From: dave@horsfall.org (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: [TUHS] Leap Second
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2016 10:59:32 +1100 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1612291058070.43538@aneurin.horsfall.org> (raw)
(Yes, a repeat, but this momentous event only happens every few years.)
The International Earth Rotation Service has announced that there will be
a Leap Second inserted at 23:59:59 UTC on the 31st December, due to the
earth slowly slowing down. It's fun to listen to see how the time beeps
handle it; will your GPS clock display 23:59:60, or will it go nuts
(because the programmer was an idiot)?
I actually have a recording of the last one, over at
www.horsfall.org/leapsecond.webm (yes, I am a tragic geek),
--
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who don't understand security will suffer."
next reply other threads:[~2016-12-28 23:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-12-28 23:59 Dave Horsfall [this message]
2016-12-29 0:21 ` Peter Jeremy
2017-01-03 10:44 ` sds
2017-01-03 15:06 ` Tony Finch
2017-01-03 15:29 ` Joerg Schilling
2017-01-04 13:32 ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2017-01-04 23:13 ` Warner Losh
2017-01-05 14:29 ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2017-01-04 15:54 ` sds
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2016-12-23 23:08 Dave Horsfall
2016-12-23 23:19 ` Michael Kjörling
2016-12-24 1:33 ` Charles Anthony
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