JdeBP · @JdeBP
22 followers · 474 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk@mjmickm8 @missmelanieh Hah! If you wanted _real_ pedantry, try going into the differences between days in apparent solar time, mean solar time, siderial time, and atomic time. (-:
#leapseconds #astronomy #Chronometry #decembersolstice
Joseph Gruber · @josephgruber
160 followers · 97 posts · Server josephgruber.spaceDing dong leap seconds are dead! At least for one hundred years starting in 2035. Now š¤ we donāt have any negative leap seconds between now and 2035. š #leapseconds #utc
Craig Saila · @saila
240 followers · 314 posts · Server mastodon.socialFollow-up to the #LeapSeconds story ā as off 2035 (or earlier if Russia can make fixes to its GOS-equivalent satellites) the #LeapSecond is done https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/science/time-leap-second-bipm.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhlSVUaCibOVtkqqBaLwuTOxbF5gnL3NG2ORD1FyehQCYmY_gHNea9nLZMV7giseeVgYvUpVeAgiahWJVBsQA2l5cCOwphcKi8_7Ii_Uzpzgs_BA_UyoTLjKzDpIuxxmeHn4RmMPnL4G_CKiQ1XLw5mqZBmdl24izdfluqeTLkDipQp1uwhB5t6WT8DeCKK2vHuAB19M96ABQrOvkh0A6oKHGGOwqPPru4IYw5QClnZTHhg4Gla6N5UONsfP6qXPAcwPlcxoPQWmkCW3Tl9lRyO&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Jerry Lee · @yesonline
24 followers · 8773 posts · Server mastodon.social
Ā» The leap secondās time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks https://t.co/ssHiDNePnB // The practice of adding ā #leapseconds ā to official clocks to keep them in sync with Earthās rotation will be put on hold from 2035, the worldās foremost metrology body has decided.
Tero Keski-Valkama · @terokeskivalkama
123 followers · 213 posts · Server geeknews.chat
The leap secondās time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks
"The practice of adding #LeapSeconds to official #clocks to keep them in sync with #Earthās rotation will be put on hold from 2035, the worldās foremost #metrology body has decided."
#astronomy #leapsecond #utc #time #metrology #earth #clocks #leapseconds
Joe Turpin · @JoeTurpin
7 followers · 83 posts · Server mastodon.world@ldnicolasmay, I can only imagine the consternation of having to deal with and account for #LeapSeconds.
Craig Saila · @saila
173 followers · 202 posts · Server mastodon.socialThis was surprisingly engrossing explanation of #LeapSeconds and why it makes a lot of sense to change how we literally measure our days
(Admittedly, I did get some #Y2K flashbacks reading it)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/science/time-leap-second.html
#leapseconds #y2k #science #time
PHP Community šŗš¦ļø · @phpc
1886 followers · 341 posts · Server phpc.social
RT @CoriLint
I think Iām a @heiglandreas fanboy now #leapseconds #longhornphp
Tech News Worldwide · @TechNews
11296 followers · 97991 posts · Server aspiechattr.me
As Earth spins faster, Meta joins fight against leap seconds
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1871355
#leapsecondsmearing #leapseconds #leapsecond #Science #Policy #Earth #Tech #meta
#leapsecondsmearing #leapseconds #leapsecond #science #policy #earth #tech #meta