----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Van Baak" <tvb_at_LEAPSECOND.COM>
To: <LEAPSECS_at_ROM.USNO.NAVY.MIL>
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 4:45 AM
Subject: [LEAPSECS] Leap Second Countdown Clock
> Two pages that may be useful this weekend:
>
> Leap Second Countdown Clock
> http://www.leapsecond.com/java/nixie.htm
>
> How to Watch a Leap Second
> http://www.leapsecond.com/notes/leap-watch.htm
>
> After the weekend let me know if you have photos
> or your own links to add to the above collection.
>
> /tvb
Someone mentioned calling various speaking clocks to capture the leap
second. Telco time services won't handle the leap second in real time, of
course, but WWV/H and USNO should contain the telltale extra tick.
Is Jim Jaeger of ClockVault.com on this list? I like his time service but
there's nothing on the website to indicate how the speaking clock will
handle the leap second. I believe it will, but there have been no updates
to the site to discuss it (although the web clocks are working again, they
weren't for a while.)
Unfortunately I have to work New Year's Eve but I will try to have
www.time.gov open on my destop. I suspect that its Java applet isn't up to
handling the leap second though. I have tried to contact the webmaster to
inquire but (understandably) I have not gotten a response.
4 days, one hour and (tick, tick, tick, beeeeep) 46 minutes to go.
Brian Garrett
Brian
Received on Tue Dec 27 2005 - 14:15:00 PST