[tz] The case against time zones
Patrice Scattolin
patrice.scattolin at oracle.com
Mon Aug 11 12:43:00 UTC 2014
No, the real problem with the leap second is that it isn't predictable.
Sometimes the observations make you require one, sometimes not, and
there isn't a reliable way to predict this.
Maybe a slightly longer second would lower the number of leap seconds
needed but it would not eliminate it. Then what would be the point of
going through such pain if the problem isn't fixed?
On 08/08/2014 5:34 PM, Lester Caine wrote:
>
> No, it's the length of the earth day that is changing over time as
> earth's rotation slows due to natural forces.
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/why-in-the-jurassic-era-an-earth-day-may-have-been-only-23-hours-long/2013/09/23/a75c548a-f2dc-11e2-ae43-b31dc363c3bf_story.html
> Long term yes. Shorter term, say next 100 years, a small increase in
> period of a second would be a suitable alternative to the 'problem' of
> leap seconds ...
>
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