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Ok sure, I don't think I quite got that from what GP wrote, but I can see that as a valid argument: "There are actually valid uses for leap seconds, but just no
by alecbz 4y ago
Ok sure, I don't think I quite got that from what GP wrote, but I can see that as a valid argument: "There are actually valid uses for leap seconds, but just not within astronomy. Meta's claiming that leap seconds were made for astronomy so that we assume that's why they exist and ignore the other real reasons leap seconds exist and the benefits they provide."
- ncmncm 4y agoThey do not provide any. Unless it is "programmers' employment assurance".
- panda-giddiness 4y agoYup, that's precisely how I interpreted GP's comment.