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Scientists just voted to redefine how the world keeps time
(www.scientificamerican.com)
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this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2026
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As you just proved, while it might be possible to write robust software that deals with dates/times, I wouldn't bet on it, and it's Definitely not practical to try.
But you are right that leap seconds were common enough to try and handle. There's a bunch of ways to handle them though, each incompatible with the others.