[LEAPSECS] My FOSDEM slides

[Martin Burnicki]

Brooks Harris wrote:
> We can't predict the future. It's fascinating to read about the many
> factors affecting Earth's rotation. It seems the largest one is the one
> we know least about - the Earth's core. I wonder what DUT1 would have
> looked like around the time of the Chicxulub impactor.
>
> Negative Leap Seconds have been a feature of the specification since the
> beginning. It gives a little more margin to accommodate the unknown, and
> it's not an onerous complication. I hope we concentrate on helping get
> implementations to conform to the UTC specs as they stand rather than
> look for justifications to over simplify the problem.

I totally agree.

Martin
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