Hi I think that the honest answer is that there are *always* systems that get tangled when there is a leap second of any sort. If you dig back a bit on the list there are number of posts talking about abolishing them because of the many difficulties with handling them.
One of the reasons CDMA systems decided to simply run on “GPS TIme” is that this allowed them to ignore leap seconds in the synthesis of their magic spreading codes. It’s the biggest example I know of in terms of “ignore leap seconds”. It’s safe to say that the first “test” of a negative leap second will likely turn up more than the average number of issues ….. Bob > On Jan 9, 2021, at 6:56 AM, Adam Kumiszcza <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi. > > I've read several articles lately claiming that the Earth is spinning much > faster since 2020. I didn't see anything definite directly from IERS about > this, but I was wondering if the systems are ready for a negative leap > second some time in the future? > > https://phys.org/news/2021-01-earth-faster.html > > Adam > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
