Nemeski@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 12 days agoLeap seconds being retired next year to avoid wreaking havoc on computer systems — International measurement organization makes move to simplify atomic time trackingwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down10
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkLeap seconds being retired next year to avoid wreaking havoc on computer systems — International measurement organization makes move to simplify atomic time trackingwww.tomshardware.comNemeski@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 days agoHow much is actually that time sensitive? Don’t most computers sync with internet time and thus have a possibility of going forward/back slightly at any given time?
minus-squareboonhet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 days agoThe messy bit is calculating how long ago something was in the past or how far in the future
How much is actually that time sensitive? Don’t most computers sync with internet time and thus have a possibility of going forward/back slightly at any given time?
The messy bit is calculating how long ago something was in the past or how far in the future