Changing the time standard would be a huge international discussion involving many stakeholders, but that’s not at all what I’m suggesting. I’m suggesting a ne

Changing the time standard would be a huge international discussion involving many stakeholders, but that’s not at all what I’m suggesting. I’m suggesting a new standard specifically for computers, not for commerce. The industry would agree on a smearing of time and anyone who wants to can use it at their discretion. And if the standard was at all sensible, it would say that one SHOULD NOT use it in any protocol intended to synchronize time between computers unless that protocol explicitly indicates whether the time is smeared. The status quo is embarrassingly bad for interoperability. It’s a kludge implemented in a hurry to avoid a repeat of some bugs being triggered. The industry can and should do better.