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Re:No leap second will be introduced at the end of December ... by Perz1val on Thursday July 09, 2026 @12:22PM (#48848428)
Probably there are things more important than your lunch that need time to be exactly synced with sun position
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Re:No leap second will be introduced at the end of December ... by oasisaimlessly on Thursday July 09, 2026 @12:59PM (#48849003)
For things that need much more precusion than my lunch, ±1 second probably still isn't good enough, so they need another layer of correction anyway. Given that exists, might as well push leap seconds into that layer too.
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