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Re:No leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2026 by wmf on Monday March 09, 2026 @02:25PM (#47313202)
If we eliminate leap seconds, we'll need a leap hour in ~500 years. It could be announced 50 years in advance.
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Re:No leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2026 by throw0101c on Monday March 09, 2026 @03:11PM (#47313927)
> It could be announced 50 years in advance.

Which is about how long it took for folks to switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar.

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Re:No leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2026 by wmf on Monday March 09, 2026 @04:32PM (#47315080)
In the US DST was changed in 2005 and the change went into effect in 2007.
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Re:No leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2026 by tmp10423288442 on Monday March 09, 2026 @04:38PM (#47315149)
It took much longer than that, although to be fair the Catholic countries had switched in much sooner than 50 years.
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