[LEAPSECS] "real time" ?

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <43238110-5070-4223-A687-ABB760759C1A at noao.edu>, Rob Seaman writes:


>Indeed, but "real time" already means something completely different

>in computing.  I had a boss who named a server "data" (after the

>Star Trek character).  The resulting confusion was monumental.


If you really want fun, name your server "localhost" ;-)


>The data type is more properly termed IEEE floating point.  How

>about "float" time?  You could tag it with a life preserver logo.


I really don't think the name is as important as the semantics.

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