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    1. ■ numerik‏ @d6 9 Mar 2014

      @n8han @propensive @dcsobral @viktorklang I'm very sympathetic to it, except when people whose own time is UTC propose it ;)

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    2. Jon Pretty‏ @propensive 9 Mar 2014
      Replying to @d6

      @d6 @n8han @dcsobral @viktorklang Either way, let's rid ourselves of DST and leap seconds!

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    3. Arrgh‏ @alexcruise 9 Mar 2014
      Replying to @propensive

      @propensive leap seconds are not arbitrary, they synchronize the calendar with astronomical time! :) /cc @d6 @n8han @dcsobral @viktorklang

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    4. Daniel Capo Sobral‏ @dcsobral 9 Mar 2014
      Replying to @alexcruise

      @alexcruise @propensive @d6 @n8han @viktorklang that's what he said: arbitrary :)

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    5. Arrgh‏ @alexcruise 9 Mar 2014
      Replying to @dcsobral

      @dcsobral of course, with an orbital period of ~365.2422 days, some corrections are necessary. /cc @propensive @d6 @n8han @viktorklang

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    6. Arrgh‏ @alexcruise 9 Mar 2014
      Replying to @alexcruise

      @dcsobral also note that Earth's rotation isn't exactly 24h but we can't redeclare H/M/S as var. :) /cc @propensive @d6 @n8han @viktorklang

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    7. Daniel Capo Sobral‏ @dcsobral 9 Mar 2014
      Replying to @alexcruise

      @alexcruise @propensive @d6 @n8han @viktorklang besides, do what Java 8 does: make seconds longer or shorter. Nobody cares besides scientist

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    8. Arrgh‏ @alexcruise 9 Mar 2014
      Replying to @dcsobral

      @dcsobral WAT /cc @propensive @d6 @n8han @viktorklang

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    9. Jon Pretty‏ @propensive 9 Mar 2014
      Replying to @alexcruise

      @alexcruise @dcsobral @d6 @n8han @viktorklang It would take decades before anyone noticed wall-clock time didn't match the stars.

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    10. Jon Pretty‏ @propensive 9 Mar 2014
      Replying to @propensive

      @alexcruise @dcsobral @d6 @n8han @viktorklang Why not just have a leap-minute every century or so? Can't be worse than Y2K, for example!

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      Jon Pretty‏ @propensive 9 Mar 2014

      @alexcruise @dcsobral @d6 @n8han @viktorklang People who care about seconds probably need to be aware of this too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leapsecond.ut1-utc.svg …

      12:10 PM - 9 Mar 2014
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        1. Jon Pretty‏ @propensive 9 Mar 2014
          Replying to @propensive

          @alexcruise @dcsobral @d6 @n8han @viktorklang So it's hardly as if leap seconds solve the "problem" anyway... ;)

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        2. Arrgh‏ @alexcruise 9 Mar 2014
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          @propensive I was going to ask Quora about leap second pros and cons but found http://www.timeanddate.com/time/leap-seconds-future.html … /cc @dcsobral @d6 @n8han @viktorklang

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