On 3/4/12 5:46 AM, John Hasler wrote: > I wrote: >> Thus UTC is just a kind of timezone-like localization and leap-seconds >> belong in tzdata. > > David E. Ross writes: >> No, it is not a localization. > > It localizes TAI to this particular planet. > >> A leap-second file allows conversions between UTC and TAI. > > Just as tzdata allows conversions between UTC and your local zone. Thus > UTC is the Earth planetary zone as CST is my local zone within that > planetary zone. While it is convenient to have solar noon occur at the > same time every day the planet is not a clock.
I guess you are correct ... humorous but correct. I am guilty of earth-centric thinking. Since earth is (to us) the only known planet with sentient life forms, is being earth-centric wrong? -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Concerned about someone (e.g., the government) snooping into your E-mail? Use PGP. See my <http://www.rossde.com/PGP/> _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
