[LEAPSECS] And now, your moment of FAIL

Daniel R. Tobias dan at tobias.name
Tue Dec 30 07:17:00 EST 2008


On 29 Dec 2008 at 18:08, Brian Garrett wrote:


> Let's hope your cesium clock's nine-digit display isn't showing what this banner does come Dec. 31:

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/weekinreview/28vinciguerra.html


If the display starts at "000" on the first day of the year, then it
should show "365" on the last day of this year given that it is a
leap year. If it starts at "001", then it should have "366" then.
The article's display of "364" would be wrong in either case.


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