[LEAPSECS] nails in the coffin of mean solar time

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <53B9DE26-4345-44F0-A15D-F11CD86BA8D0 at noao.edu>, Rob Seaman writes:


>An extensive inventory is necessary to answer that question.   

>Rejecting its need beggars the imagination.  Having spent the time  

>and money needed for such a "does this code need to introduce a DUT1  

>correction?" inventory, we would still be faced with the prospect of  

>what will actually happen to the embargoed leap seconds down the road.


I am not surprised by the fact that you would find such an inventory
heavy lifting, given your occupation.

However, for the approx 200 computers I have in my personal sphere
of influence, I can in less than 1 second split them into these two
categories:

1. Does this computer care if there ever is another leap-second ?
	199

2. Does this computer care if civil time is aligned with earth
   orientation ?
	1 [1]


You're outnumbered Rob.


[1] My Meade ETX125. This may give a hint to my attitude about
    throwing money at astronomers :-)




 
 

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