[LEAPSECS] An example

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <777400951-1288749388-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-33140
7599- at bda950.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>, p at 2038bug.com writes:


>Just because we can't immediately see a reason, does not mean that there is

> none. A lot will change in 100 years that even the venerable PHK cannot 

>foresee.


So far, astronomers have messed with our timekeeping at least once
every 20 years for the last 200 years, so I do think we have the
necessary agility to fix any problems before they become insurmountable.

Poul-Henning

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