[LEAPSECS] A leap second proposal to consider -- LSEM

[Hal Murray]

> So how about having a Leap Second Every Month (LSEM)?


I like it.  I'm not sure it's the best solution, but it's an interesting idea 
to consider.



> Astronomers should love this since it keeps UTC even closer to UT1 than what

> they have today. 


That doesn't quite work.  If I'm very close this month, then next month I'll 
be off by almost a second.

If being close is a goal, I think you need fractional leap seconds.



> The Leap Second Every Month proposal creates certainty by going to 100%.


That doesn't make them predictable.  I can't build the table/algorithm into 
some firmware and know that it will work for the next 10 years without 
updates.

Alternatively, it requires that all systems that keep accurate time have a 
connection to someplace that tells them the sign of this months leap second.


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