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Re:It’s time to leave the leap second in the past by alecbz on Monday July 25, 2022 @05:06PM (#32230926)
Ok sure, I don't think I quite got that from what GP wrote, but I can see that as a valid argument: "There are actually valid uses for leap seconds, but just not within astronomy. Meta's claiming that leap seconds were made for astronomy so that we assume that's why they exist and ignore the other real reasons leap seconds exist and the benefits they provide."
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Re:It’s time to leave the leap second in the past by ncmncm on Monday July 25, 2022 @05:21PM (#32231103)
They do not provide any.

Unless it is "programmers' employment assurance".

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Re:It’s time to leave the leap second in the past by panda-giddiness on Monday July 25, 2022 @06:03PM (#32231522)
Yup, that's precisely how I interpreted GP's comment.
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