[LEAPSECS] nails in the coffin of mean solar time

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <20070615181508.GA14279 at cox.net>, Greg Hennessy writes:

>> >say "we can live with leapseconds if you give us $N to handle it?" You

>> >might get some nice upgrades to hardware out of this. . . 

>> 

>> I suspect $N would be found to be quite a bit larger in that case,

>> which is why I'm sure the astronomers could get a really sweet deal.

>

>You are sure, but don't want to pay for it out of your pocket I

>suspect. 


I already pay for it out of my pocket.


>I wish I knew why everyone always thinks astronomers are rolling in

>money.


I don't, but I think they could be if they were less stubborn :-)


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