[LEAPSECS] "Leap second hiatus"

[Tom Van Baak]

The article also hit /r/programming with a colorful title.

https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/jx6u91/there_has_never_been_a_negative_leap_second_and/.compact

/tvb


On 11/19/2020 3:59 AM, Tom Van Baak wrote:
> Today I noticed an unusual number of people suddenly join the LEAPSECS 
> mailing list. I tracked down why -- earlier today Tony Finch's blog 
> posting about leap seconds got traction on HN, a well-known tech site.
>
> Tony's blog entry is worth reading:
>
> "Leap second hiatus"
>
> https://fanf.dreamwidth.org/133823.html
>
> Some of the user comments are informative:
>
> "Leap second hiatus (fanf.dreamwidth.org)"
>
> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25145870
>
> So, Tony, thanks for the technical content in your blog post, and also 
> thanks for choosing a calm and responsible title. Feel free to post 
> here with any further info.
>
> Thanks,
>
> /tvb
>