In message <43A9DE00.5040202_at_edavies.nildram.co.uk>, Ed Davies writes:
>Rob Seaman wrote:
>So I'd say there are really three options being debated:
>
>1. leap seconds.
>
>2a. leap hours.
>
>2b. give lip service to leap hours for now but actually be leap
> free in practice.
Four really, some of us say:
3. Realize that the Earth is a lousy clock and go entirely atomic.
But for all practical purposes the difference between 2b and 3 is
not something I (need to) care about.
Poul-Henning
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Received on Wed Dec 21 2005 - 16:13:19 PST