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Re:Unix time is bad and needs replacement, not UTC by PeterisP on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @04:42AM (#33717072)
Exactly - and if astronomers don't care, what other reasons are there to require accurate synchronization of UTC (and civil time) with earth's rotation?
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Re:Unix time is bad and needs replacement, not UTC by lostmsu on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @06:04AM (#33717702)
Considering the rate of progress, timestamps might need to be replaced with reference-invariant coordinates.
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