In message <Pine.LNX.4.44.0512202014130.31375-100000_at_jupiter.obs-besancon.fr>, Francois Meyer writes
:
>I second this too, 23:59:59 is the worst time to
>insert a leap second, since failing to implement it
>leaves you with the wrong day (month and possibly
>year) at the very second it occurs.
That is probably one of the strongest arguments for retaining that
moment of insertion: That way computer bugs are more likely to
be noticed.
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Received on Tue Dec 20 2005 - 14:42:18 PST