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Re:Experts consider consequences of ‘leap second’ elimination by PeterisP on Thursday September 19, 2013 @06:45PM (#6414796)
Even less than that - it affects only systems that are both built to last for hundreds of years and have no maintenance or communications possible for hundreds of years and aren't smart enough to carry a bit of code to do an approximate adjustment themselves. Which should mean no systems at all.
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Re:Experts consider consequences of ‘leap second’ elimination by tomrod on Thursday September 19, 2013 @08:29PM (#6415242)
The only one that comes to mind is Stonehenge.
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Re:Experts consider consequences of ‘leap second’ elimination by s_q_b on Thursday September 19, 2013 @09:00PM (#6415364)
Sun-tracking monoliths in general. We should really get around to building one of these near the seed vault at some point.
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Re:Experts consider consequences of ‘leap second’ elimination by spiritplumber on Thursday September 19, 2013 @09:50PM (#6415527)
Keyword being "should".
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