----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Van Baak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [LEAPSECS] Schreiver AFB warns about leapsec
> > > While you're at it let's change when leaps occur; not > > > just at 23:59:59 > > > ... > > I second this too, 23:59:59 is the worst time to > > insert a leap second, since failing to implement it > > leaves you with the wrong day (month and possibly > > year) at the very second it occurs. > > Given the way Olympics are promoted these days, > as well as stadium naming rights, billboards, web > advertising, and google adwords, perhaps the ITU > can get commercial sponsorship for future scheduled > leap second events. Commercial interests have long > since claimed trademarks on otherwise free letters, > words, and symbols. So how about time itself? > > The income could be applied as grants to those trying > to correctly implement and debug the growing global > list of time interconnected technologies. And no small > percent to astronomers so they have real-time precision > access to UT1. Everyone is happy. (If this happens I will > deny ever having suggested it). > > "Coca-Cola is the official sponsor of the December 2005 > leap second. The one second pause that refreshes." > > "Panasonic is the official sponsor of the June 2007 > leap second. Just slightly ahead of Earth time." > > /tvb "WWV...You give us 22 minutes, we'll give you 21 minutes and 60 seconds." Brian
