Why are Time Lords killing leap seconds?
They voted to stop adding leap seconds because the adjustment could disrupt connected devices and critical infrastructure, especially if a negative leap second is needed. The risks to systems could make leap seconds a new Y2K-style problem. [1]
Sources
- Time Lords kill leap seconds, which they warn could become the new Y2K bug — The Register
- Kenyan court set to rule on preacher accused in deaths of 191 children — BBC World
- Driver released without charges after pickup kills boy, 6, and man on Kansas soccer field — Fox News
- Police charge 81-year-old with killing employer after workplace dispute — Daily Mail
- Four service members killed in fire at Canadian base in Alberta — BBC World
- 36 Years Later, Robert De Niro’s Greatest Gangster Movie Quote Is Still One of a Kind — Polygon
- Wildfire at Alberta training base kills four Canadian service members, injures dozens — Fox News
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