leap second

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An Extra ‘Leap Second’ In 2016 Caused a Mini-Y2K
‘The belief that time cannot go backwards’ caused some servers run by CloudFlare to crash at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
Ben Sullivan
1.3.17
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Happy 1.5 Billion Unix Seconds
46 years ago, Unix time was born.
Michael Byrne
1.2.16
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Is the Leap Second Good or Bad? We Have Until 2023 to Find Out
A decision to abolish the leap second has been delayed so that potential effects of its elimination can be studied.
Kari Paul
11.19.15

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Tonight's Leap Second Could Completely Screw Up the Internet, but It Probably Won't
The 2012 time warp crashed Reddit, Foursquare, and LinkedIn and delayed dozens of flights when an online reservation system failed.
River Donaghey
6.30.15
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Why 2015's 'Leap Second' Should Be the World's Last
Many scientists and countries feel it's more trouble than it's worth.
Kari Paul
1.9.15