Why no Leap Second lately?

December 31st 07, 07:47 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

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Why no Leap Second lately?

dxAce wrote:

David wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second

Why? Because it is not yet necessary.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

We're off the same as we were in 1999 and more than we were in 1994.
The last correction was plus 300 ms; obviously someone thinks that's an
acceptable deviation.

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