[LEAPSECS] it's WP7A week in Geneva

[Warner Losh]

Things are already predictable out 18-24 months. And we know the long  
term trends. Leap seconds could be annonced out 2 years at least with  
no other changes to the current system.  There is nothing magic about  
6 months.

Warner


On Oct 5, 2009, at 7:12 PM, Ashley Yakeley <ashley at semantic.org> wrote:


> On Mon, 2009-10-05 at 19:06 -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote:

>> The fundamental problem is that leap seconds are announced 6 months  

>> in

>> advance.  This is too little time.

>

> Predictability might be extended by careful manipulation of a system  

> of

> dams on rivers near the equator.

>

> -- 

> Ashley Yakeley

>

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