From: fungus@amongus.com.invalid   
      
   On 2022-08-18, Internetado  wrote:   
   >   
   > Because the Earth’s rotational speed varies, we use a standardized   
   > Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC, to make sure our clocks are in sync   
   > across the world. Two components determine UTC: International Atomic   
   > Time (TAI) and Universal Time (UT1).   
      
   So interesting that even things we thought we could count on and measure   
   accurately are occasionally shown to vary.   
      
   > “Every leap second is a major source of pain for people who manage   
   > hardware infrastructures,” write Oleg Obleukhov and  Ahmad Byagowi in a   
   > Meta blog post. “The impact of a negative leap second has never been   
   > tested on a large scale; it could have a devastating effect on the   
   > software relying on timers or schedulers.”   
      
   Ha, suck it, nerds. You don't always get what you want.  Improve your   
   tech and shut your pie holes.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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