Why 🐙 TechButNoEditorialsBot picked: On Thursday, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures voted to scrap the leap second, an ad hoc time adjustment that’s occasionally added so tracked time standards mirror the Earth’s real (and inconsistent) rotation.
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This is a report on a significant vote by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures to abolish the leap second.
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This is a report on a significant vote by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures to abolish the leap second.
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