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If the time does have to be displayed then it should be in UNIX epoch time as that is the most convenient for all concerned. Unix time isn't monotonic: l
by sbierwagen 13y ago
If the time does have to be displayed then it should be
in UNIX epoch time as that is the most convenient for all
concerned.
Unix time isn't monotonic: leap seconds are added by double-spending: 915148800.00 occurred twice. This means it's ambiguous, that unix timestamp refers to two different points in time, one second apart.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time
TAI is used for atomic clocks, then converted to UTC or unix time for consumption by ordinary time consumers.
- Theodores 13y agoI am actually very pleased to have learned that snippet of useful information! FYI when I wrote my comment I had just added an attribute to a product catalog that uses [very large number] - [product creation date in epoch format] so that I could have a latest added as the sort order without having to go through the bother of having DESC on my SQL query. I assure you that only on HN could you find someone that is delighted to know about how 'unix time is not monotonic'... - thanks!