[LEAPSECS] An example

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <E1PDRvX-00064E-JK at grus.atnf.CSIRO.AU>, Mark Calabretta writes:

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>On Wed 2010/11/03 00:03:16 -0000, "Poul-Henning Kamp" wrote

>in a message to: Leap Second Discussion List <leapsecs at leapsecond.com>

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>>Leap seconds carry no discernible benefit to non-astronomers so

>>even if they were trivial to code correctly, they would not be

>>worth it.

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>No discernible benefit?  And the future be damned!


I can't see or discern it, and so far, despite all his retorik,
Rob has not been able to show the benefit to me either...

What is the benefit of leap-seconds to non-astronomers ?

Poul-Henning

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