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Time zones are wide enough that the error from (missing) leap seconds are infinitesimal compared to the quantization to the time zone. Leap seconds are a poor
by Nullabillity 4y ago
Time zones are wide enough that the error from (missing) leap seconds are infinitesimal compared to the quantization to the time zone.
Leap seconds are a poor band-aid "solution" to a problem that nobody has.
- tshaddox 4y agoRight, but I'm talking about solar time drift.
- mb7733 4y agoThe point is that you get significantly more 'drift' by just moving east or west within a timezone. No government is going to care if the local time at solar noon at a certain location changes a few seconds over the years, given that the time at solar noon changes much more as you move throughout the timezone.