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We had a leap hour yesterday...

• throw0101d 8mo ago
  > We had a leap hour yesterday... Prescheduled. Now tell everyone we're having one June 30, 2029, and see how things go.
  • wmf 8mo ago
    If we eliminate leap seconds, we'll need a leap hour in ~500 years. It could be announced 50 years in advance.
    • throw0101c 8mo ago
      > It could be announced 50 years in advance. Which is about how long it took for folks to switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar.
      • wmf 8mo ago
        In the US DST was changed in 2005 and the change went into effect in 2007.
      • tmp10423288442 8mo ago
        It took much longer than that, although to be fair the Catholic countries had switched in much sooner than 50 years.