one day take a life.
Maybe it is time to swallow this bitter pill and remove the leap second.
I haven't jumped ship yet - but I'm very very close.
Thoughts?
Jim Palfreyman
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