[LEAPSECS] You think we've got problems...

[Steve Allen]

On Fri 2012-02-10T17:54:28 -0700, Rob Seaman hath writ:

>       http://www.universetoday.com/93494/is-venus-rotation-slowing-down/


We need a Venus lander which can remain in operation for a year while
delta VLBI measurements are made of its transmissions.

In other news, folks who need to keep track of sunshine on the Mars
rover might want to patronize
http://www.executivejewelers.com/jewelscart2000/store/jewelscart2000_listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=10

but the real tear jerker of the day is how leap seconds might be
related to the lack of births of virtual pony babies
http://www.ponyisland.org/index.php?src=forum&sub=replies&forum=40&topic=2894434
o teh horrorz, teh horrorz

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