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Re:Ask HN: Are systems ready for the first negative leap sec... by cyanydeez on Monday July 06, 2026 @03:43PM (#48809544)
dont most systems that rely on sharp timing simply manage it themselves.
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Re:Ask HN: Are systems ready for the first negative leap sec... by subscribed on Monday July 06, 2026 @04:02PM (#48809746)
Yesno.

Sure they have their own time servers fed from the GPS, but they need to be _accurate_ in relation to the world.

But timestamps used by companies forced to use very accurate timing must be synchronised to UTC.

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