Earth's rotation is wobbly: it could alter the fate of the leap second (ctvnews.ca) 1 points by throw0101c 15d ago ↗ HN
[–] throw0101c 15d ago ↗ See also perhaps "The 'leap second' could disappear. How a minor time adjustment became a major problem":* https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/leap-second-decision-9.7381049"Leap seconds have helped synchronize our clocks, but their time may be over"* https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/science/earth-scie..."The leap second is dead. Long live the leap hour?"* https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02669-0"Leap seconds set to be scrapped after causing problems for computer systems"* https://swedenherald.com/article/leap-seconds-set-to-be-disc...
[–] throw0101c 15d ago ↗ Someone joked:> If they do ditch the leapsecond, it will make Time::TAI::Simple a lot easier for me to maintain!* https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1x6g39x/the_leap...
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[ 4.0 ms ] story [ 15.5 ms ] thread* https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/leap-second-decision-9.7381049
"Leap seconds have helped synchronize our clocks, but their time may be over"
* https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/science/earth-scie...
"The leap second is dead. Long live the leap hour?"
* https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02669-0
"Leap seconds set to be scrapped after causing problems for computer systems"
* https://swedenherald.com/article/leap-seconds-set-to-be-disc...
> If they do ditch the leapsecond, it will make Time::TAI::Simple a lot easier for me to maintain!
* https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1x6g39x/the_leap...